Henry POV
“You must have some questions”, Alice breaks the silence and caught my attention.
“I do”, Abbey says and I nod my head in agreement.
Devin takes a deep breath and has a sip of his coffee while Alice hugs her mug in her hands.
“Mum, tells us the story from the beginning please”, Abbey says and I look at Alice that looks at Devin as if asking for support. He squeezes her knee lightly and Alice takes a deep breath.
“Did your dad ever told you how we met?”, Alice asks looking at me and I shake my head. He probably did, but he probably made some lie.
“I was an escort”, Alice starts and I open my mouth in shock. I would’ve never thought that Alice was an escort. She is such a posh lady.
Abbey opens her mouth as to speak and Alice cuts her off.
“This is a part of my life that I don’t like to remember, but because of it, it brought
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Abbey POVToday is Henry’s birthday, and I haven’t talked to him yet. It’s only ten in the morning, but I have Richie already here cuddling up to Roxy as we talk about the party. Richie has been spending all of his spare time here. He and Henry spend more time here than in their own house, and I even say they are our new roommates. Penelope keeps moaning that she doesn’t want them around anymore. She says our bills are going up, and she can’t afford to spend more money. We get that, so we offered to pay the extra, but she still moans.In the last couple of weeks, Penelope has been trying to pick up arguments and fights with everyone. Something is going on with her, but she is not willing to tell us. Because of their behaviour against the boys and the way she is treating us, we decided to leave her out of organising the party. She is invited but not organising it.“So, how about catering?” Roxy asks as I
Henry POV Today is my birthday and I have agreed to see my mum, as soon as I wake up I get myself sorted saying goodbye to my sleeping beauty next to me and I walk out. I need to get my mum to help me financially. I am working part time but the money is short to the kind of life I was used living. It will take me some time to try and cut down on expenses. I go home to change into one of my suits as she expects me to be wearing a proper attire for the lunch with her. I have a quick shower and pull my hair back with some hair wax and put on a three piece navy blue suit. I look at myself in the mirror and I see my dad. I shake my head pushing away the thoughts of how much we look alike. He has darker hair and is a little taller. I blink my eyes a couple of times before grabbing my car keys and driving to meet my mum at the restaurant she has booked us in for lunch. I park the car and when I get in I see m
Abbey POV “Is it true that you made a bet that you would Date Abbey and then dump her?”, Richie says and I can’t believe what I am hearing. A bet? Is that what I was to him? I look at Henry that is now trying to focus his eyes on me and I don’t give him the chance to say anything. I pull my hand away from his and I run out of the room. I can hear Roxy calling my name but I don’t stop. I run into the bathroom and Roxy closes the door behind her as soon as we walk in. I rest both my hands on the sink and I look at myself in the mirror. “Stupid, I’m so fucking stupid”, I let out as I cry looking at myself in the mirror. Roxy hugs me from being whispering in my ear that I am not stupid and everything is going to be okay. I can’t believe I fell for his crap. I can’t believe I trusted him. I believed in him. I turn around facing Roxy and she wraps her arms around my body keeping me from falling on the floor. I can hear Henry slamming his hands agai
Henry POV I open my eyes and I am instantly hit by a horrible headache. Drinking my weight doesn’t feel like a good idea right now, it did the last few days. I have kept myself drunk almost into a comatose state for the past few days. I am not dealing well with this entire thing. I turn to the side hugging my other pillow and I take a sniff out of it, it smells like Abbey. I close my eyes tightly and I roll on my back. I rest my arms behind my head and I take a deep breath. It’s been two days since my birthday and I haven’t been able to talk to abbey, her phone is off and Roxy doesn’t let me into their house. Richie moved out and is living with them. Fucking cunt. I get out of bed and walk into my bathroom turning the shower on. I am going to get Abbey to talk to me. I need to see her. I get myself sorted in there and I walk into the small dressi
Abbey POV “You love me? How dare you? You don’t know what love is, you are a dick Henry, you made a bet, I was a bet, don’t you think I had the right to know? You humiliated me, I am the bet girl,. How am I supposed to face people now? I am the stupid girl that was a bet”, I shout at Henry allowing all of my anger and frustration to leave my body. “That’s it baby, let it all out”, Henry says and the condescending prick thinks he is better than me, I start hitting him bit he doesn’t even flinch. My anger is taking over and I need him to feel as much pain as I am feeling right now. “Fuck you Henry, just leave, go be with some slut that won’t mind to be your side piece”, I say as he grabs my wrists bringing my body closer to his. He close his eyes as he feels my body close and when he opens I feel as if my legs stopped working, his clear blue eyes starring deep into my soul “You are the o
Henry POV“Hey man, come on, one drink”, Alex says and I shake my head. I really can’t be fucked to go out.“Na, I’m fine mate”, I let out and Alex sits next to me and pats me on my knee.“I know this is fucked up. But you can’t let this get you down, you’re Henry Payne, everyone wants to be you or be with you, get out of this flat and let’s go get a drink”, Alex says standing up and pulling my tea mug away from me.“Hey”, I protest and he takes it to the kitchen. I guess he is right. I can’t just stay here closed. I need to go out, Abbey told me with all the letters to leave. She told me I am just like my father. I know I am nothing like him.I shake my head and put my shoes on following Alex out of the door.“Where are we going?” I ask him and he laughs pulling me to a taxi down t
Abbey POVToday is the last day of class before easter break. Mum and dad went to Italy as dad had some business to attend to and I decided to stay behind. I have some catching up to do in some classes. I have been extremely distracted. As much as I try to get Henry out of my mind I can’t. I am not going to lie, it has become easier as he hasn’t been around. I haven’t seen him in a couple of months and I am not going to lie. It is helping a little. Mum and dad weren’t very happy about how I have been distracted and how I don’t want to go to Italy, especially because I have been avoiding going home. There are too many memories there. My bedroom is completely different, I went on a shopping spree a couple of months ago and got everything new. I didn’t want the reminders that I had about Henry constantly smacking me in the face.“Hey Abs, we’re going”, Roxy says and I nod my head giving her and Richie
Henry POV“Hey, you’re back”, Alex says as soon as I open the flat door. I am hit by a horrible stench.I look around to see dirty laundry and plates everywhere. He hasn’t clean since I left. I can see that. As I take one more step, I accidentally kick a can of beer, and I clench my fists on my sides.“What the fuck, Alex?” I let out, and he laughed.“The cleaning lady quit, and I couldn’t afford to hire another one”, Alex says, and I shake my head, picking up a pair of underwear from the back of the settee. Anger bursts through my body as I feel it vibrating.‘Get this place cleaned right now, or leave”, I shout at him, and he looks at me wide-eyed.“Come on, mate, it’s just some plates and clothes”, he says“It stinks in here. Get
Henry POV Today is our wedding day. It’s been four years since I proposed to Abbey and she said yes. A lot has happened sine then. We have grown up a lot together, we have been enjoying life together while she finished university and we ended up moving to London, Abbey found an amazing job opportunity there and I dropped everything to follow her. Luckily the company I work for has a company in London and I was sent there. I honestly can’t believe how perfect our life is. I am extremely nervous to see her as I stand here at the altar. We are having a small ceremony as we didn’t want anything big. From my family only mum, my brother and their plus ones were invited. I made sure to leave the Payne behind and I don’t care for any of them, If they find out I got married is their problem. Since everything that happened none of them made the effort to try and contact me, and honestly I think it was for the best becaus
Abbey POV Henry graduated yesterday, and it was a memorable day, both our families together as if there was no bad blood between them. It was absolutely incredible. I can’t even believe that is happening. Roxy came along to the event, and later on, Richie appeared, and I could see they broken up. I feel bad for Richie. He was completely crazy about her, but Roxy played with his heart and Leo’s, and now she is alone. Leo found someone that didn’t want to hide him. Roxy left early, and I have to say I am extremely disappointed in her. She tried to talk to Richie, trying to get back with him, but he said no, he loved her too much for all the pain she put him through. I really don’t blame him. You probably think I am a hypocrite because I forgave Henry for everything that happened between us, but at the end of the day, our love is unique, and I have never loved anyone the way I love him, and I know he feels the same. It was a mistake, a one time mistake that he made, while Roxy
Henry POV Abbey is coming out of the hospital today and I am making sure that everything is ready for her to come home. Leo gave me the key to their house and allowed me to move in with them. I haven’t actually told Abbey yet, but my financial circumstances are a little different right now. I am not using my dad’s money and I am definitely not using his name to get away with things. I finish making the bed with fresh bedding and I look around proud of my achievement. Her room looks and smells clean, everything is tidy and I have her favourite things on hand. I even got a mini fridge to have in her room in case she wants a cold drink and to have some milk as I got a kettle to have here as well if she wants a cup of tea while I am at work. I have a part-time job at a publishing company, I just deliver mail, b ut hey, we need to start somewhere and I am going to prove myself and make my way up. After all I am a studying business and I already have some ideas tha
Abbey POV “Henry”, I let out as soon as Leo walks out of the door. My heart is beating fast, and I am extremely confused. I know I like Henry, and apparently I liked him more than I ever thought it was possible. Unfortunately I can’t remember anything. I take a deep breath as I see him walking slowly towards the bed where I am laying down. He looks so sexy that it is making my mouth water. “I don’t want you nowhere near that guy”, Henry says, and I shake my head. Even though I understand why he doesn’t want me near Harry, I have to ask him why he did it, why he made his own sun suffer so much, how could he make his son miserable? Does he only love himself? Doesn’t he care about anyone else? “Henry, please”, I say, and he shakes his head while he wraps his fingers around mine and takes my hand to his mouth. My stomach is full of butterflies, and I feel like a youn
Henry POV I open my eyes and I feel like I have slept like a baby, I can’t remember the last time I had a good night sleep like this. I take a deep breath and I stretch my arms above my head and I can hear my bedroom door opening. “How did you sleep?”, mum asks walking in with a tray and it smells so good that makes my mouth get full of saliva. “Like a baby, thanks for last night mum”, I say as she places the tray on my legs after I sit up on the bed. Mum kisses the top of my head and assures me that that’s what mum’s do. If it is or not I am extremely grateful that she spent the night here giving me cuddles and strength to move on with my life and forget the hell my dad put me and Abbey through. “Come on, have something to eat and then have a shower, you have a girlfriend to go visit”, mum says as she walks out of the room. I look at the tray and smile. She made me a bacon sandwich with brown sauce, orange juice and coffee. She really does know me. A
Abbey POV "Mum, please stop crying. I am fine", I let out, but she kept caressing my cheeks and looking at me as if she would never be able to look at me again. "Do you need anything", Dad asks kissing the top of my head as soon as he walks back into the room. I look at the door, but Henry doesn't follow him. "Where's Henry?" I ask, and dad looks back at the closed door. "He was gonna make some phone calls, and then he will be here", Dad replies, and I look at the door. I don't know why I have this horrible feeling he shouldn't be outside. He needs to be next to me. I know we have only just started dating, and we don\t really know each other, but I can't think straight being away from him. Mum and dad stand next to me when I ask them again what happened, but they keep giving me vague answers, as in I was in a car crash. I try and remember why I would've been in a car, but I really can't, making me stressed. "Thank god
Henry POV “Hey”, he says and I am not willing to talk. I pull him into the room and lock the door behind me. “Henry, mate, so glad to see you’re okay”, Alex let out and I can’t help but punch him in his face. Alex falls back on his ass and his nose starts blurting out blood straight away. “Hey, get up”, I say and he looks at me while he is holding his nose with both of his hands. “You broke my nose”, he spits out “You’re lucky if that’s the only thing I am breaking today”, I let out while I pull him up by his t-shirt. I shove him against the wall and his eyes are wide up. “Fight me you coward”, I shout in his face. “I am not fighting you”, Alex says trying to walk past me but I punch him on his side straight into his ribs making him bend over and fall on his knees on the floor. “Fuck you”, I let out. “Henry, mate”, Alex says as he coughs. “I am not your mate, I am your worst nightmare”, I say lif
Henry POV “Oh, thank fuck, you’re awake”, I let out as soon as Abbey’s eyes open. I have never been so happy to look into those beautiful eyes. “What happened?”, She whispers, and I can’t help but let a tear escape my eyes. It’s not my place to explain to Abbey what happened, and I feel guilty as it is for her having to go through what she did with my dad, and I wasn’t there to protect her. I tell her I will go get the nurse and her parents, and she doesn’t protest about it. As they all chat, I keep my distance, but I keep my eyes on Abbey. I don’t think I will ever be able to get away from her, and I want to be next to her for the rest of my life. These last couple of days have been hell for me. Being awake and not being able to do anything to bring her back to me was slowly driving me insane. The doctor asks us to leave, and I don’t want to, but Devin gives me a small nod, and I follow him out. He has been through hell, and you can see on his face.
Abbey POV I open my eyes, and my head is aching, making it worse with the light. I shut them straight away, and I rub my head. Slowly I open my eyes, and I can see Henry sitting next to me with his hands on his head. I look around, and I don’t recognise the room I am in. It’s all white and bright. Where am I? “Oh, thank fuck you’re awake”, I hear Henry say, and I look at him. Worry is plastered all over his face, and his beautiful blue eyes look tired. He has dark circles around them as he holds my hand tightly between his. “What happened?” I ask Henry, that has now a tear rolling down his cheek. “I’ll go get the nurse and your parents”, Henry says, giving my hand a slight squeeze. I nod slightly, but it sends pain shooting up my head. I start to feel dizzy and like I am about to throw up. The nurse walks in as soon as Henry presses the nurse button, and she smiles, looking at me. “Hello Abbey, how are you feeling?”, She asks as she st