John stood up from the table and started collecting the dishes.

"You done Sherlock?" John asked.

Sherlock stared at the door that Keyland had just left from.

"Sherlock?" John asked. No response. John sighed, 'You poor love struck fool.' he thought to himself as he grabbed Sherlock's plate and took the dishes to the sink.

"John am I socially proficient?" Sherlock stated so suddenly that John dropped the plates into the sink. John snorted with laughter. 

He looked over at Sherlock's face startled to see him look so somber. 

"Oh gosh you are serious....Uhhhhmmm no." John replied honestly. 

"Oh." Sherlock replied tapping his fingers against the table. "John?"

"Hmm?" John responded. 

"Follow up question...What is the proper way to react when somebody tells you they love you?" Sherlock asked innocently.

"Oh my gosh... What did you do?!" John exclaimed rushing back to the table.

"I was caught off guard." Sherlock admitted. 

"What happened?!" John questioned frantically. 

"Keyland loves me." Sherlock fretted.

"Good for you! Act on it! Be a man!" John encouraged. 

"But I have no idea.... I don't know anything about women!!" Sherlock agonized. 

"Oh my Word!" John grinned. 

"What?" Sherlock asked eyes wide. 

"Keyland is why you never texted the woman back!!!" John beamed. 

"Well I-" Sherlock started. 

"You love her back!" John exclaimed. 

"She is my partner!" Sherlock warned.

"Oh yeah? Then why did you never tell me about her?!" John challenged. 

"Because she left me!! Okay John!!!" Sherlock shouted. 

John looked at the hurt look on Sherlock's face and sighed.

"I don't think she had a choice. If you are going to carry that hurt neither of you will ever be happy. Believe me." John replied gently. 

Sherlock was silent as he let John's words sink in.

"Whelp, I'm off to bed I have to get up early tomorrow. Night Sherlock." John said heading tiredly down the hall.

Sherlock thought for a moment, he walked down stairs and was about to knock on Keyland's door.

He however lost his nerve and headed back upstairs. He went to his room and lay down for a bit.

But he couldn't stop thinking about Keyland so he went out to the living room to play his violin as was his habit for sleepless nights. When he arrived in the living room he was surprised to find Keyland on the couch. She was asleep, although fitfully.

"Sherlock! No Sherlock!!" She said in a frantic whisper.

"I'm here its okay." Sherlock said abandoning his violin on the chair and walking over to hold her hand. He watched as her face screwed up with emotion, and although she was sleeping his presence seemed to help her.

A thought popped into Sherlock's head. So he scooped her up in his arms and headed back to his room. Poor naive Sherlock he really had no idea how to act around girls.  

"I love you too Keyland." he whispered before falling into a peaceful sleep.