Closed starter for @gcldenrush
It had been two days since that day in the carriage, and Penelope was still in a happy shock about what had happened. Neither the Ton’s murmurs of Cressida’s false claims about being Lady W nor the ill-placed words of her mother were enough to erase the smile off her face as she stood in her usual place at the first social event she had attended since her engagement. Her cheeks pinkened slightly as she watched him approach her with a smile on her face.
“Good evening, Colin,” she greeted quietly, her brown eyes sparkling at him. “I hope you are well this evening?”













