Netherfield Vacation: A Modern Pride and Prejudice Story by McKinley James

Author:McKinley James [James, McKinley]
Language: eng
Format: mobi
Published: 2022-03-28T00:00:00+00:00

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After my usual swim, I hopped in the shower. The last couple days had been better than I could have imagined—and certainly a lot more fun than I’d had in a long time. Not that I didn’t usually have fun with Cam and Jack, or with my family, but Emerson’s presence had a different effect on me. I’d truly enjoyed everyone’s company as we picked apples, toured a local brewery, chose a place for dinner at random, and walked around town.

Emerson made me happy, and if the time we’d spent together since our talk was anything to go by, I was having an effect on her as well.

She’d started calling me Fletcher, instead of Darcy, and I loved hearing her say my name.

But she wasn’t ready; that was fine. She was a woman worthy of being pleased, and I’d just have to keep proving that to her. We only had a few days of our vacation left, so hopefully whatever bond we were forming would keep growing once we got back.

I smiled as I stepped out of the shower, thinking of her delight as she’d expounded the deliciousness of Jess’s apple cinnamon muffins while she’d carefully plucked an apple. And she’d been right, I thought as I grabbed my towel and began to dry off; I’d liked the muffins so much I’d asked Jess for the recipe for our housekeeper, Mrs. Reynolds.

As I rubbed the towel over my hair, I thought I heard the door to my room open and close. Frowning, I peered through the crack between the door and the wall, squinting at a movement. Then I blinked just to make sure.

It was Chloe, dressed in a thin silk robe.

What the…?

I could only blink again as she removed the robe, tossed it on a chair, leaving her wearing a very lacy bra and underwear set. I quickly looked around the bathroom, but the only clothes I had were my swim trunks.

Silently cursing, I wrapped the towel around my waist and looked into the bedroom again, double-checking the bathroom door was locked. Chloe was occupied positioning herself on my bed.

Torn between bafflement, frustration, and panic, I glanced at the door to Jack’s room. It was my only method of escape, and I could borrow his clothes. Perfect.

I carefully opened the adjoining door and stepped into the room to see Jack holding a phone charger out to Emerson. I froze upon seeing them, my feet refusing to move any further; Jack’s eyebrows raised in amusement while Emerson’s eyes widened and began darting around the room.

“Um…” I cleared my throat. “Jack, could I borrow some clothes for a little bit?”

“What’d, you forget to do laundry?” Jack smirked.

“Chloe’s in my room.”

“What?”

As it was Emerson who had spoken, I risked a glance back at her. She looked as confused as I felt.

“I heard the door to my room open after I got out of the shower,” I explained, “And when I looked through the door crack, she was climbing onto my bed in her underwear.

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