Sorry I haven't updated in a while and sorry this chapter is short! I've been really busy with school lately :P Enjoy!

For a while they just held each other; no words needed to be spoken. Mary could feel the warmth radiating off Matthews body, in his arms she felt safe from the world and all of its dangers. Their bodies fit perfectly together likes two matching puzzle pieces.

"You smell good." Matthew whispered into Mary's ear.

"We haven't seen each other and two years, and you decided to tell me I smell good?"

Matthew smiled at her before gently place a kiss on her forehead.

"You're still the same Matthew I fell in love with two years ago." Mary said with a smile.

"Mary I want to marry you, more than anything, but promise me while I'm managing Downton that you'll finish your last year of school."

"Being away from you is going to be hard..."

"Getting an education is important; you'll be able to pursue a career in writing if you do."

"I think it's really sweet that you care about my education. Yes, I will finish school, but only if you promise to come back and visit me when you can. And I can only hope while you're at Downton Edith, Sybil, and Mama won't drive you crazy."

"Of course I'll come and visit you; and I'm sure I'll get along with your family just fine."

"Make sure Sybil doesn't start flirting with you..."

"Don't worry; I could never forget which Crawley sister I'm engaged to."

Engaged. Mary Crawley was engaged. She broke into a big smile and buried her head in Matthews chest.

"You smell good too." She said.

"I haven't seen you in two years and you tell me I smell good?" Matthew asked jokingly.

She smiled at him; those two years apart had felt like eternity, but now that they were back together everything felt right.

Matthew went out with William and John to a restaurant to do some catching up. During that time Mary had called her family and friends to tell them about the engagement. She asked Sybil, Edith, and Anna to be her bridesmaids and they all happily said yes. Mary looked at the ring on her finger and smiled; the diamond shined bright and she knew that it belonged on her. Shortly after she went on her laptop and started to look for flights from Boston to England. She would need to help Matthew get settled into Downton and they would need to start discussing some of the wedding plans; she knew she didn't want to wait long to get married.