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John walks into the bathroom to find his little bundle of joy (and trouble if he were honest) in the bath. More accurately submerged in the bath!
“Rosie? What the hell are you doing in a bathing suit, your head underwater?” The 6 year’s old little girl gasps as she sits in the bath, trying to catch her breath.
“Daddy! You disturbed me! I was breaking a new record!”
“A new record of what?” John laughs “Of how many litters of water you can put on the floor before Nana Martha gets water through her ceiling!”
“Noooooooooo… Don’t be silly daddy!”
Her little face was frowning, a perfect imitation of her papa. Another one who thinks I’m an idiot, great! John thought with an inner smile.
“I want to be able to stay underwater as long as possible!” She says decidedly. “I’ve been training for days!”
“Why?” Then suddenly he realizes. Poor little angel. A week ago, Sherlock nearly drowned after a criminal pushed him off a bridge! She wasn’t supposed to know… “Honey… you know your papa is a great swimmer and he’s never alone when he’s chasing a bad person.” He kneels on the wet tiles. “But I’m really proud of you darling, you are really strong! Cookies?” As his little girl nods, he snuggles her in Sherlock's bathrobe.