Chapter Ten
Caroline
"I'm so sorry to barge in on you like this, but I just had to talk with you," I said and looked around her office. She had pictures gracing the walls of her with every celebrity that you could imagine. Yes, she was that amazing. I highly wished to be her when I grew older. I was impressed with her power and money. It almost made her invincible.
She looked at me and she nodded. She wasn't a pleasant woman at all. Hell, I didn't even really care for her but I knew how she was. I knew that this news was about to shake the very foundation that she stood on. I knew that this would get her to New York immediately and she would finally put an end to the bullshit I was dealing with.
"What is it Caroline?" she asked snidely.
I managed to smile at her pleasantly. I sat down in her wing backed Versace chair and placed both of my hands in my lap.
"I'm not sure if you've spoken with Fitzwilliam or not but I wanted to discuss his son with you."
She spit out her coffee onto her beautifully crafted desk and glared at me.
"His son! What the hell are you going on about?" Miss. De Bourgh asked me.
On the inside, I was smiling but I did my best to hold it in.
"His son that he is expecting. He's gotten a young woman by the name of Elizabeth Bennet pregnant. She dated a rocker for years that's known for his provocative lyrics and out of control behavior. He even did interviews a few weeks ago saying how much he loved her yet Fitzwilliam is still entertaining being with this woman."
Fitzwilliam's aunt Miss. De Bourgh seemed to turn red in the face at my comment. She grabbed her office phone and immediately started dialing numbers.
"Georgiana. I can't get Fitzwilliam on the phone and I'm in dire need of speaking with hm," she said and pressed a few numbers before ending the call. She looked at me as she shook her head.
"I knew nothing about this. I own share in this company and besides our reputation, our legacy could be on the line here. If this is his child. We need to be drawing up contracts right now. We need to be handling media coverage as well. I can't believe he would be this reckless. He's not even engaged to her. We're in the middle of a huge deal and this could ruin it for us. I'm so upset with him," she said angrily.
I looked at her.
"Yes, I am as well. I've known you all my whole life. This woman she has some sort of spell over him. What I think we can do is attend her shower together and get down to the bottom of this once and for all. I believe that this George guy could have a chance at being the father. I'm just scared to tell Fitzwilliam. I don't want to hurt him. You know I love him dearly."
Miss De Bourgh sighed and adjusted her diamond bangles. She was a lively older woman that always dressed fashionably. Her style was reminiscent to Coco Chanel.
"Yes I know and I'm sure this is killing you. Please don't worry about it. I'm going to get down to the bottom of this Caroline. Now tell me again everything you know," she said.
A sense of relief washed over me as I stared into her piercing blue eyes. I sighed and started from the beginning with how Elizabeth Bennet popped into my life and turned it upside down. I guess all I needed now was a baby shower gift for her because I had my plus one.