English Rewrite the Polin star

What I Didn't Tell You

Colin was appalled by the great work done by Thomas, he had managed to go on even without him, indeed he had even taken initiatives, given the difficulty of keeping in touch and Colin's memory problem. He had purchased new spices, which were doing great. He had tripled Colin's monthly revenue within a couple of months.
"Thomas you're a genius, this coriander is going great. You did a great job..if it wasn't for you..I would have gone to hell." Colin said holding Thomas' one-year-old son in his arms.
"I would never let all your hard work fall apart, when they told me what happened to you I cursed myself for letting you go!"
"I was foolish but alas love makes you do stupid things.."
"And then did you clear up with Miss Featherington?" at that moment Thomas's wife arrived with her oldest child and another on the way.
"Fatima .... I didn't know anything! You are lovely. Sit down," Colin said standing up from where he was sitting.
"Lord Bridgerton, Thomas didn't tell me you were here, I'll make you some tea right away"
Fatima went to her husband who embraced her and stroked his belly, while Thomas's young son picked up the rascal who at that moment was pulling Colin's hair, who was laughing.
"Hey you're really strong, little guy eh! You have a nice family Thomas...I envy you a lot..." Colin said sadly.
"Let's have this tea and you can tell me about Featherington and what you've been up to," Thomas said.
Thomas had become a confidant for Colin, when he was away from the family he was fortunately there to give stability to Colin, like an older brother, who doesn't judge him but who was frank with him. And Colin felt free to tell him everything.
"Can I be frank with you Colin?"
"Of course, you always have been!"
"What the hell are you doing here?"
Colin smiled, he would have put his hand on the fire that Thomas had asked him this question.
"I'm evaluating some things... Today I received a letter from home, Eloise has once again pulled my ears, and I wanted to have your opinion on a project..."
Thomas listened to everything Colin said with his mouth open and shook his head several times.
"What do you think about it?" Colin asked
"I think you're crazy Colin, the guy who attacked you must have hit you hard on the head"
"Ahah know that I would never have told you this if I didn't have the right person to do this. I also have the documents ready, he prepared them for me before leaving Anthony."
"But....But I would never be able to do your job!"

“It's what you've been doing these past 2 months? You've worked maybe better than me, you're local and have great contacts with the India company, I couldn't leave my company in better hands!” said Colin
Thomas read the document, Colin had transferred his company. Bridgerton's spicy & drugs in a partnership with 2 partners. Bridgerton & Anderson Spicy and drugs. Equal partners, Colin would take care of the financial and administrative part and he would do it from London, Thomas would take care of the purchases and sales as well as the transport.
Thomas looked up at Colin.
"But you are sure?"
"Never been so sure. One more thing. The house. I don't have time to sell it so I thought I'd give it to you... you have a growing family I see..." he said laughing "I'd be really happy if the house remained in you....of course when I come to visit you but I'm waiting for a room all to myself!!"
"Colin....brother..."Thomas said hugging him "I have no words. You trust me so much and I won't disappoint you. Eh I'll keep the best room for you and Penelope when you come to visit us!"
"Thomas...."
"Isn't that why you made this choice? To go back to Penelope?"
"Yes, but I don't know if she will want me, let's plant one seed at a time, ok?"
"Yes of course... I'll have you prepare the one on the west side... With a view of the wheat fields, Penelope will surely like it"
Colin shook his head, smiling, he wanted to have the same faith as Thomas for the future of him ...

3 months after Colin's departure for the Indies.
Penelope was reading a book, same sentence for about an hour actually. She was waiting for Eloise and she was eager to hear from Colin. However, both Eloise and Anthony were always very stingy with news and Penelope was increasingly anxious. She just hoped Colin was okay.
The butler announced the arrival of Viscount Bridgerton.
"Hello Penelope how are you today?"
"Well thanks Anthony, Eloise?".
"She stayed with Kate and Charlotte, tonight the little girl didn't let anyone sleep, she looked like she wanted to tear down the walls of Bridgerton's house" she said smiling Anthony. "She's come to give Kate a rest... Leaving Charlotte in my sister's hands distresses me a little.."
Penelope smiled sweetly.
"

I have provided the documentation you asked me for the mortgage settlement of your house that had left your father outstanding. I don't understand where you got all that money and even more why you don't want to let your mother know anything"
"I inherited from my aunt and with my money I can do what I want, can't I?" in fact it was money she had gotten with the Lady Whistledown chronicle but no one knew this secret.
"Absolutely," said Anthony handing the documents to Penelope
"Have you any news of ... Colin? Is he okay?".
"Every week I come to you about one thing or another and you always ask me about Colin and I answer Penelope?".
"No....Is it Colin telling you not to let me know anything about him? To punish me? I just want to know how he is, after what happened, it seems logical to me"
"Logical? Could it be, sensible? I don't think so. If you were really interested in my brother's health, you wouldn't have pushed him away like that"
"Are you mad at me too? Do you know what Colin did to me and stand up for him? I forgave Colin, but I didn't trust him. And he ran away. Again. Like he always does!! " cried Penelope
"I'm sorry, Penelope, I didn't want to upset you ... But Colin made his choice without asking us. And you too made your choice before him ... So."
"But what could I do?? What!! Could I tell him that I love him with all my being, that I've been living half a life since then without him? broke my heart again. That I can't live without him! Is this what I had to tell him?” Penelope yelled.
"Yeah....You could have told me this Pen," Colin said as he entered the Featheringtons' living room.
"Wh... Colin" said Penelope letting herself go sitting on the sofa.
"You could have said these words to me instead of telling me to let you go... like a fool I ran away yes, but not to escape from you..." he said approaching her
"After your effective entrance...I'll leave you alone," said Anthony.
Penelope couldn't get a word out after seeing Colin. She thought he had never seen him again and instead he was there in front of her, handsome and in excellent shape.
He was fine…thank god he was fine.
She couldn't hold back the tears.
"Pen oh Pen I'm sorry, I didn't want to make you cry, again. And I didn't run away from you. I wanted to finish my business and then come back here to London. Forever. Even if you don't want me, I'll stay here. Every day of my life, from this moment on, I will devote to regaining your trust."
" But your company ... your travels"
"I am nothing if I don't have you Penelope Anne Featherington."
"Do you remember my middle name too?"
"I remember everything about you....every word you spoke to me, every smile, every look. Your touch when you danced with me...Your witty digs to make me smile. Everything."
Colin got her up.
"I know how much I hurt you and I know that I will have to fight every single day to remove the shadow of doubt from your beautiful blue eyes. And I will do it even if I have to wait years to have you."
"I love you Colin, I've always loved you, I never stopped even when you hurt me. I wanted to forget you but I couldn't. And I'm tired of fighting. I want to have you by my side always. Always"
"Can I kiss you Pen? I've been dreaming of kissing you for years but I was ashamed just thinking about it..."
"Yes Colin kiss me, please"
Colin lifted his face, Penelope's beautiful face towards hers, pressed his lips gently to Penelope's. At first he didn't insist, he wanted Penelope to feel free to do what she wanted, but he felt an earthquake of emotions inside him.
Penelope parted her lips and touched her tongue to Colin's lips and she heard him moan. Colin parted the two and leaned sideways and kissed Penelope passionately. He held her to him and let go devouring Penelope's lips and noticing that Penelope was as active as he was in that kiss, he moaned again. He leaned his forehead against Penelope's.
"Good heavens, Penelope, if I knew you were as sweet as honey, I would have kissed you years ago!"
"We would have saved ourselves years of unhappiness."
"You are right, Penelope"
Penelope expected another kiss from Colin, she expected a thousand more of those kisses but Colin pulled away from her.
She looked at him questioningly.
"I have to go, I have to do one last thing before dedicating myself completely to you! Goodbye Pen"
Penelope gasped, what the hell was she supposed to do and why did she say goodbye to him.. she almost panicked. Maybe it was a dream what she had just had?
She stayed for half an hour thinking over every word they had said to each other ...
"Miss Featherington, Lord Bridgerton is at the door....again," said the butler dumbfounded
Penelope went to the door and saw Colin fully dressed with his arms behind his back.
"Hello Miss Featherington, my name is Colin Bridgerton I live just opposite you. I have come to apologize for yesterday's accident at High Park."
Penelope still didn't understand...
"I was reckless riding a horse in the park, I could have hurt someone. My fall, thanks to you, put things in perspective." Colin said with his usual scoundrel smile.
Now Penelope understood... Colin was retracing their first meeting.
Tears came to her eyes.
"Here miss you missed this," Colin said as he let out over his shoulders his lemon yellow scarf that had landed on Colin's face that day when he fell off his horse.
Colin walked over to Penelope placing the scarf around her shoulders.
"What do you say, Miss Featherington, let's write our story all over again?"
"Yes Lord Bridgerton, yes" kissing him on the fly and making him enter the house.