With the no answer from Elsie right away, Charles knew she must have heard his whispered words but did not frown, he smiled knowing that when Elsie had composed herself enough that she would finally answer. As Charles had checked the library windows for the night and doorway Elsie says "Thank you, Mr. Carson"
"Very welcome, I must make sure all is locked up. I shall see you in the morning "
"I will see you in the morning Mr. Carson" Elsie had replied while looking in Charles direction "Thank you once again" Charles left after nodding his head to Elsie and went about his duties before he could retire to bed for the evening.
After making sure the front doors were locked, Charles was sure he could hear humming from the library and he smiled as he used the servants staircase towards his pantry and his bed was calling him to go rest his sleepy head.
He went into his pantry and washed the glasses from the drink he shared with Elsie that evening and saw that a small mistletoe berry and leave had fell off Elsie's collection of mistletoe she had used for a few seconds earlier that evening. Charles had placed it on his desk and his way round to his bedroom and closed the door to his room.
Having spent 10 minutes in his room and wanting to have a second Christmas kiss with Elsie, Charles picked up his mistletoe that he had kept for that special Christmas moment and walked towards Elsie's bedroom he was sure she would be in her room by now. As he arrived he positioned the mistletoe over his head and knocked her bedroom door and waited for Elsie to return another kiss as gentle as it was before.
Elsie answered the door and kissed Charles a little longer than they had shared in his pantry that evening and Charles smiled as the kiss had ended, feeling that he had been kissed by a dozen butterflies, gently upon the lips and as he had smiled Elsie said "Good night Mr. Carson"
"Good night Mrs. Hughes" Charles had replied, as Elsie closed her door for the night. Charles walked back to his room and laid the mistletoe beside his bed, changed for bed and fell into the most peaceful undisturbed sleep, with dreams of Elsie and himself in a different world to what they lived.