That's wonderful ^__^ A great use of the carol and a perfect use of the quotation. It's lovely that Holmes not only knows to always keep in touch with Watson now, but he's able to say straight out how much he missed him.

As always I loved your use of description - I could just see the scene that Watson returned to at 221B. And on a minor note, always splendid to see the indigo dressing gown get another outing ^__^