Darcy was coming out of a meeting when Jackson came running up to him.

'Sir you have a phone call, I told her you were in a meeting but she said her name was uh Lizzie, so I put her on hold about 5 minutes ago I was going to message you but I heard that the meeting was finishing soon so I just waited, would you like me to put her through to your mobile? Or would you like to take her in your office?' Jackson was running beside Darcy, eager to hear an answer.

'Put her through on line one, I'll take her in my office' Darcy walked quickly to the end of the hall and into his office.

'Lizzie! Hey sorry, I was just in a meeting' Darcy said, sitting down and putting her on speaker.

'Hey' Lizzie's voice sounded uncertain through the phone.

'I don't mean to interrupt your day or anything, Bing just reminded me of a close friend who had expertise in an area I was looking to set myself up at' He could hear her smile over the phone.

'It's okay Lizzie, sorry to keep you waiting. Are you okay? You sound a little nervous?'

'Yeah, it's just' She took a deep breath 'this whole starting a company thing I just realised how daunting it really is' Darcy could hear her voice shaking slightly over the phone.

'Lizzie, what do you need?' He hoped his calm voice was helping.

'I need someone to tell me exactly what steps I have to take, what I'm going to need, I'm just a crisis though, I'm sure it'll pass'

'Okay listen, I've got a meeting in about 10 minutes that I absolutely cannot miss, however, I have a lunch break after that, so what I'm going to do is I'm going to go and talk to someone in this very building who knows exactly how to start a company and I'm going to turn it into some steps and checklists for you okay? And then tonight you and I are going to go over that stuff. I'm here for you Lizzie don't worry, do you have any friends from home here?'

'uh… I have a few studying?' came Lizzie's uncertain reply.

'Okay then why don't you call them up, don't think about your company, if they ask why you moved here say your boyfriend made you okay? Go and have lunch with someone, take your mind of the task ahead okay?'

'okay'

'Listen I have to go, I'll call you later okay?'

'okay I'll talk to you later'

'bye!' Darcy hung up the phone and prepared some pages for the meeting, which he then went off to.

Lizzie hung up the phone, before looking through her contacts and dialing again. A different number. She decided to call an old friend she had made back in high-school. Her name was Anna and she had moved to San Francisco before the end of grade 11.

'Hey Anna!'

'Lizzie? Hey!'

'What are you doing today? Because I'm in San Fran if you want to do something?'

'OMG you're in San Fran?! We have to meet up! I mean I haven't seen you in ages, what are you doing now? I know I nice restaurant in the city? Where are you? Do you need me to pick you up because I have a car and it's a very nice car and then afterwards I could show you some of the city if you want, I mean I don't have anything I have to do today!'

'Sure, if you want, I'll just give you address, do you have a pen?' Lizzie read her the address.

'okay I'll see you in an hour! Bye!' Anna hung up.

An hour later Anna came to pick Lizzie up. She knocked on the door and Lizzie let her in before pulling on some boots.

'So what are you doing here? I mean this doesn't look like a visit…' Anna looked around.

'No I'm staying here, this is my boyfriends apartment' Lizzie grabbed her bag and ushered her out of the apartment.

'OMG You have a boyfriend? Is it.. um… what was his name… um…. Joshua Welling?' Anna smiled knowingly.

'No it's not Joshua Welling, God! I haven't talked to him in ages! His name is William'

'William…' Anna pressed.

'Darcy, William Darcy' They entered the elevator and Lizzie pushed the button, they tried to ignore the other family squashed into a corner.

'OMG!1! William Darcy, as in CEO of Pemberly Digital? No Way Lizzie, you did not just invite me into that hunk of a man's apartment. Although I should tell you'She lowered her voice. 'Apparently there was another girl living here, has been for a few years now, She only left like a month back apparently' Anna relished in the gossip.

'Was she kinda my height? Dark short hair, very pretty?' Anna nodded, smiling.

'That's his sister Gigi, she moved out because she moved to Sanditon to try out the new Domino ap, it has some changes and the town was going to like I don't know, try it out or whatever.'

Anna looked disappointed.

'She's his sister? That's it?' NO fair, you have to give me more than that!'

Anna hung onto Lizzie's arm, desperate for an answer.

'Anna please, lets just have lunch. This is my boyfriend after all'

'fine!' Anna seemed disappointed.

'ohh! Heard that Jane got herself a fine piece of man cake!'

'Yeah, hang on how did you find out?' Lizzie was confused.

'Your video's Lizzie come on! Another friend of mine has been updating me on the whole Jing situation after she showed me a pic!'

'Yes well… maybe it wasn't such a good idea to upload that part' Lizzie said, suddenly regretting calling Anna.

They got to the lobby and Lizzie saw Anna parked famously on the curb.

'Do you like my new car? Daddy bought it for me after my last one gave out!'

'I didn't realize you were into those sort of Cars!' Lizzie said, sitting carefully in the passenger seat.

'Oh I'm not really but the men seem to like it, I have gotten 7 numbers from the car alone. Pretty cool right!'

'You sure have changed a lot since I saw you last'

'yeah, when we moved her I was shy at first but I started hanging out with the right girls and they showed me how amazing! Life can be!'

'Girls who got you into shows like 9o21o and stuff right?'

'God where would I be without that show!' They drove off.


So I'm like SUPER late and I'm sorry okay. I don't have an excuse. but what I can say is that now I actually have something to do with my life now because Uni here I come!

Questions:

1) d'ja like it?

2) How were the characters?

3) How was the mini plot stuff?

4) What did you think of Anna?

Thanks as always for the reviews. They mean a lot!