Re: Shepard and Darcy
"Yeah, I probably wouldn't have got an invite if it weren't for you. This is a beautiful place." Even if she did feel very much out of place, dress and all. "I want you to know I never disapproved of you as a choice. And I realize after talking with your elder-self, that... Well that's not important now. It's done." Shepard was never really good about talking about her feelings, instead she cleared her throat, so she could get to where she wanted it to be in the conversation. "I apologize for calling you a coward. I realize it took a lot of balls to do what you did, when you did it." And the lack of an announcement was all choice of someone else.
Her gaze shifted over back to Rawdon, and Ashley. The look on his face was gold. And it broke the veil of seriousness, as a smile broke over her lips. "What is it about you regency men, that make the heart flutter, and troubles vanish?" She may had been admitting to more than she would have under normal circumstances. And she couldn't give a fuck about any of the other Regency men in the room, just the one. The one in the red coat, and the adorable look on his face as her daughter teased him.