To Be So Young And In Love

Chapter 54

Chapter 54

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It was now the Spring holidays and the weather was fine. John woke up and looked up at his fiancé from where his head rested on Sherlock's chest. Sherlock looked right back "We're getting married tomorrow." Sherlock said.

"I know." John smirked.

"I find myself very, very excited." Sherlock grinned and kissed John deeply.

John kissed back until they were breathless, then he said "Me too."

They had invited Freya, their friend. And from their family they had invited their grandparents, their Aunts, Uncles, cousins. And they were all downstairs already by the sound of it. Some of them had arrived last night, and others had arrived this morning. Freya didn't live too far away and she was going to arrive in time for the wedding. Mycroft was back from college.

Today, everyone was at the Watson's house.

"I don't want to get up." John grumbled.

"Why?" Sherlock asked, rubbing John's bare back gently with his hands.

"They fuss over us, it irritates me." John confessed.

Sherlock laughed and held John a bit tighter "Trust me," he said "I feel the same."

Everything was ready for the wedding, it was all organised, their suits were in their wardrobes and everything was going to plan.

In the end they both got up and dressed casually. They made their way downstairs tiredly, holding hands, and found their living room full of people who all looked at them when they arrived in the room.

"Boys! Good morning!" John's aunt greeted them.

"Morning." John smiled tiredly and fell on the only empty arm chair. Sherlock sat on his lap.

"This is so weird." Sherlock's fourteen year old cousin whispered to her brother.

"What's weird?" Sherlock asked.

"Oh. Erm... it's just, you're like three years older than me. It's just a little weird, I mean; you're getting married so young." She admitted.

"When you've found the right person, why wait?" John queried.

"I suppose." The girl shrugged.

"Besides, firstly we've been together for eleven years, nearly twelve. And the advantages of marriage is that we get to call each other 'my husband', but also in certain situations being married gives you rights, for example if one of us was ill we would be able to stay with each other in the hospital and such." Sherlock explained.

"I suppose." She repeated.

"You aren't in love with anyone, so you wouldn't understand properly till you are. And you obviously have no interest in the advantages of a wedding outside of being well... married, so you don't see." Sherlock deduced.

"I am too in love! I have a boyfriend!" She said.

"Oh really? How long have you been with him?" Sherlock queried.

"Like, a month!" she said.

"And it is a petty crush; I can see it from the expression on your face as you spoke of him and the look in your eye." Sherlock said.

"Sherlock, not now, it's too early in the morning for me to defend you when someone tries to hit you." John said tiredly.

"Oh? You see! If this was love he'd defend you tired or not!" the girl stood up, pointing at them.

"Shut up, Nancy." Sherlock said and before he could say any more John had perked up and pointed at Nancy "You listen here, Nancy. I would die before any harm befalls Sherlock. Don't you dare insinuate that I don't love him! I love him with all my heart, with absolutely everything I have. What I just said, was a joke. I would literally fight for Sherlock till I am dead, no fatigue could stop me. So stop trying to stir, it's annoying me." John said, holding Sherlock tighter.

The girl settled back into her seat with a scowl, but no adults complained as they were irritated by the girl too, this was about Sherlock and John's love and she was being a bit silly.

"Thank you, John." Sherlock said quietly.

"No need to thank me." John said gently and they pecked on the lips then sat back quietly.

"Boys! Remember, separate beds and houses tonight." Julie said.

"No..." Sherlock grumbled.

"Yes, Sherlock Holmes. You can last one night without each other." Ron said.

"But that tradition is pointless!" Sherlock complained "Seriously, why do it? What is the reason for it? I want to wake up in the morning and have one of my morning chats with John! I want to get dressed with him into our suits and shave together, and brush our teeth together and do everything!" Sherlock said petulantly.

"Aww, that's lovely." John smiled "I want that too!" he said.

"No! Boys, you are sleeping in your own beds and that is the end of it." Kathy said firmly.

Sherlock and John huffed.

For the rest of the day they spent their time checking everything was going to plan and in the evening they were lying in John's bed, trying to avoid their parents from separating them for the evening.

"This time tomorrow we'll be married." John said.

"Brilliant deduction, John." Sherlock said, but he had a smile on his face.

John chuckled and said "I can't wait."

"Me neither." Sherlock replied.

"You won't back out on me, will you?" John asked jokingly.

"Never. Never ever, ever. I'd rather die than not be with you." Sherlock started kissing John lovingly.

"Good. The feeling is mutual." John said and kissed back.

"Come on now, break it up!" Alan and Ron were stood in the doorway of the room.

"Come on, dad! One more minute!" John pleaded.

"Thirty seconds." Alan said and the two dads stood a little away from the door.

"I'll see you at the registry office, then." John said and kissed Sherlock gently.

"See you there." Sherlock said when they drew apart but leant their foreheads together.

"Love you." John said.

"I love you too." Sherlock said, gave John one more peck, and then got up from the bed.

Sherlock waved when he got to the doorway and John waved back with a smile.

They both slept in their own beds on their own that night; they sorely missed their fiancé's presence but the warm feeling of what was happening tomorrow kept them happy.