A peculiar engagement

Anne de Bourgh and Fitzwilliam Darcy have been promised in marriage to each other since their birth. Her mother, Lady Catherine de Bourgh, referred to their engagement as being of a peculiar kind. In my Pride and Prejudice variation, Mr. Darcy's Rival, Anne is secretly an author and penned this reflection of stories about their engagement as they grew. What was it like knowing they were expected one day to marry? Did they love one another? Did th...