Edited…and hopefully working. Sorry…
Written for the Secret Santa exchange for Hetep-Heres. The prompt was : 17-years-old Sybil falls asleep in her nice bedroom in Downton Abbey. But the morning after, she wakes up in a very simple flat in an unknown city. And what is the new chauffeur doing there, dressed only in a pair of trousers and a bodyshirt? (“Erased past years” or “foray into the future”, you choose!) Gwen and William get mentioned.
I hope you’ll like it! I just realised that I may have messed a little bit with the time frame. Sorry for the delay but my beta had some computer issues. And I want to thank her A LOT for her work despite the holidays and her busy life. I’m thinking of her right now and she knows why. *hug* Thank you skinnycat77.
Merry Christmas and happy new year to the whole fandom and my special guest here Hetep-heres. Enjoy! ( I hope so! )
Joyeux Noël et Bonne année!
THE FUTURE OF A HEART
Curled under her heavy duvet, Sybil was slowly awaking from the most peaceful sleep she ever had. Nested in her soft place, she felt safe, happy, and content. She didn’t know why she was feeling that way this morning but still, it felt wonderful. Everything was so familiar: the softness of the bed, the creaking of the fire, the smell of soap…wait!
She opened her eyes, suddenly very awake. THAT was different. Instead of the usual smell of lavender soap, her room smelled…not bad, but different, the lavender replaced by a mouth-watering smell of baking. The lavender was still present on the sheets but clearly overtaken by the sweet smell of sugar filling the room. How the hell could Mrs. Patmore’s cooking possibly reach right to her bedroom?
Curious, she peeked her head out from under the duvet and her heart almost stopped. Where was she? The soft, yellow paper covering the walls of her bedroom was replaced by walls painted in a light blue and the furniture was different. She shook her head to clear her mind. Surely, she was dreaming or something…Just last night, she had gone to bed so happy after surprising her whole family with her harem pants and so content after her exchange with Tom Branson, the new chauffeur. It was a nice change to have someone who was actually listening to her and ready to share his ideas with her. She was rambling so much about it when she was getting ready for bed that poor Gwen had to warn her about being too friendly with a male employee