They Like Each Other. And finally, BOTH of them know it.

So...where exactly did Lady Catherine get the idea that Liz and Darcy were a thing?

Not that they're a thing. Yet. Maybe. Hopefully. But probably not. Right?

And then Dad Bennet calls Lizzie in and congrats her on schmoozing with the big D. 

How does HE know??

Collins.

Collins wrote to Mr. Bennet saying "Hey! Congrats on Jane's engagement and I'm slightly worried about Lizzie's engagement to the big D--Lady Catherine came over for tea this afternoon and smashed all of the tea cups in the house. Seemed like maybe she was mad about something, and all she kept saying was "Elizabeth!! RAWR!!! Darcy!! RAWR!!!" I eventually figured it out....sooooo maybe can you not have your daughter marry Mr. Darcy, so that I can keep my dishes in tact?"

Mr. Bennet thinks this is the funniest sh** he has ever read. Elizabeth does not know what to feel. So what does she do? YOU GUESSED IT:

SHE WALKS!!

And actually she ends up going on a walk with Bingley and Jane and Darcy. And when both Elizabeth and Darcy about to vomit from the cuteness eminating from the general direction of Jangley, they take a different path and find themselves alone.

DARCY: My aunt.

LIZZIE: Yup.

DARCY: I'm so so sorry.

LIZZIE: After what you've done for Jane, for Lydia, for all of us, I can forgive the occasional impropriety of your familial relations. Because mine are completely proper in every way, of course.

DARCY: Of course....You know, it was for you. (breath) If you still feel the way you did last April, say so. My feelings have not changed.

LIZZIE: You could say, potentially, that things have changed.

DARCY: Things?

LIZZIE: Feelings.

DARCY: Um...so....

LIZZIE: YOU'RE AMAZING AND I ADORE EVERYTHING ABOUT YOU EVEN THE PARTS THAT DRIVE ME TOTALLY INSANE AND I WANT TO SPEND THE REST OF OUR LIVES HEADBUTTING WITH EACH OTHER AND BEING STUBBORN AND STUPID FOREVER TOGETHER.

Or something like that.

Lizzie finds out that Lady Catherine is actually responsible for Darcy giving it one more go. On her way back home, she reached out to Darcy and told him how her conversation with Elizabeth had gone, hoping to convince him that Lizzie is a total wild animal. And she did convince him of that, but not in a bad way, and her story also hinted to Darcy that Lizzie might actually like him.

Thanks Auntie.

So now the only thing that's left is to tell the Bennets, and get Mr. Bennet's blessing for the marriage. This is not as easy as it might sound

On the one hand, Mrs. Bennet could hate it because she hates Mr. Darcy. On the other hand she could love it because Darcy is rich.

Darcy talks to Mr. Bennet. Mr. Bennet talks to Elizabeth.

"I mean, he's rich, certainly. But will you be happy, Lizzie?"
"Yeah, I think so, Dad. I'm in love with him."

Needless to say Mr. Bennet is knocked off his rocker. He can see she means it.

"Then I heartily give my consent."

And it's only then that Elizabeth reveals to him the full extent of what Darcy has done for the family. Mr. B is knocked off his rocker and rolling on the floor. (not literally)

The Dad-half settled, Lizzie now works on her mother.

"So...we're engaged."
"AAAAHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHH MY LIZZIE MARRIED OMG OMG OMG OMG YOU WILL BE SO RICH! SO MANY CARRIAGES! GAHAAAAAAAAAAA I'M SO HAPPY MY LIZZIE, MY LIZZIE MARRIED TO MR. DARCY!!!!"

Nothing to worry about there.

This week's chapters were written by Caitlin Lushington.

​NEXT WEEK: We wrap it all up.