Early Risers

Daniel POV

        "Where are you staying?" A kitchen maid named Daisy asked.

        "Oh, the chauffeur's room over there." I pointed to my new room.

        "That's across from mine." Thomas smiled a sly grin.

        "Great I'll have a familiar face at least, to guide me around." I said joyfully.

        "Mr. O'Connor, Lady Mary wishes to be driven to London tomorrow afternoon." A lady's maid says.

        "Thank you....?" I said forgetting her name.

        "Anna, Mr. O'Connor." She smiled finishing my sentence.

        "Well thank you Anna and please, call me Daniel." I said shaking her hand, noticing Thomas' s scowl. What has gotten into him?

         Daisy came rushing in, dinner was being served early because the family is eating out tonight.

       I follow everyone to the table, completely out of my element. I did not know a single face. That was until I saw the open seat next to Thomas. I sat down only to stand again when Mr. Carson entered the room.  After he was seated we all returned to our seats.

      "Before we eat, I have the pleasure of announcing new chauffeur, Daniel O'Connor." Mr Carson said.

       I nodded and turned to the food. At least I knew a few people now.             I woke quite early the next morning, wishing to get a head start on the day. Luckily, I made it to clean the car before many were awake. This gave me time to bathe and make myself proper.

Thomas POV

       Dear Lord who is awake at this hour? I wondered. I dress in my liveries, believing that there was no use walking around in only my undergarments. As I'm walking down the hall I ram into something causing me to fall. While grabbing around to get up I find that someone or something heavy had landed on me.

       "Bloody..." I stopped when I heard a painful groaning sound. "Mr. O'Connor?"

       "Mr Barrow?!" The Irish voice said. "I apologize greatly."

        His toned muscles were obvious even in the dark, distracting me from his crushing weight. "I-it's fine." More than fine. His body was fantastic. "Oh shut it already!"

       "Excuse me?" He said.

       "Oh sorry. I was talking to myself. What are you doing up at this early hour?" I asked as he helped me to stand.

        "Well you see, I was bathing and was about to put on my shirt, when I realized I did not receive any liveries."

        "But why are you up this early in the morning?" I ask.

       "Lady Mary wished to be driven to Rippen, instead of London today." He explained.

       "I guess we'll have to remedy that, here follow me." I tell Daniel, walking to my room."I have an extra set of liveries."

       "That's very generous of you Mr Barrow." Daniel said behind me as I opened my closet to pull out the black and green liveries."Thank you, Thomas."

      I smiled when he left, more than happy to assist him.