Chapter nineteen; Forgiveness and Yes's
I am awesome and so are u guys… By the way Henry and Jo have been together for 8 months now…
Jo looked at Henry with a tint of irritation. She was still very angry at him for what he had done, but her heart softened at the beautiful sight before her. The table was beautifully decorated with a pure white cloth and on top of it was candles and rose pedals. She crossed her arms over her chest with determination. She wasn't about to let him of the hook that easily.
"I'm only doing this because I love you and is willing to hear you out, not because I'm done being pissed."
"I can quite understand that and I do not blame you." Henry said as he made his way away from the edge of the balcony. He smiled brightly at her as he made his way to her.
"You have five minutes." Jo said as she took a step back. It was hard enough already to not fall apart with his puppy dog eyes. Now she had to deal with his closeness too.
"I am sorry for what I did, Jo. It was irrational of me and I understand completely as to why you're angry with me." Henry said as he placed his hands firmly behind his back. Jo's gaze softened even more.
"I'm not angry with you, Henry. Upset yes, but not angry. I'm just so angry at the way you handle things. I support your unorthodox methods. Even your absolute weird attachment to death, but when you go behind my back to hurry a case along it feels like you don't trust me all over again. We went through this eight months ago Henry and I'd rather not go through it again." Jo said as sorrow enveloped her voice. Henry sighed heavily as he took her words in. She was absolutely right. How could he be so careless?
"I am deeply sorry, Jo. I wasn't thinking clearly. I was rushing things because I wanted to get done in time so I could…" Henry caught himself in time. He was still terrified of what her answer might be and he didn't know what to expect.
"So you could what, Henry?" Jo questioned trying to understand what he meant. Henry turned around trying to calm his nerves. He usually did this to hide something, but Jo saw right through it. "Henry, please don't shut me out. I can't do this if you keep doing things like this. I might be… we might be immortal, but this back and forth charade we're going through is thinning my patients." Jo said as she hugged herself. Henry was an impossible man from time to time. Jo sighed and turned around. If he wasn't going to make an effort neither would she, but before she could take a step towards the door she felt his hand around her wrist. He turned her to face him once again and he smiled softly at her.
"I do indeed realize that I need to change the matter of my trust issues. I am willing to change if you are willing to help me." Henry said as he pulled her a bit closer to him.
"I am always willing, Henry. I still don't understand what you meant by-" Henry cut Jo off as he pulled out the black velvet box in his pocket. She stared at it questioningly as she couldn't quite understand what was going on. As Henry knelt down on one knee, Jo lifted her hand to her mouth. Tears freely flowed down her cheeks as she started to realize what he meant. He wanted to propose to her three days ago, but thanks to his lack of patients and self restraint he went and screwed it up.
"I wanted to do this several nights ago, but as you know me my excitement got the best of me." Henry said with a low chuckle. Henry opened the small box's lid and a beautiful diamond ring shined in the evening light. Jo looked from Henry to the ring and then back at Henry. "I might not be the easiest man to live with or the best and I can not offer you money or a large house, but all I can offer you my heart. Though it's broken and battered and betrayed, but it is all I have to offer you darling. Even if it doesn't listen from time to time." Henry stated with his famous cheeky grin. Jo stared at Henry with adoring eyes. "Jo Martinez, would you make me the happiest man on earth and grant me your hand in marriage?" Henry asked with hope in his eyes.
Jo allowed the question to register before she dropped her hand to her side. She smiled with as much affection as she possibly could. "Gosh, Henry you are so God damn frustrating sometimes. Did you think I'd say no." Jo said before leaping into his arms causing him to stumble backwards and allowing her to pin him to the ground. Henry smiled brightly at her as he gently kissed her on the lips leaving her begging for more.
"So if I may?" Henry asked as he held out his hand to her asking for her hand so he could place the ring on her finger. She smiled brightly at him and gave her hand to him. As he slipped the ring on her finger she felt a sense of belonging. Her finger had been so bare for so long that it made her brim with joy. It had been so long since she had worn Sean's ring around her neck that it brought back old memories. Suddenly she couldn't weight for the new memories Henry would offer her and help her build.
"You are such an idiot sometimes, you know?" Jo said as she looked him straight in the eye.
"I'm sorry I do believe that I don't quite follow?" Henry said as he frowned questioningly.
"I am referring to your impatience and handling of the case a few days ago. Was it really such an issue to wait?" Jo asked with a giggle.
"I'm sorry if I don't see my methods of solving the case as idiocy, but I am a man that doesn't like to be kept in the dark." Henry stated coyly.
"You are an impossible man, Henry." Jo said as she gave him yet another warm and soft kiss.
"I've been told so before." Henry said as she broke off.
"I can't imagine why." Jo said sarcastically.
Henry's eyelids slowly fluttered open as he inspected his surroundings. He was in his… and Jo's room. His smile grew as he felt Jo's small frame against him. 'She said yes.' Henry thought to himself as he brushed some of her hair out of her face. She seemed so fragile while she was asleep when she usually kicked down doors and shot bad guys for a living. As he slowly untangled himself from the covers careful not to wake her, he smiled as he caught a glimpse of her engagement ring on the night stand. She was his and his alone. That thought brought pride to his being as he pulled on his night gown and made his way to the kitchen.
As he poured himself a glass of water he suddenly felt a sting in the pit of his stomach. As he turned around he immediately saw a man that would drive him so far as to kill him. In the darkness of the night standing a mere ten feet away, Adam grinned cockily at him. Henry dropped his glass as he knew that the only thing standing between Jo and this mad man was him.
"What's wrong, Henry? Not happy to see me?" The fellow immortal questioned coldly.
"Forgive me if I say that I despise you with every fiber of my being." Henry said as he bent down to pick up a piece of the shattered glass he had dropped. "So no, Adam. I am not happy to see you." Henry said with as much venom as he possibly could.
"I'm not here to hurt you, Henry…" Adam started, but Henry interrupted him.
"You are never here to not hurt me, Adam. It's either through Jo or Abigail, but you're always here to hurt me. I won't let you come near, Jo." Henry said as he gripped the glass shard hard enough in his hand that it cut through his skin. His blood slowly flowed down the glass shard to the floor.
"Not this time. I merely came to let you know that I have another surprise for you. I know you'll love it." Adam stated with a cold smile.
"I'm done playing your games!" Henry shouted angrily as he tossed the glass shard aside. "I told you before. I'm a doctor, not a murderer." Henry said as tears brimmed in his eyes.
"No, but you will be." Adam said as he pulled out a knife and sliced his throat, disappearing as soon as he did so. Henry felt himself falling apart. What could he do to keep the people closest to him safe? As these thoughts graced his mind he heard a soft tired voice call out to him questioningly.
"Henry?" Jo asked as she stood at the entrance of the kitchen. She was wearing one of his old t-shirts which covered just below her buttocks. He smiled with relief as he purposely strode towards her and enveloped her in his arms.
"Thank God you're alright." Henry said as he kissed the top of her head affectionately.
"Why wouldn't I be alright?" Jo asked confusedly. She looked down to his bleeding hand and her face flushed with panic. "What happened to your hand?" Jo asked as she grabbed his wounded hand.
"Adam…" Henry started to say, but Jo cut him off.
"I'm going to shoot that son of a bitch someday." Jo said as she shook her head. "Come here. Let me help you with that." Jo said as she lead him to the bathroom. She quickly got out the emergency kit and found a bandage and some medicine for the wound. As she applied it to his wound he looked at her with sad eyes. He couldn't let Adam hurt her the same way that he has been hurt. He wasn't a killer, but deep down inside he was starting to doubt himself.
"Okay, whenever you get that puppy dog face it's when you either doubt yourself or if you feel like you're going to lose someone you love. What did Adam say to you?" Jo asked as she cupped his left cheek.
"He said that he has yet another surprise for me." Henry started as he felt the hopelessness once again. "And that one day, I'll become just like him. A killer." Henry said as he looked down in shame. Jo sighed and lifted his head to face her.
"I won't ever let that happen and whatever Adam and Markus has planned, we'll stop them." Jo said with a reassuring smile.
"We can't stop them. I've tried stopping Adam and almost lost you in the process. It's hopeless." Henry said as he swayed his arms in the air dramatically.
"Henry, if we can't stop him we'll fake it until we make it. You're not in this alone. I promise." Jo said as she softly stroked his cheek. "You'll never be alone again." Those last words caught Henry's attention. Never be alone… again. That sounded amazing. It made him brim with joy to be exact.
"That sounds lovely. I'm tired of being alone." Henry said as he realized that Jo was really never going to leave his side.
Hehe… this chapter went rather well… Until next time my foreverists…