Never Gone: A Study in Suitors Part Two ⭐

8 - MJ

It had been a week since Enola brought the letter from Sherlock and I was starting to miss him and the family like crazy. Enola was due to make her visit in the next couple of days and I was going to see if she could stay, even for the night.

I was finishing cleaning up around the cottage when I heard horses coming up fast and I got concerned. I flew open the door and I saw Enola riding a horse and had another horse with her that had a saddle on. My heart instantly stopped.

"We need you to come back now." Enola panicked.

"Sherlock?" I asked and Enola shook her head.

"It's MJ." Enola said. I closed the door quickly forgetting about all my belongings.

I jumped on the horse and we rode back to the Holmes Estate. I saw the police getting on their horses and leaving. There was a farm hand there to take mine and Enola's horses. I jumped off my horse and rushed inside. I heard Emilia sobbing in the sitting room.

"Emilia..." I asked rushing to her and she wrapped her arms around me and held on to me tight as she sobbed. I looked and saw Sherlock in the corner of the room holding something.

"Enola..." I said and she came over and took my place with Emilia and walked up to Sherlock.

"What's going on?" I asked and Sherlock handed me what he was holding.

-Poor MJ growing up without a father. He will be joining him soon though, unless you find him in enough time. How much time do you think he has?-

I looked at Sherlock and he half nodded.

"She took MJ?" I asked and Sherlock nodded. I didn't care anymore and wrapped my arms around Sherlock's midsection and started crying and he just held on to me. It felt good being in his arms again. I felt him kiss the top of my head and sigh resting his cheek on the top of my head.

"Where would she take him Portia?!" Emilia sobbed out and I got out of Sherlocks grip and walked over to where she was sitting and crouched in front of her. Wiping my own tears away.

"I need information Emilia. Where was MJ, where were you and where was the letter?" I asked.

"He was in the bassinet over there, I went to get his blanket from the room and when I came back, he was gone and the note was left in his place." Emilia said and I walked over to the bassinet and Sherlock joined me.

"Seriously that would have been like 3 minutes. Meaning she was here already." I said and Sherlock nodded.

"I think she was looking for me or even you." Sherlock said.

"Were you here?" I asked.

"I was already on my way. I was coming to find out where you were." Sherlock said.

"I needed to be alone Sherlock." I said annoyed.

"And you're my wife! You belong at home with me." Sherlock said and I just huffed a laugh.

"Funny way of showing it with you constantly leaving." I said and he groaned.

"Hey! Not now, we have a missing baby." Enola said coming over us. I took a deep breath and looked in the bassinet.

"She would take the baby someplace we all know. Places important to Mycroft, placed with meaning..." I said and Sherlock looked at me.

"Your old apartment?" Sherlock asked and I just looked at him annoyed. Emilia and Enola looked at me oddly.

"Why would your apartment mean something to Mycroft?" Emilia asked and I shook my head.

"Maybe not to Mycroft but to all of us. Places important to any one of us." I said and shot a glare at Sherlock. What happened between myself and Mycroft all that time ago stayed between Sherlock and I. He was about to blow that deep secret.

"Okay I think we need to split up and go looking for Irene and MJ." Enola said and I nodded in agreement.

"That's what she wants. To get one of us alone. I don't want anyone going anywhere alone." Sherlock said and I groaned.

"And we cover more ground if we go separately. We come back here when we get done checking out places. Sherlock, you go to my old apartment, Enola go to the PI office and I know where I'm going." I said and everyone looked at me.

"Which is where?" Sherlock asked and I shook my head.

"That's only for me to know." I said and Sherlock groaned. I walked over to Emilia.

"You stay here. We will bring him back. I promise." I said and gave her a huge hug.

"Please all of you be safe." Emilia said as we all left. The carriage was being brought around for Sherlock and the horses for Enola and I. Enola got on her horse and looked at me and Sherlock.

"Be safe and we meet up back here when we are done looking." Enola said and I nodded as she rode off. The carriage and my horse arrived. Sherlock grabbed my hand and pulled me flush against him. I placed my hands on his chest.

"Come back to me Portia. Don't do anything stupid." Sherlock said and I sighed.

"Never." I said. He leaned down and passionately kissed me. Usually, I would have pushed him off, but I didn't know what was going to happen with where I had to go. Once he broke apart, I placed a hand on his cheek.

"Be safe." I said and he nodded. He then helped me get on my horse and I rode off quickly.