Inevitable

Chapter 66

"I need to know we are okay Em."

Before I could answer, he kissed me again. This time was more urgent and more passionate. He needed our physical connection to know everything was okay between us and I was more than willing to give it to him. I leaned into his kiss and before I knew it, he had moved me onto the bed and was on top of me. I wrapped my arms around his neck to hold him closer to me. Henry reached under my dress and pulled my underwear down. He then pushed my legs open with his knee before pushing a finger inside me. By this point, Henry knew exactly what I liked. He knew the right spots to kiss and the right spots to touch. He knew the sounds I made when I liked something. His mouth moved to my neck and he lightly sucked on the spot behind my ear. I bit down on my lip to prevent the moan escaping my mouth. We weren't in the apartment alone anymore.
    I wrapped my legs around Henry giving him full access. He pulled his hand out from under my dress and I heard the sound of his zipper. I pushed his pants down with my foot. Before they were completely off, he pushed inside of me. The sensation of skin on skin was still a new experience for us and made it feel so much better. Henry grabbed my legs and threw them over his shoulder. He pushed deeper inside of me than ever. He crashed down on my mouth and swallowed the noises I was making. His hands went under my butt and pushed me up forcing him even deeper. His pace started to pick up and I buried my face in his neck. He was being rougher than usual but I knew it's what he needed. Suddenly, he pulled out and turned us over so I was now on top of him.

"Ride me so I can see you."

He grabbed my hips and pulled me down on him hard. I started to roll my hips while he pushed up inside of me. He reached up and pulled the straps of my dress down to expose my bra. Then, he pushed the cups down so my breasts popped out. He pulled me down so he could take my nipple into his mouth. He sucked and flicked his tongue just the way I liked it. I could feel my orgasm starting to build. A second later I exploded at the same time as Henry. 
    When I came back down to earth, it occurred to me that we didn't even get our clothes off. Would it ever stop being this way? Would we ever stop wanting each other so bad that we couldn't even take the time to undressed? Was it like this for everyone?
     I rolled off of Henry's body but he kept his arms wrapped around me. He planted a soft kiss on my lips. We laid like that for a long time. I wasn't sure if I was completely okay after the nights events but I needed Henry. And he needed me. Nothing could ever change that. It was out of our hands.
    I finally got up and got ready for bed. Henry took his shirt off and handed it to me. It was now assumed that that's what I slept in. After slipping it over my head, I crawled back under the covers and laid my head on Henry's bare chest.

"Em, I'm sorry. If you tell me right now that you aren't comfortable with me playing those songs, I'll stop."

"No, don't do that. I only heard one but it was really good. I get why it caught the attention of a music agent. I can't ask you to mess that up. I'll be okay. I just need to get used to it."

He let out a breath he must have been holding and kissed the top of my head.

"I love you. I don't deserve you."

"Stop saying that! I love you Henry."

We both fell silent and within minutes we were both asleep. The next couple of days, we avoided discussing what happened at his band's rehearsal. I didn't want to spend what little time we had dwelling on it. I knew there were more songs and I was probably going to get upset again but all that could wait. We spent the rest of the week taking walks around campus, going to the movies, and cooking meals for each other. Henry even convinced me to go to the gym with him which was hilarious because I never work out.
     On Friday afternoon, we left for Henry's father's house. The party was Saturday but Henry wanted to leave a day early so he could spend time with his brother and sister. He told me he hadn't been back there since Christmas and his siblings were starting to give him a hard time about it. On the long drive, I got more and more nervous the closer we got. What if his family didn't like me? From the little information he has shared with me, I knew there was a complicated history with his father. I didn't know what I was walking into. Henry must have sensed my apprehension because he held my hand for almost the whole drive.
     When we were getting close, he started acting strange. He let go of my hand and kept running it through his hair which I knew meant he was uncomfortable. I started to rub his shoulder to let him know I was here for him. He looked over at me with one of his guilty looks and my stomach dropped. What now?

"Em, I need to tell you something before we get there."

Fuck.

"What is it?"

"Well.....my family is sort of....rich."

What? That's not at all what I was expecting to come out of his mouth. I thought maybe there would be an ex-girlfriend or something like that to deal with this weekend.

"What do you mean rich?"

"My grandfather started a company in the fifties that distributes parts for machinery that is used to make pretty much everything. It was really successful and now my dad runs it and it's grown exponentially under his management. Last I heard, the company is worth hundreds of millions."

I was speechless. It made no sense in my head. Never in a million years would I have guessed that Henry came from money. Not just upper middle class like Jess. But real deal, filthy stinking rich. The nervous feeling I had been feeling just blew up and I felt like I was about to have an anxiety attack. I had never spent time with rich people before. I really had no idea how to act. And my clothes were definitely not up to par. I shopped at Target mainly. I was currently dressed in linen shorts and a t-shirt with Old Navy flip flops.

"Why didn't you tell me this sooner Henry? I would have prepared better. I'll probably look like a slob compared to everyone else."

"Em, you could never look like a slob even if you tried. And I didn't tell you because I knew you would stress out about it. You have nothing to worry about. My family is pretty much down to earth. My grandparents didn't grow up rich so they are normal. They will love you. I promise you will be fine."

"I'm just so confused. I had no idea."

"My dad cut me off when I decided to go for a degree in English instead of business. His dream was for all of his kids to work in the family business but I wanted no parts of it. He pays my tuition but that's it. I have a trust fund that I inherited after my mom died but I try not  to use that unless I have to."

"Wow, I'm sorry your dad cut you off. You should be able to decide what you want to do with your life. Does anyone else know?"

"Nick does. He grew up about a half hour away from me so he's heard of my family. I made him swear to keep it to himself. I don't think he's even told Jess. When people find out, they either think I'm stuck up or expect something from me. It's just easier to pretend I'm like everyone else."

"You could have told me all of this sooner. I want to know everything about you."

"I liked that you didn't know about this. It felt good knowing you were with me for all the right reasons. I know you aren't the type of person to care about money but I was afraid you would look at me differently or something."

"This doesn't change how I feel about you. But I'm a lot more nervous about meeting your family now."

He took my hand again and brought it up to his mouth where he placed a soft kiss on my fingers. It made a chill run through me.

"They are going to love you because I love you."