St.Bart Pathology Lab - Hallway
Sherlock: When are you planning to tell me, Molly?
Molly: (Looked everywhere but at him) Tell you? About what, Sherlock?
Sherlock: (Narrowed his eyes) Isn’t it obvious? Your pregnancy with my child.
Molly: You knew?!!……Of course, you knew…who am I to fool the famous “Sherlock Holmes”.
Sherlock: So you are going to tell me, are you not?
Molly: (Simpered when seeing his serious expression) Well….I have been considering it for quite sometimes but have not yet made up my mind. (Shrugged) I suppose I don’t need to worry about you knowing anymore….
Sherlock: (Frowned) You are in your sixteenth week and you have not yet made up your mind?!! Bloody Hell, Molly!!! I am the father of your child!!!
Molly: (Eyes welled up) Please don’t yell at me! I am just not sure if you want anything to do with the baby, Sherlock. We are not even together. Everything which happened that night was…just…just (Inhaled sharply but finally sobbed) Oh…I hate the bloody hormones!
Sherlock handed her his handkerchief. Molly mumbled her gratitude, blowing her nose and trying to wipe away her tears. The consulting detective did not know how to react to the situation though. He quietly stood close to her, waiting for his pathologist to calm down. Molly leaned into him, resting her forehead against his chest. He awkwardly but gently patted her back, trying to soothe her.
Some scientists and lab squad walked past them with funny expression on their faces but Sherlock did not care. He held her petite form protectively as she hid her face in his coat. After some good minutes, Molly finally found her composure again.
Molly: Well…where were we…Oh…the reason that I have not yet tell you about my child…
Sherlock: (Promptly corrected her) ‘Our’ child…
Molly: (Rolled her eyes) Alright, ‘our’ child is that we are not even together or anything. What happened between us was the effects of the aphrodisiac pills that your brother drugged you with. You were not your fully self…and I was…
Sherlock: You were forced against your will. (sighed heavily) I know, Molly. I am terribly sorry for what I did to you.
Molly: You said that a million times already, Sherlock. And about that night, (blushed) well…I was as much drugged as you are. I don’t blame you so don’t you dare blame yourself again.
Sherlock: (Grumpily) If I can get my hands on Sherrinford, I swear to you, I will bloody kill him!!
Molly: (Warmly smiled) You will have to get in line then.
Sherlock grinned faintly in response but suddenly felt sick. The genius detective had to run in one lurch to the toilet down the hall.
St.Bart Pathology Lab - Molly’s office
Sherlock sat limply on one of the lab stools and closed his eyes, resting his head on the cold surface of the lab table. Molly made him some earl gray tea with lemon and honey to calm his stomach then gently mopped the back of his neck and face with a warm washcloths.
Molly: Should I get John to come down here? Have him run some tests on you a bit so we know if you have gotten just a cold or anything more serious?
Sherlock: (opened his eyes and softly smiled) No need, Molly. I know exactly what I have. I have had it for months.
Molly: Hmm?? Really? What is it?
Sherlock: Couvade Syndrome…
Molly: What??!!…..You mean “Sympathetic Pregnancy”… Don’t tell me that you have had morning sickness for sixteen weeks, Sherlock!
Sherlock: Not exactly. It started on the forth week of your pregnancy and has never gone away since.
Molly: And I have had nothing but the bloody mood swings and weird craving?!
Sherlock: Ah…and about that…
Sherlock took a tupperware box out of his inside coat pocket and handed it to her. Molly carefully opened it and found some coconut cakes with cream cheese frosting that made her drool.
Sherlock: Mummy made them. She said every Holmes’ lady would have a weird craving for coconut. (Somehow proudly) I suppose this won’t be exceptional in your case.
Molly quickly swallowed the mouthful of cakes and drank Sherlock’s tea to wash them down.
Molly: Mummy?!! You mean your parents knew?
Sherlock: Mycroft pointed out to them last month when they paid me a visit. By the way we have leveraged your security level so you are looked after the whole time.
Molly: Mycroft? Security level?!!!
I have an urge to write about the 3rd Holmes brother so I came up with this. Anyway I hope you like this piece as much as I do. Please see the next part here