ACDfest FIC: The Adventure of the Doctor's Dilemma

Title: The Adventure of the Doctor's Dilemma
Recipient: colebaltblue
Author: monkeybard with sincere beta thanks to the fabulous methylviolet10b
Rating: PG
Word count: 2757
Characters, including any pairing(s): John Watson/Sherlock Holmes, John Watson, Sherlock Holmes, OC Lydia Cunningham (Watson's last "wife")
Warnings: No community warnings apply.
Summary: Watson understands duty and devotion--but what to do when the two are not the same?
Disclaimer: Not mine, obviously, although I've taken the liberty of naming the wife referenced in The Adventure of the Blanched Soldier.
Notes: Written for the ACD Holmesfest Fanfiction Exchange, Spring 2014. They've revealed the authors, so I can post my entry now. :-)

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