Fic: Something Worth Having
When Mary moves to London to escape painful memories of Matthew at Downton, she must face more than grief as former suitors and her estranged sister come back into her life. [post-S3; rated M]
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Table of Contents
1. Gloves Off
Mary receives an unexpected visitor who doesn't handle her grief with kid gloves, and she is even more surprised to find this is exactly the kind of treatment she wants.
2. Cocktail Party
Dinner with Richard becomes a party of six with a little help from Aunt Rosamund, but Mary is far from at ease as a hostess when her guests bring past grievances to the table.
3. Pushing In
Isobel sticks her nose in the Crawley girls' business. Will Mary or Edith take it worse? And will Isobel's meddling bring the sisters together, or pit them against each other?
4. Smoke and Mirrors
When Mary ventures out into the new world of London nightlife to meet an old friend, it's not only the venue she finds unfamiliar.
5. Quiet On the Front
Evelyn's familiar candour delivers unexpected new perspectives on the War, but the view from Richard's newspaper office appears to have changed little, if at all.
6. Sincerest Apologies
Richard and Evelyn have similar ideas, but whose execution will elicit a more favourable response from Mary?
7. Choosing Teams
Mary and Richard give teamwork a second chance, and a heart-to-heart with her sister's widower encourages her to rebuild her life in whatever way she can. But does Isobel approve?
8. Unfinished Business
Interviewing a prospective land agent for Haxby Park forces Mary and Richard to ask long overdue questions about themselves. But will the answers violate the terms of their agreement?