Authors Note: This is another version Of Henry's return.
The Langston home:
Fredrick and Marty were trying to convince Lucille that Henry was not coming back. She was arguing with them.
"No. You're wrong! He's coming back."
Marty shouted "No! He not!
Lucille looked at Marty and back at Fred. She looked down at her watch and started wrapping her arms around herself. She slowly shook her head as Henry's death began to sink in.
"No. No."
Her face crumbled and she began to cry. Fred immediately took her in his arms and she grabbed onto his jacket. She buried her face in his shoulder and Marty just stared not quite sure what to do. He felt bad for yelling at her her but she needed to realize her husband was dead.
Jacob ran downstairs and opened the door to see the preacher. Marty came to the door and saw the preacher. Lucille ran to the door.
She said "hello."
The preacher smiled and moved to the side. There stood her husband.
She gasped and covered her mouth.
Jacob smiled and said "I knew you'd be back."
His father picked him up while Lucille stood in shock. He sat his son down and walked over to his wife. He took her in his arms and she clung to him. She had tears pouring down her face as she relished in the fact that her husband was back!
Fred guided everyone to another room to give them privacy.
Henry was rubbing her back while she continued to cry. He felt tears seep through his shirt but he didn't care. It's been too long since he has been able to hold his wife since their fight and she above all things needed to cry. He knew one more death especially his was more than she could handle.
She couldn't believe he was here. She didn't want to let go of him because if she did she was afraid he would disappear. The thought of never seeing him again or never being able to feel his arms around her was too much to bare. The mere thought of that caused another wave of tears. He died thinking she hated him because of that damn fight! She squeezed him harder.
He whispered "it's okay Lu. I'm here."
She sniffled and looked into his blue eyes. She grabbed his face and rubbed her thumbs in circles. She got lost in his eyes. They always took her breath away. He could always make her feel beautiful and loved. She stood on her tip toes and kissed him with all the love she felt in her heart. Only when the need for air became to much did they break apart.
She whimpered "I love you so much Henry! I'm so, so sorry for everything. I didn't mean it. I swear I didn't mean it. Please forgi..."
He placed his fingers over her soft lips and smiled "shh. You don't have to say anything sweetheart."
She grabbed his arms and looked at him "no! I do. You died thinking I hated you. Do you have any idea how horrible I felt?! Your death was my fault! Don't you see? You were coming to see me and you died. If we hadn't gotten into that fight you never would've died. It was all my fault...all my fault. I'm sorry Henry so very sorry."
He heard her voice crack and wrapped his arms around her again. She laid her hand on his shoulder and he ran his fingers through her red hair.
"Lu, stop. Don't blame yourself."
Before she could stop herself she said "why? You blamed me for Jacob's death and now your death was my fault too."
His eyes widened and he let go of her. She panicked and reached for him and tearfully said "wait, I'm sorry I didn't mean that!"
He raised his hand stopping her. She froze.
He snapped "I don't want to hear it!"
She looked at him and in a softer tone he said "Lu stop. None of this was your fault. It was a heart attack. Their was nothing you could've done to prevent this from happening. I'm sorry you thought I stood you up. I would never do that on purpose. The only thing that matters is I'm back and I'm not going anywhere."
She let a small smile spread on her face and he cupped her cheek "there's that smile I love so much."
She blushed and looked to her feet.
He said "honey, look at me."
She looked at him and he said "I need you to pay attention to what I'm about to say okay?"
She nodded.
He said "Jacob's death was not your fault! I never meant to make you think that's what I thought. His death was a horrible accident but by some miracle we have a second chance. Our family is whole again. We can't let anything destroy our happiness. I know it took me a while to accept the fact that he was back but now that I have I love that little boy. He brought life back into our house but there is one very important thing that he brought with him."
She cocked her head "what's that?"
He smiled "your laugh. I missed hearing the sound of it. You've been so relaxed and carefree since our sons been back. It's almost like the Lucille I fell in love with is trying to find her way back to me."
She smiled softly "oh Henry. You're going to make me cry."
He smiled and kissed her forehead "I love you Lucille Langston."
She smiled brightly and threw her arms around him "I love you too Henry Langston!"
Suddenly the door flew open and Maggie saw her uncle holding her aunt.
She gasped "uncle Henry!"
He let go of his wife and turned around just in time to catch his niece. He smiled as Maggie hugged him tight.
"Uncle Henry I was beginning to think you were gone for good."
He kissed her head and playfully said "not even death could keep me away."
Lucille slapped his arm and snapped "that's not funny Henry!"
He smirked and pulled his wife back in his embrace using his other arm.
Fredrick watched Henry and saw the small smile on his face. Henry was back where he belonged. He saw the look on Lucille's face each time he told her Henry was dead. She would never let herself believe it. He finally told her Henry was gone and then she allowed herself to grieve. Telling her Henry was gone was the hardest thing he's ever done. He felt so guilty for trying to take Jacob away and knew he needed to apologize.
That night Henry was outside on the porch while Lucille and Fred were in the kitchen.
He saw the time and knew he needed to get home. He watched Lucille clean the kitchen and walked over to her. He stared at her and she closed the dish washer and dried her hands. She felt eyes on her and saw Fred looking back at her.
She smiled and said "what?"
He shook his head and said "nothing. It's great to see you back to normal. I think I'm going to speak to Henry then head out."
She nodded.
He touched her elbow and said "are you sure you're okay?"
She smiled brightly and said "I have my Henry back. I couldn't be happier!"
Fred smiled and kissed her cheek. She was a bit startled but smiled and watched him leave.
She gave the brothers a few moments then walked outside.
"Hey. Are you okay?"
He shrugged "was it all a dream?"
"Which part?"
He looked at her "us. Jacob. All of it."
"Honey, I don't care."
He smiled as she cupped his cheek. She kissed him twice, looked down and smiled. She took his hand and pulled him inside. Henry closed the door and leaned against it. She stood in front of him and ran her hand over his chest. She slid her arms around his waist and her fingers through his belt loops. She gazed in to eyes and smiled seductively.
He could tell she was aroused.
She kissed his chin and whispered "you know since Maggie volunteered to take Jacob we have the house to ourselves tonight."
He smiled and slid his hands over her bottom. He gently squeezed her butt cheeks "mmhmm."
She whimpered when she felt his hard on pressing against her. She popped each button on his shirt and slid it off his shoulders. She ran her hands over his hairy chest. She said "whatever shall we do?"
He said "I can think of a few things."
He quickly lifted her and she squealed. She wrapped her arms around his neck and her legs around his waist. She laughed as he carried her to the living room. He supported her neck with one hand and gently laid her on the couch. He covered her body with his and looked into her eyes. She smiled softly at his his intense gaze. She ran her finger nail down his cheek and said "make love to me Henry."
He smiled and took her finger into his mouth. He leaned down and kissed her. He slid off the sweater she wore and tossed it across the room. He ran his hands over her sides causing her to giggle. He grabbed the shirt and pulled it over her head. He reached around and undid her black bra. He slowly slid it down her arms and stared at her breasts. He cupped them and massaged them. She sighed and quickly reached down and unbuttoned his jeans. She slid them over his hips. He kicked them off and removed her jeans. They were left in their underwear. He slid her black, lacy panties down her long legs. He slid his hands back up her legs and kissed her stomach. He made his way to her lips and captured them. Their tongues played and she slid his underwear off. She grabbed him and he groaned.
She begged "Please Henry I need you."
He lined his dick up with her entrance and coated himself in her juices. She closed her eyes. Before he entered her he commanded "look at me!"
She opened her eyes and saw her husband staring at her.
He said "You're beautiful Lu."
She teared up and moaned as he gently entered her. The feeling of him inside her was overwhelming. She began to cry as he thrusted against her.
"Am I hurting you?"
She clung to him "no! Don't stop."
He continued thrusting. He wrapped his fingers around her hip changing his angle. She gasped and shouted his name as she came. He soon followed. He collapsed on top of her. She eventually calmed down and he pushed himself up.
"Are you alright?"
She nodded "perfect."
He smiled and gently kissed her. He pulled out of her and changed their positions so that his back lay against the couch cushions. She laid on her side facing wall. Her back was pressed up against his chest. He grabbed the blanket that was on the couch and threw it on them. He had his arm wrapped around her breasts. She was rubbing his arm. He kissed her shoulder.
He noticed how quiet she was so he pulled her closer.
"What's the matter honey?"
She sighed and "I just can't believe your here. I still keep thinking about Fred telling me you were gone. I finally started to believe you weren't coming back and then just as I started to break down you showed up. It's just a lot to take in."
He said "I'm sorry I scared you. I can't imagine how you felt. I'm just glad Fred was here to help you through it."
She carefully turned over to face him and said "about that."
He raised his eyebrow as she played with his chest hair. She said "you're going to think I'm crazy but I think Fred likes me."
Henry laughed "you just now noticed that?!"
She frowned "what are you talking about?"
He smiled and said "he's always had a crush on you Lu. How could he not? You're an amazing woman with a generous heart."
She smiled as he kissed her nose.
He said "you want to move to the bedroom?"
She smiled "no. I'm quite comfortable here. I like the closeness."
He smiled "whatever you want my dear."
Henry stared into her eyes and broke the silence by saying "how did I get so lucky?"
She said "I don't know but whatever brought you back I will be forever grateful. I don't think I can live without you Henry."
He rubbed her back "shh. Don't think about that baby. I wasn't talking about that anyway. What I meant was how did I end up winning your heart over all the other men chasing after you?"
She giggled "oh Henry! I didn't have men chasing after me."
He raised his eyebrow "of course you did! You had dates all the time. It was so hard to get you alone."
She smirked and rolled her eyes "you've lost your mind! They were just people that I associated with in hopes to make a connection with their family. At least that's what my parents always told me. I hated those men. They were just interested in one thing. You were the man of my dreams. I was just waiting until you finally got the courage to ask me out."
He smiled "so I already won your heart before we even dated?"
She nodded.
They stared at each other.
She smiled said "do you remember when you proposed to me?"
He smiled and whispered "like yesterday."
She said "I was so surprised. You had been acting weird all week. I was certain you were going to break up with me but when you kneeled down and brought out the ring I couldn't believe it!"
He grabbed her left hand and touched her wedding rings. The ones he placed there so long ago. He kissed them.
He said "I was a nervous wreck! I wanted everything to be perfect. I had to be sneaky so you wouldn't suspect anything."
She smiled "that was one of the happiest days of my life."
He smiled and said "me too baby."
Suddenly, she yawned and he smiled.
"Go to sleep hon."
"You'll be here when I wake up right? Right here?"
He smiled "I'm not going anywhere Lu. Just hold onto me and close your eyes."
She nodded and whispered "I love you Henry."
He kissed her head "I love you to."
Lucille woke up the next morning alone in bed. She gasped and sat up looking around the room. She looked down and noticed she was wearing Henry's shirt. Before she could panic the door opened and Henry walked inside with a breakfast tray.
He smiled "good morning beautiful. How did you sleep?"
She looked relieved "good. What am I doing in here and why weren't you with me? I thought you were still dead."
He smiled and sat down the tray. He sat on the edge of the bed and cupped her cheek.
"I'm sorry baby I didn't mean to scare you. I just didn't think it would be a good thing for Jacob or anyone else to see us naked. I carried you to bed last night and put my shirt on you since it was chilly."
She giggled "I guess your right that wouldn't have been appropriate for Jacob to see. It might scar him for life! Did you make sure to clean up any evidence of our night in the living room?"
He kissed her cheek and grabbed the tray "I picked up your bra and panties if that's what you mean. Now eat up. I'm going to the kitchen and Fred is downstairs so make sure your dressed before you come downstairs."
She laughed. She kicked the covers away and opened her shirt "you mean you don't want Fred to see me naked?"
He glared at her and then quickly pinned her to the bed causing her to laugh even harder "No, I don't want him seeing you naked. That's for my eyes only."
Without warning he quickly slipped his finger into her vagina. She squealed and her hips came off the bed. She panted "dammit Henry! Warn me before you do that."
He laughed and continued fingering her. He removed his finger and sucked it into his mouth. He moaned "damn baby you always taste so good. I love you. I'll be downstairs if you need me."
She smiled at his playfulness. She nodded and grabbed the tray. Before she started eating she looked at the picture on the night stand and smiled "God, I love you Henry."
She ate her breakfast and went into the bathroom to get ready.
She heard the voice downstairs. Henry said "no Fred she's not!"
She ran towards Henry and touched his arm "honey, what's wrong?"
He said "he wants to bring mom back home."
Lucille's eyes widened "absolutely not! I don't want her anywhere near Jacob or my husband. I wouldn't think you'd want her back after the hurtful things she said to you and Henry."
Fred sighed "she didn't mean it. She apologized to me and I know she will to you to if you give her a chance."
They both shouted "no!"
Henry said "I have no desire to talk to her or see her ever again!"
Fred said "Henry, she's our mother!"
Henry looked at him and said "no she's not! Our mother died a long time ago. I will not let this imposter destroy my family."
Lucille looked at her husband and slid her arm around his waist in order to calm him down.
Fred said "fine but when she leaves for good you'll be sorry."
Henry scoffed "no. I won't because I'll be gone too! I'm a returned remember?"
Lucille whimpered and Henry turned around to find his wife crying. He opened his arms and wrapped them around her.
"I'm sorry sweetheart I didn't mean to say that."
She cover her face while he held her. Henry glared at his brother. Fred sighed and left their property.
She clung onto him and sobbed. Henry rubbed her back and kissed her head.
"I can't lose you Henry. We just got Jacob back and I came to the conclusion we will lose him one day. I never expected to lose you too! It's not fair!"
Henry said "sweetheart, if I have my way you won't lose Jacob again. I don't know how any of this works but if I have to choose who gets to stay I will gladly step aside. I've lived a long life but Jacob didn't get that chance. I want him to have a normal life or at least something close to it."
She looked up teary eyed and grabbed onto his shirt "you're my husband! You promised you would never leave me and you'd always take care of me; in sickness and in health remember?"
He smiled and brought her hands up to his lips "Lucille, me or Jacob? Choose one right now!"
She was speechless and stared at him.
He smiled sadly and rubbed her wedding rings "exactly. You could never choose and I don't expect you to. You've already lost him once. That's why I'm making the decision but we don't even know if it will come to that. I don't want you worrying about this. Focus on the present. Our family is together again. Let's enjoy our time together while we can."
She bit her lip. He watched her face begin to crumble. He pulled her into his arms and let her cry. His chin rested on the top of her head.
Jacob came into the room and saw his mother crying. He worriedly looked at his father who put his finger to his lips. Jacob nodded and left the room quietly.
Eventually her cries subsided. She pulled back and he wiped her tears away. He gently kissed her lips.
"Are you okay?"
She shrugged. She moved around him and walked into the kitchen. He followed her and saw her begin to make a cup of tea.
He stood extremely close to her and leaned against the kitchen island.
He said "you can't ignore me forever."
She sighed and slammed the spoon down. She raised her voice "what do you want me to say Henry?"
He said "anything just don't shut me out."
She glared at him "fine you want to know what I'm thinking? I must be cursed! Our son died and now you. You both came back and I can't even truly relax because I'm terrified that if I blink you and Jacob will disappear. I was not expecting to lose either of you so early in my life. It's not fair dammit!"
He slid his arms around her and picked her up. She gasped when he sat her on the counter. He pulled her close and she let her legs hang on either side of his legs.
He cupped her cheek and said "have I ever told you I think your incredibly hot; especially when you're angry."
She blushed and whispered "oh Henry."
He kissed her nose "I mean it. I love everything about you. Hell, I'm crazy about you Lucille."
She decided to throw him off and huskily said "why Mr. Langston are you trying to get in my pants?"
He laughed "that's my girl! I love it when you talk dirty."
She said "you didn't answer my question."
He smiled "always Mrs. Langston. I never tire of you. Being at Fred's was awful. I hate sleeping alone!"
She pushed his death out of her mind and tried to play along "I missed your arms around me and your breath on my skin. More importantly, I missed you moving deep inside me."
He kissed her passionately. She clung to him. He started laying her on the but as soon as she realized his intent she pushed him away and gasped for air. He stumbled and grabbed onto her knee to regain his balance.
He was stunned and panted "what the hell Luc?"
She smiled "I'm sorry but we can't do that now. Jacob is home remember?"
He smirked "oh yeah that might be a little shocking to see at his age."
She laughed "that'd be shocking to see at any age!"
She grabbed her cup and poured the tea. He stood behind her and pulled her to his chest.
He whispered "later?"
She smiled and said "it's a date!"
He squeezed her butt and she watched him leave the room. She smiled and shook her head.