Something: Old, New, Later, True: A Pride & Prejudice Collection by Christie Capps

Author:Christie Capps [Capps, Christie]
Language: eng
Format: epub
Publisher: Quiet Mountain Press
Published: 2017-09-21T05:00:00+00:00

TWO

Darcy was learning to hate mornings. In his youth, he had eagerly hopped out of bed, excited for whatever the day would bring. As an adult, his eagerness had waned. His greatest desire now was to remain in bed and snuggle with his bride. Although he still enjoyed that pastime, it was the accompanying groans and moans of his muscles protesting his movement that he despised. At almost three and fifty years of age, he was no longer considered youthful. Even he had to admit that his peers were looking old. Charles Bingley, one of his close friends and long-time brother by marriage, had lost all his hair but that around the side of his head and had a paunch rivaling that of his own brother-in-law, Mr. Hurst. His cousin, Richard Fitzwilliam, kept his hair but it was no longer dark. Rather, it was covered in streaks of grey and white. Instead of speaking of estate business and family challenges, the men often spoke of their aches and pains when they gathered. In all honesty, it had been some years since Darcy had felt the vigorous energy of a man in his prime. How depressing!

However, the mind is a funny creation. While his body aged, his mind still believed he had the vitality of the days when he met and married Elizabeth. Foolish brain! It seemed the older he got, the shorter the legs on his horse needed to be. As he waited for the groom to finish saddling Apollo, he pondered the many tasks he needed to perform as master of a large estate. The list was long. Darcy never lost his pleasure at ending the day with all the jobs ticked off his mental tally. Shaking his head, he wondered how long it would be before he began forgetting more than doing. This middle age of life was not easy.

His horse had a mind of its own. For though Darcy had intended to ride the western section of the fence line looking for needed improvements, he somehow made the five-mile journey east to his daughter’s home, Briarwood.

Rebekah had been born with light brown hair that shot up from her skull like spiked armor. Her eyes were as dark as his own, but her laughter came directly from her mother. While his son had been easy to guide to adulthood, his beloved Becca had poked and prodded his heart as she worked on him to gain her way. Oh, who was he trying to fool? He had fallen head-over-heels in love with that infant the instant he saw her. She had wailed her discontent with her new environment instead of calmly accepting her new lot in life. She was a Darcy.

Easily recalled was the day she turned four-years-old. She had knocked on his study door instead of bursting in with her typical exuberance. When he opened the door, she had demanded he sit back down so she could start over and do it correctly. He barely had time to be seated when a much firmer tap came.

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