Heartbreaker

Chapter Fourty- Three

''of coarse he's mad, you did that weird thing with the nightmares and such'' he screamed. Henry's jaw tightened ''how do you know about the nightmare?''. I felt a pain in my chest, that dream was never going to leave me. ''Mr. Green, my daughter can take away voices and give you nightmares about the people you love most, the voice one I think is cliché, mainly because it is obvious and it's tacky, we have sign language now Albany'' he pointed at his daughter, with anger and sort of a relief. I had to admit it was tacky. ''well yes Daddy I know, but I want to know what the dream was about'' she looked at Henry with an arched brow, waiting to reveal everything. I felt a jolt of air go in my throat ''why, so you can just torture me again'' I screamed.  everyone looked at me, Albany's eyes were cold and icy. ''trust me it's not worth it'' she said, looking at her nails, as if they were important.

''but I was just wondering also what were the dreams were about Mrs. creek'' Robert spoke up. I stared at him, my heart wanting to leap out of my chest. ''I watched someone close to me die, why does it matter?''. My heart was beating faster, I was afraid it would pop out of my chest. ''well we need to know, Ms. Creek'' Robert leaned back in his chair. ''Thank you for visiting Mr. Greylight but, we have a appointment with the council so I would love it if you would leave, and your daughter'' Aaron gestured to the door. ''well we must be going anyways, I have to meet with the Brothers in France today, come Albany'' Robert stood up with his daughter behind.

when they were out the door I felt the wait of them off me. ''well that was fun'' Tommy stood her short hair messy as always. ''Val I need to speak with you'' Harvey said, his voice strong and low. ''ok'' I said, mainly because there was nothing else to say. we walked into the guestroom Harvey was staying in, it was painted a snow white. The bed sheets wrinkled from someone laying there. ''Valerie, do you love him?'' Harvey stared at me with intense blue eyes. I looked back at him clenching my hands at my side. ''who?'' I asked scared of 'who' was. ''Henry'' He pointed to door, his face was still, but his jaw was set stubbornly. I stayed silent, I didn't know the answer myself. he sighed ''Val I want you to be safe, you know that'' He stepped closer, his body only centimeters away from mine.

''Harvey I-'' I started

''No Val, you haven't broken in what a month, I see the markings on your arm, it's only so long until you end up like your...'' he trailed off realizing what he was about to say. ''like my farther'' I said not looking at him. I clutched myself, as if I was cold. Harvey came closer wrapping his arms around me, I could feel the outlines of his biceps and other muscles. ''I'm sorry Valerie I didn't mean to say that, it's just I see the way you look at him'' he sounded as if he were daydreaming, long an distant ''The way you smile when he's around, I've seen love Valerie''. I could feel his heartbeat, pulsing lightly where my hands were squished against his chest. ''It's just I can't help the way I am Harvey, I can't help loving him, sometimes I wish I had never been in that music room with him'' I could hear my own voice, low and raspy. My thoughts went back to the first day me and Henry met, how his hands touched mine on the piano, how we laughed at each other unquestionably.

''It's ok Val, I understand but I want your choice to not be for nothing'' he said I could hear his voice, through his chest like a low echo. ''do you love him?'' he asked again. I was silent for a long time, until I remembered our kiss in the meadow, and when we were kissing in the guest room. ''Yes'' I said with sort of a warm feeling ''I love henry''.