I do not own the character's of Pride and Prejudice. That sole pleasure is Jane Austen's. This is my first fan fic. Please read and review.

Prologue

Fitzwilliam Darcy was on his death bed with his wife of sixty two years, his 3 sons , 2 daughters, 15 grandchildren, 4 great grandchildren, and his beloved sister Georgiana hovering beside his bed and within the walls of his ancient and adored home Pemberley.

His Elizabeth hadn't left his side in days except to attend to the most basic of her needs. He knew it was his day to go home to the Lord, to finally be reunited with his father, his mother, his twin babies that Elizabeth and he grieved for, Mrs. Reynolds, Aunt Catherine, and his dear cousins the Colonel and Anne. He so desperately needed to say something to his darling Elizabeth, to try and comfort her somehow. He knew he had to muster up the last of his strength to get the words out. He felt the warmth of her small soft hand stroking his now fragile one. He knew from the seldom words spoken that it was her on his right and Georgiana on his left. His loving sister held his other hand.

He opened his eyes for the first time in days and when his vision focused, he saw the most unique scene. Elizabeth looked like she was at peace, but she had his mother Lady Anne and father James behind her with their hands on her shoulders. Mr. and Mrs. Bennet were standing next to them. James Darcy finally spoke to his son.

"Fitzwilliam, we will be ready to go home when you are ready. Speak to this wonderful creature and tell her how you feel. We will give you strength, as will the Lord. Please tell Georgiana we love her and are always with her." His father remained silent after but there was a great deal of peace that surrounded him, his mother and the Bennet's that it filled the room and Fitzwilliam.

"Lizzy" whispered the fragile man

"Yes my love?" Lizzy tried to keep her composure when she looked into his deep blue eyes with her sad emerald green ones; she knew he was telling her goodbye, but she couldn't keep the tears from flowing down her face.

"I love you…. with all… I am. You have… bewitched me… body and soul…When I take…. my leave today… I will take…your love and… your heart … I will cherish… it for eternity… I love you… Elizabeth Bennet Darcy" While he spoke softly, his speech was slurred and broken, but she understood him.

"I love you with all I am William. We will not be apart for long. I have your heart as well and will always cherish it. It has always been the gift that is worth more to me than any other. I want you at peace and I want you to know Pemberley is and will survive through our children and grandchildren. You may take your leave to be with our Lord now my love. Please rest. I love you. Kiss me one last time my love" With that her composure slipped and she kissed him; he kissed her back with their tears mixing on his face. She laid her head down on his chest facing him and wept.

Managing to put his arm around his wife, he spoke again. "Georgiana"

"Yes my brother" She wept silently, squeezed his hand she held and waited.

"Mother and father… are here… with us… I can… see them…. I want you… to know… I love you… and always have... You were… always there… for me… when I …needed you… Father wants… you to know…. that mother… and he love you… and are always… with you... I will… miss you… sweet one. Please take… care of… Lizzy… I know… she will… take care… of you… u… tell my… children and grandchildren … how much… I loved … and adored them…I love you. "

"William you are the best brother. You have always taken care of me and always done your duty by me. Please rest. I will miss you my devoted brother. You have my promise to take care of Elizabeth and your children, until it is my time to reunite with you, father and mother. Please send my love to our dear departed family and friends. Until we meet again brother. I love you and I will miss you. You may take your leave Fitzwilliam." Leaning down she kissed his cheek as he kissed hers; tears mixing once again on his face. She cradled his hand next to her cheek when she settled herself to sit beside him. She felt at peace.

Silence filled the room, William closed his eyes, peace surrounded all that were present but he didn't take his last breath until after all of his children and grandchildren had said their goodbyes and I love you to him one last time. Georgiana saw and heard his last breath and spoke "I love you brother. Elizabeth loves you. Mother and Father please look after my brother; he will need your strength, your love and your guidance with his leave from us. I love you both. Please always stay with me. " Lizzy stayed lying with her beloved until the doctor came in the room to acknowledge his death. She sat in the parlor with Georgiana, her daughters, grandchildren, and her daughters and sons in law. Her sons were with their father and his doctor.

Fitzwilliam stayed beside her for months; until he felt she was really as tranquil and serene as she looked. Then and only then did he depart to meet his Lord and Savior. He didn't think Heaven was Heaven at first. He met with friends and family who had departed before him. He had a calm about himself he had never felt before. It all felt surreal and new and he felt loved. It was the greatest love he had ever remembered feeling before, even greater than his Lizzy's love. It was almost too much to bear.

After having several conversations with his parents, and having questions answered for him he for so long needed reconciled, he was summoned by angels to an assembly. St. Paul, Archangels Michael, Raphael, and Gabriel were standing beside him, as well as many congregated angels were standing all around the conference.

St. Paul seated himself behind an ambo and opened a large golden book. "Fitzwilliam, we have convened here with you to explore your life. You will clearly see your entire life before you, you will feel every emotion you have felt before and you will also feel every emotion of the person you had contact with that you revealed within them. You will see your birth and your death and everything in between. No being in this room or outside will come to your aid. This is how you lived your life. Nothing will be concealed. Are you ready to begin?"

"I am" and as sudden as the last word had left his mouth it began. Feeling every emotion again brought him to his knees but when he felt the other people's emotions he began to weep and cry out. When it was over he laid exposed and bare on the cold weeping he stood "Please send me back knowing all I know now so I can right my wrongs and help the people in my paths to be better and help all I can. I cannot bare eternity of all the wrongs I have committed and not right them. Please send me back."

St. Paul stood and walked over to Fitzwilliam placed his hand on the broad shoulder of a strong middle aged Fitzwilliam Darcy and gazed intently into blue eyes with the most sincere humility and meek sentiment and said "We cannot."

"I will do anything you ask of me. I will right all wrongs. I will give away everything. I ask one thing. Please let me have my Lizzy's love. I wouldn't be able to know her and not have her love and our life together. She is my life source. My soul belongs to her. "

"Fitzwilliam you may take your leave now" it was the only words spoken by the angelic being looking into his eyes.

When Fitzwilliam walked out of the room he was in front of his parents, his cousin the Colonel, the Bennets, Mrs. Reynolds, Charles Bingley and his two children. "I asked to go back to right my wrongs but St. Paul said I could not" He looked into his own eyes in the face of his father James.

"We know son. We were summoned here to tell you goodbye by God. We also know that with you knowing all that you know the outcome of many of the people who come in your path their lives will be better and will be made to be more fulfilled than your previous life. The directive to send you back was not made by St. Paul. It was made by God. He knows what is best. Do not ever question it. We do not know what he has written for this life but we do know that you will be well informed of all that you were educated in today. For us time does not go by a calendar or a time clock or even a pocket watch. We will be reunited once again soon." James hugged his son and stepped to his right so his wife could say her goodbyes.

Placing her hand on his face she spoke softly. "Fitzwilliam, please son, believe in your faith, your family strength, and the love from those who love you. Elizabeth gives you strength please find her first. She will help you and I like her. I so wished that I could have gotten to know her. She has a mind of intelligence and has a wit about her that I would love to see in you and Georgiana. Her heart is pure and loves deeply. I will always be there with you but you will not be able to see me. If I am not I am with your sister. She will also give you the strength you will seek. Do not doubt her. She has a great mind and can endure much. She will learn many lessons from you. Let her be with you when she needs you do not push her away. Keep her close and no wrong doing can come to her. I so love you my son. " She gave him a hug and looked at him before she let the others say their goodbyes.

My mother is so beautiful. Georgiana looks like her. He thought as he looked at his mother. Everyone in heaven is middle aged and strong, happy and healthy. It's everything people say it is. He said his farewells to everyone but when it was time to tell his children goodbye. He had to summon strength from everyone.

"Young ones we named you Lucy and Lucas for the light and sunshine that your mother and I so enjoyed being filled with when you were growing in her womb. We were so happy that we were going to blessed with more children that we would crave the sunshine to happy our days and moods. Your mother Lizzy would sit on our private balcony and being dressed in my shirt would open it and let the sunshine envelope her body. Many times I would sit with my hands on her growing belly just to feel your movements. When we started seeing tiny feet and hands poking through we knew it would be more than one baby. I am so grieved that we didn't get to see you grow and play and mature. We never got over losing you two. I so wish she could have seen you. She loved our children deeply. Please know you were never forgotten; you were always in our hearts and minds. We so love you." Hugging his children gave him peace and joy ; it calmed him.

"Papa we were always with you and mama. We have seen and helped you, and her as well as our siblings. Just because you couldn't see either of us we were always there. In this life always look, listen and feel and you'll know when a spirit is with you. The signs are always there. " My son looks like me he thought.

"I love you son."

"Papa we always loved you and mama. Please don't ever doubt that." our daughter looks like her mother. Amazing.

"I love you my sweet beautiful daughter."

"I feel it is time to depart. I will take my leave now. I love you" and he closed his eyes and shut out Heaven and his loved ones. When he awoke he was at Pemberley in his bed. Not the master's suite but his bed that he utilized when he was a young man and home from University. How odd, but I must start my day. I will need to find out what day and year it is. With that thought he rang for his valet.