This is in response to a challenge on Mrs Hudson's Kitchen forum. The challenge was to write a piece about strawberries and cream...how could we resist?

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'John, pick up a carton of strawberries.' SH

'Strawberries? Oh, okay - be home in about half an hour - JW'

'Wait - are you making dinner? - JW'

'No. I don't make dinner, John. You make dinner.' SH
'And whip cream.' SH
'The kind that sprays.' SH

"Shame – it's been a busy day today. Had hoped I was off dinner duty. So, strawberries and spray whipped cream for dessert – what will you eat for dinner as I'd rather cook something you'll eat instead of push sullenly round your plate. – JW'

'Dinner would be acceptable. Something quick like that Alfredo thing you make. I have plans.' SH

'With prawns or chicken? Or plain? – JW'

'You have plans? Should I be worried? I can tell you right now you are not experimenting on me again, the last time I was traumatised for days. – JW'

'Chicken. Protein will be necessary. Good thinking John.' SH

'Don't worry so much John. This time will be more enjoyable.' SH

'No, Sherlock, just…no! There is nothing enjoyable about being part of an experiment. – JW'

'Hang on. Why would we need protein? Does your plan have something to do with needing to repair muscles or strengthen immune function? 'Cause if it does I'm not coming home tonight - JW'

'As I am neither sick nor injured that would be absurd. It's for stamina, John. Do keep up!' SH

'Oh. Right. Um, I think I see….no, I don't. Never mind, I'm almost finished in Tesco's. Anything else before I brave the automated checkout? Anything I should know? Like, you've emptied my bank account – again? – JW'

'John, you know I never bother with trivialities such as money. That is not my area. Do we have any ribbon? Oh never mind. I'm sure Mrs. Hudson has some. If not we can use one if your horrid ties.' SH

"We have that awful pink ribbon that Molly used to wrap your birthday present last year. I was saving it to wrap her Christmas present, but there's yards and yards of it. And my ties are not horrid – well – except that purple green and red striped one your brother gave me. That's vile. You can use that if you want – I won't even ask what for. – JW

'Excellent! That will do nicely. Pink suits you.' SH

'Pink suits….what the HELL are you going to do with that ribbon? – JW'

'Why John, after we have finished a healthy and nutritious meal together I am going to very slowly strip you down to your delicious skin, tie you to the bed and spray whip cream all over your body to which I am going to add strawberries. Then I am going to very slowly devour each and every strawberry and finish by licking off every bit of whip cream. Simple.' SH

'...'

'John? Are you quite all right? Because if you are not up to trying this we could do it another night. I was rather looking forward to hearing you beg. I had planned on this particular experiment lasting most of the night. And I must say there is something very stimulating about the way you say my name just before you orgasm.' SH

'Um, I'm…ah…I'm okay….I think. Sorry, I just dropped the strawberries and they're rolling all over the place. Oh God, and now the checkout supervisor's giving me one of those looks – you know, those superior looks they get when something like this happens – and now I'm going to have to go and buy more strawberries so I might be a bit delayed. – JW'

'All night, 'Lock? – JW'

'Ignore the supervisor. He steals produce when no one is looking. And must I repeat myself? Yes John! All Night!' SH

'Right, good…yes, all night….that's good. Okay. Just leaving Tesco's, be home soon – JW'

'Oh and Sherlock, while I was replacing the strawberries, I bought extra cream ;) – JW'