Four years later. Mary is 29, Edith is 28, Sybil is 24, Oliver is 5. Robert is turning 58, Cora is 55. Sybbie is 6, George is 4, Marigold is 4.

"Oliver stand still for a second will you!" Cora tried to tie his tie around his neck. It was the first day of school for him.

"Look at my boy, all ready for school" Robert got in the room. "Here, let me." He took the tie from Cora's hands. He tied it around his own neck and then transferred it to Oliver.

"I don't like this tie, why do I have to wear it?"

"All boys at school will wear one." Robert answered.

"You don't wear a tie to work?"

Robert brushed trough Oliver's hair. "When you have my age , you can decide not to wear a tie, now let me look at you!" He stepped back to look at his son.

"I will be back before dinner." Robert kissed Cora on her cheek an got in the car.

Cora looked at him worried. He got in bed early yesterday evening. He was very tired the last weeks and was out of breath all the time. Robert shoved it aside when Cora mentioned it. He just needed a holiday soon, that was all. But deep down, Cora felt something was wrong.

She turned around and got back in their home. She had a photoshoot this afternoon. The weather wasn't looking good. She needed to think of a different location, because with this rain, shooting in Hyde Park wasn't going to work out. She opened her laptop and started searching. She made a call to Kew Gardens and after offering some money, they said they could arrange a clear area for them this afternoon. It always amazed Cora how easy things were when you have money. She realised how blessed she was, growing up she lived an easy life and after marrying Robert, it only got easier. They never had to worry about money. There was a constant flow of it. She looked at the clock and jumped up. She had one hour left, before she needed to be at the office. She hurried to get all her equipment and rushed over to the office. The rest of the team was already waiting on her. She looked around to see if she saw Robert.

"Rosamund? Where is Robert?"

"I think he is in his office, he asked us not to disturb him."

Cora knocked on his door and opened it. Robert wasn't at his desk. She entered the room and she found him lying on the couch. She walked over to him, he was asleep. Cora brushed his hair out of his face, he needed to go to the hairdresser she thought. His skin was clammy. "Robert?" She asked in a worried voice. Robert didn't react. Cora got on her knees next to him. "Darling? Are you alright?"

Robert opened his eyes. "I am so tired, darling. Please let me sleep."

"Darling, I will bring you home. You need to go to bed. You can't sleep here."

"No, no, you have that shoot. I will just sleep a little bit more and will be up to work later."

"None of that, I was bringing Jessica for this shoot, she can do it alone. I am taking you home. Just lay here, I will get the team out on their way." She kissed Robert's forehead. "I will be back soon."

Cora closed his door behind her and called Jessica over. "I can't go on this shoot today, do you think you can manage on your own?"

"But I am not near as good as you?" Jessica protested.

"Why do you think I hired you? You definitely have talent, believe in yourself."

When everybody was out, Rosamund gave Cora a puzzled look. "Is there something wrong?"

"Robert is extremely tired and I want to bring him home."

"When he entered this morning, he was out of breath, just from walking from the car to here." Rosamund said. "Take good care of him, hopefully, he is just overworked."

Cora stood at the gate of the school. Oliver came running towards her. "Can I go back tomorrow?"

Cora got down. "Of course, you are, you will attend school every day from now on. Sweetheart, when we come home, I want you to be quiet. Daddy isn't feeling well, and he is asleep"

"Can I go play with Sybbie today?"

"That's a good idea. We will go there directly." Cora notched him towards the car.

Sybil opened the door, with a look of surprise. "Mama? I wasn't expecting you today?"

"I am sorry, darling, I am here without a phone call first. But can Oliver play here this afternoon? Papa isn't feeling well, and he needs some rest."

"Is it bad?"

"I don't think so darling, papa just needs to take it a little slower. Do you really have time?" Cora answered

"Of course, I have a night shift tonight, but Tom will be home soon."

When Cora came back home she found Robert in the kitchen, hunched over the kitchen table. "Robert???? What's wrong?"

"I just need to catch my breath." Robert said. "I walked too fast."

"This isn't normal, darling! You should not be out of breath from just walking."

Robert gave Cora a reassuring smile. "I will be ok, I really think I just overworked myself. I will take some days off" He cupped her cheek with his hand. "Where is Oliver?"

"He is at Sybil's and Tom's, he wanted to play with Sybbie."

"They are lucky to have each other." Robert smiled. "What's for dinner?"

"I was planning on making bangers and mash."

"Then we need to invite Sybbie. That's her favourite." Robert smiled.

Sybil and Tom arrived around dinner time with Sybbie and Oliver. Sybbie ran towards Robert. "Donk"

Robert picked her up. After sleeping the whole afternoon he felt a lot better. "You will never stop calling me Donk?"

Sybbie smiled and said. "No, you are Donk."

The evening was full of laughter and joy. Robert didn't show any signs of his tiredness anymore. Cora hoped it was really just tiredness and nothing more. Maybe he just had a cold, that could be the reason he was out of breath. She was going to take better care of him and watch him like a hawk.

Tom and Robert returned from a walk in the garden. Robert looked delighted. "Tom finally accepted my offer to come and work for the company. He will join Matthew, they have young minds and will let our company grow even bigger."

Cora wrapped her arm around Robert. "I am happy for you. Tom welcome in the company. When will you start?" After some more talk about Tom's new job, Cora said. "It is time you will bring that little girl home, I have to bring that little boy upstairs." Sybbie had fallen asleep on the couch in the conservatory, Oliver was sleeping next to her.

That evening Cora crawled against Robert. "Darling, are you feeling better?"

"I think I am. But now I just want to sleep. Thank you for this afternoon. I really needed it." He kissed Cora and turned around. He was asleep before Cora could answer.