Thank you for reading the first part of this story, I hope you enjoy the second Chapter.

"When do you have your next half day?" Jimmy asked as he followed Harriet across the servants quarters.

"Why should I tell you?" she laughed, not looking at him.

"Well maybe you would like to spend your half day with me?"

Harriet sighed. Ever since she had been at Downton, she followed around by the constant puppy that was Jimmy. I mean you can't hate a man for hoping, but she was hoping that he would of got the message by now.

"Jimmy," Harriet said stopping, "you're a nice man and all but really I'm not at Downton to flirt, I'm here to work, to better myself."

With that she walked off, leaving Jimmy standing alone, all his hopes still whirring around in his mind, but the feeling of disappointment. If only she knew the effect she had on him.

"Jimmy," Mr Carson boomed, "can you give me a reason you are standing there?"

"No, Mr Carson," Jimmy sighed walking off.

Mrs Hughes knocked on Mr Carson's door.

"Yes Mrs Hughes," he smiled, glad to see her.

"Is Jimmy quite alright?" she asked closing the door behind her.

"Why wouldn't he be?"

"He just seems in a daze. I know he took quite a shine Harriet, but she hasn't taken a shine to him."

Mr Carson frowned, as if he did not know the purpose of love.

"Why should that make him go in a daze?" he asked.

"Well when you have your heart broken," Mrs Hughes sighed, "she is a good girl Harriet, grounded to her work, won't be distracted and I think that's what Jimmy likes about her. But she will never like him like he likes her."

They both sighed. What to do was a mystery to them.

"Anyway should we go into the servants hall now?" Mrs Hughes suggested, "see how dinner pans up for the heartbreaker and Jimmy?"

At the dinner table, Jimmy placed himself next to Harriet.

"I won't give up you know," he smiled.

"Your fighting a battle you'll lose," she sighed.

"Then I'll keep fighting until I win it.

She looked up and smiled at him. Oh god he thought I love it when she smiles. He really couldn't explain the feeling inside of him. He had never liked a girl like this before. He felt Mr Carson's eyes burning on him.

"OK then if we can't be lovers," he whispered, "we could at least be friends."

"We are friends," she sighed, "its not that I don't like you Jimmy, but I have a complicated life and this job is the answer I can't lose it."

Jimmy frowned. A complicated life? He thought that she was all beauty, charm and wit, complications? He needed to know. In a subtle way. He would wait until they were half way through dinner. Every day his fascination grew for Harriet.

Ivy came sauntering in with the dinner, her face creased in a frown, her mind obviously pre-occupied. When she came to serve Jimmy his dinner she slammed the plate in front of him, making Harriet's eyes open with surprise.

"If you have any sense Harriet you won't stick with Jimmy for long," she sighed giving him a nasty look.

"Thanks Ivy," Harriet smiled looking quite worried.

Once she was gone, Harriet leaned close to Jimmy , making him hope.

"What's wrong with her?" she whispered.

"She hates me," Jimmy sighed hanging his head.

To his surprise, Harriet burst out laughing.

"What?" Jimmy wondered.

"Anyone would of thought you would of killed her puppy. Honestly, you fall out over the most trivial things. What did you do? Make an indecent move at her?"

Jimmy smiled as if to say yes.

"That doesn't surprise me," Harriet sighed, "you people all carry grudges, you should mend them while you can. You never know what might happen?"

This made Jimmy think, of what could be Harriet's complicated past. Did she part with someone on bad times.

"You seem very knowledgeable," Jimmy said.

"Yes," Harriet sighed realising she had said to much, "Miss Baxter I'd love to have a go at your sewing machine. In my old job the ladies maid had one, but she never let me use it."

"Well when you have some spare time I'll show you how to use it are you hoping to be a ladies maid, Harriet?"

"I'm hoping to be the best I can," Harriet explained, "I want a career."

Once the servants dinner was over, Harriet left as soon as possible, Jimmy quick on her heels. To quick for Mr Carson to stop him.

"Have you parted with someone you loved on bad terms?" he asked rather stupidly.

"Yes," Harriet said, "and…"

"And?"

She seemed to be lost in thought for a while.

"Harriet!"

"Yes?"

"What more?"

"Nothing."

That Girl Jimmy thought as she walked away.

We will find out more of Harriet next chapter. Hope you enjoyed.