He looked at her from across the library. His beautiful young wife, curled up quietly in the brand new settee he had purchased not two weeks ago with only a floral blanket draped over her. How was it that he had not seen, not understood let alone believed that it was possible?

Cora's eyes were sinking into him, tattooing him with her love and desire, need and lust. It was time to stop playing tentative games after all these months, time to show her how he had changed as a man and as her husband.

Robert felt his feet carry him forward as he put away his fob watch into his jacket and checked behind him one last time that they were really alone. He was in a trance of Cora's making. Stopping just in front of her he crouched down.

"Cora…" he said in a hushed tone.

"Yes darling?" she returned innocently.

"Cora I, I-" Robert tripped over his tongue as her soft fingers moved slowly over his cheek.

"Shhh, I know."

She knows. But he was still determined to show her. The man in Robert needed to make her understand the depths of his new feelings. And understand she would through his voice and his actions, combined to weave a brand new beginning. It was time.

A/N Some of you may recognise this setting from a certain photo that cropped up on Tumblr today. I just felt a bit of inspiration. A christening of finally discovered mutual love on a settee rather than where it is normally assumed... the lovenest that is Cora's bedroom.

I don't know how many of these there will be. Some may go into M territory and I will put up a warning first.