Henry (The Beck Brothers)

by Large, Andria

  She was wearing a light gray fitted pant suit. Usually Sebastian would not find this at all sexy, but damn could this chick rock it. She had on a white blouse underneath the coat, which was unbuttoned at the neck but not low enough to show off any cleavage. She stood at the end of the bar, talking seriously to the bartender.

  Sebastian got up, murmuring to his brothers that he'd be back and headed over to the bar. Sebastian sidled up next to the bombshell. He looked her up and down. She had on black pumps that were probably about 3-4 inches high. Even with the height of the heals, she only came up to his chin. So she was much shorter then he was used to. Victoria had been 5'10. Sebastian was 6'4, so her height had fit him perfectly. But this chick was something new. Even the other women he'd been with since Victoria had been taller.

  " Hey sweetheart, can I buy you a drink?", Sebastian asked, interrupting her conversation with the bartender. He leaned his forearms on the bar to get closer to her eye level.

  She turned to look at him, her face serious, her blue eyes hard and irritated. " You need to get out of my face", she snapped.

  Sebastian smirked and he saw her eyes flare. " Oh feisty, I like it", he purred, glancing at her chest before dipping lower. That was when he caught sight of the badge clipped onto her belt.

  " You're a cop, huh?", he asked, eyebrow raised as he reached out to finger her badge.

  In the blink of an eye, she had his finger bent back so far that it almost touched his wrist. Sebastian cried out in agony as he was forced to drop to one knee. His free hand gripped the edge of the bar so that he didn't fall completely to the floor.

  " I'm a detective and if you ever touch me again I will do more then bend your finger back, now get out of my face before I arrest you for obstruction of an investigation", she hissed merely inches from his face.

  Sebastian yelped as she abruptly let go. He clamored back to his feet and clutched his battered hand to his chest. " Shit, you could have just said so instead of practically breaking my finger", Sebastian spat angrily.

  She stared at him in disbelief. " Are you still standing here?"

  Sebastian bit back a nasty retort. He was sure she would definitely arrest him if he said anything else. He glared at her for a moment before turning and heading back to his table. His brothers were all standing, expressions of shock on their faces. Shit, they saw the whole thing. Sebastian shoved his way through the tables. Dammit, he was pissed. And embarrassed.

  " What the fuck was that?", Henry asked as Sebastian sat down next to him.

  Sebastian rubbed his aching middle finger and shook his head, " Nothing, don't worry about it", he muttered.

  " Sebastian, that was not nothing", Quinn said.

  " Just sit down and shut up", Sebastian bit out.

  His brothers sat.

  " Dude, is she some kind of cop or something?" Christian asked.

  " A detective", Sebastian answered.

  A round of "Ah's" came from them and they didn't ask any more questions. Thank God. Sebastian really didn't need to be humiliated anymore then he already was. He glanced back at the detective to see that she was gone. Good. He hoped he never saw that bitch again.

  Claire woke to the sound of Ethan’s squealing laughter followed by Henry's deep masculine chuckle. She smiled. Henry had let her sleep in. He never ceased to amaze her with his thoughtfulness. She couldn't remember the last time she got to sleep past 7am. She looked at the clock and her eyes almost bugged out of her head. It was 10am. Claire couldn't believe it. She sat up and rubbed her eyes. Claire then pulled the covers off and got out of bed. She went to the bathroom before heading out into the living room.

  Henry was chasing Ethan around the couch, pretending to be a monster. Claire smiled and crossed her arms over her chest as she watched. Ethan was giggling while Henry roared. Henry then tricked Ethan by changing direction. He scooped Ethan up and tickled him. Ethan squealed and kicked and laughed.

  This was exactly what Claire had hoped for her life. A man who adored her son and loved her like crazy. For the past three months, they've been a family. Henry had been staying with her and Ethan at the apartment. The only time he went home was for changes of clothes and to take care of his mail.

  " Hey! Look Ethan, mommy's awake!", Henry called.

  " Mommy!", Ethan cried excitedly.

  Henry put him down and he ran to her. Claire picked him up and hugged him. Claire carried Ethan as she went to Henry for a kiss. " Morning", she murmured.

  " Good morning, love", Henry smiled down at her.

  " Thanks for letting me sleep late", Claire said.

  " You are most welcome", he said and kissed her again.

  " Did Ethan eat yet?", Claire asked.

  " Yup, we had oatmeal with apples and cinnamon", Henry grinned proudly.

  " Ooo, sounds yummy", Claire said, and looked at Ethan, " Was it yummy?"

  " YEAH!", he yelled, throwing his arms up.

  Henry and Claire laughed.

  Since it was a Saturday and such a beautiful day, Henry suggested they go to the park. So after everyone was showered and ready, they left. Ethan had a great time. At around 1:00, they headed back to the apartment for Ethan's nap. Ethan wanted Henry to put him in bed. Henry was more then happy.

  Claire was in the kitchen getting a drink when Henry returned. Henry sat on a stool at the island counter that separated the kitchen from the living room. He rested his chin on his hand and watched her move around the kitchen.

  " What?", Claire asked with a smirk.

  Henry shook his head and straightened up, " I want to talk to you about something", he said seriously.

  " Okay", Claire said slowly as she walked over to the counter and stood opposite of him.

  " You know I love you...", Henry started and Claire cut him off.

  " You better not be breaking up with me", Claire said, frowning.

  Henry looked at her like she was crazy, " Are you fucking insane?", he asked incredulously.

  Claire laughed, " Sorry, go ahead"

  Henry huffed, apparently not finding it funny at all. Apparently he had something serious to say. Claire watched him, a bit warily as he continued. " Anyway. I love you, and I love Ethan and as much as I like your apartment, I think it would be nicer for all of us at my house. Ethan could have a play room and a back yard and a pool", he said, his green eyes meeting hers, his apprehension at what she would say was very clear in his steady gaze.

  " You want us to move in with you?", Claire asked softly. She had been waiting for him to bring up the subject for a couple weeks now.

  " Yes", He said firmly, his mind made up. " I want you to get rid of this apartment and come live with me at my house. I want you and Ethan in my life forever"

  Claire studied him for a moment, cocking her head slightly, " What would your mother think about us living together without being married?", she asked, they had yet to talk about marriage, but Claire had hoped that's where their relationship was headed.

  " I don't give a shit about what she thinks", Henry grunted.

  " Okay. Is marriage going to be something you want eventually?", Claire asked quietly.

  Henry's gaze softened and he slid his hand across the counter to cover hers, " Baby, I am looking forward to the day when I can call you my wife"

  Claire's eyes stung with the threat of tears, " Henry", she whispered.

  Henry laced his fingers in her and pulled her until she had to round the counter. Henry tugged her so that she stood between his spread knees. He cupped her face and kissed her lovingly on the lips.

  " I love you", Henry murmured against her lips.

  " I love you too", Claire breathed, kissing him again.

  " So? Will you move in with me?", Henry asked, using his thumbs to stroke her cheeks.

  Claire nodded, " Yes"

  Henry smiled brightly, showing off those dimples that Claire thought were so cute. He then wrapped his arms around her and crushed her to his chest. His mouth slanted over hers, kissing her pa
ssionately. Claire's life couldn't get any better then it was at this moment.

  Henry propped his fists on his hips as he tried to catch his breath. Christian was bent over, hands on his knees. They had just carried all of Claire's boxes of clothes up to Henry's bedroom. There were 5 of them and they were all filled to capacity, which made them heavy. Where she kept all these clothes in that little apartment boggled Henry's mind. Luckily, he had a huge walk in closet that had plenty of empty space. He wasn't a clothes whore like Christian.

  " Thank God that was the last one", Christian panted as he straightened.

  " Yeah", Henry agreed.

  They headed out of the bedroom and down the hall where Henry had cleared out one of the guest bedrooms and painted it green like Ethan wanted. When he walked into the room, Sebastian was sitting on the floor putting a new shelving unit together for Ethan's toys.

  " How's it going?", Henry asked.

  Sebastian gave him a thumbs up without looking up from checking the directions. Henry smiled then followed Christian downstairs. The front door was open and Quinn was carrying in a box of toys. Ethan was sitting in the living room watching tv and Claire was in the kitchen making sandwiches for lunch.

  Henry was in a ridiculously good mood today, couldn't stop smiling. Him and Christian went back out to the rented U-Haul truck to grab some more boxes. Claire had gotten rid of most of her furniture and kitchen stuff because she wasn't going to need any of it. So it was pretty much all clothes, toys, pictures, sentimental stuff and decorations for the holidays.

  After carrying in the last of the boxes, they all headed into the kitchen for lunch. Claire had made turkey sandwiches with lettuce and tomato. They all sat around the table. Henry sat at the head, with Ethan on a booster seat on his right while Claire sat to his left. Sebastian sat on the other side of Ethan, Quinn sat next to Claire and Christian was at the other end.

  Ethan had a hot dog, which he finished before everyone else. He turned to Henry when he was done. He pushed his chair away from the table and said, " All done, I get down Daddy?"

  Henry froze, his eyes wide as he stared at Ethan in shock, his mouth full of sandwich. Sebastian started choking on his beer. Claire had gasped and covered her mouth with her hands. Christian and Quinn both stared at Ethan with their mouth gaping open.

  Ethan didn't seem to notice that everyone was staring at him because he asked again, " Daddy, I get down?"

  Henry slowly placed his sandwich down and pushed up from his own chair. He unbuckled Ethan and set him on the floor. Ethan said "Tank You" and ran off into the living room. Henry dropped back down into his chair and swallowed his food. He glanced at each of his brothers then Claire.

  " He just called me Daddy...twice", Henry said, dryly.

  Claire's eyes shimmered with unshed tears. Her hands moved down to cover her heart. " Well, you've been acting like his dad, so it would seem that he sees you as such"

  " Congrats Pops, it's a boy", Sebastian grinned.

  Henry was so taken back by the humor that he threw his head back and laughed. Everyone else joined in. Once the laughing quieted down. Henry reached over and took Claire's hand and kissed her knuckles.

  " Is it alright with you?", Henry asked softly.

  " Of course it is", Claire insisted.

  Henry gave her a lopsided grin, " Love you"

  " Love you too", Claire smiled.

  Henry couldn't stop smiling. He never expected to Ethan to look at him in that manner. He always thought Ethan would be calling him Henry for the rest of his life. But he was totally okay with being called Daddy. He never thought he'd ever be a father. Had never really wanted to be one until he met Claire and Ethan.

  " Ew, knock it off", Sebastian grumbled before taking another bite of his sandwich.

  Henry chuckled and gave Claire's hand a squeeze before letting her go.

  Claire put Ethan to bed around 8pm that night. He was exhausted and had been falling asleep on the couch watching his show. Henry had followed them upstairs so that he could get changed into some sweatpants. He had just pulled them up when Claire walked into the bedroom.

  " He is out cold", She smiled and sauntered over to him.

  Henry sat on the edge of the bed and pulled her to stand between his legs. " Good", he rumbled, slipping a hand under her shirt to cup her breast.

  Claire smiled sexily, " Mmm, what do you want?", she purred, draping her arms over his shoulders.

  Henry moved his hand around to her back and unhooked her bra, " You", he murmured.

  Claire then pushed him so that he fell back on the bed. Henry tucked his hands behind his head and watched as Claire bent over him and started kissing his chest. Her mouth was hot, her kisses searing his skin. Henry groaned, his eyes fluttering shut. He felt Claire's tongue flick over his nipples before kissing and licking her way down his body. She grabbed the waistband of his sweatpants and underwear and yanked them off his body. She quickly tossed them aside and went back to what she was doing.

  Her lips brushed over his hip bone and Henry hissed at the idea of where she was headed. His whole body was coiled tight with anticipation. He loved when she went down on him. She was so good at it. She took her time, which drove him crazy but he liked it.

  Her breath was hot as she moved closer to where he wanted her to be. Henry groaned a curse when she flicked a tongue over his balls then sucked one in her mouth. She did the same to the other one before licking up the underside of his cock from base to tip.

  " Fuck baby", Henry panted, lifting his head to look down at her.

  She gave him a sexy smile then swirled her tongue around the tip of his cock. Henry dropped his head back and grasped the comforter under his hands. He felt one of her hands wrap about the base, lifting his cock off his belly. Then her sinful mouth was around him, sucking him as deep as she could.

  He had to watch her. He lifted his head again and watched his cock disappear into her delicious mouth. Henry's hips rocked on their own accord in time with her rhythm. His hands found her hair to keep it from obstructing his view. Plus he liked that he had control of her head. Her hand pumped while her mouth sucked and licked, bringing him closer and closer to the edge.

  " Claire", Henry warned, knowing she didn't like him coming in her mouth.

  Claire’s mouth came off him with a pop, her hand continuing to stroke. Henry came with a shout, his body arching up off the bed. Claire's hand slowed as he came down from his orgasm. Henry panted hard as he lay boneless on the bed. Claire chuckled and let him go. He heard her pulling tissues out of the box on the bedside table. He didn't have it in him to move.

  She dropped the tissue box next to his head.

  " Clean up, then we can watch a movie", Claire said, dropping a quick kiss on his mouth.

  Henry just grunted, making Claire laugh as she walked out of the room. That had been incredible. It seemed like it was better every time. Just like the sex. Claire was a firecracker in bed. She liked it hard and rough sometimes, while other times she wanted soft and tender. Henry was the same way. He also liked to dominate at times and other times he liked to be dominated. They were great together in and out of bed. He guessed some people were just meant to be together.

  Chapter 14

  Henry stared at the first Christmas tree he's had since moving out of his parents house 15 years ago. He never decorated for the holiday's. Didn't see the point. It was just him who was going to see it, so he never bothered. But this year he had Claire and Ethan.

  Claire had some decorations and a small three foot tree that she brought with her when she moved in. But that wasn't going to do. Henry went out and bought an 8ft pre-lit tree and set it up in the corner of the living room, next to the fireplace. Claire and Ethan were out at a play date with one of Ethan's little friends from daycare and Claire had no idea that he went and got a tree and a shit load of other decorations. He started decorating the tree while he waited for his brothers, who he blackmailed into coming over to help him decorate.


  " Holy shit, that's a big tree", Came Christian's voice from behind him.

  Henry glanced over his shoulder to see Christian and his best friend Shea Dempsey. Henry smiled and went to greet Shea, who he hasn't seen in at least a year. Christian and Shea have been friends since pre-school and Henry considered him a brother. Shea was the tall, dark and handsome type. His short hair was a dark chestnut, his eyes were a dark chocolate brown and he had build close to how Christian was built, lean and toned. He kept a short goatee, had since he started to grow facial hair.

  " Shea, my man", Henry said fondly and pulled the shorter man into a big bear hug.