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21. Who gets up first and makes the coffee?
John has always been an early riser. He makes coffee for himself and tea for Anna every morning that they are together. Then he walks the dogs so she can sleep as late as possible. He usually fixes here a nice breakfast as well, much to the envy of all her school friends. Every once in a while, if they haven't seen one another for a long time, they both have a lie in together. On those mornings, breakfast is the last thing on their minds.
22. Who's the vegetarian and who most certainly isn't?
John always teases Anna about her California diet. He accuses her of eating nothing but avocados and granola. But really, they both eat a pretty healthy diet, although John does enjoy the Irish and Scottish comfort foods he grew up on.
23. Who just started watching gay porn for the first time and becomes obsessed?
"So, what should we watch?" Anna asked as she flopped onto the settee.
"Whatever, I don't care. I'll just go get us some tea and biscuits." John smiled and gave his wife a peck on the cheek before leaving the room.
Anna switched on the telly and flipped through the channels, quickly getting frustrated, "John, I don't know where anything is. They've switched around the channels on the satellite again."
"Just find something," he shouted from the kitchen, "I'll be in in a moment."
When he returned to the room Anna was sitting, staring at the screen in a state of fascination. John glanced at the screen and almost dropped the tea tray.
"What in the world are you watching?"
"I think it's porn," Anna answered seriously, "Gay porn to be exact."
John place the tray carefully and sat beside her, "Umm, yeah, I can see that," he looked away from the screen, blushing slightly, and looked toward his wife, who was not blushing at all. "I guess a better question is, Why are you watching that?"
"It's sort of fascinating, don't you think?"
"That's not the word that immediately came to mind, no."
"Oh come on John, do you expect me to believe you've never watched porn before?" Anna was definitely enjoying his discomfort.
"Not while my wife was in the room," as soon as John said the words he wanted to take them back.
Never one to disappoint, Anna arched a brow, "Oh? Do tell Mr. Bates!"
He couldn't be sure but he felt his wife had used his surname on purpose. "Just, just give me the remote!" he flailed his hands in her direction.
Anna grabbed it and held it over her head, leaning back out of his reach. "Oh no, not until you tell me more about when you've watched porn. Come on, I want details." She was outright laughing at him now. He wanted to be angry but she looked so damn cute with those sparkly blue eyes.
He slumped his shoulders, "Alright," he sighed, "I can see I'm going to have to give in." He walked quickly over to the DVD stand and pulled out a video, "I didn't ever want to have to use this but…"
A shocked look crossed Anna's face. What in the world could he be getting? And why hadn't she found it herself?
John put the DVD into the player and Anna switched the receiver. She began to laugh hysterically as she heard the music from, "The Ice Princess" fill the room.
"Fancy a rewatch?" John asked before taking a bracing sip of his tea.
24. Who lays on the other's chest and who strokes the other's hair?
This is John's absolute favorite past time. He fell in love with her while sitting on the couch in St. Andrew's watching videos, her head on his shoulder. He enjoys it to this day. Although he will admit that it's even nicer when they are sharing a bed.
25. Who has more friends than the other?
John is very close to a few people: his mother, his brother, the Musketeers. He'll be the first to admit that he's not the best at maintaining relationships over the long haul though. He sometimes worries about what this means for he and Rob after 'Highclere' or he and Leslie once she gets married. He doesn't want to repeat the pattern he's had throughout his life when he loses touch with people when they no longer work together. It's just that he's always felt that you can't get too attached or too sentimental because for him, acting has always meant moving on to the next thing.
Anna tells him not to worry so much, that he's older and more mature now. If he wants to keep these relationships he can. Look how well they do when they are apart. He supposes she's right. And besides, he has Anna to help him now. Everyone loves Anna and she is brilliant at keeping in touch even when she is busier than he is.