Disclaimer – I am not Conan Doyle… d'uh…

Notes – just a series of short one shots from Holmes's point of view (which I've never tried before) set from Watson's marriage to Mary Mortsan to the events leading up to Reichenbach Falls. Not based on a single case, or any specific case either… oh, just read it!

Observations of a Wife

Final Engagement

It was ironic, in a way that in the end Watson's Wife won. Not because of her superior skill on the battlefield, but simply because an enemy greater than her demanded that I make the supreme effort. I could not, of course, address her in my final note to my dearest friend, but I had always had an inkling that something along these lines may occur, and had set plans in place accordingly.

Watson would return to London and his Wife, and we would be forever parted, not through her efforts, but through those of the criminal mastermind we had worked so hard to bring to heel. Sending him to safety had been harder than I thought, as I had very selfishly at the final moment not wanted to part from him at all. It was inevitable that we did, and I could only trust that she would take proper care of him in my stead, until we were once more reunited.

In the course of their Marriage, Watson's Wife had become a small part of our agency. There were times when a woman's presence was needed to further our cause, and she had proven to be an adept helpmeet. In addition, I could not fault her care of my Watson – whatever else may be said for the institution of marriage, it could not be denied that her presence was beneficial to Watson's health and nerves. Where I could not persuade him to rest, to allow another man to take on his burdens for a short time, she could, and between us we managed him beautifully.

There was a letter waiting to be sent in London, one that acknowledged her contributions to our agency, along with an earnest request that she ease Watson's grief as best she could. If he had to marry, and leave my side, then at least he had married someone worthy of him and his attentions.

I pinned my final note to him beneath my cigarette case and straightened with a silent sigh. It would be a hard test of my slim store of patience, but I could wait until my Watson could rejoin me once more…

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GAH _ I just finished uploading this and realised I'd misspelled Mary's surname in the summary/heading thing... *headdesk* Sorry!!!!!!!

Final Note – Gee I hope I got the tone of Holmes correct in this one! Let me know what you think? Constructive criticism welcome, as always.

The title is related to Holmes observing Watson's wife… just in case I was being too obscure (or you're reading this late at night and not up to following my convoluted flights of fancy)

And there is a sequel in the works – 'Observations of a Boswell' which will run in a similar vein to this and commence during 'The Empty House'… check my author's page for updates.