Even old married couples need to spice up their lives a bit occasionally...

He needs something to ground him, something to take away a tiny bit of the waiting. The not knowing.

Pretending to be asleep leads to much more exciting activities... Complete. Enjoy!

For some people it's all about time and place.

It's the middle of the night, but Boyd is preoccupied with what's going to happen the next day.

The shrill ringing of the phone on Friday afternoon never predicts anything good...

Set sometime early in series 5. Boyd has a misadventure, Grace offers assistance. But things are never quite that simple, are they? T-rated for language. Complete. Enjoy!

If he could do it all again, he thinks, he'd find a way to make it right, to do it better.

Early one Saturday morning Grace wants to keep on sleeping, but an unknown sound is disturbing her peace.

An evening gone bad

Set some time after Season 7.

A lunchtime wander provides more than just the opportunity for Grace and Eve to chat about the men in their lives.

A missing scene from the season 9 episode "Solidarity". Grace isn't stupid, she knows Boyd's jealous... but she's a little too annoyed with him to be overly interested in soothing his ruffled feathers. T-rated for language. Complete. Enjoy!

It's nearly Christmas, but the tiny sphere of quiet, cosy privacy that Boyd and Grace have built between them is beginning to crack under the strain of secrets. Fourth story in the Communication Series. Follows The Gesture.

When Grace is injured during a CCU investigation, Boyd has to deal with the wrath of his superiors, his own guilt and anxiety, and a face from his past... Rated T for language. Complete. Enjoy!

There's one person who's always understood Grace.

When Boyd finally goes to the morgue to identify his son's body he breaks down. He knows there are things he has to do, including telling his ex, but he finds himself heading back to work unsure what else to do. Grace naturally notices the change in behaviour.

Pre-series. Grace discusses her future with an old friend, but will she take the advice offered? Complete. Birthday present for Gemenied. Enjoy!

Boyd is a little too late in coming to a realisation...

Boyd makes an interesting discovery - one that Grace wants him to make. T-rated for language. Complete. Enjoy!

It's just so obvious. To Eve, at least.

In which Boyd attempts to offer Grace friendship and support. Challenge response. Enjoy.

The sun has set, but the nightmare is far from over... Part two of the Aftermath Trilogy. Follows Sunset. Birthday present for missDuncan. :) xx

Eve celebrates her birthday, Grace embraces the future, and Boyd finds out that things don't always go quite the way he intended... T-rated for language. Complete. Birthday present for Got Tea and missDuncan. Enjoy!

A collection of drabbles in the run up to Christmas. Set post Endgame. Based on Chelsiefan71's A-Z Downton Abbey Christmas challenge which I shamelessly stole for another fandom entirely.