Hey everyone! Ok so this is just gonna be Henry and Nat, like, just going through stuff! Expect more chapters and everything. I just love them so much!
DISCLAIMER: I so dont own N2N! If I was, well...I wouldn't be doing this LOL
Natalie sat at the kitchen table, doing homework. Her dad, Dan, was cooking the taco meat on the stove. Things around the house were pretty. It wasn't so weird with just the two of them anymore. And she had Henry. He was always coming over, always calling her up. Things were going really good with them.
And the doorbell rang. Natalie jumped up to get it. It was Henry.
"Hey," she said, throwing her arms around him and giving him a quick kiss. "I didn't know you were coming tonight."
"Neither did I. My parents are fighting...you know..." His voice faltered a bit. She squeezed his hands. Henry's parents were not getting along. They never really had, but things were getting worse now. Natalie felt bad.
"It's cool. You know you're always welcome here."
"Is that Henry?" Dan called from the kitchen.
"Yeah, he's staying for dinner!" Natalie called back, pulling Henry into the kitchen with her.
"Hello, Henry," Mr. Goodman said, giving him a wave as he continued to cook.
"Oh, I forgot it's Taco Tuesday," Henry said, laughing. Then he sat with Natalie at the table. He didn't bring any books with him or anything. But that was fine. He just sat there and watched her work, not saying a thing. And he was perfectly content with that.
Soon dinner was ready and the three of them ate together like they did many times a week. Though it was a little awkward for Dan to always have his daughter's boyfriend there in the house with them all the time, he knew that Henry made Natalie happy. And Henry was pretty much a good kid.
"We'll be upstairs," Natalie announced when they both had finished eating.
"Be good," Dan warned.
And the two of them hurried up the stairs. Henry popped a mint on his way up. Just in case.
He and Natalie crashed onto her bed, Natalie pulling her laptop over and clicking on their playlist, the Henry/Natalie playlist. Their favorite songs started shuffling and they sang along. But Natalie could tell that Henry just wasn't into that tonight. Something was really bugging him, maybe more than just his parents. She shut off the music.
"What's up?" she asked.
"What do you mean?" he asked. "Why'd you stop the music?"
"Because you're acting weird. What's going on?"
"Nothing."
"Henry, I know you. Something's up."
"Natalie, I said nothing's wrong," he snapped. "Leave me alone."
Henry never snapped at her, never even tried to raise his voice. Natalie looked at him, hurt and confused. "I'm just trying to help you." He turned away. She reached for his hand, eyes watering a bit. "I love you," she whispered.
Henry sighed, leaning close to her. "I know," he said. "I'm sorry. It's just my parents..."
"Yeah, but they always fight. You never act like this over that."
"But this is more serious. I think...I don't know. Maybe it's over between them."
"My parents are seperated," Natalie said, trying to make him feel a little better. "It's not so bad."
"Yeah, but my parents are different," he protested. "My parents werer the perfect couple, they were always in love. They didn't have all those problems." Natalie's face fell just a little, but she quickly recovered. Henry had seen though. "I didn't mean that."
"It's cool," she said, lowering her eyes.
"No, I'm sorry."
"Look, I know my parents aren't perfect, but they were in love too. And yet, sometimes people just fall out of love. Or things don't go as planned. But people move on. Even if it doesn't get better, it'll eventualy get easier."
"That was supportive," Henry said sarcastically. "I never flat-out told you that your parents were getting a divorce."
"My parents are not divorced," Natalie corrected. "And I didn't mean it that way. I was trying to be realistic."
"Thanks, Nat," Henry said, getting up and starting to walk out.
"Wait, Henry, I'm sorry!" But he had already left.
A little more dramatic then intended. New chapters soon. Please review!