[sherlock] It's mine, don't move!

221B living room

"John, when are you going to get married?" Mrs. Hudson was wearing a gray home sweater, sitting on the sofa with a glass of champagne, talking to John enthusiastically, looking up at the people in the living room with joy from time to time, oh 221B hasn't been this lively for a long time, and she is delighted by the atmosphere!

"December NO.15." Sherlock walked out of the room at a leisurely pace, picked up an open champagne and an empty wine glass from the dining table and walked over, filled it for himself, and then poured it again. Hudson gave a glass to Mrs. Hudson, and finally passed the bottle to Inspector Lestrade.

"Hey! Why don't you pour it for me too?" Lestrade glanced at his empty glass with dissatisfaction, and complained to the eccentric detective who was muttering while pouring champagne.

"You want to compete with Mrs. Hudson? You're not a woman!" Sherlock took a sip of champagne in satisfaction and said as a matter of course.

"When did I say I'm a woman? I've never seen you being such a gentleman to other women. Really..."

"Oh Inspector Lestrade stop it." Mrs. Hudson looked at the chatty Scotland Yard police officer with a kind and indulgent look like a child who is quarreling, and then turned to continue talking. John talked about the topic just now, clasped his hands together, and sighed with anticipation: "Is it a snowy wedding in winter? It's really good."

"Yeah, I can't wait." Inspector Lestrade scratched his short gray hair and said.

"I personally don't like the wedding very much, but because it has to be held." Compared with everyone's ardent expectations, Sherlock has no interest at all. The wedding is like a monkey performance. He and John Individuals are monkeys and those who come to the wedding are spectators, oh it's all horrible!

"Sherlock, if you dare not hold a wedding, we will throw all your hidden nicotine patches and other illegal drugs into the trash can." This is Inspector Lestrade with a correct attitude.

"This is coercion!"

"You brat, can't you let people worry for a while? You beat the wall into a sieve, and I haven't even asked your brother for reimbursement." This is Mrs. Hudson who hates iron but not steel.

"Sherlock, I will invite Mommy and Daddy to stay in 221B for a long time." This is John smiling.

"..." This group of guys are getting more vicious than the last!

"Hello, everyone." The door was opened with a soft 'click', and Jasmine Amber walked into the room with the tall man behind him to greet everyone, which happened to break the tense atmosphere in the living room just now.

"Hello, Jasmine." Inspector Lestrade, who was sitting on the sofa closest to the door, waved his hand first, and greeted the two newcomers. Since the man behind him was unknown, he could only nod politely. signaled.

"This is my boyfriend, Tom." Seeing all the people present staring at the man beside her in unison, Jasmine, who was not used to the attention of everyone, quickly took the arm of the person next to her in embarrassment, a little unnaturally. Introduce to both parties, "Tom is here to say hello to everyone. This is Dr. Watson, Mrs. Hudson, Inspector Lestrade and... Sherlock Holmes."

"Nice to meet you." Simply wrapped in a black wool long windbreaker and a dark green plain scarf, it shows a slender upper body, a head of slightly long black curly hair, and a pair of light gray hair on the thin cheeks. The blue eyes may be a little shy because of the first visit.This tall and handsome young man is another copy of Sherlock from his appearance to his clothes.Of course, although the imitation is similar in shape, it lacks the inner essence, so that it is easy to distinguish it after a few more glances.

Tom also noticed Sherlock, and there was a flash of surprise in his eyes, while the detective was cocking his legs and playing with his slender white fingers boredly, not giving half of his energy to this first-time visitor of 221B, And the gloomy eyes of the onlookers, who are erraticly patrolling back and forth between these two people, are even more obvious.

"Hi, I'm John Watson. Nice to meet you." No matter how much he thought about it, John stood up calmly and walked quickly to the young man to show his welcome.

"You... hello, my name is Tom Telford." Seeing the welcome from the mild-looking Dr. Watson in front of him, Tom subconsciously took out the set in the mall, and socially reached out his hand to talk to him. Shaking hands, this made John pause. It's been a long time since he met someone so formally. This young man is so interesting.

"Welcome to 221B as a guest, please don't be polite." John shook hands with him symbolically at the end, seeing the annoyed expression on the young man's face later, made John secretly smile.In short, his first impression of this young man named Tom Telford was good. Although John was a little dissatisfied with the fact that he was similar to Sherlock, at least his character should not be bad. It seems that the female forensic doctor this time The eyes of the chosen boyfriend finally turned good!

"Come and sit down, young man." Mrs. Hudson sat on the sofa and glanced at Inspector Lestrade across the way, then patted the sofa next to her with a warm and hospitable attitude, and stood opposite each other. There, the young people who were surrounded by the crowd called out for relief.

"Would you like champagne?" Inspector Lestrade asked in a low voice as he handed a glass of champagne to Tom and then to Molly, "Molly, are you serious this time?" A female forensic doctor can be regarded as an acquaintance. She also belongs to Sherlock's friend. She has always known that Jasmine has had several boyfriends over the years, and they all broke up because she couldn't forget Sherlock. This time, this new boyfriend looks exactly like Sherlock. , It doesn't look reliable, the detective thinks that a copy is a copy, no matter how similar he is, he can't be another Sherlock Holmes.

"Of course, I don't bother with him anymore." Both of them knew who that 'he' was.

"That's fine." Inspector Lestrade patted her shoulder evasively, and then sat back on the sofa.He himself is not a person who is very curious about others, but this matter is related to Sherlock and John.

"Is it really like this?" Jasmine looked at Inspector Lestrade's back, with a far-fetched smile on her face, raised her glass to conceal her head, and took a big sip. What does this champagne taste like? Will it be so bitter?It's so bad!

"Tom, how did you and Miss Amber get to know each other?" Mrs. Hudson asked curiously with a harmless smile on the principle that the more you know about the enemy, the better your chances will be.

"Well, we know each other quite old-fashioned," Tom replied, laughing.

"Yes, we met through a friend's introduction." Jasmine sat next to Tom, put the empty wine glass on the tea table, and added: "Tom is very nice, we are living together now, and we are still living together. I have a golden retriever, and we often go out to drink together on weekends.”

"We have already met the parents and friends of both parties, and we have also received their approval." Tom admitted generously. He turned his head to look at Jasmine who lowered his eyes, his face was full of joy and pride.

"Oh, that's really great. But how long have you known each other?" Mrs. Hudson, who can make John less a rival in love, expressed her happiness, and she was in the mood to continue asking other things when she was happy.

"It's been thirteen weeks, including today."

"Wow, have you two been engaged since you've known each other for more than three months?" Detective Inspector Lestrade, with his years of police observation, could easily see the ring on Jasmine's right hand. The studded diamonds will make other women jealous, right?Detective Inspector Lestrade can identify that there is a 70% chance that this man named 'Tom' is a rich jeweler and rich second generation!You said the remaining 30%?Please, he is not the great detective Sherlock Holmes!

"Young people, aren't they all so energetic and impulsive? It's nice to be young." Mrs. Hudson clasped her hands and sighed in a nostalgic tone.

"I'm going to the kitchen to get some snacks. John just made waffles." Sherlock quickly scanned the man named Tom with no expression on his face. Then he put his twisted fingers on the armrests on both sides of the sofa, and stood with his back straight. Standing up, the black slim suit looks more elegant and handsome on his body, even if he stands casually, he can exude an aura that makes people look sideways.

This man was born to be the center of attention!

"Sherlock, bring another bottle of red wine and champagne and put it on the small wine cabinet next to the refrigerator in the kitchen."

"How do I get so much? I'll go and help." Jasmine immediately stood up after John's orders, ignoring her current boyfriend's strange gaze, and followed Sherlock's footsteps into the kitchen one after another. .

"Sherlock..." Looking at Sherlock's figure bent over to take the wine, Jasmine's footsteps stopped slowly. She felt a little at a loss in this small but very modern and cozy kitchen.

"Oh Jasmine, congratulations on your engagement." Picking up a bottle of red wine and champagne that John asked for in one hand, Sherlock turned around gracefully as if he had just sensed someone behind him, and faced the person beside him. A woman in a special position.

"Thank you."

"Jasmine, I hope you can find happiness." Sherlock satirized the man named 'Tom' to the bottom without opening his mouth, which is really rare.Although Sherlock believed that that mediocre man was indeed not good enough for Jasmine, it was Jasmine's own choice. For this female forensic doctor who had helped him a lot, Sherlock felt that she had to respect her wishes in choosing a mate.

"I'm happy or not, can't you see?"

"sorry."

"I don't want 'I'm sorry', Sherlock!" Jasmine suddenly got a little excited and reached out to hug Sherlock's waist, her knuckles turned white from the force, and when she looked up, she still only showed a helpless and conniving expression on her face. Sherlock, she begged softly: "Sherlock, I don't want to be a passer-by in your life, I just want to be the most irreplaceable one in your life."

"Jasmine, I already have the 'irreplaceable' person in my life, and he will be the perfect ending of my life." For so many years, Sherlock has always known Jasmine's love for him, and He also tried his best to pretend to be a fool on the premise of not hurting her. The two have always maintained a balanced relationship between friends, but now this balance has been broken by Jasmine himself, so he It also had to make a direct and clear rejection attitude.

"It can only be John Watson?!"

"Yes." Holding the wine bottle with both hands, Sherlock struggled to break away from Jasmine's leaning body, and took a step back on his heels.Nobody knew, except John, that Sherlock didn't like physical intimacy with anyone, it made him feel insecure. "Jasmine, we are both engaged and we will start a new life. Don't be obsessed with me anymore. Sometimes human obsessions are nothing more than wishing for something. You should let go of those old things now and treat them well. Your fiancé Tom."

"No, no, no! Sherlock, I knew you first, why did John get you? Why? It's not fair! I love you so much, and I would do anything for you, how could you bear to treat me like this ?!!"

"Calm down first." Sherlock simply leaned against the refrigerator door, casually placed the things in his hand on the smooth marble surface next to the gas stove, and glanced at the living room, which seemed to be still chatting and laughing. The people who were all absent-minded, and seeing John's sneaky eyes looking into the kitchen, which he thought was unnoticed, made Sherlock feel that this meaningless discussion must end as soon as possible.

"How do you want me to calm down!" Jasmine looked at Sherlock with red eyes, reached out to wipe the corners of her eyes with her sleeve, and said in a low voice, "I thought we still had a chance! But after you returned after two years, She hastily decided to be with John Watson out of nowhere, and you are going to get married next month!! Sherlock, why can't I if he can?!"

"It's not 'sloppy', John is a big difference to me."

"what about me?"

"I am very grateful to you for helping me with Moriarty's matter two years ago. If it weren't for you, I would not have been able to complete the 'Lazarus Project' successfully."

"Just gratitude?"

"You are also my friend." Sherlock tilted his head, thought for a while before answering seriously.He never thought that he would have such creatures as 'friends', but today he admitted this word for the first time, which shows that Jasmine Amber's importance in his mind is no less important than that of Mrs. Hudson and the others.

"I don't want to be friends, I just want to be lovers." Jasmine took a deep breath, choked up and finally said what had been buried in her heart for many years, "Sherlock, from the first time I saw you in Barts Hospital, I I just like you silently, and I believe I love you more than anyone else. For you, I can break off the engagement with Tom immediately, can't you think about me?"

"No, I don't want it!" No one can take John's place, not even Jasmine Amber.

"Sherlock, you've been cruel!"

"I'm sorry." Sherlock reached out and gently tried to wipe away the tears from the woman who had just confessed to him and was rejected.For this, he didn't feel much guilt, he just did what a gentleman should do.

"Sherlock, what are you doing together in the kitchen?" John's call came into the kitchen, which also indicated that the secret conversation between the two of them should come to an end.

It's just that Sherlock doesn't understand that friends can further become lovers, but two people who can't be lovers may never be friends again.

"Sherlock, I won't give up easily..."

Jasmine's firm declaration came from behind, and Sherlock paused when he stepped out of the kitchen door frame, then walked towards the living room without hesitation, raised his hand holding the champagne, "Help me hold it and put it away." The waffles on the marble slab, I have both hands, thank you~" Then, the living room party in 221B was still full of guests, and the small episode in the kitchen was quietly covered up as if it never happened. In the past, they each returned to their partners, Jasmine had Tom, and Sherlock had John!