pennywaltzy: NEW CHAPTER!!!(Banner by @strangelock221b)…And All The Men And Women Merely Play

pennywaltzy:NEW CHAPTER!!!(Banner by @strangelock221b)…And All The Men And Women Merely Players - Mycroft Holmes is not-so-subtly trying to make sure there’s a reconciliation between his youngest sibling Sherlock and his ex-wife, Molly Hooper, by forcing them to work together on a theatre project. But it isn’t all smooth sailing when his and Sherlock’s sister comes back from the States with a boyfriend who is the devil incarnate…and all hell is about to break loose.READ CHAPTER 1 | READ CHAPTER 14 | BUY ME A COFFEE?By the time night fell, Janine was at his home, playing with her son and chatting with Molly. Janine’s new fiancee was let in on what had happened and he was in London as well, ready to help however he could. But this was largely something Sherlock needed to take care of, he had realized, and Janine was in good hands at his place. It was that conversation that let Sherlock know for sure that Janine had chosen the right man to marry.He made some calls to his brother and Gregory, as well as John, to let them know of the situation. John was busy with Mary that evening, but he promised the two of them would come over the next day. Mycroft and Gregory said they would also come over, and Gregory said he’d have some old co-workers keep an eye on Moriarty, calling in some owed favors if need be. So for now, Sherlock felt that Moriarty would be foolish to try anything tonight.When Russell was put to bed the three adults all gathered in the sitting room, nursing mugs of hot cocoa that Molly had made. It wasn’t what he had wanted, but he found the warm milk calmed his nerves. Molly curled into him on the sofa while Janine sat in the chair. “So what do we do now?”“Well, if he went out of London to confront you, he isn’t worried about your fiance,” Sherlock said. “And I doubt he’s worried about me, though he should be. But we’ll keep you both here for the time being until he makes his demands known what he’ll do. I doubt he wants to go to court to get custody, but we don’t know.”“He can’t, can he?” Molly asked.“According to Mycroft, he shouldn’t be able to. You’ve cared for Russell on your own and I’m on the birth certificate as the father, so he’d have to go to DNA confirmation, and that would ruin everything with Eurus.” He had some more of his cocoa. “She got the part she was in talks for. Three movies, a meaty role…he’ll want to stick by her side because his career is going nowhere.”“You know, I knew she could do well if she just applied herself,” Molly said. “Even amidst all this, good for her.”Sherlock nodded, keeping Eurus’s opinion of Molly to himself for the moment. “I don’t think he’ll try and take custody of Russell, but he might try and extort something to keep his true parentage a secret. Perhaps a role in our play or some other production Mycroft has running.”“He’s a despicable man,” Janine said. “I can’t believe I ever found him attractive.”“He’s charming,” Molly said, sitting up and leaning towards the sofa to pat Janine’s arm. “I saw that at the auditions. He’s just a snake underneath it all. But Sherlock will make sure everything works out in the end. I know he will.”“I do too,” Janine said with a small smile on her face. “He’s a good man.” She finished her cocoa and set the mug on the side table before yawning. “And I think this is the part where I check in on Russell and then get some sleep. Good night.”“Night,” Molly said, moving back closer to Sherlock.“Good night,” Sherlock said, finishing his own drink and moving himself and Molly slightly to set it on the table. Then he gathered Molly in his arms and pressed a kiss in her hair. “I had honestly thought things would be a bit more awkward with Janine and you both being here.”“Nah,” Molly said, snuggling into him. “We’re grown women who the public may think were madly in love with you, but that only really applies to me. Janine and Lionel are in love and I think even Moriarty’s troublemaking won’t shake their bond.” She paused then as a thought seemed to come to her. “Why is she here, though?”“Lionel realized Moriarty is best dealt with by me, at least for the moment. But he’ll be here tomorrow with the others to figure out what move to make next if Moriarty doesn’t make one first. I wasn’t about to leave him out of planning the next move. It’s not my place.”She was quiet for a few moments. “You’re worried you won’t see Russell as much, once Janine and Lionel get married,” she said softly.“Is it that obvious?” Sherlock said with a sad smile. “He may only truly be my godson but I do love him as if he was my own. But I know he’s not. And it will make things easier, knowing the man he’ll grow up knowing as his father is a good man.”“The secret could probably come out now,” Molly mused. “If there’s no secret to be held, then Moriarty has no power unless he wants to challenge the custody arrangement, and as you said, that would require DNA testing and Eurus finding out the truth.”“We’ll bring that up tomorrow,” he said. “Tonight, I think some rest would be in order.”“Together?” she asked, turning to look at him.He nodded, taking her hand in his and bringing it up to kiss it. “Yes, together. I don’t want you too far away while all of this is going on either.”“He can’t hurt me, Sherlock,” Molly said.“Don’t underestimate what he’ll do for a role. He’s a heartless bastard, and he’ll hurt those that get in his way.”“Alright,” she said, nodding. She got up and offered her hand to Sherlock again, and then when he got up she took his hand and lead him to his room. They were already dressed for sleeping, and she got into his bed on her normal side and he soon followed, spooning against her and shutting his eyes. He didn’t want anyone getting hurt in all this, but even though Moriarty was technically family by extension of Eurus, he wouldn’t put it past the man to hurt anyone Sherlock held dear to advance his own career. And that scared Sherlock more than he wanted to admit. -- source link

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