Designed for Each Other by P. O. Dixon

Author:P. O. Dixon
Language: eng
Format: epub
Publisher: Regents and Cotswold Book Group

A surge of lightning streaked across the darkened sky accompanied by a deafening roar of thunder. Elizabeth snuggled closer to Mr. Darcy. “It turns out you are indeed my knight in shining armor, sir. Thank heavens you arrived when you did else I might have found myself wandering about all alone for who knows how long only to be discovered confused and soaking wet and forced to surrender to my sick bed owing to a cold or worse.”

She now found herself in what she likened to one of the most beautiful places in the world all because she was alone with Mr. Darcy. What seemed like moments earlier, a steady sprinkling of raindrops combined with distant rumbling in the sky urged Mr. Darcy and Elizabeth to seek shelter at a marvelous stone temple situated atop a small incline and surrounded by an abundance of spring blossoms of red, white, pink, and various shades in between. Certainly she had seen enough of Lady Catherine’s gardens to appreciate the beauty of Kent in the spring. However, the natural, unadorned beauty that now surrounded her even amid the storm was really something special.

“We cannot have you suffering in such a dreadful manner as that, my love,” said Darcy. He kissed Elizabeth lightly atop her head. “Although, it would certainly require a longer stay at the parsonage house than we decided on so little as a quarter hour ago.”

“After our earlier encounter in which Lady Catherine failed miserably in her attempt to bend me to her will before discarding me on the side of the road, no doubt she will not have a moment’s rest until I am gone far, far away. And even though I would relish the prospect of making her ladyship miserable after what she did, I do not want to subject my friend Charlotte to any more of Lady Catherine’s disapprobation than I have already.”

“Pray allow me to apologize once again for my aunt’s behavior.”

“Your generous offer to escort my sister and me to my uncle and aunt’s home in Cheapside more than makes up for Lady Catherine’s behavior. Pray tell me your own uncle, Lord Matlock, is nothing at all like his sister.”

He shrugged a little. “Lady Catherine is in a class all her own.”

“Your answer hardly puts my mind at ease, sir. What are your uncle and aunt, Lord and Lady Matlock, like?”

Their fingers now intertwined, he said, “I would like nothing more than to introduce you to them when we are in town, and then you might decide for yourself.”

Her spirits rising to playfulness, Elizabeth said, “Introduce me as what, sir? The poor soul whom you rescued from the wrath of Lady Catherine de Bourgh?”

He laughed a little, no doubt at the image she had painted of herself. “As the lovely woman with whom I intend to spend the rest of my life.”

“But—” she protested, silenced only by the touch of his finger upon her parted lips.

“—I know. You wish to wait before announcing our engagement. The sooner we return to Hertfordshire so that I can seek your father’s blessing, the better.

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