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The One with the Doctor

How would I describe Sherlock's and Lara's relationship? I would say that they balance each other in a multitude of ways. Sherlock approaches situations in a logical sense while Lara's tendency of being hoyden can cause her to be guileless at times. Ying and yang, I suppose. It came to no surprise to me when Lara confessed to me about her feelings towards Sherlock since she is a very easy-to-read individual. I will admit that even though I had already suspected her infatuation, I still had hope that maybe I would have been able to court her at some point in the future. Maybe even get laid (don't tell her I said that). After a while, I did learn that my fascination towards the cheerful individual was nothing but admiration. Lara was simple and yet holds enough conviction that can captivate any man. Sherlock was lucky to capture her eyes and heart, and the bastard didn't notice until two weeks before he faked his own death. Prick move, I say. What made it worst was the way that I found out about their blooming relationship. One night, I was kept awake by the grunts and screeching of furniture thinking that it was Sherlock doing his peculiar experiments. No way in hell was I prepared to see Lara making breakfast with only one of Sherlock's shirts that ended just above her knees. I guess I wasn't far away from the truth about Sherlock conducting a new 'experiment' to pass the time.

There was one night that almost surprised me as much as seeing Lara's bare legs. After the ordeal with injuring Sherlock (and my hand), I was hoping that some sleep would sooth the migraine that I have developed Mary and I had to work the next morning. I should have known that sleep no longer mattered when Sherlock was involved; so I wasn't surprised to get a call from Lara about him. I answered the cordless phone away from Mary's sleeping form as to not disturb her, and with a groan and tiresome voice, I uttered a greeting. "H-hello?"

"It's me. Sorry to disturb you so late, but I need to talk to someone or otherwise I will go mad." Stressed coated every syllable that escaped her mouth and that's when I knew, that it was about an important matter. She wouldn't have called so late if it wasn't important, anyway. Unlike a certain someone we know. "So I take it that you saw Sherlock." Shifting to the opposite leg, I leaned on one of the wall with the fear of falling asleep if I were to ever sit down. "Saw him? I basically punched him in the face after giving me an asthma attack." I had to chuckle as I can picture the scenario as well as Sherlock's face when his got another bloody nose. "You weren't the only one to cause some damage to that face of his. But, I assume that you didn't call me just to tell me how strong your swing was." Hearing some shifting on the other end of the line, she released a heavy sigh before continuing.

"I…I got caught up with the moment, and I had sex with him. After, I told him about my engagement." That awoke me up entirely and I am pretty sure that my face resembled a fish out of water. Self-control was one of the very few attributes that both her and Sherlock share. To know that at a moment of passion between those two can throw common sense out the window was such a recherche thing. There was a pregnant pause where I just didn't know what to say and I was grateful for Lara to be the first one to break the silence. "For god's sake, John. Say something. Tell me that I was stupid and that it was a horrible mistake."

"You're stupid and that was a horrible mistake to make." I repeated and was answered with a chuckle in her voice. "Thanks a lot. I knew I could count on you." I can hear water pouring in the background and came to the conclusion that she was pouring herself a cup of tea. You can always tell when something was wrong with her when she would drink tea in the middle of the night. Like a cat, she lives off of beauty sleeps and it took a lot of emotional turmoil to prevent her from sleeping. "Can't really say that I blame you, Lara. Emotions can cause the mind to go into a blind phase and we do stupid stuff as a result. How did Sherlock take it when you told him?" At this point, I gave in to my desires and pulled out one of the kitchen chairs to sit down. There was no way I could have fallen asleep with this type of conversation. It was like one of those drama shows that Mary watches from time to time. "He didn't say much really. He just stated that it was only logical for someone who is grieving to find another person as a substitute to not feel isolated. Claims that since he's back, that I should, and I quote, 'the right course of action that you should take is to cancel your engagement.'."

"Not surprised he would say something like that."

"Neither do I, but that doesn't take away the fact that it is a complete arse statement. Shit, John. I just realized that it's four in the morning. Let's have tea tomorrow evening. I have plans with Joseph this afternoon."

"Sounds good but before you go, I need to know. Lara, are you going to…you know?"

Lara sighed and didn't say anything. She knew fully well what I was asking about and quite frankly, I would be lying to you if I didn't admit that the suspense was killing me. For as long as I've known Sherlock and Lara, I have come to believed that the cliché of opposites attract holds some truth, and the kinetic energy that those to possess for each other is something to witness. Granted, the energy was more active on Lara's part, but that doesn't mean that I have not witnessed the few occurrences that Sherlock let his emotions for the dove eye woman appear. I can specifically remember the night when Sherlock finally came to his senses on what type of relationship he craves with Lara. I just never thought it would take someone asking Lara out on a date that would make the detective open his eyes.

"Joseph doesn't deserve what I did. He's a wonderful man and I don't feel like I have to strive to become someone that I am not when I'm with him. I never felt like I had to justify my way of thinking like I have to constantly with Sherlock. I care about this man and my actions are going to break his heart. Regardless, I owe this man the truth and that is what I am going to give him. I am going to tell him tomorrow, and if he will still have me, then I have no plans to separate myself from him." There was a moment of silence as I process Lara's speech. At that moment, I became aware of how much Lara changed from that girl who was always in the shadow of an emotional blind man to a grown woman who is striving to break away from that security zone. While there is no denying that she still contains an emotion connection with my best friend, I admire her courage to move on. I know that I wouldn't be able to give up Mary, and having that urge to live without the person you care deeply for, takes a lot of courage and strength. That is another attribute that they both share: strength. Now, after everything that just happened, it broke my heart to know that Sherlock was now being the one denied by Lara, the girl who always sought out the highly functional sociopath. I only wished that she would find some sort of comfort and stability after all of this ordeal passes. As much as I desperately want my two best friends to be back together, my desire to have them both happy is above everything. So, I could only utter the words that I can manage to tell my beloved short friend.

"Good luck, Lara. I hope everything works out for the best."

I had to rewrite this whole chapter four times because it was difficult for me to tie in chapter 2 to a specific part that I have already been working on. So this chapter was a necessity. My plan was to write this in Lara's point of view but I came to the conclusion that it was time for us to get familiar with the mind of John Watson and how he portrays the relationship. Not my favorite chapter up to date, but I must say that I am at least happy at how it turned out. Even though it ended up being shorter than I wanted it to be. So sorry for that! Please forgive me!

I want to thank Swirlypasta, CaptainWilliamsN7, and Fuchsia. Grasshopper for leaving reviews on the last chapter. I really appreciate you all voicing your opinions and your reactions were exactly what I was going for! You all are awesome and you fill my heart with glee!

Also, I would like to apologize for not giving any of you warning about the sexual content that was in the last chapter. I wanted to give the impression that it was unplanned and unseen by both characters as well as for you lovely readers; but at least you know that sexual content will be placed in this series. If you desire a warning ahead of time, just leave me a PM and I will be happy to do so. :)