After agreeing to go with Jo to the concert and making sure that she was safely back in the homicide department, I grabbed my coat and my scarf and ran out of my office. I rushed home and found Abe in the store, so I flipped the open sign to close and made my way over to my son.
"What are you doing Henry? Is it Adam? Do we have to go?" he asked concerned and I shook my head "Well then what is it?" he asked and I looked at him sheepishly "I need your help Abraham" I said and he looked at me confused "What did you do?" he asked and I answered "Jo asked me to go with her to a concert but I've never been to one before and I have no idea who the band is. I was hoping that you could give me a little background on them before Jo picks me up tonight. Also I was hoping that you might have a record of theirs" I told him and he looked at me before he burst out laughing and I frowned. When he finally calmed down he had a smile on his face and was looking at me funny "When you said that you were in need of help I thought it was something more serious than this" he said and my frown deepened "But it is serious" I said and he said "Only serious because you have feelings for her and you want to impress her" I scowled at him and he shrugged "What I wasn't supposed to know that?" he asked and I glared at him before saying "Just help me Abraham" I said and he nodded "Alright pops follow me" he said and I did.
After three hours of discussing the history of the band and learning everything I could about them Abraham put on one of their albums and as we listened to the songs. As I listened to the songs and lyrics, I decided that Jo had quite a great taste in music.
"Alright this is one of their greatest hits" Abe said handing me the CD case and pointing out the number. Looking at it I read "Desparado" and as I listened to the lyrics I understood why Jo liked this style of music. It was the same as why Abe liked listening to Jazz music, it was different and soulful in its own right, but it had a beat to it, its own rhythm and style to it something that made me incredibly excited to actually have been asked to go with Jo. "Will you pick me up after it finishes I don't want to put any pressure on Jo, and I don't want to have her go out of her way for me?" I asked and Abe and he nodded, giving me a knowing smile "Sure pops" he said and I smiled.
When the album finished I turned to Abe and asked "Alright what should I wear?" he looked at me like I was crazy before he dragged me down the hall to the spare bedroom where there was a chest of clothes from throughout the ages. There had even been a couple of items that I had been given during the last century that I had never felt the urge to wear, so when Abe pulled out a couple of those items I shook my head "No there is no way I'm wearing that it is ghastly" and when Abe looked at me with that knowing look I sighed and grabbed the clothes, stomping my way down the hall. I got to the bathroom door before I turned back to Abe and said "Alright but I'm wearing this under protest" he shrugged and made his way down the hall.
I made my way down the hall and into the bathroom, as I stood under the spray of the water I was trying to work out how and why Jo had actually asked me to go with her. Sure I had accepted and agreed to go with her, she was my friend but it also could've been because of the feelings that I had for her. There was no way that I would ever truly be over Abigail but, knowing the truth about what had actually happened to her I was sure that I was ready to move on. Maybe this could be the start of something beautiful. I just wasn't sure I was quite ready for this to go quite there until I knew what Jo felt about me. Thinking that was a relatively understandable reason for not jumping in too quickly I shut off the shower and dried myself before heading into my bedroom to get dressed.
When I was showered and dressed, I combed my hair before putting on the boots that be had left outside my door. Standing in front of the mirror I looked at my reflection and smiled, the normal t-shirt with some logo on it, the ripped jeans and leather jacket as well as the ankle high boots. I quite liked this look, but I wasn't going to give Abraham the satisfaction of that knowledge. Controlling my face I headed out to the living room where Abe was talking to someone. I turned the corner and saw Jo standing there in a dark purple halter neck shirt, with a plunging neck line, black skinny jeans and knee high boots. She looked breath taking as usual and as I approached she turned and her jaw dropped "Wow Henry, the bad boy look really suits you" she said and I smiled "Thank you Jo. You look beautiful" I said and she blushed.
"Are you ready to go?" I asked and she nodded "Of course". As we made our way down to the front of the shop where Jo had parked her car I helped her into her leather jacket and I felt my cheeks burn slightly when my hands lingered just a little too long on her back, grateful that she was facing away from me and she couldn't see my reaction.
The first couple of minutes of the car ride were slightly awkward and every time I tried to make small talk Jo gave me quick answers, but I was watching closely to her body language and I was positive that as the drive wore on she was relaxing more and more, her shoulders relaxing. I had the overwhelming urge to make her laugh but I didn't know how or what to say, so I sat thinking for a couple of minutes. When I couldn't think of anything I turned my attention to what was speeding passed us and concentrated on that. Why was I feeling so damn nervous? Could it be the fact that Jo looked amazing? And this could possibly be the first date I had been on since Abigail had passed away? After tonight we would really need to talk and figure things out because right now I was confused and I didn't like that feeling too much.
A/N: Hey guys I hope you like this update again, this is just expanding more on what Henry was feeling before the concert :D Please Review