A love that will last forever

A Summer in Downton >> Part 6 Mary's POV

It is late July and my little family is enjoying the wonderful weather this summer in the yard.

I am sitting under a heading on a big family blanket with darling Matthew. He has been such a good father to George and husband to me that I don't know what we would do without him.

What would we do without sweet Matthew?

I can not even imagine how much my life would change. From late nights tending to sweet infant George to his sweet yet hard to handle toddler days. Oh how much I'm grateful for my husband Matthew. My love for him is so so strong.

"What are you thinking about, darling?" I snapped out of my thoughts when I hear Matthew talking to me.

"Oh nothing, just thinking of how grateful I am of you and George." I say with only love in my voice.

Matthew looks at me and leans in and kisses me. "I can not even explain how thankful I am for you two. I love you so much, my love."

George comes dashing up and tackles Matthew.  Matthew starts laughing "Papa come play!!!" George cries.

"I will, but first you must give your mama a kiss on the cheek." Matthew says with a little grin.

George runs around to me and kisses my cheek extra good so that Papa would go play tag with him. George runs back over to Matthew and asks again "NOW will you come play with meeee?! PLEAASSSEE"

Matthew agrees and gets up to go play with George. Before he gets up he gives me a little smile then kisses me on the lips before he goes off to play with our son.

I feel a little queasy sitting there so I decide to stand up. Once I stand up I immediately feel even more nauseous so I turn to the side where some grass is and I throw up. Matthew ran over.

"Mary! Are you okay? Here- sit down." Matthew grabs me sits me back down on the blanket.

I get myself together. "Y y-es. I'm fine. Honestly."

Matthew has a worried look on his face. "What just happened tells me otherwise! Why don't I call Dr. Clarkson so he can come and check on you to see what's the matter."

George is standing a few steps away with the same cute little worried face as his father. "George why don't you go find Sybbie and ask her to play with you?" To Matthew it is obvious i have to tell him something. George nods his head politely and runs off calling for Sybbie.

"What is it, darling?" Matthew asks still worried but he doesn't give me the chance to tell him. He keeps talking and talking about how worried he is and he is trying to guess in a way what happened but I finally just stop him while he is talking --
"Matthew. We're going to have our second child."

He instantly stopped talking.
His mouth just hangs open.