I Deduce Romance | Benedict Cumberbatch

12 - A kiss good night

"Oh God, what am I gonna wear tonight?" I mumbled to myself in the mirror while holding a dress in each hand. I had gone through the most of my clothes to see if I could thing something.

"Okay, it's a birthday party, not the red carpet. I'll just dress as I usually do when I'm going to someone's birthday."

Ben had warned me that the paparazzi would possibly see us together again this evening, but it was a chance I was willing to take. I was determined to not let it get to me the way it did, and if they post photo were my face is showing, then we'll handle it together. It was still very hard to believe though. The second day I'm in London I get thrown into the actors world. Or the cast of Sherlock's world to more precise. It was both a lot of fun and scary at the same time.

Finally I decided to go for my new dress that I bought right before I traveled here. (Look at photo) I took the front locks of my hair and fastened them behind my head with a hair pin, took some make-up on and some perfume as well.

Ben would come and pick me up in any time. We had agreed to splice on a bottle of vine so that I didn't come empty handed, even though i had only been with Martin one day before. I didn't want to be rude when I was coming to his birthday party.

My phone beeped in my purse. It was form Ben, telling me he was here any second. I put on my jacket and went outside just as he came in his Jaguar.

When I got in, he just sat there and smiled to me.

"You look beautiful, Clary," he eventually said and I blushed.

"Oh, this. It's just a dress," I told him.

"But it suits you well," he responded. He had a black suit with a black shirt open in the neck. He looked like Sherlock and I loved that style. His wound on his forehead was barely visible, which I was happy for.

"Thanks, and that suits you," I replied and he chuckled before starting the car and headed towards one of his best friends birthday.

"Welcome!" Amanda greeted us at the front door. "I'm so glad you could come, Clary, you look stunning. Please, come in."

"Ben told me that you had invited me and how could I refuse?" I chuckled.

"Well, it wouldn't be nice of us not to."

Ben gave her a kiss on the cheek before she gave me a hug. I took off my jacket and hung it on the coat rack. After that she lead us into the living room where the other guests were. Their house was big too, and pretty decorated. When you entered inside the front door, it had the kitchen to the left and living room to the right. There was a staircase right ahead and beside it was the bathroom. From the living room I heard music playing in a low volume so that people could talk without raising their voices.

"Martin!" Amanda shouted into the crowd.

As I studied the people there, I recognized a few of them. Una Stubbs, Steven Moffat and his wife Sue Vertue and... oh my God, Andrew Scott. He's here too! I didn't know the rest of the people though.

"Ben, Clary, glad to see you," Martin said as he gave Ben a hug and then me one too.

"Happy birthday, Martin," Ben said and reached him the vine. "From both of us," he explained.

"Oh, my favorite, thank you," he replied. "Please, join us." He took out his hand in order for us to walk first towards the crowd of people.

"They look alright, don't you think?" Martin spoke low to his wife.

"They must have sorted it out," she replied.

"Should we ask them about it? On how they're doing."