I'm back but only for a short time, sadly our computer is still broken and I'm trying to find a way to update. If you didn't read the note on my profile my computer is broken and no other computer in our house has word doc. As for my stories if you have read my Harry Potter one it will not last much longer. When I can get on I will try to finish it but it won't last much longer my hearts just not into it. This story however will have a while to go it won't be as long as I had planned because of the computer problem but there will be a sequel. So without taking anymore of your time here is chapter 5 I'll try to make it long.
Disclaimer: I don't own Pride and Prejudice if I did I wouldn't be writing fan fiction
Saturday morning came fast for Lizzie. The movie from last night was still in the front of her mind but it took all her will power to push it to the back of her head. She decided not to think of it at least until she could talk with Jane. When Charlotte got up and they went downstairs, Lizzie gave a sigh of relief that Collins was not at the table. She looked at the clock and had to stop from laughing it was noon. Her and Charlotte had fell asleep around 4 in the morning and were up, but Collins went to bed at 10 and still wasn't up. If he's trying to get plenty of beauty sleep, it's not working Lizzie thought as he finally came down at 2. He seemed delighted that Lizzie was still there. A fact the creped her out beyond belief.
"So Lizzie what do you normally do during spring break?" Mrs. Collins (or Mrs. Joanne as she asked Lizzie to call her) asked.
"Not a lot" Lizzie replied thinking about the question. "Normally we just go to church Easter morning then go to my grandma's for dinner and to celebrate my birthday." Lizzie told her.
"Really, when's your birthday?" Mrs. Joanne asked her. Lizzie smiled she really like Mrs. Joanne how Collins was her son she had no idea.
"March 28 I'm turning 15," Lizzie told her
"So you're celebrating your birthday on Easter?" Mrs. Joanne asked with a weird look like she was bummed.
"Not this year." Lizzie said and Mrs. Joanne looked at her with another weird look. So Lizzie decided to explain. "My parents got divorced last summer. My sisters and I mainly live with our dad because he's the one that has a career and paid for all the bills. My mom stopped working when she was pregnant with my sister Kitty. After Lydia was born she just decided she would never have to work because of us. Even after we all went to school. So we only see my mom on every other weekend for a few hours. Easter is on a weekend we can't see her so it's bumped back till the next weekend."
"I'm sorry about your parents." Mrs. Joanne looked at Lizzie with a sad look.
"It's okay," she shrugged "It's nice not having them fight all the time, their nicer to each other now."
"Then I have something to ask you."
"Shoot" Lizzie leaned back in the chair looking at Mrs. Joanne expectantly.
"Well Charlotte's coming to visit me during spring break and I'll be working during the day and Ben (Collins) is going to come with me at lot so I thought she would like someone to keep her company. It would just be spring break we would be back before your birthday." That's true Lizzie thought Easter was in March the weekend before her birthday.
"Sure I'm game Dad won't mind and Jane won't miss me much with her new boyfriend" Lizzie winked at Charlotte when she said that who laughed. "Where do you live?" Lizzie asked.
"We live in Kent Island, Maryland" Collins told her "It's the best place to live. Very high class only the best people get in." Lizzie not really listening to the toad as she now thought of him turned to Charlotte.
"I hated playing them in soccer 1st term." Lizzie told Charlotte who nodded back.
"I know their the team that had 12 subs and they won 6 to 1." Charlotte said
"See only the best live in Kent Island they killed you." Collins said thinking he had won. Charlotte rolled her eyes use to her cousin. Lizzie however had to make her point.
"Maybe it's also because they had 12 SUBS and we had NONE." She told him putting emphasis on subs and none. Lizzie went home soon after that.
When got home she had to smile crazy as it was she loved coming home. She found her dad watching baseball on T.V. when she got home. She asked and got permission to go with Charlotte to Kent. After hugging her father and avoiding Lydia and Kitty as they came downstairs she walked up to Jane at their room with the intention of telling her about the movie. When she got there however she saw Jane at their computer typing away at a furious pace, but got up and hugged Lizzie when she came in. Lizzie took one look at her sisters beaming face and she knew the date had gone well. Lizzie decided not to tell her sister no need to worry her that Charles had broke up with the her in the movie. She would just make sure he wouldn't in their life unless they both decided on it.
The rest of the weekend and the next week pasted with out event till next weekend. Lizzie was cramped into the back seat with Kitty, Lydia and Mary as their mother drove them to see their aunt Philips. Their aunt was throwing a party with all her employees and their kids, so there they were. An hour had pasted with out much event. Lizzie was just walking around, Jane was with their mom who was making Jane tell her all about Charles and how she misses so much not seeing her daughters every day. Lizzie walked to her uncle with the hope that she could go watch T.V. in a bedroom her uncle had other plans.
"Lizzie how are doing sweetie" her uncle asked her. Lizzie noticed then that he was standing with two men.
"I'm fine uncle though I will admit I'm bored." Lizzie told him not really caring if she was being frank. She was about to ask him when he decided to introduce the men next to him.
"Lizzie this is Mr. Michael Wickham and his son George. Mr. Wickham here just signed on to help with my firm and George is about your age." With that the adults left the high schoolers alone,
"As you've heard I'm George Wickham" He smiled and introduced himself. Lizzie had to admit he was handsome though not as much as Darcy. Oh bad Lizzie she thought Darcy is evil remember you don't like him.
"Lizzie Bennett nice to meet you. So you just moved here what school do you go to?" Lizzie asked trying to make a conversation starter.
"I go to Salisbury High." He said. Lizzie cringed a little that was the worst of the inner-city schools. I'm being silly she told herself it's not like he can pick which school to go to.
"Cool I go to Meryton High." She told him and they talked about random things for a while. Then the conversation got interesting. Lizzie was telling him about the people at her school.
"Now we just got some new kids and the one boy Charles is so nice he's dating my sister now. She hasn't smiled this much in ages. He has this friend though Mr. I hate the world Darcy and he…."
"Did you say Darcy?" George asked and paled slightly "As in William Darcy?"
"Yes why do you know him?" Lizzie asked very interested in what he had to say.
"Yes how long has he lived in this area?"
"Bout a month. Please excuse me by asking but how do you know him?" She asked.
"You may find it hard to believe Lizzie but I've known Darcy since I was a little boy. You see my father used to be the lawyer for Mr. Darcy Sr.'s company. So I grew up with Darcy, and was often with him and his father. His father was an excellent man and often treated me like a second son. Darcy couldn't stand it that his father loved me as much or more then him. He was very jealous. About a year ago Mr. Darcy Sr. died and the company Pemberley Press, (Lizzie gasped at this) went to Darcy's hands. Well by being in charge of the company and I think as revenge on me he had my father fired and we were forced to move around for a year looking for a job. It really hurts me to speak ill of the family and with little Georgiana, Darcy's sister."
"What is she like?" Lizzie asked falling fully for Wickhams story. She had heard Charles describe Darcy's sister as a quiet sweet little girl.
"She used to be so sweet and kind but I fear under her brothers watch she has become proud and haughty like him it really is a shame. I meet her about 6 months ago and found her very changed from before."
"I'm so sorry about yours and your father's luck, I had no idea Darcy was so bad." Lizzie said. She felt so mad at Darcy that he would do something like that to George and with no help in finding a job. How can Charles be friends with him, she thought he must have no idea what his friend is like. "Are you at all worried about leaving this area because he's here?" She thought she really liked George not more then a friend but a fact that he was an ally against Darcy.
"Oh no if he doesn't want to be in my company he must leave I'm not going any where." He told her. Lizzie heard her mom call for her and gave George her cell number in case they wanted to get together for something, and ran off to her mom.
Lizzie thought about what George had told her on the car ride home. She thought it all sounded familiar but was so angry at Darcy she couldn't place it. She made a motion to Jane telling her that she wanted to talk when they got back to their dads house. Jane nodded and Lizzie leaned back and couldn't understand why part of her didn't want to believe George. He gave all those facts they must be right. With that as her answer she let her mind wander to when she would be leaving for Kent in about a week.
Okay guys I hope that's long enough for you. It probably isn't but oh well. Thanks to every one that reviewed and still has some faith in this story after not updating for a while. Please review and I'm always looking for new ideas to add to the story. So any feedback is welcome. I hope to have chapter 6 up soon.