Sherlock Fic: Past Perfect
Drabble for July prompt #12 at watsons_woes.
Past Perfect
He stood near her while Sherlock and Mycroft argued. She looked up from her Blackberry and smiled.
“Hello.”
“Hi.”
John realized several things at once. First: he had desperately needed a shower before chasing a criminal through a landfill. Second: he had buttoned his shirt wrong. Third: Anthea was impeccably dressed… and perfumed.
John fumbled with his buttons and grinned nervously. “That’s embarrassing. It must’ve been like this all day. But I’ve been chasing Sherlock for forty-eight hours… and… well… It’s just one of those days. You know?”
“No.” She looked almost puzzled.
John blinked, and walked over to Sherlock.
Past Perfect
He stood near her while Sherlock and Mycroft argued. She looked up from her Blackberry and smiled.
“Hello.”
“Hi.”
John realized several things at once. First: he had desperately needed a shower before chasing a criminal through a landfill. Second: he had buttoned his shirt wrong. Third: Anthea was impeccably dressed… and perfumed.
John fumbled with his buttons and grinned nervously. “That’s embarrassing. It must’ve been like this all day. But I’ve been chasing Sherlock for forty-eight hours… and… well… It’s just one of those days. You know?”
“No.” She looked almost puzzled.
John blinked, and walked over to Sherlock.