Strangest Stranger

11

I make it to the front table, and sit down, leaving Sherlock standing, awkwardly. People mosey in, and I figure it's time to mingle. I hear a squeal and turn to see my best friend Jen running towards me in a cute blue fluffy strapless dress.

I squeal back, "Jen, you're here!!"

I imagine Sherlock rolling his eyes at this act, but when I turn, I see him smiling.

Sherlock reaches a hand out to Jen, saying, "Sherlock Holmes. Nice to meet you. I've heard so much about you."

Jen says, blushing a little, "And I've heard so much about you, too. You look even more handsome in person."

Sherlock raises a brow, and Jen says, "She sends me pictures of you every week or so. Sometimes, every day. She's crazy about you."

Sherlock smiles, and glances back at me, then says to Jen, "I know. I'm the same way."

I roll my eyes, then lead Jen over to a table of sweets, and spot Taylor talking to Olivia.

I run over to them, and Taylor bursts, "I cannot believe you married Sherlock Holmes! Thank you so much for inviting me! Can I meet him?"

I say, after laughing, "Of course, but first...do you want to meet the Doctor?"

She grins, and says, "He's here too? I can't believe I didn't see him!"

Olivia adds, "I want to meet this 'Doctor' too. You've told me so much about him, but I've never seen him."

A voice behind me says, "Hello, Ally-pally! Congratulations, by the way."

Taylor looks like her eyeballs might pop out of her head, and roll onto the floor.

Then, another voice says, "Doctor, didn't I just see you about an hour ago? Thanks again for saving my angel."

I say, "I knew it! I didn't have to move!" I spin around, smiling, and say, "I pretty much just summoned you two, didn't I?"

Sherlock smiles, and the Doctor says, "Life is just a big ball of wibbley, wobbley, timey, wimey stuff."

I say again, "Wrong catchphrase again, good pilgrim."

Olivia says, laughing, "Speaking of good pilgrim" but I finish, "Yes, he's here. He's at the table with Jen."

Olivia laughs, then says, "Excellent!" and before she walks off, she says to the Doctor and Sherlock, "A pleasure meeting you both." The men both nod to her, and she travels to the dessert table with grace.

I say, turning to Taylor, "Okay, Tay, you can breathe now."

I laugh when she says, "Wha-how-when-wha...you..."

"Didn't I tell you I knew them?"

"Of course, but...I never thought I'd meet them. And in the same room? Ally, you are amazing."

Sherlock pipes in, "Hey, she calls me that a lot."

I say, "Doctor, Sherlock, this is Taylor. She's a big fan of both of you. And your cheekbones."

She laughs, going back to her normal self, saying, "Absolutely." She shakes both of their outstretched hands, then looks at her own hand, as if it now had superpowers.

I ask Sherlock, "Is your brother going to be here?"

He fiddles with his tie, but still looks at me, as he says, "Oh, I really don't know, sweetheart. He's always so busy. You've already met him anyway, so I can't understand why you'd want him to be here."

I say, "Oh, I know, I just...I don't know, I thought he'd be here, since it's a big day for you."

He sees John and Mary, and pulls me over to them by the hand.

I see Mary looking a bit surprised, while John's saying, "It is craz- oh look, there they are!"

Mary says to me, grinning, "Oh, you look wonderful! By the way, Sherlock is a very lucky man."

I look up at Sherlock, and see him grinning, sweetly.

John asks, "So, do you two have any post wedding plans?"

Sherlock replies, "We're just retreating to the flat for a few days."

Mary and John chuckle, then I ask, "Oh, John, you're giving the best man speech right?"

He nods, saying, "Don't worry, it won't be like Sherlock's, I promise."

I laugh, because I know exactly what he's talking about.