And i started a new story, ugh. i'm not sure if i am going to keep going with this. Maybe.
A big thanks to Mona. Because she told me it was worth reading and that is a fantastic vote of confidence for me!

Okay so Elsie has been at Downton for three years and is like thirty. And she and Charles have been drawn to each other for a while. So that is that. Enjoy!

She paused outside his open door. He sat behind his desk with his head leaning back and his eyes closed. She quietly crept into the room closing the door behind her. She walked behind his chair and put her hands gently in his shoulders. He jumped in surprise then looked up at her as she gently massaged his broad shoulders that seemed to be carrying the weight if the world.

He sighed as he relaxed under her gentle but firm ministrations. She worked out the knots in his shoulder and then started to gentle massage his scalp. He let out a small moan and let his head fall heavily on her breasts. She smiled and her hands worked though his hair. He slowly reached up and caught her hand and gently guided her around to stand in front of him, between his knees. She looked into his dark eyes that had clouded over with desire and lust.

He kissed her hand gently all while looking into her brilliant blue eyes. She captivated him, he had tried to resist because it was against all he stood for. He prided himself on being a man of honor and integrity. But here he was, with this enticing Celtic siren in front of him, his feelings threatening to swallow him up.

He stood up and she shrunk away from him slightly. He paused for a minute and then ever so slowly he cupped her cheek with his right hand. She leant into his warm touch. The feeling of his palm against her flushed skin sent a rush of warmth straight to her core. She watched him with curiosity. He wasn't like this, not normally. Usually he needed to be coaxed and treated like a fragile baby bird. But as he looked at her with an intensity she had never seen before. And that was when she knew something had changed, and before she had time to figure out what it was that had changed, he kissed her passionately. She gasped and as she did he slipped his tongue into her mouth. She responded quickly with just as much fervor. His hands grabbed at her behind, pulling her as close as possible. He nibbled on her lips and she let a single low moan escape. She wove her fingers through his hair as his lips traveled down her throat. She couldn't believe this was happening; she had never even dared to dream that he would take the lead like this. She felt her control slipping, and before she knew it his lips were on his again. Kissing her with an unbridled passion that engulfed them both in a flame of desire, they soon ran out of breath. He pulled his lips away from hers only to rest his forehead against Elsie's.

She looked into his big brown eyes, and she knew that tonight was the night that she would remember for the rest of her life. Her nerves were standing on end and her heart was on her sleeve. She didn't know if she could take rejection after that, she doubted she had the strength to.

As he studied her blue eyes carefully, he could see the slight fear, almost covered by her desire. He knew then that she had never known a man. She was ready to give him a very special gift and oh, how he wanted to steal it away. He wanted to do this, and this time, propriety be damned, he would act on impulse. He was giving in to his basic needs as a male.

"Tonight," he rasped with a voice thick with desire. "Tonight meet me in York bedroom after everyone has gone up."

She didn't trust herself to speak, so she nodded her head slowly. He then kissed her one last time before taking a step back. She checked her appearance in the looking glass and straightened herself out, and then left as quietly as she had come.

Let me know what you think!
Much love-
Samantha