After the wedding breakfast, they departed to a cottage in the Lake Region. They waited until they reach their destination to consummate their marriage. The first night they spent together as husband and wife was the happiest of Darcy's life, a memory they would both treasure until the day they died. Elizabeth had bought a beautiful lace nightgown and was sitting combing her long hair when Darcy entered their bedchamber.
For several moments Darcy was both petrified and enthralled looking at his beautiful wife and he soon gently approached her. Tenderly he took the hairbrush from her hand and began to comb her hair while, with his other hand, he caressed her shoulders and hair.
"I love your hair; it is so beautiful and it's even silkier than I imagined. I dreamed of seeing you like this so many times, with your hair down." The two looked at each other through the mirror and smiled.
With a mischievous smile, Elizabeth asked, "Tell me, what other things have you dreamed of?"
He kissed her shoulder. "I have dreamed of kissing every part of your beautiful body and being so close to you that not even the air fits between us. I love you so much Elizabeth."
Elizabeth blushed but answered, "You have my permission to make your dreams come true. I love you too, Fitzwilliam."
Darcy helped her to her feet, while he passionately caressed and kissed her, untying the laces of her nightgown until the nightgown fell to the floor. To Darcy's delight, Elizabeth was completely naked in the middle of the room.
He looked at her in wonder and murmured, "You are so beautiful my love, so beautiful." He carried her to the bed and in a few seconds, Elizabeth was lying in the middle of the bed with her hair spread out on the pillow.
Darcy stared at her with a mixture of desire, love, and passion. He fulfilled his dream of kissing and caressing her with abandon, and when they did come together as a couple, it was one of the most rewarding experiences of their lives.
During their first three weeks as husband and wife, they spent plenty of time in their bedroom, but they also explored the region. Elizabeth was a passionate and curious woman and a fast learner, and their lovemaking was even better than in his wildest dreams. To Darcy's joy, they agreed on their first night together that, from that day forward, they would always share a bed. Every night, before retiring to their shared bedchamber, she played the pianoforte and sang for him.
On the last night before returning to Pemberley, Darcy noticed that Elizabeth was very thoughtful and even looked sad.
"My love, you have spoken very little today, are you feeling well?"
Lizzy smiled weakly, "I'm fine Fitzwilliam."
"Lizzy, please tell me the truth. Why are you worried?"
"I can't hide anything from you." She sighed, "I was thinking about my cousins, Kitty in particular."
Darcy nodded and encouraged her to keep talking.
"She doesn't know yet that Lydia died, and Aunt Gardiner is afraid she'll relapse when she finds out." she paused, "Miss Taylor thinks it's best to tell her the truth soon, otherwise she might wonder why the Gardiners didn't tell her sooner and she's going to have doubts in the future if they're telling her the truth."
"I agree with Miss Taylor."
"I also agree." she sighed, "I'm going to ask Miss Taylor to break the news to Kitty and stay another month with her at Ramsgate to make sure she's all right and then Kitty will go to London."
"I think it's a good idea. Are you worried about that?"
"No, Fitzwilliam." She sighed, "Sometimes I wish I knew nothing more about the Bennets, of course except for Mary, or about the Gardiners." She looked into his eyes with concern, "By marrying me you also assumed the responsibility of being Johnny's guardian and taking care of two deteriorated estates. I am afraid that one day you will stop loving me because of all the problems I am causing you."
Darcy hugged her tight, "That will never happen my love. I will never stop loving you, on the contrary, with every day that passes I love you even more. I am immensely happy with you; Georgiana has never been happier and it is a pleasure to be Johnny's guardian. Everything I do for you and for Johnny I do it with great pleasure."
Lizzy smiled, and they began to kiss and tenderly made love...