AN: This is a teaser, not the beginning of the story. Chapter one will be posted on Sunday.
I sincerely hope that posting teasers is not against the rules of fanfictionDOTnet.
I would not have posted it if it wasn't for the many people who have already asked about this story and I am really excited about some of you looking forward to my story.
Several lines have of course been taken from the show and I take no credit for those lines or the parts of the plot that I took from the TV series. I don't take credit for the characters either.
Let me know what you think.
Kat
"Pregnant? … I don't understand what we've done differently"
"You know Matthew, if that child is a boy, you won't be the heir anymore. That will of course alter how Mary views getting married to you."
He watches Mary watch her parents and there is an expression on her face he has never seen there before. It is an expression of love and longing. "That is what you want, isn't it?" he asks her and she turns to him. "That is all I want Matthew. Not a title or an estate. That is what I want." She returns to watching her parents and there are tears running down her face.
"What if he finds out about Pamuk?"
"I haven't forgiven you."
"Well, Robert, should this child turn out to be a boy, then at least your wife has turned out to be good for more than just providing the money to save this estate from ruin. It is about time she did her duty."
"My dear, don't start a relationship with a servant."
She wants to fire her. After she has given years of her life to that ungrateful Lady who isn't really a Lady, she is about to be fired.
"What happened?" He doesn't know which of the girls asked the question.
"She slipped and hurt herself. There was a lot of blood."
"Lady Grantham has been very lucky."
"Don't you ever regret not having a child?"
"His lordship asked the same question today."
"So do you regret it?"
"I don't know. His lordship is certainly excited about becoming a father again."
"Would you be excited about becoming a father?"
"Anna, why are you asking all these questions?"
For the past two weeks he has let himself hope that this baby will finally be a boy. He wants a son, not only because he'd have an heir then, but because he wants to raise a boy.
"Lady Grantham is well and you are the father of a healthy boy."
"We are at war with Germany."
"I have to defend my country."
"We should move the wedding. To before you leave."
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