"Edith. Thank you for coming." Violet said while sitting back down.

Edith took a seat and looked at her grandmother.

"You must be wondering why I asked you to come over."

Edith was not going to tell her grandmother, but she did not care why she was here. She would never understand her grandmother's motives for anything. She had learned over time, to just follow and not to ask to many questions.

"I know that losing Michael must have been hard on you. But I understood that he left you the magazine?"

Now Edith raised her eyebrows, how did her grandmother find out about that? "He indeed did."

"What are your plans with it?"

"I thought about selling, I do not know how to run a magazine."

Violet scoffed. "Nonsense. You know perfectly well how to do that. Michael left you the company because he believed in you. When will you start believing in yourself?"

Edith shrugged her shoulders.

"I am serious. You are a talented writer, you will know how to make the magazine to a success, even bigger than it is already. Do not give up."

The doorbell rang, Cora rushed towards the front door, she was not expecting anybody. When she opened the door, she felt ashamed for the way she was dressed. She was wearing a baggy jeans, with a baggy sweater that she found at a charity shop. It was extremely comfortable, but not very stylish. "I did not know you would be in London?" She looked into the face of Robert, who was looking at her with a sheepish look in his eyes. She felt her stomach flutter.

"I did not know I was going to be in London myself. But I figured we needed to talk, and Downton is not the place to do that."

Cora suspected that Rosamund had made him come to London, but she would keep quiet about that. Robert looked a little bit lost. She did not want to invite him in, but she could not leave him at the door. It was weird to have him here, she had declared this house as a Robert free zone. Things were changing, but this was her house and her space. And it was strange to have him inside.

"I was hoping you wanted to go to a place to grab something for lunch." He stopped and furrowed his eyebrows. "But maybe you already made plans." He sighed. "I am sorry, I should have announced my visit. Never mind me. Enjoy your afternoon." He turned around and started walking away.

"Please wait." Cora grabbed his arm. "Come in, I will change into something decent and then we can go to Beach Blanket Babylon for lunch."

"Are you sure?" Robert was aware he caught Cora of guard and he did not want to force her to go out with him. Although he wanted to wrap her in his arms and overload her with kisses. He refrained himself from it.

"Just wait in the living, I will be ready in a couple of minutes. Can you call Beach Blanket Babylon if they have a table?" Cora showed him the living and run upstairs to get decent clothes.

Robert had to force his mouth to close again when Cora appeared in the living. She was wearing a dark blue jumpsuit. It had wide legs, which fell to the floor, the surplice neckline showed her collarbones in their majestic form. The long sleeves made the whole fit even more majestic. The way the belt highlighted her small waist made him blush. "I agree, this is a lot better. You look stunning."

"Thank you, are you ready to go?"

"How do you see the future?" Cora asked, when the waiter cleared their table. They had an exquisite lunch and were now waiting for a cup of tea.

"You mean between us?"

Cora sighed. "No, the future of our girls." When she saw Robert's surprised look she continued. "Silly, of course I mean us."

Robert looked at his hands. "I am not sure. I do not know where we should start. I would love to have you back at Downton, it does not feel right without you." He looked up and saw the soft look in Cora's eyes. He knew she was agreeing with him. It was a huge relief to see this in her eyes. He was so scared to be rejected by her once again. He moved his hands towards Cora's, and she opened her hand to let him take it.

"I think it is the only start that is possible, me moving back in with you."

This surprised Robert, did Cora really say that. He looked at her angelic face with a puzzled look.

Cora chuckled and squeezed his hand. "I know, I am as surprised by these words as you are. But what is the point of me staying in London, if we both agree we want to try again."

"Do you want to try again?" Robert felt a lump in his throat, and he had to swallow so he would not start crying.

Cora saw Robert's struggle. She scooted closer to him; they were sitting in one of the plush velvet booths. She leaned against his shoulder and rested her hand on his leg. "I will never forget why I wanted this divorce and why I moved to London, but I cannot imagine living the rest of my life without you."

"Can you forgive me for what I have done?"

"Forgive yes, forget no. But Robert." Cora turned her face towards him. "We both made mistakes." She felt Robert's arm wrap around her shoulder, and she rested her head on his shoulder. "That night of Mary's wedding showed me how much I need you."

Robert playfully squeezed Cora's upper arm. "You only missed that part of me?" Placing a kiss on her temple.

Cora had kicked of her loafers and pulled up her legs on the sofa. With played annoyance she lifted her head. "I missed everything about you, but the way you can satisfy my needs is a big part of it." She laid her head back.

"So, you are only coming back for the coitus."

Cora laughed out loud. "Robert!"

"To be very clear, if it is only that..."

He could not finish his sentence, Cora turned herself fully towards him and pressed her lips on his. She stroked with her hand over his cheek. "You know it is more than that." She saw the cheeky smile playing around his mouth and she knew he was bantering.

"I love you, my Cora. I love you." Robert said tender.

"You are the love of my life and always will be."

Robert pressed her closer against him. "We should go home."