Édouard de Montmiral was having a rough day already in what suppose to a fun summer holiday. Between his mother wanting to fight his father's will in court and his recent discovery that will question the Earl of Grantham's parentage, he would prefer a quick getaway from all this chaos...
...which is why he invited the Earl and Countess on a boat ride across the seas of the French Riviera, before meeting up again with his mother and the rest of their family
As he waited by the small dock by the seaside of the Villa of the Doves, he caught of the sight of them, whom from what he heard from their daughter and children-in-law, are a rather sweet couple
"Do you really have to wear that Captain's hat?" he heard the Countess say to her husband
"It goes with the ensemble, my dear." the Earl replied, "And besides, it reminds me of my good old days at the Royal Yacht Club"
"Well if you really want to wear it, you could at least make a little more effort to fix your hair, mister"
With a soft chuckle escaping his lips, Robert Crawley then crouches down just a little for his wife to reach his hat and gently fix his hair. He admired her lovingly as she focused on keeping his hair on one side, also feeling relaxed as her fingers run across his scalp
A few moments later, Cora Crawley then finishes her hair fix with a few gentle pats on her husband's head, before carefully putting back the Captain's Hat on its rightful place
"There we are." she said, smiling lovingly at him "You now look more appealing than ever"
Robert raises an eyebrow, and looks at her "So you're saying I wasn't appealing before?" he teased
Cora lets out a light laugh and gently slaps his arm before clinging onto it. Robert chuckles along, and smiles at her as they head to the docks
From the distance, Édouard smiles at the couple. He had never seen such a happily married pair. A pair who had been through a lot of ups and downs in their life...and yet here they are, still together and are still happy with one another. Not even his parent's relationship, or even his own love life, can be compared to how sweet and loving the Earl and Countess are
And somehow, in some way, all the problems and worries he was thinking about earlier were all long gone for while
All thanks to them