Lavender and Parsley by Lisa K Nakamura

Author:Lisa K Nakamura [Nakamura, Lisa K]
Language: eng
Format: epub
Publisher: Kapoho Eats LLC
Published: 2020-04-11T04:00:00+00:00

Chapter Twenty-One

Elizabeth

All in Our Family

Wow, if you had told me a week ago I would have that much fun with Mr. Darcy, I would have laughed my butt off and been totally skeptical. But here I am, sitting on the mint green tile of my kitchen floor, talking to Dido, my canine Queen of Carnage, and telling her about my date.

Dido is a great listener. She perks up her ears at just the right times, and then barks in agreement when I need her to. I tell her I hope he calls soon, that I really want to find out more about him, to discover what he’s all about.

But the next morning, my phone remains rebelliously quiet in the Darcy department. Jane tests me, Mom calls to harass me about something or other I should have done had I been a good daughter, but not a peep from Mr. Darcy. Day Two passes the same way, making me a little anxious.

Did I offend him when I talked about mansplaining and manspreading? Maybe I shouldn’t have used the word “junk.” Perhaps I was a bit too assertive, as usual, and let my I-Am-Woman-Hear-Me-Roar attitude fly too fiercely. Maybe Jane is right and I need to watch my tongue more. I sigh. It’s too late for that.

On Monday, Jane interrupts my sulking to ask if I want to meet her and Charlie to have for sushi for dinner. Charlie and Jane are getting serious, which makes me glad at least one Murasaki sister has romance in her life. I ask if I’m going to be the third wheel, and she says, “Nope.” She’ll pick me up promptly at 6:30.

Jane is on time, driving us to the restaurant. I ask why we’re meeting Charlie at there instead of him picking up both of us. She says he’s working late, so it’s easier this way.

Jane and I enter the restaurant, and push past the noren, short curtains, hanging behind the front doors. Sushi Yuichi is a small place with ten seats at the bar and four booths located along the walls. No more than twenty to thirty people can sit in the restaurant at one time. It doesn’t look anything like a high-end sushi bar. There are no dramatic black and red walls, no shiny re-purposed wood tables. The decor is mid-century scavenger hunt. The focus here is unwaveringly on the food.

I see Charlie seated at one of the booths. There are two other people with him, a dark-haired man and a blonde woman. As we approach, the man stands. It’s Fitzwilliam Peter Darcy.

We stare at each other in shock and recognition. Charlie tries to introduce us, but Mr. Darcy waves him off.

“I’m already acquainted with Miss Elizabeth, Charles. She was kind enough to have drinks with me last Friday.”

Charlie gives a hoot of delight, and Jane grabs my arm.

“You didn’t tell me you went out with Mr. Darcy!” she exclaims.

“You didn’t tell me this was a blind date!” I hiss in return.

Charlie steps in.

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