A/N: Thanks for a great response to the first chapter! I'm definitely planning on at least one more chapter. Let me know what you think!

Chapter 2: Elementary

"Excuse me."

Lizzie turned around, only to find that the source of the voice was much closer to the ground than she expected.

"Oh hello!" She exclaimed, bending down to say hello to the little brown-haired girl.

"Are you dating Doctor Darcy?"

Lizzie coughed, nearly falling over at the question. This was literally the last thing she expected out of her day, from a little girl, no less. Lizzie had only told her sister, Jane, about Darcy. How did this little girl already know?!

"I… am not." She sputtered out, completely thrown off guard. Technically, she had yet to go on a date with Darcy since he had run into her office two days ago, so she wasn't technically lying. Even though they had been texting throughout the day since then. "What's your name?" Lizzie asked, eager to take the attention off of herself.

"My name is Katie. I'm in third grade." She answered, still holding the power pose that she had adopted the moment she got Lizzie's attention. Lizzie never thought she could be so intimidated by a little girl, and yet here she was. Add this to the list of crazy things that have happened to her in the past couple days. Her brain again entertained her alternative universe theory. Or alien abduction. Maybe she had hit her head really hard and this was all just a dream?

"Nice to meet you, Katie. My name is Lizzie." Lizzie said, trying to regain a shred of dignity. Lizzie reached out to shake her hand, only for her hand to be completely ignored. Lizzie awkwardly pulled her hand back to her side. Brutal.

"I know. Mr. Fitzy told me about you." Lizzie almost snorted out loud at her boss's new nickname. Mr. Fitzy was in so much trouble.

"What has Mr. Fitzy told you, Katie?"

"I heard Mr. Fitzy say to another nurse that Dr. Darcy had a crush on you. But he can't have a crush on you because he is going to marry my sister, Annie!"

Lizzie's eyes widened at the mention of Annie, Darcy's recently admitted pediatrics patient. From what Lizzie had heard, Annie and her twin sister, Katie, had won the floor over with Annie's shyness and Katie's antics. Lizzie had hoped to meet the two eight-year-olds under better circumstances, but she still found this situation extremely endearing, if not a bit (a lot) uncomfortable.

"Miss Katie, if Dr. Darcy is going to marry your sister Annie, then it would be very ungentlemanly for him to have a crush on me, right? Dr. Darcy is not that kind of man. Wouldn't you and Annie agree?"

Katie's eyes narrowed as she glared at Lizzie while contemplating the idea. "You are right. Dr. Darcy is the best doctor in the universe. He would never do that to Annie." She sniffed, turning her nose up at Lizzie, before running off without another word. Apparently, Lizzie had been dismissed. Lizzie stared after Katie in amazement. Somehow she had survived that relatively unscathed?

I hear congratulations are in order. Lizzie texted Darcy as she made her way back to her office, laughing quietly to herself at the situation she had found herself in.

Oh? And what of my many accomplishments are you speaking of, Miss Bennett? Darcy responded within seconds. Lizzie snorted. He was such an ass sometimes.

Your impending nuptials.

What on earth are you talking about? Her phone pinged almost immediately.

I had a very interesting conversation with a little girl named Katie today…

After waiting several minutes for a response, Lizzie turned back to her work. He must have been called into something. It's not like he could just sit around and text her all day. Plus, Lizzie definitely had work to do as well. As she launched herself back into her work on the newest quality metrics being adopted by various departments, someone knocked at her door.

"Come in." She muttered, not taking her eyes off of the spreadsheet in front of her.

0 – 0 – 0 – 0 – 0

Will stared at Lizzie, who hadn't looked up from her work yet even as he entered her office. She was wearing her thick rimmed glasses, which he learned she only did when she was incredibly busy. The screen of the computer reflected off of the lenses while her brow was furrowed as she leaned closer towards her bright computer screen, staring at whatever she was working on. It was one of his favorite looks, as he could stare (in a not creepy, but let's be real, still slightly creepy way) without her noticing.

He cleared his throat to get her attention. She looked up abruptly, her glasses slipping further down her nose. "Darcy!" She exclaimed, some of her hair falling out of her loose bun.

"I figured I needed to speak with you in person to dispel any of these rumors circulating about me." Will totally could have done this over text, but he really just wanted to see her in person, especially after his impromptu visit to her office two days ago. He looked down at his own day-old scrubs and self-consciously ran his hand through his hair. He really needed to think a little bit more before randomly showing up at her office.

"Rumors?" She raised an eyebrow and peered at him from under her glasses. Will couldn't believe that this woman had said yes to going on a date with him. "So you're not betrothed to Annie? Katie is going to be very upset at this development." Lizzie replied before launching into the story about their interaction.

"… and then she literally stared me down. You know I can handle my own mother, who a lot of people say is a terrifying tiger mom who managed to run a strict household with five daughters, and yet I was almost shaking in my boots today? That girl is going to run the world." Will couldn't stop laughing as Lizzie regaled him with a colorful account of her run-in with Katie.

"So what did you tell her?" Will asked.

"Tell her about what?

"About us dating."

Lizzie flushed at his straightforwardness. She rarely blushed, but damn this man for turning her world upside down. "Technically, we're not dating." Lizzie responded, stone-faced.

Will raised an eyebrow, walking slowly towards her desk. "Did you not agree to go on a date with me just two days ago, Lizzie? "

"Technically, we haven't been on a date yet. Therefore, technically not dating."

Will frowned. "Well, no time like the present to change that technicality then. We can't have you lying to my poor patients in elementary school." Will held out his hand to pull Lizzie on her feet.

Lizzie rolled her eyes as she took his hand and grabbed her things from her desk. "Like I said, it technically wasn't a lie."

"Sure, sure. My mistake, Lizzie." Will nodded, totally not convinced with mirth filling his eyes. "Let's go have our first date."