So Far Away by P O Dixon

Author:P O Dixon [Dixon, P O]
Language: eng
Format: epub
Publisher: Regents and Cotswold Book Group
Published: 2015-03-15T23:00:00+00:00

Elizabeth and Darcy were walking along what was, by now, their favorite path, embroiled in a heated debate over her mama’s scheme for her sister Mary. While Darcy was of the opinion that an alliance between Mary and Mr. Collins would make a most advantageous match, Elizabeth insisted her sister was worthy of a far better man. All of her arguments were insufficient to sway him. Elizabeth considered that he was so much like the late duke in that respect—overly fond of his own opinion. She told him as much.

Immediately afterward, she suffered a pinch of remorse. “I’m sorry, Mr. Darcy. Please forgive me.”

“For what?”

“For suggesting that you are anything at all like the late duke.”

“Elizabeth, you and I have talked about this. I know you loved him and you cherish his memory. I shall not consider it a slight against me in any way. He was a great man, albeit a flawed man. We are mere mortals—all of us. None of us is perfect.”

Elizabeth’s spirits rose to playfulness. “The Mr. Darcy of Pemberley and Derbyshire is not perfect. Do not allow Miss Caroline Bingley to hear you say that, or your cousin Lady Victoria either, for that matter.”

She then went on to inquire, “How does she get along?”

“Miss Bingley?”

“No—no doubt she is exceedingly pleased what with your staying at Netherfield. I am asking about your cousin, Lady Victoria. How is she enduring your current separation?”

“You are aware that Lady Victoria and I reside miles apart? We are not nearly so inseparable as you seem to imply.”

“Your behavior in London suggested otherwise. Rarely did I see you when I did not see her last Season.”

“Well, I suppose you have a point there. While we are discussing my cousin, you ought to know that she spent a great deal of time at Pemberley during my recuperation from the accident.”

“Will you forgive me if I say I am a bit envious of her in that regard? I should have liked to have been the person who cared for you all those weeks.”

“Trust me when I say that I would have much preferred it was you. The thought of you is what sustained me, and rarely did I close my eyes that I did not see your face. And when I slept, I believe I dreamed only of you.”

“You dreamed about me, Mr. Darcy?”

“Indeed—often.”

“Do you care to tell me more?”

Darcy could feel the color rise in his face and frissons of excitement arousing him. “Now is not the time to speak of such things.”

“Oh, and when will be the proper time?”

Darcy placed his hands upon her face. Leaning, he lifted her chin and brushed his thumb across her lips. How he wanted to show her what he recalled of his dreams. He leaned closer still and spoke softly into her ear. “Not only will I tell you, but I also mean to spend a fair amount of time showing you when we are married.”

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