His Doctor~

Chapter 10

Chapter 10

With the help of Jo-Ann's comfort and care, Sherlock made a quick recovery from his fever. Days passed normally for the rest of the chilling November month, and before anyone knew it, it was only a week before Christmas. Jo-Ann called off from the clinic for the Saturday before the grand holiday and went shopping for all her friends. Luckily, Sherlock was busy as St. Barts, examining some poor corpse's stomach lining. This gave the doctor an excuse to go shopping for him as well. Jo-Ann was not a wealthy woman of course, but the clinic and telling Mycroft how Sherlock was doing allowed her to save up for Christmas. She stopped at many stores throughout London, taking advantage of the sleek black car and shofar that Mycroft suggest she use. For the older Holmes brother, she bought a sleek, yet protective phone case that would fit his mobile. Jo-Ann knew that if he even so much as got a scratch on his phone that he could have a replacement immediately, but the case looked cool anyway.

For Mrs. Hudson, she bought a dark green blouse and supportive, yet fashionable, shoes that she found at a good price. The gift for Greg Lestrade was fairly easy... a mug that read "#1 BOSS" and a wheel for his office chair that he hadn't been able to find. The doctor bought Molly, the pathologist who clearly had a crush on Sherlock, a brown teddy bear with a realistic-shaped heart patch and a miniature stethoscope. Jo-Ann and Molly had grown closer over time, allowing Jo-Ann to find out that Molly likes cute things. She smiled down at the Teddy bear and placed it in one of the many shopping bags she carried. The doctor also got a gift card to the favorite store of her current boyfriend. She had been dating more over the past month and a half... perhaps to get the thoughts away from Sherlock...

Jo-Ann stopped in her tracks on the busy London sidewalk... she had forgotten one gift...

Sherlock's gift.

She had never really thought about what kind of a gift to get for him... they celebrated his birthday once, but he refused to let anyone get him gifts. But this was different... it was Christmas! She couldn't possibly not get him something... but what could he want? He already has clothes... and although he would deny it, his blue scarf and black coat were his favorite and couldn't be replaced. He had a watch, he had a magnify glass, he had all the violin accessories he needed... Sherlock wasn't the kind to have excess or pointless possessions.

"Except that skull..." Jo-Ann giggled at her thought. She held her chin in deep thought as she walked down the block, to the car waiting for her at the corner. She reached the car and handed the polite shofar her new shopping bags. But before climbing into sleek black Sudan, something across the street caught her eye...

A bookstore.

"Maybe there was something in there that Sherlock would like..." Jo-Ann thought. It was a long shot but it was still worth a try. She told the driver to wait for her there and that she would be back in a few minutes. She ran across the street before any cars could honk at her, and gracefully stepped onto the curb. Her cheeks reddened, however, when two men a few yards away wolf-whistled.

"Yeeeahhh work that honey!" one of them called out. She did look more feminine than usual, wearing a light blue dress that framed her waist and cut off low enough to cover the tops of her high black leather boots. She hugged her puffy white coat a little tighter and entered the bookstore. It was a small, independently owned bookstore, with shelves lining every wall and large baskets of more books in-between. It was well lit, not only by the many lights in the ceiling, but also by the large Christmas tree in the front window.

"Welcome young lady, can I help you?" an old voice piped up. Jo-Ann spun around to look at the long checkout counter and the old man standing behind it. He had short grey hair and a fluffy beard to match. His round reading glasses covered his green eyes that were surrounded by little wrinkles. His smile creased his cheeks, and gave off a very friendly atmosphere. Jo-Ann smiled back at him and answered his question.