It was a truth universally acknowledged at Pemberley Digital that the current CEO, William Darcy, was in dire need of a vacation.

He knew everyone thought he was working himself too hard again. Gigi made that perfectly clear this morning.

"God, William, you look terrible!" A quick check in a mirror proved her to be right. Dark semi-circles formed under his eyes from a lack of sleep. His dark hair, normally perfectly neat and tidy for work, was tousled, as if he had just woken up (which wasn't so far off from the truth), and his shirt was wrinkled. His tie was left askew in his rush to get to work, and William honestly couldn't remember if he put on both socks this morning, or just one.

William sat behind his desk. He signed into the computer on the side and the light blue Pemberley Digital logo flashed on his screen as it turned on. His cell rang while the computer warmed up.

"Bing, why are you calling me at work?" William heard a soft 'tut' on the other side of the line.

"Hey, Darcy! We haven't talked for a while. Can't a friend call for a chat?" William frowned.

"I've told you before not to call me while I'm at work." He heard his office door opening and saw Gigi walk in. She raised her eyebrow in curiosity when she saw he was on the phone. He mouthed 'Bing,' to her, and she nodded in understanding.

"Darcy, it's way too early for work to start." Darcy looked up at the clock on his wall. Bing was right, he had gotten to work early today. He chose not to comment.

"What do you want, Bing?"

"I called to say that everything's done! Caroline and I are all ready to move in to Netherfield!" Gigi took this moment to stand next to him, close enough to hear the conversation. He shot her an annoyed squint. She didn't move.

"Great. Why did you call to tell me now?" he asked.

"Well, I figured since you haven't returned my calls, you're too busy working again-" Darcy scoffed.

"No, I'm not," he said. Bing ignored his protest and kept talking.

"-why not come spend some time at Netherfield?" This wasn't what he had expected.

"In your new house?"

"Yeah, we've got plenty of room. It's almost too much for just me and Caroline." He opened his mouth to decline when he felt his phone slip from grasp.

"Hi, Bing! William would love to go!" Gigi moved out of his reach before he could grab his cell back.

"Oh, hi Gigi! Great! We'll come by and get him tomorrow!" She hung up the phone and tossed it back to him. He gave her an exasperated look.

"Gigi, what did you do?" She smiled.

"Taking a break will be good for you! You've been working too much lately." He started to call Bing back, when she took the phone out of his hands again.

"Gigi-"

"No, William! You need this! Come on trust me on this, do it for your favorite little sister!" She stared at him imploringly, put a small pout on her lips, and gave him the same puppy-eyed stare that she used when they were kids. He raised an eyebrow at her.

"You're not a child anymore, Gigi. That won't work on me now. Besides, you're my only little sister," he said.

"All the more reason to listen to me!" She replaced her pout with a grin. He thought about it for a moment, but eventually, he gave in. He couldn't say no to his little sister.

"Fine," he relented.

She grinned, clapping her hands together in joy. "Yes! Don't worry, big bro, I'll make sure that everything is in tip-top shape until you get back!"

He tried to point out that it wasn't her job to do that, but Gigi was already out the door in a flurry. He shook his head and turned his attention back to his computer.

Oh well. Maybe a vacation wouldn't be as bad as he thought.