Afternoon tea finds the entire family camping on the lawn beneath umbrellas.

Robert grips Cora's hand as they watch the children play, and Violet sits several feet away complaining obliquely to anyone who will listen (no one). Mary leads a wild game and Patrick follows her every instruction. Edith sulks but goes along, as she hasn't yet learned to stand up to her sister. Sybil plays separately, inventing in a game of her own, choosing to be free of her sisters' bickering.

It was more than Cora could have ever hoped for; it was worth every bump along the way.

A/N - Thus ends this portion of the 100 Drabble Challenge. You can look for the next 50 "chapters" under a new story titled "And...When". They'll start right off with episode 1 and follow along with canon. The last 5 are author's choice and happen to fall in the final eps and Christmas special. Mwahaha. ;)