Chapter 10
"There you are!" Henry said, smiling, holding his arms open. "I was beginning to wonder if you were coming at all."
"I got a little caught up, Henry," Danielle said as she felt his arms tighten around her. "I didn't think I'd make it."
"Well," he said, releasing her and looking into her eyes. "I'm glad you did. There is so much I need to talk to you about."
Danielle smiled and looked around. "It looks as if you're all done here for the night."
Henry laughed. "I am, just have a few little things to clean up and.."
"Hey," a voice called from the background. "Why don't you call it a night, Henry? Take that very beautiful young lady out on the town somewhere. I'll clean the rest of this mess up for you, but first you must introduce me to her."
"Leo," Henry grinned and motioned for him to come down. They hugged each other and Henry patted him on the back before releasing him.
"Nicole, meet one of my most loyal workers and my partner's younger brother, Leonard Duval."
Danielle smiled and extended her hand. "Nice to meet you, Leonard."
Leo took her hand in his. "The pleasure is all mine, my lady. It's nice to finally have met you. I've heard nothing else from this man for the past three weeks."
"Is this true?" Danielle asked, looking at him.
Henry turned beet red. "Why don't we do as he says and let him clean up the rest of this stuff. There's a quiet private spot that I know. Doesn't get too many people, especially after dark."
"As long as we're alone, Henry. There's something I need to tell you."
Henry looked into her eyes. "And I have something to share with you. No one will bother us at this place. It's quiet and very intimate. We'll be alone I assure you."
Danielle looked into his eyes. She felt like crying for some reason.
"Alright," she said, fighting back the tears. "I'll take your word for it."
Henry smiled and put his hand inside his pocket. He had remembered to bring the ring after all.
"Let's go. My car is just outside."
Henry put his arm around her shoulders as they walked toward the door, which he opened for her. It was then he noticed the crowd that had gathered outside the door.
Henry looked at Danielle, but she just continued to walk, her head down.
"Henry, let's get out of here as quickly as we can."
"What's wrong, Nicole?"
Danielle winced. "Everything will be soon enough. Come on, let 's go."
"There you are!" Henry said, smiling, holding his arms open. "I was beginning to wonder if you were coming at all."
"I got a little caught up, Henry," Danielle said as she felt his arms tighten around her. "I didn't think I'd make it."
"Well," he said, releasing her and looking into her eyes. "I'm glad you did. There is so much I need to talk to you about."
Danielle smiled and looked around. "It looks as if you're all done here for the night."
Henry laughed. "I am, just have a few little things to clean up and.."
"Hey," a voice called from the background. "Why don't you call it a night, Henry? Take that very beautiful young lady out on the town somewhere. I'll clean the rest of this mess up for you, but first you must introduce me to her."
"Leo," Henry grinned and motioned for him to come down. They hugged each other and Henry patted him on the back before releasing him.
"Nicole, meet one of my most loyal workers and my partner's younger brother, Leonard Duval."
Danielle smiled and extended her hand. "Nice to meet you, Leonard."
Leo took her hand in his. "The pleasure is all mine, my lady. It's nice to finally have met you. I've heard nothing else from this man for the past three weeks."
"Is this true?" Danielle asked, looking at him.
Henry turned beet red. "Why don't we do as he says and let him clean up the rest of this stuff. There's a quiet private spot that I know. Doesn't get too many people, especially after dark."
"As long as we're alone, Henry. There's something I need to tell you."
Henry looked into her eyes. "And I have something to share with you. No one will bother us at this place. It's quiet and very intimate. We'll be alone I assure you."
Danielle looked into his eyes. She felt like crying for some reason.
"Alright," she said, fighting back the tears. "I'll take your word for it."
Henry smiled and put his hand inside his pocket. He had remembered to bring the ring after all.
"Let's go. My car is just outside."
Henry put his arm around her shoulders as they walked toward the door, which he opened for her. It was then he noticed the crowd that had gathered outside the door.
Henry looked at Danielle, but she just continued to walk, her head down.
"Henry, let's get out of here as quickly as we can."
"What's wrong, Nicole?"
Danielle winced. "Everything will be soon enough. Come on, let 's go."