A/N: Today I'm in a Lady Edith/Anthony Strallan drabble mood. Here is the first one. I hope there will be more...
For the time being
Could it be that there was second chance? Lady Edith wasn't able to avoid a nervous jiggling of her foot. The word "lovely" was still enchanting her ear. She glanced at Sir Anthony while the tea was served.
"I'm afraid you must" he said.
Edith felt very foolish in this very moment – foolish, but challenged. If there was the slightest chance to return to their pre-war intimacy, she would fight for it.
"Do you fancy a walk?" she asked after finishing tea.
"Lady Edith…" he warned.
"Just a walk" she lightly gave back. For the time being just a walk.