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I am a fan of Henry and I was a fan of him and Betty as a couple. I think that if some things were written differently, they could have lasted longer as a couple. This is my fan fic about what could have happened if they had found a way to stay together. I would appreciate reviews and feedback for this story.

Disclaimer-I do not own Ugly Betty or any of the characters.

Chapter 1

"How about Jack? That is the name that Charlie and I are thinking of naming him." Henry asked Betty as he was driving her home.

"Oh, I like Jack. It's simple and catchy. But wait would you name him just Jack or would it be a nickname for John?" Betty asked.

"Hmm…" Henry thought for a moment. "I think it would be just Jack."

"Jack Grubstick. That's a pretty cool name." Betty commented smiling.

"I like it." Henry stated. "Hmm but what type of middle name am I going to give him?" He thought some more. "My great grandfather's name was Martin, I heard he was a very likeable guy, maybe I could give my son that as a middle name."

"Jack Martin Grubstick." The name bounced off of Betty's tongue. "I like it."

Henry glanced at her quickly and smiled at her. "Thanks Betty." Henry paused for a minute. "Thanks for being so…understanding. I mean you are so terrific, helping me pick out names for my kid… I don't think that most girlfriends would do that, especially since my baby is with…"

"I'm not most girlfriends." Betty interjected.

Henry smiled to himself. "You're not. You're so special, and amazing….How am I going to live my life without you?" He asked a sad tone in his voice.

Betty frowned. "I…well it'll be okay Henry. I know that our time together is running out soon. But we can still you know… be friends… you can write me from Tucson, we can write each other, you could send me pictures of baby Jack."

"It won't be the same." Henry stated. "No where near the same. I can't, I don't want to be without you Betty."

Betty looked down at her hands for a moment. A wave of sadness came over her. "I know Henry, but… we talked about this. You have to go back to Tucson, because Charlie will be there and your baby will be there… I don't see how we are going to be together."

Henry sighed. "I know…Betty. I just wish that things were different. I wish… that somehow we could be together still. I love you so much."

Betty reached over and rubbed his arm with her hand. "I love you too Henry. And I do want to be with you… but well…"

"We can't stay together.." Henry finished. "I know Betty. I just… I wish…"

"I know Henry."

Henry nodded and continued the drive to Betty's house. Once they got there, she leaned over and gave him a kiss. "Do you want to come inside?" She asked him.

Henry shook his head. "I can't. I have to go run some errands. I have to get some groceries for me and Charlie, and I have to do some other things. But I will call you later. I promise." Henry leaned over and kissed Betty. She got out of the car and headed to her front door. While she walking there, she turned back and waved at Henry. He waved at her, smiled and drove off.

Betty walked up to her door and went inside her house. When she stepped inside she looked to see if anyone was around. She didn't see anyone and decided to head up to her room. As she was making her way to the staircase she saw Hilda coming down it.

"Hi, Betty, how is it going?" Hilda asked with a smile on her face.

"Oh, fine." Betty answered smiling back at her sister.

"You know I haven't seen you in a while, with you working long hours at Mode and of course trying to spend as much time with Henry before he leaves. I think we should catch up."

"Sure." Betty said. "When?"

"Now." Hilda grabbed Betty's arm and led her over to the couch to sit down.

"So.." Hilda began. "Tell me what is going on in your life. How's work, how's Henry? How's the angry pregnant redhead?"

Betty smiled. "Work is fine, I've been really busy but things are going good. I'm writing two articles, one for Claire Meade's magazine Hot Flash and the other for a Home and Garden magazine called Flowers and More. Claire introduced me to the editor of that magazine. The editor Shelia Rosaleen is going to let me write an article for that magazine. I have to do a research for both articles and I think that it is going to be fun and a good learning experience for me."

Hilda nodded smiling. "Great. And how is everything with Henry?"

"Henry's doing fine, and the baby is not due until a couple of more weeks. Since Charlie came down here a little while ago, she is going to stay here until the baby is born. She is going to stay with Henry here for a short time to rest some and recuperate after having the baby and then they are all going to go back to Tucson. Since Charlie is going to stay here for a while longer, that means that I am going to be able to spend more time with Henry. So that's a good thing."

Hilda nodded listening to what her sister was saying. "Sounds um..interesting." She paused and looked at Betty with a concerned look on her face.

"Betty Henry's going to be leaving soon and you seem so…calm about it. Ridiculously calm about it. The man that you love is leaving and it doesn't really bother you?" Hilda asked.

Betty sighed. "It does bother me Hilda, but…there is nothing I can do about it. So I'm just going to accept it." Betty shrugged helplessly.

Hilda made a face. "Yeah… I know… but Betty …I don't think that you should let the man that you love just walk out of your life. I think that you should fight for him more or something… I don't know. But him going off to Tucson just doesn't feel right. I think you two should stay together, You should definitely be together." Hilda remarked.

Betty looked at her sister with a sad look on her face. "I know Hilda, I feel the same way, but that's impossible. I mean Henry wants to be near his son, his son is going to be in Tuscon with Charlie… I just don't see how we can be together."

Hilda thought for a moment. "It does seem like it's like an impossible situation but maybe it's not…"

Betty looked at Hilda hopefully. "You think there is some way that Henry and I can still be together?"

"I don't know… maybe." Hilda stated. She reached over and put her hand on Betty's. "More than anything I want you to be happy Betty and I know that Henry makes you happy. You and him have this wonderful love, I just don't want to see you lose all of that."

Betty nodded. "Thanks Hilda. I don't want to lose it either. But I don't think that things are going to work out between me and Henry. He is going to leave shortly after his son is born… I wish that things were different. But…" Betty shook her head. "I don't think they can be. But… I'm just going to make the best of the time that Henry and I have left, and enjoy being with him while I can."

Hilda nodded. "I understand. I just want you to be happy Betty, and I hope that whatever happens… that you will be."

Betty smiled. "I hope so too Hilda." Betty and Hilda talked for a while longer and then Betty went upstairs to work on her articles. While she was working Hilda's words kept going through her mind. Betty knew that she wanted to continue to be with Henry, but she didn't know if there was a way that they could still be together.

Is there a way for Henry and me to still be together? Betty wondered to herself. I hope that there is. Betty thought about the situation some more and sighed. As much as she hoped that there would be a way for her and Henry to stay together, she figured that there probably wasn't any way that they could. Betty heart ached at the thought of breaking up with Henry and she tried to push the thought of having to break up with him out of her mind as she continued to work on her articles.

I will enjoy what little time left we have together, Betty thought to herself. I'll make the best of things. Betty decided that she was going to make the best of the little time that she had with Henry and that she wouldn't sit around worrying what would happen when he left. But a huge part of her still hoped that what Hilda suggested could be true, that her and Henry could find a way to be together.