"Okay, okay. So I have another question. What was the highlight of your relationship?"This time, Gina burst into a laugh because she easily knew the answer to the question. Henry had spent the first few days complaining about it, and while at the time she was really distraught, now she found it funny and well deserving."It was a few days after we met. I discovered my ex boyfriend was cheating on me, and I felt so stressed and hungry. Coming back from work, I saw someone who looked like him and without thinking, I poured the person a cup of water only for the guy to remove his glass and it was my new friend, Henry. It was really embarrassing, and I spent the whole day apologizing."The table was silent for a moment, and she began to wonder if she told the wrong story. Would the adults see it as insulting and demeaning? Gina was about to start apologizing, when Henry's mother and aunt burst into a laugh."Oh, my. That's something. Why did you apologize to him? It was simply nature's w
As Henry prepared for the outing in his room, he thought about what his friends said. He was supposed to bring a plus one, which was obviously his wife, but something prevented him from telling her. He didn't know what it was but he wasn't very interested in hanging out with her. It wasn't because she was boring or somehow annoyed him, but rather, he didn't know if he could cope with always having her beside him. Against his better judgement, Gina was beginning to grow on him and he knew it wasn't a nice idea.So, he adjusted his shirt and looked at hmself in the mirror. Suddenly, he was reminded of his teenage days usually spent taking care of his body and skin. He had an unhealthy obsession to look perfect, and it took months of maturity and rehabilitation before he accepted that he could be imperfect too. However, the urge to do his very best regularly came into play, and that was why he tried hard to ensure he didn't fall for his contract marriage wife. S far, it wasn't working so
Immediately he walked towards Barry, he knew what was coming but instead, Henry ignored his look and went in for a hug. "It's so good to see you man. What have you been up to?" He asked, hoping the guy wouldn't question his lack of a plus one. Luckily, the man smiled and clapped his back in the hug."I've been here and there, trying to secure the bag and marry the perfect person. It's good to see you too. Let's go in." Batty responded, walking ahead as they showed the bouncers their IDs and moved into the club.It was a familiar place for the both of them, along with the other guys they frequented the club with during their university years and all the old staff knew them personally. However for Henry, it had been a while since he got to the place so he couldn't help but be amazed at how much the place had transformed. It now had an extra storey and from internet sources, it was being used as a hotel of sorts. He never condoned the activities that happened in the building after normal
As Gina played games with her friends, she tried her possible best to forget about what Henry said to her. Even though she appreciated him for everything he did and tried to make it up to him, he easily shunned her like always. More than that, she was more disappointed in herself for believing that he would ever change his ways. Everytime she wanted to stop believing in him and just live her life, Henry would act all nice and friendly and Gina being who she was, would start talking to him all over again. At that point, she couldn't even recall how many times he shunned her away.After he left, staying in the house was too unbearable and rather than allow her tears waste over a guy who was most likely getting drunk with his friends, she decided to call her friends so the could spend the night together. Picking her best friend's house as the one of choice, she quickly dressed up and met them there. Within minutes, her mood had been elevated and it wasn't long before she stopped thinking
As soon as Gina got into the house, she expected Henry was boiling. The air was thick with tension, and the househelps refused to look at her in the eye. Everywhere was peculiarly quiet and after a few minutes of looking around with no trace of him, she finally approached one if the cleaners and asked for her husband's wjerenouts. With a still bent head, she told her Henry had been in his room since last night. Gina glanced at the time and shook her head, quickly moving upstairs. It was already past nine am and she was eager to get the argument out of the way, so everyone could move on with their lives.She got to the bedroom door and knocked for a moment, but there was no response so she made to open it, surprised to find that it was already unlocked. For some seconds, she wondered why no one had realized that until now. Undeterred, she walked into the room and met Henry sitting down in his bed looking over the window. The tension between them was very thick and visible that Gina fel
Ken had already put a plan in place and he would be damned if anything caused it to fail. Immediately he realized that Gina was married to Henry Thorn, he began his own investigations and eaily found out that the company he was working for belonged to the Thorn family. He felt insulted ad for some minutes, Ken contemplated quitting. How could he be working for the husband of his ex girlfriend? It was a huge blow to his ego, but after some drinks, he reasoned that it could also go to his advantage. Within hours, he got the address of his boss and knowing Gina would be living there, he decided to pay them a visit.The first time he got there, both husband and wife were around so he couldn't cause much of a scene. He watched in his rented car as they came out for a run and to others, they seemed happy but he knew Gina so well. She wasn't happy nor excited and with one look at her eyes, he knew she had been crying. His first instinct was to rush forward and demand an explanation from Henr
As Henry's secretary passed around the minutes of the last board meeting, he struggled to stay in focus but frequently found himself looking over the windows. After coming slightly late and getting odd looks from the top executives, he tried to get in tune with the task of the day but even that was too much to handle. Instead, he found himself thinking of his row with Gina some hours earlier. Though he had to admit that she was right on the fact that he always blew her off, he couldn't help but be angry at how she ignored his calls. He sighed and looked at the men in front of him. He wasn't really in the mood for doing anything, and he tried to focus on the meeting which had already started. Like always, they were talking about how best to increase the stocks and buy more shares and for a moment, he tried to offer his own input. As the acting chairman of the company, Henry felt it was his duty to act as impartial and fairly as he could, so he listened to both sides of the board member
Immediately Henry drove in, he sighted Gina's car first and heaved a sigh of relief. He didn't know why, but he already expected her car not to be in the house. That meant David had probably retired for the night, as he wasn't permitted to watch his wife during evening hours but Mr. Luther was a good exception. He shook his head and tried to rid his thoughts of work. He was back home and it was one of his off nights, which meant he wasn't going to be doing any office work whatsoever. With that in mind, he smiled and took out his suitcase, nearly dancing all the way inside.Maybe he would try to appease his wife, but then he frowned slightly. What was the point of appeasing her now and then going against her later? Maybe it would be best if they just ate dinner together and continued with their one word conversations till she gave up. Yes, that was the best thing to look forward to. He then entered the house, and saw that the cook still appeared to be making dinner. When she saw him, t