Colin was returning from the dock and was rather tired and dirty, he decided he wouldn't even stop for a drink and went to his room asking that a bath be prepared for him.
In 2 months his mother's birthday, she had promised her that he would come back so he had to get organized for the trip and business. For a change, thoughts of him were enraptured by thick red hair and magnificent blue eyes.
He didn't understand what was wrong with him. He always had her in sight of her and he never paid any attention to her, at least not in a romantic sense. And now he couldn't get her out of his head. She was ignoring him, on purpose, she understood that.
She figured that she Penelope had a crush on him as a kid… what if she was just a cocky guy and she wanted nothing to do with him?
She heard a knock and brought in a maid with 2 heavy buckets filled with boiling water.
"Wait for help," Colin said
The girl looked up at him in alarm.
"No no sir I have to do it," she said softly.
Colin let her in and then closed the door.
Colin had unbuttoned his shirt and taken off his shoes, and while the girl emptied the buckets, being careful not to splash, Colin took a bottle of lavender essence it served to calm the nerves, he poured a few drops which immediately released a wonderful scent.
The girl inhaled the essence and sneezed, making Colin smile. She smiled too.
"Do you like this perfume?" churches
"Yes, it reminds me of my home, we had a lavender field behind the house...ohh sorry..I didn't mean to be cheeky"
"And why on earth? I asked you a question and you answered, you were polite. Here you go." Colin closed the bottle and handed it to her.
"Here, I'll give it to you."
"Noo...I can't...I"
“It's a gift from me,” Colin said, closing her hand over the bottle.
The girl smiled and tilted her head to one side and a strand of dark red hair came out of her cap. Colin took it in his hands and curled it around his finger and brought it to his nose.
"I'm clean my lord... if you want me to keep you company..."
Colin looked at her but he didn't see her...he didn't see her.. Colin was stunned for a moment by the scent of the woman and the lavender, which reminded Penelope's perfume.
"Pen....oh Pen," he said taking her face in her hands. And he brought her closer to him.
"Annabel....my name is Annabel" she said placing her hands on Colin's chest.
Colin repented at that moment. It wasn't right for him to find an outlet for his desires with that girl, it wasn't her he wanted. And he was finally shocked by an awareness. He wanted Penelope, she always wanted her and didn't want to admit it. How could he have been so stupid! He was traveling the world when the only place he wanted to be was next to Penelope. He was touring the world but his world was hers.
He immediately pulled away from the girl.
"Excuse me....I can't..I"
"Yes, I understand ... I'm not Pen. Where is her Pen?"
"London, where I'm from."
"Is it because he's not there with her?"
"It's complicated..."
"Does she love you?"
Colin was puzzled for a moment, because he was answering without thinking, yes I love him, and then he opened his eyes as if they were going to pop out of their sockets.
"Yes...yes..yes I love her" he said hugging Annabel "Ohh yes I love her"
"Then you should tell him" Annabel said smiling "now with permission I think it's better that I go. Ahhh I almost forgot this has arrived for you"
It was a letter... The family's packet of letters had arrived 2 days earlier. Who could it be..maybe..
"Thank you Annabel," he said hesitantly.
As soon as she went out she Annabel tore off the sealing wax and began to read. She had to sit down in bewilderment. She stormed out, almost swinging the door off its hinges, forgetting that her shirt was open and her feet were bare.
"Thomas…Tomas!" she yelled at her trusted handyman.
"Get everything ready, tomorrow we leave I want a ride to London as soon as possible!" she saw the women eyeing him with various winks and buttoned up her shirt.
"But Mr. Bridgerton it will be difficult so suddenly..."
"There is no matter what, I have to go back to London immediately, it's an emergency!"
"I will do my best!"
"Thank you" and she retired to the room hoping to sleep ...
STAI LEGGENDO
English Rewrite the Polin star
ChickLitCan an interrupted story be rewritten? And if Colin returning from a trip is no longer the same?