A/N: Sorry it's been a while. My husband just finished his mid-terms on monday and I now have the use of the computer.

This next chapter is in Georgi's POV. Hope you all like it!

Chapter Four

Georgianna had seen the carriage from her bedroom window drive onto the grounds and pull up to the front of the house. She saw the occupants exit and vanish from her sight as they entered the house.

"Just breathe." Georgi said to herself, to gain control of her nerves. She took one last look at herself in the mirror, straightened her dress and made sure her hair was perfectly placed before she exited her room and went downstairs to welcome their guests.

"Kitty, how was the ride?" Georgi heard Elizabeth's voice greet her sister and saw the two of them hug each other as she came down the stairs. "And Jane and Charles, it seems ages. How was Italy?"

"Oh, Lizzy, it was so beautiful and sorrowful at the same time. To think such a great civilization has crumbled and is crumbling before our very eyes." Jane's soft voice said.

"Ah, Miss Darcy." It was Bingley who saw her first. She curtsied to the three guests and welcomed them to her home.

"Where is Darcy?" Bingley asked as Elizabeth escorted them to the sitting room where a few snacks were prepared for them.

"He is riding with Mr. Jameson, the steward. He should be back shortly."

Everyone was settled, talking and eating. The ride to Pemberly was long but pleasant. What were Jane and Charles' plans exactly for the winter? How were the family at Longbourne. After a few minutes of this Kitty turned to Georgianna and spoke to her, apart from the rest of the group.

"Aren't you excited about going to London?" She asked, hardly able to contain her smile.

Georgianna tried to smile back but the mention of London sent butterflies through her stomach. "It is a big step."

"Big step?" Kitty asked. "Why, it's hardly a step at all, merely fun and merriment."

"For you, perhaps." Georgi said.

"What do you mean?"

Georgianna explained what a London season meant for a girl of breeding and wealth. It wasn't just about fun and dancing. It was about finding a husband, and a good one with money and possibly a title. And all the while making sure you never break any social rules or create a scandal.

"Husband?" Kitty spat. "We are both too young for marriage. I begin to see that Lydia was too hasty with her own. I think Jane and Elizabeth went about it the right way. I don't think you need to worry about that for now."

It didn't matter what Kitty thought of the matter. Georgianna knew that even if she tried to pretend otherwise, everyone else who saw her in London would assume she were accepting her new role in society. An eligible young lady of large fortune and good breeding. Was there anything else to be seen in her?

Darcy came in shortly after the conversation and greeted his guests warmly. Elizabeth went to have dinner put on and they were all soon seated around the table partaking of the evening meal. Afterwards the ladies went into the drawing room while Darcy and Bingley stayed behind to have a glass of brandy.

"So, Kitty, what have you been up to?" Elizabeth asked as the ladies sat down before the fire. It was the first cool evening of the year and the warmth of the fire was very welcoming.

"Oh, Lizzy, Longbourne is so dull since you and Jane left. Mary is such a stick in the mud and Mama cannot go anywhere without me."

Lizzy laughed, "Oh, Mama, the same as ever. And how does Netherfield hold up to such relations?"

Jane looked down at her hands in her lap and said, "We are dealing as best we can. Mama takes a while to get used to."

"I am three and twenty and still not used to her. Poor Charles."

"Are you excited about your debut in London?" Jane asked by way of changing the subject.

Georgianna glanced between Elizabeth and Jane. "I feel as prepared as I'll ever be. I do wish it wasn't so ceremonial."

"Well," Here Elizabeth's eyes went dark. "There won't be a presentation at court. Your Aunt all but guaranteed that."

Georgianna felt a huge weight lift from off her shoulders. That was the most dreaded part of her debut. One mistake there and the rest of her season would be ruined.

"I don't mind." Georgianna said.

"Oh, do not worry, Darcy and I have a grand plan and if it fails we shall laugh in all of London society."

"What is it?" Georgianna looked doubtful. She did not wish to be apart of anything improper.

"Sir Lucas, through no premeditated plan of his own, has come into acquaintance with Lady Cowper. They seemed to have met at St. James' and he has agreed to introduce us while he is in town for business. We shall have at least one visit to Almacks."

Georgianna knew who Lady Cowper was. One of the patronesses of Almacks. It was said she held much sway with the decision of who could and could not enter the doors of Almacks. What if Georgianna were expected to make some grand impression with her?

"But first thing is first. We shall have to get you girls a new wardrobe." Jane said, bringing Georgianna out of her trance.

"Yes, I already alerted the seamstress in Lambton. She is holding everything else off for you two so tomorrow we must go down and get your girls measured and decide what fabrics to use."

Elizabeth's smile was warm and Georgianna knew she meant to be of help, but it was no use.

"You seem to have grown an inch." Mrs. Hammond said, after measuring Georgi's height. "Not much more growing from here on out, though." The grand seamstress of the town who was said to create her clothes with magic, was a stout woman, red in the face, but very merry and bright. Her Father had been a professor and had taught his daughter anything she cared to learn.

She wrapped her measuring tape around her neck and wrote the numbers down on a piece of paper, then proceeded to measure Kitty.

"I got some nice fabrics especially for the both of you." She said, smiling, after all the measuring was finished. "And a new book of dresses you can choose from. There is an oriental flare to them, though I don't like them much myself, but I can make any alterations to them you want."

The girls sat and flipped through the book and pointed out all the dresses they thought were pretty to them. Mrs. Hammond showed them some swatches of fabrics and soon their orders were made.

"I'll need the girls in again two weeks from now for a fitting. I have my daughters helping me so we should be done by the end of the month."

"Thank you," Lizzy said to the woman. "We do appreciate all you are doing for them."

Georgi, throughout the whole process, had noticed that Kitty didn't get as many dresses ordered as she did. She also saw Elizabeth choose slightly cheaper fabric for Kitty's dresses. She had thought that out of anyone she knew, Elizabeth would be the last to treat her as something special. She wondered if Kitty felt any resentment at all, or if she were blinded by all the good things happening to her.

"There's my beautiful sister," Darcy said as they entered the house. "I hope you didn't spend a fortune?" This he said to Elizabeth who merely kissed him on the cheek and smiled.

"Brother," Georgi said quietly, so that only he could hear. "May I speak with you alone?"

"Of course," He said, then turning to the others. "I have some business with my sister, please excuse us."

Georgi followed Will out of the room and into the drawing room. He led her to a chair and sat her down, sitting next to her on the settee. After a few moments of reflection, Georgi began.

"I want to know what it is you expect of me in London."

Will, confused, asked, "What do you mean?"

"I mean," Georgi paused. "Are you trying to marry me of so that I leave Pemberly?"

Georgi, despite herself, could feel the tears begin to stream down her face. She was able to give words to her feelings, feelings that had been welling up in her ever since the plans for London had begun. She did not feel less loved, that wasn't it. It was just plans were being made and she thought perhaps Will and his wife would want to be alone now that they were married.

"Oh, Georgi," Will took her little hands in his. "Sister, if you were to choose, you could spend the rest of your life here at Pemberly. You need not go to London, if that is your wish."

Wiping at her eyes with her handkerchief, Georgi collected her emotions. "No, I want to go to London. At least...I think I do. Oh, I don't know any more."

Smiling, Will lifted her chin with his finger so that she could look into his eyes. "Georgi, these are just nerves getting at you. Nothing is expected of you in London. Lizzy is just overly excited about planning this trip. It is just an adventure to her. She has never had a London season either. She loves you very much. We both do."

Feeling comforted and having the stress from the last few days pass eased Georgi very much. They waited until the redness left Georgi's face before joining the others for tea.

"Look at this!" Elizabeth said, holding up a piece of paper. "A note from the decorator in London. He is almost finished with the rooms! I cannot wait to hold our first tea. What day shall we be at home?"

Georgi smiled and laughed within herself. Now that her eyes were opened she could see that Elizabeth's plans weren't entirely about herself. No, Elizabeth was just excited, as a child usually is when presented with a present. Georgi joined the conversation about what day they should reserve for guests to visit them.