So this is a new fic in a new series! Hope you enjoy this (short but sweet) installment in the "Left Over" series.
Settling - Sherlock has a suggestion for Amy.
Amy was in the kitchen, cooking for the both of them. It was a nice night, Sherlock was chatty, and it made for a nice change. Rory had done most of the cooking when they were together and she’d been the one to try and bring him into conversations. But tonight there was wine and laughter and she didn’t feel bad at all that Rory had let her know he’d asked Molly to marry him. It had been quick, but they were soul mates, after all. He’d wanted her blessing. Why wouldn’t she give it? She had her own soul mate now, who had stopped pining after Molly now that he’d spoken to her and the words on their wrists had burned away.
The conversation tapered down as she tasted the spaghetti sauce. Just right. Now she just needed to sear the meatballs and add them to the sauce and they could get down to the business of eating. Sherlock picked up his wine glass and took a sip. “Molly said Rory asked her to marry him,” he said, a bit on the cautious side.
She nodded. “He called me four days ago, asked if I’d give him my blessing, I mean,,,it was sweet, but utterly unnecessary.”
“She didn’t want to tell me, but I complimented her on the ring.”
Amy turned to look at him, a frown on her face. “Why wouldn’t she want to tell you? You’re friends, after all. That didn’t change by her moving on to Rory. It wasn’t like the two of you were engaged like Rory and I were.”
“Well, she was hesitant. I thought we were friends, but perhaps I was mistaken.”
“Do you mind that Rory and I are still friends?” she asked, adding the oven baked meatballs to the skillet and turning up the heat underneath them.
“Not at all. He had his chance with you and was happy, and he’s found his soulmate as you have yours. It wasn’t meant to be, but you’ve been friends longer than I’ve known you. I wouldn’t begrudge that.”
“Molly talks to me. Maybe I can see what’s going on.”
“Thank you. I’d appreciate it.” He had some more of his wine. “You fit in well here.”
“What, in your bachelor pad?” she asked, her mood lightening.
“Move in with me,” he said softly. “Your flat is just a place to rest your head. You make Baker Street feel like home.”
“I’d like that,” she said, leaving the food for a minute and going over to him, kissing him softly. “It feels like home to me, too.”
“There’s room for you to set up an office to write in John’s old bedroom,” he said, letting his hands settle on her waist. “And you can have your own bedroom, if you’d prefer.”
“Just because we haven’t shagged yet doesn’t mean I’m not opposed to sharing your bed.”
He licked his lips. “I was hoping that situation might change as well.”
“Why Sherlock Holmes, are you propositioning me?’ she asked in a mock outraged voice, causing him to blush. “Dinner first. Then we’ll see.” He moved a hand up her back to cup the back of her head, pulling her in for a deep kiss. She reciprocated for a moment before she pulled away. “Need to cook.”
“Need you more,” he murmured.
“At leas let me turn the heat off,” she said, giving him a smile. He grinned at her as she gave him a quick kiss and pulled away. Dinner could wait...this was vastly more important.