every waking minute

repmet:

“You’ll spoil her, you know. She’ll expect dinner in here every night.”

Tom just smiles, bouncing their daughter on his hip. “Can’t a man simply enjoy a good meal with the two most beautiful girls in the world?”

“You think flattery will get you everywhere, don’t you, Mr. Branson?”

“It got me you.” He grins and she’s missed him like this, relaxed and confident.

With her father in Scotland he’s himself again, and it’s been far too long.

“I’m glad we stayed,” she says suddenly.

He leans over and kisses her, right there in the dining room.

“Me too, love.”

(via fuckyesdowntonabbey)

Another missing S/B scene!

repmet:

I actually didn’t expect so many from the S1 scripts! (the S2 ones are what I’m really waiting for!) This little scene is from 1.07, between Daisy sabotaging Mrs Bird’s food and Anna at the barracks researching Mr Bates.

Why do they cut all the good ones?!

INT/EXT. MOTOR CAR/DOWNTON. DAY.

Sybil comes out of the house and runs into the car.

SYBIL: Go! Quickly!

BRANSON: Where’s the fire?

SYBIL: I have to put Gwen’s letter through their door and be back in time to dress for dinner.

BRANSON: I think it’s terrific m’lady. What you’re doing. I think you’re terrific.

He turns as he says this, and since she is leaning forward, their faces are only a few inches apart. For a moment, they are just a young couple, flushed with excitement  Then she remembers herself, lowers her lashes and sits back.

SYBIL: I don’t want to be terrific. I want to be successful.

(via edithnapier)