A/N: Sorry this chapter has taken so long guys. I have had a really hard time writing it. I had a moment where I just wanted to write that they found each other and lived happily ever after and blah blah blah. I am so glad that I was able to share this story with you guys and I hope that you will join me for my next one, which will be about Mary Bennett.
Jane sat quietly and listened to Georgianna's account of her trip to see Elizabeth. Jane was very happy to hear that her sister was going to be using the plane tickets and she couldn't wait to talk to her about it.
"So, I was thinking that we need to really try and get them together." Georgianna said.
"I agree!" Charles chimed in. He was tired of seeing his friend depressed like this.
"I think that Lizzy will make sure that she sees him since she is coming." Jane was confused as to why they needed to push anything. Lizzy was coming because she wanted to be with William, not for any other reason.
"What if Will doesn't want to see her?" G asked worried that the newly weds wouldn't join in on her plan.
"I don't think he will deny seeing her. He loves her, right?" Jane asked.
"Yes, but he is hurt and I don't know how he is handling it. We need to set them up."
Jane finally agreed. It would be fun to get them back together and Charles was very excited by the idea of fixing something that his sister had helped to break. Jane couldn't deny him that.
"Lizzy!" Jane nearly knocked over her younger sister when she saw her in the airport.
"Jane!" It hadn't been that long since they saw each other, but it had probably been the longest they had been apart.
"Happy birthday!" Jane said as she released her sister. "I have missed you so much! Where are my niece and nephew?"
"Here we are!" they said as they tugged on their aunt. She had ran past them to tackle their mother, and if they weren't so excited about seeing Darcy they would have been upset.
"Come here and give me a hug!" Jane knelt down and pulled the children into a hug so tight they found it hard to breath.
"Jane, sweetie, I think they are starting to turn blue." Elizabeth said as she awkwardly tried to separate her sister from her children.
"Oh, right! Sorry." Jane cleared her throat as she stood. "Well, why don't we go back to my place and get settled in before discussing our plans."
Elizabeth nodded in agreement and followed her sister to the parking lot.
William hadn't slept much since the e-mail he received from the twins. Every time he would close his eyes, her face would appear. She always looked the same, beautiful and smiling at him. Then he would see the children, they would be playing some game with him, then it would all disappear. There would be nothing, just the dark. He was left alone, in the dark. She had told him nothing.
Today, he had tried to busy himself with paper work. He read over every document that came his way until he started to doze off.
"Darcy!" Eliza and Ezra came running through his office door. He felt them run into him before he heard them.
"Eliza? Ezra? What are you guys doing here?" He was baffled. He was excited to see them, but was very confused. How did they get here? Where was their mom?
"We came to see you, duh!" Ezra said as he let go of William.
"It is time for lunch, isn't it?" Eliza asked once she let go.
"Well, I don't normally take a lunch, but since you guys came all this way just to see me..." He didn't finish his thought because the look on their faces confused him.
"We have lunch with you every day, don't you remember?" Eliza asked, a little nervous. This caused William to pause before responding.
"Where is your mom?"
"I am right here. I made your favorite." Elizabeth walked into the office and towards him. She looked amazing. "Come on out of your stuffy office and get to the kitchen before your food gets cold." She said as he stood and grabbed on to her hand.
"What?" William looked around his office and realized that he wasn't in the corporate office, but the one in the house he had bought for them to share. He knew he was dreaming, but it was a wonderful dream and he didn't want to wake up from it.
"Mr. Darcy, Mr. Bingley is here." Ezra's mouth moved to the words, but it wasn't his voice, it was an older female voice.
"What?" He asked again.
"William, wake up." this time it was Eliza whose mouth moved but it wasn't her voice. The voice that came from her was Charles' voice.
"William, you need to wake up." Charles shook his friend's shoulder.
"Damn you, Charles." William muttered as he lifted his head from his desk.
"Have a good dream?" Charles smirked.
William just shot him a warning look before turning the conversation over to whatever reason Charles had come in to see him for.
"What do you need, Charles?" He asked.
"Well, you see, I left some papers at my house and I can't go back and get them because I am meeting Jane for lunch and I am already late and if I make he wait any longer she will be very upset with me. We are having a very special lunch today, you see we had some guests fly in yesterday and I didn't get to see them because they were already asleep when I got home last night and so she is bringing them to lunch with her and I need those papers for my meeting after lunch." Charles spoke fast and without taking a breath. William had a hard time focusing on what his friend would say when he would go on in such a way.
"Why are you telling me this? Send your secretary." William really didn't want to see any thing related to the Bennett name right now. He missed Elizabeth and the kids very much and he couldn't do anything to get her back, she made that clear by moving and not telling him.
"Well, you see, I have already sent her on her lunch and I don't want to ask her to swing by my house when she has to be back in 30 minutes to start setting up for the meeting. On top of all that, you need to get out of the office." Charles didn't breathe till after his friend let out a defeated sigh.
"Fine. Where are the papers, in your home office?" William stood and pulled his keys out of a desk drawer.
"I think so, if you don't see them there, call me because they might be by the pool or in the kitchen." Charles was growing excited. William just rolled his eyes and left his office.
"Are we going to see Darcy?" Eliza asked as her aunt drove her and her brother away from the house that still contained their mother.
"Maybe, that all depends on how lunch goes." Jane replied.
"What do you mean? Why can't we see him? Mama said that we were coming here to see him." Ezra spoke up.
"Did she now? Well then, maybe we will go see him after lunch." Jane said.
The twins just smiled, they were excited about having lunch with their uncle, but they were even more excited about the idea of seeing Darcy.
"Why didn't mama come with us?" Ezra asked.
"Well," Jane thought for a moment, should she tell them the truth or only half of it? "you guys are here for her birthday so we are letting her have a day to herself." She paused and then continued "Also, your uncle and I are trying to get her and William, I mean Darcy, back together so we have set them up to run into each other there." The twins were very excited about this. They couldn't wait for their mom and Darcy to be together again.
Elizabeth explored the house after the kids and her sister left. She didn't know if she wanted to explore that small library, or go swimming. Elizabeth felt a little envious of her sister, she had everything in her home, a maid service, 2 private offices, 3 guest rooms, a large pool, the library that Jane had insisted was really very small, a cook who used a kitchen that looked as if it belonged in a small restaurant, and a steam room next to the small gym.
Finally, she decided to grab a book and go by the pool. She grabbed her phone and hooked it up to the outdoor speakers, which, were also inside the pool. Elizabeth discovered that by a happy accident. She dived in the deep end and heard the lyrics of her favorite song loud and clear. It was truly amazing.
Elizabeth was so intrigued by it all that she didn't hear the sliding glass door open. She had just emerged from the pool to find Darcy staring at her.
"Elizabeth-" He whispered.
"Darcy!" She didn't know if she should smile or cry. Why had she ended it with him? It seemed so ridiculous and stupid now.
"I... I am sorry..." He turned and started to walk out. Elizabeth ran after him forgetting her towel and the fact that she was dripping with pool water.
"Darcy, please wait!" Hear voice didn't reach him till he was already in the drive way. He stopped but didn't turn around. He was furious and confused. Charles knew she was here. He sent him here on purpose. There wasn't any papers, but for some reason he didn't really care, she was here. That meant everything. Maybe they could fix things. No, she made it very clear that she was through with him, but she called him Darcy. Last time she called him William. This meant something, right? He wasn't ready to turn around. He couldn't let her see the thoughts on his face, he didn't want her to think he still felt for her, especially if she really was done with him.
"I am so sorry, I am afraid I was tricked into coming here. I shouldn't have intruded." He decided it was best leave. He needed to clear his mind.
"Wait! Please don't-" Elizabeth slipped on the tile steps outside the front door and landed on her butt. "Ow. Fuck!" She went to stand when she felt a firm hand grab her elbow and pull her up.
"I think I am walk, Darcy." She said hiding her smile. She still felt a spark when he touched her. Did he feel to? There was no way he didn't. He didn't look at her or respond though, which made her regret her smile.
He led her to the kitchen and looked down at her leg, she had cut her thigh, right under her butt. Damn her. She had to be in that black bikini and she had to have that fantastic ass that now she had almost blemished by chasing after him. It wouldn't have matter if she had cut it, it would still be perfect, because it was hers and everything about her was perfect. Damn her.
"Damn it, I dripped blood all over the carpet!" She looked at the trail of blood droplets that stuck out on the white carpet.
"I told Charles white carpet was a fucking dumb idea." William finally decided to respond as he wet a paper towel and pressed it on the cut.
"I am sorry I lied. I am sorry that you found out from an e-mail from my kids. I am sorry I tried to end things with you. I should never have done that. I... Darcy, I ..." Elizabeth had turned to face him and looked in his eyes, for a moment she thought she saw some emotion of happiness, but it was gone and she couldn't finish her thought.
"I need to clean the cut." He turned her back around and continued to clean it with a huge smile on his face, but at the same time, he wasn't sure how to feel. He wanted to be with her, but would something like this happen again? George was behind bars and William made sure that he would stay away for a very long time, so George wouldn't be a problem again. Moving across the world could be, but he would move for her. If they got back together, would it be bad? Would it be good? Was it worth the risk.
"Darcy? Why is your head on my butt?" Elizabeth asked as she hid a giggle.
"I, uh...um..." He had rested his head on her while he thought. He didn't know what to say for himself. He didn't have enough time to compose himself either because Elizabeth had knelt down with him and kissed him.
"I love you, Darcy. I was an idiot for even thinking that George could take the kids from me. I should have known that you would never have allowed that. You mean so much to them, to me." Elizabeth begged him with her eyes. He didn't respond. He didn't know what to say. He looked at her in shock.
I love you, too! His mind yelled it out, but his mouth wouldn't open. Why couldn't he open his mouth? He didn't want to lose her. He needed her. He wanted her. He wanted to be hers, he wanted to help her with Eliza and Ezra.
"Darcy, I am here when you are ready." Elizabeth stood up, grabbed a dry paper towel, and walked up stairs to her room.
What the fuck is wrong with you? He thought to himself as he sat on the floor of the kitchen. Should he leave? Should he go up after her? You would be stupid not to run up those stairs and not only tell her, but show her how much you love her, you dumb fuck! He couldn't help but argue with himself. He knew he should go up to her, but he wasn't sure he was ready. She said she was going to be here when he was ready, but she couldn't possibly mean that, she had a job back in the states. He needed to go up there know. They couldn't work on their problems later.
"Elizabeth?" He called out once he was on the next floor.
"Darcy?" Elizabeth came out of a room wearing shorts and a bra. He had caught her in the middle of changing.
"Fuck! I am so sorry!" He said, but didn't turn away.
Elizabeth stood in the hallway looking at him. She was a little unsure of how to react to how he was looking at her, she felt ridiculous. She was barely clothed, and was holding a band-aid and antibiotic for the cut she couldn't see.
Finally, he did something. He slowly made his way closer to her till they were almost touching noses.
"I love you, too." He finally said before he kissed her.
Neither of them noticed the tiny audience of two standing behind them. The children weren't discovered till Jane called out for them.
"Oh my god!" Elizabeth turned red and ran for her room to find a shirt.
"Darcy!" The children tackled him and caused him to fall to the ground. He didn't care, it was great to see them again.
Two Years Later
"Guess what guys!" Elizabeth said through the computer screen.
"You did it?!" Jane said excitedly.
"Yes! The children are officially Eliza and Ezra Darcy! Now, they will share the same last name as their little brother or sister." Elizabeth said slyly. She and William had found out three weeks ago that they were expecting, they didn't want to tell anyone till after the adoption process was over.
"Oh my god! Lizzy! This is great news! How do Eliza and Ezra feel about it? I know Micheal will be excited to hear that he is no longer going to be the youngest in our family." Jane and Charles' son had turned one a month ago.
"They are very excited. They are arguing over the gender. Did I tell you that G is coming next week with her new boyfriend?"
"No! Is my dear brother in an uproar? Have you told mom?"
"Yes, you would think that it was Eliza bringing a boy home! No. I am dreading that."
"Elizabeth!" their mothers' voice came from Jane's side of the video call.
"I told you she was coming, right?" Jane winced.
"Nope. I am going to let you go. We are getting ready to celebrate the good news." Elizabeth and Jane said their goodbyes.
"Are you happy, love?" William asked his wife of one year.
"Very. We are all officially a family." She smiled as she wrapped her arms around his neck.
"We have been a family, now, we all just share the same name." He kissed her and looked at the twins, who had fallen asleep in their parents' bed.
"Should we move them?" Elizabeth asked.
"No, they almost never get along now, why don't we enjoy the serenity of them being in the same room together." He smiled and pulled out his phone and took a picture of his children. They were now, legally his.
"So, we should go to the guest room then. I really do feel like celerbrating." Elizabeth said as she started to nibble his neck.
"Well, then." He picked her up "To the guest room we go!"
A/N: Sorry, it took even longer than I thought to get this last chapter out. It started out as being really hard to write because I didn't know how to start it, then I had a small family emergency and I have been spending most of my time with that family member. They are fine but they just need someone to help take care of them for right now and since I stay home with my kids, it is easiest for me to take care of her. I want to thank ImprovementByExstensiveReading, Kat Liu, the Guest(s) that pointed out my errors, and all of you for reading and helping me continue my story. I hope that you will join me for my next story.