Elizabeth was sitting on her bed painting her nails when her sister Jane came in with a letter. "Did you receive a wedding invitation today?" Jane asked. Lizzy carried on painting her nails. "No, I didn't. Whose wedding is it?" She wasn't really interested but she felt the need to ask.
"Mr Darcy's." Her sister replied. Elizabeth paused with the nail polish wand in midair. "Seriously, Jane."
"Take a look." Jane passed her sister the invitation so that she could look for herself.
"He's marrying Caroline?" Elizabeth's eyes widened in shock. "He shouldn't be marrying her. He's making the biggest mistake of his life!" She cried. Jane looked at her but didn't say a word. "I know who he should marry instead." She said quietly.
"How do you know who he should marry?" Jane asked curiously.
"It should be… me." Lizzy said, her eyes glistening with tears.
"You? But, Lizzy, he never asked you."
"He did, back in April. I didn't want you to know. I refused him." A thought suddenly occurred to her. "Maybe he's doing this to get back at me because I broke his heart. I didn't mean to, I didn't have feelings for him then."
"But now?" Jane prompted.
Elizabeth took a deep breath. "But now… I love him." She choked, the tears streaming down her face. "What are you going to do?" Jane asked.
"That's where I need your help…" Lizzy replied, her eyes twinkling.