Trivial

Missing You

As the night dragged on, Colin became determined to make sure his beautiful wife never thought about another man again. She would end the night screaming only his name and begging him for more. How could Penelope ask for a better birthday present than that?

"Colin, stop grabbing my ass!" Penelope whispered. "Our families are right here!" She swatted his hand away for the umpteenth time. If he kept pawing at her like he was, Penelope was going to soak through her panties before the party was even over. It was as if Colin could read her mind because next thing she knew, her husband's hand was firmly on her thigh. His pinky inched closer and closer to her center, swirling gentle, agonizing circles as he went. "Colin," she warned, giving him 'the look'.

"Fine," he pouted, taking his hand away and crossing his arms. Penelope wasn't any happier about it, but someone had to be the responsible one of the two. Besides, it would likely only be another half hour or so and they could say their goodbyes. Daphne and Simon hadn't managed to find a babysitter, so they weren't even there. The Featheringtons left shortly after the trivia game ended, and slowly, the other Bridgertons left too along with Agatha. Now it was only Violet, Eloise, Francesca, Gregory, and Hyacinth. Both Colin and Penelope were counting the seconds until they would leave so they could ravage each other on the couch they were sitting on.

Eloise threw on her jacket and grabbed her keys. "Fran, you wanna ride with me?" Francesca nodded, gathering her own belongings. "I hope you had a good time. I know this isn't usually your thing." Eloise hugged her friend tightly and whispered, "Happy birthday, babe. I love you." She finished with a kiss on the cheek and opened the front door.

"Happy birthday, Pen," Francesca said as she followed Eloise.

"Thanks, Fran." Penelope gave her sister-in-law a quick hug and a peck on the cheek, shouting after them, "Love you guys!"

"Alright, Gregory, Hyacinth, get your things. I think that is our cue to leave," Violet announced.

"Mama!" Both of them whined. Just when Penelope thought those two were growing up too fast, they reminded her of the toddlers she once knew.

"Now," Violet demanded. "Are you sure you wouldn't like me to help clean up, Colin?" Penelope shook her head for him, smiling sweetly. "Happy birthday, Penelope." Violet gave her a smooch on the head and mama bear hug. A hug from Violet Bridgerton, if you were blessed enough to receive one, was the best feeling in the world. "Goodnight, my dears. I love you both." Violet wrestled her two youngest out the door seconds later. Finally Penelope could breathe.

"I'm sorry, Pen," Colin said guiltily.

"What for?" She asked.

"The party. I know you get overwhelmed with all of that attention."

"Stop it, Colin. I loved it. Really, I had a good time. Everyone did," she said, trying to comfort him. He really had become insufferable for the last half of the evening. He only ate two pieces of cake! "For a brief second, I thought I saw my mother smile," Penelope joked, trying to lighten the mood.

"Well, mission accomplished," Colin replied, perking up.

"It was your mission to make my mother smile on my birthday?" She asked incredulously.

Colin chuckled. "No, I wanted to make sure you had a good time tonight."

"The night isn't over yet, is it?" Colin shook his head wordlessly, and Penelope wrapped her arms around his neck, nuzzling into him. It felt so good to just finally hold each other after so many hours of restraint.

"God, I missed this," Colin sighed, curling his arms around Penelope's waist and burrowing into her curls.

Penelope hummed in agreement, hugging her husband tighter. They stood like that for a few moments in silence, just running their hands across each other's bodies contentedly. Finally, Colin's hands moved a little lower to Penelope's bottom again. Penelope looked up at him to find that mischievous glint in Colin's eyes that told her he wanted sex. She definitely did too. The two moved closer until their lips finally touched and their mouths started moving together. It started sweet and tender, but quickly turned passionate and heated. Penelope moaned, opening her mouth for Colin's tongue.

"Colin," she panted, breaking away for a second. Colin whined at the loss of her which made Penelope laugh. "Colin, let's go to the bedroom," she said.

Colin had a whole romantic thing planned for the two of them, but honestly, he just wanted to make love to his wife right then and there. He could tell she felt the same. So, without saying anything, Colin slid his hands to the backs of Penelope's thighs and pulled her legs around his waist before marching them to the bedroom, peppering kisses along her neck and jaw the whole way.