CHARLES AND ELSIE-RETIRED TOGETHER
Hello everyone. It's weekend, so it's Chelsie time...So glad to be back..In the last chapter, Elsie had a productive conversation with Mr Mason and today she will give some courage to her friend on the day before her wedding...After that, we will attend Beryl's wedding with Mr Mason and have some happy celebrations with our downstairs group. Hope you will like it.
The weather was exceptionally great this year. Even though it was only the end of April, the temperature was really high. The nights were exceptionally warm, so warm that Elsie was wearing her summer night dress to sleep and Charles was sleeping without his pajama top.
On the day before Beryl's wedding, Elsie woke up first and she looked through the window, enjoying the lovely spring morning. The sun was shyly peeking through the window and the birds were having their usual, morning concert. All this brought a warm smile to Elsie's face, as she again realized, that her life is close to perfection now. She had everything she needed. A lovely cottage, a lot of free time and her beloved husband by her side. A husband who devoted every hour, convincing her over and over again how much he loved and adored her. Making her every wish come true, as soon as she expressed it out loud.
Thinking about all this, she turned on her side, to watch the sleeping form of the love of her life. He looked so adorable, being in a state of deep sleep. His silver locks scattered on the pillow, longer than usual, for her clear request. She loved to run her fingers through his locks and knowing that, Charles went along with her request and grew his hair.
He looked so peaceful and relaxed, but Elsie knew that it was about time to get up for both of them, as they promised Beryl that they will help her with the last preparations. Elsie decided, that she should wake up Charles in some pleasurable way, just to avoid an attack of his grumpiness, that sometimes occurred when his sleep was interrupted.
She got closer to him and she ran her hands through his chest, caressing it gently, until she reached his neck, just to enjoy his unruly hair again...She lowered her lips down and started to cherish his chest with small, tender kisses, going slowly up to the neck, through his cheeks, just to eventually stop on his nose, which she bestowed with kisses on the tip.
It wasn't long before Charles started to stir in the bed and opened his eyes. When he felt the gentle caresses that his wife was giving him, his face lighten up at once...
"Good morning my beautiful fairy. How wonderful it is to be woken up that way...Can I please have that on a regular basis?"
"Good morning love...I'm not so sure about the regular basis...I shouldn't spoil you that much..I wish to reserve it to some special occasions.."
"And what is the special occasion today?"
"Beryl's wedding approaching..."
"As much as I'm happy about Beryl, I wouldn't call it a special occasion Els.."
"In that case do you wish me to stop and move away Charlie?"
"Don't you even dare to do that..I won't let you.."
He turned her on her back and lied atop of her...Kissing her softly and lovingly, while his hands were exploring her warm body all around...She moaned to his ministrations and for a moment she forgot the whole world, as always, when she was in the loving arms of her husband, but the reality soon hit her back..
"Charlie...Love..We can't now...We need to get up and help Beryl with...Oh Charles..."-she couldn't keep control over herself, when she felt his hot, wet lips on the side of her neck...He definitely knew how to drive her wild in a very short time..."Charlie...Sweetheart...We really have to get up..."
"No...Every time I'm about to have a lovely moments with my wife, there is something that unable me that..I really miss the day when we will wake up and we won't have to do anything or go anywhere..."
"We'll have plenty of days like this love..You'll see..Once Beryl is safely married to Mr Mason and Daisy to Andy, we will have every important things settled and we will be able to enjoy ourselves..."
"Can't wait for that love...You are really a romantic soul Els...Wanting a happy marriage to all your friends.."
"Of course I do..After all, I'm happily married myself and I highly recommend this state to everyone.."
"I'm so very proud to hear this...So what are you going to do with Beryl today?"
"She asked me for the conversation..She is a bundle of nerves before tomorrow...I just hope that she doesn't expect that now I will talk to her about full marriage..."
"Well, you are a very experienced in that area now, so it's possible...With the happiness radiating from both of us, she may want to know the recipe for that..."
"In that case, I can tell her how lovely it is to have a gorgeous husband, who is so cuddly and so amorous, especially in the morning.."
"Elsie Carson, if you will tell her that, I swear I will punish you severely.."
"And what are you going to do Charlie?"
"How about this!"-Charles started to tickled Elsie's sides, knowing that it's the only weapon the he can use against her, causing her squirms of laughter and when she was all giggly and off guard, he showered her with infinity of kisses..All of her...Time ceased to exist for the Carsons, as they submerged in showing their affections...
At Downton...
"Elsie..You are late..We were suppose to meet almost an hour ago...!"
"I'm really sorry Beryl, this morning I got a little distracted.."
"Distracted? By what? Or should I ask by whom?"
"Well, you see..."-Elsie's face got a little redder and her flushed cheeks gave away the true cause of her delay immediately..
"All right, never mind...I really don't need to know the details, although, they are very interesting I suppose.."
"Beryl! Are we really want to go down that road again?"
"Not today Elsie...Today it's all about me...I asked you for the conversation because...Oh, wait, we can't talk here. We really should go to your sitting room."
"But Miss Baxter won't mind?"
"I'm sure, she won't. I already asked her if we could use it, when you get here."
"Let's go then. By the way, Charles is at the school house now, checking if everything is ready for a big party. I'm so happy that you decided to go with the school, the same as we did.."
"Your wedding was such a great time, that I figured why not?"
They got to Elsie's former sitting room. Elsie looked around the room, being contended that it was pretty similar to the state in which she left it, going on her retirement. Miss Baxter didn't change much in here and Elsie took it a sign of respect for her.
"So how can I help you Beryl? What is the problem? Do you have cold feet?"
"I'm not sure if you can call it cold feet, but something like that...Elsie, I'm so afraid..I have no idea how to be a wife..How will I manage?"
"Beryl there isn't something that you can really learn...Once you will be married, you'll see that the best way is to take things slowly, day by day, knowing how it is to live with a man. You have one big advantage, that I didn't have when I got married-you can cook. That's more that I can say about myself and this is certainly one of the basic components of success, when it comes to married life. At least for men. They love good food being handed to them."
"I'm not worried about that. I can cook and I can run the house. Maybe not so good as you, but I will manage on the farm. I decided to retire in the fall. I mean Bill and I decided that I should retire.."-Beryl smiled shyly, feeling inner pride, from the fact of making first mutual decision with her future husband...
"I'm so happy for you Beryl. It's about time for that. You've worked so hard all your life. You deserved to enjoy your new married life with Bill, without being devoted to Downton all the time."
"I think so too. I'm not that young anymore and those hard days of work are really getting to me now..Besides, after Daisy and Andy's wedding, we will probably have more responsibilities..You know..When Daisy will get pregnant..She will need help with taking care of the baby and she already announced to me that she won't stop working..."
"A true, modern woman...The world is changing Beryl..Women want more from life now...Do you know if the family is going to have Daisy as their cook now?"
"I've spoken to his Lordship about that..I thought it would be fair to mention to him, that I'm planning to retire in the fall and he asked my opinion about Daisy's skills. If she is suitable for the cook here."
"And what did you say?"
"Of course I told him that she is. As it is the truth. I've taught her everything. She can totally manage here, so his Lordship agreed to replace me with her."
"That's a great opportunity for our Daisy. She must be very proud."
"She is. I even believe that is more excited about her promotion, than about her marriage.."
"What can you do Beryl? She is very ambitious and I wouldn't expect her to become just a wife and a mother..Not her style.. So tell me, why are you nervous, because we can't seem to get to the point of this conversation?"
"You see...I may not know much about men, but I do know one thing...They need good food and an affectionate wife...I'm calm about my cooking skills, but as for the other thing...Can I have some word of wisdom from you regarding you know...Marriage relations..."
"Beryl...I don't know what I should say to you..I don't feel like an authority in this matter..."
"But you are already married for four years now..You must know something about that and I can see from all the looks and gestures, how happy you and Mr Carson are..."
"It's true Beryl...We are very happy..That's because we love each other very much...That makes all the other stuff very easy...Mr Mason loves you too and you love him, so I'm sure it will be much the same for you.."
"I know...We do love each other, but I want to be good wife for him you know...Not to let him down or anything...Can you give me some pointers how to do that?"
"I'll give you a copy of Marie Stopes book. You will find all the informations you need there...Just remember..It won't be very easy in the beginning...Marital relations are different for men and women..Whilst men can enjoy it fully from the first moment, it takes much more time for us to get to this point...It will not be pleasant at first...But once you will get through that first faze, it's going to be so much better and better...After a while, you will find out that there is nothing better than having those intimate moments with your husband.."
"Is that how it is for you and Mr Carson?"
"Yes Beryl..This is exactly how it is for us...Remember how I was dreading of this sphere of life before we were married and how you helped me?..Now, I can't imagine that we wouldn't have this wonderful connection..It's one of the greatest mysteries of life, but once you will fully discover it, you will understand why there is so much fuss about that subject.."
"Thank you for these words Elsie..You've really reassured me with it. Now I can hardly wait to know all this, as good as you do.."
"Well, you won't have to wait long for that..Is everything ok now? Are you ready to get married?"
"I'm ready..."
"Then I see you in the church tomorrow...Bye Beryl..."
"Bye Elsie..Thank you so much for your help.."- Elsie and Beryl hugged each other warmly, feeling that the world is better because of their friendship...
Next day-Beryl's wedding...
On the next day, warm and sunny Saturday, Elsie along with Charles, their downstairs friends and upstairs family, watched as Beryl dressed in a beautiful blue wedding gown, married Mr Mason, who was wearing an elegant grey suit. He couldn't stop smiling through the entire ceremony and so did Beryl.
Elsie and Charles watched with hearts bursting from happiness, as their dearest friend was finally having the best day of her life. When they pledged their love to each other, Charles took Elsie's hand in his and squeezed her gently. She looked him in the eyes, with an expression full of love..Such a special, quiet moment between them, during this glorious ceremony, among other people...
After the wedding, many congratulations that the newly married couple received from their friends, they went to the school house to celebrate.
Elsie managed to find a moment to congratulate Beryl one more time.
"Congratulations Mrs Mason. I'm so happy for both of you and wish you all the luck in the world."
"Thank you Elsie...I know you do...You are my one, true friend and that will never change."
"Thank you for your wishes Mrs Hughes. We are both very grateful to you and I don't have to explain why."-Mr Mason was radiating with happiness.
"You are both very welcome and you can always count on my help and advice, whenever you need it."
Elsie had to make room for other people, who also wanted to congratulate the couple and she neared Charles, The Bates's, Miss Baxter, Mr Molesley and Daisy with Andy.
"So did you get some special, private talk with the newlyweds? Not all of us had that privilege Mrs Hughes."-Daisy joked.
"As a long time friend, I earned this privilege, thank you very much. And you better get in line Daisy, you are the one who should catch the bouquet today."
"Whether she catches it or not, our wedding is definitely the next one. I will not let Daisy slip out from me this time"-Andy smiled, looking at his fiancee with adoration in his eyes.
"Don't you worry about that Andy. We will make sure that Daisy won't run away from the altar."- said Elsie and they all laughed heartily.
"I'm so happy for Mrs Patmore. She really deserved such a great husband as Mr Mason surely will be."-said Anna."Now, we can focus on Daisy and Andy's wedding and all will be as it should be...Everyone happily married..Unless there are still people among our circle, who are planning something.."-Anna smiled cheekily, looking at Miss Baxter, whose cheeks blushed suddenly, when she heard that...
"Who knows what the future has installed for us Anna? Life is full of surprises.."-said Mr Molesley and they all laughed, feeling that there are only good things ahead of them...
That's all for today folks...It would be a good ending chapter for this story, I admit it, but I still have few ideas, so I won't end it in here...I hope you are not bored with the story by now...Beryl is happily married, Daisy is about to get married..Elsie and Charles are extremely happy...Everything is just as it should be...Sorry for any mistakes and if you liked it, let me know..Also, I wish your opinion whether I should continue the story further...Stay safe and see you soon!