This is going to be a 3-part series. This first part captures what exactly happened at Carter's Bar (episodes 14 and 15).

Darcy wasn't completely sure why he left town for business only to come back at Bing's invitation. Bing said that his girlfriend, Jane, and her sisters were going to be at the bar. Darcy pushed down the thought that he went to the bar to see one particular Bennet sister. They rarely talked to each other since that dreaded dance at the Gibson wedding. Still, from what he observed, Lizzie was quite smart and while she wasn't as beautiful as her sister, she was decent enough.

Darcy didn't want to overindulge on drinks since he planned on driving Bing and Caroline home. But then that youngest Bennet sister, Laura? Lillia? Whoever she was, she challenged everyone at the bar to a game of whack-a-mole. A guy named David volunteered.

"Loser buys rounds!" the youngest Bennet sister said.

"Lydia!" Lizzie said.

But it was too late. Ben and the youngest Bennet sister were off "playing whack-a-mole."

Lizzie sighed as she downed a shot of whiskey.

"Whoo! Who wants to play Just Dance?" She looked around the room. Bing and Jane were busy making out, both of them drunk from the beer and pheromones.

"Sorry, Lizzie, but I'm not that good at video games," Caroline said.

"Charlotte?" Lizzie asked.

Charlotte shook her head. "Bathroom," she said.

Jane finally latched herself away from Bing and said, "I'll go with you!"

Lizzie rolled her eyes. "Fine."

Darcy stood up from his barstool. "Wait! Elizabeth!" he said. "I can play."

Lizzie smiled at Darcy. "I think we both know that the last thing you want to do is make a fool of yourself dancing. I, on the other hand, can excuse my behavior tomorrow by saying that I was drunk on whiskey at the time."

Lizzie went off to the other end of the bar. She grabbed a controller, picked the most annoying Top 40 song on the list and started dancing like an idiot.

Darcy walked back to the bar and ordered a vodka. Caroline sat next to him and ordered a martini. She even dropped the "shaken, not stirred line," like she was trying to impress him.

"I don't understand why people like video games so much," Caroline said. "It's such a childish activity. A total waste of time, don't you think?"

"They have video games in this bar for a reason," Darcy said. "It's just not my cup of tea."

"I can't imagine that this town is your cup of tea. There's not much to do here. How come you and Bing enjoy it so much?"

"The town grows on you, I guess," Darcy said. Carter, the bartender, put down a bowl of buffalo wings between Darcy and Caroline. Darcy grabbed a wing and started eating.

"True, this town does have some antiquated charm, but you have to agree with me when I say that most of the people here aren't exactly like they are in Los Angeles. It's so loud here with the music, the drunken laughter and the subpar food. Is this even organic chicken?" Caroline picked at the buffalo wings and pushed them aside.

Darcy swallowed his piece of chicken. "Actually, Caroline, I have to disagree with you."

"You can't tell me that you actually like everyone here at this bar."

"Not exactly everyone." Darcy downed his vodka. "Just…just this pair of fine eyes and the pretty face of the woman they belong to. Thinking of her brings me pleasure."

Darcy turned to look at Lizzie who was laughing at the abysmal score she received on her dance. Instead of throwing a tantrum, Lizzie picked another song and started dancing again. Darcy turned back to Caroline whose eyes could've thrown daggers if she had the ability to do so. Caroline asked the bartender for a shot of whiskey, but she spat it out as soon as she tasted it.

"That is disgusting," Caroline said. She looked at Lizzie's direction. "Hey Darcy, that little crush of yours is coming here."

Lizzie was indeed heading for the bar, probably to celebrate her slightly improved score. Darcy pulled his cell phone from his pocket and pushed the keyboard buttons at random.

"You're fake texting again?" Caroline asked quietly.

"It's super important," Darcy said loudly enough for Lizzie to hear.

Lizzie rolled her eyes and met with Charlotte and Jane, who were out of the bathroom and waited at another end of the bar for her. Unfortunately, before Darcy could get a chance to approach Lizzie again, she, Charlotte, and Jane had to get Lydia and go home, probably so that she wouldn't get arrested for her illegal drinking.

That night, Darcy went to bed dreaming of Lizzie's laughter, the way she danced, and her beautiful blue eyes.