Henry (The Beck Brothers) by Andria Large Read Free Book Online Page B

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Sebastian, you know I'm here for you, ” Henry said softly, giving the back of Sebastian's neck a squeeze.
     
    Sebastian nodded.   "I know."
     
    "So are you
staying at Christian's? ” Henry asked. Christian was one of their other brothers. There were four of them
all together. Henry was the oldest; then Sebastian, Quinn, and the youngest
Christian.
     
    "Are you kidding?
We'll tear each other's throats out. I just sent my shit there because he's got
that big ass empty garage. ” Sebastian snorted.
     
    "Quinn's only got
that one bedroom studio, so are you going to stay with mom and dad then? ” Henry asked, a smirk curling
his lips. He knew Sebastian would never stay with their parents. He'd get
smothered by their overbearing mother. He liked to see Sebastian squirm though.
     
    Sebastian sent him in
incredulous glance. "Fuck no! Are you insane?"
     
    Henry barked out a
laugh then went back around his desk to sit in his chair. "You want to
stay with me? ” he asked,
eyebrow raised.
     
    "If you don't
mind Henry, at least until I can find another job and my own place. ” Sebastian sighed. Henry knew he
hated having to ask for help.
     
    "Wait, you don't
have a job? ” Henry asked,
frowning.
     
    "I had to quit, I
couldn't stay there Henry, ” he said quietly.
     
    Henry nodded.
"Alright, it'll be fine."
     
    "Thanks Henry, ” Sebastian said sincerely.
     
     
                                                      ~~~~~
     
     
    Claire sat at her
desk, smiling to herself. Henry's face was hilarious when his brother blurted
that he said she had an amazing ass. He had been mortified. Claire was curious
if he was going to say anything about it or if he was going to pretend that it
never happened.
     
    A knock on her door
brought her head up. Instead of Henry, it was his brother, Sebastian. Claire
looked at him in surprise. "Oh, Mr. Beck, can I help you?"
     
    "Please, call me
Sebastian. I just wanted to stop in before I left to apologize for my behavior
earlier, I was out of line, ” he said softly, stepping into her office.
     
    Claire looked him
over. His whole demeanor had changed.   No longer was the arrogant man from earlier standing there, but a
subdued, almost broken version of him. His eyes were now puffy looking and
bloodshot, as if he'd been crying. No way had Henry made him cry. Something
serious must have happened for him to show up here in the middle of the day
without calling Henry first.
     
    Claire waved away his
apology. "Thanks Sebastian, but it's fine. Actually, it ’ s kinda nice to know someone looks as my ass, ” she said with a smirk.
     
    Sebastian laughed.
"Yeah well, Henry was definitely not happy with me for blurting that
out."
     
    Claire shrugged.
"It's no big deal."
     
    Sebastian smiled,
watching her for a moment. "You know, Henry's never talked about a woman
like he has you, just so you know, ” he said softly.
     
    Claire's heart skipped
a beat, but she tried to act nonchalant and rolled her eyes.
"Whatever."
     
    Sebastian chuckled.
"Alright, I'll let you get back to work. See you around, ” he said, shaking his head as he
left her office.
     
    Claire stared at his
back as he walked down the hallway. More than once now people have told her
about how Henry acts differently towards her. She wouldn't know because she'd
never seen him with his previous assistants. It made her feel good nonetheless.
Maybe Henry did think she was special. It was nice that someone felt that way
about her. She hated to admit that she had been feeling pretty lonely. She
missed the feeling of being in a man's arms. Maybe she should think about
dating again.
     
    A knock on Claire's
door jolted her out of her thoughts. She looked up to see Henry standing in her
doorway. His hands were shoved in his pockets and his head was bowed. Damn, he
looked fantastic in that suit.
     
    "Henry, ” Claire said, her lips twitching
as she tried not to smile.
     
    Henry blew