Chapter 26 - Her Mr. Darcy Jr.

Hello! I'm William Darcy Jr. and I'm-, wait, its Attorney William Darcy Jr. already, I'm a lawyer now. Okay let's try again.

Hello! I'm Attorney William Darcy Jr. 26, and I'm gonna tell you how fucking good my wedding is! Everything now is different, my life isn't fuck up anymore, my parents finally got married 2 years ago, don't misunderstood, I didn't forced them to get married for me, it's actually their intention to finally fulfill their dreams two decades ago, my brothers aren't against about it and we are more closer to each other.

November 15 2029, starts of winter season, me and Eliza are getting married outside Pemberley, we made everything perfect, all designs are white, even my tuxedo is white, I mean literally all are white like those roses over there, white as milk.

Actually there's another thing.. This is actually Eliza's last month of her lifetime, her illness are getting worst everyday. She was expected to be free and finally rest on Christmas Eve or on Christmas Day. It was too late for me to find out that she has Cervical cancer, I thought that the HIV is the one killing her, but it was actually her cancer, the doctors said the she broke the record as the longest survivor for reaching 5 years carrying the disease. It was heartbreaking to be honest, but as you can see, I'm smiling right now, I don't want to ruin her best moment in life.

I looked around, everything is set, I made Lucas as my best man, Gerald, Jim, Billy, and two of my second cousin are my groom's men. Jerry is my little groom and then the little bride is still my relative. I'm so nervous, my hand is shaking, Dad noticed it.

"You're shaking, are you scared?" Dad asked while chuckling.

"What? No." I replied immediately, don't want to get teased by my father

The witnesses stand up as the bride arrives, Patricia the flower girl starts to spread her flowers, damn she's cute, even tho she's my cousin, Mom adopted her and I finally had a sister. Then my Ring Bearer who is Ellie, then the Bride's Maids whom my remaining unmarried female cousins, Eliza don't have relatives except her Aunt Jasmine who is her Maid of Honor and her Grandma Julie who is already blind.

My world turned slow when she finally came out from the white flowers that served as the door. Since she doesn't consider Daniel Cleaver as her father, she let Uncle Hugh walked with her on the isle. I almost teared up seeing her so pretty and fighting, she hardly can walk alone already so Uncle Hugh held her tight to assist her while walking, I can see that Uncle Hugh is tearing up but Eliza looked at him and told him not to cry. Eliza put her all strength just to walk properly, I can't help it, I cried looking at her walking towards me, as she came closer, Uncle Hugh passed her to me.

"Stop crying, you're ruining your makeup" she said while smiling then my groom's men laughed behind me then she looked at Lucas saying thank you, she hugged Mom and Dad.

The ritual starts, we pledged, the ring was worn and I kissed her. The witnesses all cheered and applaud, finally she's officially mine.

I carried her by my bare hands to the white car that Uncle Hugh gifted to us, there's already a "Just Married" at the plate, it's not can nor flowers that are tied at the back, but moneys, I mean a lot of them, Uncle Hugh prepared it for us. When we finally got inside the car, I noticed that Lucas was driving away too.

"Follow Lucas.." she said with a smile and I followed Lucas.

I'm suppose to be the one who'll bring her somewhere special but I think she's the one taking me somewhere.

"Are we going to Cambridge?" I asked.

"Just keep following him." she replied while holding my hands. "We have something to show you.. We've been planning it for 5 years." she added.

Now I'm really curious and nervous at the same time. Oh I forgot, Eliza already knew that I'm not straight and she loved me for it, in fact she already knew it the night we first met at Milton.

Coincidence, Lucas stopped at Milton, but wait, this place is familiar, it's the convenience store where Eliza approached me while I'm crying 5 years ago. There's a lot of crowd waiting for us and they are holding something. Lucas went out on his car and so do we.

The crowd applaud and cheered, then they piled up and forming something. I burst into tears when I realized that they are forming large picture of Eliza giving me a cola while I'm crying at Gerald's motorcycle the night I ran away from Aunt Bridget's funeral. Lucas came towards us holding a tiny box and gave it to me.

When I opened it, it was the empty can of cola and a picture of Dad carrying a 6 months old Lucas and Lucius carrying a new born me.

"Where did you get this picture?" I asked while holding my tears.

"From Dad, it was taken the night after you were born, he wanted to give this copy of our very first picture together on your 21st birthday, but he didn't made it, I saw this on his safe with a letter behind it, a promise that when you turn 21, he'll be the one to give this to you. Same as mine, that was the gift that your father gave to me the night of my birthday. It's the other copy of this picture with a letter from your Dad that when I turn 21, he'll be the one to give this picture to me..Look."

Lucas took out his wallet and showed to me the same picture he gave to me, but it was from my Dad. "Our father isn't just lovers, they're best friends with promises." Lucas cried.

I teared up and hugged Lucas.

"Thank you Lucas and to your father..I wished I knew him sooner.."

Then the cola can, it was actually the same can that Eliza gave to me 5 years ago when we first met here.

"We kept it William." said Eliza.

According to Lucas, the night I ran away from Aunt Bridget's funeral to avoid Dad and Mom, Dad actually called him said that if he can look after me because I might do silly things. Exact time when Eliza and Lucas just broke up...When Eliza left him at the convenience store, he watched Eliza walking away, feeling sorry for her. Then it grabs his attention when Eliza approached a crying boy riding a motorcycle which is me. Lucas then took a picture of us while Eliza is handling me over a can of cola and tissue.

After I drove away, Lucas ran after Eliza and told her about me, he even told her that he likes me and I'm the reason why he broke with her. Lucas begged Eliza to keep an eye on me, even told her to date me if it makes me happy, Eliza deserves better and Eliza deserves me according to Lucas. The reason why Eliza went to my workplace that night is because Lucas told her that I worked there every night, it was not coincidence, it was all planned by them.

I hugged Lucas genuinely and said thank you to him, Lucas cried and Eliza hugged us both. The crowd cheered and applaud again. Eliza reached Lucas hand and passed it to my hands.

"When my last sun will set, I want you both to be happy as we are now..Lucas, you once told me to look after William, now, look after him okay? Can you do that for me? Love him as much as I loved the both of you." said Eliza while crying.

"Of course, of course." Lucas hugged Eliza while crying.

"For now, let's spend every minute with happiness okay?" I said to Eliza.

Then I carried Eliza to the roof of the car and sat there with her then kissed her there and there.

"I love you my Mr. Darcy Jr." she kissed me back.

Then the snow starts to fall, the winter season has started. We went back to Stockport after. Inside the house, I saw the biggest feast I ever saw in my entire life, a lot of big visitors, Dad's boss, the President of BBC England including the new Prime Minister. What makes this wedding the fanciest of the year? Uncle Hugh spent millions of pounds for this wedding, it's his intention don't misunderstood, it's like he's the one who covered all the necessities and we took care of the rest. Imagine, we are able to give every visitors and guest a bottle of wine as their souvenir, then mountains of foods, of course mountains of gifts, we received two cars that day, one from Dad and one from Uncle Hugh, the gifts are worth a fortune, funny that I though that I don't have to work because of the gifts we received. But duh, I still need to do my job, I struggled studying for almost 6 years just to become a lawyer, so I have to make use of it. While I'm meeting the guest and visitors, Gerald called me and introduced me to someone.

"William..Someone paid you a visit." said Gerald while showing me to Zelbert whom I didn't see since the incident.

I immediately hugged Zelbert and he cried.

"Why you didn't showed up sooner?" I asked.

"I don't have guts to face you guys."

"What are you talking about? Come here!" me and Gerald hugged Zelbert again and showed him to Eliza.

"Zelbert Collins.." Eliza while trying to stand.

"Oh you don't have to.." Zelbert stopped her trying to stand as he saw her struggling to stand up.

Instead they hugged each other.

"Where have you been all this time?" Eliza asked.

"He hide away from us, he thought you're gonna kill him." Gerald joked and we all laughed.

The visitors requested for a dance, I want to refuse since Eliza can't stand that long. But Eliza really want to dance with me, so I told her just step on my feet so that she won't struggle to step. I requested the musicians to play the violin version of Monsters by Katie Sky since it was the music that was played when we made our first dance at the chaotic restaurant. I can see Mom and my best friends crying watching us. After the my dance with Eliza, I put her back to our chair, then I requested Mom and Dad to dance with their favorite song as far I remember, it's If Ain't Got You by Alicia Keys, they refused but I begged them so they did it for me, in the middle of their romantic dance, they called me and hugged me then I danced with them while they're hugging me between each other. Then I called my brothers and sister to dance with us too. It was the best moment of my life that I dropped a tears of joy. The celebration ended with a family picture, me and Eliza is sitting in the center then Mom and Dad in both sides, then Grandma Wilma and Grandpa Eddie centering Grandma Emma at my back then my brothers on my father's side Jim and Jerry kneeled below dad, then me and Eliza centered Patricia, my brothers on my mother's side Billy and Ellie also kneeled below mom. What a perfect angle and shot, my wedding photo was displayed on the hall beside Mom and Dad's wedding photo.

~1 Month Later~

December 24 2029, 9AM. Eliza can't walk already, she now wears wig and she was on the wheelchair. We are outside Pemberley preparing to go to Barnstaple as she wished to be buried beside her mom. Eliza requested that only me and her will spend the Christmas Eve there. Everyone was there bidding their last goodbyes to Eliza. It was emotional to be honest that I can't describe since I don't want to look at their faces. But I can clearly hear Uncle Hugh crying hard while giving her a diamond ring that was suppose to be his gift to her birthday this December 26. Zelbert and Gerald just can't stop crying, Lucas will be driving us to Stockport Railway Station.

"Thank you everyone..I hope I didn't made your Christmas miserable..... Collins..Bingley, please stop crying.or I..I'll bump you heads.." Eliza joked in her weak voice.

Zelbert and Gerald rushed to her and hugged her fo the last time.

"So long...Ms. Cleaver.." said Gerald while crying.

When we got inside the car, she made her last wave to them.

We arrived at Stockport Railway Station, Lucas hesitated to open the door as he keeps shedding tears. So I'm the one who assisted Eliza out, Lucas won't come out on his car and continued to cry inside. Until the train arrives, he finally helped me assist Eliza on the wheel chair. He didn't spoke a word as his eyes are covered with thick tears, Eliza looked at him and kissed him on the forehead, he just nod his head down and cried, he didn't move even the train already railed away. I looked at him from afar and he still standing and crying.

We arrived at Barnstaple Railway Station at 7PM, her Aunt Jasmine is waiting there. Then we arrived at her hometown which is Fremington, there, her blind Grandmother Julie is waiting for her, they are both in wheelchairs already.

The snow continues to fall and the cold is chilling enough. We made a dinner at their house, after the dinner, Eliza took out her trust fund and insurance that she saved for her Grandma Julie, she didn't gave them money, but instead, she gave to her Aunt Jasmine the diamond ring that Uncle Hugh gave to her.

"It's... already worth... a.. fortune Aunt Jasmine...will you look Grandma for me?.. Have a vacation with her... everywhere she wanted... to go, that's her dream..." asked Eliza to her Aunt and Jasmine burst into tears and hugged her.

"Oh Liza..." said Grandma Julie while trying to reach Eliza's hand.

After our dinner, Eliza wanted me to bring her to the Pine Tree uphill where she confessed to me and have a camp fire there. Even tho the snow keeps falling, we still went there and made a pup tent and fire. She said that we will try wait for Christmas there, she'll try to hold if she can reach until 12AM.

We leaned in the trunk of pine tree, played some Christmas Songs in our headphones then ate foods and drink cola, she keeps looking at her watch, it's already 11:45.

"I think..I can.. make it.." she said in a very weak voice.

"I know you can, you're strong."

My phone sounds it's alarm that its already 12AM.

"Merry Christmas and advance Happy Birthday Mrs. Darcy..." I said and I kissed her forehead.

"Thank...you...and..Merry..Christmas too...Mr. Darcy Jr...I made it..." she said while trying to drink the cola.

"Of course you do.." I helped her reach her hand the cola in her mouth for her to drink it. I can see that she's trying to fight her sleepiness because she knows if she close her eyes, it won't open again.

"Mr. Darcy... I'm sleepy." she said in a weak voice.

"Okay then.." I leaned her head on my shoulder.

She slept on my shoulder, then she dropped her can of soda the same time she released her last breath. I checked the time, it's December 25, 12:05AM..

My tears starts to fall the same time as the snowflakes got thicker and the temperature gets colder than ever, I cried while hugging her in the middle of winter.

"Thank you Ms. Cleaver..." I cried whispering on her ears and kissed her while my tears are covering my eyes.

~5 Years Later/The Present Day~

September 10 2034

"Is it okay to put that as an ending? Isn't that quite heartbreaking? I mean that time is the most painful moment of my life." I said to Lucas while wiping my tears.

"Yep." replied Lucas while writing.

"No, you will break your reader's heart...I think you should end it on the wedding."

"No can do."

"Just let him Junior, that will draw the attention of his readers." Dad interrupts.

"Sometimes, ending doesn't have to end happily, but sometimes ending should end in unique way, not sad but satisfactory." said Lucas

"But it doesn't make any sense...Shit I won't read, I already teared up narrating." I said while wiping my tears.

"I know." replied Lucas while holding my hands.

Dad just holding his laugh.

"Anyway, Junior what's your plan for today? It's your birthday." asked Dad and hugged me.

"I think you heard our plan at visiting Eliza's grave at Barnstaple."

"Ah okay..Great..But first, you still need to go inside Pemberley, they prepared a surprise for you there." said Dad while laughing.

"Dad. You're spoiling it!" said Lucas to Dad.

Anyway, according to Dad, after Lucius's death, he already stands as Lucas's father that's why Lucas called him Dad, another thing, me and Lucas has been dating for 3 years already. Dad is already the Head Master of Pemberley after Grandpa Eddie passed away 2 years ago and Grandma Wilma passed away last year.

"Well it's not a surprise anymore." I said while sarcastically laughed.

"I slipped my mouth, anyway...Can you pretend that you are surprised? Your mom's gonna kill me." Dad said while chuckling.

The three of us stand up and heading inside the house, when we are about to open the door.

"Junior remember, you have to show them that you're surprised okay?" Dad reminded me again.

"Hyst, okay...noted."

Lucas and Dad opened the door for me.

"Surprise!!!" they all shouted.

I'm actually surprised to be honest, I didn't expect that Gerald and Zelbert is here, so I hugged them, I didn't see them for a year since both of them already has wives now.

"Zelbert, Gerald!!" I shouted while hugging them.

"William, this is my wife, Catherine and my Junior is still in her womb, he is expected to come out next month." said Gerald while introducing his pregnant wife.

"Awwwh... You're going to be a father! Congratulations.." I hugged Gerald again.

"And this is my daughter, Elizabeth.." Zelbert introduced his 10 months old daughter, his wife died while giving birth to his daughter so he has to take care of Elizabeth alone.

"Oh my God...she grew so fast, last time we saw her on camera, she was just like a bottle of wine.." I said while carrying Elizabeth.

Jim and Billy brought their girlfriends and introduced them to us too, Jerry and Ellie are already teenagers but they still play like a child as they used to be before.

Dad handed me a gift, a size of pizza of box, I got curious.

"What's inside?" I asked.

"Open it." Dad replied.

I teared up seeing a large picture of Mom carrying me with Dad when I was 3 years old in front of our house at Haverhill.

"Thank you. Mom and Dad.. I'll display it on my room." I said while hugging Mom and Dad.

"I saw it last month when me and your Mom visited our old house at Haverhill."

We had a lovely feast, and so far, it's one of the best birthday I ever had. Me and Lucas decided to move our schedule of visiting Barnstaple tomorrow, for now, we will sleep at my flat inbCambridge, yeah it was still there, I never sold it because that's the only thing that Granny Emma left for me and lot of memorable moments was left there.

"So Zelbert, where'd you live?" asked Gerald while eating.

"I'm currently living at Belfast..There, I found my Mom, it turned out that my Dad actually lied to me."

"Really?" I was surprised. "How?"

"When Mom left Dad and moved to Northern Ireland, it was because Dad keeps harassing her, Dad thought that she ran away with her new lover when it's actually my Uncle helped her to move."

"That's awful." I said in sorrow.

"Yeah..But it's all settled now..Bout you Gerald? Any news from your fuck up parents?" I asked.

"Fuck em, my father visited me last month in my house at London, he says he's sorry."

"So..Did you forgive him?"

"I said, Okay. Then I gave him money and said that never show his face on me again."

"I still can't believe that we surpassed everything, I can still remember the both of you sneaking in my apartment just to eat my stocks." I laughed.

"Those are golden memories.." said Zelbert.

"Should we wish to turn back time?" Gerald asked while laughing. "Coz me? I don't want to go back on that time, I literally have nothing, I'm always borrowing money from William..."

"Did you pay me back already?"

"Some of it."

We all laughed.

"So.. How about you buddy?" Gerald asked Lucas. "You have plan marrying William?"

"No, that's beyond the limits Gerald." I immediately responded.

"Yeah, we are contented this way." replied Lucas while holding my hands. "And...we know our limits." he added.

"Kids maybe?" asked Zelbert while holding his laughed.

"Who knows, from years of fucking, William might get pregnant." Gerald joked while rubbing my tummy and laughed.

"Fuck off." I replied while removing his hands on my tummy.

"Boys, language...There are children listening...Especially this adorable Elizabeth." Mom interrupts and carried Elizabeth from Zelbert.

"How about you Mom? You and Dad planning to give me pure brother or sister maybe?" I joked.

"Good Lord Junior, there are six of you already, and besides.. I'm menopause already." Mom replied while carrying Elizabeth.

"And we can have fun whenever we want." Dad interrupts while hugging Mom.

"You can't even crawl properly." Mom said while pinching Dad's nose and we all laughed.

In case you're wondering, Mom and Dad have six children in total, Me, Jim, Billy, Jerry, Ellie and Patricia. Yeah, we're one big happy family now, for anyone who tries to make fun of our only sister, they have to face her five brothers first... That's according to Billy by the way, the rest of us doesn't care and we don't give a fuck, we let Patricia to fight for herself, she's not in the drama they saw on Television. But it doesn't mean we don't love her.

Gerald called out Jerry and observing his figure.

"Goodness gracious, you starting to look like William Sr. and Jr." Gerald acknowledged Jerry's physical similarities on me and Dad.

"Yeah..I was suppose to name him William II if it wasn't for his other Grandparents." said Dad while shaking Jerry's hair.

"Thankfully not, I think that name is cursed to be a poof in the future." said Jerry then ran away to catch Ellie.

Gerald, Zelbert and Dad laughed.

"And he has same behavior as you William." Gerald laughed looking at me.

"I never behaved like that before." I said.

"Yes you are, you think I didn't saw you pushing the girl who attempts to shag you?" Zelbert interrupts.

"That bitch is a thief, she stole 50 pounds on my pocket..Who would like that?"

"No she's not, I actually told her to do that then we'll split the money." said Gerald while laughing.

"I can't believe you.."

They all laughed and all of us had fun, after the feast, Zelbert and Gerald already went in their homes, Mom and Dad escorted us outside after we told them that we will sleep at Cambridge.

"I wonder...Why would you have to sleep at your flat in Cambridge when it's not that necessary. I mean, your room is open." said Dad with suspicion.

"That's none of your business Dad." I said while crossing my arms.

"Okay I already get it." Dad smiled and holding his laugh because he's covering his mouth.

"Anyway, thank you Mom and Dad..I really appreciate it today...We are going now before the sun will set."

When I got inside Lucas's car, Mom waved.

"Take care my Junior and Lucas!" Mom said.

"Lucas, be gentle, Junior thinks he's a virgin." said Dad while laughing.

Mom pinched Dad's hips.

"Hahaha, so funny." I sarcastically laughed.

"And.. Don't forget to use condom!" Dad added.

"Watch your mouth William, the kids will hear you." Mom scolded Dad. "And you're ruining our son's day."

"Yeah he's totally ruining it Mom."

"Now you know the feeling when you destroyed my date with Lucius before?"

God he still remembered it, so I just rolled my eyes.

"Anyway we're going, bye Mom and Dad."

Lucas drove away but Dad is still laughing and even shouted.

"Fuck moderately!" Dad shouted from afar and laughed.

I opened the car window and pointed my middle finger on him.

"Can you believed him?" I asked Lucas.

"Yeah, I wish when I reached his age, I hope we can all still remember our good times we spent together like how he remember the days with my Dad." replied Lucas while looking at me and smirked.

"Nah, he's still 57, but anyway, even when we reach 70, I'm sure we can still remember this things." I replied while holding his hands.

Then he kissed me on the lips and continue to drove away.

On our way to Cambridge, the sun is starting to set, the sky turned orange, the road is plain and no other vehicles behind us.

"Lucas, can you play some music?" I asked.

"Sure... I'm sure you love this one." he played Every Breath You Take by The Police, and yes, I loved it.

I opened the roof of his car stand up so that I can embrace the scenic view on the road in the middle of sunset, I didn't noticed the tears that are shedding in my eyes.

Okay, this is it, if Lucas won't allow me to change the ending, so I'll do it on my own.

I was so embarrassed on myself if I will recall those days when I hated everyone around me, but, I never thought everything will change if you'll also change your views on them. I didn't expect that it will end like this, this maybe a sad ending for me, but it was encouraging enough to push my life into another chapter.

Every person has different stories, mine is...I don't know.. different I think? But right now, if you're going to ask me if I'm satisfied in my current situation, I must say yes, clear as crystal.

So I pulled out the paper plane I made, written inside is my favorite quote.

"Doesn't mean I'm smiling, doesn't mean I'm happy, Just like crying, doesn't mean I'm sad."

I raised my right hand while holding the paper plane and let the wind make it fly. When it flew away, I watched it float away behind us.

"Let there be someone to read this, someone who needed it and someone who deserves. ." I said while tearing up.

Then I will bid my goodbye, I waved on my paper plane like a child, in behalf of everything and everyone, this is your Mr. Darcy Jr. saying his goodbye.

~The End~