You See But Do Not Observe

QUESTIONS

CHAPTER TEN : QUESTIONS

The cab that dropped them off peeled away from the curb as soon as John closed the door.

"Daniel should still be in. This time, try not to traumatize any small children." Serena said to Sherlock, who promptly tucked his gun into a deep pocket, invisible to other eyes.

Serena headed upstairs, already dreading the moment when Daniel saw her. She could already picture it in her mind. She had so many things she wished she could say to him, but they stayed within her mind, unspoken.

She walked into her office, and there he was, standing next to a bouquet of...

"Oh, Daniel...you shouldn't have." She said halfheartedly.

Daniel glanced back. "Don't pretend you don't know anything about these. So this is why you keeping rejecting me. You have a boyfriend."

Serena looked at John and Sherlock, who were both staring at her questioningly.

"No, Daniel, I am very, very single. I keep rejecting you for a different reason." She said, examining the yellow roses closer. There were thirteen of them. Kind of an odd number, if she thought about it.

"There wasn't a note?" She asked Daniel, who shook his head.

"Probably another one of your admirers." He said with a smirk.

"Hmm." Serena said. She didn't want the flowers. Something felt off about them. She didn't think they were from someone who wished her well.

"They look good there. I'll just leave them here." She said.

"Why not take them?" Daniel asked.

"Allergies."

Sherlock looked skeptical, but he didn't question her answer. "I have questions for you." He said brusquely to Daniel.

"What, am I a suspect now?" Daniel said with a laugh, looking at Serena as if inviting her to share the joke.

She didn't laugh.

"How amazingly perceptive of you." Sherlock said sarcastically, and he walked into Daniel's office. Daniel trailed behind Serena.

"Amanda, did you tell them to investigate me?" He asked.

"They reached that conclusion on their own."

Sherlock looked around the office. Serena could feel him soaking in every detail.

"So, you told us you thought the patients were liabilities on society." John said.

"No I didn't."

"Yes, you did. You can stop trying to impress her now. Our question is whether or not you decided to remove the liabilities." John said, and Daniel scoffed.

"Who, me? I was kidding around, you know. You guys take everything so seriously." Daniel said.

Serena rolled her eyes. "If you want, I'll step outside." She said, and she walked into the main hallway, closing the door behind her. She could see Daniel's mouth moving, but had no idea what he was saying. He didn't look too happy.

Good.

No, she didn't mean that. Daniel didn't deserve anything Sherlock deduced from him. Probably the multiple girlfriends, smoking, wealthy, just took a trip, and about to be fired.

She added on the about to be fired part.

When Sherlock came out a few seconds later, he stared at Serena like he'd put another piece together.