"Henry.."

"Wake up."

"Henry."

"Please be alright."

"Please opened your eyes."

Henry felt like he's underwater with everything muffled around him, not too mentioned the splitting headache he's having right now and the ringing in his ears won't stop.

He groaned, feeling his throat tightened at each swallowed before he could managed to open his eyes again and the first thing he sees is Alex hovering above him. He jolted, but regretted when the pain strike his temple and another groaned escaped him.

"Easy, easy. Not so fast." He says hovering his palm over Henry but he slapped his hand away and hustled to stand only to feel his whole lower legs limped like it's made of butter. Alex caught Henry from falling on the floor with his arm wrapped around Henry's waist supporting him although Henry pushed him by his chest, he won't budge.

"Get off me!" Henry shoved Alex by his chest and he did but Henry's leg betrayed him causing him to fall back on the ground.

"Let me help you." Alex says and Henry stares at his opened palm offering him a hand but again, Henry slapped it off. "Henry I'm so sorry. I truly am, please let me help you." He says and Henry could feel the sincerity in his voice when he said those words.

Henry could see behind him, Cash is standing holding Miguel in his grip with his face bashed. He was beyond recognizable and Henry somehow felt sorry for him.

"What did he do to me?" Henry asks pulling himself up again but this time, he held the stone wall on the side to help him steady.

"He knocked you out with a brick." Alex says wanting to touch the side of Henry's temple but Henry slapped his hand away for third time tonight. Alex clenched his jaw tight but Henry couldn't care less, he was right, he should be sorry.

"Fuck this." Henry says and tried to leave when Alex grabbed him by his elbow. "Henry you're hurt, let me help you." He says but Henry shoved him on his chest hard causing Alex to stumble back two feet.

"You did this! You brought him to me! It was you who hurt me, not him!" Tears clinging on Henry's eyes as he yelled at Alex. He doesn't care about Alex staring at him with his burning gaze and he couldn't care less how apologetic he feels towards him.

"I know. I took responsibilities on this. Let me help you." He says offering his hand again but Henry slapped his hand again only this time, Alex caught his wrist stopping him from slapping him. Henry tried to pull his wrist off from Alex's grip only failed when Alex pulled him towards his chest. Their body bumped and their faces merely an inch close to each other when Alex's other hand wrapped around Henry's waist.

"Let go of me!" Henry protest, nudging his hips on Alex's waist. "I'm not letting you go. I don't care how many times you said that. I am not letting you go!" Alex whispered pulling his waist tighter in his grip when he felt Henry finally stopped fighting him.

Their breaths ghosted on each other's lips feeling the warmth exchanged between them raising the tension. Henry's eyes are filled with tears as it drops on his temple from looking up to meet Alex's eyes, it mixed with the blood that running down his neck from his wound.

"Please baby. Nine days are enough torture." Alex whispered but Henry could only stare at his dark eyes. Henry finally stop squirming in Alex's grip before his eyes falls on Miguel's beaten face behind Alex.

"Did you do that?" He asks and Alex shakes his head softly. "I have people for that too." Alex claimed causing Henry to shot his eyes at him. "Fuck you and your people." Henry says pushing himself off from Alex grip but little did he know is Alex is determined to make this right by him.

So as Henry pushed Alex's off from his grip, Alex grabbed Henry by his waist, lifting him off from the sidewalks on his hip and threw him in the car before he slammed the door shut. Henry yelled, banging on the door to prey opened but Alex had it locked.

"Boss, what you gonna do with this one?" Cash asks holding Miguel by his neck. Alex stares at his beaten face before taking a closer steps towards Miguel. He lowered his gaze letting blood runs through his nose and his mouth dripping all over the sidewalks.

Alex stood, breathing ever so calmly eyeing the effect of his men granting his wishes before he lowered himself to face Miguel, mockingly.

"Toss him in the shredder." He says and Miguel head shot up pleading for his life at Alex's mercy. "Please Alex I'm sorry. I'm so sorry. Please don't kill me! I'll do anything, please." He begged but Alex scoffed back at him.

"Anything?" Alex asks and Miguel nodded frantically at him. Alex smirked next to his ear before he whispered his last words.

"Why don't you take your Oompa Loompa ass and jumped off the roof of the Empire State building. That would help all nation." Alex says and he could see the feared gaze from Miguel's eyes before Alex straightened his back again.

"Take him." Alex told Cash and he shoved Miguel small frame towards the two men waiting in the corner for Alex's instructions.

"What?" Cash asks noticed the stared from Alex towards him after he handed Miguel. He couldn't figure whether it was relief or guilt that Henry is not severely injured.

"You hesitated." Alex whispered still keeping his gaze low with his hand gripped over his waist. "I should have known." Alex says rubbing his palm over his tired face. "That your boy toy is a psychopath? No one would have known Alex. Go home. Take care of that while I take care of this." Cash gestured at Henry's silhouette in the car before turning himself over to Miguel.

"Thanks Cash." Alex says watching as he got into the other car parked behind his own. The truth was, Alex was at home when Cash texted him what he saw. His hands still shaking from the news of finding Henry unconscious on the dirty ground with Miguel in Cash's grip and a bloody brick by the side of Henry's body. Thank fucking God for Cash to had that suspicious nature in him and followed Henry home.

He was terrified when he couldn't wake Henry up for the first few times but eventually he came out of it and he felt relieved overflowing in his heart. He couldn't care less if Henry wanted to kill him right now as long as he is safe and sound next to him.

Alex circled around his car before pulling up the driver's car door to find Henry crossing his arms over his chest in protest, keeping his eyes on the parked car ahead of him without glancing back at Alex getting into his seat next to him.

"I can fucking walk myself Alexander!" Henry told him as soon as he starts the car.

"Oh I know darling. But where's the fun in that?" He says smirking next to him. Henry wasn't amused by his words nor his smirked and kept focusing on the road as Alex drove off into the night.

Henry watched as his sidewalks came into the view but Alex wasn't slowing down and just in time when Henry saw the steps, he drove past it.

"What the hell are you doing? You just missed it." Henry says turning his head to the side to face Alex. He had his hand gripping on the steering wheels and his elbow resting over the console. "Who says I'm taking you home. I'm taking you back to my place." Alex says gripping the steering wheels tighter turning his knuckles white.

"The hell you don't! I wanna go home! I have to work tomorrow!" Henry yelled and surprised when Alex swerved the car on the side before pulling the hand breaks.

"What are you doing?" Henry asks when he saw Alex parked the car on the side but before he could get his answer, Alex pulled him by his neck and crashed their lips together. Henry was stunt, by his sudden move but somehow after nine days of not tasting Alex's lips on him, he melted like butter on a hot knife.

Alex's lips taste heavenly on his lips and when Henry opened his mouth, Alex's tongue doesn't waste time entering his own. Henry could feel how much Alex had missed him too when he decided to kiss him. But before Henry could divulge further, Alex pushed his lips back stopping their kiss.

His hands still gripping on both of Henry's neck with his eyes burning deeply into Henry's eyes. Lips are swollen from the aftermath of their kiss but it was pure satisfaction in both of their eyes except Henry has rather a shocking look still on his face.

"Just shut the fuck up and let me take care of you." He whispered still gripping on Henry's neck between his palm. He could feel Henry's skin coarse under his palm from the blood dying up. Henry swallowed dryly before nodding his head softly and Alex finally lowered his arms down and start driving again in silence.

.

"Sit." Alex instructed Henry with his finger pointed directly at the couch in his living room. Henry sighed rolling his eyes at him before striding his tired legs over Alex's leather couch. Alex had disappeared somewhere into the apartment while Henry getting himself comfortable on his couch plopping himself down with a long exhaled.

Alex came back with a white box in his hand plopping himself down on the couch with one leg folded next to Henry. He had tossed his coat off wearing only his white long sleeves cashmere sweater and his black pants bare footing around the apartment.

"There's no need for that. I'm fine." Henry says sitting up straight over the edge when Alex pushed him back on his chest.

"Move and I will tie you on the bed." Alex says pressing his palm down on Henry's chest feeling his heart thumping rapidly against his hand. Henry swallowed staring back at Alex with that anger still blazing inside his eyes.

Alex continued on working his skills on cleaning up Henry's wound. He pulled out a soft gauze soaking it with a small bowl of warm water he brought from the kitchen to clean Henry's skin before he dried it up with a small towel he had altogether. Henry eyed his fingers and the way his veins tightened under his skins as he wringing out the gauze dry.

"How come you're so good at this?" Henry asks seeing how Alex cleansed his wound like he was a nurse in his old life. "When you get injured a lot, you tend to learn this stuffs." Alex says dabbing on the cotton soaked iodine over Henry's wound. He winced a little but trying his best to prove to Alex he's tougher than he looks.

"Why? Don't have people for that?" Henry snide keeping his gaze forward while Alex sighed next to him. He was lucky Henry's wound isn't deep, barely an abrasion from the hit and he seemed to show no signs of concussion. He tossed the dirty cotton on the table next to all the stuffs before turning his body towards Henry on his side again.

"Henry listened," he started. Henry rolled his eyes turning his head away from Alex that sat rather closely besides him.

"I know I fucked up. You need to know it's been taken care off, he will no longer be a threat to you, I promised." Alex says shooting Henry's attention back towards him.

"What's that supposed to mean?" He asks straightening his back before facing him again.

"It's not your concern anymore. He's gone. That's all you need to know." Alex says shortly. Henry inhaled sharply shaking his head in disbelief before he lifted his gaze at Alex again. "Unbelievable." He says before he stood up abruptly from the couch but Alex caught his wrist and pulled himself down onto his opened legs. Henry huffed as his body crashed on top of Alex trying to break free but Alex had strong gripped over him.

"Get off me!" Henry pushed him over his chest but Alex is smirking back at him for his failed attempts.

"You're too cute you know." Alex says still holding on Henry's waist letting him squirmed in his grip before Henry punched him over his stomach where his wound was. Alex groaned letting Henry finally broke free and scooted back on the couch away from him.

"Fuck Henry! I'm still healing." He says wrapping his arms over his painful abdomen but Henry scoffed back. "That's what you get." Henry says staring at Alex hunching forward before he laid back against the arm rest to pull the hem of his shirt up exposing his sculpted abs deliberately so he can inspected his wound. Luckily for him, his wound is closed by now only redness from the scar still visible.

He sighed pulling his shirt back down staring at Henry by his feet breathing heavily trying to calm himself down from being angry at Alex right now.

"Look-" Alex starts but Henry cuts him off by sitting on his knees facing him on the couch.

"No you look! Are you gonna kill all the people that was trying to hurt me?" Henry asks noticed the smirk returned on Alex's lips.

"I would kill hundreds maybe thousands if it has to be. Try me." He says proudly.

"What if one day that person is you Alex. Would you kill yourself for hurting me?" Henry asks and the smirked disappears replaced by Alex's solemn gaze before he replied.

"If it comes to that, I won't hesitate to." He replied. "Why?" Henry asks clueless. "Because you're worth fighting for it." He replied smugly causing Henry to fall back on his folded legs.

"Don't you see how fucked up is that Alex? You can't see how toxic it was?" Henry tone was low but he knew Alex hated that word entirely. Alex only glared at him shifting his gaze towards his own fingers picking on the leather sutured on the couch ignoring Henry's question.

"You brought that guy at Nora's shop to prove to me that how childish you can be and you blamed the guy for hurting me? You should have blamed it on yourself!" He half yelled.

"I know! If it wasn't for my effort to make you rethink about us, I won't be this desperate am I?" He yelled back.

"There is no us, Alex. You should know that by now. I can't give you what you want." Henry adds.

"What makes you think you know what I want?" Alex asks sternly. Henry lifted his gaze back at Alex sitting a feet away him before he jumped over his lap and crashed their lips together. It took Alex by surprised when he felt Henry's lips against his in a rough heated kiss. His hand roamed around Henry's waist down to his hip before Henry pushed his wrist off from touching his body and locked it above his head.

Alex pulled back, looked straight into Henry's dark lustful eyes staring back into his with his jaw fell apart and Henry's heavy breaths ghosting over his lips. Henry's eyes lowered over Alex's chest and slightly lifted shirt exposing his tanned skin. He trails his hand over the exposed skin causing Alex to shudder tilting his head back against the arm rest.

"What were you saying about me not knowing what you want Alexander?" Henry whispered trailing his hands lower over Alex's pants hovering right over the tent formed on his zippers. His breath hitched when Henry's palm finally rested above the tent feeling Alex's hardened cock underneath his slacks intentionally squeezing it gently.

Alex swallowed staring back at Henry's lusting gaze before placing his luscious lips over the exposed skin right above his waistband. He could feel Henry's fingers unbuttoning his pants before lowering the zipper down exposing Alex's black brief outlining the hardened cock in the middle.

"Tell me you don't want this." Henry whispered lowering himself over the black briefs, kissing Alex's fabric when Henry heard him gasped. Henry lifted his gaze again before he asks Alex seductively, "Tell me you don't want me too." Henry teased.

Alex's jaw dropped, throat tightened at Henry's husky voice speaking to him with this tone. "I- uh-" he stuttered watching as Henry dipped his finger into Alex's brief.

"What? Your people never did this to you?" Henry asks clenching his jaw tight at Alex's in anger before Alex pulled Henry by his neck and crashed their lips again.

"Stop teasing me, you vixen!" He whispered letting Henry's pushed him back on his chest before lowering himself again. "You're insufferable!" Henry says pulling Alex's brief down letting his hardened cock sprung out noticed there's precum leaked at the tip.

Alex noticed the burning stares from Henry over his hard member when he noticed how Henry hesitated. "You don't have to do this Henry. I don't need you to." Alex says stroking his hand up and down Henry's arm but Henry shook his head before lifting his gaze back at him.

"This is what you want isn't it?" Henry asks. Alex propped himself up on his elbow before tilting Henry's chin with his finger. "I want you Henry. Not this. Just you." He whispered and the fear in Henry's eyes almost fade before Henry grabbed his half hardened cock in his grip again.

Alex gasped at the touch before Henry's hot breaths hovers at the tip. Alex can see the hesitation in his touch but before he could stop him, Henry shut his eyes tight and swallowed Alex's tip down to his base in one gulped.

"Arghh- mmhm." Alex moaned gripping his hand tight on the couch as Henry worked his mouth over his hardened shaft. He wanted to touch him, feeling the softness of his blonde hair brushes through his fingers as his head bobbed but each time he reach Henry's cheek or head, Henry pushed his wrist down away from touching him. 

"Fuck." Alex pants feeling Henry's hollowed mouth sucking on his member harder by seconds and before he could stopped him, he felt his lower half tightened before releasing inside Henry's mouth.

"Fuck Henry I'm sorry. I didn't mean to." He apologized propping himself up before pulling his brief and pants back on. Henry kneeled back on the couch with his gaze low cupping his mouth with the back of his palm keeping himself silent.

"Henry talked to me please." He plead but Henry was already up on his feet rushing towards the guest bedroom slamming the door closed.

"Henry!" Alex felt regret overloaded his mind after seeing Henry rushing into the bedroom. He finished zipping his pants back on before he followed Henry into the bedroom. He pushed the door opened to see the empty room before his eyes found the light shine underneath the bathroom door.

"Hen?" Alex called tapping on the door softly but when he heard gagging behind the close door, he didn't hesitate to rush inside.

"Henry?" He saw Henry hunching over the toilet bowl spilling out his stomach repeatedly.

"I'm fine. Just get out! Please." Henry pushed Alex back with his elbow before he hurled more into the white bowl.

"The hell I am." Alex protest taking the small glass over the sink and starts filling up with tap water before handing it to Henry. He flushed the remaining before taking the glass from Alex's hand and gulped it down in one sip.

"Is this your first time?" Alex asks jokingly leaning back against the tub while Henry leaned against the closed lid bowl. Alex could bit his own tongue for making that stupid joke when he saw Henry's face dropped. Henry wiped his mouth with the sleeves of his sweater still keeping his gaze low before shaking his head weakly.

"No." He mutters. Alex can see the quiver on the corner of Henry's lip that he desperately tried to hide before he saw a tear fell on Henry's cheek.

"Please Hen, forgive me." Alex plead hovers his palm over Henry knee but Henry pulls back pressing it against his chest.

"It's not you." Henry says shaking his head before wiping his own tears. Alex pulls back his hand and let Henry continued his story. Maybe this time, Henry will finally tell him what happened in his past, he hoped.

"I never done it out of my own will. I just-" Henry paused lowering his gaze again trying to hide his tears but failed when it fell miserably on his pale cheek.

"Hen for what its worth, it was fucking amazing. If that's your concern?" Alex told him but Henry still couldn't lift his gaze to meet Alex's eyes. "It wasn't." Henry whispered.

"Then what was it?" He asks afraid he might pressured Henry enough to either break or kept his silence.

"I felt-" Henry paused again, taking his breath carefully before he continued his own words. "I felt like when I opened my eyes again, he will be there instead of you." Henry mumbled but Alex heard everything. He heard him and his heart boiled at the thought of him. 

"How long?" He asks and Henry inhaled deeply before he answered. "I lost count. All I know is, he's always there." A tear streamed down Henry's cheek again before Alex scooted closer on his side on the cold marble tile floor.

Henry finally looked up and catches Alex's brown eyes looking back at him after seated closely next to him. "Hands." He asks for Henry's hands and slowly Henry placed his trembling fingers over Alex's palm but Alex placed it over his own face.

"Close your eyes." He commanded. Henry hesitated at first but finally obeyed.

"Feel this?" He says pressing Henry's fingers over his sharp jaw letting Henry's fingers traces the chiseled beard by the tips. He nodded still keeping his eyes closed.

"Feel that it is mine." Alex let Henry's thumb traced over his own lips. He softly pecked his lips over Henry's opened palm catching a soft smile curved on his lips.

"That is my lips and my own." He whispered before letting Henry's fingers trace over his eyes before letting his own eyelashes flickered over Henry fingertips. Henry smiled grew when he felt the softness of Alex's eyelashes brushes against his skin.

"That is mine and mine alone." He whispered and finally Henry opened his eyes to face Alex's face behind his raised palm. He lowered his palm down tangling his fingers in between Alex's on his lap.

"Thank you." He whispered. Alex smirked returned and Henry doubt if he would say something dumb or cocky but he was wrong. "Anytime." He pulled Henry closed towards his chest letting him resting his head over the crook of Alex's neck.

His arm draped over Henry's shoulder pulling him closer ignoring the fact they both stayed on the cold hard floor all night till Henry is brave enough to leave the bathroom.