First (Wrong) Impressions by Krista D. Ball

Author:Krista D. Ball [Ball, Krista D.]
Language: eng
Format: epub, mobi
Tags: Romance, Fiction, Young Adult, jane austen, books, comedy, krista d ball, (¯`'•.¸//(*_*)\\¸.•'´¯)
Published: 2013-05-28T00:00:00+00:00

Chapter 20

December 10

Lizzy could finally say that she was relaxing, and it had only taken two weeks of not being allowed to work. With a week left in Vancouver, she found herself enjoying her solitary morning walks, Liam’s breakfasts, and the daily visits or dinner invitations from Fitzy. Lizzy had seen more of Darcy in the last ten days than she had when he’d lived at her house! She could have told Fitzy to buzz off, but she really liked him. Not in that way, but in a “we could be lifelong friends” way.

Today, they were going over to Catherine the Great’s house for dinner. Oh yeah. Catherine de Bourgh had invited the Three L’s, as Liam called them, to dine with her and her nephews, plus a few other people.

Dressing for the dinner turned out to be the most stressful thing she’d done since coming to Vancouver. She’d only brought jeans, so Liam forced her to go shopping for dress pants. Two hours later, she’d found a pair that wouldn’t impoverish her, though they were a little too snug across her backside. She didn’t have anything long enough to cover that, so her simple navy blue shirt’s hem ended where the tightness began.

Oh well. If Catherine didn’t like it, she didn’t have to look.

Liam fussed so much that Lizzy applied her makeup with a trowel until she didn’t recognize herself. She put her foot down when Liam suggested she curl her hair. No more. She was meeting a wealthy woman, not the fucking Queen of England. She was not curling her hair.

They arrived on time and Lizzy’s too-tight trousers made her intestines gurgle. She really shouldn’t have had the bean and cauliflower salad for lunch. Ugh. What had she been thinking?

Catherine didn’t have the twenty-bedroom mansion Lizzy had expected. Instead, it was a chic condo overlooking the ocean. The property probably cost as much as the mansion, though. It was full of stainless steel and glass, making her terrified to touch anything — she’d hate to leave smudges.

Catherine greeted them at the door, in a steel grey dress that matched the décor. Lizzy had already slipped her shoes off and pushed them against the wall when she realized no one else had. Oh well. She was wearing scruffy sneakers; she was taking them off. At least she had cute socks on.

Catherine sized Lizzy up, her eyes narrowing, and said, “Your pants are too small for you.”

Lizzy flushed, but she managed to say, “It was this or jeans.”

Catherine made a thoughtful sound. “Or, you can stop eating so much and then your clothes would fit.”

A hot answer came to Lizzy’s lips, but she bit it back. She was in someone else’s house as a guest; she could control herself.

“Lizzy!” Fitzy said, rushing over. “Luke, Liam. I’m so happy you could make it.”

“I would never miss the opportunity to spend a delightful evening with your aunt, Fitzy,” Liam said. “Luke and I are ever so happy to have been invited. Oh, Lizzy, look! Do you see that chandelier? Catherine told me herself that she ordered that from Italy.

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