The best part of the party for Henry was seeing his brothers. He had barely seen the, before the wedding and when they came for the wedding, he was so caught up in his own problems that he couldn't catch up with them.They had a lot to catch up on and then his parents had invited some of his old friends over and they were drinking and talking and having a blast. He had thought having a party was a terrible idea, but he was enjoying it and he understood why his parents threw him a party. They wanted to make him feel happy and comfortable, after everything he had been through.He felt a little guilty because he promised Claire that they would leave after making an appearance but in his defense, he had looked around and didn't find Claire and he had assumed she was having fun or talking to his family. She must be at the bar, he thought as he looked around again. He was still talking to some friends when Allison Parker walked over to him. She looked every bit as beautiful and

The next few days went by in a blur, Claire and Henry barely saw each other.  Henry left early for work, so Claire didn't get to see him and Claire stayed out so late that when Henry was back he was fast asleep. They didn't have breakfast together and they certainly didn't have lunch with one another.  Claire spent her days working on her new project and her nights partying with her friends, sometimes, she'd stay late enough at Kendall's place just so she wouldn't have to meet Henry when he was coming back from work. It was already their routine and Claire was comfortable with it.  Henry looked at the watch, it was almost time for lunch break, he was leaving work early, mostly because he had planned to see Allison. They were going to have lunch together and catch up. He had forgotten all about it till she called him two days ago to follow up on the statement she made. He agreed, he did need a break.  Henry had been working at his f

Claire planned to spend the next couple of days working from home like Henry advised. At least till the whole gossip died down. Their parents had been angry nonetheless but she had apologized appropriately and Henry had even taken part of the blame when he had nothing to do with the issue in the first place. He was sweet, so sweet. Claire continued working on her project, she was desperate to finish it before the next summer. She wanted to open it during the summer, she believed that would be the best time to open it. She was in talks with a few other people about the place, it was going to be awesome. For the first time in a long time, she felt fulfilled. She was working on something, something that she had always wanted to work in and it seemed like things were going according to plan. Splendidly well if she would add. She finally had a project to work on, something she could call hers, something that was growing. It was a wonderful feeling. It kept her occupied. She also didn't