Her Darkness (Jim Moriarty x Reader)

Chapter Twenty-One

It had been a week since I had seen Jim in person. We did text and call one another quite a lot though. I had gotten a new phone after Sherlock had left my flat, took about and hour to set it up, and the first thing that I did was text Jim and fill him in on what happened.

Although neither of us would admit this to anyone else, other than Sebastian, Jim and I were actually together. Yes, together, together, As in, in a relationship. It was never something that I had actually expected to happen, but it happened nonetheless. I didn't know what would happen if I had let it slip and John, Mycroft, or Sherlock found out. So Jim and I decided it was best to keep it quiet.

It wasn't that I was ashamed of the fact that we were together, no quite the opposite. Being with Jim, I'm so much happier than I used to be. Sherlock, being as observant as he is, noticed this shift in my attitude. I decided to mark it off as the fact I had recently started going to therapy to resolve my problems.

Of course, this wasn't the case at all, I didn't need to go to therapy to solve my problems. I didn't care to. In my mind, and in Jim's as well there was nothing wrong with me, and I didn't need to be fixed in any way or sense.

There definitely was this part of me that wanted to see him, of course I wanted to see him I love him.

"Wait, what? Hold on, no I don't, do I? Holy fuck." I thought to myself. Love, wasn't generally something I felt, and if I did feel it, love was never something I had much of an understanding of.

I mean, I did understand it when I was younger, to a small extent. Although, going through everything that I had gone through, it made me know that I didn't really understand it as well as I thought I did. I thought it was as simple as wanting to be with a person and make them happy, but it is so much more than that.

My phone rang. I pulled it out of my pocket and noticed that it was Sherlock. Of course when I got my new phone I had to make sure to add Sherlock, Mycroft, John, etc. Along with anyone I had in my previous contacts so that they wouldn't suspect that anything had happened to my old phone.

I signed slightly before answering the phone, with a small bit of reluctance.

"Yes, what is it?" I asked.

"Is something bothering you?" Sherlock asked.

"Bothering me? No, Sherlock. Nothing is bothering me, everything is quite alright. Just didn't get much sleep last night." I said.

What I stated, the fact I hadn't gotten much sleep, it was true. I hadn't slept much, and the reason I hadn't was because Jim and I had decided to be on the phone until four in the morning.

"Oh, well, as long as you're alright." Sherlock said.

"Right, well, is there a reason you called?" I asked.

"Yes. There is a case that I'm working on, it is a bit of a handful, and I was wondering if you were able to help, an extra set of hands may make this case go a bit smoother." Sherlock said.

"I thought you liked a challenge. Is it just to hard for you?" I asked.

"I like a challenge, yes. The matter of fact is, I do not like when a case is so hard that it is irritating, then it loses the fun of it." Sherlock said.

I didn't really understand. Sherlock wasn't really the type of person to ask for help on a case. In the time I had known him, he had only asked me for help on a case maybe once. Sometimes I would try to help, and he would usually let me, but if it got to the point he knew he could figure it out on his own, he would tell me that, and I would generally just head home.

"Alright, fine. I'll get a cab and come by your flat." I said.

"Alright. I'll see you then." Sherlock said before hanging up.

Just as Sherlock hung up, my phone rang again, this time, it being Jim.

I caught myself smiling before quickly answering the phone.

"Hello" I said.

"Hello, my dear. How are you?" Jim asked.

"Tired, for one. But, I'm headed out, so you caught me at a bad time" I said.

"Where are you off to?" Jim asked.

"Sherlock asked for my help on a case." I said.

"And you said yes?" Jim asked.

"If I hadn't he would've found it suspicious and thought something was up. I can't have that, now can I?" I said.

"I suppose you're right. Just be careful not to let anything slip." Jim said.

"Yes, I know." I said.

"Good." Jim said before hanging up.

I put my phone into my pocket then left my flat.