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[ironmonger]

Obadiah has gotten some sleep, but not much. There's too much to do, and he has to be ready to alert his security team at any moment.

He's up well before dawn, on the phone with Virginia to outline the things he'll need her to take care of while he concentrates on the Tony situation.

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[ironmonger]

"All right," Obadiah murmurs, reaching out to put his arms around Tony.

To the team members, he says,

"We'll give the others another two minutes."

[toblameforit]

Tony is entirely okay with transferring his clinging to Obie.

[bitofafiction]

"I can go back for them," Sherlock offers.

[ironmonger]

He holds Tony close, stroking his hair the way Sherlock had done a moment ago. It's what he knows his team will expect to see. It's also the first time in a while now that he's had Tony this close without a single guardian-inappropriate thought crossing his mind.

"No," he says, almost before Sherlock is finished speaking. He watched the fight as it unfolded. "On the off chance you're not concussed, I'd like to keep it that way. They know they're on a deadline to get back."

[bitofafiction]

"Your concern is appreciated. I am fine."

[toblameforit]

"Sherry," he says, somewhat muffled by Obadiah's shoulder, "you are not going back to let that guy beat you up again. You're just not."

[ironmonger]

"You heard him," Obadiah agrees. "They're professionals, Sherlock. They'll manage."


In fact, a few seconds later, they can be seen staggering out the front door, one of them propped up between the other two.

"All right," Obadiah says, "everyone be ready to go as soon as they're inside."

[toblameforit]

If being ready to go means letting go of Obadiah, they may have a problem.

[ironmonger]

"- Lewis, you drive," he adds after a few seconds. "We're going directly to Mercy."

"Yes, sir," she says, and gets into the front of the van.

There, that should no longer be a problem.

[toblameforit]

Good.



After a minute or so, he reaches for Sherlock's hand again.

[bitofafiction]

Sherlock leans against Tony's other side, not bothered in the slightest by the proximity of Obadiah.

Tony is what matters. Tony is always what matters.