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    Penelope Featherington is unlucky in love—and painfully aware of it.
    After yet another breakup, she does what she always does: drinks too much with her friends, laughs it off, and goes home with someone who won’t stay.

    It’s a pattern Francesca Bridgerton has noticed.
    It’s a pattern Colin Bridgerton never knew about—until he does.

    When Colin realises Penelope has been seeking comfort everywhere except the one place it’s always existed, he makes a quiet decision: next time, he’ll be there. Not to take advantage. Not to fix her. Just to stay.

    A modern London AU about bad habits, good friends, and learning that being chosen while sober means more than being wanted while drunk.

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