theheartkeeper:
John patiently let her speak though he gave her a skeptical gaze. Molly meant well. She really did. She took time from her work to speak with him. He appreciated it however… She did not exactly hit the nail on the head. His mouth twisted into uncertainty until it settled on a well-mannered smile. His nail scratched at the folder in a moment of silence. Maybe there had been regret but that still did not make it the right decision. “Maybe,” he exhaled vaguely. He moved his balance to his left leg, hiding the slight smirk that developed. It was always strange to hear people describe how he and Sherlock were with eachother. “I know he hasn’t done it because of me,” the man murmured in thought until the tone of Molly’s voice warranted that he look directly at her. Her expression reminded him of a nanny lecturing a small child. Although he was very much aware that he could not control his best friend, he still felt his presence simply as a doctor could have prevented this whole event. “Thank you,” he told her hastily. Her sincerity was palpable and he was glad to at least have someone to talk about this with besides Mary. His shoulders squared, giving a small shrug. “Well,” John mustered. He was so caught up in their conversation he had to recall why he visited in the first place. This was something he felt he had to ask in person. “I—wanted to just ask you since you see him more often than I do—,” Internally, he winced at the sentence. His speech felt painfully stilted. “If you ever notice anything. Let me—Mary and I know.”
Molly listened to John and tried to keep smiley and happy, it was hard thinking back to everything she’s seen happen to Sherlock. “I promise I don’t see him more than you do, he’s barely here anymore.” She said and looked down at her hands. “But I promise if I see anything I’ll message you.” One of her collegues came in at that moment and Molly grabbed some paperwork from her desk and passed it to him, he thanked her before asking her out for a coffee. “I’m a bit busy at the moment sorry.” She replied and he left and she went back to John. “I was thinking about going to check on him every so often, I had promised Mrs Hudson a visit, so I can do both?” She said, “between all of us I’m sure we can keep an eye on him.”











