A/N: This is just a really short little missing scene I did in response to a prompt on tumblr. I believe it was intended to fit in some time between the wedding and the big reveal of Mary's true feelings. Enjoy. :)
Mary made her way carefully down the dark hallway, a single candle on the tray she carried lighting her way.
It had been another rough night for Matthew. After awakening from a particularly bad nightmare, he had been nearly inconsolable. It had taken her almost an hour to calm him completely; his pitiful cries had torn at her heart. She had gathered from his intermittent ramblings that his nightmare had involved something terrible happening to her. No matter how his nightly torments troubled her, Mary couldn't help feeling gratified that she meant enough to him that the very thought of something happening to her elicited such a response. It was selfish of her, she knew, but, then, she had done a great many selfish things where Matthew was concerned.
She reached their bedroom and slipped inside, happy to see that her husband was still calm, if a bit frazzled. He immediately brightened when he espied the treat she had brought him.
"Is that chocolate cake? And strawberries?" he asked eagerly.
"Yes. Just like you like it," she answered with relieved smile.
All traces of his night terror seemed to have been driven away by the sweet taste of the strawberries and chocolate cake. He dipped a plump berry in the chocolate cream and offered it to Mary. She opened her mouth and allowed him to feed it to her, humming softly at the delectable taste.
"You have some... uh..."
She opened her eyes to find Matthew's fixed on her mouth, seemingly unable to complete his sentence. Suddenly, he leaned forward and caught her upper lip between his, sucking gently as his tongue wiped the remaining icing from her warm skin.
The cake and berries were soon set aside in favor of a sweeter treat. There would be no more nightmares that night.