Swipe Left on Mr. Darcy — Rain Check, Page 16
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Night. Lizzie stands at the tall guest-room window as rain still taps the dark glass. Her jacket is draped over a chair and her hair has dried into loose waves. She catches her own faint reflection wearing a small, confused half-smile she didn't expect — not entirely unhappy to be stranded here, under Darcy's roof. Her phone glows softly on the sill beside her, echoing the morning this all began. (No dialogue.)
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At night, Lizzie stands at a rain-streaked guest-room window, catching her own faint half-smile in the reflection, her jacket draped over a chair and her phone glowing on the sill.
About this chapter
Caroline Bingley invites Jane to Netherfield, and Mrs. Bennet — smelling opportunity — packs her off on a bike with no ride home just as the sky turns, betting a downpour will force Jane to stay the night. The plan works too well: Jane arrives soaked, spikes a fever, and is stuck under Bingley's roof, sick. When the news reaches home, Lizzie doesn't hesitate — she walks three miles of muddy road to reach her sister, arriving flushed, windblown, and unbothered by the mud on her jeans. Caroline is appalled; Bingley is charmed; and Darcy, who came to Netherfield certain Lizzie's laughter meant nothing to him, cannot stop looking at her. Cornered into the same house for one long evening, Lizzie and Darcy trade barbs across the dinner table — and by the time the rain is still tapping the guest-room window, Lizzie catches herself not entirely hating that she's stuck here.