A/N- Hey ya'll. This….was…different. I wrote it for a couple of friends, who asked me to write a different meeting between Anna and Bates, after Anna found out where he was working and this happened. I know the characters are *completely* OOC, but that's what I was aiming for :) Please review and tell me what you think. I might continue, writing mini stories in the same style, but it all depends….
Disclaimer: I don't own Downton Abbey or any of the characters, I just make them suffer by having to put up with me
1. Unexpected
John Bates sighed and made his way slowly up the creaking wooden stairs of the Red Lion Pub. Ever since Vera and shown up and blackmailed him into leaving Downton, his life had been miserable. The one thing though, that really saddened him, was the prospect of never seeing Anna again. Every night, he recalled the moment when he left her, how she had begged him to stay. But he'd turned her away. Left her with a broken heart. John would do anything to fix it, but he knew he couldn't. Not yet, anyway. He reached the top of the stairs, cane tapping lightly on the old floorboards. He limped to the end of the corridor, where a storeroom had been turned into a small sitting room for employees during their breaks. He reached the oak door, pushed it open and stepped inside. A light breeze drifted through the window, which had been left slightly open. Sighing, he moved to close it when someone shoved him back against the wall. John was too shocked to react and hit the wall. No pain, just utter shock. The real surprise though, came when another mouth pressed against his own in a kiss and a pair of arms snaked around the back of his neck, pulling him even closer. It all felt very familiar…
It ended as soon as it had started. A forehead leant against his own; the sound of another persons laboured breathing mixed with his. John opened his eyes briefly and saw flashes of blonde.
"If you ever leave me like that again John Bates, Vera will be the least of your problems."