The Scotsman's Ghost: or How to Wreck a Yule Party: A Pride & Prejudice Christmas Variation (Christmas With Darcy and Elizabeth) by Alix James

Author:Alix James [James, Alix]
Language: eng
Format: epub
Tags: Pride and Prejudice & Related Fandoms, Alternate Universe - Fantasy, Humour, 1st Person POV, Darcy's POV, POV Alternating
ISBN: 9781957082431
Goodreads: 219065959
Publisher: Winsome Wit Publishing
Published: 2024-11-04T00:00:00+00:00

Elizabeth

“Lizzy, come on!” Lydia’s shout echoed across the frozen lake, her voice high-pitched with excitement. “The ice is perfect today!”

I tightened my scarf and took a deep breath, watching my breath cloud in the air as I pulled my skates tighter. “I’m coming, Lydia, don’t wear yourself out before you’ve even begun.”

“Not possible!” she sang, already spinning circles with Kitty, their laughter mingling with the other skaters gliding across the ice.

Charlotte, standing beside me, raised an eyebrow. “Do they ever slow down?”

“Only when they run out of breath,” I said dryly, my eyes scanning the crowd. “Or, you know, when they crash into something.”

Charlotte smiled as she tightened her own skates. “Well, I suppose we’re in for quite a show then.”

Mr. Collins had barely stepped onto the ice before disaster struck. He teetered for a full two seconds before his arms flailed wildly in the air, and with a resounding thud, he landed flat on his backside.

“Good heavens, Miss Elizabeth!” he yelped, trying and failing to pull himself back up. “I fear I have injured... something.”

I stifled a laugh, offering him a sympathetic look. “Perhaps, Mr. Collins, it would be best for you to rest a while. There’s a bench right over there. You mustn’t overexert yourself.”

“Y-yes,” he wheezed, wincing as he hobbled off the ice, holding his lower back. “I shall supervise from the sidelines. A prudent decision, I’m sure Lady Catherine would agree.”

Charlotte nudged me, her eyes twinkling with amusement as we watched him shuffle awkwardly toward the bench. “Well, that’s one way to escape a conversation.”

I grinned. “I have my methods.”

With Mr. Collins safely seated on the sidelines, I allowed myself a moment of triumph before Charlotte’s gaze drifted toward the ice once more. That was when I saw it, too. The wobbling, stiff figure attempting to maintain some semblance of balance just a few paces ahead. There, struggling to stay upright, was none other than Mr. Darcy himself, his face set in that familiar scowl of concentration.

“Oh no,” I muttered, half to myself.

“Lizzy, what is it?” Charlotte asked, pulling up beside me.

“Just… that.” I jerked my chin in his direction.

Mr. Darcy was attempting to stay upright, but it was a losing battle. His legs splayed out at awkward angles, and his arms flailed in every direction like a windmill in a storm.

“Oh dear,” Charlotte said, covering her mouth to stifle a laugh.

“More like ‘oh disaster,’” I sighed, trying not to wince as he stumbled again, narrowly avoiding a group of young children who skated past him with the ease of seasoned professionals. He might have managed to stay upright if not for whatever invisible force seemed to be tormenting him.

He got his feet again, and for a moment, he seemed to be doing tolerably well. Better than tolerably, in fact. It was Mr. Bingley who looked like the clumsy one as Mr. Darcy glided circles around his friend. Now, how did that man go from bumbling worse than Mr. Collins one minute and looking as though

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