Sherlock quickly got his lower half dressed and headed out to the club, purposefully avoiding wherever it was that John was. He found the manager and gave him more than enough money to cover what John would usually make in a night, telling the man to give it to John, he would know who it was from.

He stalked out, half mad with John, and half mad with himself. He had really wanted to make that work, but he wouldn't stand for disobedience. Especially from a former solider. He tried to tell himself it was for the best, but that didn't make him feel any better when he tossed and turned that night, unable to sleep.