'So Anna, what have you been up to? You've added Gossip to your repertoire I see' Lizzie said, sitting at a table.
'Oh no not Gossip! I just was with a friend when you called, and afterwards she just mentioned it when I said where I was going! Thought you'd like to know is all.'
'I see. So what have you been up to?' The waiter came buy and Lizzie ordered a soda, while Anna went for a wine.
'I see you're still playing it safe with the Alcohol thing, still have that after dark rule in place or have you graduated from that?'
'Oh no I still stand by my principles, no alcohol until after dark. That way I can make sure I won't make a fool of myself.' Lizzie replying, thinking back to several times when Anna was still at her high-school.
'At least I was having fun, I mean I didn't have great grades, but I had a social life.'
Their drinks came and they began sipping mildly at them while they ordered. Lizzie ordered a burger and fries; Anna went for a more pretentious potato and dill soup with a garlic bread side.
'I got a new boyfriend last week! His name is Françoise, he's an English underwear model here for the summer, you probably haven't heard of him, he's not really your type. Very Tanned. Muscular, chiseled jaw, you know the type. And we both you know your type is more of a sort of weedy type of guy. But hey you know what they say, each to their own type!'
'Oh really! Nice guy?'
'Oh for defs! But you with Darcy! You must feel so lucky!' Anna took another sip of wine and another spoonful of soup.
''I'm sorry?' Lizzie was confused; she took a fry.
'Oh you know, you must feel so lucky to have such an attractive boyfriend!' Anna took another sip of wine. 'after having those feelings for so long but hiding them! I don't know what I would have done. Probably ripped his clothes off after he told me. You have marvelous self-control. I mean after maintaining this façade of hatred for so long because you thought he didn't like you. I commend you, I really do!'
Anna took another sip of wine, it was almost finished.
'Where are you getting your information? Who's you friend?'
'My friend?'
'Yes your friend who told you all this?'
'Caroline! Originally she was going to set me up with Bing, but well, you saw how that turned out! Although I should have told you that could you keep that on the down low? I mean, don't go telling all of your internet friends about it? I'm sorry, but that seems to happen a little too often'
'Anna, I'm not going to tell anybody that Caroline was going to set you up with the man my sister has moved to New York with. That would be stupid!'
'New York? What a coincidence! In a few weeks I'll be going to New York, just to take a holiday, you should give me her address, I'll pop in and say a quick hello to Jane while I'm there! Besides, you know that if you don't give it to me, I'll just ask Caroline!'
Lizzie gave her the number.
It wasn't too long after that that Lizzie asked to be dropped back home. Anna tried to show her more places, But Lizzie had seen most of them.
'It's been too long darling we should catch up more that you've moved here to be with Darcy!'
Note to Self: Lizzie thought to herself as the got in the elevator, don't ever call Anna again
Darcy finished his meeting only 20 minutes late. But he got out of it and went straight back to his office to dump his things. He hadn't had any calls so he went off or lunch, planning to meet with a man named Robert Harrison who was in the process of setting up his own company. After about half an hour, Darcy had gotten a pile of papers and a few pages of notes written in his own careful handwriting.
Ring ring
Ring Ring
Ring Ring
'hello?'
'Lizzie! Hey, I just wanted to let you know that I have the information, and everything, when I come home tonight we can go through it all okay?'
'wow! Okay then'
'How was lunch?'
'Remind me never to call a girl named Anna again, she's changed a lot since I last saw her, and not in a good way'
'I will, listen Lizzie, I have to go now I have a few things I need to get done before the end of the day and they might take a while'
'okay, call me when you're leaving and I'll start on Dinner'
'You don't have to make dinner Lizzie'
'Don't worry, my feminist view are still in tact, just since you're working and I'm not really doing anything I feel that I can say I'm doing it because I have nothing better to do'
'If you're sure'
'I am'
'bye'
'bye!'
Darcy sighed as Jackson brought in a 10 inch pile of papers for him to sign. It was going to be a long day.
It was a long day. He called just before six to say he was leaving, but it was at least another half an hour before he got home.
When he did finally arrive home, Lizzie was bent down, putting a tray of something in the oven.
'Hey! Will'
'Good Evening Lizzie!'
'How was your day?' Lizzie asked, closing the door and adjusting the temperature.
'my, my, my day was… long, and tiresome, but all in all I got a lot done, how about you?'
'Well, I talked to Bing and Jane, they're going well. They have matching apartments or something across from each other. It's so cute! Um…. Jane went to a fashion show this afternoon which sounded like fun. Bing's still wandering aimlessly around looking for something to do. And then I called you… after that I met up with a girl I knew through most of high-school, Anna, she's changed a lot since I saw her last, a bit of a gossiper I don't think I'd see her again. When I got back I found a bookstore and I bought a book and I read that for most of the afternoon. Oh, we're having potato bake and sautéed Chicken for dinner, hope you don't mind, I took liberties with what you liked. '
'That's my favourite!'
It took until 7 before the dinner was ready, so Lizzie and Darcy sat in the Living room and sorted out the papers and notes. Then they had dinner. Darcy liked it. Lizzie thought that perhaps the chicken needed a little work. But they had time to sort that out. And after dinner was not that time.
Yes I know I'm an extremely bad person for not updating in almost 2 weeks. Please forgive me. I don't have an excuse. I have an overall plan now which is good I guess. I should still probably work out the finer details of it and everything. You know how the questions go!
