(Editing) Sold to Be His

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HENRY POV
A while back

I'm looking at his dorky yet handsome face in a photograph. He is with his mom; I think he is 6 years old in the photo.
Shawn's mother was beautiful.
"She is beautiful right?" I hear Mr. Trevor's voice coming from down the hall to his office. I'm in Paris, France in a grand hotel.
"I'm glad you made it," he says. Though, he sounds like it is a bad thing.
I shake his hand. "Thank you sir. So why am I here?"
He signals me to sit as he goes behind the desk to sit. I nod and sit in front of him.
"Athena needs you," he says. "I read the letter you send her. She didn't read it and gave it to me to burn it."
She didn't even open it. She hates me.
"My son was an idiot thinking he can give his wife away to another man. I understand what he wanted to do was for everyone's sake except he didn't care for himself," Mr. Trevor continues.
I nod. "He began talking to me about making Athena happy. For me to not let her go at least as a friend."
"Then he died," he frowns. He looks down at the photograph I was looking at on his desk. "What did he tell you before he passed away?"
I tell him everything. He just listens and when I finish he is looking down.
"Athena doesn't need me right now," I say. "And I really don't want to be with her. I have issues to work on and believe it or not, I feel upset over Shawn dying. He didn't deserve it."
"Alright, but here," he takes out something from his desk. He puts a small box. "Open it."
It is a beautiful small vase painted with Chinese art. "Wow. This is amazing." I take it in my hand but gently put it back. My arm is still not well.
"Shawn told me a while ago to buy it for you. He told me you are a great artist. You appreciate it more,"
I nod. "Thank you."
"How about you see my granddaughter?" He smiles. He is full of pride when he says that.
"She is born already?"
He nods. "One month old."
I smile and say yes. We are soon in Paulette's room. Athena isn't home though. Mr. Trevor hands her over. I sit in the rocking chair as he gives me the baby.
I'm holding her tightly against my chest. I look down at her and she is beautiful. Her eyes are the same as Athena's. Yet, she look a lot like Shawn. I smile as she yawns and slowly closes her eyes. I kiss her pink cheek. "She's amazing."
....

PRESENT TIME

"You are amazing," I smile at Paulette. She giggles and twirls around with her flower girl dress. "Me princess!"
I carry her and hug her tight. "You are Paulette."
"Daddy Henry," she says. I look at her. "Yeah?"
"Love you," she smiles.
My throat gets a knot. Shawn was right. Athena and her are the best thing that has happened to me. I embrace her again and kiss her cheek. "I love you too princess."
The door opens and it is Bonnie. "Ready?"
I put Paulette down. "Yes."
Bonnie opens the door wider and I see her with her wedding dress. She looks gorgeous.
Paulette runs to her and gets the basket filled with red petals from her hands. "I need my flower girl to begin," she smiles at her.
I walk towards Bonnie. "You look great."
She blushes, "Thank you. Now go to Athena! My wedding is starting!"
I run outside to the garden in Ms. Taylor's house. Everyone is here along with Bonnie's family and friends. I find Athena and sit next to her.
"Is Paulette ready?" She asks.
"Yeah, she looks so pretty," I smile.
Athena fixes her curls. "Good."
Soon, Bonnie is walking down the aisle with Franky giving her away.
The ceremony makes everyone cry and laugh and soon ends. We head the reception.
Athena fixes her red dress as she gets ready to pose with Bonnie for a picture.
"Nice wedding huh?" Royce stands next to me.
"Yeah, I'm happy for Bonnie," I say.
"So when are you going to ask Athena to marry you?"
I turn to him, "Idiot, no way, we don't even have a year together."
"She hasn't told you the three words huh?"
I sigh. "No."
"Having doubts?"
"I'm just enjoying what I have right now."
Athena and Griselda walk towards us after finishing posing. Griselda kisses Royce and they go dance.
"This is so sweet," Athena says. She pats my chest. "You look good."
"Thanks, I always do," I grin. She rolls her eyes, "So where's Paulette?"
"She's with Kyle and Judith," I take her hand. "You want to dance?"
She nods. We begin dancing like there's no tomorrow. Everyone is cheering the new couple.
...

The reception is over. Judith and Athena are saying their goodbyes to Bonnie.
"Thank you for everything," Bonnie is crying. "This was so amazing."
"Thank Shawn," Athena says. "He knew this fellow was the right one, so he began to save the money for your wedding."
"Master was great. I wish he was here too," Bonnie says.
"Me too," Athena whispers, but I can still hear her. She still misses him.
"Okay dear, let's go," the groom picks Bonnie and they get in the limo.
We all wave goodbye as the limo drives away.
"Can we talk?" Athena asks me.
I nod. We go inside an office. Athena sits on top of the desk and looks at me. "I don't want to marry you."
Wow. She just said it like if it wasn't anything.
"Um, I wasn't planning on asking you," I say.
"You didn't let me finish," she takes my hands and stands. "I don't want to marry you not yet. I think there's so many things we don't know about each other and I want to make sure no one will get hurt."
Oh man, I can breathe. I nod, "I know that."
"So you do want to marry me?"
I smile and kiss her. "I do."
She hugs me tight. "Royce told me how you were feeling."
"Stupid Royce, why did you go out with him in the first place?" She pulls away, "because even with his flaws, he always told me how he felt."
"Hate his honesty," I say.
Athena chuckles, "Don't."
I look down at her pretty face. "Will you ever tell me you love me?"
"I hope so, I'm falling for you every day,"
We haven't been together, maybe that's what we need. It is what she might need to know how she really feels towards me.

ATHENA POV

I know he loves me and Paulette. I'm in a limbo here. I do feel something special towards him. I like being around him. He makes me feel happy and calm. I just cannot marry him right now.
"Athena," he breaks the silence. I look up at him. "Yeah?"
Henry takes me into his arms and kisses me passionately. His lips fit into mine like a glove and they are delicious and smooth.
He's taking my breath away. Oh god, his hands feel so good against my bare back. He pushes me back and I fall on the desk. He takes off his gray vest and unbuttons his shirt. "I'm going to show you in a different way how I feel towards you," he smirks. I feel hot all over.
He is naked on top and now he is lowering his pants. He gets in between my legs and settles. He kisses me and begins to put the straps down of my dress.
"Let me show you," he whispers against my neck.
"Be gentle."
He makes me cry in pleasure. I never thought he will bring me to this. He is so gentle yet very passionate.
"Please, just-" I can't even talk. I can feel him in my uterus. He is hitting it so hard.
"Finish Athena, I want to see you," he says. He stares at me but I'm so embarrassed. I don't know how I look right now.
"You love it?" He grunts. I feel him throb inside of me. I think he is at his edge too.
I nod and kiss him. My body is melted and my core is going numb. Then everything I've been holding in explodes. I yell his name and hold him tight.
"You are great," Henry says.
"You too."
He pulls away and we fix ourselves. "Let's go rest."
I nod. "Will you be by my side?"
He kisses my hand and holds it against his cheek. "Yes. Always."