[Set post-S5; mild S5 spoilers] Sometimes, dreams do come true. [Anna x Bates fluff]

John and Anna, along with their children, take a trip to Ireland to visit John's cousin. After his eldest daughter drops a bombshell on their faery hunt, John is determined to spoil his wife, but Anna has a secret of her own.

"It was never simply physical for us, no. But in light of everything that has happened, it means so much more." Set after S5CS.

John and Anna have trouble sleeping when an unexpected visitor arrives

John and Anna surprise their daughter with a puppy.

After one month of waiting, Anna and Bates finally move to their cottage, and although their home is still not quite ready, they are not willing to waste one more night sleeping apart. One shot - set.3x8

Slightly steamy Banna written for one of terriejanes pic fic prompts. John is more cooperative about letting Anna tend his knee with a little...incentive.

A banna drabble to go with the story photo.

Set Sometime after Season 4. John and Anna make progress in returning the intimacy they have lost.

Terriejane's Pic Prompt #7 on Tumblr. John Bates arrives home to a session of pampering and passion.

A Banna drabble about the pending arrival of Baby Bates

Just a short drabble of a morning with the Bates family

Bates breaks Anna's heart when he tells her he's leaving with Vera the next morning. But before he goes, Anna makes a decision that will change their life forever. Will that night be the beginning of the end for both Anna and Bates? Heartbreak, misunderstandings and concealments will only prove how uncertain the future can be.

Anna and Bates share some forbidden moments during their visit to the Highlands. Anna x Bates snippet fic mid-ep for 3.9. Response to fic prompt: chocolate.

Modern AU, John and Anna during their wedding reception.

Weekend Challenges by Terriejane. Some will be Modern and AU.

Valentine's Day doesn't exactly go to plan for John and Anna, but love still abounds in different ways than they had expected. Two-shot: first part DA-era, second part modern!AU.

A new spring brings hope and self-healing.

Modern AU. He always left her chocolate candies on her desk. They were a secret, of course. And on Valentine's day, she expected another. After working for the man for ten months, she knew it would be forthcoming. Mister Bates was sweet like that, to think of her.

John and Anna spend Valentine's Day as a family. You won't need candy with this fluffy sweetness!

They were married and then he was taken, but oh how joyous (and steamy) their reunion was after he was released from prison and they moved into the cottage. Anna and Bates get to know each other and various rooms of their new home...

The evening John Bates decided he wanted to learn to knit.

John experiences a case of the hiccups and spends the evening wide awake in a foul mood. In an attempt to save Anna from losing sleep John insists he sleep in the other room.

What would the world be like without John Bates? That is the question that Mr. Bates is forced to ask himself as Christmas is fast approaching and his wife Anna is awaiting her fate in prison. Will his guardian angel be able to show John his true worth? And what would have happened to his family, friends, and co-workers had John not existed?

From another one of terriejanes wonderful weekend challenges on tumblr. Anna catches John out dreaming a little over a mail order catalogue.