I Hate Him

The Hardest of Hearts

*Beep* *Beep* *Beep*
"Oh god, take me now I've lived a long life." I blindly felt around with my hand too tired to open my eyes or lift my head from my pillow.

Grasping my phone I squinted an eye open and hitting the answer button. "Mom?" I said in a sleepy voice.

"Olivia good morning honey! Did I wake you? You have to seize the day you know. The early bird gets the worm" My mom chirped into the phone.

"Mhmm" I replied rubbing my eyes
"What time is it?" All I wanted to do was fall into my soft pillow and go into a coma.

"It's 8 am I'm about to take the dogs out for a walk with your father, the weather is just lovely in California I wish you were here" she sighed. I could hear the dogs jumping around and pictures them doing their ritual dance for their leashes.

"That sounds nice mom" I yawned into the phone. "I have a Skype work meeting at 12:00 so I think I'm gonna sleep a few more hours" I dropped my head onto my pillow letting its cozy warm cuddle my head and shoulders.

"You will do no such thing! Honey turn the tv on! You need to be up now, have you seen the statues of that tropical storm that was coming in?" My mom half yelled.

"Yes mom, I just have to bring your patio furniture into the garage and tape up the windows, I got all of the supplies last night."

"No, no, it's been upgraded to a category 1 hurricane. I don't want you in that beach house alone. You'll have to get someone over there to board up the windows ASAP that storm is due to start this afternoon. Call one of your friends who are inland or book a hotel room. I want you out of that house by this afternoon."

"Mom please!" I sat up huffing at her hysteria.

I tied my hair wild hair into a messy bun and rubbed my face a couple times "Its 5am mom I can't even think straight I'll have a check list after I'm up in a few hours I'll text it to you for adjustments" I sighed "Please calm down, I'll be fine"

"Honey you know I worry!"

"Penelope, the girl is 22 let her live a little she's gonna be alright" I heard father say in the background

"Stay out of this Chris, she'll always be my baby!" she replied with finality.

"Mom this is too much too early" I said smiling at the ridiculousness.

"Oh hush" then I heard my mom gasp. Please God not the gasp. 9/10 her brain storms were worst than actual ones.

I then heard the door shut and I was sure it was my father making a run for it. "You know Henry's back in town!" She announced excitedly. "I'm gonna call him up in a bit I'm sure that boy is an early riser, he's coming over to help"

"Oh no you don't, mom you know how I feel about him!" I suddenly felt more awake and annoyed that I had before. "I'll be fine this is nothing I can't handle on my own."

"Olivia that's enough, he's helping and that's final." The woman wanted me dead, I swear.

"I'm going back to sleep mom." I cuddled my fat chihuahua Sophie and fell back into bed.

"Mother knows best." she chirped and hung up.

"Take it from your mama, Blah" I lay there stressing about things that needed to be done an having horrible Henry over before drifting off.

..........

I awoke to the sound of Sophie barking bloody murder, I could hear what sounded like a screw diver drill in the living room. I picked Sophie up comforting her in my arms and walked in the direction of the noise.

When I teaches the living room I squinted my eyes in the direction of the bay window that was in the direction of the beach, I could somewhat make out a male figure and a face. "Oh god." True to her word my mother had sent Henry to hurricane proof the house.

I opened the Sliding glass door and let Sophie down to run around and do her business "You could of called instead of trespassing you know!"

Henry jumped a little and braced himself on the step latter. "I could have but I know how much you love your sleep." he said with a bit of humor. "Besides its not trespassing if I'm invited. You should know that specially since you treat me like I'm some blood sucking vermin." He drilled another nail into the window.

"I would rather be awoken by a phone call then by Sophie barking at the door like someone had broken in" I bent down and rubbed her belly. "I'm going inside to get ready, I'll be out here helping you in a bit" I half grunted.

"Thats the spirit Olive come and help your strong man" he winked.

"Oh I'll pop your eye." I muttered under my breath and shook my head. I really hated mornings ad I deeply disliked being near Henry.

I fell into the couch and sent my mom a brief text of the to do list. She added a couple more things and then I sent a text to Henry.

I stepped into the shower and turned the water on. If there was one thing that was pure perfection about the beach house it was the shower. I undressed and let the water fall splash from all sides. Once I felt awake enough I got out wrapped myself in a robe and began brushing my teeth. I could now hear Henry hammering away at something.

I quickly slipped into some yoga pants and a simple tank top with a built in bra on and made my way towards the noise.

"Hey sexy lady you don't have to try so hard to seduce me, you know my I throb for you" he said winking at me.

"Shut up bride I change into a moomoo this is for my comfort not yours." And with that I began taping the windows that weren't going to be boarded up.

Henry just chuckled and went back to work. "Deny all you want I know you want this."

"Whatever helped you sleep at night." I chuckled.

By time we finished stacking the patio furniture into the garage and bringing all the potted plants inside it was around lunch time.

"I'm gonna go inside and make something to eat are would you like a sandwich?" I asked while stretching my arms up in the air.

"Yes I would, I'm happy you know your place as a woman" I watched him inspection the contours of my body. I could see the lust building in his eyes.

I quickly let my arms drop ignoring the pool of warmth that flowed through me. "Very funny." I said rolling my eyes "I'll be right back" I opened the sliding door and made my way into the kitchen.

I heard him walk up behind me while I was in the middle of cutting an avocado. I could smell his Cologne and feel the warmth of his hard body radiating to my back. I tried to stiffen up and become rigged but that only seemed to help the warmth building up in my center. "Olivia, you don't have to say anything. Please don't fight me, you know you miss us like this." with that he softly kisses the tip of my ear and wrapped his strong hand oh my waist.

I wanted to fall back into him. I wanted to be blinded by lust and forget why we didn't fit together. But if I forgot I'd just be one of those thoughtless girls who are easily seduced by morons.

"Come on we still have things to do." I tried to control my deep breathing.

"Okay Olive." I felt him pull back an let out a heavy breath.

"I can't Henry, I can't." I ignored the emptiness I felt.

"We should finish up so I can get going."

"That's a good idea."