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    “In retrospect, Penelope shouldn’t have been that surprised at Colin Bridgerton propositioning her. She just wishes she hadn’t been wearing a stained sweatshirt and musty, third-day-worn leggings when he did.”

    Last summer, Penelope’s family was cast out of upper class society after her cousin disappeared into the night with half the town’s money. Coupled with an explosive fallout with Eloise, Pen is sure she’s doomed to rot away in a dilapidating manor. Her luck turns around when Colin returns from his latest jaunt abroad. He makes Pen an offer: pose as his companion for the summer and he’ll help restore her family’s reputation, all while paying her way for dinners, dances, dresses and more. It’s harmless fun for the summer, free from expectations and attachments. But when their transactional relationship starts to skirt something more, her secrets and his skeletons threaten to tear the two apart for good.

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    “Oh.” Eloise sat back and raised a hand to her mouth, considering. “That is a neat solution. If you two were married, then our troubles would no longer plague us.”

    “Pardon?” Penelope said, heartbeat thudding in her ears.

    “Excuse me?” Colin said at the very same moment.

    Despite knowing that this is an awful idea, Penelope agrees to a marriage of convenience. She settles into an idyllic house in the countryside to await letters from her husband travelling abroad.

    Time will tell whether the marriage proves truly convenient—or something more than any of them could have anticipated.

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    Penelope marries Lord Debling and Colin cannot watch. So Colin leaves and Penelope settles into married life. A year later he returns.

    **Picks up in season 3 episode 4, only Colin was too late to stop the proposal from happening**

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    Penelope refuses to put her fate in the hands of others anymore. When her younger sister weds she leaves to create a life for herself away from the the man she cannot have and the place she never fit in.

    Yet as she settles into her new world and learns to love herself her dearest friend disappears, which brings one Colin Bridgerton straight to Penelope’s door.

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    "I would like to marry," Penelope said bluntly. She looked him directly in the eye, daring him to disagree.

    "Right." Colin gave a slow nod of the head, clearly taken aback by the declaration. His eyes had gone wide, giving him a look that was reminiscent of cornered prey.

    It seemed that the heavens were intent upon tormenting her.

    "Not you," she managed to say evenly, although she felt tumultuous waves rocking the boat that was her composure.

    "No, of course not," he agreed hastily, embarrassment evident on his face.

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    (Set post S2. Some elements from the S3 synopsis, but not a prediction fic.)

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    03 Jun 2024