John gestured for Avery to let him sleep.
“You okay?” he asked.
She frowned at him. “Of course.” John wasn't fooled. There was still that panic in her eyes.
“He’ll be fine,” he reassured her.
“I know,” she told him. He let it go.
“We should let him rest for a bit. Tomorrow I’ll bring him to the clinic and look him over.”
She nodded. “Good idea.” The worry in her eyes faded a bit. “What an idiot,” she said as she looked back at him.
“You should get some sleep too,” he told her.
“Are you going to look after him then?” she asked teasingly. “And Sherlock says I mother him.” She grinned. “Fine. But if anything happens to him I’ll come after you with something sharp.”
She turned and went back to Sherlock’s bedroom, and John let go of the breath he was unconsciously holding. Even though she had been joking, he couldn’t help but think of what Sherlock had said earlier. He looked back at Sherlock, hoping there was no internal bleeding. Because John was sure that, if Sherlock really did die, Avery would make good on her threat.
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The Third Holmes - A Sherlock Fanfic
Fanfiction[Contains JohnLock] Mycroft and Sherlock Holmes. The two brilliant, emotionless, sociopathic brothers. But there's another Holmes. A female Holmes. Enter Avery Holmes - the brilliant, crazy sister - the Third Holmes.
