Title- The Boy and Mr Barrow
By alternativebrooke
This is a post Downton Abbey 3x08 (but pre Christmas Special 2012) slight crossover with the movie: Maurice. I'm using one of the characters from Maurice as a love interest for Thomas mostly because I adore Rupert Graves portrayal of Alec Scudder in Maurice and I love Thomas Barrow more than life and thought it would be ridiculously cute if Thomas Barrow and Alec Scudder met. But if you haven't seen Maurice it doesn't really matter because the story will still make perfect sense, but you should watch it because it's amazing! :)
WARNING: potential M/M and Downton Abbey season 1-3 spoilers.
This is my first fic so please be nice. I also apologise for any spelling and grammar errors. :)
It has been 3 months since Thomas Barrow made the regretful decision to kiss Jimmy in his sleep, it was a mistake that almost cost him his job and a mistake that did cost him any hope of a friendship between he and Jimmy and for that matter he and Alfred. but when a new game keeper is hired at Downton will things finally change for Thomas?
CHAPTER 1
Thomas sat at the far end of the servants dining table reading the morning paper, Jimmy and Alfred were on the opposite end making sure they were as far away from Thomas as possible. It had been 3 months since the night Thomas mistook Jimmy's kindness for love and kissed him in his room. Although Thomas regretted the decision he still had feelings for Jimmy, after all Jimmy was the first boy to show Thomas any interest for many years, more years then Thomas dare to remember.
Lost in his thoughts Thomas looked to Jimmy with a smile.
"What are you lookin' at Barrow?!" Jimmy snarled as he got up and left the room, Alfred followed him out shortly after also shooting Thomas disgusted looks.
"What is his problem?" questioned Daisy who had absolutely no idea what had occurred that night 3 months ago.
"Nothing Daisy, mind your business" muttered Thomas as he suddenly got an intense craving for a smoke, he got up and left the dining table to go outside for his hourly dose of tobacco. It seemed he couldn't light his smoke fast enough, hands shaking he finally lit one up and drew in a long breath of his cigarette. He had forgotten again. how could he be so stupid to look at Jimmy like that? Jimmy hates him and wants nothing to do with him.
'why do I keep forgetting?' Thomas thought to himself as he drew in an even longer breath of his cigarette. Thomas stood alone outside in the same place where he and Ms O'Brian once used to stand together and complain about their work, Thomas felt a sick to his stomach,
' Does everyone hate me here?' Thomas thought as he realised he was alone and probably would be for the rest of his life. He threw the butt of his cigarette to the ground as the gong rang out, it was time to serve the family their lunch.
Thomas stood in the dining room with Carson and watched the footman serve the family their meals making sure they made no mistakes.
"So Carson, when will the new games keeper be arriving?" asked Lord Grantham excitedly as he had taken up the sport of hunting and could not wait to start hunting on his own reservation
"He should be arriving this shortly after lunch my lord" replied Carson
"Very good Carson, do introduce me when he arrives will you" said Lord Grantham with a large grin on his face.
"Yes my lord" replied Carson.
Once Lunch was complete Thomas went back outside for another smoke, he breathed in his cigarette savouring the taste and then blew the smoke back out again, just then he heard the sound of a car pulling up at the front of the Abbey about 25 metres from where he was standing at the side of the Abbey he looked up at the car and watched as the car door opened and stepped out was a young man who couldn't be older than 23. He was wearing a long off colour grey/green coat with a tweed vest and shirt underneath also hunting pants and leather boots, he was holding his hat in one hand and with his free hand he pushed his dark brown curly hair back off his face which gave Thomas the opportunity to see the boys face for the first time he had small features, brown eyes a nice shaped nose and small but full lips and an overall tanned complexion his youthful beauty came to a surprise to Thomas, he hadn't seen a boy this beautiful since Jimmy.
The young man looked at the Abbey in awe as if he had never seen a building so big. Thomas watched the young man in fascination, he looked so innocent like a child. Suddenly Thomas found himself staring into the eyes of the young man who looked around to see Thomas standing there, the boy stared into Thomas's light blue eyes without looking away for what felt like years, both of them had a fascinated expression on their face after what felt like forever the boy broke eye contact to study the rest of Thomas.
The boy studied Thomas, his eyes moving slowly up the body of the dark handsome man stopping at his face, he watched as the man took a drag of his cigarette with such skill that caused the boy believe he must have been doing it for many years, he watched as the handsome dark haired man blew the smoke in his direction. the boy suddenly realised he was staring and blushed uncontrollably, the boy embarrassed started walking at a quick pace to the door of the Abbey and knocked, the door was opened by Alfred
"Who are you then?" asked Alfred curiously, "Uhm I'm Alec, Alec Scudder that is sir um I'm the new gamekeeper, it's my first day today" replied Alec nervously
"Right then, come in I think Carson is expecting you" replied Alfred in a monotone voice and allowed the boy room to enter.
Alec started walking in but not without looking back to see if the handsome dark haired man was still standing at the side of the Abbey, upon looking back he was disappointed when he realised the dark haired man was no longer standing there, he turned back to look at Alfred as he entered the Abbey and the door was shut behind him.
At the side of the Abbey Thomas was leaning against the wall with a confused look on his face as if he could not believe what had just happened.
'Did that boy just blush?' 'Why did he blush when he looked at me' Thomas thought to himself, Suddenly Thomas gasped
. 'Did he blush because he liked what he saw?' Thomas thought as his heartbeat started racing and he started smiling, which he swore he hadn't done in months.
But in that moment he remembered how wrong he had been about Jimmy and the smile faded back to a grim frown,
'No he couldn't of liked what he saw, how could he?' and with that Thomas threw the tiny amount of cigarette he had left to the ground and went back inside.
Authors Note: Sorry if that chapter was not the most eventful but I promise it will get much more eventful in the following chapters :D
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