A/N: I got a bunch of reviews last night so I decided to post again. This chapter isn't that long though. Sorry. But I appreciate all the reviews. It makes me happy when I get them:) Keep 'em coming.

Ch. 6

The study at Netherfield had an Old World charm to it. It smelled like old books and worn leather. Elizabeth liked the smell, no matter how weird that was. It was a comfy and inviting smell to her.

"Wow." She whispered, scanning the room.

Will cleared his throat to get Elizabeth's attention, but she was too busy peering at the selection of books to hear.

He cleared his throat once again, then said "Elizabeth. Are we going to get started?"

At hearing her name, Elizabeth snapped out of the spell that the books put on her. "Sorry. I really like reading." She said, letting out a small laugh.

"Right, well, um...let's sit." Will responded as he sat down in a leather chair.

Elizabeth plopped herself down in an identical chair right across from Will without a word. 'Maybe he is socially awkward like Charlotte said' Elizabeth thought.

She pulled out a recorder from her bag and her notepad with questions on it. Elizabeth hadn't written down many questions. She didn't know a lot about Will Darcy, and when she googled him, neither did the internet.

"Ready?" Liz asked.

"Ready as I'll ever be." Will responded, shifting uncomfortably in his seat.

Liz pushed a button on the recorder and the light changed from red to green.

"Alrighty, Will Darcy. Tell me a little about yourself."

"There's not much to tell."

Elizabeth frowned. "Okay, moving on. Tell me about your new movie you're filming."

"The Adventures of Sean Riley is a romantic comedy about an awkward man who is hopelessly in love with this girl. The girl is supposed to go to visit her sick father in San Francisco, but when her plane is canceled because of snow, Sean offers to drive her through the storm. The journey there tells the story of how she eventually falls in love with him too."

"You play Sean Riley, correct?" Elizabeth asked, just to clarify.

"Yes." He responded curtly.

"Just checking. Okay, so tell me about you and Caroline Bingley. Together or not?"

"I'm not talking about that." Will said angrily as he crossed his arms.

Elizabeth rolled her eyes. She spoke into the recorder, "Note: Darcy's love life is a touchy subject."

"It's not a touchy subject!" Will protested, his voice rising. "We're not together. We never were. Caroline is just so clingy. We were walking out of a club one night and when the paparazzi attacked us, Caroline hung onto my arm. The next day, we made the front page of the tabloids claiming that we were together and everyone believed it!"

"Hmmmm...okay." She responded skeptically.

Will frowned. "Can we talk about less personal things?"

"Sure. What's your favorite color?" Elizabeth asked sarcastically. No wonder there was barely anything on the internet about Will Darcy, he never wanted to talk!

"Blue." Was his one word answer.

"Favorite movie?" Liz asked. Maybe she could make the article a Q and A. Getting to Know Will Darcy she could call it.

"I liked Avatar."

Elizabeth snorted. "Please, That movie has practically the same story line as Pocahontas."

"Excuse me?" Will asked, astonished for the second time that night.

"It's the same story line. They travel to a strange land, try to make the current inhabitants leave so that they can use their resources." Elizabeth explained.

Will pondered this for a moment before mumbling, "It's still a good movie."

"Next question: favorite band?"

"The Beatles, no contest." Will pointed to his shirt.

"Darn." Elizabeth mumbled under her breath.

"What? Do you not agree with my choice in music either?" Will frowned again.

"No, they're my favorite, too. I can't argue with you on that one." Elizabeth said.

"Oh." Will's frown turned into a slight smile.

"I'm a sucker for old timey boy bands" She confessed.

"What's your favorite song of theirs?" Will asked.

"Here Comes the Sun. It always puts me in a good mood, you?"

"Either Eleanor Rigby or All You Need Is Love." he responded.

Elizabeth snorted. "Those are two very different songs. I think Eleanor Rigby sounds more like you."

Will's frown returned. "Well you don't know me so I don't think you can really be the judge of that."

Both of them became silent. The only noise in the room came from the rain hitting the window. It was raining even harder than before and the wind was picking up. Liz started to worry about how they would get home.

She pushed the thought out of her mind. No matter how insufferable Will Darcy was, she had to get enough information to write an entire article.

The questions after that were simple. She asked him what his favorite food was, favorite sport, ...favorite anything Elizabeth could think of! Usually Will's answer was a one-word reply, if any. She tried biting her tongue when he said something she disagrees with.

By the time Elizabeth was all out of questions, the clock in the study read 4:45. They were in there for a really long time!

"I guess since we're done, we should join the others." Elizabeth suggested, grabbing her notepad and recorder.

Will nodded without saying anything.

They joined Jane and Charlie, who were still in the living room chatting. Caroline was nowhere to be found. She probably didn't want to be a third wheel.

"So how was the interview?" Jane asked cheerily.

Will mumbled something and Elizabeth said "Fine, but if we're going to make it back home we should probably go now, it's getting pretty bad out there and I think it's only going to get worse."

Charlie and Jane looked out the window simultaneously. They must not have noticed the weather while they were talking to each other.

After seeing the rain pouring down and branches swinging roughly in the wind, Charlie said, "No. You guys are not driving back home now. You can stay the night here. I would be happy to have you!" The last sentence addressed to both the girls, but particularly to Jane.

"Oh, Charlie. We don't want to impose. It won't be too bad." Jane said lightly.

"I insist."

"Jane's right. We can drive home. It might get better soon." Liz protested. She wanted to get out of this house.

"Nonsense. This" he pointed outside, "is not going to get any better."

As much as she didn't want to stay here, she knew Charlie was right. Neither of the Bennet girls were very good at driving in bad weather. "Okay, okay, you're right. But we're leaving the second the weather gets better. We don't want to impose."

"Stay as long as you like." Charlie replied with a smile. He was such a kind person. Elizabeth wondered why he was friends with Will Darcy to begin with.

Elizabeth sat herself down on the chair she previously occupied. She looked around the room. While they were talking, Will must have slipped out of the room.

The next few hours passed by slowly. Charlie and Jane were engrossed in another conversation, and Elizabeth played some apps she had on her phone until it lost power.

For dinner, Charlie found a frozen pizza and popped it onto the oven. Jane found some lettuce in the fridge and asked if she could make a salad. Elizabeth, wanting to make herself useful, helped set the table. A half-hour of small talk later, the oven beeped to signal that the pizza was done.

Caroline and Will were called to eat dinner, both with a little reluctance. Will had been locked up in his room for the past few hours and Caroline was in no mood to spend time with Elizabeth, who had insulted her earlier.

They ate dinner in silence for a while. Caroline glared at Elizabeth from across the table, but when Elizabeth refused to be intimidated, she turned her attentions to Will.

"Willie, how is Georgianna? I haven't seen her for a while and I hope to see her soon." Caroline gushed. Elizabeth just rolled her eyes.

There was a silence that filled the air. It seemed as if he was gathering the patience to respond to the insufferable woman. "Georgie is fine. I was just Skyping with her upstairs. She's finishing college in the spring and she prefers New York to California, so you probably won't be seeing her anytime soon." Will finally said firmly.

"Oh." Caroline seemed a little put-off by his answer but soon shrugged it off. "I can't believe she is that old already. I remember when you and Charlie first came to Hollywood she was just starting college. She is a remarkable woman."

"I guess so." Will returned to staring at his pizza.

"And you've done such a good job raising her since your parent's accident."

This caused Jane and Elizabeth to turn to Caroline with inquisitive looks.

"Caroline, stop." Charlie reprimanded, giving her a cautious look.

Will pushed back his chair quickly, causing it to screech on the floor. "Excuse me." He uttered as he rushed out of the room.

When they heard Will's door shut upstairs, Charlie spoke to Caroline, "I've told you not to talk about that. You know how he gets."

"My bad." Was all Caroline had to say for herself.

With the tension between Charlie and Caroline, the rest of dinner passed even more silently. It was almost painful for Liz to sit quiet for so long. What happened to his parents? Liz thought.

After the table was cleared, it was late. Charlie got Jane and Liz situated in open rooms upstairs and Caroline begrudgingly gave the girls something to sleep in.

Elizabeth decided to call it a night shortly after she changed her clothes. But she wasn't tired at all, despite her best efforts to go to sleep.

She sat up in the bed and rubbed her face. Her thoughts went back to the study and all the books. Maybe she could find something to read down there.

Slowly, Liz pulled the covers off her body and crept out of bed.