I recently went to see The Vow and thought it would be perfect to write a story inspired by the film with Sybil/Branson who are my current otp. It does contain spoilers for the film but nothing major and I've only seen it once so it is very loosely based on the film. It's set several weeks after the wedding and Sybil isn't pregnant.
Walking out of the Cinema on a cold January evening, Sybil and Tom were surprised to see the snow had won its fight to layer the streets with an intense white blanket. It had been ten weeks since the wedding and they were adjusting to their newlywed status by going out every night to do something new, tonight had been the cinema.
Sybil loved the cinema, it was still relatively new but exciting all the same, and she loved the idea of sitting in the dark with her husband by her side, just like everyone else. Tom loved it too, he relished the logistics of film and how something made in America could be shown here in Ireland weeks later. He was thrilled at the prospect of how it was becoming the most popular art form and was not connected to the upper classes. They had been to see Male and Female which was almost their story: an upper class women who falls in love with her butler. This inevitably led to Sybil shouting at the screen about it being more difficult than they think and Tom calming her down by telling her he's just glad she didn't go for her Butler as he thinks he's more attractive than Carson. He always knew how to make her smile, even when she was angry and he knew when he'd told Sybil's father he could make her happy without money, he was right.
As they left the cinema, Tom placed his arm protectively around her as he led her to the car. With some of her father's money and their combined income they had managed to get a small car and live further away from work to save money on rent. It meant they could get the house they wanted, a small but unique cottage with an office for Tom. Also, Sybil couldn't deny she loved being driven by Tom, and this time she could reach over and hold his hand, which she had ached to do many times at Downton.
The roads were difficult today as the snow kept building up and stopping the car every so often so Sybil tried to lighten the mood. 'You know, they say that making love in a car is the best way to get pregnant' this made Tom slam on the brakes; she always did this, acted all innocent then surprised him with her forwardness out of nowhere. He gazed at his wife, who was giving him the look he had learnt meant she was 'in the mood' He stopped the car just to the edge of the road, in a quiet secluded part of the town which had usually been packed with trade vehicles but with the weather it was unusually quiet. Sybil moved from her seat to straddle her husband, something that never would have happened in their old life but they were so comfortable with each other now, it felt liberating. As Tom felt his wife's hand on his shoulders, a bright light appeared through the back window and a screeching noise filled the air and then silence...
The snow continued to fall, and the silence echoed through the streets as two lives were changed forever in one moment of impact.
Please review if you like this story then I'll write more