Dangerous Company - part 6
by Holmesianlove
Chapter 6: An Invitation
After that strange encounter, life at Baker Street became a calm routine passing without much conversation, the occasional cup of tea shared, though he never seemed to drink much of it. He offered and accepted them as if it was a peace offering, a nicety, a way of communicating. A ritual. We would sit in silence, looking at our tea. Somehow, it never felt awkward though. There was a comfortable familiarity in it, as if we had known each other for many years and had reached this point of quiet companionship naturally over time. Sometimes, I would ask questions, and he would answer with very short responses. ā©Not much was gleaned from our conversations. Occasionally, I would read the paper and tell him the highlights of what I had read. I did eventually remember to tell him the tale of my mysterious night visitor. On that occasion, he had been delighted, demanding every word be recounted in detail. He seemed to find my behaviour on the occasion outstanding. I, in turn, was horrified to learn the intruder was not his lawyer at all, but hisĀ older brother, Mycroft. Holmes, on the other hand, seemed to find the entire encounter very much to his liking. Apparently kicking his brother out raised me even further in his esteem somehow.
But there was still mystery despite our new comfortable routines. He wouldn't speak of his secret outings and I didn't want to pry. Mostly, he would go out as I was on my way to bed. ā©I would be awake in the day sometimes with no sign of him just as he had predicted.Ā
Until one wintry, particularly gloomy day; when it had rained for a couple of days with no reprieve. The skies were dark, the rain had set in, and ā©I was heavily ensconced in the prose of Oscar Wilde. A gentle throat clearing caught my attention and I raised my eyes to find him, leaning against the door frame, watching me. He was fully dressed ā quite out of character for him during the day. Usually, if he ever surfaced, he would be in his satin robe and comfortable pyjamas. So, it was quite a surprise to find him in his dashing three piece suit, a top hat in his hand, a smirk on his lips as he watched me read.Ā
āSorry. ā©Have you been waiting for me?ā I asked.Ā
āHave you anything important in your calendar today, ā©Doctor Watson?ā he asked.Ā
āI... No, I... was... ā©planning a quiet day inside with the weather as it isā.Ā
āWell, come on, then, I have... a better idea.āĀ
āYou're going outside? In the daytime?ā I asked, shocked.
ā©He smiled.Ā He smiled at me.Ā
āI think I just might. ā©I have an errand to run, and the weather seems quite perfect for it.ā
Ā I frowned, looking out the window. āThis?Ā This is the perfect weather to go outside?āĀ
āFor me it is, yes.ā He grinned with delight. āAre you coming?āĀ
āYou want me to come?!āĀ
āYes.ā He nodded. Enthusiastically in fact.
Well, I have to admit, I embarrassed myself by leaping up a little too eagerly and almost knocking over my tea cup. ā©The thought of finally being invited to join him on his outing was far too enticing. I grabbed my coat, hat, and cane ā which had been returned by the Inspector ā and quickly followed.Ā
āYou donāt need that,ā he said, gesturing at my cane as he stepped out onto the street.
Without argument, I left the cane in the coat racks by the door and followed him out.
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