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BAD CUPID

Created By: Snow Marisvega

Chapter 99A (first part)

Dylan's P.O.V

"Mrs. Ashcroft."

There she was, sitting on a wheel chair, a smile printed on her gorgeous face as she stared back at me and I suddenly became teary. She was talking, she was smiling, she looked so much better.

I really was speechless and didn't know what to say, I just felt the tears rush up as I saw her there. "Oh my God." I muttered and turned to Henry. "She-" he nodded once I couldn't complete my sentence.

Last time i saw her, she was...she couldn't move or even look at us and she...she was here, actually smiling at me.

"Don't I get a hug?" She asked and I turned back to her, I wasted no time and made my way to her. I knelt in front of her and wrapped my arms around her tightly. "That's my boy." She chuckled and pulled back, she looked at me with a smile and caressed my cheeks. "You're such a beautiful boy, I couldn't wait to say thank you to you and hug you."

"I don't...I don't understand, how is she....I..."

"Remember two months ago, the day you got shot?" Mrs. Ashcroft began and arched her brow at me. "You weren't wrong dear."

My eyes widen. "You called my name. You actually called my name! Oh my God! You called my name back then." I chuckled. "I thought I might have heard wrong."

Mrs. Ashcroft laughed. "Not sweetie. I really wanted to speak with you both, seeing you two I tried to move my body. I tried to look at you guys, to say something but I couldn't. You gave me hope, Dylan. You gave me back my son and I wanted to thank you. I pushed myself to try and then I called out your name but that was it, I sadly couldn't do more."

I held her hands in mine. "I am so glad you're okay.  W-Wait," I turned to Henry. "How did this happen?"

"It's all you." She replied and I looked back at her.

"Apparently, It was after you got shot." Mom said.

"Henry here was devastated and he got angry, sadder, he needed his mommy." Daniel said in a teasing tone and Henry shoved him playfully. 

"He came to the hospital and my baby was hurt, he told me about everything but I couldn't even do anything. And then he started crying and he rested his head on my lap and all I wanted to do was hold him. He was filled with so much pain and he needed me, I wanted to console him, to do something so I forced my hand to move." She said and smiled. "And I patted his head continuously."

"I knew she wanted to get better after that," Henry spoke as he walked over to his mom and placed a hand on her shoulder. "You have no idea how shocked I was when I felt her hand on my hand. It was some sort of miracle," he smiled. "So I decided to help her. I did everything I could with the help of Michael to get her the help she needed to get better because I knew she wanted to. Every sort of therapy, treatment, everything. And here she is." Henry smiled and Mrs. Ashcroft chuckled.

"A mother knows when her child needs her." Mom said, smiling softly.

"I am so proud of you, boy." Henry's mom said as she placed her hands on my cheeks ago. "I am so proud of you for fighting and waking up. And I am thankful to you for making my son happy, for making him a better man when I couldn't be there for him. For loving him and for bringing him to me." She said in a trembling voice and kissed my cheek, tears fell from her eyes and I admit I was feeling way too emotional. "I'm thankful that he's not dating some crazy, self centered bitch cause I would still be in that group home with no hope at all."

I laughed softly. "I'm glad you're okay."

"He's so handsome." Henry's mom said as she admired my face. "You've got yourself a hot one, son." She laughed. 

I blushed and looked up at Henry. "Hear that? I'm sexy." They ended up laughing while Henry just smiled at me.

"Well, I'm gonna make something for us to eat since we are many." Mom said and handed baby Davina to dad.

"I'll come help." Daniel said and and took off his suit jacket.

"Aw, thank you." Mom said as Daniel rolled his sleeves up and followed her into the kitchen.

Dad carried Davina upstairs while talking gibberish to her.

"Henry, how about you go help Bonnie too so I can talk to Dylan."

Henry looked at me and back at his mom, he nodded and walked away and I stood up. "I'll take you to the living room." I said and got behind her.

"Thank you, love." She replied as I wheeled her to the living room.

I sat on the couch close to her with a smile as I stared at her. She really was beautiful. She was actually here, she had the same pretty eyes like Henry and she had an accent, the accent you could hear in Henry's voice if you listened carefully because everyone could very much miss it. "I have so many questions I wanna ask you, Mrs. Ashcroft but I d-don't even know where to start. This is still a shock to me."

"Please, call me Catherine, Dylan." She said as she took my hand in hers. "Fire away."

"First of all, I am so thankful that you are here. Henry really does need you and no one could ever take your place in his life."

"I wish someone could have, then he'd have healed along time ago but you came in and healed him so yeah, I still owe you."

"No, you don't. I-I mean if you're gonna give me a car or a private jet, I woulnt say no."

Catherine laughed. "You really are something."

"I try."

"All he could talk about was you, you were the reason my son kept smiling."

"I can't take all the credit for that, Catherine. I mean I deserve it but meh."

Catherine laughed again. "Oh, I like you, Dylan. I think we'll get along just fine."

I grinned. "I think so too."

"I know what you want to ask me."

I puckered a brow. "You do?"

"You want to know about Daniel, his mom and the accident."

"Oh, you do." I blinked. "Well, no one was gonna tell me anything about it and just left me in the dark, I wasn't really allowed to ask questions." I shrugged.

"Henry told me you had been trying to know what happened."

I blinked. "What a snitch," Catherine laughed. "Well, its not like I....pried."

Catherine smiled, her smile was those kind of warm smiles that made you comfortable and even smile.  "It's a long story, mi amor." She said before continuing. "You see when Henry's father and I met, we were really young. We fell in love like every telemundo series out there." I chuckled and so did she. "He was a real gentleman, I met him at the hospital when my little brother had gotten into a little not so serious accident. Apparently his dog had an accident too and he brought his dog to a real hospital." She laughed.

"Silly. I took him to where dog could get treated. I was twenty one then and we started off from there, he was a really handsome young man, looking like something out of Calvin Klein's magazine." She described and i laughed. "Our first date was the movies, so old school." She smiled as if reliving it. "We got married two years later even though his mother never liked me."

"She didn't?"

"She was a bitch. Apparently she's racist and doesn't really like my kind."

"Your kind is fucking awesome, what the fuck?" I grimaced. "Pardon my language."

"Language pardoned." She said and waved it off making me smile. "Anyways she didn't like me and didn't want me carrying their last name but sucks for her, I got married to her son. We couldn't have a child for a year before we got Henry and one day, on Henry's first birthday actually,  his grandmother brought a woman home with her child and said he was my husband's first child and heir, which I didn't understand at first until I got the story." She said and looked away and I felt sad for her.

"You don't have to continue, Catherine."

"No, it's fine." She chuckled. "When we were still dating, Henry's father and I had a crazy fight, it was so bad and he got drunk, went to this child, cheated on me with her and she got pregnant for him," she smiled forcefully. "I didn't know until that child was five years old and he knew about that child and i was left in the dark. I was so furious with the woman, I was so mad at everyone."

I swallowed. "It was justified, your anger, you were worried she was going to ruin your home."

She laughed. "That was far from it." She said as she shook her head. "I was furious with her because that woman? Mary. Was my best friend."

My eyes almost bulged out of their sockets as my mouth opened slightly.

"Yeah, I know." She smiled. "I had every reason to be mad and paranoid." Catherine shrugged. "Henry's grandmother was out to get me. I couldn't let her destroy my home. His grandmother and my best friend and so i told Henry's father to choose Mary or me. Now, I didn't want him to not fulfill his responsibilities as a father, no. I didn't want that, I wanted him to still see Daniel and be a father to him but I wanted Mary out of our lives for good cause she stabbed me in the back."

That explains why Henry really hates her.

"He promised and I thought he was doing what he promised until Henry's birthday week. I was holding his phone at the carnival, he got a call and was nowhere to be found so i answered thinking maybe it might be a business call but then I heard Mary's voice and she said they missed him, she said she missed him and asked if he could come home that night to her, she was gonna make his favorite." She laughed, feeling betrayed. "You can imagine how hurt I was, put yourself in my shoes, Dylan. How mad would you get that he lied to you and was still seeing your best friend." She swallowed and I didn't even want to think about it. "I was broken. I had never hurt him, I was a good wife to him and I didn't stop him from seeing his other son."

"But, I-I regret not waiting till we got home to talk about it." Her voice cracked. "I was so mad in the c-car and I...I yelled, I...I brought it up and...and we got into an argument and....then Henry-"

"Hey, hey, it's okay." I got up and gave her a tight hug. "It's okay, you don't have to talk about it."

"He had to grow up w-without a mother, without his father b-because I couldn't put my shit together." She cried.

"No. It wasn't your fault, Catherine. It wasn't, okay?" I said and pulled back, looking at her. "You can only be strong for so long, it wasn't your fault." I said and she smiled as she wiped off her tears.

"I hated myself for what it. I lost my husband in that accident, I lost my senses, I lost my son, I lost all hope and just wanted to die. All I wanted was to die and go to my husband. My son never visited me, I didn't even recognize him when he'd come see me. I was a mess and you are right, it wasn't my fault. It was Mary's. And now? I am back for blood." She said as she wiped her tears off.

"Wait, W-What?"

"God so help her when i get out of this chair, I am throwing her out of my house." Catherine said in a cold tone, she really meant it.

"A-And Daniel?"

"I have nothing against him, it wasn't his fault. None of this was. He's like my own son, but his mother? My best friend? She has to go." Catherine said and I blinked severally, I opened my mouth to say something but got interrupted.

"Sorry," mom said as she walked in. "I might have to steal her now, you wanted me to teach you the Mexican dish recipe so come see it."

Catherine chuckled. "Okay."

"Where you...crying?"  Mom asked, curiously.

"Emotional discussion." Catherine said and i smiled, mom smiled as well and went behind Catherine. "Come on, Cat." Mom said and began wheeling her to the kitchen.

"Later, Dylan." Catherine said and I slowly stood up.

Mary was fucked.

"Hey," Henry suddenly popped up and I smiled.

"Hey."

"I hope she didn't...bore you?"

"What? She's lovely." I said as he walked over to me and wrapped his arms around me, kissing me softly. "you been crying?"

"Emotional discussion." I said and smiled.

Henry smiled. "You two might just get along well."

I nodded. "Yeah, she's pretty nice." I said and kissed him. "But,"

"But what?"

"Your mom isn't so thrilled about Mary living in her house."

Henry sighed. "I know. She was mad when she saw her and hates that she's there but what can we do?"

"Send her to a new house before your mom does that herself? You guys have money, buy her a new house or something."

"Daniel and I decided to bring peace between the two of them."

"Yeah, I don't think that's possible plus now that i know what Mary did, I really think she's a bitch!"

Henry frowned. "She told you?"

"I didn't ask her. She just told me, I swear."

Henry chuckled. "It's okay, she must trust you." Henry said and kissed me again.

"Mary isn't a total bitch."

"Damn, I don't really like her anymore. Dang it."

Henry snickered softly. "I'll need your help to restore peace between them."

"Why?"

"Mary was just some girl my Dad hooked up with cause he was horny and Mary couldn't have known he was married." Henry said with a shrug and I froze.

"Wait wh-" oh God, he didn't know! HE. DIDN'T. KNOW!! I fake smiled. "Sure. I mean, it's not like she was her best friend or something."

Henry smiled and touched my nose. "Exactly, so it's up to us to fix it." He said and kissed me.

"I- of course."

"God, i love you."

"Me too." I said, tapping his shoulder.

Now, I wont be the one to tell Henry this truth. It was his mother's job. No, it wasn't her job. It was Mary's. And I was going to make sure she told him.

"So, do you...maybe want a blowjob?"

I gasped. "My first blow job in two months, yes please."

Henry laughed. "Now let's act normal and go upstairs." Henry said and I nodded.

"Let's use the change of clothes excuse." I suggested.

***

Dinner was splendid, it was a funny dinner with Daniel and I cracking jokes, not exactly telling them, we were just talking about Henry and a lot of things and everyone was happy.

Catherine's laugh was beautiful and she laughed like Henry did, she enjoyed every story she had missed concerning Henry's life and his boyfriend's, who was well...me.  She was happy and it was really nice seeing her smile the way she did.

I loved that Catherine didn't hold any grudge against Daniel and treated him like family, I mean it wasn't his fault, so. But I was sure he knew his mom was Catherine's best friend, I was one hundred percent sure.

Henry and I were up in my room, laying on my bed, his head on my chest while I stroked his hair.

"I like your mom."

"Of course you do, she fed you." Henry said and I smiled, yeah she did feed me but not all of it, just some cause she loved me already and according to her I had a spark.

"Yeah, she did." I grinned.

"I'm glad you both got along."

"You got along with my parents, and I knew your mother would love me. I mean, I'm Dylan Eros Dexwell, god of love and son of nyx. I am the all powerful, the hottest and the smartest on planet Earth with eyes like that of the stars. Who wouldn't love me?"

Henry looked up at me like I was crazy and then scoffed. "You are really crazy."

"You love crazy."

"True." He said and smiled before resting on my chest again.

I smacked his head once i felt a small pain and he quickly moved away. "I'm sorry, I...I forgot." He said and i chuckled.

"How's it been since your mom came back? How's it been for you?" I asked and with a sigh, he rested on the pillow next to mine and looked up at the ceiling while i looked at him.

"It's been great," he smiled. "I was glad when she was responding to treatment, when she started talking and moving it was the best thing. She was healing really fast and it was amazing. I cried like a fucking baby," he said with a smile. "I missed her so much and she was back. I visited her everyday until she was much better and I could take her home. She wouldn't stop apologizing to me for what happened thirteen years ago," he smiled. "She used the opportunity she got to do what she didn't. She would feed me cause I wouldn't eat and she would also cuddle me every night and sing that lullaby she used to sing to me as a child." He smiled and I smiled as well.

"She would even pick out my outfits for me and made me get a haircut." He grinned. "It's nice, having her back. I didn't know how much I actually needed a mother until she started doing all these things for me." He said and turned to face me. "She still feels like she needs to do more to make up for the years she wasn't there for me even though she can't but she's been trying and I'm glad she's here. All thanks to you."

I smiled. "I seem to do more good half dead than alive."

"Don't say that."

"It's true." I said and sat up with a sigh. "Do you....do you wanna get ice cream?" I asked with a smile.

"Wait, now?"

I nodded. "I'm craving some ice cream right now."

"Are you sure you can go out?"

"I'm sure, I haven't had any breakdown and plus I'm not going alone, so." I said as I got up. "Come on." I said and he got up, he walked over to my closet and took out a jacket before walking back to me.

"It's gonna be cold." He said as he helped me put it on.

"Thank you." I muttered and then he helped me out and down the stairs. "We are going out." I announced and soon my parents appeared before we got out of the house.

"Woaaaah! I'm not so sure." Mom said.

"Remember what the doctor said?" Dad added.

"Yeah, but I'm not going alone, I'm going with Henry." I said and pointed at him.

"He'll be fine, I'll look after him this time, I promise." Henry said and I frowned at his words.

Was he blaming himself for what happened to me?

"Okay, please be back early and be careful." Mom said and we both nodded before walking out the door and into Henry's car.

"Remember you said you'd teach me how to drive?"

"Yeah, when you are better." Henry said as he drove.

"So," I began. "What did you mean by 'i'll look after him this time, I promise?" I asked, looking at him.

He said nothing and drove.

"Henry,"

"It's nothing." He shrugged

"Do you blame yourself for what happened?" He didn't answer. "Henry!!"

"Yes!!" He yelled. "Yes, okay! Yes, I do. It was all my fault that you were in a coma and everyone was devasted. All me!"

"Henry, it was my decision to jump in front of you, to save your life!"

"Why?!! Why did you have to do that?!! Why did you have to save me and get hurt?!" He asked, angrily, his voice was also filled with hurt.

"Henry, I knew he was going to pull that trigger and I knew you were gonna die if he did. Because if he shot once, he was going to shoot again until you die. I told you severally that I would take a bullet for you, I meant it." I stated. "I would never let anything happen to you, Henry. You might be top but that doesn't mean you make the calls, bro."

Henry said nothing as he drove. "I don't regret it. None of it." I said sincerely.

"Promise me you will never do something like this ever."

"Henry,"

"Promise me!"

I swallowed. "I can't make that promise, Henry."

"Dylan, please." Henry said and looked at me.

I sighed. "Fine. I promise."

Henry nodded and drove in silence, seconds later he held my hand in his and squeezed. "I love you, Dylan and I know you always want to protect me but please, let me also protect you." Henry pleased and I caressed his hand with my thumb.

"I'm sorry, babe."

Henry smiled at me and rose our hands, kissing mine as he drove.

We got to the ice cream shop ten minutes later and I sat on one of the tables while Henry went to get our ice creams and it was normal at first, not until I was starting to get aware of everything and every sound started to freak me out. It felt like there were too many people here when there wasn't, someone laughed loudly behind me and I flinched. The entrance door opened and the sound of the bell made me vibrate in fear.

What the fuck was happening?

I rubbed my hands together under the table as I watched groups of people talk and laugh and it felt like they were all laughing at me, it felt like all eyes were on me and they knew something i didn't. Like my clothes were awful or there was something wrong with my hair and i felt suffocated, so I quickly got up and ran out of the shop. Once I was out, I walked ahead a bit and stopped, panting as if I had run a marathon and also trying to breathe.

Why was my heart beating so fast?

And then I saw him.

A man staring at me and wearing a hoodie, I stared back at him, my heart pounding as i tried to make out a face, praying it wasn't whom I thought it was. He showed me his face and smirked at me, my heart stopped at the sight of Johnathan. He dived his hand into his pants and took out a gun, pointing it at me.

"No," I muttered and just when he was gonna pull the trigger, someone grabbed my arm and pulled me backwards and instantly a car sped passed me and I gasped, i turned to see Henry looking at me.

"What the fuck, Dylan? You were standing in the middle of the road, one second later and you'd be in the hospital! Again!" He fumed and I swallowed, looking down at my feet as I tried to calm my breathing.

"I'm sorry, I just..." I didn't even know when I got to the middle of the road. "I wasn't thinking." I said and turned to where I had seen Johnathan but he wasn't there. My mind was playing tricks on me.

"Dylan, your hands are shaking." Henry said in concern before pulling me into a tight hug. "I'm sorry."

"No," I shook my head. "I should have waited inside for you, there was just....too much noise and people and I needed air and I'm sorry."

"Hey, hey, it's okay." Henry said and kissed the top of my head.

"Dylan?" A voice called and I shook in fear before pulling away from Henry and turning to the voice, Detective Fisher stood there with a cup of Starbucks coffee in his hand, dressed in a trench coat.

"Hey," I smiled at him and walked over to him, giving him a hug.

"How are you?" He smiled.

"I'm good, you?"

He smiled back. "I'm okay. When did you leave the hospital?"

"Today," I replied with a sigh. "How come you didn't come see me in the hospital?" I asked with a frown. "That's not fair, I thought we were friends by now even though you are like way older than me."

Detective Fisher laughed. "I'm not that older than you, just...ten years older?"

"Hmm, not old at all." I said and shook my head and he chuckled. "Seriously though, why didn't you show up?"

He hissed. "Your mom is not my biggest fan, she'd bitch slap me again if she saw me there."

"Oh, you already received one of the famous Dexwell's slap." I grinned and his brows flew up. "But wait, why would she sl-" I trailed off once the answer already hit me. "Because of me."

He nodded. "I understand why she's mad at me, I couldn't protect you and underestimated Johnathan."

"Yeah, you did." Henry finally spoke. "After we told you countless times of how dangerous and how manipulative he was."

"And I am sorry," Detective Fisher said looking at Henry.

"Wait, what about Johnathan? No one's told me about him. Did he escape again? I swear to God, Batman is literally the only one who can stop him." I sighed.

"He didn't escape." Detective Fisher said with a smile. "He's actually been...cooperating since he shot you."

I frowned. "He has?"

"Yeah, he shot the person he loved and so he thinks he deserves to pay for his sins, something along that line but yeah, I'm still watching him."

"Cooperating, how?" I asked, trying to process the information.

"He's in jail." Henry said and I looked at him.

"I am also making sure he's getting treatment and in about a month, he'll be going to the supreme Court. He turned eighteen last month, we are... making sure he doesn't go free and do what he did to you to someone else. All his crimes, he gets to pay for them. The supreme court will then decide his fate,"

"What do you think it might be?" I asked and he shrugged.

"Life imprisonment. I mean, attempted rape reports and all allegations have been coming up. There was this guy he hurt back in your old school, the guy was supposed to be his best friend?

"Cory," I muttered.

"You know him?" Detective Fisher asked and I nodded.

"Yeah, and I know about what Johnathan did to him, I just didn't think Cory remembered or...knew."

"Oh he did, Johnathan threatened to kill him if he ever spoke of it or ever touch you. The kid was scared shitless," he sighed. "Every crime has popped up, he's not leaving jail."

"And his parents? W-Where are they? His mom?"

"Oh, his dad is in jail." Detective Fisher chuckled. "Didn't you know?"

I shook my head. "I don't think so."

"He's been in jail since you guys went to Westbrick, remember the tape? He got ten years."

"Oh, well he should be dead by then." I shrugged.

"What about Daphne?" Henry asked and Detective Fisher turned to him.

"She left town."

"I almost feel bad for Johnathan, this was all their fault." I sighed. "That bitch claiming she wants to be the perfect mother and then she flees town to save her own ass."

"Tell me about it." Detective Fisher muttered and sipped his coffee.

"Thank you, Fisher." I smiled. "For everything and your support."

He smiled back. "Yeah," he patted my shoulder. "I'm glad you're okay, kid." He said. "I'll call your dad if there's any update, he's the only one I can talk to at the moment who wouldn't slap me or look at me like he's trying to burn me alive."

I chuckled. "Goodnight."

"Goodnight, take care of yourselves." He said as he walked away but I just stared at him as he left, wondering, because when he smiled back at me, it sort of....looked forced.

I could easily read on him that something wasn't right, I couldn't tell if it was the case or his life but something was up.

"You okay?" Henry asked and i looked up to him with a smile.

"Of course," I grinned. "Now can we go home, I'm tired already."

"Sure, princess." He said and held my hand, taking me to the car.

My brows knitted once my brain processed the name seconds later.

"Uh, no."

***

"

Mom, when the fuck do I start school? It's almost a week now, I am missing out on school stuffs and that isn't right." I complained to my mother who was breastfeeding Davina.

"You aren't missing out, your friends come here everyday to fill you in."

"And I love them but seriously, mom, I can't live in this house anymore or I will go into another coma!"

"Don't joke about coma like that." Mom said as she tucked her breast back into her bra and rose her cloth up. "You'll go to school when you're fully healed."

"I am walking mom, what sort of proof do you need from me so that you can know I'm fully healed? Do I need to dye my hair pink or have it tattooed on my forehead? Mom, I need school and this is senior year and-"

"Hello, people!!" Raven's voice filled the house as the door opened and my best friends walked in one by one. "Woah, what is this tension I feel?" Raven asked before gasping and rushing to carry Davina.

"I was telling mom to let me back to school, I can't be missing out on the fights and the gossips and the...I mean, studies! My studies." I snorted. 

"Sure." Mom rolled her eyes while Raven rocked Davina.

"Oh he's right, Mrs. Dexwell." Jon said as he threw a hand over my shoulder. "Dylan can't stay indoors anymore, he has to come to school, I mean the SATs aren't so far anymore."

"Excatly." I said and folded my arms before blinking. "Wait, what?"

"Yeah, everyone's preparing for it." Jaxton said as he smiled at Davina.

"The SATs are around the corner and i....I'm just knowing about it?"

"You've been in a coma for two months." Mom shrugged.

"And I've been out of that coma for a week! What the fuck!"

"Okay, babe, chill." Jon said.

"Don't tell me to chill! I'm behind."

"No, you're not. You're smart anyways, you'd pass without reading." Jaxton shrugged.

"Not when it's Harvard." I said and rolled my eyes. "When is it?"

"Next month?" Raven said, more like a question and a sheepish smile.

"You're kidding? No one even told me."

"I'm sure I sent you a text concerning that." Jon said and I shook my head.

"You didn't!"

Jon took out his phone and searched through his messages, then typed it in his search bar and hissed. "Yeeeeaaah, I didn't....send it to him." He said and showed up his phone. "I sent it to my aunt."

"Is my name Aunt Lucy?"

"I'm sorry, I got confused. I was chatting with the both of you at the same time." He sighed.

"Nice one, Jon." Raven said and I sighed.

"I'm going to school on Monday and you'd have to shave my hair off to get me to stay here." I said and mom smirked.

"What makes you think I won't shave it off."

"Cause then I'll call Grandma Athena and she'll fly here and shave yours. I talked to her last night and she said if you don't give me what i want, I should call her."

Mom glared. "I honestly hate you both." Mom said and I smiled.

"We love you too."

"Fine. I don't want you failing anyways." Mom sighed. "You'll go back to school on Monday."

"Awesome." I smiled.

"I'll go put her in her crib." Mom said and Raven shook her head.

"I'll come with you." She said and followed mom upstairs.

"Well, that is victory." Jaxton said with a smile and i frowned at him

"Jaxton, are you...are you wearing eyeliner?"

"Maybe." He shrugged.

My brows flew up. "Wow."

"Okay, let's start our study section." Jaxton said with a smile as he opened his backpack.

This was how it had been since I got out of the hospital, they had been filling me in and I wasn't really behind because I was a fast learner and sometimes they'd lend me their books and I'd read at home and when I didn't understand shit, Henry always came to save the day.

"Okay, where's Zach?" I asked as I sat on the couch.

"Something about dinner with his parents." Raven said as she walked back to us.

"That dickhead."

"What'd he do?" Jon asked.

"He sent me a voice note on Whatsapp of him singing a cover of Ed Sheeran's shape of you song,"

"Why is that awful?" Jon asked.

"Because he changed the lyrics and instead of singing 'i'm in love with the shape of you' he said 'henry's in love with a flatass chipmunk.' " I said and they laughed.

"I swear I'm gonna kill him if I find him, he's lucky he didn't come over today."  I said with a sigh.

So, Zach and my relationship wasn't so bad anymore, I mean we couldn't go a day without calling each other names and saying mean stuffs but yeah, it was also funny and we would talk about stuffs but every sentence started with a curse word, I'd call him bitch first and ask and then he'd call me a dick and that's how our conversation always went.

"Some of the kids at school can't wait to see you." Jaxton said and I frowned.

"People who never spoke to me wants to see me?"

"You mean people you never paid attention to." Jon said and I huffed.

"Same thing."

"Guys can we study, ASAP and then we'd go to H.O.Es and have smoothies and some junks."

"Yes!!" The boys chorused

"Um, no. I can't." I turned the offer down.

Why?

Because in the past few days, Everytime I went out with my parents or Henry I was hugged and kissed by Mr and Mrs. Anxiety De' Luca Panic. 

I couldn't handle it, I always wanted to but somehow even when I'd say I'd be strong, I'd fail and let's not even talk about the nightmares. I had them everyday.

Henry had gotten mad at me because I wouldn't tell my parents and see a therapist and even when he said he'd tell my parents, i told him if he did, I would never forgive him. Just something I'd say to guilt trip him and i know he meant well but you don't know what it's like to sit and talk to a therapist, they sometimes would make you feel like you're broken and I went through that when Isaac died, I don't want to anymore.

"Is it cause of your anxiety stuff?" Jaxton asked and I nodded.

"Yeah, I be feeling like Jean Grey."

"More like dark phoenix, thankfully you have no powers cause then you'd blow alot of places up." Jon said and I smacked his head.

"You guys can go, you don't have to stay." I said with a shrug.

"How about, Jon and i go and get us all food and then we'll return and eat right here."

"That isn't so bad, see, Raven sure is smart." Jaxton said and she flipped her hair.

"Say it again, I might have an orgasm." She said flirtily and we the boys looked at each other and we all burst out laughing.

Hanging out with Jon, Raven and Jaxton was really fun, our study sections wasn't always boring, I mean when you all laugh and study and make it interesting, you sort of learn more because of those memories.

When they left, Henry came over that night and we both went to his place. I had gone to his house four times this week and two of those times was because his mom asked for me and it was always nice hanging with her. She would tell me stories about Henry as a child and especially those funny, embarrassing ones parents loved to tell their kid's boyfriend or girlfriend for some reason, like it was in the parental book, page ninety six.

"I cannot believe you didn't tell me SAT was close."

"What do you mean, I did."

"You didn't."

"I clearly told you in your room three days ago and I asked if you were listening and you said yeah, sure, remember?"

I went silent.

I did remember but I had completely zoned out when he was talking because I was thinking about the nightmare I had two hours before he came over.

"Oh."

"Well now I know you weren't listening." He said as he drove.

"I'm sorry. I've got a lot on my mind recently."

"Talk to your parents."

"No."

"Dylan-"

"The medications are helping."

"Yeah, but they don't stop your vision thing."

"I don't see the future, Henry!"

"Exactly, they are your past haunting you!"

"Can we not talk about this?"

"We can't just not talk about it."

"Look, maybe all I need is....to see him."

"Boyfriend of mine who was nearly killed by a psychopath said what now?"

"Look, what if all I have to do is see him and confront him and let him know I'm not scared of him, that's the only way I can-"

"No!"

"Henry, hear me out, I just have to see him to tell him that-"

"You are not afraid of him, yeah I got that. Do I need to remind you about what happened when you went to face your demon that one time?"

I sighed. "Henry,"

"He stabbed his cellmate in the eye, he drew countless pictures of you which freaked you out and made you scared to sleep,"

"H-"

"He escaped from a mental facility, killing two nurses in the process and tried to kill me but shot you instead, and you went into a scary coma for two months. All because of one visit that triggered him, did I...did I leave anything out?" He asked, his eyes not leaving the road.

I sighed. "Facing my demons is the only way that I can-"

"Did you hear anything I just said?"

"I did and I-"

"I am not losing you again, Dylan. So, drop it." He said, gripping the steering tight.

"Henry, listen to me. I just have to-"

"I SAID DROP IT, DYL!" He fumed and I flinched, staring at him.

"Fine!" I said, mad that he wouldn't even listen to me. I turned away from him and looked out the window.

I knew this had to work.

Ten minutes of total silence, we finally got to Henry's house. I got out of the car, slamming the door shut and making my way to the door without saying a word. I rang the bell and knocked at the same time and Henry appeared by my side.

Henry let out a small sigh. "Dyl, I wasn't trying to be harsh, I just-"

"Can we just - drop it?" I said firmly as I turned to him with folded arms.

He just stared at me in surprise and as he opened his mouth to say whatsoever, the door opened and i quickly faked a smile.

"Hey, hey, hey." Daniel greeted with a smile.

"Hi, hi, hi." I gave him a hug. "I love your sweater." I said, admiring his yellow, thick, sweater.

"Ah, thank you." He winked as I walked passed him and into the house, right in the living room was Catherine, she was sitting on the couch and watching Keeping Up With The Kardashians.

"Hooked up on that show, huh?"

Her head turned to me and she smiled once she saw me. "Dylan, come here."

I walked over to her and sat beside her, giving her a hug. "How are you?"

"Great, I swear this show is amazing, I can't get enough of Khloe."

I chuckled. "I love her too and oh my, your hair is stunning."

She grinned and patted it. "Thank you."

She had curled it and she looked like something out of a Mexican movie, her hair was indeed so long. "I went to the salon today, did my hair, nails and I mean, I have to look stunning even when I'm in my early forties."

I gasped. "Forties? You look twenty six."

"It's in the DNA." She said and flipped her hair and we both laughed. She looked behind me and called out. "Hijo." And I rolled my eyes mentally.

Henry walked over to where we were and to his mother, Catherine opened her arms for a hug and he kissed her cheek, she did the same as well before frowning once she looked at him. "Porque la cara?"

Henry smiled softly. "Nada mama."

She looked at me and I resumed my fake smiling but didn't look at Henry, she turned her gaze back to him.

"¿Se pelearon chicos?"

It sounded like a question, I'm not so sure what they are talking about but I'm sure 'nada' means no.

I didn't like that they were speaking Spanish because I didn't understand and she looked at me. What are they saying?

"Estamos bien." Henry replied with that fake smile and walked away.

"Okay, so-"

"You both had an argument, didn't you?" She asked and I fake a chuckle.

"Henry and I? No, we didn't. We're fine."

"That was the same thing he told me when I asked if you both had an argument because you I could literally feel it."

"It's nothing, I promise. How about-"

"What did he do?"

"I suggested something to him to help with my....anxiety and he got mad and didn't even want to listen to it completely."

"What did you suggest?"

"I...suggested I go see the guy who shot me and face him because he's the reason I'm always so jumpy now and I have to let him know I'm not afraid of him."

"Are you...in your right senses?" She questioned and sighed dramatically. "buen señor, toma el control"

I gave her a confused look since I didn't understand a thing. "hmm?"

"What did you expect? Henry wouldn't let you go see the man who put his boyfriend in a coma. Did you know you could have died? Henry said the doctors didn't know if you were going to wake up and Henrique was afraid, he was at your side almost every night, crying all the time and begging you to open those beautiful eyes of yours. He even promised to get you a puppy if you opened those eyes or anything you want, he was devasted. He would barely eat or focus and I had to try and do what you did when I wasn't here." She explained.

"I- I didn't know." I said softly, my heart feeling a bit broken and sad at the same time because I had to put him through that.

"He loves you so much, corazón, and I don't think he would be able to ever forgive himself if anything ever happened to you." She said and I looked down at my fingers. "And then you brought up going to see the same guy who shot you by... mistake because you want to tell him you're Zoro?"

"When you put it like that....it does...sound stupid."

"Look, I understand what you are trying to do," she said and held my hand. "And it's not stupid, you want to face your demons and it's understandable but do you think Henry could ever agree to that?"

"I guess not." I muttered and let out a groan. "I am so stupid, I need to go see him." I said and stood up. "Thank you, Catherine."

She smiled. "Go talk to him and no sex! So come back here and watch this with me, they didn't have this show when I was....more alive. All the sisters have this huge buttocks and I'm just..." She blinked. "Wowed."

I laughed. "I'll be right back." I said and walked out of the living room, Daniel was in the kitchen, he was on his phone while preparing something at the same time. "Multitasking?"

He looked up from his phone and at me, smiling widely. "Yeah, cool right?"

"Not when you might burn the house. A phone close to the gas? Day, seriously?"

"Weren't you going to meet your moody boyfriend or something?" He asked, pointing a spoon at me.

I smirked and dashed up the stairs but was greeted with a presence.

"Dylan," Mary smiled, she was dressed in a white gown, a gold necklace around her neck and her hair was shorter now.

"H-Hi." I faked a smile.

Okay, after hearing about Mary from Catherine, I kind of see Mary in a different way, I can't help it. I mean, she did sleep and get pregnant for her best friend's boyfriend.

"We haven't had the time to really talk, how are you? I wish I could make you something really quick because you've barely tasted my cooking." She grinned and I hummed. "How about Sunday? Will you be able to come over and we can have a you-me time? I have to go pick up something."

"I'm sorta busy on Sunday, sorry."

"Oh, uh, that's okay." She smiled. "some other time then, I'll see you later." She said and walked passed me, I was about to go but I had to confront her about it so I asked.

"When are you going to tell him?"

Heels stopped clicking and I turned to her, she was looking at me, confused.

"I'm not sure I understand." She chuckled, softly.

I took some steps down to stand beside her. "I'm talking about Henry. When were you going to tell him that you are his mother's best friend?"

Mary paled instantly and swallowed. "I don't...I d-don't know what you-"

"Lying isn't your thing, Mary. When are you going to tell Henry that you had sex with your best friend's boyfriend and got pregnant for him? That you were in love with him and wanted him for yourself, giving Catherine anxiety and making her scared that she might lose her husband to you? You didn't even care that she was married, you were gonna break their home anyways which makes me believe you've had an eye for him from the beginning because you probably met him first but he didn't have anything for you." I cocked my head to the side as I read her like an open book, she blinked and let out a forced chuckle.

"Y-You're m-mistaken," she said and turned to go but I gripped her arm ane she turned to me.

"When are you going to tell them that you were the cause of the accident that took away Mr. Ashcroft from him for good and his mom away from him for thirteen years because you texted him saying you missed him and wanted him? When are you going to tell him all that? Because he thinks you were just a fling who didn't know a thing about the marriage when you attended the wedding." I said with furrowed brows. "You still lied to him to win his affection, didn't you?"

She pulled her hand back. "This isn't your business."

"It is, Mary. Because he is my boyfriend and the love of my beautiful life and if you do not tell him about this, i will. And I'm pretty sure you know how mad Henry can get when he's lied to. Tell him yourself because it's not my story to tell but if you decide not to in forty eight hours, I will."

"Why are you doing this?!"

"You surprised me, Mary. I didn't think you were the kind of person to do such a thing but I guess they don't write people's sins on their foreheads, huh." I sighed.

"I don't hate you, Mary. Not that much anyways but if you want this family to live in peace, start by telling the truth, and nothing but the truth! Then you can try fixing everything, starting with Catherine, I'm sure you know she hates your guts and she's back now. You aren't exactly needed to take care of Henry anymore. So, if you don't try to fix things and say your truth, things will get messy. I'm not gonna keep this from my boyfriend so you better tell him, it's your truth to tell." I said and continued my walk up the stairs and towards Henry's room, I knocked before walking in.

"Hi."

He was shirtless and reading a book while laying on his bed, he looked up from the book and at me and sat up. "Hey."

I walked over to him and sat across him. "I'm sorry, I'm sorry for thinking of something that crazy, i am really sorry for getting mad at you and for putting you through shit when I was in a coma, I understand that you're worried and scared and I am sorry that I didn't see this from your point."

"Come here." He muttered and patted his lap, I crawled over to him and sat in between his lap. "I'm sorry for yelling at you, I didn't mean to." He said as his hands were suddenly wrapped around me. "I was a mess when you were in a coma, I thought you might not wake up and then you actually almost died. I have every right to be scared, I don't want you seeing Johnathan because we don't know what might happen this time. I cannot lose you again."

I nodded. "I understand, I'm sorry."

Henry gave me a warm smile and pulled me closer, kissing me softly. I placed my hands on both sides of his cheeks as I kissed him back, he kissed me harder and I ran my hand down his torso, his lips found their way to my neck and he worked his magic; kissed, licked, sucked and bit.

I bit my bottom lip to stop me from moaning loud, he changed positions and had me laying on the bed with him above me, he took off my shirt and arched my brow at me.

"I can't wait any longer, you know?" He said and I laughed.

"Me neither. All we've done is blowjobs and handjobs and make out because of my stupid injuries, I'm fine now."

"Good." He said and his lips touched my chest, he trailed soft kisses down my chest and would bite, leaving a mark and making me moan. He tucked down my pants as well as my briefs exposing my cock.

Before I could say anything, his mouth was wrapped around my shaft and my mouth opened widely but I stopped myself from moaning loudly. He licked my dick and took it all in his mouth, sucking me slowly and sending this crazy feeling all over my body. My hands were placed on his head as he sucked, he increased his pace, sucking me faster while he inserted a finger inside of me.

"Fuck," I threw my head back, this was double pleasure and I couldn't wait to feel him inside of me. It was something I had been waiting for since I left that hospital but we had to go slow.

One finger became two and my moans increased, Henry stopped and stood up, he went to the door and locked it before turning on the Bluetooth speaker and playing a song on his phone, turning up the volume.

"Just in case." He said with a shrug.

"Smart." I smirked.

He resumed from where he stopped, two fingers inside of me and preparing me for his dick while his mouth was doing wonders around my dick, the way his head bopped and his tongue was all over my cap making me scream.

"Should i-"

"Shh," I stopped him. "Less talking, more sucking." I breathed and he continued, I was in cloud nine at the moment. Henry was good at blowjobs ever since I gave him lessons and I lived for it, he stopped and took off his pants and briefs as well, exposing his huge cock and I couldn't wait for him to be inside of me.

He climbed on the bed and rose my legs, placing them over his shoulder, he grabbed the lube in this top drawer and rubbed it around his shaft before leaning closer. "It's gonna hurt again, you know?"

"When has it never hurt?" I asked, breathing hard and he chuckled before inserting himself inside me slowly, I gripped his shoulder as I let out a loud moan that was thankfully covered by the music. He kept going in gently until all of him was inside of me and then he pulled out completely and did the same again until it stopped hurting.

"Fuck! Better now." I let out a heavy breath and he chuckled. "Okay,"

"Okay." He said and pounded inside of me, I let out a scream and covered my mouth, he pounded again and I dug my nails into his skin, he didn't stop and began thrusting inside me continuously and faster, I barely could speak and when I'd want to, he'd pound hard making the words turn into moans and then smirk. He leaned closer and kissed me while he fucked me hard, my moans became censored, if I'd say.

There was something about being fucked by Henry, having sex with him was sort of different, I couldn't even begin to start explaining it. The feeling of our sweats and our body rubbing against each other and, his skin against mine, his dick inside of me, he was literally the only one who knew where to hit and how to make me turn into a moaning machine.

We switched positions and I was riding him now, I think this position is called cowgirl reverse, i didn't even care. I was on top of him but wasn't facing him and I did my work, sometimes the top didn't need to have all the power and control.

Fast forward to twenty minutes later, we were both facing the ceiling and breathing hard.

"Wow" I breathed.

Henry laughed. "I know." I laughed as well and turned to him.

"I was supposed to join your mom downstairs and watch the Kardashians show,"

"Well that one is on you." He said and I smacked his arm, he chuckled.

"Fuck you."

"We just finished, tiger."

I rolled my eyes. "I need a shower."

"Wait a little" Henry said and pulled me closer to him, he kissed my head and held me there and before I knew it,

We had fallen asleep.

And I was dragged into a nightmare.

Author's Note.

I finished this chapter quite early and I am happy about that!

How many of us like mama Ashcroft?

Now you guys know the real story and mama Ashcroft isn't back to forgive, She's back for blood. 😭💔

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