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Working as a consulting detective means that Sherlock, even though he doesn't want to, has to interact with lots of new people on every case. But the problem is, everyone is so boring and idiotic in his eyes. They're oblivious to the worl...
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Not Real.
[Narrator]
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Georgia awoke with a start, shooting up from the mattress and instinctively placing a hand on her stomach. Nothing was wrong with the baby, but her nightmare had shaken her terribly. Out of everything that her mind could have conjured up, it had to be Sherlock cheating on her.
Because Georgia had awoken with such a start, she had also stirred Sherlock from his sleep next to her. He reached his hand out in a state of half sleep, curling his arm around her stomach and placing a feather light kiss on tiny, almost invisible bump.
"Are you alright darling?" He asks in a deep, sleepy voice, his eyes still closed lightly. Slowly, he opened one to gaze up at Georgia.
"Yeah, I'm fine. Just a bad dream, go back to sleep." She told him, lying back down and running a hand through his curls as he tightened his arms around her and nuzzled his face into her neck.
"I love you."
"I love you too." She replied, although sleep was not as easy for her to achieve as it was for Sherlock. No matter how hard she tried, she couldn't help but replay the events of her dream, over and over in her mind.
She was extremely sure that he wouldn't cheat on her, even if the chance was handed to him on a silver platter with a promise that Georgia would never find out. This comforted her - she was glad that she was with someone who she could depend on and trust, no matter what.
She was also still reeling at the news of the pregnancy. It hadn't quite hit her; the severity of the situation. This made things complicated. Georgia was constantly reminded of the dangers of Sherlock's job, and she couldn't help but think of what would happen to her and the baby, should anything happen to him.
Their child would have to grow up without a dad, for starters. But Georgia soon realised that they wouldn't have much of a mum, either. She didn't know how she would ever cope if anything did happen to Sherlock. She didn't know if she would even cope at all.
But that was the worst case scenario. Most of the time, he gets away with a few scratches and bruises, which heal over with time. His death is not an issue that can be resolved as easily. In fact, Georgia was quite certain that his death was something that she would never get over.
In this moment, she found herself thinking back to the words that she had heard Mycroft relay to Sherlock once or twice in passing; Sentiment is a chemical defect found on the losing side. Although these were originally Sherlock's own words, he seemed to discard them once he'd met Georgia, something that she was thankful for, otherwise she was sure that they wouldn't be in this position.
Nevertheless, she found some truth in those words, even if she wouldn't apply them directly to the life she wanted to have. Yes, 'sentiment' as Sherlock so broadly put it is a good thing - it can bring people a lifetime of happiness. But it can also bring a lifetime of misery, if used incorrectly or abused. She could see the downside to sentiment, especially in the event of Sherlock's death.
If she hadn't been so attached to him, maybe she would find his death easier. But, of course, it was too late for that - she was his, and she intended to stay that way for a long time.
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Author's Note
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hello! so i know this is an impossibly short chapter, but it really was the definition of a filler chapter, just so i could explain that sherlock cheating on georgia was just a dream (wanted to mess with you a bit...).
after this, there are only going to be three chapters, and after chapter 26, i'll do an author's note explaining what i'm going to be doing after.
louisa x
(p.s. now going by my middle name - a pen name, of sorts^)
