Okay, here is somthing I wanted to do for quite a while now: letting my two favourite couples meet each other. This is some kind of test ballon so to speak. I hope it will work out and that you enjoy reading it! As always I don't own any of the characters or quotes I use nor do I have permission to do so. I write this just for the fun of it!

The S6CS finished with Mary gestating a baby, while Henry and Tom are starting their business. Let's continue those and some other storylines from the final season. More characters than the 4 we can select, including the children. (also continues ideas and characters from our other work, 'Honeymoon and Settling In')

Seven years after Matthew married Lavinia, Mary is living in London. She has moved on with her life, but things are about to change in ways she never expected.

Takes place after Tom returns to Downton after his stay in Boston. He and Mary have a confusing moment that makes them both question how things stand.

Modern AU: 'When Anna Smith moves to London to start a new job, she has no idea how much her life will change...'

He's back And Edith has him in her sights. But she isn't the only one. And it is the holidays and well, things happen. A bit AU;well, more than just a bit perhaps. T for now but who knows... Well, now we do know. Chapter 15 wanders over the line into more adult themes.

After going through a bitter divorce, the last thing John Bates is looking for is love. Upon arriving back in Downton to work with his old friend, Robert Crawley, John meets and falls for a lovely waitress named, Anna Smith. Anna is a single mother trying to escape and forget a troubled past. Will the two finally find the happy ending they are both searching for?

Modern Day AU. Matthew is back for good in Mary's life, finally, but he's not in a good place. She asks him for some time. Will they find their way to each other or will it really mean the end for their relationship? Based on Reba McEntire's song "Every Other Weekend" On hiatus

What if Season three went a little differently? Like... Criss Cross Applesauce different? *I really have to thank Rachel Smith Cobleigh for (insert edit) making it a better story :D

Prompted by a Secret Santa exchange on Tumblr.

The years have come full circle & we see Mary & Tom together at the Abbey reflecting on tragedy, timing, and second chances as middle-aged versions of themselves. Not a very action heavy piece, but just something that has been on mind for about a year.

Weeks before the end of the War, Sybil promises that she will give Tom an answer, while he promises that he will "wait forever". But what if "forever" wasn't as long as you thought? An unexpected tragedy forces Sybil to reexamine her response to Tom's declaration, as well as vocalize her feelings…and decision…at long last. But is it too late?

Okay, I know I should go on with my other story but this idea got to my mind weeks ago and since the last weekend it wouldn t leave me so I had to write it down and thought that I could also already start posting it. It s about how you deal with fate. As always I don t own any of the characters and quotes I use nor do I have permission to do so. I just write for the fun of it!

It's one year after season 9 has ended. Hathaway, and Maddox are still working together...

Laura faces a potential crisis. To support her, Robbie is willing to go where no man has gone before.

Robbie walks Laura home after telling her he is turning over the page of a new chapter. A fluffy, short, entirely plot-less, gap-filling bit of fun. Set during Ramblin' Boy.

Two years later. Robbie is living with his daughter in Manchester. James, Sam and Holly go to visit him. Epilogue to "Family Bonds Strengthen Over Time".

Warning: Major character death - *slightly angsty*. Set to series 8, if beyond good and evil had happened differently. What would have happened if Lizzie and Robbie had gone to the pumping station and the unthinkable had happened. How do Laura and James cope without the major linchpin in their lives? Does the tragedy rip them apart or bring them together?

Lyns first meeting with Laura and somehow the story got a life of it own from that on...

When is revenge acceptable? And what form should it take? Spoilers for season 7.

This is the sequel to A Gambit for James. Laura, Robbie, James, and Jean work on the relationships that matter to them. They deal with their pasts as they live in the present and plan for the future.

An insight into what you didn't see on-screen...

A selection of chapters, each showing a different aspect/event in Robbie and Laura's life and future together. A bit of romance/fluff/angst/hurt/comfort. Chapters are in chronological order, the first being set a few months after series 7.

This is a series of one-shot chapters that run throughout the series. The premise is what if Robbie & Laura had been hooking up all along but on a strictly sex basis? I don't own any of the characters. I just like to take them for a ride.

Six months have passed, and Laura may fool everyone else into thinking she's okay, but Robbie knows her better than they do.

Now together as two couples rather than four friends how do things go for Jean, James, Laura and Robbie now that everything has changed.

Set immediately after the season 7 finale. Spoilers for season 7. James Hathaway goes to discuss his future with DCS Innocent but the meeting doesn't go according to plan.

Robbie has taken a holiday to visit his son, but his mind is back in Oxford, along with his heart.

A possible continuation of The Falling Darkness. What could have happened after Robbie and Laura walked away from Ligeia Willard's funeral.

A late night, too much wine and some serious girl talk leads to admissions and interventions that could change everything.

Laura's worried as Robbie throws himself into another case after Cooper's letter. As she tries to get him to relax their relationship takes a turn.