Author's Note: The song at the end of this story, I can not have credit for. The song was written by my father for my mother when they got married. I figured the song fit Basil perfectly so with my father's permission I added it in. So all credit for "A Single Phrase" belongs to Juan Luis Mendez Sr (my papi)

Thank you and enjoy,

Paula

Epilogue

Nine months later

The rain could be heard softly tapping on the window sill. Olivia yawned as she moved closer to where her husband was laying. As her hand gently started moving to touch him she realized that she was only touching an empty spot. She opened her eyes suddenly and noticed that he wasn't there.

"Basil…" she said as she sat up in the bed, covering her bare chest with the blanket.

"…hmm, where on earth…" She smiled. She looked down at the floor to find something to cover herself. "Now if I was a shirt where would I be?"

She spotted one of Basil's shirts just a couple inches from the bed. Still keeping herself covered, she grabbed it, put it on and got out of bed.

As she quietly walked down the stairs, she could hear someone humming. When she reached the bottom of the staircase, she saw that it was Basil, who was sitting on the couch. He didn't notice her until he felt her arms wrapping themselves around his waist.

"I thought I might find you here." Olivia said softly

"Sorry dear, I didn't want to wake you."

"Well you didn't wake me. It was the empty spot in the bed that did."

Basil looked at her and smiled and then looked back at what was in his arms.

"So how's our baby?" she asked as she gently caressed the infant that was in his arms.

"Asleep, finally."

"Ha, you volunteered to take the night shift. So you have no one to blame but yourself."

Basil looked back at her and kissed her gently. Olivia then moved closer to him and laid her head on his shoulder. They were both still amazed at the sight that was in front of them. It was two months after Ratigan's death when Olivia found out that she was pregnant. When she told Basil, yes he was speechless at first but then it really kicked in and he grabbed Olivia and twirled her around as he shouted, "I'M GOING TO BE A FATHER!" This made her happy. She honestly thought that he was going to react differently, considering that fact of how he was when she first met him. Before Olivia even entered his life, he wasn't really that fond of children and wished to remain a bachelor. Apparently, it wasn't as set in stone as he thought. For once she came around she changed his life forever. That same night, after being lectured by both Mrs. Judson and Dr. Dawson, Basil proposed to Olivia and of course she accepted.

A month later they were married. Since it was so sudden, the wedding was kept small. But they knew that their marriage and Olivia's pregnancy wasn't going to stay hidden for long. However they didn't think that it was going to be so soon. Not even two weeks later, front page news, Basil was amazed to see a picture of both him and Olivia. What, you didn't think they would have paparazzi in early 20th century London…okay maybe not. Above the picture the article's title was Big Shocker on Baker Street (catchy title if you ask me). And let me tell you it was a big shocker to EVERYONE in the city of London, actually in all of England. Because of this both Basil and Olivia thought that the citizens of London were not going to let them hear the end of it because as stated in the article, just below the head title it said "London's famous detective finally ties the knot and with child on the way". It also declared that Olivia was already three months along when they got married. So they thought that they would be criticized because they weren't already married before he got her pregnant. And with how famous Basil was he honestly thought that his reputation was going to be bashed completely…not that he cared.

About five and a half months later, Basil and Olivia had a beautiful baby girl. It amazed them both how she looked so much like Basil. You wouldn't even know that Olivia was her mother. Of course Olivia didn't mind it at all. She knew that she was her daughter and that's all that mattered. They decided to name her Alexia Michelle Baker. Alexia was the name of Basil's mother and Michelle was Olivia's mother.

The clock's bell began to chime when Basil looked up to see that it was now four in the morning. He smiled and looked down at Olivia. She then looked up slightly and noticed this.

"What?" she asked him

"Do you know what I just realized?"

"Hmm?"

Looking down at his daughter he said, "Alexia is exactly one month old today."

She smiled as she held Basil tighter to her. She gave him a quick kiss on the cheek before she spoke up again.

"So, no regrets?"

Basil looked back at Olivia and kissed her long and passionately until he finally said, "No regrets."

THE END

Olivia's Song

A single phrase is my meaning

I love you, oh, I adore you

It's the way that I'm feeling

It's the way that I singing

A single phrase is my meaning

Like the air or like the spring breeze

The place surround with the palm trees

That gives the feel to my living

I'm a man of very few words

And I don't claim to be a poet

But what I feel deep inside me

Is written down in this poem

Single phrase is my meaning

I love you, oh, I adore you

It's the way that I'm feeling

It's the way I'm singing

Well, there you have it. I hope you all enjoyed it as much as I enjoyed writing it. Again, this was my first attempt writing a GMD story in years. I also hope those who aren't a supporter of this, I guess you can say strange pairing, I still hope you still enjoyed it. I have been a big Great Mouse Detective fan since I was 3 years old. Anyways, enough blabbering. Be sure to read my sequel A Shadow of the Past, which is still in progress. Thank you all! R&R.