Banished: A Pride and Prejudice Variation by Shana Granderson A Lady

Author:Shana Granderson A Lady [A Lady, Shana Granderson]
Language: eng
Format: epub
Publisher: D&E Publishing
Published: 2021-12-24T18:30:00+00:00

Chapter 18

Darcy kept vacillating between yes and no with respect to joining his family in London for Christmastide. He had been doing anything and everything he could to keep busy because whenever he was unoccupied, his thoughts were of Elizabeth Bennet, or as he believed her to be now, Elizabeth Collins. At night when he slept fitfully, she invaded his dreams.

Darcy was never one to over-imbibe under normal circumstances, but he tried to drink to excess a few times—it had not helped; she still haunted his dreams. How he wished he could have it all to do again!

While at his estate in Scotland, he learnt to play golf at St. Andrews. The man who taught him and his other students routinely allowed them to take a shot over—he called it a ‘do again.’ How Darcy wished he had a ‘do again’ with Elizabeth!

Riding Zeus across a snow-covered field one day, he reached a decision. He could not hide from the world any longer. He had lost Elizabeth due to his own poor choices and behaviour. He needed to take up his life again and that meant being there for Giana, even if it seemed he might be superfluous to his sister, as the wonderous Miss Gardiner was helping her grow by leaps and bounds.

Of one thing Darcy was certain—as long as he still drew breath, he would love no other, and would never marry. Pemberley would be inherited by one of Giana’s future children. He could not marry when his heart was irrevocably lost to another. He hoped, at the very least, they could be friends when he saw her at Rosings Park during his upcoming Easter visit.

A letter had arrived from his sister earlier that day and Darcy sat to read it. With his resolve firmed he would reply to her letter and let her know he would join her and the family in Town. He broke the seal.

10 December 1810

You know where I am.

This Miss Gardiner was working miracles, his baby sister was teasing him! Mayhap some of her magic would rub off on him.

William,

How I miss you. Please, PLEASE come to London soon.

As you may have been able to tell, I am having a wonderful time with Lizzy, Charlotte, Tiffany, and Maria. But that does not fill the void in my life left by you, Brother dearest.

A girl needs her brother, so please come William. Maria leaves for Meryton in two days to be with her family for the festive season, but Charlotte is to remain with Lizzy. It is so funny to see Richard in love, and William, he is as much in love, as she is with him.

She fell in love with him when she thought him a poor second son and she was willing to follow the drum as long as she could be near Richard. He took so much pleasure informing Charlotte he is soon to be the Master of Rosings Park and he is to resign from the army after Twelfth Night.

Oh,

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