The Baker Street Nativity Advent Calendar (3/24)

[swissmarg]

Title: The Baker Street Nativity Advent Calendar (3/24)
Author: swissmarg
Prompter: Self
Rating: G
Word count: Every installment has 221 words (on my computer)
Characters: Mycroft, "Anthea"
Timeline: In the middle of chapter 17, immediately following Sherlock and John's visit to Whitehall Studios
Disclaimer: This is a transformative work inspired by the BBC television series Sherlock, created by Mark Gatiss and Steven Moffat, and the 2009 movie Nativity! from Mirrorball Films.
Summary: This is a series of 221b drabbles set in and around The Baker Street Nativity and will make very little sense without having read that first. These drabbles may also contain spoilers for the main story. They are not posted in any particular order, and will jump around in time. I will try to give you some idea of where each drabble fits within (or before or after) the main story in the 'Timeline' field in the header. This series has not been beta read.

Three: Mycroft and His PA After the Visit to Whitehall

"That was interesting." She slid a thick contract onto Mycroft's desk.

He hummed thoughtfully. "Quite. I honestly never thought I'd see the day."

"I thought it was cute."

Mycroft's eyebrows shot up as he flipped to the end of the contract. "The last time anyone used that word in reference to my brother, he was six."

"Maybe it's time they did again."

Mycroft signed his name with a flourish and sighed. "It's made him sloppy. The Sherlock I know would have picked up on at least four ways of blackmailing me into doing what he wanted."

"Miss that, do you?"

"Frankly, yes. But I suppose we're all getting older."

"I'll slip your mother a note about that leggy brunette if you don't give me Friday off."

He handed her the contract back. "Thank you," he said with feeling. "You do my cold heart good. And no. You like my mother. You won't want to give her a stroke. Now what about Mr Park?"

"Typhoon. We lost the connection."

"Convenient," Mycroft remarked pointedly.

"I could try and get Universal on the line," she offered. "It's almost nine there."

"No. I'd like to let them stew a little longer. If you wouldn't mind, though, can you see what scheduling looks like on the twentieth?"

"Of course." She made an entry on her Blackberry.

Comments

[frodosweetstuff.livejournal.com]

"It's made him sloppy. The Sherlock I know would have picked up on at least four ways of blackmailing me into doing what he wanted."
Yay, and that's the good influence of one (Dr) John Hamish Watson. :D

I melted a bit when Anthea said that maybe it was time someone called Sherlock cute again... *melts even more now*

Thank you!

[swissmarg]

Or at least the mind-scrambling influence. ;)
Mycroft and not-Anthea are obviously both over the moon over the fact that Sherlock has a beau. :D

[rifleman-s.livejournal.com]

Ha! A good PA always picks up on the "ways" of the boss!!

And I love the background hint that Anthea and Mummy know each other well!

Lovely.

[swissmarg]

Thank you. I think not-Anthea is at least as sneaky and cunning as Mycroft. ;)

[mildred-bobbin.livejournal.com]

I love your mycroft

[swissmarg]

Thanks. I admit I had kind of a hard time getting a handle on his voice. I wanted him to be hard-nosed but actually have Sherlock's best interests at heart.

[mildred-bobbin.livejournal.com]

that came across