...I'm sorry. This took waaay longer than it should've but here it is, the final chapter!

Anyway, I hope you enjoy this and let me know what you think :)

Disclaimer: I don't own the characters. They belong to BBC and Sir Arthur Conan Doyle.

Mycroft was nervous. Today he was going to be introducing his boyfriend to his parents and he really wanted it to go well. Unlike when meeting Greg's parents, Mycroft didn't have to tell his parents he was gay since they already knew. He was however going to tell them that he intended to marry Greg sometime in the near future and that part was worrying him slightly.

Mycroft had just arrived at the Holmes manor but it was still a few hours before Greg would arrive. They had originally planned on arriving together but Greg got called into work last minute so Mycroft had decided to come early by himself. This gave him a chance to talk to his parents first, before Greg arrived.

"Darling, welcome home," said Mrs Holmes, as she opened the door, inviting Mycroft in.

"Mummy, lovely to see you again," said Mycroft, kissing his mother's cheek.

He hadn't told them he was bringing his boyfriend yet, he'd wanted to tell them in person and since Greg had been called into work now was the perfect opportunity.

"Father," greeted Mycroft, shaking his father's hand before walking further into the house.

"Now, there is someone here we want you to meet" said his mother, leading Mycroft down the hallway and into one of the many living rooms in the house. Mycroft was confused, neither of his parents had mentioned anything about someone else being there today.

"Mycroft, I'd like you to meet Julian," said Mrs Holmes, gesturing to the man before them, "Julian Harold, this is my son Mycroft."

"Hello Julian, it's a pleasure to meet you," said Mycroft, realizing why his parents were introducing them after recognizing the man's last name, "Harold as in Harold Enterprises?"

"The one and only. My father left the business to me when he passed away five years ago," said Julian, flashing Mycroft a charming smile.

"I'm sorry for your loss. Would you please excuse me for a moment?" said Mycroft, returning the smile although it didn't reach his eyes.

"Of course," said Julian, still smiling.

"Mother, father, could I have a word with you outside?" asked Mycroft, looking first at his mother and then at his father.

They nodded and Mycroft led his parents from the room and down the hall to his father's study.

"Mycroft, is everything okay?" asked his mother, concerned that Mycroft wasn't as excited about meeting Julian as they were.

"Are you trying to set me up with him?" asked Mycroft, getting straight to the point as he was running out of time before Gregory arrived.

"Well-" said his mother sheepishly, but his father interrupted.

"It's about time you settled down Mycroft. We have the family's reputation to think about and even Sherlock has a boyfriend so we thought it was time we found you one and who better than Julian Harold?" said Mr Holmes.

Mycroft had feared this, well not this exactly. He didn't think his parents would have found someone for him but he feared they might not accept Gregory due to him not being from a rich family. That sort of thing didn't matter to Mycroft of course but with Mycroft having been the model son and always doing what his parents wanted, he had been worried that they might oppose his decision.

"Actually, that's exactly why I came here today, to tell you that I have found someone," said Mycroft, hoping now that they would accept Gregory when they'd already picked out someone else for him.

His parents already knew he was gay, hence the guy in the other room so that wasn't the problem. The problem was the fact that he wanted his parent's approval for his choice in partner.

"I'm sure he's a nice man son, but what about Julian?" asked his mother, not giving up hope just yet.

"I don't want a strategic partnership based on money, I want to spend the rest of my life with someone I love and that's not Julian," said Mycroft.

His parents glanced at each other. They obviously thought that Julian was the better choice for Mycroft, even though they knew nothing about the man that Mycroft was talking about, but they were torn because they could see that Mycroft was a lot happier than he had been in a long time.

"Look son, we're just trying to do what's best for you," said his father, clearly not giving up on Julian yet but his mother could tell that Mycroft wasn't going to change his mind.

"I know father, and I appreciate that, I really do, but Gregory is what's best for me," replied Mycroft, not backing down; Of course he wouldn't, he loved Gregory with all his heart.

"Fine, I'll make you a deal. When this thing between you and "Gregory" or whatever his name is ends, will you at least consider Julian?" asked Mr Holmes, not going down without a fight.

"No father, I won't, I plan on spending the rest of my life with Gregory," said Mycroft, and his father was a bit taken aback by Mycroft's words, only just now realizing how serious his son was about this other man.

"That's one of the reasons I came here today actually," Mycroft continued, "I plan on proposing to Gregory and I wanted to make sure you approve of my chosen partner."

While Mycroft would still marry Gregory without his parent's approval, he still hoped he'd get it.

"But we haven't even met him yet!" exclaimed his mother, seemingly forgetting all about Julian now.

"You will," said Mycroft, smiling now, at least his parents were going to give Gregory a chance, "he'll be here soon actually so maybe you should ask Julian to leave, we don't want to have to explain to Gregory why Julian is here."

"Of course," his mother laughed, and when to, politely, ask Julian to leave.

Things went smoothly after that with Gregory arriving about an hour later, giving Mycroft plenty of time to tell his parents all about his DI and how amazing he was.

They had a nice lunch together, just the four of them, before Mycroft and Greg had to return back to work. As they were leaving both his parents nodded to Mycroft, showing that they approved of Gregory and Mycroft couldn't stop the smile that spread across his face.

It was another six months before Mycroft actually proposed. He'd wanted everything to be perfect. He'd planned dinner at their favourite restaurant, where they'd had their first 'date', and where he was going to propose. However, on the morning the dinner was planned for he couldn't wait any longer and he'd gotten down on one knee as Greg had walked into the kitchen for breakfast. While it wasn't how he'd imagined himself asking for Gregory's hand, they both thought that it turned out perfect. Just the two of them, in their home, it couldn't have been more intimate.

Of course Greg said yes. He'd actually been planning to propose himself but was glad that it had been Mycroft who had; There was no way Greg would've made it as perfect as Mycroft had.

They kept the reservations for dinner that night to celebrate their engagement.

Sherlock was the first to notice the matching rings on Mycroft and Greg's fingers and had smiled to himself before insulting both of them.

Both their families and Greg's colleagues were thrilled with the news that they were now engaged.

The wedding didn't take place for another 12 months. It was just a small gathering of close friends and family but that didn't make the day any less special.

It didn't seem that long ago that they'd both been sitting in that restaurant, seemingly stood up by their dates, but now here they were, proclaiming to the rest of the world that they loved each other and that was never going to change.

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