The Naval Treaty: A Crisis

[gardnerhill.livejournal.com]

Title: The Naval Treaty: A Crisis

Author: gardnerhill  

Word Count: 60 

Rating:  G

Warning: Crack. No, seriously, crack. And possibly a postulation in progress.

Summary: Suddenly they have other things to worry about than a treaty and a tadpole.

*** 

Holmes gazed intently at the boiling liquid dripping from the retort into a shallow dish. I stood over his shoulder, letter forgotten. 

“Now for it, Watson. If it turns red, all is well.” Holmes dipped a strip of treated paper into the dish. 

Blue. 

I gripped the chair, lightheaded.

“That settles it,” he said flatly. “You have to marry me.”