Mary was snug in her bed, just staring at her wonderful and forgiving husband, who was fast asleep and in that moment she realised how very lucky she was to have him in her life, as her husband and her lover the only problem was that she could not sleep as she was worried that her plan would not work out but Sybil, Tom and Matthew all agreed that the plan would work, they where shocked when she told them about what happened all those years ago at the garden party and what Edith did, but they did swear to forget what happened and help her and to help Edith and Anthony, then all of a sudden she was brought out of her reverie, she could hear snobs coming from the next room, so she got up and put on her dressing gown and snuck out of her room

She suddenly felt a hand on her shoulder and almost jumped out of her skin, then she realised it was Sybil, she had her hand on her belly and Mary immediately panicked and said in whispered tones "Are you alright darling?, what's wrong?, is the baby alright?" Sybil just smiled at Mary and said in a hushed tone "No, everything is fine, it's, i could heard Edith crying and wanted to comfort her, plus the baby is kicking up a storm and i couldn't sleep because of the little one" they both went into their sisters room

They found Edith sitting up in bed hugging her knees and her head resting on them, rocking back and forth slightly, Mary and Sybil just stared at their sister for a moment, not knowing what to do they slightly turn towards each other a worried look on each of their faces, then they walked to the bed and climbed into it from ether side and started to hug Edith and sooth her, as soon as they made contact with Edith's ice cold skin she let out a little whimper and started to cry even more, through her sobs she started to say to Mary

"Mary, I'm so sorry for what i did to you all those years ago, can you ever forgive me? for writing that bloody stupid letter, Oh, Sybil you probably don't know bu..." she was cut of by Mary "Shhh... darling, we'll have non of that alright now, i've already forgiven you and plus Sybil already knows about the letter and i have probably to thank you for what you did back then" Edith stopped her crying and just looked at Mary with a rather quizzical look on her face as to say "You want to thank me for what i did"

Mary smiled at her and tightened her hug around Edith's shoulders, she started to explain "Edith, if you hadn't written that letter, i would have probably married someone completely wrong for me and would be stuck in a dreadful marriage to a man who didn't love or care for me, rather than being married to that wonderfully complicated man, asleep next door who totally love's and care's for me and this family, but to be honest darling, if i where in your shoes all those years ago, i would have probably done the exacted same thing, so Edith i totally forgive you and i'm so sorry for what i did to you and Anthony at the garden party, can you ever forgive me, please i'm begging you please, please, please forgive me? i'm so so sorry"

Edith was completely shocked at what she had just heard from her older sister and when she finally looked up at Mary, Mary was crying,(sobbing actually) Edith put her arms around Mary and kissed her on the cheek and said "Mary i forgive you, i'm so sorry myself for what i did to you and what i acted like back then, it wasn't all your fault dear"

Then all of a sudden Sybil pipped up and said "Well, if you are both going to be sorry, well i'm sorry as well" both her older sisters turned to their younger sister and both of them just stared at her but it was Edith that asked the question that was hovering in the air "Sybil, what are you apologizing for dear, when you haven't done anything?" all Sybil said was "Exactly, i did nothing, if i had known about all of this back then, i would have tried to sort all this out, plus i was feeling a bit left out of this conversion" Mary chuckled but all Edith could do was stare at her younger sister then said "Will i ever be able to laugh again?" It was Sybil's turn to comfort Edith, so she said "Oh Edith, you will laugh again when you fine something really funny"

Mary's chuckle's subsided "Oh! poor Sybil, but darling, you can't sort everything and you were more concerned about that maid... Gwen was it? and we're so proud of you for getting her that job and we are so proud of you that you have made a life away from this place" Mary said and Edith nodded her agreement she had by now stopped crying, Mary and Edith both hugged Sybil and started to kiss her on her cheeks they all fell backward on the bed and all three woman just sighed, Mary was lying on her right side, Sybil was in the middle lying on her back and Edith was lying on her left side,

Edith put her hand on Sybil's tummy and gently started to stroke, then asked "How's my niece, or should i say nephew?" just as she said that the little one started to kick like crazy Sybil smiled and put her hand on top of Edith's hand and then Mary put her's on the top, Sybil said "Oh, he or she is fine but i'm glad that they like the sound of their aunt's voice's" that's when Edith started to well up and then burst into tears again as she realised that she would never have children herself and for what she had lost early on that day.

Mary opened her arms to her and Sybil moved over so Edith could settle in-between her sisters, as Edith sobs continued both sisters encased her in a large embrace "Shh... Edith try and get some sleep, please darling, i don't want to make thing worse Edith, did you love him?, or do you love?"

Edith let out a long sigh but tears where still falling down her face and turned to her older sister and said "Yes, i did love him" she then just turned to stare at the ceiling and thought for a few minuets, then answered "Yes i do, i still love him with every beat of my heart and every breath in my body, you probably think i need my head examined, after what he did to me today" Mary simply shook her head in the negative and said "Quite the reverse, i think you love him a great deal, if you could get him back would you take him back?" Oh yes, in heartbeat, i'd take him back like a shot" Edith answered through another bout of sobs and before Sybil or Mary knew what was happening Edith had cried herself to sleep, so Mary and Sybil pulled the blanket over them selfs and their now sleeping sister and got comfortable, they did not realise how tired they both were and succumbed to sleep them selfs, just before Mary drifted off into oblivion she realised that she was more determined than ever to resolve this problem and have a few chose words with the man himself, her father and her grandmother, especially her grandmother after what she had heard her say about Edith and Anthony that morning in the library.