Unwrapping Mr Darcy by L. L. Diamond

Author:L. L. Diamond [Diamond, L. L.]
Language: eng
Format: epub
ISBN: 9780996789165
Published: 2018-10-31T04:00:00+00:00

William Darcy strode back to his office. Damn! Elizabeth didn’t know where the scarf came from or that he didn’t actually pay a dime for it, but would that make a difference when she discovered his identity? Probably not. She would still insist it was too much.

Mrs. Reynolds followed him and closed the door behind her. “Well? Did she open it?”

“She intends to return it to me. It’s too expensive.”

The older woman smiled in her grandmotherly manner. “I warned you she would.”

He dropped into his chair and leaned back. “Other than jewelry, I’ve had a difficult time coming up with new ideas. Once the bath products were exhausted, some gifts were easier than others, but when I saw that scarf, I knew it should belong to her.”

“If she discovers it’s vintage, she’s going to be all the more adamant you take it back. I can only imagine her reaction to your gifts for Christmas Eve and Christmas Day.” She crossed her arms over her chest and looked at him over the rims of her glasses. “You know if you hadn’t been such a horse’s ass on her first day, you might be dating her rather than admiring her from afar.”

“I know,” he said, his voice low and grumbling. “You don’t have to remind me.”

They both turned when the door opened, and Charlie walked in wearing his usual happy expression. “I just stopped by Lizzy’s office. If the scarf wasn’t so expensive, you know she would be wearing it everywhere.”

“How did you know it’s from me?”

“Because she told me it’s from her Secret Santa and that, my friend, is you.”

Darcy glared, which only made Bingley laugh. “Don’t give me that look. You put yourself in the dog house without any help from me. If you hadn’t been such an ass—”

“Yes, I know. You and Mrs. Reynolds love reminding me of that, don’t you?”

Mrs. Reynolds laughed and Bingley rolled his eyes. “‘I have a mountain of paperwork on my desk. I can’t be expected to take the time to welcome a new company attorney. Especially one who required her sister’s boyfriend to get her a job. You hired her, Bingley. You make her feel welcome.’” Bingley’s voice was the deep mocking one he always used when he imitated him. That voice was annoying! It always highlighted his worst moments.

“Why do we have to do this again? I hadn’t intended for her to overhear me and I apologized—twice!”

Bingley plopped into a chair. “I know. You never do mean it, but this time, you regret it. She’s the first woman you’ve noticed in years, and you screwed it up before you even laid eyes on her.”

While Darcy would’ve loved to deny it, Bingley was right. It hadn’t taken long for him to bemoan the stupid and untrue words he’d spoken that day. Her eyes, the way she arched that one eyebrow, usually at him, the sway of her hips when she walked, the way her hair rippled over her shoulder when she concentrated on a document during a meeting, all of these things intrigued him.

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