Distraction

Henry

It's Henry.

It's just Henry as a whole that's captivating (and really distracting).

It's a combination of all the things that make Henry so intrinsically Henry, that manages to take her breath away.

It's not just the clothes he wears or his astonishing physique that manages to distract her.

It's not only because his eyes are that gorgeous brown color, or because his lips look nice.

It's also not just because his arms look strong and the fact that she wants to feel them embrace her every day, morning and night.

It's not only because his hair is swooshy, nor because his butt is perfect.

Don't get her wrong, these are all really great things of course. She definitely appreciates them.

But it's these things, in combination with the little things, that makes her feel all warm and fuzzy inside (and result in said distraction).

Things like how he listens to her when she talks about her problems, and how he's always there with a hug when she's feeling down.

How he moves close to her and brushes his hand against hers.

How he sometimes ducks down to murmur a compliment in her ear about her hair, her clothes, her smarts or just her.

How he groans in contentment when she plays with his hair.

His passion for his job as a sidekick.

His love for helping and saving people.

The unconditional friendship that he shows Jasper and her. The way he can always make her smile. His readiness to help.

His smell.

His determination.

How he gives Piper brotherly advice and unbounded support after she took up anger management again.

How he sometimes takes her hand in his and squeezes it, directing a look of pride towards her for no apparent reason.

How he bites his lip and blushes when she compliments him.

How his hugs are perfect. How smart he is. How he can cook very, very well.

How he's started working on not making stupid comments again (mostly because she got really mad at him, Ray and Jasper after the whole Noelle-Drill finger fiasco, where they verbalized the thought that women were apparently something to, what was it again? Oh yeah: get, obtain, have for a guys own...Yeah...).

How he strives to better himself.

These are the thigs that she thinks about when she's in the privacy of her room. These are the things that make her grin like an idiot and fall even harder for him.

It may have taken months (years) for her to admit it to herself.

But she has finally admitted and accepted that she likes him.

A lot.

It feels both soothing and nerve-wracking to finally accept it.

Sometimes.

Sometimes she thinks that there is a tiny, minuscule chance, that he probably, maybe likes her back.

Because more and more, she has noticed how Henry tends to stand really close to her. He hugs her more than usual, takes her hand in his and squeezes it more than ever.

Sometimes she's pretty sure he's doing it on purpose, loving the way she stutters, swallows, before trying to get a grasp on her previous train of thought.

If possible, his eyes have become even softer whenever he regards her.

She doesn't know how much longer she can take it.

She has an iron will, but Henry is doing a great job in breaking it down.

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Tbc.