Robert and Cora were lying side by side in bed in Cora's bedroom. Cora was curled up with her head resting on Robert's chest. Robert however could not sleep. He was worried. Worried because his father Earl of Grantham was extremely ill and nobody knew how much time he had left and how long it would be before Robert and Cora were the Earl and Countess of Grantham. Cora could tell that her husband was not asleep so she got up and kisses Robert on the cheek.

"Robert what is the matter with you?"

"Oh sorry did I wake you?"

"No because I haven't been able to sleep with you constantly twitching now tell me what is the matter with you!"

"It is nothing my love go back to sleep" Cora gave him a stern glance because she could tell when her husband was upset or angry about something. "Is it because I din't give you a son but instead we had a daughter?" Cora had recently just given birth to Mary about a month ago and Robert knew that she was still a little bit upset at the fact they needed sons.

"Cora there is no way on this planet that is why! I love Mary very much and she means more to me than any son ever will, and you must never think that you have done wrong by giving me the greatest gift of all" With that Robert pressed a kiss to her forehead. Cora looked up at him her eyes full of tears. "Thank you for saying that and I know that you love Mary very muc and you have made me that happiest woman alive by marrying me. I love you Robert"

"I love you too Cora" Cora leant down and gave him a passionate kiss but broke it before anything else could happen.

"No wait Robert stop you must tell me what has been troubling you"

"Oh Cora you do know how to make a man wait don't you" Cora winked at him and then nodded showing that he should continue. "Well you see I am so worried about us becoming Earl and Countess of Grantham, I worry that my father does not have long left and I don't feel as if I am ready to take over the running of the estate"

"Robert Crawley you are more than ready to take over Downton and you won't be alone because you will have be to lean because I will be the Countess alongside you!" Robert then suddenly remember their wedding day, it had been so lovely the only thing was they married for the wrong reasons but then about a year later he finally came to terms with the fact that he had fallen in love with Cora.

"Oh Cora you do not realise how happy you have made me and I know that I will be able to get through all of this with you by my side and now we have little Mary to look after" a huge grin spread across Cora face as he said this because she knew that they both loved Mary more than life itself. She once again kissed him passionately but this time she lingered for longer and became to climb her way on top of him. Slowly she began to unbutton his pyjama shirt but Robert couldn't take it any longer, he knew his valet wouldn't be to happy about that in the morning. He then managed to pull of Cora's nightdress without ripping that to pieces as he knew he'd have hell to pay in the morning if Cora found out he'd ripped her favourite night dress. She began to leave kisses all the way down his stomach she was moving at an extremely slow pace, until Robert could not take it any more and he had to release. He felt her vibrate with pleasure as she nearly screamed his name and hands clenched onto his chest. They then both collapsed on top of each other

"Lady Cora that was brilliant" Robert whispered in her ear with a wink

"Robert" She swatted his arm and then relaxed back into his arms knowing they had to sleep because they would be woken up by the nanny because Mary needed feeding. Cora had insisted she was going to do it herself and Robert loved her even more for this.

Sure enough as the clock struck three, Lady Mary's nanny knocked on the door with a wailing baby in her arms.

"What ungodly hour is this?" He said as he climbed out of bed and collected Mary from the Nanny. "Thank you Jones but you do not need to come back to collect Lady Mary when she has been fed I will take her back to the nursery as Lady Cora is very tired.

"If you're sure my lord then I'll say goodnight" The nanny said as she handed over the baby.

"Quite sure goodnight Jones" Robert said as he carried Mary into their bedroom and shut the door softly behind him. When he turned around Cora was at up in bed waiting to receive Mary so she could be fed. "Why did you send the nanny away Robert?" she asked as she unbutton her nightdress to feed Mary.

"Because I wanted to spend the evening with my girls" Robert said as he gently lowered his daughter into his wife's arm. He watch as she put her close to her chest and as Mary began to feed, at first Robert had been extremely English about it and very embarrassed but after Cora made him stay he realised it was actually quite wonderful. Robert made sure that all the pillows were built high around Cora and that she had one underneath her arm.

"Robert do you know you are truly a wonderful man" Cora whispered careful not to agitate Mary

"I know" he said with a wink. Once Mary was done feeding Robert lifted her from his wife and carried her over to look out of the window out into the dark night. "One day Mary I will take you around the estate me you and mama and we will play in the snow and climb trees I promise you that" Robert whispered into his daughter's ear

"Your mama won't like the climbing trees bit you do realise!" Cora laughed as she lay down and rearranged the pillows so that she could have Mary lying on her chest.

"I know she won't but soon I feel she may be moving into the Dower house so she doesn't need to worry about what we do with our children during the day!" Robert walked back over to the bad and gently placed the now sleeping infant back onto his wife's chest and then crept round to the other side where he slid and turned to face his family. He watched as Mary rose up and down with every breath his beautiful wife took. Cora caught him looking and smiled down at her daughter.

"We've done good you know, considering what our first year of marriage was like" She said as she edged closer towards him careful not to wake the sleeping baby.

"I know but look how good we are know, we have a beautiful daughter and I have the loveliest wife in the whole country!" Once he had said this Cora had finally managed to move closer to him and was now laying comfortably under his arm. She kissed him on the check and slowly they both began to fall asleep.

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