AN: Hello again everyone! SO here comes another chapter! I hope you enjoyed the last chapter… and I hope you enjoy this one as well.

DISCLAIMER: Downton abbey will never be mine.

It has been about one month since the previous chapter, Edith would be six months pregnant, and the twins would be three months old.

"Are you sure it's alright to leave them Matthew? Will they be alright?" Mary asked as they were driving away. "Mary, they're going to be with my mother, they'll hardly be abandoned." Matthew laughed. "I know your mother will take excellent care of them, but we've never been away from them for more than a few hours." Mary sighed nervously. "We can turn back if you'd like darling." Matthew suggested. "And miss going to see my darling Sybil get married? I think not!" Mary objected.

"Catharine and William will be fine darling. My mother is there, and your mother. They'll be spoiled rotten while we're gone. And it isn't as if the crawley house doesn't have a telephone." He reassured her. "Of course. Of course, everything is going to be fine." She agreed. She looked back and the house and sighed "Oh Matthew, I don't understand how any mother ever leaves her children! Even if it is only for a little while."

"Prehaps they can leave because they know they need some much deserved rest and recreation." He half smiled at the term he hadn't used since the war. "Mmm. And what do you propose we do for recreation?" She asked with a smirk. He stopped the car for a moment, and looked at his wife with a smirk to match hers on his face. He leaned in and kissed her, very softly on her lips, and her eye lids. "Some of that for starters." He whispered in her ear, and admired the blush that was forming across her cheeks. "…well then perhaps I can understand how a mother could leave her children… for just a little while." She said quietly. Matthew laughed as he started up the motor again.

"The three of us together at last! Part of me thought that you wouldn't come." Sybil smiled as she embraced both of her sisters at the door of Mrs. Branson. "You thought you could move to Ireland to get away from us! Well you were wrong dear sister "Where you are, I should also be!" Remember?" Mary teased as she gently tweaked her sisters nose. "And Edith! You're looking wonderful!" Sybil laughed. "Thank you Sybil dear, in only three months you'll be an aunt again!" Edith smiled. "And in only three days you'll be a bride!" Mary smiled, and pretended to dab tears from her eyes.

"I do wish Mama could have come." Sybil sighed. "You know that she wanted to darling." Edith comforted her as they stepped inside. "I know. I know that this is the way it has to be. I just wish…" Sybil trailed off. "we know darling." Mary pulled her little sister in for a hug, and then after a moment looked at Edith. "Edith, are you not going to join in on this little family Gathering?" Mary asked, Edith smiled and wrapped her arms around both of her sisters.

"Now, where are my brother in laws?" Sybil asked. "They've gone to visit Tom. They thought they would spend a bit of time with the groom, while we spent a bit of time with the bride." Mary explained. "Here, let me take your coats, I've got some tea, and cakes in the kitchen." Sybil said as she hung Mary and Edith's coats in the hall closet. "This is a very lovely home. Is Tom's mother home?" Edith asked. "No, she's out at the market." Sybil told them as she led them into the kitchen. "I know its not very fancy, but it is rather quaint I think."

"It's very nice Sybil." Mary assured her as she took a seat on one of the dark wooden chair. "Tom made the table himself when he was younger. Isnt it nice? He's made one for our flat, it's just as nice." Sybil smiled. "It's just lovely. Now a very important matter. Your wedding dress?" Edith asked excitedly. Sybil looked down at her hands. "Oh, it's nothing fancy. It's just a simple white dress, It was just plain, but Tom's mother trimmed it with some lace." "I'm sure that it's lovely Sybil, you've always looked so good in white!" Edith smiled warmly, and took her sisters hand.

"The wedding wont be anything fancy, really. Just us, and Toms family, and some friends we've made here. I don't really mind, but I know it wont be what you're used to for a wedding." Sybil said, a bit shy. "Sybil, Matthew and I would've eloped if we had to. All that matters is that you're happy. Are you Happy?" Mary asked. "Yes. Of course I am!" Sybil giggled.

"Oh, We have a gift for our little sister, don't we Edith?" Mary smiled conspiratively with her sister. "Oh, Mary, I do believe you are correct!" Edith laughed as she reached inside her bag. "Oh no, what is it?" Sybil asked nervously. "You'll see." Mary laughed as Edith placed a package wrapped in blue paper with a golden ribbon. Sybil stared at it as if it was a land mine, that would explode if she touched it. "Don't be so frightened Sybil, Open it!" Mary and Edith were both laughing.

Sybil gently tore at the paper, and opened the white box that was beneath it. "What on earth!?" She gasped as she pulled out a deep purple silky… something. "It's just something special for you to wear on your wedding night!" Edith explained. Sybil's eyes opened so wide as her mouth dropped open, causing Mary and Edith to double over in laughter. Sybil took in the sight of the silk, with a plunging v neckline, and many straps and…lace? "How on earth do you even get in to it?!" She asked. "Oh that dosnt matter nearly as much as how you get out of it!" Mary said, and she and Edith Laughed again.

"Sybil darling, what is all that racket- oh! You must be Mary and Edith, I've heard so much about the two of you!" Mrs. Branson said as she walked in. Sybil quickly tossed the night gown back in the box and shoved it on her lap. "Oh Sybil, I was young once too, you don't need to act as if I've never seen one of those before!" Mrs. Branson laughed "If you need anything, I'll be in my bed room."

Sybil buried her face in her hands. "That was the most embaressing moment of my entire life!" she gasped. "It wasn't so bad, do you know who bought my wedding night ensemble? Granny!" Mary shuddered slightly at the memory. "I cant believe she saw that!" Sybil whined. "Sybil darling, she has a point, she was young and married once, she's probably worn them plenty of times." Edith shrugged. "I'll get the two of you for this! I don't know how, and I don't know when, but I will get you!" Sybil vowed playfully.

"Now now, don't get too angry Sybil! Tell us all about everything that has happened since we last saw you!" Mary commanded. "Well, we found our little flat on the second day after we got here…"

AN: Another awkward chapter ending. Oh well. The next chapter will be basically pure Matthew and Mary fluff, as a gift for those of you who have been waiting so patiently for updates! Reviews are my favorites! Thanks for reading!