Early morning was unequivocally Darcy's most cherished time of the day. It was a rarity if he was not awake before Elizabeth, and since the conception of their child, she had been more prone to sleeping in. This was, however, precisely how he preferred things, as it allowed him time to quietly watch her sleep, to meditate on the soft fall of her ( Read more... )

While the extreme changes in climate had not much altered Darcy's daily activities, he had been glad enough to see things revert back to something close to normal. A change to the English countryside might have been more welcome, but by that time, he was well used to tropical jungle. Furthermore, the return to a typical island environment meant ( Read more... )

There was a perfect sort of freedom to finding oneself finally married to a woman like Elizabeth Bennet. While Darcy would never have dishonored her by believing her capable of breaking their engagement, still it remained a possibility, however slim. But now, Elizabeth had stood up with him and declared her love and wish to be joined with him in ( Read more... )

December had seemed to come upon the island at breakneck speed, taking with it the warmer climate and fair weather. Darcy was intensely glad that the house itself was all but completed by the time they were beset with the snow, for construction would have been rendered impossible. Fortunately, all that had remained were finishing touches to the ( Read more... )

What a relief it had been for Jane's labour to at last be finished, and to know that both mother and child were well and healthy. Darcy had spent nearly the entirety of the night skulking about outside the Redman home, and having been related the news, sat once more down upon the steps leading to the front porch with a sigh. How he might possibly ( Read more... )

As was perhaps to be expected in such an environment, Darcy had taken of late to a decidedly more casual manner of dress. He would likely never be comfortable in the brightly-colored, often vulgar modern clothing that the basement bin saw fit to so often provide, but he was satisfied enough with the few articles he had procured from his own time ( Read more... )

Waking once more on the island likely should have been more of a shock to Darcy than it was. Although he had been indoors, it was easy enough to determine the singular quality to the air and architecture, which was fortunate and prevented undue anxiety at waking in an unfamiliar room. By the time he was to his feet and had his wits about him, he ( Read more... )