Puppies & Prostrations: A Sweet "Pride & Prejudice" Variation
By Abbey North
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An impromptu puppy rescue followed by a drenching rainstorm marks Lizzy's first meeting with Mr. Darcy and his sweet sister. Quickly followed by his boorish remarks at the Assembly ball, she is left with a negative opinion of the prideful man. A bout of illness strands her at Netherfield, and a high fever leads her to the wrong room. When they are discovered the next morning, everyone ignores Lizzy's insistence that nothing happened, and Darcy offers for her. It is with pure reluctance, and he clearly believes she manipulated him into being forced to marry her. With his good opinion of her seemingly lost forever, how can there be happiness in their union?
While Abbey sometimes writes sensual JAFF, this story is strictly SWEET.
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Puppies & Prostrations - Abbey North
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AN IMPROMPTU PUPPY rescue followed by a drenching rainstorm marks Lizzy’s first meeting with Mr. Darcy and his sweet sister. Quickly followed by his boorish remarks at the Assembly ball, she is left with a negative opinion of the prideful man. A bout of illness strands her at Netherfield, and a high fever leads her to the wrong room. When they are discovered the next morning, everyone ignores Lizzy’s insistence that nothing happened, and Darcy offers for her. It is with pure reluctance, and he clearly believes she manipulated him into being forced to marry her. With his good opinion of her seemingly lost forever, how can there be happiness in their union?
Chapter One
LIZZY WAS OUT FOR HER customary morning walk when she heard a strange, squeaking sound, and though familiar, she couldn’t quite place the origin. It was distinctive enough to catch her attention, and she focused on finding the source. It wasn’t long before searching led her to a thicket of mulberry bushes. The sound emanated from there.
She was sure they were animal sounds, and she thought it might be a puppy, but she couldn’t be certain. She simply couldn’t continue with her walk and ignore the issue, so she hoped she wasn’t making a mistake as she started parting the leaves in search of the sound.
As the task required getting on her hands and knees, she was glad she had worn one of her darker day gowns for the walk. It was sure to be covered with mud, and she felt a pang of sympathy for whichever servant would be tasked with washing it. Still, getting her garment dirty couldn’t be helped under the circumstances.
She wiggled deeper into the bush, finally securing the origin of the sound. The creature was just out of reach. With a grunt of exertion, Lizzy pushed her way through, her hands touching two soft, furry balls. They were both whimpering, and she did her best to grasp one and gently pull it out.
She looked down at the black and white puppy, and he was certainly a fragile little thing. He seemed dehydrated, and he’d clearly been neglected for a while. She doubted the mother had voluntarily done such a thing, so the poor little mite was probably an orphan.
So was his brother or sister. She reached back into the bush, once more finding the furry little fluffball and pulling it out to join its sibling. This one was mostly brown with black markings, and it looked as pitiful as its sibling.
Lizzy reached into the brush once more, feeling carefully to ensure she wasn’t overlooking any other puppies, but those two appeared to be the extent of the mother dog’s den. You poor little things.
As Lizzy spoke, she lifted one and then the other, putting them in her apron to give them some extra warmth before surging to her feet. She wasn’t certain if she could save them, but she felt compelled to try.
She had only taken a few steps when it started to rain. First, it was an annoying drizzle, and she brushed it off other than tucking the puppies more securely against her chest, still wrapped in the apron. As the rain started to increase, she decided it would be prudent to take the road. It was a little bit farther distance altogether but would likely be easier to traverse the ruts worn by multiple carriages than it would to go through the meadow’s hidden pockets of mud.
She reached the road a short time later, and she was completely soaked by this point. She could well imagine how her mother would scold her for being so bedraggled when she returned.
Perhaps not though. Her mother was atwitter about the Assembly ball to be held the next evening, excited at the prospect of meeting the new tenants at Netherfield.
Rumor had it twelve of his closest gentlemen friends were coming along too, and Lizzy’s lips curved into a smile. Though she doubted