Grinning himself now, he gives Watson a kiss and a brief embrace before he sits at the kitchen table. Watson is an exceedingly good husband -- something Holmes had already known -- but he appreciates that fact now, not just because he's supplying breakfast but because he's so cheerful about it, and he has the good grace to be nearly naked and incredibly handsome while doing it.

"Aren't we disgustingly cheerful this morning? It's a good thing we have the house to ourselves, or we may spoil the appetite of anyone else who might have to witness the two of us."