For a request made by a certain Birthday Girl! @silly-little-daisy Happy Birthday!
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“No peeking!”
Sherlock giggled; “ ‘m no’d pee’ging!”
“I saw you peeking!” Mycroft scolded playfully. He readjusted his hands over his little brother’s eyes as he stood behind him. “Now walk forward, slowly.”
Sherlock reached up and covered Mycroft’s hands with his own. “Bu’d I cannah see, My’coff!”
“That’s the point.” Mycroft nudged the tiny detective forward, directing him towards the door that led to the backyard. “This way.”
“Where goin’?!?”
“You’ll see.”
“Bu’d I don’ see!!!!”
“I meant that you’ll see when we get there–wait, wait, pick up your feet before you trip, there, step over that…no, I’ve got you, it’s alright. Annnnd–” Mycroft waited until Sherlock made it over the raised threshold (all while making sure he didn’t trip) to lower his hands; “–Surprise!”
Sherlock blinked at the sudden flood of sunshine in his face, waiting for his eyes to adjust…and when they did, and he finally saw what the big surprise actually was, he gasped out loud:
Sadie & Mo's Boutique 