DOUBLE ANNIVERSARY-4

Hello all. Thank you for all your reviews. I love reading them. As I promised, today's chapter will be more crazy than the last three, I'm spicing up things a bit and giving them a lot of fun and interesting ending of the fun evening...Not giving too much away, I'm simply inviting you to read.

Hope you will like it ;-)

Charles was reading the note, brought by the footman in amazement, he had to read it twice, to make sure that he was not mistaken. The surprise on his face caught Elsie's attention...

"What is it Charles? Why are you so startled?"

"Because I just received an invitation for a dinner together with Lord and Lady Grantham..."

"And that made you so surprised?"

"Well yes, don't you think that it's a little too forward? I mean me, you, us having dinner with the Granthams, at one table, not serving them?"

"No Charlie. I don't think that it's too forward, or inappropriate, or any of other possible nonsense that you may say to me...On the contrary, I think it's lovely, that they want to have dinner with us...The whole point of this trip, was that we should spend some time together and this is exactly what we are going to do...Now, we need to start preparing, they are expecting us in the dining room in half an hour.."

"If you think so Elsie, but I'm not comfortable with this, not at all..."

"Why that doesn't surprise me?"-Elsie rolled her eyes and gave her husband kiss on the cheek..."Just relax Charlie...I know that it's beyond your imagination, but they are just people, like you and me. With eyes, ears, lips and all other body parts...They are not so different from us...The only difference is, that they have a titles and we do not. It's going to be ok..."

"Elsie...I knew I married you for a reason...You are the most sensible person that I know..."

"I hope, that it wasn't the only reason for you to marry me Charlie..."

"Oh no, certainly not...They were plenty more reasons and..."

"We can come back to this discussion later, after dinner..Come on my old booby, time to prepare..."

Meanwhile, one floor down, Cora and Robert's bedroom...

"Cora, do you think that it won't be too awkward to have dinner with the Carsons at one table? I mean I'm sure that Mrs Hughes can handle it, but I'm not so sure about Carson..."

"Mrs Hughes is the one who handles everything better Robert, haven't you noticed it by now?"

"I guess you are right..."

"I know I am...She was always the most reasonable person in the Abbey...Robert...I have a request for you...I know that this situation is not easy for you too, but please try not to show both of them, that they were our servants...Let them feel like we are equals...Just for tonight...I know it's not something that you are used to, but please, do it for me..."

"You are turning American on me again Cora, but I will make your wish come true...On one condition..."

"Which is?"

"That you will reward me, when we get back to our bedroom after dinner..."

"We will discuss it later my love...It's time, we should get down, let's not make them wait for us..."

Dining room...

"Carson, Mrs Hughes...I'm so glad that you accepted our invitation...It was about time that we spend some time together...Mrs Hughes you look wonderful tonight...Carson, you are a very lucky man..But I guess you know that by now..."

Cora and Elsie both sighed with relief, after Robert's words, thinking that the first ice were broken... They were both ok with the idea of having dinner together, but at the same time, they were both aware, that it was not so natural for their husbands...

"Thank you My Lord...It's a great honor for both of us to dine with you tonight...I never expected to live to such day..."-Charles was still rather embarrassed about the whole situation...

"I guess we should know by now, that life is full of surprises..."-Cora send a warm smile to Carson..."Will you sit by my side Carson and Mrs Hughes will sit next to Robert..."

"Thank you My Lady..."

The staff started to serve dishes and in the beginning of the meal, the atmosphere was still rather stift. Robert and Cora have tried to sustain the conversation, while Elsie and Charles were more focused on doing everything right and not make any faux pas by the table...Never in their life they had an occasion to have such a diverse meal, with so many courses and in such company..

After a while Elsie relaxed, when she saw, that Lord and Lady Grantham treated them as equals and had absolutely nothing against having mutual dinner together, but Charles still felt like he was not in his place...

However that has changed by the end of the meal, when alcohol reached the table...Both couples were agreeable, that they do not wish to split after dinner and gentlemen decided to keep their ladies company...Drink after drink, the atmosphere was getting more and more carefree and before anyone realized, they were all having a great laugh together, reminiscing the funny events from the past...

"Carson, do you remember when Mr Grigg showed at the Abbey? Boy, if you could only see your face back then...Like you've seen the ghost..."

"I can laugh about it now My Lord, but back then I was not amused..."

"Like Queen Victoria...I on the other hand, had a great fun...Especially when I was imagining you on the stage, doing those crazy dances..."

"I wish that you could see that My Lord...It was a really funny show...But I have other fun memory...Do you remember My Lord, when Mr Molesley dyed his hair and you asked him if he has any southern origin?

"Yes, oh my God...I told you to keep him away from the living room, as his hair was turning blue..."

Loud laughs filled the room, as Elsie and Cora joined them..

"My Lord you should have seen him when he got drunk with the wine, serving it after dinner.."-Elsie decided to have some contribution in a fun moment...

"When was that? I think that I have never heard that story..."-Cora asked

"That was during the Spanish flu My Lady...When my husband got ill too and there was nobody to serve wine...We asked Mr Molesley and we thought, that he was another victim of the flu, but Dr Clarkson has disabused us..."

"I wish I could see that...Must have been a funny moment..."-Cora was very amused...

"That was nothing, compared to the Ghillies Ball in Scotland, at Shrimpie's castle...If you could only see him dancing...I will never forget that moment..."-Robert was bursting with laughter and others joined him, trying to imagine how that must have looked like...

"Speaking of dancing...I can ask the servants to bring gramophone...What you think? Wouldn't it be great to do a little dancing? After all, we have practice...We are doing it every year during servants ball..."-Robert's proposal took everyone by surprise.

"You will hear no objection from me My Lord..."-Elsie smiled to Robert...

Soon the gramophone was delivered and they started to dance...Robert asked Elsie to dance and Cora danced with Carson...They all felt like during the servants ball, although the atmosphere was much more casual...They were dancing, drinking and having wonderful time...

By the end of an evening, when they finally said good night and split, to go to their rooms, both couples were giggling joyfully on their way back...Elsie and Charles got to their bedroom which was one floor, exactly above the bedroom of Cora and Robert...

Charles went to bathroom and Elsie opened the balcony of their bedroom, to go outside...The night was really hot and beautiful...Elsie sat on the balcony of their bedroom, enjoying the perfect silence of the night, waiting for Charles...

Meanwhile, in Cora and Robert's bedroom...

"Robert, you were wonderful, simply wonderful tonight...You exceeded all my expectations...Thank you, thank you darling..."-Cora was all over Robert, as soon as the door of their bedroom has been closed...She was kissing his lips, his jawline, swiftly getting rid of his shirt...

"Oh crickey...Is that the reward that I have asked for earlier? I must say, that I haven't expected such level of heat my love, but I have nothing against it..."

"Speaking of heat Robert, can you please open the balcony? Otherwise we will boil in a moment...It's so warm..."

"Your wish is my command..."

Robert opened the balcony and got back to bed, only to find his wife half undressed, ready for "action" No more words were needed at the moment...

Upstairs- Elsie and Charles's bedroom...

Elsie was sitting with her eyes half closed, waiting for Charles, still enjoying the beauty of this hot, summer Riviera night, when suddenly, she heard some noises, coming from the lower floor...At first she didn't realize what it was, but because the stillness of the night was overwhelming, she soon understood, what the noises were, especially that what she heard, left no doubts, about what was going on the lower floor...

"Oh Robert, please...Oh yes...Yes, here, exactly here...Oh God...Oh, don't stop..."

"Cora, my love you, are so sexy when we make love...Oh yes, I love you..."

Elsie blushed immensely, realizing, that she has just overheard something very intimate and after a first shock, she felt a sting of jealousy, because she was hoping to have such moments with her husband, since they arrived here and somehow that never happened...

When Charles got out of the bathroom and opened his mouth to say something, Elsie made a gesture, which showed him that he should stay silent, evoke him with his hand on the balcony...

He came intrigued and Elsie put a finger on her lips, showing him to be quiet...Charles listened carefully and when he understood what they were just witnessing, he became red as a beet instantly...He immediately went inside and took Elsie with him, closing the balcony door...

"Oh my God Elsie...This is so embarrassing I never thought, that I would have to witness something like that?"

"Charles...Come on...They are married aren't they?"

"Well yes, but they are our employers and this is..."

"They are not anymore...Besides, I see nothing improper in their behavior. In fact, I rather see it as a perfect ending of a perfect evening...We had a delicious meal, had a great deal of fun and they decided to continue the fun, but in different way and you know what my dear husband?"

"What?"

"I think that it's exactly what we should be doing right now too..."

"Elsie, do you really think we should? Is it appropriate? Here and now?"

"For heaven sake Charlie, just listen to them..."-Elsie opened the balcony door once more...

All they could hear was loud moans and the sounds of the rocking bed...

Elsie giggled, being really amused with that situation and before Charles could protest more, she put her lips on his, kissing him with passion, which was long forgotten between them...The way she kissed him, left Charles no doubts, on how much she wanted this in that moment, of how much she wanted him...

He had to admit, that it was quite a long time, since they last let themselves be in the throes of real passion and even though the situation was really unusual and kind of awkward, he wasn't going to resist to Elsie's charm...He wanted her as much as she wanted him and he swiftly accepted her invitation and led her straight to bed...

Soon in the beautiful villa, in the French Riviera, on two different floors, in two different bedrooms, the only audible sounds, in the middle of the night, were the sounds of two rocking beds and lovers moans, combining with whispers full of love and passion of two married couples...

Oops, I did it again...I know, I know, it was totally unrealistic chapter and a little bit of perverted... Guilty ;-) I just thought that it would be really funny, if such situation happened in the series, or in the movies...Just imagine Carson's face, hearing such sounds from the Granthams...I'm sure that he would have another heart attack..This is how it's done Lord Fellowes ;-) Read and learn ;-) But, seriously speaking, I hope that you liked my crazy idea for this chapter. I know that such thing would never happen in the series or the movies, but this is my fanfiction and my crazy imagination. I will wait for your reviews impatiently... Have a great week!