Lizzie's heart began racing and many possibilities as to what could be in that box flashed through her mind.

"Is it… a ring?", she thought nervously as Darcy opened the little black box for her.

She let out a breath she didn't even know she was holding when she saw that it was just a bracelet.

It was a thick silver bracelet with three little charms attached: a little diploma, a little graduation cap, and a little 2013 charm.

"Do you like it? I picked the charms out myself. All graduation themed.", Darcy said, hoping she wouldn't object to the gift because it looked expensive.

"It's perfect! I'll remember this day whenever I look at it. Thank you, Will.", she said with a relieved smile and a quick peck on the lips. She held out her wrist for him to put the bracelet on for her. She would've done it herself, but her hands were busy holding Gigi and Fitz's flowers.

"I am glad. Now, let's go join everyone else. We have reservations for a celebratory lunch in your honor."

The whole gang went out to eat and when the waiter asked Lizzie if she would like some wine, she shook her head no and said with a smile, "I can't. I'm pregnant."

They all used the time in between courses to post the graduation pictures on all the social media. Twitter and Instagram were blowing up with congratulations. Even Darcy joined in on all the commotion and posted the picture of him and Lizzie with the caption: 'Congratulations to my beautiful girlfriend TheLizzieBennet on her graduation.'

He received a tweet from Aunt Catherine who, believe it or not, has a Twitter, and it complimented the pair. 'A very good-looking couple. Congratulations to Liz.'

After lunch, they all headed back to the Bennet house where Lizzie decided she was going to make a YouTube video.

"I think it's about time we spill the beans. I'm already starting to show and I'm done with school, so we might as well.", Lizzie said.

"I can shoot for you, just like old times!", Charlotte suggested excitedly.

"Wow, I can't even remember the last time you were behind the camera… Alright, let's do that!", Lizzie said eagerly.

They headed upstairs to set up the camera and tried to think up a cool way to announce her pregnancy.

"I mean, this is major news, Char! I can't just blurt it out, can I?"

"I have an idea… let's get Darcy to do it…", Charlotte suggested.

Lizzie cleared her throat and began, "Hmmhmm! So it's been a while, guys! How is everyone doing? I just wanted to update you all on some things that have happened recently! So yeah… my name is Lizzie Bennet and I just graduated from grad school!...", and with a mischievous smile she added, "Among other things…"

*Cue theme music*

"That's right everyone! I have a Master's degree in Mass Comm and I will put it to use soon, so stay on the look-out. But seriously, today was great and it has been one of the happiest days of my life so far. All the studying and the late nights and the essays… Thank God it's all over!"

The video cut to a series of pictures that Mrs. Bennet had taken earlier that day: Lizzie with her cap and gown and diploma, Lizzie and her sisters, Lizzie and Charlotte, and lastly Lizzie and Darcy both smiling with all the flowers.

Charlotte cleared her throat.

"Oh and Charlotte is here! She came over for my graduation." Charlotte popped her in the frame and waved.

"So did Bing and Jane. They're fine and irritatingly perfect, like they always were. I know you guys were wondering about them.", Lizzie mentioned with a fake annoyed expression.

"And Darcy is here.", Charlotte added for the viewers.

"Yes, Will is here too.", Lizzie replied as she rolled her eyes at her annoying best friend.

"Yes, I am." Darcy appeared on camera from the neck down.

Lizzie looked back and smiled.

"Come on over, Will. I was just about to tell them about you-know-who."

"Oh?", he said as he walked over and sat down next to Lizzie on the bench.

He grabbed her hand and said, "Very well.", with a big smile.

"Well, my lovely viewers, when I walked across the stage today, I didn't do it alone… I was accompanied by someone very special."

"And no, it wasn't me!", Lydia yelled as her head popped into Lizzie's door frame for a second and then popped back out.

They all laughed and then Lizzie sighed. She looked at Darcy and he was sort of jittery.

"Allow me to clarify, Lizzie.", he said as he pulled Lizzie to her feet so that the lower part of her abdomen was visible on camera. Darcy grabbed her hips and rotated her body towards him so that the audience could have a side view of Lizzie's bump, which was easily noticeable with her tight dress. He was still sitting, so he was still in the frame. He placed a kiss on Lizzie's belly, causing her to laugh.

"My name is William Darcy… and Lizzie and I are expecting a baby.", he said with a mixture of excitement and amazement.

"Yup!", Lizzie squealed off camera. The video ended with her placing her hands on each side of Darcy's face and bending down to kiss him.

Lydia was asked to record a new little jingle for the end of this video. It went:

*Ba-ba ba-ba-ba-ba ba-ba ba-ba babies, YEAH!*

"Oh that was cinematic perfection, you guys! 'The Notebook' has nothing on you two. Tomorrow morning all hell will break loose on the interwebs when I post this video.", Charlotte said when she stopped recording.

But they weren't putting on a show. Lizzie and Darcy were genuinely happy to break the news. Their pregnancy was no longer a secret. It was something to be flaunted.

After shooting the video, Lizzie went downstairs to tell her mother she had permission to tell people about the baby. Francine Bennet almost burst with joy. "Finally! It's bad for my poor nerves to keep secrets, dear. Y'all know that!"

After dinner, it was still kind of early, and since Jane, Bing, and Charlotte were all leaving the next day, they all wanted to do something together.

"What should we do, guys?", Lizzie asked as they all sat around the Bennet living room.

"Carter's?!", Lydia suggested enthusiastically.

"Lizzie can't drink, Lydia. And people smoke in there. That's not good for the baby.", Charlotte said.

"How about the park?", Bing said.

"That's totes boring, Bing. And it's dark.", Lydia commented.

"How about you kids go bowling?", yelled out Mr. Bennet from the kitchen. He was doing the dishes because his wife was glued to the phone.

"Wow, I haven't been bowling in ages!", Lizzie exclaimed, and that was the general consensus.

"Alright, bowling it is then!", said Jane.

They went in two cars: Bing and Jane in Bing's rental and Lizzie, Darcy, Lydia, and Charlotte in Mr. Bennet's car.

Since they commenced their relationship, Darcy had never seen Lizzie drive. He knew she had a driver's license, but he'd never been in a car with her behind the wheel. It was always him or a driver. But it made sense for her to drive tonight because it was her hometown and her father's car. He didn't know why, but he found it so strange to see her driving.

The bowling place wasn't completely packed when they entered, so they were able to get seats and everything pretty easily. Lizzie watched as Darcy put on the used bowling shoes that they gave out without a single complaint. She was surprised but didn't say anything, lest she ruin his willingness to participate. However, she had no idea he was internally cringing.

They started their games and when Darcy knocked down all the pins on his first try, Lizzie almost spit out her water.

"You've been bowling before?", she asked skeptically.

"Yes.", Darcy answered plainly. He didn't get why she asked.

"Woww. It's just that… I don't know, I assumed you'd never been. I didn't know rich people bowled.", Lizzie said jokingly.

Bing added, "He was the captain of the unofficial bowling team in college. His team had some of the best Ivy League bowlers around."

"You were on a bowling team?", Lizzie asked trying to contain her laughter.

"It was a fun way to let off steam.", Darcy defended himself.

"That's totes lame, Darce! You're lucky that you're hot.", Lydia mentioned causing everyone to laugh.

Darcy just rolled his eyes and rolled another strike. "Let's see if any of you can beat that."

Lizzie was terrible at bowling, so Darcy had to help her out almost the entire time. Neither of them minded, though, as it gave them an excuse to be in close contact.

Darcy ended up winning, of course, but that didn't stop everyone from teasing him anyway.

Only Lizzie, Lydia, and Darcy returned to the Bennet house after their bowling excursion. Bing and Jane took Charlotte home and then headed to Netherfield. They promised to come over for brunch the next day, before their 6 hour flight back to New York.

"I need a shower.", Darcy said frankly as they entered Lizzie's room. He was a good sport at the bowling alley, but he was dying to wash off all the germs he was sure had followed him home.

"Me, too. Today has been a long day.", Lizzie agreed.

"Should we conserve water and shower together?", Darcy asked with a raise of his eyebrow.

"Ha ha, Will.", Lizzie said as she turned around so he could unzip her dress. " I doubt we'll get any showering done. Besides, my house is not as big as yours, and I guarantee that any noise we make will be heard by my parents."

"You mean your parents' house is not as big as our house.", he corrected her as she unknotted his tie for him. "But I would find it very difficult to sit down to a meal with your father if he were to hear us.", Darcy chuckled.

"Well, I live in your house so I call it home, but it doesn't really feel like my house. You know what? We'll save that conversation for another time.", she told him as she removed her jewelry.

"Lizzie, we've lived together for approximately a month. If you didn't find the house to your liking, it could have been easily remedied. We'll change whatever you like. And don't give me that 'technically it's your house' crap, because even though we are not yet married, what is mine is yours. I thought you understood that."

The mention of marriage caused Lizzie to look down at her new bracelet for a second before taking it off. She saw that little black box earlier today and thought it was going to be a ring. And she was relieved that it wasn't. What did that mean?

Lizzie was finally rid of all her clothing and wrapped her towel around her body before saying, "I'm going to shower downstairs. You use the bathroom up here. That way we can get to bed faster." She grabbed what she was going to wear before exiting her room.

"Time for a little introspection…", she decided as she walked toward the bathroom. She needed to figure out some things.

Darcy thought she was acting a little weird but chalked it up to her being tired or the beginning of a mood swing.

While in the shower, Lizzie tried her best not to wet her hair. It was still styled really nicely (she missed when Jane used to do her hair) and she wanted to keep it for at least a couple more days. But that was a little hard to do when she kept zoning out and thinking about the day's events.

This was truly one of the happiest days of Lizzie's life. She graduated school, she decided to go public with her pregnancy, she made her family proud, and she got to spend time with the people who meant the most to her. But being back at home made her realize how different her life would be and she was going to miss it. "But like Janie said: end of a chapter; new beginning; one day at a time; blah blah blah.", Lizzie thought as she exhaled deeply.

It was nice to drive in her dad's car instead of being driven around by a driver. It was nice to be all squished up in the living room instead of having massive amounts of space. And not to mention the issue of money. Well, money wasn't the issue; Lizzie's problem with Darcy's money was the issue. He had been paying for practically everything since they got together and although it was very convenient, she couldn't help but feel uncomfortable or like she was using him.

"But then again, there's nothing I can do about this right now. As soon as I get my web show up and running and I start getting paid, I will pay him back and I'll be able to foot the bill, too." She sighed. So many people would kill to have a rich partner. She kinda wished he was average, like her, so they'd be more equal.

And then there was the marriage dilemma. She was relieved that it was not a ring. What did that mean?

"Well, it definitely has nothing to do with wavering feelings. I am absolutely certain that I am head-over-heels in love with William Darcy.", she said aloud. And she smiled because she knew he felt the same way.

And then it hit her. "Lizzie Bennet, for someone who graduated from grad school, you sure are an idiot.", she thought as she hit her forehead with a "D'oh" like Homer Simpson. Lizzie and Darcy's relationship is brand spankin' new! "Of course he wouldn't propose now! We've been dating for like, what, two months? And we haven't even properly spoken about marriage. Just the fact that it's gonna happen eventually."

She did the math in her head. "Okay so, I was 10 weeks when we found out I was pregnant and we had made our relationship official after coming back from kicking Wickham's ass… and that was two weeks before we found out… so yep. Two months. Only two months. Of course he wouldn't propose. Pfft." It felt like so much longer, though.

As for the relief she felt, she could attribute that to the shortness of their relationship and how absolutely crazy it would be for them to get married so quickly. Also, if she added the fact that her life would be doing a 180 soon, getting married now would surely drive her insane.

She left the bathroom feeling clean and refreshed in both body and spirit. Aside from the fact that soon she and Darcy would have to talk about money, she felt much better than when she left her bedroom earlier.

Give like me until, like, the chapter after next. We will have the interwebs reaction to the Darcy-Bennet love child. And I will fast-foward to when we figure out the baby's gender. I already have a gender and name picked out. I can't wait for you guys to read the baby's actual name instead of seeing it referred to as 'the baby' all the time.

Things will speed up eventually. Just give me some time lol. I know I'm terrible. But I still have a lot of things I want to happen before the kid comes out. And once the baby's out, the story will be pretty much over and that kind of makes me sad. Because it's been fun.

Anyways, hope you enjoyed. And thank you all for sticking around with this extremely dragged out tale. XOXOXO