PenelopeInBloom



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    It was 1991 when Penelope, struggling to get pregnant in her marriage to Alfred Debling, made a bold and socially frowned-upon decision for the time: artificial insemination with the help of an anonymous donor.

    Four years later, after a difficult divorce from an abusive husband and raising a son who still carries the emotional scars of that past, Penelope is doing her best to rebuild her life. Until a data breach at the fertility clinic exposes identities once promised lifelong confidentiality – and a stranger, with the same eyes as her son, appears at her doorstep.

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    “Is there something I can help you with?”

    Penelope touched her son’s head with one hand and gripped the doorknob with the other, confusion and unease tightening in her chest as she watched the man before her regard her child with quiet curiosity.

    “I… I have reason to believe I’m the biological father of your son.”

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    So, yeah.

    He pretends to be her boyfriend sometimes.

    And he does boyfriend things for her when she asks because she is his best friend, and he wants to make her happy.

    At some point, though, he finds himself secretly pretending it’s for real.

    Colin Bridgerton has been many things for Penelope Featherington. It's time to try brave.

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    She quirked an eyebrow, not sure exactly what was going on but open to humouring him. Moving slower this time, more deliberately, she brought her finger back to her lips, but this time she stuck her tongue out and licked the creamy substance from the pad of her fingertip, only bringing her tongue back into her mouth once it was fully clean. 

    She’d maintained eye contact with her boyfriend the whole time, and was equal parts turned on and fascinated by the fact that he was whimpering by the time her little show was over. 

    “Pen, I’m gonna need you not to judge what happens next and just trust me that it’ll be really, really good. Get your arse to the bedroom. Now.” As an afterthought, he added, “Please.”

    “But the dishes,” she protested half-heartedly, clearly just poking the bear at this point.

    Fuck the dishes,” he said, already standing up and walking around to her chair. “I’ll set them on fucking fire if we’re not in the bedroom in the next five seconds.”

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    Colin and Pen stop using condoms and Colin discovers a new obsession.

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    17 Jun 2026

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    During a perfectly normal study session, Colin asks what he swears is an innocent question.

    Because it seems like having built-in pillows on one’s chest would make laying on one’s stomach and studying for an upcoming English exam almost comfortable.

    Then Penelope invites him to see for himself exactly how comfortable it is, and Colin’s afternoon takes a decidedly unexpected turn.

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    penelope wins a romantic holiday package mere days after a breakup. colin volunteers to tag along so it doesn't go to waste. neither of them are prepared for how committed mallorca is to the bit.

    one free trip. one king bed. absolutely no emotional consequences, right?

    right?

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