"Will, can ask you a question." Georgie asked as she watched her brother picking at his food.

"Sure." His answer was absent-minded as he took a bite of lasagna.

It had been two weeks since Elizabeth had moved back into their house but not into their bedroom and Will was miserable. Elizabeth knew his schedule and she avoided him like the plague. She had made the lasagna and left instructions for it be heated up. He had not seen her since the day he found her getting clothes out of the dresser.

He had come home one day and found all of her things moved out of his room and he had sat down on the bed as he wept his sorrow. He was trying desperately to give her the space that she needed but he had hardly slept since the day she had left. He just couldn't seem to get a good night's sleep without her in his arms.

Will struggled to pull himself out of his bleak mood and looked up at Georgie as he wondered what she wanted to ask him.

"Why did you think that Elizabeth would just accept your blackmailing her into having a baby?" Georgie shook her head, "That just doesn't make sense to me."

Will gulped for air as the pain rose in his chest, "I couldn't trust my own instincts so I went to Charles for advice."

"Okay." Georgie encouraged, "That sounds like a good plan. So what went wrong?"

"I couldn't exactly tell Charles what the issue was so I just gave him the general circumstances." Will's breath was ragged as the pain engulfed him while he explained what he had found about Jane and her engagement ring from Bingley. "He said that Jane was thrilled when she got the ring she really wanted. I just assumed that if I could find a way to give Elizabeth what I thought she really wanted, it would make her happy."

Georgie snorted with disgust, "Will, the circumstances were completely different, couldn't you see that? A baby is a life changing decision and a ring," Georgie paused and looked her brother in the eyes to make sure that her point hit its mark, "is just a ring. Besides wasn't Elizabeth already happy."

Will cringed in mortification at her assessment, "Yeah, I know that now." He looked at his sister, "Is Elizabeth at the library again?"

"Yes," Georgie admitted, "She's been spending a lot of time there, doing her homework and studying."

"She's been avoiding me." Will's voice was hollow when he spoke, "I don't think she's ready to talk to me yet."

Georgie sighed, "Will, she gave you her heart and you broke it into a million pieces before stomping it into dust."

"I know." Will's pain turned to anger as he slammed his hand onto the table, "But how am I supposed to fix this when she won't talk to me?"

Georgie walked behind Will and put her arms around his shoulders, "Maybe this isn't something you can fix." She sighed, "Maybe you just need to give her time to heal and come to terms with what has happened between the two of you."

Will took a deep breath, "How did my baby sister get so wise all of the sudden?"

Georgie just laughed, "I would be insulted by your lack of faith in me if I didn't need to ask you a favor."

Will looked at her and actually smiled, "What do you want?"

"Neal has asked me to go to the basketball game at the high school tonight and I want your permission to go." Georgie asked quickly.

Will caught her eyes, "Georgie, you know our rules."

"Yes," Georgie swallowed, "Elizabeth has agreed to go with us to chaperone."

"What." Will pushed his chair back and stood up, "When did Elizabeth agree to this?"

"I talked to her today at school." Georgie answered, "Please say yes."

Will sat back down and closed his eyes for a minute, "Maybe I should talk to Elizabeth about this." His eyes sought the stairs to the guest wing as he spoke.

"Elizabeth's not up there; I just told you, she's at the library studying." Georgie reminded her brother, "But you could call her to verify."

Will's face took on the forlorn quality that Georgie had grown used to these last few weeks and she couldn't stand another minute of seeing the acute misery on his or Elizabeth's faces, "Will, you could come with me you know, you know Elizabeth with be there." At the mention of his wife's name, Will's head popped up, "It would give you an opportunity to spend some quality time together without all of the pressure." Georgie smirked, "That is if you can keep your hands to yourself." Will looked at her sharply, "You need to start over with Elizabeth and let her know that you love her for her soul and not just her body." Georgie giggled, "Let her know that's she's the love of your life and not just some piece of …"

Will interrupted her with a growl, "Georgie, I don't want to hear that kind of language from you."

"That doesn't make it any less true." Georgie had a sly smile on her face, "Your whole relationship with Elizabeth has been too sexually charged." Will's eyes narrowed at her words and she could see he wanted to speak, "You know it's true, I know it's true and so does anyone who's ever seen you two together." Georgie rushed on to finish her thought, "Just try to spend some time with her without the sexual component." She shrugged her shoulders, "What do you have to lose?"

"Nothing," Will agreed, "Okay, I'll do this your way."

Georgie squealed in delight, "Oh yeah!" Her smile lit up her eyes, "You won't regret it and maybe this could be the first step in getting our family back together." Suddenly all of the good humor left his sister's face, "I miss the two of you being together."

"I do too." Will admitted to Georgie and with a start realized that he missed just having Elizabeth around to talk to and being able to spend time with her.

"Great." Georgie said, "Elizabeth is going to meet us at the school."

As Will stepped in the crowded gym with his bodyguard shadowing him, his eyes scanned for Elizabeth. When he found her all of the color drained from his face and he felt like someone had punched him in the stomach.

He saw Richard first and just a few feet away, Elizabeth stood at the side of the court talking to a guy who played for the other team. Will clenched his fists as he made his way through the crowd and watched as Elizabeth laughed with the strange boy. She was full of confidence, at ease and smiled at him in a flirty manner as she touched him lightly on the shoulder.

Will was enraged at the thought of Elizabeth flirting with some other guy and the pain lanced through him like a knife. He almost doubled over as he felt like he had been punched in the chest when he saw her hand the boy a folded piece of paper.

She gave him her phone number. The flames of anger erupted from his chest, How dare she, she's my wife.

Will stopped for a moment to get his temper under control before he reached Elizabeth. He tried to quash the flames of jealousy as they threatened to overtake his good sense.

"Darling," He called out as he approached, "I'm sorry I'm late but I got held up at the office." He slid his arm around Elizabeth's waist and he felt Elizabeth stiffen. He reached his other hand out to the young man, "I'm Will Darcy, Elizabeth's husband."

The boy took Will's proffered hand and shook it, "I'm Matt Duffy." He shot Elizabeth a winning smile, "I met Elizabeth a few months ago at the mall." Matt looked around nervously, "I have to go but I'll catch up with you later."

After the boy was gone, Will guided Elizabeth through the crowd and toward the door. He tried to control his jealous rage as he led her down a deserted corridor.

He pinned her up against the wall as he asked through gritted teeth, "What the hell do you think you're playing at giving that kid your phone number? Are you trying to kill me or drive me insane?"

He watched as anger played across Elizabeth's face, "As I didn't even know you were coming tonight then I would say the answer is no."

Will closed his eyes, "Are you planning on having sex with him to teach me a lesson?" Agony was etched across Will's face, "Because if that's what you're planning, why don't you just shot me and get it over with." Will closed his eyes against the pain, "Do you hate me so much that you want to kill me?"

"I don't know what you talking about." Elizabeth said quietly as she saw the anguish on Will's face.

When Will opened his eyes and looked at Elizabeth he was incredulous, "You were flirting with him, you touched him and I saw you give him your number so don't try to deny it."

"It wasn't what it looked like." Elizabeth glanced up at him with a smile, "I wasn't flirting with him and I was giving him Lydia's number."

Will couldn't quite believe what he was hearing, "Really."

"Yes really," Elizabeth explained, "He remembered Lydia from the mall, thought she was cute and asked me for her phone number." Elizabeth's eyes held a hint of mischief, "That was the extent of our conversation."

Will looked into her eyes, saw a glimmer of desire in the depths, felt the pull toward her as if she were a magnet and he leaned down to kiss her. She lifted her head to meet his kiss as he claimed her lips with his and his tongue penetrated the depth of her mouth with a feverish ardor as he felt her response. He uttered a strangled cry from his throat as he tore his lips from hers.

"Damn, Elizabeth, I'm sorry." His voice was contrite, "I didn't mean to force myself on you but I can't even control myself for a few minutes when I'm with you."

Elizabeth lifted her hand and stroked his cheek, "Will, its okay."

"Elizabeth," Will trembled, "I'm sorry about more than just that."

"I know."

"Are you still angry?" He asked quietly.

"Yes."

"There you are." Richard came running down the hall, with Forster on his heals; "Why the hell did you take off like that, you could have been killed."

Richard broke off as he saw the look on Will and Elizabeth's faces, "Damn it Will, don't do that to me again."

"Sorry Richard," Will didn't take his eyes off his wife, "We just needed to talk."

"Will," Elizabeth waved toward the door of the gym, "We'd better get back or else we're not very good chaperones for Georgie."

Will had forgotten all about his little sister and the reason that they were here so he mentally berated himself for his neglect as he followed Elizabeth into the gym.

When they got back to the house, Georgie left to run upstairs to her room and Will stopped Elizabeth before she disappeared toward guest rooms, "Can I talk to you for a minute?"

"Sure." Elizabeth agreed as she turned to face him.

"Elizabeth," Will nervously paced the room, "Pemberly Wineries Spring Celebration is the week after next and it will be expected that we go together."

"Oh."

"We need to make sure to keep up appearances for the board and they will all be in attendance." Will rushed on as he tried to convince her.

"Okay, I'll go with you." Elizabeth agreed as she looked in her husband's eyes.

Will's face broke into a huge grin as he took her hand in his, "Elizabeth, I know you're still angry with me and you have every right to be but do you think you could stop actively avoiding me."

Elizabeth pulled her hand out of his, "Will, you have to give me so time."

"I know and I have been trying," Will's voice was low, "But how are we going to fix what's wrong if you won't talk to me."

Elizabeth closed her eyes, "I don't know if it can be fixed." She turned away from him, "I'll see you around."

Will just stood as Elizabeth walked away from him and up the stairs. There was a deep and penetrating ache in his heart that wouldn't go away.

It was after 2:00 in the morning and Will was an emotional wreck so he couldn't sleep. He decided to go downstairs and get a glass of water.

When he entered the kitchen he saw that Elizabeth was bent over getting something out of the refrigerator. She was wearing a t-shirt so that he could see the skin all the way up her gorgeous thighs and had a small glimpse of her panties.

His body's response was immediate and he cleared his throat to alert Elizabeth to his presence and sat down at the table to hide his arousal from his wife.

"Will," Elizabeth murmured as she pulled out a foil covered pie pan, "I didn't expect to see you down here so late."

"I couldn't sleep." Will said as he tried to think of anything to dampen his erection, "So what kind of pie is that?"

"Lemon Meringue." Elizabeth took the foil off the top and sat it down on the table, "Do you want a piece?"

"I couldn't refuse a slice of your pie." Will grinned as he watched her get a couple of plates and forks before she cut a slice for both of them and sat one plate in front of Will.

He took a bite and sighed with satisfaction, "This is delicious."

Elizabeth smiled, "Thank you." Will watched as she raised the fork to her lips.

He had to concentrate on something else, "Georgie told me that you have been writing a blog for Charlotte Lucas."

"Yes," Elizabeth's eyes lit up at the mention of her writing, "If I can get a big enough following, Charlotte thinks that it might even turn into a book deal and some motivational seminars as well as speaking engagements."

Will couldn't help but feed off the enthusiasm he felt radiating from Elizabeth, "That's great; this is a wonderful opportunity for you." He looked down at his hands, "You've already helped Georgie so much that I hardly recognize her anymore."

Elizabeth smiled, "Georgie was easy; I just had to give her a push in the right direction."

"You sell yourself short." Will lowered his eyes, "You've been a good friend and sister to her."

"She's a good kid."

Will felt the pain begin to build so he had to change the subject, "So how are your studies going?"

"Good." Elizabeth said, "I've been spending a lot of time at the library studying."

"I know." Will's voice cracked as he pushed his chair back from the table, "I'd better get back to bed."

Elizabeth looked down at his plate and saw that there was still half his piece left, "But you haven't finished your pie."

"I can't eat anymore." Will's stomach felt like it was tied up in knots, "Goodnight."

"Goodnight." Elizabeth said before she cleared up the plates and made her way back to the guest room. She still couldn't think of this room as hers. She threw herself onto the bed as a sob escaped her lips. She cried not only for herself but Will too and she knew she wasn't the only one who was miserable. She punched her pillow and couldn't stop the torturous feelings that appeared. How did we get here?

It was early in the morning before Elizabeth finally fell asleep and she had no idea that Will was having the same exact problem.

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