Catching the Starlight

She let her hands drop to her sides, and looked up at him, “You had no need to come and find me.”“I’m sure.” He said. She smiled, shivering. Mr Darcy removed his jacket and placed it around her shoulders, despite her protests, “No, Miss Bennet, I will not have you freeze to death simply out of stubbornness.”She laughed, a small noise, but one he was glad to hear.“You mustn’t know me well, Mr Darcy. I would gladly catch my death of stubbornness.”His expression softened, “I am well aware of your temperament, that is why I will not let you. My obstinacy can rival even yours, I am certain.”The day after Elizabeth and Darcy get engaged, Elizabeth receives a distressing letter from Mr Collins, which sends her into a terrible depression and severely alters the weeks following. Neither Darcy nor Jane has ever seen her this way. Their engagement still unannounced, Darcy must find a way to express his worries without raising suspicion, and Elizabeth makes a rash decision.