John came into the room with tea and set Sherlock's on his nightstand before sitting on the edge of the bed next to him. He was quiet for a moment as he took a sip of his tea.

"I may have panicked a little. All of this, is all new to me. I've never had a long term relationship and now I find myself bonded with a vampire. It scares me. But it feels so right. I'm comfortable here, more so than my little flat on the edge of the city. More so than my mother's house."

He held the cup of tea in his hands, staring down at it. He could make out the rim of the cup. "I want to satisfy you. But I'm not sure I can hurt you."