Just as Nicole was trying avoid waking Henry up, she unknowingly nudged him a little bit waking him up. Twisting and turning, Henry woke up. His eyes struggling to remain steady as he tried holding them open,
“Good morning,” Nicole uttered quietly, “I did not mean to wake you up,” she added, feeling quite remorseful for breaking his beauty sleep.
“Oh please, it is fine. Moreover I seem to have overslept a bit,” he replied to Nicole. “Anyway, I hope you had a good night sleep?” he inquired.
“Of course dear, staying by your side always keeps me at peace,” she said to him, “You look handsome when you sleep,” she commented.
“really? You are even more attractive regardless of the situation,” he replied, “Wait a minute!” Henry exclaimed as he began turning his head around like he was in search of something.
“what is it?” Nicole asked Henry, she was confused with the sudden mood change.
“Do you know what the time is?” he asked, “I think I am already late for an occasion, it’s a family thing,” he explained to Nicole.
“I had no idea, I would have pulled you up from your slumber,” she said, “but you did not tell me, you never do,” Nicole continued, she sounded upset because Henry never liked talking about his personal life with her.
“It is not like that dear, I will try my best to let you know everything about me as time goes on. Trust me there are some things that would be too far fetched if I told you, I just feel like as we develop stronger emotions for each other, we will get to learn all we need to know.” Henry explained to her.
Henry did not think that Nicole was ready to know the secrets he had about what he truly was. Most people that found out the truth about his family never saw them the same, moreover he was not ready to lose her.
“Perhaps you are right, I am sorry for attacking you?” she apologized.
“you should not apologize dear, I’m also wrong. I should be more free around you,” he said with a sigh, “so…would you like to tag along for the occasion?” Henry asked her.
“How do you expect me to go? You literally just mentioned that it was a family thing,” she narrated.
“I know I said that, last I checked you are family,” Henry uttered with a flirty smile drawn upon his face.
“awwnn,” she blushed, “but it would be weird if I come for an occasion dressed like this,” Nicole told him.
“There is nothing to worry about dear, just leave that aspect to me,” Henry replied, “just wait for me here and by the time I am back, we would get you ready.” He assured her, as he took his leave. She was nervous about the whole thing, Nicole was about to meet Henry's family members in an occasion probably as a normal friend.
Meeting a lover’s family for the first time is always quite a weird experience, it could go wrong pretty easily and give them a bad impression about whoever. So Nicole knew that she had to be on her best behavior, the first impression is always the most lasting.
In about half an hour, Henry returned with a couple of dresses. They were definitely expensive and beautiful,
“I got what I could find, do you testing the cloths. I want you to look splendid,” Henry uttered to her, as he tossed the dresses on the bed surface.
“wow! These look amazing. Where in the world did you see these things?” Nicole was a bit curious about the cloths, “You definitely did not go shopping in just a few minutes,” she added.
“Come on…, what matters is that I got you what you needed,” Henry said, “we would talk about that later dear, as for now I need to go get myself ready too.” He uttered just trying to escape the conversation.
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She had no make-up on, but she was as beautiful as the day he met her.
Her long hair fell in waves down her back and over her shoulders as if it were a silky waterfall that flowed into a pool of blue silk. Her eyes were deep, sapphire pools that captured your whole soul until you could never get enough of them. There was something about her. He found himself walking towards her, his legs seemingly moving by themselves as they carried him to where she stood.
She smiled softly, her head tilting at an angle that allowed a lock of hair to drape over her face and hide it from his view as she held out her arms for him. The smile widened even further when she noticed his expression had become one of surprise and confusion; however, it was clear to see how much his reaction delighted her. He took hold of her hands slowly, letting the warmth of her skin linger on his cold fingers before their lips touched in a sweet kiss.
"you look beautiful." he thought to himself, smiling to himself as he stared down at the woman in front of him. She beamed up at him before pulling herself closer to his height, wrapping her arms around his neck.
"I feel like I don't deserve you." she whispered against his chest causing him to chuckle lightly under his breath, placing his hand on her lower back to keep her close.
"You're more than enough." he said gently.
"I hope so... I love you." she sighed against him before looking up at him with hopeful eyes. He leaned down and placed another soft kiss upon her forehead before whispering in her ear;
"I love you too..."
He pulled away, watching as the corners of her mouth lifted into a smile. The way he made her happy. His heart soared at the sight before him. This is why he loved being with her; everything else faded away in comparison to the beauty that she brought to him.
"let's get going, we are already late," he spoke softly. She nodded and let go of him, allowing him to take her hand again, intertwining their fingers together. They started walking through the crowded forest of trees, taking slow steps that matched one another perfectly.
"how do we intend on getting to the occasion?" Nicole asked . He stopped, his hand tightening its grip around hers as he looked up at her.
"there's a hidden path just behind that tree right there; I've been traveling this forest since I was young so I know all the shortcuts. Once we get to my family's estate, we can drive through the woods until we reach it."
Henry had not yet gotten a license yet, but that was the only option if they were going to make it in time."hop in, will you?" Henry asked, gesturing at the front seat.Nicole nodded and slid into t.he passenger seat of Henry's car. He hadn't really been expecting much from him when Adam first The seats were covered with a couple of books, that she tossed behind. She sat crisscrossed on one, watching him buckle his seatbelt and turn on the engine. He smiled, then started the car, shifting gears and taking off down the street. It'd be a long drive, but the sooner they got there the better. They wouldn't have time for the usual small talk between friends.Nicole watched him carefully while he drove, until they were on the main road."I just hope we don't meet the cops on our way," Henry uttered, glancing over. He turned towards Nicole briefly, giving her a quick smile.Nicole returned the gesture and looked down at the book she was holding. It wasn't something important or particular
When she finally managed to regain consciousness the next day, her memories had fully been regained. The first thing that occurred to her was the fact that everything hurt. Everything throbbed in pain. She tried to move but it all felt wrong. When she attempted to turn over, a wave of nausea overtook her and she felt something wet dripping down her chin. That's when her eyes snapped open, staring at nothing. Her head felt like someone had jammed cotton balls inside it, and she could barely move. Where am I? As if summoned by her thoughts, there was a soft, familiar voice speaking. She strained her ears, trying to catch what was being said. “Hey, Nicole. How are you feeling?” Who… She tried to speak, but found that her mouth felt incredibly dry. The sound only came out as a croak. Her throat was burning. As she opened her mouth again, however, another unfamiliar voice spoke up. “Don't strain yourself just yet, Nicole." Henry said to her, "you blacked out since yesterday, I've ne
After a long time, Nicole was finally ready to go back to her previous life to search for the answers she needed. Henry was quite supportive, they both had already planned the journey but Henry could not possibly leave his family just like that only to follow Nicole in her endeavours.He didn't open up to Nicole about him being part of it, he just supported everything she did and helped her make plans. When the day came around for them to set off on their travels, Nicole felt uneasy and she didn't know why. She felt scared as well but she wanted to do this. She needed to do it, even if she would never admit it out loud. She knew that it wasn’t going to be easy, that her mind may try to convince her otherwise.She was even more agitated once Henry explained to her why he could not actually join in her journey, she was sad and a bit angry since he was just telling her after all these while."why did you make me think you would come?" She said looking down at the ground, tears begin
Henry had already made all the reservations needed for Nicole's travel, including airport tickets and any other financial support she needed. His parents were wealthy and all of that was not a problem for him to accomplish, they just had to leave for the airport as early as possible. Obviously they needed to sneak into his family's estate and use one of the vehicles just like they did a few days ago. This time Henry wanted to be the one taking care of everything, he wanted Nicole's journey to be as smooth as possible, that was the least he could do since he was not coming along.Just before the break of dawn, it was about 5 O'clock in the morning and they had already started going to the airport.It was just a few minutes drive from their current location, and they had only left that early to avoid any eyes from seeing them. Henry had successfully hidden Nicole from the other members of his family for many weeks, and not even one person suspected any thing."phew!" Henry exclaimed, "
Once Nicole got off the flight at the airport, reality began to set in. She immediately realized that she had no idea where she was going, although she knew the name of her father's lawyer but Nicole did not have the slightest idea where he lived. Her father, while he was a man of many words, never really gave any details on the family's home. Already stressed from the flight, she went ahead to lodge in a hotel. This few weeks had disconnected Nicole almost completely from the world, she slid the new phone that Henry for her a few days ago before she returned to Colorado.Even if she had used one of those before, it seemed quite strange to her at first but with every passing moment she began understanding. Once she switched on the device, she called the number Henry had saved into her phone, that was the only means to get across to him.~~~It was unlike Peter, he had not stepped out of the house since morning. He'd normally spend most of his time in the cabin for a reason best
Once it was morning the first thing Henry did was to get a call across to Nicole, he could not wait to let her know about the recent development. It was just about 6 O’clock in the morning when Henry called, she was still fast asleep but she was awoken by the sudden sound that came from her phone when he called. “hey, Good morning,” Henry uttered once she picked up the call, “I am sorry for calling this early but I think I’ve got really good news for the both of us,” he said to Nicole. “Its fine dear, I was already about to wake up,” she replied, Nicole did not want Henry to feel like he was disturbing her, “so what is this news about?” she asked curiously. “so… I am going to be getting a college in Colorado, that way we would be able to meet again this time, we could spend as much time as we want,” he pointed out to Nicole, she could literally feel his joy over the phone as he chuckled slightly after he talked. “That is amazing,” Nicole uttered, she was truly
Nicole did not count the cash, she panicked and her first reflex was to just pack everything and rush out of the place. It was obvious that he was hiding something from someone, and that was why she had returned to uncover the mystery behind who wanted her family dead. Once she got back to the hotel, she decided to call Henry but when she reached out for her phone in her purse it was no where to be found.“Where did I keep it?” she pondered to herself. She could remember using it back at the apartment as a make shift flash light, “Oh no! Maybe I must have forgotten it back there,” she said to herself, she would have to return the next day to find her phone because that was the only way she could get across to Henry.Nicole not knowing what next to do, pulled out her dad’s personal diary from the bag. She was a bit reluctant to read the diary since she knew that it would probably show her hidden parts of her dad that she never knew, that might get to her emotionally but it was som
Henry was finally calm he woke up to a text message from Nicole explaining every thing that had transpired the previous day. In the text she also told him about the fortune she had found back at the apartment, it was definitely a good development.Back at Colorado Nicole was desperately trying her best to find out what firm Jeremy worked for, she kept going through her dad’s personal diary until she came across a name. ‘The Black Dot law firm’, it was actually a very big law cooperation in Colorado but what surprised Nicole the most was the fact that the firm only gave out personal lawyers to individuals that own businesses which are worth about a hundred million dollars and above.Nicole could not remember living the life of the daughter of a millionaire, it always seemed like they were an average family. She was not going to call the firm directly, she had no idea who could have been involved in her parents issues.“Hello Henry,”“Hey Nicole, I was worried about you until I saw