For the most part, Darcy tended to keep to his own affairs. He was not a social creature by nature, and preferred familiar company to the uncertain dance that accompanied making new acquaintances. He was, simply put, not good with people he did not know, in spite of the fact that he felt certain Elizabeth had improved him some in that regard. So ( Read more... )

Cecily was feeling adventurous today, which usually meant she would either scale the waterfall or go into the rec room, risking the taunting of both the juke box and the book case. Deciding that the waterfall was getting tiresome, she cautiously walked into the recreational room, holding onto her skirt, which she had recently received from the box ( Read more... )

Now that her granddaughter had come, safe, sound and as beautiful as expected--not that Jane could ever have a plain child. How could that be?--Mrs. Bennet found herself in great need of occupation. Helping decorate the rooming house and the nursery had filled the hours of her days for a time, but now she was, in fact, without anything to do ( Read more... )

It had been such a long time, so many trying hours, but now she had finally done well. The night was thick around the hut when Lydia's first cries arrived and Jane had been unable to stop herself from weeping with the joy of it and when the Doctors were done with their work and cleaning, she was given her daughter in a swath of white blanket to ( Read more... )

[ Early Saturday morning, Jane's water breaks and she goes into labour.] Rated PG. Dated September 29th.

Elizabeth had grown quite concerned for her sister, for her child had not yet made an appearance and it was now several days past the date in which she was due to give birth. Elizabeth's worries were lessened somewhat by the fact that Jane seemed to be not at all unwell despite how very uncomfortable she must be at this time, but she was still ( Read more... )

There was a rocking chair in the rec-room and Eostre sat in it with both of the twins settled in her arms. She'd come up to the compound meaning to help Ruth with preparing dinner but Mack had been grumbly and Flora had been whiny, so Eostre had sat down in the chair for a moment, picked up both of her babies and set them all a rocking ( Read more... )

There was a hastily written note tacked to the bulletin board in rounded letters:

Congratulations to Dr. Rob Chase and The Doctor!Because they were great prats and didn't invite anyone to their wedding, there will be a wedding party for them this evening, the 30th of August at The Hub. Friends and acquaintances invited. Presents welcomed, but not ( Read more... )

Having spoken to Mr. Redman, Mrs. Bennet was determined to move closer to Jane, and he had promised her a room in the house he was building, which was impressively large, quite enough to house a dozen residents, which was more the size place she was used to. It had been accepting residents for a few days now, but Mrs. Bennet was most concerned at ( Read more... )

The world was in such a rush to speed her by, Jane found, that time passed and it passed until the point that she was but thirty-eight weeks pregnant with child as of the next day and standing there with a hand upon her rounded (quite rounded) stomach, she was lost in the thoughts of what precisely was meant to happen ( Read more... )