Henry (The Beck Brothers) (22 page)

Henry froze with his
eyes wide as he stared at Ethan in shock, his mouth full of sandwich. Sebastian
started choking on his beer. Claire had gasped and covered her mouth with her
hands. Christian and Quinn both stared at Ethan with their mouth gaping open.

Ethan didn't seem to
notice that everyone was staring at him because he asked again, "Daddy, I
get down?"

Henry slowly placed
his sandwich down and pushed up from his own chair. He unbuckled Ethan and set
him on the floor. Ethan said, "Tank You," and ran off into the living
room. Henry dropped back down into his chair and swallowed his food. He glanced
at each of his brothers, and then at Claire.

"He just called
me Daddy...twice,
”
Henry
said, dryly.

Claire's eyes
shimmered with unshed tears. Her hands moved down to cover her heart.
"Well, you've been acting like his dad, so it would seem that he sees you
as such."

"Congrats Pops,
it's a boy,
”
Sebastian
grinned.

Henry was so taken
back by the humor of it all, that he threw his head back and laughed. Everyone
else joined in. Once the laughing quieted down. Henry reached over and took
Claire's hand and kissed her knuckles.

"Is it alright
with you?
”
Henry asked
softly.

"Of course it is,
”
Claire insisted.

Henry gave her a
lopsided grin. "Love you."

"Love you, too.
”
Claire smiled.

Henry couldn't stop
smiling. He never expected for Ethan to look at him in that manner. He always
thought Ethan would be calling him Henry for the rest of his life, but he was
totally okay with being called Daddy. He never thought he'd ever be a father,
had never really wanted to be one until he met Claire and Ethan.

"Ew, knock it
off,
”
Sebastian grumbled
before taking another bite of his sandwich.

Henry chuckled and
gave Claire's hand a squeeze before letting her go.

Claire put Ethan to
bed around 8:00 pm that night. He was exhausted and had been falling asleep on
the couch watching his show. Henry had followed them upstairs so that he could
get changed into some sweatpants. He had just pulled them up when Claire walked
into the bedroom.

 
He is out cold.
”
She smiled and sauntered over to him.

Henry sat on the edge
of the bed and pulled her to stand between his legs. "Good,
”
he rumbled, slipping a hand
under her shirt to cup her breast.

Claire smiled sexily.
"Mmm, what do you want?
”
she purred, draping her arms over his shoulders.

Henry moved his hand
around to her back and unhooked her bra. "You,
”
he murmured.

Claire then pushed him
so that he fell back on the bed. Henry tucked his hands behind his head and
watched as Claire bent over him and started kissing his chest. Her mouth was
hot, her kisses searing his skin. Henry groaned, his eyes fluttering shut. He
felt Claire's tongue flick over his nipples before kissing and licking her way
down his body. She grabbed the waistband of his sweatpants and underwear and
yanked them off his body. She quickly tossed them aside and went back to what
she was doing.

Her lips brushed over
his hip bone and Henry hissed at the idea of where she was headed. His whole
body was coiled tight with anticipation. He loved when she went down on him;
she was so good at it. She took her time, which drove him crazy, but it was
definitely the good kind of crazy.

Her breath was hot as
she moved closer to where he wanted her to be. Henry groaned a curse when she
flicked a tongue over his balls then sucked one in her mouth. She did the same
to the other one before licking up the underside of his cock from base to tip.

"Fuck baby,
”
Henry panted, lifting his head
to look down at her.

She gave him a sexy
smile then swirled her tongue around the tip of his cock. Henry dropped his
head back and grasped the comforter under his hands. He felt one of her hands
wrap about the base, lifting his cock off his belly. Then her sinful mouth was
around him, sucking him as deep as she could.

He had to watch her.
He lifted his head again and watched his cock disappear into her delicious
mouth. Henry's hips rocked on their own accord, and in time with her rhythm.
His hands found her hair to keep it from obstructing his view. Plus, he liked
that he had control of her head. Her hand pumped while her mouth sucked and
licked, bringing him closer and closer to the edge.

"Claire,
”
Henry warned, knowing she
didn't like him coming in her mouth.

Claire
’
s mouth came off him with a pop,
her hand continuing to stroke. Henry came with a shout, his body arching up off
the bed. Claire's hand slowed as he came down from his orgasm. Henry panted
hard as he lay boneless on the bed. Claire chuckled and let him go. He heard
her pulling tissues out of the box on the bedside table. He didn't have it in
him to move. She dropped the tissue box next to his head.

"Clean up, then
we can watch a movie,
”
Claire said, dropping a quick kiss on his mouth.

Henry just grunted,
making Claire laugh as she walked out of the room. That had been incredible. It
seemed like it was better every time, just like the sex. Claire was a
firecracker in bed. She liked it hard and rough sometimes, while other times
she wanted soft and tender. Henry was the same way. He also liked to dominate
at times and other times he liked to be dominated. They were great together in
and out of bed. He guessed some people were just meant to be together.

Chapter 14

Henry stared at the
first Christmas tree he'd had since moving out of his parent
’
s house fifteen years ago. He
never decorated for the holidays, didn't see the point. He was the only one who
was going to see it, so he never bothered. But this year, he had Claire and
Ethan.

Claire had some
decorations and a small three-foot tree that she brought with her when she
moved in, but that wasn't going to do. Henry went out and bought an eight-foot,
pre-lit tree, and set it up in the corner of the living room, next to the
fireplace. Claire and Ethan were out at a play date with one of Ethan's little
friends from daycare.
 
Claire had
no idea that he went and got a new tree and a shit load of other decorations.
He started decorating the tree while he waited for his brothers, who he
blackmailed into coming over to help him decorate.

"Holy shit,
that's a big tree,
”
said
Christian's voice from behind him.

Henry glanced over his
shoulder to see Christian and his best friend, Shea Dempsey. Henry smiled and
went to greet Shea, who he hadn't seen in at least six months. Christian and
Shea had been friends since pre-school and Henry considered him like another
brother. Shea was the tall, dark, and handsome type. His short hair was a dark
chestnut, his eyes were a dark chocolate brown, and he had a build close to how
Christian was built, lean and toned. He kept a short goatee since he started to
grow facial hair.
 

"Shea, my man,
”
Henry said fondly as he pulled
the shorter man into a big bear hug.

Not that Shea was
short, he was at least six feet two inches, but he was still shorter then both
Henry and Christian.

Shea laughed and
patted Henry on the back. "Good to see you, too, Henry."

"Where have you
been?
”
Henry asked as they
separated.

"I was in Europe
with my family. I just got back yesterday,
”
he said with a bright smile and a glance at Christian. Obviously, he was glad
to be back with his best friend.

"Nice, glad
you're back,
”
Henry said,
giving him a pat on the shoulder.

"Me, too, I
missed you guys,
”
Shea said
with a warm smile.

"We missed you,
too. Now get to work, I have a lot of shit to decorate before Claire and Ethan
gets back,
”
Henry said,
bending down to pick up a box of decorations to shove into Christian's arms.

"When the hell
did you turn into a family man, Henry?
”
Shea chuckled, his brown eyes sparkling with amusement.

"Since I met the
love of my life,
”
Henry
said with a wink.

"Good God, gag me
with a spoon,
”
Sebastian
grumbled as he walked into the living room from the kitchen. He apparently came
in through the garage.

Henry rolled his eyes
as Sebastian greeted Shea and Christian. Sebastian was becoming really jaded.
It made Henry sad that his brother had lost all faith in love, all women for
that matter. They were now just things that he used to get off. Not that Henry
could really blame him after what he'd been through, but it'd been months, and
Henry had hoped that he would have gotten over it a little bit.

Quinn was last to
arrive. He said hello to everyone and quietly grabbed a box and started helping
Henry with decorating the tree, impassive as always. Sebastian headed outside
to put up some lights, while Christian and Shea started putting lights up in
the living room.

Within a couple hours,
they had the place decorated and lit. Henry stood outside with his brothers and
Shea, looking up at the colored Christmas lights and strands of garland, that
were now trimming his roof and windows. Henry smiled; Ethan was going to love
it. They all headed back inside for a beer and to warm the fuck up. It was
freezing out. Henry glanced at the clock in the kitchen. Claire and Ethan
should be back any minute.

"I have something
to tell you guys,
”
Henry
said, pulling the fridge open and handing out beers.

"What's that?
”
Sebastian asked, cracking open
his bottle of Guinness.

"I bought Claire
a ring, I was planning on proposing Christmas Eve,
”
Henry said, actually feeling nervous about it. He
knew Claire would say yes, but still...

Christian was the
first to react with a wide grin. "Congrats Henry,
”
he said, giving Henry a hug.

"Congrats
brother,
”
Quinn murmured
quietly, giving Henry's shoulder a squeeze.

Shea also
congratulated him and gave him a hug. Henry then looked at Sebastian, his best
friend. Out of all his brothers, Sebastian was the one he was closest with. He
wanted him to be his best man, and he would be upset if Sebastian wasn't happy
for him.

Sebastian sighed.
"What? You know I love Claire." Henry did know that Sebastian and
Claire were buddies.

“
And?
”
 
Henry
prompted.

"I hope you're
not going to end up like me.
”
Sebastian winced, but his eyes were sparkling with amusement.

"Bastard,
”
Henry grunted and sipped his
beer.

"Don't fuck it
up,
”
Sebastian snarled,
glaring a warning at Henry. And Henry knew that that was the closest he was
going to get to congratulations. Sebastian didn't believe in marriage and love
anymore. So saying congratulations would go against that.

"I'll try not to,
”
Henry said dryly, rolling his
eyes.

                                                 
~~~~~

Claire was shocked
when she pulled up the driveway. The house was lit up with colored Christmas lights
that had Ethan squealing in the backseat. She pulled into the garage, got Ethan
out of the car, and headed into the house. She walked into the kitchen to find
Henry, his brothers, and a man she'd never met, standing around the island
drinking beer.

"Lights daddy,
lights!
”
Ethan cried
excitedly and went running to Henry.

Henry smiled brightly
and scooped up the little boy, kissing him on the cheek. "Do you like
them?"

"Uh huh.
”
Ethan nodded furiously.

Henry kissed Ethan's
forehead. "Well good, cause there's more."

"YAY!"

Henry chuckled then
moved away from the group to give her a kiss on the lips. "Hey,
Darlin'."

"Hi, Henry. The
lights are amazing,
”
Claire
said in awe.

"You're welcome,
”
came Sebastian's disgruntled
snort from behind Henry.

"I see you had
help,
”
Claire chuckled.

Henry nodded.
"Yeah, I never would have gotten it done in time without the guys. By the
way, Claire, this is Shea. Shea, this is my girlfriend, Claire, and her son,
Ethan"