& Moira Bianchi: Rio de Janeiro
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quinta-feira, 27 de abril de 2017

Musical Post 7: Let me love you

So, as I sweat away every morning running while the sun rises behind the Sugar Loaf Mountain (yeah, like a boss, right?), my Ipad fills my ears with lovely songs that I chose at some point. As I download several each time, some are happy surprises as 'Let me love you'.

At first I frowned thinking: 'this sounds like Bieber... How odd!'
It is him, with a very cool DJ Snake tune and at least two amazing lines:
1- burning on the edge of something beautiful
2- driving the edge of the knife

Cool, right?
I could write a whole story based on these two lines.

Let me love you

I used to believe
We were burning on the edge of something beautiful
Something beautiful 
Selling a dream
Smoke and mirrors keep us waiting on a miracle 
On a miracle

Say, go through the darkest of days
Heaven's a heartbreak away
Never let you go, never let me down
Oh, it's been a hell of a ride
Driving the edge of a knife
Never let you go, never let me down

Don't you give up, nah-nah-nah
I won't give up, nah-nah-nah
Let me love you (Let me love you)
Let me love you (Let me love you)
Don't you give up, nah-nah-nah
I won't give up, nah-nah-nah
Let me love you (Let me love you)
Let me love you

Don't fall asleep
At the wheel, we've got a million miles ahead of us
Miles ahead of us
All that we need
Is a rude awakening to know we're good enough
Know we're good enough

Say go through the darkest of days
Heaven's a heartbreak away
Never let you go, never let me down
Oh, it's been a hell of a ride
Driving the edge of a knife
Never let you go, never let me down

Don't you give up
I won't give up
Let me love you 

terça-feira, 15 de novembro de 2016

Noiva em 6 pérolas


Noiva em 6 pérolas 
é o segundo romance da minha primeira série,

Esse romance gostosinho, queridinho, nasceu em 2014 no meio da Copa do Mundo. Era para ser um conto bem curtinho e infelizmente foi abandonado por conta do 7 x 1. Cruzes. Fiquei maturando a estorinha até que nas Olimpíadas tive inspiração para recomeçar com a intenção de postar no Twitter. 




Porém, um personagem puxou outro e... que aventura! A série começou a tomar corpo.
EBOOK & BROCHURA

Aqui, Serafina poderia bem ser Cinderela porque sua estória é assim:  
Em 2004 nas Olimpíadas de Atenas, Nicolas era um adolescente com talento para o esporte e foi medalhista de Bronze. Tudo foi fun&games.
Em 2008 em Pequim, ele caiu nas semifinais.
Em 2012, Londres, nem fez mais parte do time por causa dos compromissos da vida adulta.
Em 2014, Copa do Brasil, insegura com a virada em sua escolha de curso na faculdade, Serafina acreditava que a conquista do hexa de alguma maneira significaria que tudo ia ficar bem. E veio o 7x1.
Em 2016, Nicolas já era chefe de um renomado escritório de empresa multinacional e se viu rodeado de pérolas. Serafina, já uma profissional disputada no mercado, tem que lidar com um escritório de head hunter insistentemente querendo a entrevistar. E de novo, o Brasil enfrentou a Alemanha em uma final de campeonato de futebol...
Nas Olimpíadas do Rio, só o ouro interessa para os dois.

Uma dica? 
Dou várias nesta música perfeita! <3


Para ler o primeiro capítulo, vem aqui ó...






sexta-feira, 8 de julho de 2016

Preconceito, orgulho & CAFÉ em drops




Em ordem, só gostosura de amorzinho novo... #adoro


domingo, 30 de agosto de 2015

Ela é muito atrevida - um extra de '45 dias na Europa com Sr Darcy'

olá,
Estou esquentando motores para a Bienal, faltam só... 5 dias! Que frio na barriga?
Vai passar lá no Stand L12 do pavilhão verde para dizer 'oi'? Vai sim!...
Vou estar lá nos dias 3, 6 e 7, 10, 12 e 13; sempre das 17 às 20:00hs.

Para comemorar, aqui vai um extra de '45 dias na Europa com Sr Darcy'. Lizzy ficou muuuito curiosa para saber o que Darcy fazia em Dubai no Réveillon. Quer saber?




Ela é muito atrevida

essa Elizabeth Bennett

Uma vignette extra de ’45 dias na Europa com Mr. Darcy’ 



‘Qual é, Darce! Não vou deixar você ficar parado no canto como um idiota!’ Charles Bingley chegou perto de seu amigo Fitzwilliam Darcy com um sorriso irritante. ‘Uma festa tão bacana, quase meia-noite e olha só para você! De tromba!’

‘Volta para sua amiguinha, Bingley.’ Darcy respondeu fechando ainda mais a cara. ‘Ela vai desperdiçar o sorriso solto se você não estiver lá para apreciar.’

Bingley riu. ‘Deveria incluir ‘sussa’ naquela lista de resoluções de Ano Novo.’

hot rio chick pride and prejudice storyDarcy desviou os olhos da interessante ambientação Art Déco para o grande amigo desde que frequentaram o colégio interno e, em momentos assim, quando ele conseguia ser insuportável, Darcy se arrependia por aceitar Bingley como seu companheiro de viagem.  ‘Na verdade, estou me concentrando nela.’ Darcy respondeu.

‘Imagino.’ Bingley levou a taça de Prosecco à boca.

‘Primeira resolução de Ano Novo: Não deixe que ninguém lhe diga o que deve fazer.’ Darcy resmungou

Bingley riu. ‘Tantas gatas hoje aqui. E nenhuma de burca!’ Ele sacudiu as sobrancelhas e Darcy sacudiu a cabeça. 

Mais de duas semanas nos Emirados Árabes Unidos e Bingley ainda fantasiava sobre o quê as mulheres escondiam sob a roupa pesada. Se tivessem escolhido um convento para passar as festas de final de ano, ele com certeza estaria pensando a mesma coisa. ‘Você está paquerando a mais bonita. Por que me contentaria com menos?’

‘É linda, um anjo!’ Bingley sorriu largo e piscou um olho para a bela que conversava com outras garotas a alguns passos deles, e em resposta ela sorriu envaidecida. ‘Que tal aquela de minivestido curtinho?’

hot rio chick pride and prejudice sexy fanficDarcy virou a cabeça para a tal garota; novamente, já que vinha trocando olhares com ela desde que chegou. Era bonita, mas… ‘Não é suficiente para me tentar.’

‘Brasil é muito longe daqui, Darce. Relaxa.’ Bingley bateu afetuosamente no ombro do amigo e voltou à companhia angelical.

“Exatamente onze mil, oitocentos e setenta e oito quilômetros. Um mar, um golfo e o maldito Oceano Atlântico separando a rica Dubai do tropical Rio de Janeiro.” Darcy pensou e mais uma vez tirou o telefone do bolso. Assim que destravou a tela, ela apareceu. Linda, sorrindo, o pôr-do-sol de Veneza como cenário.

Segunda resolução de Ano Novo: perceba que as coisas não caem a seus pés. O que tem que ser, nem sempre será como você imagina.

Quase doze mil quilômetros era uma distância enorme, mas não era impossível. Um pouco de esforço, bastante persistência e uma boa dose de persuasão poderiam fazer dar certo.

Com um suspiro de resignação, ele fechou a foto e abriu o mail que Georgie tinha lhe mandado naquela manhã:

hot rio chick pride and prejudice sexy fanfic“Irmão, você escolheu passar o final de ano longe de casa, mas isso não quer dizer que não posso encher seu saco. Para isso servem os irmãos mais velhos, para aguentar! Fiz uma lizzard, digo, lista de resoluções para você seguir. Todas!”

Terceira resolução de Ano Novo: se a responsabilidade é sua, assuma. Ele tinha metido os pés pelas mãos e tentado concertar, mas não era fácil. Remorso, raiva, tesão encubado: tudo se misturava nele. Darcy grunhiu e bebeu todo o Prosecco de sua taça. ‘Preciso de outra.’ Ele resmungou para si mesmo.

‘Sozinho, meu velho?’ Uma voz melódica citou Fitzgerald em voz baixa perto do ouvido de Darcy. Um pouco perto demais, na verdade.

Ele virou os olhos para a bela mulher em um vestido cinza curto. Pernas incríveis, corpo bonito, lábios grossos, talvez uns poucos anos mais velha que ele. Mais do que suficiente para tenta-lo. ‘Sim. Você?’

Ela moveu as sobrancelhas desenhadas e meneou a cabeça. ‘Ao que parece.’

Ele levantou os olhos para o garçom que passava com uma bandeja de taças e estendeu a mão para trocar a sua vazia por uma cheia quase tocando o ombro dela. Curiosa, a garota se virou fazendo as longas franjas do seu vestido – do decote à barra – assim como as discretas lantejoulas se moverem valorizando suas curvas. Ele piscou languidamente e experimentou a bebida gelada.

‘Americano?’ Ela perguntou.

‘Inglês.’ Ele respondeu.

‘Sul Africana.’ Ela disse sem que ele se interessasse. ‘Ella.’

‘William.’

‘Gostando da festa?’ Ela flertou piscando seus olhos esfumaçados com sombra negra.

Ele levantou as sobrancelhas. ‘Não tanto que não possa melhorar.’

Quarta resolução de Ano Novo: Ninguém pode ter tudo, aceite substituições. Ele estava a um mundo de distância dela, tinha tentado acertar as coisas e estava até fazendo (lento) progresso, mas por que dar murro em ponta de faca? Ele bufou para si mesmo, ela odiaria o uso do provérbio. A bela mulher ao seu lado sorriu perguntando silenciosamente o motivo da graça e ele sacudiu a cabeça. 

Nada, não era nada, mesmo.

Só que era.

Muito atrevida, aquela Elizabeth Bennett.

O enganou por vários dias e depois, literalmente, bateu a porta na cara dele. Eles haviam flertado – ele tinha certeza que não foi só ele, ela flertou de volta. Ele não tinha, não podia tê-la mal entendido o tempo todo. Ela flertou deliciosamente, e ele tinha adorado cada momento com ela. Amsterdam, spacecakes, Veneza, galochas, Milão, vespa, o Tropic e a noite regada a garapa que passaram juntos. E a manhã que foi maravilhosa, perfeita, quente, inesquecível. 

Darcy estava preocupado em virar um cachorrinho apaixonado. “Substituições, ninguém pode ter tudo” ele repetiu para si mesmo. ‘Você caprichou na caracterização, bem ao estilo de Daisy.’ Ele sorriu charmoso.

hot rio chick pride and prejudice sexy fanficElla bateu os cílios para o homem bonito de black tie. ‘ Combinamos, você é um Gatsby perfeito.’  Ela esticou a mão e arrumou a lapela dele. ‘Paletó branco é mais legal que o preto tradicional, fica muito bem em você. ’

“Lizzy gostou de me ver no preto.” Mas Ella nem precisaria fazer muito esforço, Darcy estava disposto a deixa-la entorpecer o aperto no seu peito.

Quinta resolução de Ano Novo: cuidado com cinza, o mundo é feito de pretos e brancos. As coisas devem ser certas ou erradas para você. Aprenda a identificar o que funciona ou não. Se Lizzy estava fora do alcance – geograficamente e emocionalmente – era hora de admitir que não tinha jeito. No entanto, a mulher ao seu lado…

De canto de olho ele viu o sorrisinho satisfeito de Bingley. Ele odiava aquele olhar de superioridade e elegeu esta a causa de seu vago desconforto.

A atmosfera extravagante da festa de Ano Novo ambientada nos anos 20 d’O Grande Gatsby de Fitzgerald também o estava afetando. O salão Art Déco, pretos e brancos e... dourados – nada de cinza. Nada de indecisões, nenhum rebuscamento desnecessário, tudo de um bom gosto exuberante. Cabeças de animais completamente brancas com seus chifres enormes nas paredes, boás brancos, louça negra, lírios e rosas brancas flutuando em taças de cristal. Nenhuma tulipa.

Na sua cabeça, ele só a ouvia repetir ‘Ai, minhas tulipas!...’

Darcy se manteve assentindo com a cabeça e forçando um sorriso concordando com Ella de cinza que tagarelava sobre qualquer coisa.

Tulipas haviam trazido Elizabeth a ele. Uma variedade de cores; rosas, amarelos, azuis... e sebe. Ele riu secretamente. “Labirinto vivo, um grande aliado.” Ela era uma explosão de cores – nada de preto, branco e cinza em Lizzy.

‘… pista de dança?’ Ele viu a boca pintada de vermelho vivo se mover, não entendeu muito bem o que ela falou, mas a garota de cinza tomou o copo de sua mão e o empurrou gentilmente à luxuosa pista de dança, seu vestido parecendo que flutuava em volta do corpo bonito.

Tudo fora de lugar. Essa garota era quase tão alta quanto ele, se movia com liberdade e confiança guiando-o, a maneira como ela o abraçou foi diferente da maneira como ele ansiava. Nada como em Amsterdam, La vie en rose, um vestido preto em uma garota mais baixa, uma voz rouca, uma tattoo sensual no peito do pé direito, um beijo gostoso. Elizabeth.

‘Quarenta minutos para meia-noite, vamos procurar algo para beber e ir para a varanda?’

Ele balançou a cabeça justo na hora que seu telefone bipou.

Sexta resolução de Ano Novo: aprenda a focar no que importa, pare de esquecer seus objetivos e permitir distrações.

SMS de Lizzy Bennett
“Dizem que não importa se ganhamos ou perdemos, as experiências do ano que vai sempre enriquecem o que vem, mas acho mesmo que é o tamanho da festa que determina como será o ano novo. 
Festeja em Dubai por mim porque por aqui está um marasmo total. 
:( 
Minha promessa de Ano Novo é achar uma boa festa para o ano que vem! Feliz Ano Novo, Darcy :D.”

Primeiro sua respiração falhou, depois seu coração deu um sobressalto, e só então seu cérebro comandou seus dedos.

“Feliz Ano Novo, Lizzy! 
Posso te fazer tantas promessas quantas quiser, minha gata. Posso até realizar a maior parte delas.”

Sétima resolução de Ano Novo: eficiência é primordial. Seja preciso, claro, elimine curvas e siga em linha reta. Bem no estilo Art Déco. Que conveniente.

“Tentador!… Mas tenho que perguntar: bêbado?”

hot rio chick pride and prejudice sexy fanficEle riu e imaginou a expressão daquele rostinho lindo lhe perguntando isso. Sim, ele tinha bebido algumas taças de Prosecco, como não? Garotas bonitas em vestidos curtos cruzavam o salão oferecendo enormes garrafas com fogos de artifício flertando mais que enchendo copos. Sim, ele bebeu para afogar a frustração de não ter Lizzy com ele. Sim, ele bebeu para não comparar a garota de cinza com ela.

“Posso estar bebendo por um tempo, mas não tem a metade da graça da última vez. 
Não tem garapa, e a companhia agradável faz muita falta.”

Mensagem clara e direta. Garapa e Lizzy combinavam perfeitamente, o azedinho com os beijos doces se completaram naquela noite fazendo sua cabeça girar. Como ela o tocou, aquelas carícias …

Também, seus gritos e a fúria em seus belos olhos eloquentes. Palavras duras, conclusões erradas, teimosia.

‘Achei você!’ Darcy ouviu.

Oitava resolução de Ano Novo: não perca tempo precioso. Se não é o que você quer – ou merece, desista. Mesmo que seja uma pessoa ou atividade.

Ele sorriu amarelo e Ella soube que não seria este o homem que ela beijaria à meia noite.  “Fazer o quê?…” Ela suspirou.

Lizzy não respondeu mais, mas ele estava certo que ela o tinha entendido. Darcy planejou entupir a caixa de mensagens dela com fotos dos fogos de Dubai para que ela publicasse no seu blog o quanto quisesse, mas ele adoraria receber uma dela. Aqueles olhos, aquele sorriso, um vestido branco… Elizabeth.

Quando ele lhe contou do Réveillon Grande Gatsby em mensagem de texto alguns dias atrás, Elizabeth tinha respondido euforicamente. Ao invés de torpedo, ela havia mandado vários recados de voz exigindo detalhes, fotos, tudo. Darcy não tinha certeza se gostaria de ir a uma festa tão grande, era mais coisa de Bingley. Ele preferiria achar um clube mais exclusivo, um bar de hotel, um terraço com vista privilegiada para a queima de fogos, mas Lizzy gostou da ideia e ele se deixou influenciar.

Era o que ela fazia de melhor, fazer com que ele visse as coisas por outros ângulos.

‘Ah, sim, claro. Uma perspectiva diferente.’ Darcy disse a si mesmo. Ele saiu da varanda à procura de seu amigo e o achou rindo em um grupo de garotas bonitas, o tal anjo e a garota de cinza entre elas.

‘Bingley, a lista de resoluções de Ano Novo que Georgie me mandou.’ Darcy disse.

‘A idiotice que você deletou?’ Bingley riu.

‘Ainda estou considerando se presta.’ Darcy carregou o e-mail em seu telefone. ‘Aqui.’ Ele apontou com o dedo médio enquanto segurava sua taça. ‘Nona resolução de Ano Novo: Se está a fim, fale com ela. Se der certo, bom. Se não, parta para outra. Aja.’ Ele leu e Bingley franziu a testa. ‘Jane Bennett. Te contei o que Lizzy me disse, semanas atrás.’

hot rio chick pride and prejudice sexy fanficSe Snoopy Dogg não tivesse começado a cantar tão alto, o movimento das engrenagens na cabeça de Bingley poderia ser ouvido. ‘Que horas são no Rio?’

‘Fim da tarde, elas estão passando as festas em Petrópolis’ Darcy respondeu vendo Bingley tirar o telefone do bolso.

Quando ele perguntou quais eram seus planos e Lizzy disse muito miseravelmente ‘em casa com a família repinica’, ele pensou em convidá-la para encontra-lo em Dubai. Ela tinha trocado seus turnos no cruzeiro com uma amiga para estar livre na semana de final de ano, teria pelo menos seis dias. Mas faltou coragem, ele ficou com medo que ela o recusasse novamente. Agora, ele estava arrependido de não ter tentado; ela adoraria estar ali, ele adoraria tê-la ali. Perto dos seus lábios, suas mãos, seus braços. 

Décima resolução de Ano Novo: se mexa e faça as coisas acontecerem. Coragem e atitude. Progresso pode não ser linear, você pode tropeçar, mas continue firme.

Da maneira como Darcy via, Georgie tinha lhe mandando a mesma mensagem em dez maneiras diferentes.

‘Você não sai da minha cabeça, então tenho que fazer com que seja minha’, Snoopy cantou.

Traduzindo em miúdos: Fitzwilliam Darcy estava apaixonado por Lizzy Bennett, e teria que fazer dar certo.


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Como chegaram aqui?... 
Ih, tanta coisa já aconteceu a esses Darcy e Lizzy...
Amsterdam, Milão, Veneza, garapa, vespa e galochas.
Já leu? Corre, está a venda.
Outros extras e contos, aqui.


quarta-feira, 9 de julho de 2014

Jane for the little ones

Hello, 
we mourn the horrible 7 from last night and what's best to calm our nerves than Jane?

I was at a bookstore with my little one the other day and found the classics for kids. 

      'Look, honey! This is mommy's Mr. Darcy! This is the guy I write about!' I told my 5 year old son very excitedly.

He took a glance and returned to the Batman activities book he was planning on making me buy.

      'He would be swooning if he were a girl...' I thought to myself.

If I couldn't buy it, I photographed it! Bad Moira, bad!




BabyLit presents: 

PRIDE AND PREJUDICE





What a marvelous way to learn the numbers...

Notice that 7 is for soldiers in uniform, 
not for goals... 
Neither German in Flamengo shirts, 
nor shamefull nation...


anyways, seven see ya, 






quarta-feira, 6 de fevereiro de 2013

Leatherbound Reviews: Guest Post by Moira Bianchi + Giveaway!!

 Hi there!
I just made a new friend!


friendship of a special kind
Jakkie from the Leatherbound Reveiews is sweet enough to invite me to guest post on her blog, even though she is about to have her third child!

   Tks sweet Jakkie, my Wonder woman! 
carnaval de rua no rio de janeiro pride and prejudice bennet sisters
haha! It's Carnaval here in Rio de Janeiro. Let's have fun!

Actually, she's my heroine now: imagine me with 3 kids??? No!.... One little Wickham - my baby son is ALWAYS into some mischief - is enough for me.


And Jakkie is hosting a giveaway! Want to win an eBook copy of 'Friendship of a special kind '? Visit Leatherbound!

bicentenary pride and prejudice fanfic




Leatherbound Reviews: Guest Post by Moira Bianchi + Giveaway!!: Today I have the pleasure of having author Moira Bianchi, a.k.a Hot Rio Chick , visiting as she promotes her debut novel, Friendship of a ...



check us out at Contest Heat. 
freegrechen.com 


see ya!

domingo, 27 de janeiro de 2013

Pride and Prejudice turns 200, celebrate we shall!


Good morning friends, Janeites and Darcy friends!

fanfic happy sexy friendship of a special kind

200 is such an important age, isn't it?
 
And Pride and Prejudice is all over the place, more popular each day. Wow!
happy fanfic mr darcy lizzie bennet fanfic
Happy bicentenary to us all! 


Happy publishing anniversary, Jane!  
Happy b-day Mr D., Lizzy, Jane, Bingley, Lydia, Charlotte,Wickham, Collins... 
the whole bunch we love so much!
 
I gave a lecture last Friday at the Jane Austen Society of Brazil Meeting talking about how much Pride and Prejudice still influences the world. It was a lecture on 'The power of fanfiction' but you know me... I talk! I'll post this lecture here later this week.


moira bianchi friendship of a special kind

I've been celebrating the bicentenary for some time now, and will probably still celebrate until next January, but today is BLOG HOP DAY!
blog hop  
As promissed, my entry will be a fanfiction. Surprise, surprise!

It's a vignette for my next story - a teaser one might say. It's a thrilling, mind-challenging story centered on Elizabeth, Darcy and Charlotte.

This teaser I'm posting today is a 'prequel', this is what motivates the whole story.

Only fluff, not really a MA, short, E&D.

Hope you like it, and leave me a word, please.



behind the mirror fanfic friendship of a special kind

Behind the mirror


fanfiction inspired by Pride&Prejudice (unbeata'ed)
Blurb: Boy meets girl, boy's feet find his mouth, girl hates him, boy ends up conquering girl

rated MA (+18)


 Cause there you stood and I would  

Oh I wonder could I say how 

I felt and not be misunderstood

 


"Ladies and gentlemen, this is your captain speaking. I'm pleased to inform that we are on schedule and our landing procedures will start in a few minutes. Weather at our destination is agreeable 32°C, 89°F. Please enjoy the rest of your flight. Thank you."

 

airplane window man lonely
Ten hours gone by and William Darcy was finally getting close to Elizabeth Bennett. After four days apart even the landing, disembarking and customs procedures seemed like too long a stretch separating Darcy from the woman who was keeping him on a tight leash since he had met her.


Maybe not 'since he had met her', but it was not long after he had first glimpsed the beautiful brunette with long dark hair flying at the mercy of the morning sea breeze as she sat alone sipping coffee at the cute coffee shop he accidentally stopped by on his way to the office.


Between his professional responsibilities and sports training, there wasn’t much time left for him to explore what San Francisco had to offer his organic taste for healthy food. He kept to what his secretary ordered for him, rarely making any variation on the menu.


Even though he was an heir of one of the top twenty biggest fortunes on the US, Darcy was not idly waiting his family's money fall in his lap. He was a proactive and ambitious twenty eight years old advertiser who worked hard to be known as a shark in his line of business and not merely as a goldfish in a crystal tank.


His wealthy family didn't approve of his professional ideals, but there was nothing any of them could say to deter him from his already sketched life plan. Therefore, he accepted to be transferred from Chicago to San Francisco when his company - Derby adverts - needed him to appease a very difficult client who owned a major chain of health clubs on the West coast. He faced bravely the idea of leaving his comfortable home, family and small circle of friends to take the task on behalf of his professional career, even if enduring such a major revolution was not his cup of tea. 


Earl Matlock was a renowned advertiser and knew that Darcy who was a triathlon enthusiast with several medals to show off would be the perfect man to handle this account. Matlock suspected Darcy to be merely keeping pace in his office until he decided to fly solo, so the boss would better use the millionaire kid’s brilliant mind while he could in spite of the young man's taciturn disposition.


darcy triathlon fanfic iron manIt was clear to everyone who knew Darcy that he struggled to have a professional congeniality which he did not possess outside the meeting rooms. He took advantage of his height and athletic built to impress clients and associates making sure his ideas were heard. His history in triathlon competitions was quite impressive as well, no one doubted the amount of dedication and physical effort required to succeed in this sport. That gave the clear picture of William Darcy’s character: a committed and strong minded guy.


Darcy saw in San Francisco's job as creative leader an opportunity to climb towards the presidency so his shrewd business side jumped into it.  


His ‘Fairy Godmother Project’ was brilliant in its simplicity: they would choose a simple plain woman and transform her body through extensive exercising to make her proof and role model of the health club's excellence. It was simple, elegant, medium budget required as well as transparent as she would train at the actual branches so to inspire both the users and the general public.


Bourg, the difficult client, approved of the project on the spot although he suggested some small insubstantial modifications which he called ‘improvements’. 


Darcy needed more than a month to make the foreign crew work to his standards but he finally had a juicy plan that was now in the legal department for formatting. Therefore, he finally had time to spare having meals outside his office. 


Every day he drove past this charming coffee house on the shore when heading to the office but only three months after he moved to San Francisco he was able to stop by.


He parked, got into the coffee house and the fragrant aroma of hot rich coffee freshly brewed caressed his nostrils easing the discomfort his sore muscles gave him. When in dire straits as this new work schedule, the only luxury he conceded himself was to keep his training even though no competitions loomed close. Coffee was a small sin for a committed informal athlete, but he could not give it up.
cafe patio outdoors

Darcy ordered and took a seat at the patio outdoors choosing a quiet corner under a classy big crank parasol. He approved of the laid back upscale atmosphere of the place that allowed its’ customers to enjoy the spring sun listening to the musical waves of the Pacific.


A young waiter arrived a few minutes later and asked him if the mocha vanilla tall macchiato was his and Darcy haughtily answered that 'no one on his right mind would order such a concoction as it was an offense to good coffee’. The waiter frowned and stammered insisting that it was table six's order. Darcy raised his voice ever so slightly to make sure the waiter knew he was not a dumbass to order such nonsense. 


At that he heard a throaty suave voice call out the waiter by his name and both men averted their eyes to a delicate hand with manicured bright blood red nails and the most bewitching profile Darcy had ever seen half turned to them. The voice entered his ears like an arrow that shot to his chest and reflexed south in his body.


Immediately the waiter smiled and chuckled saying to 'Lizzy' that it could only be hers, it was table nine, not six after all. He handed her the expensive coffee and they chatted amicably for a few minutes before the waiter left her alone. She kept at the last table on the patio, seated with her back to the other tables, feet raised on the railing and staring at the sea.


coffee espresso hot Darcy blushed all colors realizing the beautiful woman had overheard him. Not sure of what to do he stayed rooted to the spot very awkwardly observing her from the corner of his eyes, gulped his strong espresso when it was brought to him and left as quickly as he could. Never mind his tongue and throat scorched.


It took him three days to return to the coffee house. He convinced himself it was only to make sure she was not as beautiful as he thought. He was wrong.


It took him a week to gather strength to apologize by means of prepaying for her next day's weird coffee. Taking care of arriving as early as possible to be at the coffee house before her, he saw her enter and order in a lovely smile and her surprise when the barista told her it was already paid. She approached him and in a clipped tone thanked his gentle offer. He said it was an 'I'm sorry gift' to which she nodded as if in a barely civil regency courtesy and answered that he could have apologized immediately that same morning by drinking a tall mocha vanilla macchiato himself. She then pursed her lips with one brow raised at him and left.


It took him three more days of prepaid coffee to establish some light conversation and earn a wan smile from her. He thought it illuminated her face but not nearly as much as the beguiling green eyes this amazing tanned brunette sported. She asked him to stop paying her coffee, though. She liked the place and wouldn't want to stop going there every morning. He gathered all his courage to say he would if she accepted a date. The smile faded, she said she was not up to any dating and left.


It took him two more weeks to conquer her smile again and he was delighted to hear a spontaneous laugh when he burned his lips on his scorching espresso.


It took him one more month to extract a 'yes' out of Lizzy.
 

"Ladies and gentlemen, welcome to Rio de Janeiro! It's four thirty three pm local time, a typical Spring sunny afternoon, no threats of rain, 31°C, 88°F. Please, for your safety, remain seated with you seat belts locked until the aircraft has completely stopped. Thank you for choosing this air flight company. On the behalf of the crew I say that we are most pleased to have you in Brazil and we hope your Carioca days will be enjoyably filled with our finest Brazilian zest! This is your captain Austen speaking."
 

king size bed decor bedroomLizzy Bennett never doubted that through thick and thin her mother would have her back. After seven months exhaled in the US to cure a bad case of broken heart, Lizzy was now sprawled on her mother's king size bed and the two Bennett women chatted and giggled amicably easing how much one had missed the other.


Even though Elaine Bennett had the tendency to overreact first and then to overanalyze everything when her professional persona kicked in, she didn't do neither when her daughter got a phone call from this San Francisco friend she kept talking about since she arrived for a two week's visit a few days before. She had decided not to remind Lizzy of how much she disapproved of her decision of putting a halt on her professional career, or any other silly decision her only daughter had taken.


Lizzy had been a wild girl since very early. She always liked to run free and climb trees whenever her loving parents - the British diplomat Harold Bennett and the Brazilian Psychiatrist Elaine Garcia - took her to weekends in the country. As a child, more than once she escaped her parents’ eyes and got lost at the beach. 


By the time Lizzy was old enough to take care of her own she decided to backpack around the world searching new adventures anywhere she could find them. Visiting relatives in London she decided to visit Bath, Gretna Green and from there to Glen Coe in the Highlands of Scotland. She explored Rottnest Island in Australia, the Rice Terraces in Philippines, Bonito in the heart of Brazil. There were no borders to her free spirit.


She was impetuous, good humored, fast tongued. Elizabeth never really like her name, she said it was a grown up boring woman’s name and ‘Lizzy’ sounded much more like her. 


She was also a beautiful brunette with long curly hair that she took from her late father and sparkling green eyes she took from her mother. With her lovely body, men were easy preys to her need to experience the best in life and rarely did she accept a steady relationship. After a major heart break Lizzy thought the best remedy was to flee… but she wasn’t counting on fate.


It is a truth universally acknowledged, as well as feared, that fate has its twisted ways to dispose of our lives.


ipanema beach rio de janeiroFlying her mother's car on the way to the International airport through Aterro do Famengo's highway Lizzy felt oddly at home. Rio was not as intimate to her since she decided to take two months off her practice as interior designer to put some distance between her and the lover she had ditched. So much have changed since then... 


Seven months had gone by and she still had at least three more planned of her San Francisco adventure.


Only that morning she strolled her beloved Ipanema's streets with her mother, pleasantly window shopping and raveling on how much Rio fired up her system. She had underestimated its value in her general good mood as much as she had underestimated Darcy’s friendship.


She and Darcy had become close friends since he had offered her the crazy proposition of being a model for his health club campaign. Even if he obeyed her when she forbade him of coming on to her again, he ended up honeying his way to her heart. He was a very charming man, Lizzy could not deny it.


Darcy was handsome and polite, very appealing. He respected her limits and still managed to enrapture her. Lizzy caught herself missing his laughs when relaxed with her as well as his shy and taciturn behavior when in public.


She missed his stoic persona.


love angst heartShe missed his inspired and acid comments when watching a movie. Lizzy marveled at the pleasure an ironic comment followed by a war of popcorn in the movie theater could bestow.


She missed his smile. 


She even dreamt of those lips. 


On her lips.


All over her body, actually.
 

"Here sir, your passport and papers. Welcome to Rio de Janeiro."
 

Lizzy was not what Darcy had first envisioned for this campaign. She was too beautiful; she had a pleasant figure that made him respond in every carnal way possible to a grown up man.


She was also adamant that no relationship besides friendship would be welcomed and if having her working for him was his only option with her, Darcy would have that. Gladly.


But just four days after she left to spend two weeks with her mother he could not deal with her absence and took a flight to Rio on an impulse.


Before Lizzy, William Darcy would never give in to his impulses but she was bewitching. Spending time with her was addictive, she made him laugh and want to make her laugh in return. 


airport pick up hug loveWhen he called her to let her know he was in Rio, even before the plane's doors were opened, he was happy to hear both surprise and delight in her voice. His chest and loins’ response matched.


As he took purposeful long strides from the customs desk towards the arrivals gate he only anticipated those fine green eyes shining and smiling at him.
 

Elizabeth Bennett was in William Darcy's arms in no time.

--- the end ---


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song: Sitti Navarro's endearing rendition of EBTG's 'I didn't know I was looking for love'.

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