A/N - YepItsMe - Actually I was referring to Wickham. We know that the elder Mr. Darcy took him under his wing, so I'm presuming he would've wanted Will to treat him as an equal brother. (Baseless assumption, I'm afraid :P )
Thank you and TheGreenElephant911 for reading! It makes me happy :D - AA
3 times turn and you're gone,
and you're gone You are free,
You are free,
It's a long way home
"Welcome back home,Mr. Darcy , don't you look all grown up and dashing as ever!"
"You're too nice to me,Mrs. Reynolds ," he replied , just the hint of a smile tugging at his lips.
Really, though- she was, he had just travelled for 9 hours straight, his shirt was untucked and brown and his hair was probably filled with nettle and insects (he'd been growing it in an effort to...well, he wasn't going to mention THAT to Mrs. Reynolds.)
"Where are Mother and Father?" he asked,setting down his case and hastily gulping the glass of water that she had put down in front of him.
"They will be back very soon, they wouldn't want to miss seeing you - it has been 6 months since you have been here last!"
"But where HAVE they gone?"
"Here it comes, piping hot for the tired Sir! Finish it all up, my dear!"
Refusing to allow the seductive aroma of the chef's signature Roast Turkey to tempt him, he went on with his interrogation "Mrs. Reynolds!Do tell me! PLEASE!"
"The fact is, my dear, we believe your mother may be having a baby, but due to her ill-health the last two months, the physician feels a complication may arise during the process and wants to oversee it personally."
"But why is the physician not here then?"
"You must ask your Father that. They are trying a new 'method' I believe." Disapproval was written all over Mrs. Reynolds' face, so he did not pursue the matter any further.
So. he was going to have a little brother.
He didn't even know if he was glad. He probably was. It was hard to tell, as tired as he was.
The Roast Turkey was brilliant, though.
Ah. Pemberley.