Kisses
Goodbye
He wasn't entirely sure when it had started. If he thought about it, it was before he went off to war. Possibly back when she was first pregnant, when her hormones had changed and made her a bit clingy and anxious in those few months. Maybe before that, even, after he had realized his love for her and their marriage had been able to begin properly.
Whenever it had begun, it had been going on a very, very long time.
She knew better than to try anything like that in public or even in any common areas of the house. After all, there were always servants about. Other members of the family apt to pop in unexpectedly. So it wasn't every time without fail.
But whenever Robert had to leave Downton without Cora by his side, she tried very much to give him a kiss goodbye.
Not just any kiss. She pressed her lips firmly against his, lingering there for a moment. And then her mouth would move over his in a shockingly sensual manner. She would suck his bottom lip between her own and nibble it slightly before returning to the sensual kiss. Her tongue would make its way into his mouth for the briefest moment, and then she would pull back.
Robert would be in a slight daze each and every time. When they were younger and he had less control over himself, he would need to wait several minutes before leaving the room to avoid the embarrassment caused by his body's reaction to her kiss. Now, he constantly warred with himself as to whether he really did need to leave or if he could pull her back into his arms and then take her to bed right then and there. Sometimes the latter idea won out.
It always put Robert into quite a state. After all, he hated having to leave his wife. But kissing her goodbye was always so pleasurable. And it made him ever so eager to return back to her side.
Perhaps that was why she did it.
