Chapter 6

AN: I apologise for the lack of updates for this story, thanks for be patient and sticking with the story. Enjoy.

Awkward silence spread through the group following John's outburst, no one knew what to say; their minds still processing the events that had just taken place. All shocked into silence by the anger that laced John's voice that none of them had ever witnessed before. In their collective John was seen as the calm, collected doctor. Lestrade had always believed that any man who could spend all their time with Sherlock Holmes and not leave would have to remain calm at all times, while keeping their temper under control; obviously he was wrong.

Luckily the silence was broken by the clattering of high-heeled shoes heading towards them. Relief swept through them all as a dark-haired woman aged about 30 stopped in front of them, at the opportune moment to break the tension.

"Hi, I'm Lucy Parker. I'm in charge of the tech department, specialising in decryption. I'm here to report our findings related to the electrical device found in the possession of the murder victim Arthur Dent."

All attention suddenly focused on her, hoping that she would be able to shed some light on the case, enabling it to be solve and Arthur Dent's killer found. John was of course the most relieved, glad that all of the attention had shifted, giving him a chance to calm down and push aside the memories of his past.

Sherlock glanced to John trying not laugh at the obvious relief present on John's face. While he had been shocked by John's past, it had now been processed and stored in his mind palace for future use. He had thought he knew all there was to know about John, apparently not.

John had proven that he would always keep certain things from Sherlock, ensuring there were always new things for Sherlock to discover about him, in order to keep their friendship refreshing, a fact that pleased Sherlock immensely. He never wanted to get bored of John, though it was unlikely that would ever happen. It was still comforting to Sherlock that John would never leave him. At this thought Sherlock smiled and returned his focus back to the case, knowing full well that came to light, or new twist in the tale wouldn't even come close to the value of what he'd learned about John.

The break in tension allowed the young lieutenant to prepare to excuse himself from the conversation and return to work. He was embarrassed by the awkwardness his revelation about John had caused. While it was true that he'd always wanted to meet Captain Watson, feeling complete and utter hero worship towards him, he thought it best to leave and hopefully he's be able to meet up with the Captain again sometime; preferably under less tense circumstances.

"Well, it was an honour and privilege to meet you Captain Watson, but I'd best be getting back to work. I hope the information I provided will be useful to you in solving the case. I wish you luck; not that you'll need it." Ralph smiled, eyes still bright with admiration, he took a deep breath before continuing at a faster pace. "Maybe I could buy you a cup of coffee sometime so you could tell me more about yourself." Blushing slightly with embarrassment at his boldness, hoping he wasn't being too forward.

Before John had time to respond, Sherlock interrupted. "John prefers tea, so you might as well forget it and just leave." The lieutenant face fell considerably, he looked once more at John; John smiled at him apologetically and with a slight nod of his head the lieutenant departed in a hurry. No one was at all surprised by Sherlock's behaviour; though none of them could figure the reason for him snapping. Truth was Sherlock was jealous, even though he'd never admit it. The young lieutenant was flirting with John (his John) diverting John's attention away from his genius and he hated it.

Now that Lieutenant Jenkins had left, it meant that focus could return to the case." Well Lucy what have you and your team fund out?" Lestrade asked, praying that this case would be over soon; knowing that he wouldn't be handle any more surprises.

"We ran the usual tests on the device, first to see if the device itself was dangerous in anyway. After ascertaining that it was in fact safe we went to work trying to figure out what it actually does. This is where we ran into a few problems."

TBC

AN: Again I do apologise for my updating. The next chapter should be done soon.

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