CHARLES AND ELSIE-RETIRED TOGETHER
Welcome everyone. Judging by the responses I got after the last chapter, you really liked it. I'm really sorry that an update took me another week, but real life calls me all the time. This wasn't how I planned this, but that's how it is. Anyway, let's find out what happened to Charles...Hope you will like it.
Warning: This chapter will be very soppy, because that's how my current mood is...
"Thank God, she is finally opening her eyes.."-Mrs Patmore said with a shaky voice and that was the first thing that Elsie heard, when she opened her eyes. "Elsie, how are you feeling?"
"I am...I am...Oh my God!...Charlie!...What happened to him? Where is he...?"
"Shhh...Just calm down please...It's all right...Andy has not seen Mr Carson anywhere...It is possible that he was not on the same train..."
"But we don't know that...We can't be sure...What if he was on the same train? What if he got injured or..."
"Calm down Elsie...I sent Billy to the station. He should be able to find out something..."
"I need to go to the station myself. I need to look for him. Maybe he is there somewhere, waiting for me..He needs me..."
"You are not going to go anywhere...You are too weak...Just wait till Billy will give us some news..Here...Have some coffee...It will help you..."
"Oh Beryl..If anything happens to Charles, I will..."
"I'm sure he is fine...Elsie...Don't worry..."-Elsie took a sip of coffee, that Beryl gave her and she was sitting next to her friend, who had no idea how to comfort her in those terrible moments...She had never seen Elsie so shaken and so discomposed as now...Once again, she had a chance to find out what enormous love there is between her friend and Mr Carson...It was almost like they were one heart and one soul, but in two different bodies...
When Billy came back from the station, Elsie ran towards the hall and Beryl followed her steps immediately, being afraid that that sudden movement will cause Elsie fainting again, but Elsie wasn't going to faint. She was standing in the hall, hearing how Billy was telling, that he asked few people, including the station master about Mr Carson and nobody seen him among the victims of the crash. Billy was inquisitive, so he kept on asking, until the poor man-Mr Bowman, who was helping on the station, everyday, doing some little repairs, told him that he in fact saw Mr Carson, coming back from Ripon, but he was quite sure that he came back, taking an earlier train.
When Elsie heard the news, she felt weakness in her knees once more and she leaned on the wall, not wanting to fall again. She was so incredibly happy. Charles was alive and he probably went to the cottage, however she felt that she needs to make sure that he is safe and she wanted to go back to the cottage at once..
Beryl stopped her, asking her to sit down for a while, to calm down, but Elsie didn't want to hear about it. She couldn't be calm, unless she was sure that Charles was safe..
When Beryl saw that no force in the world, could possibly stop her friend from going back, she just asked to wait one moment and she tiptoed to the kitchen, coming back swiftly, with a basket filled with a dinner meal and desserts, telling Elsie that she will probably not be able to cook tonight. She also extorted on Billy to walk down Elsie to the cottage and carry the basket, which he did. He walked her to the door, where he gave her the basket. Elsie thanked him and told him to go back to the Abbey, wanting to be alone with Charles. She wouldn't want anybody witnessing their meeting.
She came inside the house, closed the door behind her and put that rather heavy basket on the shelve, by the door. For a moment she froze, not seeing Charles in the living room, but very soon her heart was filled with happiness, as she saw him walking down the stairs to greet her. He was alive, safe and sound...Her eyes filled with tears. She fell into his arms immediately, nestling into him closely...
"Charlie...Oh my God...Charlie..You are really here...My love...My darling..."-She covered his face in sweet, little kisses, holding him and touching, like she wanted to make sure that he was really here, with her, that he was real...
"Elsie..Baby...What happened? Why are you crying sweetie? What's wrong? Has somebody hurt you?"
"No! Nobody hurt me. I thought that something happened to you...I was in the Abbey and Andy came back from Ripon and he told us that the return train from Ripon had a crash and that there are people injured and killed...I thought that you were among them...Oh Charlie...You are alive..Safe...Thank God for this...I love you...I love you so much...If anything had happened to you..."
"Elsie...My angel...I'm all right...I took the earlier train from Ripon, because there wasn't anything interesting at the auction and there was no point of staying there longer...I thought that it was too early to pick you up from the Abbey..I figured that you want to spent some more time with Beryl, Daisy and all the rest..I didn't even realize that there was a train crash at all..Oh, my sweetheart...What you must have been through...My precious..."-Now he was the one kissing her face and chasing her tears away... When their lips met, his kisses were soft and loving ones, whilst hers were avid and very passionate...She wrapped her arms around his neck, adhering to him with all her body...She never felt such huge relief in her life...Her beloved man, her Charlie, was alive and safe in her arms...All she wanted to do, was to show him how much he means to her..How much she loves him...When they stopped kissing and she looked him in the eyes, there was something about her glance, that sent shivers down his spine...Love, desire, devotion...Her eyes said it all...She touched his face reverently and she whispered something that made his body on fire again:
"Charlie...Can we please go to our bedroom now? I want to be with you...I have to be with you..Now...
"Els...My love...I..."..-Charles was so astonished...Elsie was rarely that open, when it came to their marriage relations...She was eager, no doubt about it, but usually he was the one who took initiative... She kissed him once more, tasting him voraciously and he followed her into their bedroom, without any hesitation...He watched mesmerized, as she lead them towards their bed and as she started to get rid of his clothes, taking care of hers in a meantime...Very soon, they were both naked and Elsie kissed Charles with a vigor, that he found extremely pleasurable...Her soft, delicate hands were wandering all around his body...She was caressing him, touching him, letting him know how dear he was to her...When her lips left his, she was marking her way to his favorite spot below the ear, through the neck, to his chest, which she covered with most adorable and most doting kisses...Charles was so happy and so relaxed..The way she indulged him, made him want to howl to the moon, shouting to the world, what a wonderful wife he has...When her hand reached his sensitive spot and she closed it around it, he moaned..He adored her soft, delicate touches...Everyone of them, but this in particular...He opened his eyes, wanting to enjoy her smooches, with all his senses and he saw where she was heading...Where her lips finally got to that place, he closed his eyes again, exhaling deeply...
"Oh Els..."-that was all that he managed to say, while his wife's sweet love sent an electric jolt in him...He was in heaven, but he didn't want this to end too quickly...He would love that moment to go on and on...He gently pulled her higher and they kissed again...He turned them that way, so she lied beneath him and he started to nibble her neck on both sides..Breathing in her floral scent...Thinking how much he loves her and that there is nothing more beautiful in the world for him, than those sweet moments between them..He sensed what a big shock Elsie must have been through today, how worried she was about him and he wanted to make it up to her...To show her what her love means to him...His lips moved to one of his favorite parts of her body...Her breasts..He cherished both of them, equally, in turns...Hearing her moans of pleasure, with a clear satisfaction...
"Charlie...Oh God...Charlie...Oh don't stop, please..."
"I will never stop Elsie...Never..Till I have any breath in my body..."-He whispered hoarsely..."I do love you so much..."
He kissed his way up...Desperate to feel her soft lips on his again...He kissed her with an increasing fervor, putting his tongue inside her mouth...His arousal was growing with every minute...After a while, his lips made a return trip, down her body and his goal was specific...Elsie shuddered beneath him, when she felt him on her centre...His lips and tongue did their best to bring her to the brink of ecstasy and it didn't take very long to do that...When she came under his skilled tongue, she exclaimed his name, as her world suddenly shattered...
Charles watched, as his most precious one came down from her high and when she opened her blurry eyes and he saw her smile, he felt such pride, as he always felt, every time when he could please her in such manner...It was incomparable with anything else..He could spent all his time, watching how Elsie reaches her peak, because there was no sight more beautiful for him, than this one...He gave her a steadying kiss and looked her in the eyes, seeking silently for permission and as always, this permission was granted...
Not wanting to wait a minute longer, he entered her, with one, swift motion, which was easy, considering how very ready she was for him and once again, they started their marital intercourse, full of love and passion, that was so strong in both of them...It was pure bliss...They never wanted it to end..They were gasping and panting, when they both reached their glorious climaxes, among the loving whispers, ensuring one another of their love...
When it was over, Charles fell down on to the cushions, drawing Elsie close to him...She put her head in the crook of his neck, inhaling his scent, as she liked to do, when they finished their love making and he held her tightly, planting kisses into her hair...After a while, Elsie rose her head and she started to stroke his cheek tenderly, looking at him in such meaningful way, that his heart skipped a bit...
"Charlie...I was so scared today...I thought that you were..That something happened to you...If it did, I wouldn't want to go on living...I can't imagine my life without you..."-Tears appeared in her eyes and he kissed her face, seeing this enormous proof of her affection...
"Shh...It's all right sweetheart...I'm all right...Elsie...My dearest Elsie..."-He rocked her in his arms gently, touched by the power of love..."Nobody in my whole life, has ever given me so much love, as you have...I don't know what would I do without you..."
"It's the same with me Charlie...Nobody has ever loved me the way you do...I wouldn't be able to live without it anymore...Promise me Charlie..."
"Promise what?.."
"That I will never have to live without you again..Not even for a day...When the time will come, to go away from this world, we will go together...I wouldn't want to spent even a single day without you..."
"Oh Elsie...My most precious treasure...I wouldn't want that either...I promise that we will go away together, on one day..."
"I love you Charlie..."
"I love you Elsie..."
They've kissed once more..Slowly...and sensually...
"I almost forgot..You must be so hungry...We have a delicious dinner from Mrs Patmore downstairs, just need to heat it up...I should have thought about that earlier, but I so wanted to be close to you..I'm sorry..."
"Don't you ever say I'm sorry for our love making Elsie...It's more precious to me, than any food of the world..."*
"It makes a nice change from the beginning of our marriage Charlie.."-Elsie couldn't help, but tease him a bit...
"I have to agree with you...Let's go downstairs and eat something together..."
"I'm all for that.."
They went downstairs and heated up the delicious dinner from Mrs Patmore...When they sat by the table, Elsie decided that she wants to be close to Charles all the time and she sat on his laps and he didn't protest at all...They were sharing their bites, kissing in meantime, enjoying all the closeness that they've had...When they finished, they went back upstairs, as they were both very tired...Especially Elsie felt that this day has taken it's toll on her...When they covered with a blanket, she said to Charles:
"Charlie...Love..Can you please hold me? I want to fall asleep in your arms..."
"Els...Baby...You don't need to ask...You know that I love cuddling you in the night...Sleep well.."
"I will...Because I have you close...Goodnight honey..."
"Goodnight my little flower..."
Elsie fell asleep almost immediately and Charles, soon followed her, calmed by her steady breathing and the feeling of her closeness...At one point of the night, she woke up, being uneasy, as if a nightmare reached her...She whispered quietly:
"Charlie, are you here?"
"I'm here Els...It's all right..."I'm with you..."-He cuddled her and she put her head on his chest, thinking that she was the luckiest woman in the world...
That's all for today my lovelies...I told you it was going to be soppy...Of course I couldn't let anything bad happen to Charles, not my style...I'm still wondering, if I should end the story here or not. Probably I will decide within a week, if any other idea will come to my head, I will use it, if not, I will try to work on some new stuff...For now, I'm keeping my options opened...I hope you liked this chapter. If so, please let me know. Sorry for any mistakes and stay safe!
*Maybe I'm weird, but when Charles and Elsie got married in the show, I was expecting to see some passion between them..I know that they are older people and Downton was a family show, but we had Mr Bates and Anna in loving scenes...Why couldn't Fellowes give us any loving Chelsie scene? Just one? I will never understand that..Especially considering that neither Jim or Phyllis wouldn't have anything against playing those kind of scenes with each other, if you know what I mean ;-) It would be much more fun, than cooking quarrels, but the writer went another way and so did I...Which way is better? It's for you to decide...;-)