To Be So Young And In Love

Chapter 53

Chapter 53

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John was studying hard in his room while his parents had gone out with Sherlock's parents for an adult's night out. Harry was downstairs looking after Clara's nephew, a baby boy named George, for some extra pocket money.

Suddenly Harry came upstairs with George in her arms; the baby was about 6 months old. She looked at John with panic "John, you have to look after George. Clara is really upset, she had a bad day and I need to go over and comfort her. Please, just for like an hour!" Harry said desperately.

"Why not just give George back to his parents?" John frowned.

"I can't! They're at a big conference thing, it's very important for their jobs and they've got their mobiles turned off." Harry said urgently.

"But I'm studying!" John said.

"Please, John, you're the only person who is available!" Harry said.

"Fine." John grumbled, he took the baby and his face went from Mr Grumpy to Mr Happy.

"Hello, George. I'm John." He said lightly and friendlily.

The little boy with a blue baby grow and a tuft of ginger hair gave a giggle and seemed to like John immediately.

"Thanks, man, I won't forget this!" Harry patted her brother on the back.

"I expect you to be nicer! This is a big favour I'm doing for you! Especially while I should be studying!" John said after her as she ran out.

John went downstairs to the living room and sat George on his lap. He bounced him gently and made funny faces and entertained him. He saw a piece of paper with his feeding and sleeping times on it and started giving him an already prepared bottle of milk. George was a little fussy but very easy as far as babies go.

Sherlock walked in and stopped short when he saw a baby in John's lap.

"Who is this?" Sherlock asked, coming to sit next to John.

"This is George. Clara's nephew. He's 6 months old and Harry has gone off to Clara's house for an emergency and I am left to babysit. But we're having fun, aren't we, George?" John said happily.

"Babies..." Sherlock studied George closely.

"He's cute, isn't he?" John said with a smile.

"He's very fidgety and small." Sherlock observed.

"He's a baby." John said with a fond smile.

"I've never spent time with a baby before." Sherlock said absent-mindedly.

"I have briefly. They can be a little hard work, but George is very calm." John said "Here, hold him. Support his neck and back." John advised as he passed George to Sherlock.

Sherlock cradled him cautiously at first but seemed to get a little more comfortable with a few moments.

"He likes you." John said happily and George latched onto John's finger with his own small hand as John offered it to him and he gurgled.

"He isn't as bad as I thought a baby would be." Sherlock admitted.

"They're all different; they all have their own little characters." John said.

After changing George and calming him down after twenty minutes of crying George fell asleep in Sherlock's arms and Sherlock passed him back to John gently.

At eleven in the evening Kathy, Ron, Julie and Alan walked into the Watson house looking for Sherlock and John, they thought they'd be at the Holmes house tonight.

They walked into the living room and the two mums gasped in surprise and happiness.

John and Sherlock lay on the large couch side by side; in John's arms was a little baby, who had his legs kicked out across Sherlock's stomach. They three were fast asleep.

At that moment the bell rang, Alan answered and ushered Clara's older sister and her husband in quietly.

"I hear Harry had an urgent call from my sister and now her brother is looking after George, is everything okay?" The mother asked.

"Everything is fine. Actually, come and see this." Alan led the two to the living room and six adults stood watching the peaceful moment.

"Aww, that is so cute." The mother said gently.

Julie snapped a quick picture and as the flash went off Sherlock and John woke up at the same time, John's eyes flickered open and Sherlock half-sat up and said "John!"

"Mhmm?" John asked blearily.

"Evening, boys." Ron said with a smile.

"Aww, I can't wait for you two to have kids." Julie said dreamily.

Sherlock and John sat up immediately.

"What?" they chorused.

"You know! Kids." Kathy said obviously.

"We're seventeen!" John said.

"And you're getting married." Alan pointed out.

"Listen, we haven't discussed that together and we won't discuss it with you now." Sherlock stated.

"Thanks for looking after George." The baby's dad said.

"No problem." John said with a smile, handing the baby to him "He was very good."

"Oh, good, we're glad." The mother said.

With a few more goodbyes they left.

Sherlock and John went upstairs and while John got into his pyjamas and Sherlock lay on the bed the genius said "I think we should wait till we have kids. You want to be an army doctor, I want to solve cases, we have a lot to do and having children wouldn't help." Sherlock said.

"I know. We don't need to discuss kids now, though. That prospect can wait for a good while yet. We're, despite our up and coming marriage, very young. It's something to decide when we're older." John said as he climbed onto the bed beside his fiancé.

"Yes. It's just something that could be our future." Sherlock said.

"Definitely. We have a lot more adventures yet to come for us." John said and kissed Sherlock gently.

"Oh, yes." Sherlock said between kisses.