Chapter 42

Eleanor's POV.

"What about your parents?" I asked Henry as I came to sit on the bed beside him. He stiffened for a moment before he closed his eyes for a second. I watched him quietly, his hair covered half of his forehead enhancing his blue eyes in the soft glow of the room. 

Henry was silent for a few seconds like he was contemplating telling me about his parents and I waited patiently for him to feel comfortable around me. 

"My father's busy. He goes on business trips and doesn't really have time to come home only during major holidays," He said as he opened those blue eyes and for a second, I felt time stop. 

This was one of the first times I could read his emotions. Usually, he blocked every emotion from his face leaving only his playful smirk or mischief. 

I didn't know whether to feel happy that he was showing his true emotions around me or if I should