The Third Holmes - A Sherlock Fanfic

Date

‘Lunch? We didn’t get to yesterday. – Avery’
“Who is it?” Sherlock asked.
“Ah, Avery,” John said. “She wants lunch.”
“Ah.” There was a pause. “Are you going?”
John shrugged. “I don’t see why not.”
“Hmm,” Sherlock said.
John gave a half-hearted smile. “I’ll be fine.”
Sherlock raised an eyebrow. “Indeed.”

Avery grinned at John over her plate.
John flushed. “I…um…”
Avery sat up straight. “I’ve come to a conclusion.” She declared.
John paused. “Really?” he asked meekly.
She leant forward with an evil smile. “If you and Sherlock really aren’t an item…then we should date!”
“What?!?” John said. Out of everything that she could have said, that was the least expected of all.
She giggled. “Well, you’re not seeing anyone. That girlfriend of yours dumped you.”
“How did you-”
“Furthermore, I’m bored. It could be interesting.”
John gaped. “That’s not-”
“So we should date. There’s no reason not to.”
“I-”
Avery smiled and leant forward, pushing their lips together. John reacted in mute shock, kissing her back as his brain took a backseat to complete confusion.
She grinned and stood up, throwing some money onto the table. “Lunch was nice.”
Then she leant in. “Think about it.”