Once SHerlock was in bed and fast asleep, Greg watched over him for a few more minutes, then headed back into the living room. He let himself flop down onto the couch and leaned back, scrubbinghis hands over his face as he sighed. He was exhausted. And he definetly hadn't expected his day to go the way it had. Though that selodmly was the case once you invloved Sherlock in anything.
He wasn't quite sure what kind of point Moriarty had wanted to make with what he had done. And he had been gone far too soon at the mere thread of reinforcements as well. Lestrade was still fascinated neither of th etwo considerably smarter man had actually noticed his bluff, to be honest. He had not even expected it to work as he had said the words.
He sighed and got up again. Luckily it had worked and Sherlock was safe and sound, though roughed up. His phone rang. He had completely forgotten about the case he had. He sighed and picked up, grabbing his coat as he listened to Donovan, bitching a little about the fact that he had vanished like that, and headed down the stairs, hanging up before he knocked on Mrs.Hudsons door. He explained to her that he'd have to go for a bit nd asked her to watch over Sherlock and call him should anything happen.
He then headed out, not getting back to the crime scene, but driving back to Scotland yard. He got an earful by Donovan, who only raised an eyebrow at him when he tried to remind her he was her boss, and it only got worse when he refused to tell what it had been that had kept him for so long. He just grabbed the fiiles they had anaged to assemble and turned back around."I will get going again and I don't think I will be back today. Call me if something comes up. And no Donovan..!" he interrupted the woman who had already guessed where he was heading and was about to protest. "There is no option about letting Sherlock in on the case." Especially not since it seemed that there was a link to Moriarty in all this.
Without another word, he left and drove back to Bakers Street, parking right in front of the house. He grabbed the files and went inside, Mrs.Hudson assuring him Sherlock had slept like a baby. He could almost picture her glancing into Sherlock room every few minutes. Smiling he thanked her and head upstairs, where ot seemed she had cleaned up some. He put the files on the desk and left his coat on the back of a chair, tip-toeing into Sherlocks room to assure himself the man was alright.
The next few hours he spent working his way through the files he'd brought. Until he heard he heard his name called, with a still sleep-laden voice. He got up and headed over to Sherlocks room. "I'm here." he answered. "Did you sleep well? Can I get you anything?" Now he really had a deja vu of the time he had looked after the other man when he'd been sick.