For a moment he almost bristled, ready to protest, but at her clarification he found himself settling again. By now he had lost count of the small moments like this where he was reminded of how glad he was to have a partner who knew him so well. There was no need to hash out a compromise where she had already foreseen what he might be concerned with.
"More than acceptable," Sherlock replied, one of his hands dropping briefly to squeeze hers. "I was going to tell you, but as part of your Christmas present I have all my professional contacts muted. Scotland Yard, forensic labs, Barts, everything."
That gift extended to redirecting his email and business-related calls for the rest of the week, as well as informing his brother he would be unavailable--it was no less than the promise of his undivided attention being devoted to this holiday. He couldn't think of many better ways to show her that he understood this was important and wanted it to succeed.
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Date: 2019-01-10 09:27 pm (UTC)"More than acceptable," Sherlock replied, one of his hands dropping briefly to squeeze hers. "I was going to tell you, but as part of your Christmas present I have all my professional contacts muted. Scotland Yard, forensic labs, Barts, everything."
That gift extended to redirecting his email and business-related calls for the rest of the week, as well as informing his brother he would be unavailable--it was no less than the promise of his undivided attention being devoted to this holiday. He couldn't think of many better ways to show her that he understood this was important and wanted it to succeed.