I wrote this one-shot in car , so I didn't spend too long on it ; It's a little romantic scene about Robert's birthday!So here it is ! It's very shot but I hope you like it !
Cora stood by her dressing table as Robert walked in , Miss Baxter just finishing the last touches to her softly waved hair . " Thank you Baxter , that will be all , " smiled Cora as she saw Robert enter the room . Miss Baxter nodded and went past Lord Grantham and out of the room . " Are you enjoying your birthday darling ? " asked Cora holding out both her hands for Robert to take . He walked over to her and held them in his , " Very much , " he replied unconvincingly before kissing her quickly on the cheek . The truth was , Robert felt a little disappcrointed . Cora didn't really seem to have acknowledged his birthday as she usually did and although he had received a small gift from her in the morning it was nothing like the care Cora normally took . " What is it , darling ? What's wrong ? " said Cora softly .
" Wrong ? " asked Robert pretending not to know what she was talking about and feeling too embarrassed to admit that he wanted more attention . Cora smiled a strangely knowing smile and there was a small silence before Cora made her way over to her side of the bed . That was it then , Robert thought , he had half hoped there would be something at the last minute that would cheer him up but he saw now that it was the end of his birthday and moreover the dullest one he could remember for years . He walked towards the bed and dejectedly began unwrapping his dressing gown . On the other side of the bed Cora was reaching into the draw of her bed side table , Robert thought at first that she was looking for one of her novels but what she pulled out looked rather too small to be a book . As Cora noticed Robert looking at her she quickly closed the draw and slid her hands behind her back and then walking over to Robert she said , " Happy Birthday ,Robert ," and placed a small box in his hand . A smile spread over Robert's face as he looked at the box and his spirits rose instantly . He carefully opened the lid while Cora looked on , anticipating his reaction . Inside was a small but exquisitely decorated snuff box . Robert had been collecting snuff boxes for years but he couldn't remember ever having seen one so beautiful . " Do you like it ? " asked Cora needlessly , as she could see by the look on his face that he was very pleased with his present .
" It's beautiful ! Thank you darling ," he said leaning in and kissing her .
" I'm glad you like it , " She smiled , " I waited until now to give it to you because I find that we never seem to do anything alone anymore ; everything's always done in front of the family , and I wanted to have this little moment to ourselves just for once . "
Robert felt at the same time happy and disappointed . Not dissappointed in Cora , of course , but in himself . He felt he should have trusted her , he knew how caring she always was and he felt wrong to have doubted it . More than that , he felt very childish to have been feeling neglected in the first place and earnestly wished that Cora hadn't guessed what he had been thinking , though he knew by the look she had given him earlier that she had . As he looked at Cora he realised what a treasure he had and how grateful he was ." What are you thinking about ? " Cora inquired .
" Nothing , " he said shaking his head , " Only how lucky I am to have you . "
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