Sorry I can't keep one fan fic going but its hard you know, when ideas keep popping out at me its hard not to resist the urge to write! Anyway this fan fic is about a new maid called Harriet, who comes to Downton, during series 4 just after Lord Grantham goes off to America. Anyway ENJOY!
The rain was coming fast now, slamming itself against the windows. If he wasn't so busy, Jimmy could of just sat there watching it fall. He was snowed under with work after Barrow's departure and he wasn't happy about it. Just as he was going to sit down for a minute, the back door knocked. Well it didn't knock itself but someone obviously knocked it. For a minute he waited to see if anyone would answer.
Getting tired of the constant banging, he went down to the door, looking quite angry and swung the door open. However, when he opened it he was not angry anymore. At the door stood the most beautiful woman he had ever seen. Smoky eyes a misty green, pale skin, but not to pale. Her hair was a golden colour, but the raindrops looked so mystical on her head, like a glittering cobweb in the summer sun.
After his thoughts about how beautiful this woman was, the second question in his head was why she was not wearing a hat? Not why she was here, or indeed why she was staring at him curiously, why she was not wearing a hat. Consequently because of the man he was, his second thought was his first question.
"Why are you not wearing a hat?" he asked her rather quickly.
She smiled, (making him feel like fainting.)
"Blew of in the wind and fell into a puddle," she said, "never mind ai, a little rain never hurt nobody."
He opened his lips, but no words came out. God Jimmy, he thought to himself you've never been tongue tied around a girl before. All thoughts of Ivy vanished from his mind, replaced by this fresh beauty.
"Are you alright?" she laughed, "anyway I'm Harriet Stevens, new housemaid. Are you going to let me in or should I drown in the rain?"
"Jimmy Kent," he said bashfully, taking her leather case and helping her indoors, "first footman."
Her voice was beautiful, husky and…
"Jimmy!" Mrs Hughes called, "who is this?"
"Err, new housemaid Mrs Hughes, Harriet Stevens her name is," he said snapping out of his trance.
Mrs Hughes smiled at the young girl and then looked at her wet hair frowning.
"My hat blew off in the wind," Harriet explained.
Nodding, Mrs Hughes looked at Jimmy who was dreamily gazing at Harriet and sighed, at his puppy dog eyes.
"I am Mrs Hughes, Miss Stevens," she introduced, "Housekeeper at Downton, I'll expect you to be ready for work this evening."
"That's what I'm here for Mrs Hughes," Harriet laughed.
"Well, I'm a bit busy at the moment, but I could ask Anna to show you your room. Anna is Lady Mary's ladies maid."
Harriet nodded confused. Who was lady Mary?
"Jimmy could you stop loitering and go find Anna?" Mrs Hughes laughed.
"I could show Miss Stevens to her room, Mrs Hughes," he suggested.
Mrs Hughes laughed rather sarcastically.
"I should think not Jimmy," she sighed, "have you forgotten the rules recently?"
Just as Jimmy was about to leave, Anna came across them asking Mrs Hughes where this girl called Maude was.
"Ah Anna if you could spare a moment to show the new housemaid Miss Stevens to her room."
"Of course Mrs Hughes."
Harriet looked at Anna. She seemed kind to Harriet, but she couldn't help noticing a massive bruise on the side of Anna's face.
"I'm Anna Bates," she smiled.
"Harriet Stevens."
Jimmy was still looking intensely at Harriet.
"Are you alright Jimmy?" Harriet asked.
"Quite," he yelped, it was the first time she had spoke to him in front of others.
Harriet grinned at him shaking her head.
"I'll see you around then."
With that she picked up her staircase and followed Anna up to the attics. Mrs Hughes, looked at Jimmy and also shook her head.
"Be careful Jimmy," she warned, "Miss Stevens doesn't look the type to risk her job for a boy. Don't try anything with her or you'll end up with a broken heart again."
Mrs Hughes and issued that warning to many and it never worked, look at Mr Branson. Jimmy wasn't going to give up on this Harriet. She was beautiful, the most beautiful he had ever seen and he would make her like him no matter what.