A/N: This one is set after the Christmas Special
Future Prospects
"Sir Anthony" Edith Crawley greeted him surprised.
"Lady Edith…" His surprise wasn't any less. "Good morning! How are you?"
"I'm well. Thank you!" She sent a smile towards to him.
"This is a lovely morning, isn't it?" he continued their formal conversation.
Her eyes wandered over the white covered landscape. The snow lay on everything like a gleaming bed sheet.
She smiled at him again. "Lovely, indeed."
"I've heard your sister is going to marry." He tried to avoid an upcoming silence.
"Yes, she will" Edith answered. Yes, Mary was going to marry – and she would become the maiden aunt…
Oh, this drabble could develop into a longer story...