Officially Cumberbatched? A sequel to 'Well and truly Cumberbatched'

Chapter 19

Nearly two weeks later. Wednesday. Morning.

"Home time today Rosie, looking forward to a bit of freedom?" Doctor Lucy asked.

"I really am, thank you so much for everything. Is it all right if I give you a hug?" I asked, I can't help it I come from a long line of huggers.

"Of course." she said and I held her close for a moment.

"Now I have to tell you it's not going to be easy getting back to normal life, you're going to get frustrated with people and your situation but you will get better. Here's your prescriptions for the next few weeks, your physio schedule is in your paper work." she said, handing me quite a large paper bag.

"Urm, that's a lot of sleeping pills, do I really need so many?" I asked having glanced in the bag, now pulling a knitted sock on my right leg, I was stuck wearing dresses or stuff I could put on easily for a while (I stifled any teasing from mum out of my head), jeans were out of the question.

"In case you have difficulty sleeping, or nightmares. By going into a deep sleep with these you'll lessen the chances of having or being awoken by night terrors as you've had quite a few restless nights. It's simply a precautionary measure more than anything- it's better to have them when you feel you need them than to not have them at all, okay?" she said and I nodded.

"Thank you so much for looking after her." Ben added and Dr Lucy nodded with a faint smile.

"That's my job Ben, knock 'em dead with 'the imitation game', you're going back to filming full time now aren't you?" she asked.

"I am, and thank you for your support." Ben added and after a short chat she left the room.

"Bobble, are you sure you're going to be okay with me back on set full time from now on? I'll be away for at least 12 hours most days" he asked, tying my shoe for me which was rather sweet.

"Um yeah, I'm used to you being away for ages, and you've been back at work and sleeping at Tom's for a few days Ben. I've gone months not seeing you, I'll be fine." I said and he smiled with a faint nod.

"Right, I'll load your things in the car and get your paper work sorted out, okay?" he asked.

"Sure, I have one thing to do before we leave, could you leave my camera and mac here please?" I asked and Ben nodded. He took my things and headed out of my room. I asked him if he could bring these from Tom's place as I needed to do something important before I left.

I loaded my mac and plugged in my camera and loaded Tumblr, to livestream a video. I cleared my throat and hit record. "Hey Collective. It's Rosie H-J here. I um, I'm not sure what to say apart from thank you. Thank you to all of you, so so much. I may never get the opportunity to thank you all personally so I thought I'd make a video. When I was um...um taken, I didn't know who or if anyone was going to find me and if I was going to live. Ben told me everything, how you guys had spread the word from London and all over, and your messages of support have been overwhelming.

Fandoms and fangirls alike get a bad rep for all sorts of reasons but I've always stood by the notion that while there are a few bad apples in every fandom, the greater majority are full of smart, compassionate, funny, creative, witty, intelligent, and beautiful people who are also very caring like you guys." I said, pausing to have a sip of water, just as Ben came in.

I beckoned him over to join me in the frame. "Benedict's here too, so get gifing Tumblr!" I said and we both laughed a little.

"Collective, hi. It's Benedict. I'm sure Rosie has already said what was on my mind but thank you so much for everything, and for standing by us in such a difficult time and respecting our need for privacy in general. You're not just fans, you're an extension of our friends and family. Thank you collective." Ben said.