Cora leaned against one of the pillars of Jackdaw's Castle, one of the six follies that were built on the grounds of Downton. She had a perfect view of the castle itself. The guests were dancing on the dance floor that was a temporary build on the lawn. Robert had not spared any expenses on this wedding. He truly pulled all strings to transform Downton into an even more fairy tale place. She loved him for it, he truly made sure Mary would have the best day she could have. Seeing her oldest daughter walking towards Matthew in the church had filled her heart with so much gratitude. The moment they both said yes, she had shed a tear. Mary was growing up so fast, as were Edith and Sybil. Two of her daughters married, one was already a mum, and she suspected that Mary would soon follow.
She took a deep breath of the fresh air; she had one drink to many she noticed and that´s why she had escaped the party. Seeing Robert in his marvellous light blue suit was hard, she was longing to him with everything that was in her. She had almost crawled in him, when he had taken her onto the dance floor, after he had danced with Mary for the father of the bride dance. She realised that the amount of alcohol that was in her body did not help containing her feelings. When she saw Robert standing next to the orchestra, she had almost lost her composure, it was at that moment that she walked towards the folly. Why was he like a magnet pulling on her? It was frustrating that she was not able to let go of those feelings, and she started to question of she was just being stubborn and should give it a chance.
She had to walk back towards the party, they would notice she was missing. Using the pilar for support, she turned around back towards the castle, but bumped into somebody. Two arms wrapped around her, so she did not fall over. She instantly recognised his scent. "Robert?" She said in a surprised gasp.
Robert had put his hand around the woman's body to keep her from tumbling over. He had not seen her and wanted to apologise, but then he registered that he was holding Cora in his arms. Hearing her surprise gasp, made him step back. She was drunk, even in the dim light around this folly he could see it. She was swaying on her legs. Or at least she was very tipsy, she did not have the drunk smell hanging around her. He had never smelled that on her before, but he knew the smell. He had only drank one glass of champagne, but after that he stayed on the safe side.
When Cora felt Robert's arms letting go of her, she felt so much sorrow that it hurt. She stepped forwards and pushed herself against him. She got on her tiptoes and puckered her lips. She got no response.
Robert looked down at Cora's face, how much he wanted to kiss her, he did not do it. He needed to be sure, this was what Cora really wanted. It costed him a lot of willpower to keep his hands from roaming over her body. The way her breasts were visible in the low v neckline was irresistible. Did she wear this dress to provoke him? No, of course not, he said directly, she was not that evil. He put his hands on her face, one kiss, one kiss could do no harm. Could it?
Cora pushed her body against Robert's even more firmly when he took her face in his hands. Why was he not kissing her? Did he not want her anymore? She knew she wanted him; she needed him. Even if it was only for tonight. She needed to feel him. "Please kiss me." She said breathless.
"Are you sure?" Robert asked, it did cost him more and more effort to not crash into her tempting lips.
A deep and long moan left Cora's throat. Her hands moved up towards his face and she pulled him down. There was not a change for Robert to deny her this kiss any longer. The way their tongues found each other, was as if they never had stopped kissing. Robert cupped the back of Cora's head, to keep her as close as possible, while he sucked on her tongue. They were like teenagers, who kissed for the first time. They kissed like the world would end tomorrow. Cora melted against his body and her shape fitted perfectly against his. Their surroundings faded away and only them two existed. Nothing else mattered to them, then tasting each other on their lips.
Cora was the first one to pull back, she was getting lightheaded from the lack of air. She would have kissed him even longer when she had not needed to take that breath. Her chest was rising and falling in leaps and bounds. Robert looked down at her and he saw her breast going up and down with every breath she took. He felt his own chest rising in a rapid pace to. He needed more, this was not enough, he needed to feel more of her. He put his hands around her waist and lifted her up, walking her backwards against one of the pillars. Cora wrapped her legs around him, so he could hold her up under her bum.
He kissed every inch of Cora's chest that was not covered with fabric. He felt her hands move over his back, and every time he sucked at her skin, he felt her nails dig into his back. It was overwhelming to taste her again and he needed to taste more of her. He needed to know if her taste was still the same. Slowly he lowered her, so her feet touched the ground again. While his hands stayed on her body, he lowered himself to the ground and started lifting up her dress. She was wearing stockings, which he rolled down. Her slip followed soon, his fingers stroked over her core, his lips following his fingers. He felt her shutter from pleasure. He knew how to please her, and his tongue started working. Immediately he felt her fingers in his hair, slightly tugging on his hair.
Cora was overwhelmed with all the feelings that rushed through her body. She did not realise she had missed this that much. Waves of heat were whirling, and she felt she was coming close already. Leaning back against the pillar, she let Robert overwhelm her even more, not letting any thought into her head.
Just before Cora reached her high, she felt him slow down. Her hands were still locked in his hair, and she tried to get him to speed up. He did not, he even was starting to get up, he kept his hand down there and did not stop stroking here, what made her desire even worse, she felt herself almost burst. A deep moan left her. "Do not stop, please." She murmured.
Robert put his mouth on hers to stop her from talking. "Did you like that." He then said with a breathless voice.
"You know I did." Cora's words were more like a moan.
"Good." Robert replied, while his hand was kneading her breast. He felt Cora's hand trying to remove his belt, he helped her with it and the second his trousers fell down, he felt her hand on his manhood. It made him wobble on his feet. She pressed her core against him and whispered. "I want to feel you." Robert did not need more words and he let her guide him to her opening and with steady beats he moved in her. He did not need much, but he kept himself from falling over the edge, Cora needed a bit more time. When he felt her falling, he followed and, in that bliss, he rested his head on Cora's shoulder.
Cora moved her hand through his hair. "I have missed you." She said.
"Did you truly?" Robert lifted his head and looked into Cora's eyes. "Did you miss me? I have missed you immensely and I cannot picture a future without you in it.
Cora took Robert's tie in her hand and pulled him closer; she lifted her chin. "Let us not run to fast now, but yes I have missed you." She kissed him gently. Cora heard the band had started playing. It was time for the final hours of the party. "We better go back to the party. Before they start searching for us."
Robert took Cora's face once again in his hands. "Are you back?"
Cora still felt the effects of the alcohol on her, and she knew she had to be careful now. This evening had turned out to be a very pleasant one, but she realised that they were walking on very thin ice and should tread forward with caution. "We need to go back." was her answer. She did not know how to answer, she wanted to say yes, but she also knew that the alcohol was having a big effect on her state of mind.
Robert knew Cora was right by not answering his question. It was not fair to make her say the words right now. But he knew that tonight had showed that there was still something real between them and that there was a crack in their status quo.
