Though it was his afternoon off, he was not in the habit of missing supper. She remembered him heading out, book in hand and a rug tucked over his arm. She found him asleep under the old oak tree, one arm carelessly tossed over his head, rogue curl hanging over one brow. Mind wandering to thoughts of what it might have been like to come across him asleep like this in the lofts over the stables when he was a young lad, she felt her cheeks flush hot as she knelt beside him. What happens next?
She shook his shoulder gently, causing him to turn his head towards her and mutter incomprehensibly. Elsie's gazed moved slowly down to his lips that were sitting slightly opened. She took a deep breath, then leaned forward and placed her lips against his. They were soft against hers and she almost deepened the kiss, when suddenly he started to kiss her back.
She was startled. He wasn't awake or at least she didn't think he was. But as the kiss continued, all sense of propriety was washed from her mind. She became vaguely aware that anyone could discover them, they weren't actually hidden or invisible. However, before she could pull away, Charles' eyes snapped open.
She pulled back sharply as he stared at her. His eyes focusing on her flushed cheeks, slightly red lips and her ruffled her.
"Mr Carson. I'm so sorry. I just came to find you. I don't know what came over me," Elsie knew she was babbling but his close scrutiny had caused her to be more embarrassed then she'd ever been before.
When she tried to pull away however, she was stopped by Charles' hand on her wrist.
"Why did you kiss me?" Elsie tried not to smirk, his voice was hoarse and slightly higher in pitch than usual. She obviously wasn't the only one flustered.
"Because you are an incredibly handsome man," The words were out before Elsie could stop them. She watched Charles' face carefully, but it was completely blank. Damn Butler facade. She started to think angrily, but stopped when Charles pulled her towards him so she was straddling his hips. He pressed his lips to hers in a deep passionate kiss, and they were lost in their own world. Not even noticing Anna who gave a little gasp of surprise, smiled and the ran back inside.