A/N This is an *interlude* piece that fits in between chapters 7 & 8 of
'Two Sides of the Same Coin'. However, you are more than welcome to read
this and treat it as a PWP *g*. Reviews for this piece alone and for 'Two
Sides' are all welcome, flamers included. Enjoy!
Chapter 7 and a half - Skin Deep
7.1
Oh, good *god*, here he is, in my chambers, *half-dressed*! Thank goodness I hadn't taken my shirt off yet. I must concentrate so as not to make a complete fool of myself. I will cordially welcome him, engage in some light conversation and then gently but firmly reject him before he embarks on *that* business. Oh, damnation, I am stuttering; can I not even welcome an old friend into my rooms without behaving like a 16-year-old debutante conversing with her first admirer? I am Henry Fitzwilliam Darcy, for god's sake! I have never been nervous in company before, a little retiring perhaps, but why must I begin this attack of anxiety at this very moment?
His shirt is open, I swear he did that with a design to make me forget my resolve. His hair looks rather unkempt; dear me, did he not even wait for his valet to freshen him up first? Ugh, he's wearing too much of that blasted cheap cologne. But, his chest is just...
Chapter 7 and a half - Skin Deep
7.1
Oh, good *god*, here he is, in my chambers, *half-dressed*! Thank goodness I hadn't taken my shirt off yet. I must concentrate so as not to make a complete fool of myself. I will cordially welcome him, engage in some light conversation and then gently but firmly reject him before he embarks on *that* business. Oh, damnation, I am stuttering; can I not even welcome an old friend into my rooms without behaving like a 16-year-old debutante conversing with her first admirer? I am Henry Fitzwilliam Darcy, for god's sake! I have never been nervous in company before, a little retiring perhaps, but why must I begin this attack of anxiety at this very moment?
His shirt is open, I swear he did that with a design to make me forget my resolve. His hair looks rather unkempt; dear me, did he not even wait for his valet to freshen him up first? Ugh, he's wearing too much of that blasted cheap cologne. But, his chest is just...