SCARBOROUGH
Hello everyone. Nice to be with you. Yup, it's me again. Your non-stop writing author ;-) Today, I want to give you the first chapter of the new story, that came to my mind. I think that many of you were disappointed, like I was, watching the series and finding out, that we will not see even one honeymoon scene with the Carsons. We have absolutely no idea how their honeymoon was, so I will try to fill this gap and give our beloved Carsons a lovely honeymoon. Full of love and fun.
Story summary: Charles and Elsie know each other very well as work colleagues, but they now they have to learn how to be a married couple.
Legal note: I don't own any of DA characters, but I like to give them as much fun, as my brain allows me to.
The train was rocking so gently, that Elsie had to fight with the urge to fall asleep. The day of her wedding, was undoubtedly the happiest day of her life, but also a rather tiring event. All her life, Elsie was never used to being in the center of attention. Being a servant, she always put other people's needs first and it was natural, that she was the one standing in the shadow.
Today, for the first time, it was all about her, all about both of them to be exact, but it is a well known fact, that the brides are usually the one who caught the attention of the wedding guests. Elsie was not only infinitely happy to be Charles's wife, but also about the fact, that the wedding that they have been planning for months, walking on a really rocky road, was ultimately the exact vision, of what she had in her head.
This was what she wanted. Plain and simple church ceremony, followed by a joyful reception at the schoolhouse, with all the close people, with whom she was living for the most part of her life, gathered on this Saturday, to watch them getting married. The upstairs people, who were normally the centre of attention, have been in the shadows and their dearest, downstairs friends, were celebrating with them.
Elsie smiled proudly, remembering soft cries from her dearest friend-Mrs Patmore, who was supporting her for so many years of their mutual work. They went from being enemies, to being best friends, who wished each other well. Elsie knew, that Beryl would give everything for her happiness and she was truly hoping, that one day she will be able to take part in joy of Beryl's wedding, because nobody deserved happiness more, than her fierce, red-headed friend.
Daisy, Andy, Miss Baxter, Mr Molesley, Anna, Mr Bates and even Thomas-they all wished them both well and Elsie never felt so much love and good feelings around, like in the day of her wedding..She smiled once more, thinking that this day will stay forever in her heart, as the most cherished memory.
Charles was observing her facial expressions with proud and joy. Just like Elsie, he was extremely contended about this day. After many bumps on the road, during the wedding preparation, it all went very smoothly, giving them both enormous joy and for Charles additionally, a feeling of never ending pride, pride, that such amazing woman, has agreed to be his wife.
He was also happy about the fact, that their friends were there, to celebrate this special occasion with them, but his eyes were fixed on his wife only today. Even though he knew her so long, he knew her every look, every expression, has seen her in so many different situations, he has never seen her looking so utterly happy and radiant.
She was always beautiful to him. When she was happy, sad, tired, exhausted, even angry, but to see her in a state of such unending joy and to be aware, that he is the cause of this, was something more. Something that he would never dare to dream about and now, it was his reality.. She was his reality. And this was their time...
His Lordship, showing a great kindness, as always, offered them a ten day stay in Scarborough. He was willing to offer even something more attractive and expensive, but they both choose Scarborough, mostly because of the sea. His Lordship paid for the hotel and their stay and told them to have a fun of their life and that's exactly what they were planning to do.
Charles looked at his wife, with eyes full of love...She was stunning in her lilac dress and a matching coat. The colour of her dress. symbolized the great moors of Scotland and her wedding bouquet. was a combination of white roses and heather-two flowers. that were the symbols of York and Scotland. Perfectly matching each other, just like they did...
They were alone in the train compartment and Charles, feeling braver than usual, especially now, when they were already husband and wife, took her hand in his and squeezed it gently, as a quiet proof of his love.
That made Elsie come back from her half asleep mode, to being fully conscious and she blushed lightly, realizing. that now, as husband and wife, they can allow themselves to behave more freely and make the touches, that were not propriate before...She smiled warmly to her husband, squeezing his hand too and she blushed even more, seeing the way that he was looking at her..There was so much love in his eyes, as she has not seen before, partly because he always showed a restraint in their mutual contacts, even after they got engaged and partly because he thought, that it would not be right to show her his feelings, before she oficially became his wife.
There was also something more in his eyes, besides love, something that Elsie was not exactly able to identify, some kind of inner hunger, which made her almost frightened ans suddenly all those terryfing thoughts, concerning marital duties came back to her, but she swiftly put them aside, as she didn't want to distrurb her day, by any sad thoughts. Today it was all about happiness..
"Are you all right Elsie? You seemed to doze off for a moment...Having such a dreamy face..."
"I'm quite all right Charlie...It's just that it has been a really long day, don't you think?"
"I agree...We are almost there...Soon we will be in Scarborough..I think that we should take a taxi to our hotel, to get there in a more comfortable conditions..."
"That would be lovely..."-Elsie smiled and Charles replied with the same...She looked so lovely, sitting in front of him and blushing, that he could hardly stop himself from kissing her, here, in the train. But he scolded himself for such indecent thoughts and decided to wait for the moment, when they will finally be alone...
When the train arrived to their destination, they took their baggage and looked for the taxi, which could bring them to the hotel, in which they were staying. Luckily, they got there pretty fast and the driver was kind enough, to help them with their luggage.
When they entered the inside of the hotel, they could hardly believe their eyes. They didn't expect such generosity from His Lordship. It seemed, that it was the biggest and the most expensive hotel in Scarborough.
They looked at each other with astonishment and when they went to the counter and gave their names, they were immediately taken care of, by the hotel staff.
The porters took away their suitcases and the nice receptionist gave them key to their room and invited them to the hotel restaurant for dinner, in half an hour.
They followed the porters, still looking around in a state of a small shock. Not only they were surprised, by the size and a splendor of the hotel, but they were not used to the situation, when they were being served. It was usually the other way round. They were the ones who served others. Today, they were about to find out, how it is to be the ones that were being served.
Their astonishment was even bigger, when they got to their room, it was more like a suite, a luxury suite, that neither of them has ever expected to see, let alone to live in...
The porter has left their baggage and after receiving a tip from Charles, he left them all alone, wishing them a good stay...
When he left, they started to explore this beautiful place...Everything was top-notch there. The furniture were the highest class, the carpet and the paitings on the wall, were all in matching colours. The bathroom was the size of the whole downstairs of their cottage and the big bed in their bedroom, made them both feel a little embarrassed...
"I can't believe what I'm seeing...I have never been in a place like this before...Can you believe it Charles?"
"His Lordship has really given us a wonderful gift...We have to thank him properly, when we come back..."
"Definitely...Look at this view Charles, it's magnificent..."-Elsie approached to the window and they both watched the sea, which was displayed in front of their eyes...For a moment, they both watched this wonderful view without saying a word, but Charles had some other things in his mind, than watching a sea view at the moment...
He approached Elsie and looking at her with the same hungry eyes as before, he said:
"That view is spectacular, but I have something so beautiful in front of me, that can't be compared with the sea...My most beloved wife..."
Elsie blushed again and felt a wave of the heat, when Charles took her face in his hands and gave her a very avid kiss on the lips...She felt like she lost her balance completely and her head was spinning, when his impatient lips, were devouring hers, with the passion that she would never expect to see in Mr Carson...Except, that he wasn't just Mr Carson for her anymore, he was now her husband, her Charlie, her future...
She clung to him and gave back the kisses, with the same level of passion and they forgot everything for a moment...Charles held her so tightly, like he never dared to do this before and his warmth and scent and his kisses, which clearly indictaed how much he loved and wanted her in this moment,made Elsie feel like a clay in his hands, a woman who has no control of her body, because he has taken it over completely...
Charles stopped kissing Elsie, when he felt that it was too much for her and she might have felt too overwhelmed and he didn't want to scare her...So reluctantly, he forced himself to give her some space...
"I love you Mrs Carson...Very much...I have waited a long time for this...Are you ready to start our married life?"
"As ready as I will ever be Mr Carson and I love you too...You have no idea how much..."
And..Cut ;-) I know, the most interesting part was about to begin, although it will not be a typical first night together...I'm planning to give them some challenges...After all, they have a long learning process ahead of them...I promise, that this story will not be all about the Carsons in bed, they will do other things too, although of course, I can't deny, that this is my favorite place for the Carsons. I hope that you liked this first chapter. Your opinions mean everything to me. Let me know, if it's worth to continue. Thanks for reading and have a great weekend!