After two years separated thanks his devastating PTSD and betrayal, Charles finds Molly on his doorstep.

Lance Corporal Molly James-Dawes was on her third tour of Afghanistan when suddenly, it became unlike her other tours. Faced with a new kind of trauma, she could feel the Molly fading. Then, when things couldn't be worse, comms arrive from Kenya, where a certain Captain is based, of a kidnapping... that set her world on fire all over again. TW: Sexual Assault / Kidnap

"Please." Sherlock was sure he had never heard the sound of his voice begging before. There it was again. Blasted sentiment. "It's an emergency... I need... to get to St Bart's Hospital... Maternity." Molly had begged him not to chase this last case. She had begged him, but he had not listened... Now he might be too late. Sherlolly. Parentlock. Stand alone sequel to Seldom Held.

Sherlock had never held her. (He had never held her at all. ) And yet, here, in the pouring rain, with wires pressing, biting, into her skin, he did. "Keep you eyes open, Molly!" She tried. She found herself wishing, as his icy grip never waned, that the last bruises on her skin may be of his fingertips, as Sherlock had never held her like this before...& never would again.