A Scandal in Bohemia: Distracted

[hardboiledbaby]

Canon Story: A Scandal in Bohemia
Title: Distracted
Author: hardboiledbaby
Rating: PG
Warnings: none
Author's Notes: Watson may call it what he likes, but Holmes knows the real reason.

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'Beaten by a woman's wit'? Hardly.

Watson accepted my explanation for waiting until morning to return to Briony Lodge without question, as I knew he would. It allowed me to convince him to spend the night at Baker Street once more; for the sake of convenience, or so I led him to believe.

Thus I failed—the price of distraction.