"Can I make you boys some soup?" She asked in hurried worry.

"Soup would do lovely, thank you Mrs Hudson" Sherlock said kindly before lowering John onto the couch and sitting beside him.

"Thank you Sherlock. You saved my life…again" John said with a light laugh.

"We are square then, to date" Sherlock said as he looked toward the fireplace.

"Square?" John asked curiously.

"Yes, you saved my life during the pink lady case. Then you saved my life tonight. I make it 2:2." Sherlock said, raising his eyebrows.

"3:3" John said with a smile. "When we first met" John continued when he saw Sherlock's questioning glance.

"4:3 in that case" Sherlock suggested; "I could've choked on my own vomit"

John laughed loudly.

"4:4" John countered, "You rescued me from the Hound" he continued with a smile.

"That was not a real Hound, John" Sherlock said with a scoff.

"Still counts" John muttered, reaching for the TV remote.

Just as Sherlock lowered himself to the floor to build up the living room fire, Mrs Hudson entered the room laden down with a tray of food. Their landlady looked like she had filled the tray with her entire pantry as she placed it down on the desks by the window.

The woman smiled as she watched her two boys eat and laugh with each other. She couldn't help the happy tears that escaped her eyes. Mycroft had paid her enough rent for the previous three years and the next year, so she had kept the place empty and tidy, never dreaming that this would be the outcome.

But here they were. Holding hands and smiling at one another as if nothing had happened…wait, holding hands?

"Boys, are we…do you two…?" Mrs Hudson stuttered as she looked at their clasped hands.

"No, Mrs Hudson, we will not be needing the other bedroom" John supplied with yet another light laugh.

Sherlock coughed a little as his soup threatened to trickle down the wrong pipe.

Mrs Hudson smiled once more and collected up the empty plates with a laugh.

Over the following month, Sherlock helped John to regain full use of his limbs and replace that missing weight. In turn, John helped Sherlock to settle into a domestic life, eating regularly and sleeping often.

The court case – in which Moran showed up in a wheel chair to – proved Sherlock Holmes' innocence for all to see. The following Newspapers were to spread the news widely, not only the news that Sherlock and John were innocent of all atrocities, but that they were engaged to be married in the announcements section.

The End