Chapter 26
A/N: Thank you to Teresagreen and suzie for your thoughts on last weeks chapter :)
Another short little scene, I think it shows their mutual care for each other and in love, there isn't always lust because that's just attraction, this and other small sweet scenes shows how the other facets of love, such as respect, trust, protectiveness and loyalty are equally as important. Sorry for the rant, enjoy.
He still couldn't let go of the letter, he had carried it with him the whole day but nothing seemed to release him from this state of in between. He felt like he was floating somewhere between disbelief that this could ever have happened and disgust that it became so important that his friend had written to him about.
What had happened to the dear man? He was never late for anything, always prompt and on time and made sure everyone else was as well. This was very unusual and she was quite concerned. Frantically she knocked on his door and hurried in expecting to find him keeled over.
He looked up curiously at the furious knocking and worry-faced housekeeper, wondering what all the fuss was about.
She was relieved to find him upright but needed to check for mental injuries as he didn't look at all phased by the time, only a little curious and perhaps perturbed by her fast entrance.
"Mr Carson, are you alright?" she asked hurriedly
"Why shouldn't I be?" he replied sounding confused but still calm
He felt like he was forgetting something but couldn't think what until she reminded him
"You've never rung the dressing gong and Mrs Patmore's doing a soufflé for the first course"
That did it. He gasped and stuttered: "Oh my god," before following her rushing out of the room. His eyes slid downwards but he quickly reminded himself that he didn't need any more distractions than he already had.
A/N: I don't know why you'd need both of them to ring the dressing gong, Did she think he needed a supervisor in his current state? Meh, just my little musings
Two chapters this week because this one is abysmally short :D