Tender Love (Sherlock X Pregnant!Reader) [COMPLETED]

Chapter 2: A miracle can be so small

“When did you plan on telling me?” he said blankly, looking at you with no sign of emotion. You gulped nervously.
“Um well I wasn’t sure and…”
“You were scared of my reaction if you told me, I heard everything between you and John.”
“So you are upset.”
“Only because you did not think to tell me when you found out. Did you expect me to be upset with you?”
“Well to be honest, I did. Anything is possible with you Sherlock.” You managed to tell him, he smiled at the  last part.
“Well I can tell you that although I am not the greatest of men, when I care for someone, it’s real. And it’s been hard for me to evenshow you such acts of kindness. I must tell you this: I love you, you’re smart and I don’t say that about many people, you know that,” his eyes looked glossy and he had stood a bit further from you.

“I’m sorry Sherlock. I love you too,” you hugged him tightly, he wrapped his arms around you and put his lips on your head. “I should have told you sooner,” you mumbled into his chest, “So what does this mean?” You asked glancing up at him.
“It means my dear, that we’re having a baby. Unless you’re having second thoughts-?”
“Of course not.” You smiled and gently touched Sherlock’s face which made him smile brightly at you.
“Let’s not keep John waiting shall we?” He kissed you softly but firmly and then took your hand and led you out of the bathroom. The two of you found John sitting in the living room, as if he was awaiting news of something terrible.

“Hello John,” greeted Sherlock calmly.
“Everything alright?” he asked getting up and looking at the two of you.
“Of course why would you think otherwise?” Sherlock replied in his usual tone, he smiled down at you which made you smile as well, you felt him squeeze your hand gently. Suddenly you felt a warm breath by your ear and he spoke in a soft whisper, “How about we go to the hospital and look at the little one inside you?” he asked.
“Sounds great to me,” you said.
“Well come on then, what are you waiting for?” He smirked.
“You mean now? What about John?”
“Well I’m glad everything’s alright then. How about we all go for lunch then? Unless you two have other plans, which I can understand,” John said, interrupting your private conversation.
“Oh well… Sherlock wants to go out and…”
“See what our baby looks like and see if it’s healthy. Was it that difficult to say love?” He teased you slightly, “John if you don’t mind I think Y/N and I would like to go now.” He added.

“Oh yes, then I’ll just take Mary out then. You two have fun now and I think a congratulation is in order for you Sherlock.” John smiled and it looked like he had tears forming in his eyes, he then hugged Sherlock and gave him a big pat on the back as if he did a good job. “See you later.” He grabbed his jacket and took out his phone as he walked out of the apartment, you heard the downstairs door close and he was gone.

“Are you sure you actually want to do this?” You asked him a little nervously.
“You’re not the only one who’s nervous you know. And we don’t need you nervous again, we know what happened last time,” he brushed your hair back and kissed you softly on the lips, “Do you feel comfortable now?”
“Only because you sweet talked me into it Holmes. Shall we get going then?” you smiled at him and he took your hand, leading you out the apartment and onto the busy sidewalk of Baker Street. He hailed a taxi cab and soon you were on your way to St. Bartholomew’s Hospital, you rested your head on Sherlock’s shoulder while he twirled your hair playfully in his fingers.

                        The cab stopped just outside the main entrance and you climbed out as Sherlock paid the cabby, he immediately hurried out and stood next to you once again. You both walked inside and then asked at the front desk to have an appointment for an ultrasound.
“I can book you in for Dr Brown, he should be ready for you in about-”
“Ah hello Beatrice dear,” said a doctor who was dressed in the standard hospital uniform.
“Why hello Dr Brown, can you see to this young couple? I was just about to tell them you’d be here in 15 minutes.”
“Of course I can! Come this way, come this way.” He began walking down the passage, you had to walk fast to keep up with him.

Eventually after a few twists and turns you made it to the examination room and Dr Brown asked you to lie down on the bed. You did and he began to switch on all kinds of weird equipment that was around you and the lights went off.
“Is this your first time?” asked Dr Brown.
“Yes.”
“It’s always nice to have a first timer around here. Would you like to see on the big screen?”
“Yes, that would be great, please,” you were eager to see the little baby developing inside of you and curious about how old it already was. The doctor moved a big screen in front of you and Sherlock, who sat closer to you and held your hand in his, you could tell he was nervous because occasionally he would wipe his hand on his coat.

            There was an alien-like shape on the screen, it moved slightly and you could just make out the baby’s features. Dr Brown pointed to the round part of the figure, “This is the head over here,” he then pointed to the longer parts, “ the legs and these shorter shapes are the arms, this small tube is the umbilical cord.”

“Could you tell us how old it is?” Asked Sherlock, he stroked your hand lovingly, giving you a warm feeling inside.

“Of course, just let me have a few minutes and then I can tell you. Would you like a photograph of your baby? I can send an email to have it sorted right now and we can have it ready by the end of the appointment.”

“That would be great, thank you,” said Sherlock, you felt surprised at how polite Sherlock was being, but you guessed that he was too happy to be acting or caring about how he sounded.

“Alright then I'll arrange that for you. Oh your baby is about 9 weeks old, 2 months if you must,” he switched off all the machines and turned the lights on. “The nurse should have the photos of the ultrasound ready for you by now, have a lovely evening and keep healthy now.” He said as you and Sherlock left the room, his arm was around your waist as you walked across the passage to the nurse's office. Sherlock seemed to already know where to go as he walked to a door, knocked quickly and entered leaving you to stand outside while he collected the pictures. Then he came back and you made your way out of the hospital to the busy streets of London, it was becoming dark and the city lights were shining brightly and lighting up the sidewalks, a cold breeze blew into your face making you shiver.

“Let's get home then shall we?” Said Sherlock wrapping his arm around your waist, you put yours around his.

“Please,” you said giving a small smile.