CEO's Contract Obsession-Chapter 44: Get Off Me
Henry went home late after drinking with Dr. Martin and Rei. It was Dr. Martin’s driver who took them home since the two were totally wasted.
Henry’s room is just opposite Amy’s room and she was woken by loud voices and a ruckus in the hallway. She was bothered by the commotion so she put on a robe and went out as fast as she can.
When she opened the door, she was welcomed by a wrecked sight of Henry. His arms are hooked on Charles and another man’s shoulder who is shorter than him.
They are on their way to the end of the corridor and looks like the two are having difficulties supporting Henry while escorting him to his room.
The three of them are swaying and bumping into the walls and decors as they walk and it seems like they might drop Henry if they will not reach his bed soon.
Amy saw two maids behind them carrying Henry’s suit jacket, briefcase, leather bag, a bouquet of flowers, and a couple of paper bags. ’Did he go shopping before drinking?’ she mused.
"What happened to him? Is he drunk?" she asked Charles.
Before Charles could answer the other man spoke to her, "It’s my fault they are in this state. Could you open the door please?" he told Amy.
She quickly turns to open the door to Henry’s room and put aside the duvet covering his bed. When Henry was finally put down to bed, Charles immediately removed his master’s shoes and lifted his legs to settle on the bed.
The man extended his hand to Amy to introduce himself, "Hi, I am Dr. Martin, Henry’s psychiatrist. I suppose you’re Amy?"
Amy took his hand and smiled at him in a friendly manner. "Yes, that’s me, doctor. I didn’t know Henry has a psychiatrist, is this about his nightmares?" she boldly asks.
She thought that if Henry would not tell her, then perhaps it will be better to ask his doctor, not to pry but just to get a general overview if he is ok or not and get a professional opinion.
"Uhm... yes and no," he tersely answered.
Amy somehow expected his answer since she was aware of the doctor-patient confidentiality law so she was not expecting more answers from the doctor after that; she shifted her gaze to Henry to see Charles starting to remove Henry’s alcohol-smelling clothing.
"You can go, Charles, I’ll clean him up. You can go back to sleep, thanks for your help," she dismissed the butler wanting to take care of Henry herself.
Charles was about to go out the door when Dr. Martin stopped him. "Charles, could you arrange for someone to monitor Henry when he is sleeping? Same routine," he ordered and Charles nodded, understanding what he has to do since it was not the first time that it happened.
"Is it that bad? Tell me what to do, I want to help too" Amy frowned, confused about what was happening.
"Do you have a minute Amy? I can discuss some important things with you if you want to help him," Amy nodded and they went out of the room to talk.
"I am not supposed to involve you in this without Henry’s consent. But seeing the worry on your face, I will tell you this. As his friend, I want to help him even if it means going behind his back a little. It will not do any harm anyways, so you have to keep this a secret for the time being. When the time is right I will be the one to tell him. Can you do that?" Dr. Martin firmly expressed his thoughts as soon as Amy close the door behind her.
Amy’s heart started to beat fast, and her worry for him started to elevate thinking that there must be something seriously wrong with Henry for his doctor to do this. She nodded to Dr. Martin as she calms herself down.
"Henry’s nightmare is not a normal one. What he sees are events from his past and it’s hunting him. I think you are aware that he was kidnapped when he was young since that’s public information." Dr. Martin started off.
Amy’s heart was starting to ache for him after hearing that he is not yet over with his childhood trauma. He looks fine on the outside and looks strong. If not because of witnessing him being in a distraught and wretched state and heavily sweating and panting after waking up from a nightmare, it would not cross her mind that he is going through something.
She can’t imagine a young Henry alone and terrified in the hands of his kidnappers. How she wished she can remove all his pain and suffering away.
"His dad died after rescuing him, and his pregnant mom committed suicide after a few months of suffering from depression. It was Henry who discovered his mom’s body," Dr. Martin continued as he watched Amy’s jaw drop and soon covered her mouth.
What was announced to the public was that the wife of Welsh Senior died from premature childbirth after losing a lot of blood. It was his Uncle Trev’s idea to make a cover-up story to make sure that Henry will receive the insurance claim money and will not be denied.
Amy was shocked by Dr. Martin’s revelation. She has no idea that Henry experienced something as grave as that.
Dr. Martin then informed her of his previous PTSD diagnosis and Henry’s current BPD condition. He thinks that Amy has to know so she can act accordingly if ever Henry will have episodes while with her.
He also told her some important details about Henry’s past without giving out too much information. He only gave out facts that she needed to know to be able to help Henry when needed.
After relaying everything that he needed to mention, he bid his farewell and gave his calling card to Amy. "You can reach me here if you need to. If you have questions call me and don’t hesitate, sometimes what we see as nothing could be something. If you have time, I would also like to talk to you so I can explain more about his condition. Charles and Demi are aware of this since they were here ever since Henry was a baby."
Amy went back to Henry’s room after speaking with Dr. Martin. She sat beside Henry and push aside the locks that covered his eyes. She felt sadness and sympathy when she looked at his handsome face. He looks so peaceful on the outside and the longer she thinks about what Dr. Martin said, the more her chest tightens.
She brushed away all her sorrowful thoughts and promised herself to help Henry as much as she can. "I am here now. I’ll take care of you," she whispered.
After cleaning up Henry, she slipped into the duvet and slept by his side hugging him; feeling hopeful that tonight, he will have a pleasant dream in her arms. If she can only knock out those nightmares away she would definitely do so.
Henry was woken up by a pricking, tingling sensation on his shoulder, and it is starting to become numb. When he opened his eyes to check what is causing it, his face was immediately painted with a beaming smile making the corners of his eyes wrinkle with crow’s feet.
He wishes that he would wake up to this sight for the rest of his life, and then he wouldn’t mind having a sore shoulder every morning.
He stopped moving and just stared at the angelic face of his angel. The one person that always keeps him sane. He lovingly stroked her face with the back of his hand. He would never get tired of watching her in her sleep.
His eyes went down to her slightly parted lips, he lifted his head a bit to give it a soft kiss. Looking at the clock, he remembered that he needed to do some sparring with Rei today but then he also remembered Dr. Martin mentioning other activities that involve the woman who is in his arms at the moment.
His mind was quickly filled with naughty and smutty ’exercises scenes’ that he can do with her. Unfortunately for him, before he can imagine things further and put that into action, Amy opened her eyes and smiled.
"Good morning drunkard," she chuckled when she saw Henry’s forehead crease. 𝕗𝚛𝚎𝚎𝐰𝗲𝗯𝗻𝚘𝚟𝚎𝗹.𝕔𝐨𝕞
"Good morning and I am not a drunkard," he rebutted as he pinch Amy’s cheek which made her squirm in his arms.
"Fine! Stop that!" she continued chuckling while trying to remove Henry’s hand from her face. "I didn’t know shopping could make someone drunk. What did you buy anyways to make you drink afterward," she added.
"Oh that, those are for Jayson, Jena, and their grandparents. After buying those I went to see a friend with Rei and got invited for a drink," Henry explained and felt Amy slightly pushed back to look at him.
He can already tell why since he mentioned the kids, so he did not wait for her to ask anymore, "We will spend our 1-week vacation with them. Well, not all the time, but we will stay at my house in Brookegrove. Jayson will finally have the surgery on Sunday," he explained.
Amy was happy and excited at the same time; it has been half a month since Jayson went overseas to have the procedure. Not only that he will finally go through it, but she will also be able to be with her family during the operation.
Amy can no longer contain her happiness as Henry tells her his plans; she sprang up and settled on Henry’s top hugging him tightly for a couple of seconds before saying, "Thank you, thank you, thank you!" in a high-pitched voice.
Henry was surprised that she will be so ecstatic and react this way. He placed his hands on her back and stroked it a few times before he tried to push her gently back to his side but Amy held onto him tighter.
He was stupefied when Amy refused to get down from him.
"Amy..." he called her with a hoarse voice.
"Mmm?" Amy was still on his chest being comfortable hugging him.
"I got the message and you’re welcome... C-Can you please get off me now? You’re making me hard."
Amy: "..." Amy lifted up her head and looked at him, not giving any indication of getting off any time soon.
