On his way down the stairs, Darcy hoped with all his heart and soul he wouldn't run into Lydia. But of course, as soon as he entered the living room, Lydia was sprawled out on the couch watching some reality television show.

"There is no way I can return the phone to its base without passing by Lydia... Can't I just leave the phone in another location? It will ring eventually...", he thought to himself.

Just as Darcy was turning around to leave, Lydia got up from the couch to head to the bathroom. However, all desire to pee fled from her body and she decided she would tease him. She was getting bored with the show anyway.

"Well, well, welll, what do we have here? The infamous tickle monster?!"

Darcy could feel the blood rushing to his face and his ears felt hot all of a sudden. The embarrassment he lacked when caught tickling Lizzie in bed was now hitting him full-force.

"I'm just here to return the phone.", he said extending the hand that held the phone towards Lydia.

She could tell he wasn't used to the teasing and took pity on him. She didn't want him to think badly of her now, after they'd gotten along so well in San Francisco. Lydia sighed and grabbed the phone from Darcy's hand, returning it to its base quickly so she could have a chance to speak with him before he bolted.

"Look, Darce, I'm sorry. The teasing is something we got from our dad. All three of us do it."

"No need to tell me- I concluded as much after meeting your father earlier today.", Darcy replied with a chuckle.

Lydia was glad to see he was at ease again. "But seriously guys, lock your door when you're going to be doing weird stuff. Can you imagine if you guys had been- you know what? Never mind that!", she said with a shudder as she tried to stop the influx of mental pictures of Darcy and her sister together.

Darcy laughed lightly again. Now it was Lydia's turn to be uncomfortable.

"Yes. Lizzie suggested we best keep the door locked right after you left. But you know, you could always try knocking."

Lydia rolled her eyes jokingly. "Yeah, yeah. I got used to not knocking. Lizzie was single for so long; it's kind of a bad habit... but hey, could I talk to you for a sec?"

Darcy's eyebrows furrowed lightly with concern. "Is everything alright?"

"No! I mean yeah, everything's fine. Nothing's wrong! It's just I wanted to talk about Lizzie. It's just that... well, I've never seen her so happy, y'know? Ever since you guys returned from LA to handle business with 'he-who-must-not-be-named', she's been so much more fun. She laughs more and doesn't take herself so seriously. The old Lizzie would've definitely freaked out way harder at getting knocked up. But it's you, Darce. You make her all giggly and stuff. And well... What I mean to say is... thanks. You make my big sister happy and that makes me happy."

Darcy was caught off guard, so his face showed his emotions. He was shocked. He still didn't know her well enough to even understand her sense of humor, so he was definitely not expecting a deep conversation.

Lydia saw his expression and spoke before he had a chance to reply.

"I know, it's weird for me to get all emotional. But my therapist says if I feel something strongly I should speak up, so I did. And I will always be grateful to you and Bing for making my sisters happy. They mean so much to me, and I finally was able to understand that they love me, too. But umm... yeah. I'm gonna go pee now. You should probably go see what Lizzie is up to."

Darcy just nodded and made his way back up the stairs. Impulsively, he went back down and said, "Lydia? Thank you. Lizzie means a lot to me, too. And since we're family now, you do too... Whenever you feel the need to express yourself, do no hesitate to tell me- if you would like, that is."

Lydia smiled and said, "Thanks, tickle monster.", before turning around and walking away.

"Hmm... Lydia is quite a character. There are many sides to her. I've got a long road ahead of me learning about this family...", he thought as he climbed.

Darcy made it back into the room, making sure to lock the door behind him.

"Just in time!", Lizzie said before gesturing for him to join her on the bed and answering Jane's video-call.

"Hi, Jane! Hey, Bing!", Lizzie said excitedly as she waved at them. The extra excitement was a front for her nervousness.

"Hello, baby sis! It's so good to see you after so long. It feels like forever-"

Jane stopped mid-sentence as Darcy's frame and then face made its way onto her screen.

Darcy cleared his throat and said, "Hello, Jane. Bing."

Jane and Bing both looked at each other with raised eyebrows and then turned back to Darcy and said their hello's.

"So umm... I'm just gonna come right out and say this. Please don't hate me for not telling you sooner but-", Lizzie stopped and looked over at Darcy. He gave her an encouraging nod and a smile, which made her smile and continue her sentence. "-Darcy and I are dating."

Bing and Jane's faces lit up like Christmas trees; they started congratulating the couple and asking all the questions that anybody who knew about Lizzie and Darcy's 'colorful' past would ask.

Lizzie and Darcy both explained the past couple of months; from their theater date to hunting down Wickham together, to now (sparing them the juicy details, of course).

"And, well, umm...", Lizzie started to say.

"Lizzie is pregnant with our child.", Darcy announced proudly to the already stunned pair.

If their faces were shocked when they saw Darcy appear on the screen, then their expressions were now indescribable. Complete and utter shock.

"WHOA.", was all Bing said.

"And not 'Whoa' in a bad way! Just 'Whoa' in a surprised way... Wow. Oh- Congratulations! You two are obviously welcoming the baby with open arms.", Jane amended.

Bing snapped out of his trance and said, "Okay, the med school student in me wants to know everything about the baby. How far along are you?"

They filled the couple in on the way the pregnancy was discovered and their doctor's appointment.

"Lastly, I'm ten weeks in a couple of days. We just found out like two weeks ago but we wanted to tell Mom and Dad first."

"That's great, Lizzie! I'm so happy for the both of you! Does Charlotte know?"

Lizzie sighed. "Nope. I will tell her soon, though."

The sisters began talking to each other about the baby and began scheduling visits because Jane wanted to be there for her as much as she could. At one point, the men sort of gave a each other a look that said, "We'll talk later.", and they both got off the computer and let their partners converse.

They chatted for almost an hour and at the end of the call Lizzie asked, "Are you sure you aren't mad at me for not telling you sooner? I really am sorry, Janie."

Jane shook her head no. "Don't be silly, Lizzie. Your situation was... complicated. It's perfectly understandable!".

"Of course Jane would understand. Why was I so worried?"

They said their goodbyes and then Lizzie got an idea.

She decided to email Charlotte the footage from when Darcy had asked her out. She was filming about her new phone that day and when he came in and asked her out, she had still been recording. She never uploaded the video because she didn't want anyone to know.

"What better way to break the news than by video?", Lizzie thought as she emailed the clip to Charlotte and awaited a response.

Lizzie's phone rang and she already knew who it was going to be.

Darcy was sitting at Lizzie's desk, texting Bing, when he looked up and said, "You should answer that, Lizzie. I don't think Ms. Lu will appreciate you ignoring her calls."

Lizzie groaned in response and put the phone on speaker.

"Hey, since-fetuses best friend!", she said in a false cheerful tone.

"ELIZABETH BENNET! YOU WENT ON A DATE WITH DARCY AND DIDN'T TELL ME OR THE VIEWERS?! I'M PISSED AND THEY'RE GOING TO BE MORE PISSED!"

"Sorry?!"

"Spill! Details! Now!"

"Well, umm, we'd be happy to tell you everything but I'd rather do it face-to-face like we did with Jane and Bing so-"

"Whoa, whoa, whoa. We?"

Darcy cleared his throat and said, "Good afternoon, Ms. Lu. When are you available for a video-chat?"

Charlotte was silent for a few seconds before answering,"Hey there, Darcy... Uhh, I'm actually working right now. Your Aunt Catherine had some last minute adjustments to make to one of the projects, so Mr. Collins and I are at the offices today-"

"On a Saturday? Doesn't Ricky have a heart?", Lizzie commented.

"It's okay. I get paid overtime. But umm, yeah. I guess I'll be out of here later today. I'll let you know. And oh- don't think you're off the hook, Lizzie.", Charlotte said before hanging up.

"Yikes. She's like this over a date. Imagine when we tell her everything else..."

Little did Lizzie know, Charlotte was going to edit and upload the footage as payback for not telling her she went on a date with Darcy. "I knew it! I knew they had chemistry. It was only a matter of time. She should've told me, though! Good luck explaining this footage to the viewers, bestie.", Charlotte thought smugly as she emailed Mr. Collins that her assignment was going to take a bit longer than she had anticipated.

I kind of wanted Lydia and Darcy to have a moment. Anyways, hope you enjoyed.