Conjecture & Confession

When Edward Ferrars is finally released from the burden he had been sure he would spend his whole life carrying, all he can think of is the eldest Dashwood sister. He is finally free to confess everything he had been forced to hold back until now, but with her still convinced that he is already married, can he be fortunate enough to win her affection, or is he just risking the one friendship that is more dear to him than anything else?

A oneshot to rewrite the end for Edward and Elinor from "Sense and Sensibility" by Jane Austen. As Austen, true to what was in the sense of propriety in her period, never writes really detailed scenes of love declarations etc, I wanted to give it a try myself because I love the book and especially this couple so much.
I was inspired by 1995's movie "Sense and Sensibility", written by the wonderful Emma Thompson. I adore her and loved the adaption, so some of the lines are taken from the screenplay or may at least resemble it, although I don't own anything, of course.