Lady Mary Crawley (
thequitecontrary) wrote2017-08-19 07:43 pm
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The Party
When Mary, her grandmother, and her uncle were invited to a party hosted by one of 5th Avenue's elite, she knew that she didn't want to bring anyone other than Steve as her guest. Truthfully, she didn't need a guest at all, and if her grandmother had any say, Mary would go alone and talk to the many wealthy single men that would be at this party. Martha had just about accepted that Steve would be a mainstay in their lives now, as it was obvious that Mary was in love with him. Her expressed opinion of Steve was that she liked him, though he was entirely unsuitable for someone of Mary's social stature and wealth. However, she also knew about love, and forbidding Mary to see him would do the exact opposite of what she intended. So, Mary was allowed to bring him.
Steve cleaned up very nicely, which came as no surprise to Mary when he showed up at the house before going over to the party. They alighted from the car and followed Martha and Harold into a huge mansion. Most of the party was taking place in the vast ballroom, where they was enough room for dancing, drinks and conversation.
Mary walked with her hand on Steve's arm, though she didn't stay attached to him for the entire night. When he went off to get them some drinks, she was approached by another man who seemed determined to make conversation with her, and Mary was at least polite about it, chatting with him while she waited for Steve to return.
Steve cleaned up very nicely, which came as no surprise to Mary when he showed up at the house before going over to the party. They alighted from the car and followed Martha and Harold into a huge mansion. Most of the party was taking place in the vast ballroom, where they was enough room for dancing, drinks and conversation.
Mary walked with her hand on Steve's arm, though she didn't stay attached to him for the entire night. When he went off to get them some drinks, she was approached by another man who seemed determined to make conversation with her, and Mary was at least polite about it, chatting with him while she waited for Steve to return.

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Still, he had put it off long enough. In only a few weeks she'd be going back to England, and he didn't want to miss his chance. Hell, he'd fought in a war. He could very well handle this too.
"Be right back," he kissed her knuckles, then stepped away from her, the sound of a drawer opening not too far away. He moved back in front of her, then lowered onto one knee, holding up an open box with a ring inside. It had been a little expensive, and cost a small portion of his savings, but he'd known it was the ring for Mary the moment he'd laid his eyes on it. "You can open your eyes now."
squee. also that ring is gorgeous
"Steve... oh my God."
It wasn't necessarily unexpected, but she hadn't been anticipating his proposal that very moment. It was necessary before they went back to England though. Mary would rather return with Steve as her fiancee, as it would let her parents know that she was serious about him.
for someone who doesn't want to get married I spend too much time looking at wedding stuff slfkds
He was smiling, though, too nervous, too excited. Her reaction was promising at least, so he decided to push onwards, still holding the box in his hands.
"I think, if you were to get on a boat right now and leave, you'd take my heart with you. That'd be the most painful experience of my life, and I don't think I'd be able to bear it. Wherever you go, Mary, I want to be there with you. I want to love you every day, and make you as happy as you make me. I want to be with you for the rest of my life, until we're old and wrinkled but still as in love as the first day I decided I wanted you to be my wife."
He breathed a little shakily and cleared his throat. "So, Mary Crawley... marry me. I promise to give everything I have for each of your days to be filled with happiness."
hehe!
"I wasn't planning on getting on the boat without you, and I prayed that we would go as an engaged couple." She wiped the tears that spilled from her eyes and laughed just a little. "Yes, of course I will marry you."
It did occur to her that her family would probably have a strong reaction to this, from her grandmother when they got home that night to her parents overseas. Mary would have to write and tell them. For now though, she was way too excited and happy that Steve had made their engagement official. She clasped his hand tightly in hers.
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"Thank God," he breathed, bringing her hand to his lips and kissing her knuckles. Hastily, he fumbled with the box, letting it fall to the floor in his nervous flutter to pull the ring out. "Never mind that," he shook his head, holding the ring instead, and reaching for her left hand so he could slip the ring into her finger.
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It might be somewhat of an uphill battle, but Mary was just stubborn enough to be convinced that they would win out in the end. She knew that her father wanted ultimately wanted her to be happy.
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"Of course I will," he said as if it were the most obvious thing in the world. "Where else would I go, if not with you?" He had no home here, nothing to keep him. He also wouldn't give up until he managed to convince her family and get their blessing to marry Mary.
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Picking up his own glass, he took a sip, then followed after her into the bedroom, glad to let her take the lead.
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"I'm so lucky you want to marry me," he blurted out, a loose thought turned to words. "I'm so lucky you love me."
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In a perfect world, Steve would be rich or titled. Mary had learned though that happiness was much more important than money. She didn't want to be stuck with a man who would make her miserable. A life like that wouldn't be worth living.
Mary pulled his shirt down his arms, then went back to working on her own clothing. She untied the laces to her corset and began to loosen it just enough so that she could slip it over her head.
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He wouldn't have judged her either way. People were free to do as they pleased, no matter his personal thoughts on a marriage without love, but God was he glad she hadn't gone through with it. He was sure now he would have lived a whole life incomplete if he hadn't gotten to have her by his side.
Tugging his shirt off and letting it fall to the floor, he pulled his undershirt over his head next, toeing off his shoes as he unbuttoned his trousers and let them fall down his legs. His hands moved to her corset next, helping her loosen it, then carefully guiding it up her torso.
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Steve could be brash sometimes in that he was persistent when he wanted things, but Mary never found him rude. He'd never treated her as anything less than a lady. Every time they were together he made her feel comfortable and loved.
Once her corset was off, Mary wrapped her arms around him and pulled him in close to her. "I... I want to use my mouth on you," she said, feeling just a bit shy about it.
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He wrapped his arms around her and pulled her closer, kissing her briefly, one hand smoothing up her bare back. Pulling back at her words, he seemed almost too surprised to even manage to say anything for a few seconds.
"Alright," he breathed finally, nodding as he tried not to sound like that admission alone made him feel completely overeager and overly excited. "Alright, uh... how do you want me? Should I sit, or... lie on the bed?"
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"Come on, then," he caught her hand, guiding her to bed. He tugged his underpants off so he was completely naked before climbing onto the mattress, taking a seat with his back to the headboard, then waited for her to join him.
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"You're so handsome." Seeing him sitting before her like that had awakened such a desire in her. Steve was truly one of the most good-looking men she had ever seen. He took her breath away and made her heart race.
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He smiled at her words, used to them by now but as always glad to hear her say them. He caught her hands, moving them to his cock, guiding her fingertips along the length so she was touching the more sensitive spots, starting on the slit at the tip, and going down the vein on the underside.
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"Is that how you like to be touched?" she asked curiously. A woman seemed to have one specific place, while a man had so much more. Maybe there were certain parts of it that felt better than others when caressed.
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"With your mouth— It feels good on those spots too," he murmured, a hint shy but working through it somewhat easily. "I'll like any way your lips touch me, Mary. The only thing you really need to be careful about is your teeth. Not very..." he shivers, letting out a gasp as she strokes over a sensitive spot near the crown. "Pleasant, being bitten. Down there."
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