Since his meeting with Shepard, Darcy had been spending quite a lot of time alone in his apartment reading. The Austen was a happy break for his brain, but he knew he had to be learning instead. So, he was working his way through history books - he’d started on adult editions, but eventually found that using high school textbooks was going to be the quickest way to catch up. He was only on the Victorians, but he’d had a lot to catch up on.
There was a knock at the door, and so he folded the page over and set the book aside. Since he was sitting about in his own apartment, he was only in trousers, shirt and open waistcoat, no jacket or tie and not all buttoned up as usual in public.
The door swung open, and when he saw who it was, he couldn’t help but smile.
“Miss Sully. What a pleasant surprise. Will you come in?” he asked, stepping aside to let her enter if she pleased.