Emma is 15, Isabella is 17, John Knightley is 19 and George Knightley is 23. I reduced the age difference by half and placed Isabella and John somewhere in the middle. I've kept the Senior Mr. Knightley alive. George won't inherit the title and responsibility of Donwell just yet. This is also a Crossover I'll include a cameo list at the end of each chapter.

A death shakes Hartfield to its core, how will Emma survive the tragedy? Emma and Isabella are not seeing eye to eye and cannot agree on anything. What might Mr. Knightley agree to in order to help Emma's situation? Set near the start of the novel.

What would happen if Mr. Knightley arranged to stay in London until he got over Emma? Would Emma use her matchmaking skills to benefit her own interests? Picking up after Mr. Knightley goes to London and after Emma understands her heart. What might have happened if the ending was drawn out just a little, would Mr. Knightley get his wish-seeing Emma in doubt of love's return? R&R

"I don't like your collateral. I'm no planter. What else have you to offer?" A sharp image from days long past suddenly burned at my mind; a porch at night, the smell of poplar trees and cigar smoke and an audacious proposition. I felt my breath hitch, as if my body knew what my mind was going to propose before my mind had really considered it. "I— I have myself." Rhett & Scarlet