###Chapter 21

Chapter 21


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One hour later, they were all dressed up and ready for the outing.

Henry already sent an email to Harry; his lawyer to file and print out Blossom's birth certificate since he is didn't do it after her birth because of Betty's deáth, she is currently twelve daysold and she deserves to be known nationwide. He also posted a picture of her and her name on his social media accounts.

Earlier, he asked Anthonia to give him a list of names that was suitable for Blossom. He wasn't the type of person who could give children beautiful or unique or special names, Trixie was the one who chose the twins names when they were given birth to.

Nia Aubrey Harrison.

Ria Audrey Harrison.

Trixie always had a knack of giving things names so she was spectacular in giving her - their kids the best names.

Unfortunately, fate didn't give her the chance to give a name to her newborn baby; Blossom before she was taken away from by the cruel hands of deáth.

(I'm posting this early because of I'm in school and exams are about to start. I need to revise.)

Luckily, Anthonia arrived just in time to swoop in and give Blossom a name. A beautiful, well-deserved name that suits her so perfectly.

Henry didn't just want Blossom as her only name. He also wanted a middle name for her so he wanted Anthonia's help - he needed her help me and he asked for it and he got it.

Anthonia, without any form of hesitation, she called out some names.

And only one caught him, just one caught his attention.

" What do you think about Freya?" He asked; his eyes bore into hers, scrutinizingly, peering for her reaction or response.

Anthonia nodded her head in approval, making him smile. " It's good, I love it. " She replied; her eyes gleaming with happiness like she was naming her own child.

" Yeah, I love it too. " He said.

" It is a Nordic mythology and it means Goddess of Love, beauty, fertility, war, wealth, divination and magic. " She explained like it was the most obvious thing on Earth that he needed the meaning. " It is a really good name. "

He nods his head, smiling as he said the name in his head. He wasn't satisfied tho, he wanted - needed to hear how the name will sound.

" Blossom Freya Harrison. " They both spoke at the same time. They looked at each other in surprise and laughed.

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" Thank you, Anthonia. I really appreciate it, if it wasn't for you, I would still be stressing or cracking my brains over her name. " He says, meaning every single word and his voice showed he meant it.

" You are most welcome, Henry. We are friends, that is what friends do for friends. " She responded, grinning. " What are friends for?"

The rhetorical question was left hanging in the air as something flashed in Henry's eyes in lightning speed but Anthonia caught it. She saw it flashed through his eyes and scrunched her brows together in confusion, wondering what it could be.

She couldn't tell or describe what she saw in his eyes but it was so evident in those nighty coaly black eyes. She decided against asking him and letting it go.

Henry blinked his eyes, trying to stop the pang of húrt he felt when Anthonia called him a friend.

He knew he was a friend to her but it húrt him nevertheless. He feigned the fakest illegitimaté smile on his lips.

" I'll go get ready, see you in twenty minutes. " She broke the awkward silence that only lasted for three to four minutes but seemed like it lasted for one whole hour. As soon as those words left her mouth, she left without waiting for a reply from Henry.

" Okay. " He replied tho she isn't there anymore.

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They; Henry, Nia and Ria were down in the living room waiting for Anthonia and Blossom.

Anthonia exited the elevator with Blossom in her baby walker.

Anthonia was dressed equip in the desired colours; lavender and cream.

She was wearing a cream coloured jeans skirt that stopped moderately on her knees and a lavender off shoulder blouse. She let her hair fall benignantly on her back covering the exposed part of her back with two hair pins to keep the hair out of her face by her left side. She gracefully layered four necklaces on her neck complimenting her look, her wrists held a bracelet and a wristwatch. She wore a pair of ankle boots.

Henry's mouth fell open, unknowingly. She was dressed moderately simple yet she looked gorgeous as fúck.

When the girls told him that their hairstyle was exactly like hers, he didn't expect her own hairstyle to be elegantly beautiful because of theirs was cute.

The way she layered the four necklaces around her neck by the shortest one to the long ones was also exquisitely perfect.

Anthonia dressed Blossom up in a lavender onesie and cream colored bow on her head.

Nia was dressed in a cream colored sweater and lavender flay skirt with Converse together with Ria.

While Henry wasn't really going with the agreed colours because he didn't have any lavender coloured clothes so he wore a cream colored clothes so he wore a cream colored jeans and maroon long sleeve button up over a pair of sneakers.

" Anthonia, you look really pretty. " Ria chirped, hopping happily.

Anthonia smiles at her revealing her pearly white teeth. " Thank you, you look lovely too. "

" Thank you. " She muttered.

Anthonia and Henry's eyes met and locked. It was as if whenever they look at each other they end up locking their gaze together. Anthonia, having an habit of biting her lower lip rolled her lip into her mouth and bit on it.

Henry sucked in a breath, not breaking the eye contact instead intensifying it.

" So, we'll first go to the park for a really long walk then we'll have lunch then icecream then walk before coming home. Let's go. " Nia said, breaking the two-minutes-looking-like-one-hour intense gaze.

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As soon as Henry pulled over, stepping out of the car beside the park, a gentle breeze hit his face.

This park holds so many memories for him. So so many memories in this park.

Lovey Park is located at the eastern part of town which is usually quiet unlike other parts of New York City.

He exhaled, expelling air from his lungs through his nose, breathing out.

Today would be the first time in days he came here since Trixie's early and unfortunate demise.

He glanced at his twins girls and they looked like they were also experiencing the same thing as him.

" How big is this park?" Anthonia asked, unaware of the gloomy sad cloud over them and luckily with her melodic clueless voice, she broke the tension.

" Very big and long. You will get tired of walking. " Nia replied.

" Okay but I highly doubt that. " She says, holding Blossom's walker tightly.

" Oh really? Let's watch and see then, huh?" Henry frained, jokingly.

She turned to him, playfully. " Is that a challenge?"

He shrugged one of his shoulders. " Maybe or maybe not. The question is supposed to be if you can keep up with the, " He paused, pretending to be think about something. " Ah, yes!" He exclaimed causing her to jump in fearful frightenedness. He shines her teeth at her, grinning widely. " You put it as, ‘ I highly doubt that ' so let's see if you can keep up. "

The twins exchanged understandingly secret glance at each other, nodding to each other.

" Bye daddy, bye Anthonia. " Ria said.

" We will meet you guys at the cotton candy spot in two hours thirty minutes. We'll be at the playground section if you need us. " Nia added and dragged Ria away with her.

" I want Anthonia to be our new mummy what do you say? Blossom already likes her so that isn't the problem. " Ria asked Nia in a hushed whisper even tho they aren't near Anthonia nor Henry.

Nia nodded her head. " Yes, I love her and she is nice. She's not like Wítchy Robot that wants to steal our daddy away from us. "

" So, now that we've agreed. I'm sure Blossom agrees too, what do we do to bring them closer?"

" I have no idea but I'll think of something but for now, let's act our age and play with our age mates, yes?" She replied, tilting her head to one side to get her point across.

" Yes. Let's do that. "

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Anthonia and Henry took mild strides walks through the park, having talks and laughs.

" So, Anthonia, tell me about yourself. " Henry inquired. " I want to know more about you. "

Anthonia looked at me before answering. " Well, my name is Anthonia Cooper and I'm a lady who is a nanny for your kids. "

Henry chortled, ruffling his hair. " I know that. "

Her lips curled up in a coprophagous grin, her eyes glimmering with mischievousnéss. " Hmm, what do you want to know, Henry?"

" Anything. It must be about you. "

She twitched her lips, her eyeballs dilating. " Alright. " She replied, biting her lower lip out of habit, thinking about where to start. " I'm a summer camper and I started going to summer camp from the age of three. I was - am a bookworm. " She said with a momentary pause before adding the last two sentences. " Just novels, tho. "

" I thought you weren't a sucker for cliches. " He teases, truthfully.

The way she was bashing Hardin of After last night proves it. He shook his head fk wave away the other part of last night.

She rolled her eyes but continued. " I have a younger brother who I absolutely adore, he's the cutest. I had and still do, three best friends in highschool and we were quite popular. "

" Really?" He asked. His interest perking up to know what she in particular was famous for. " Were you guys the queenbees of school?"

Scoffing, she rolled her eyes again. " No, we were amongst the smartest people in school and also fashionable. "

" You're fashionable, they aren't wrong. " He muttered, teasingly but truthfully, jabbing het gently on her shoulder.

" I know, right? I'm so fashionable and beautiful. "

He looked at her with disbelief in his eyes. " You aren't supposed to say that about yourself. "

" So, should I wait for someone to compliment me when I know I'm very beautiful?" She retorted, sharply.

" Yeah, you should. "

" Nope. " She said, popping the 'P' well. " I'm beautiful and I'll praise myself because I'm not lying. "

" I'm not going to argue with you. "

" Because you don't have a choice. "

He smiled, shaking his head. " You said you were a summer camper, right?" She nodded. " I was also a summer camper for ten years. "

" What?!" She snapped, stopping her movement and his too. " Yiu were a summer camper? You must be joking, you're joking right?"

" No, I'm not. I was a summer camper for ten years in a row. "

" Woah, " She mutters. " I would have never thought of that. You don't look like the type that camps. "

" Is that a compliment or an ínsult?"

" It's however you see it. " She replied, shrugging her shoulders.

" Okay, smart mouth. Back to our discussion, I'll ask you some series of questions and you'll answer it, okay?"

" If it applies to you too then yes, I will. " She answered.

" Okay. "

There was a comfortable silence amongst them as they continued their walk.

Henry was thinking about the question he could ask that wouldn't come out weird or too personal.

" Do you have a boyfriend?" His mouth and his brain didn't function together in this moment as his mouth blurted out those words before he could stop it. His widen eyes shows the stupefaction he was feeling. He prayed silently that she shouldn't get màd at him.

" No, I don't. "

" You never?" His mouth blurted out another question but this time he was grateful.

" I did. "

" Why did tiy two break up?" He asked, genuinely curious.

Why would anyone who is reasonable break up with Anthonia? He thought.

" I broke up with him. . . " She replied, trailing off in her thoughts.

" Was he your highschool boyfriend or the uni?"

" Highschool. "

" You haven't dated since highschool?;" He asked: his voice coming out louder than he expected.

" Yes. " She replied. " Why are you so shocked?"

" No, not shocked but surprised. " He corrected.

" Same thing. " She snapped. " My turn. "

" How did you meet your wife?" She asked, cautiously so she won't offend him.

" I met Trixie when my family and I moved to a new house when I was a kid. " He said. " I was eleven. "

" Who fell first?"

He chuckled softly. " Me. I fell first but she fell harder. "

Anthonia scoffed, rolling her eyes in false exasperation. " Yeah, right. I totally believe you. " She said, sarcastically.

" I'm serious, Anthonia. "

" Did she play hard to get? I love it when girls play hard to get with ne'er-do-wells boys?"

" Are you indirectly calling me a ne'er-do-well?" He asked, rhetorically with a hint of playfulness in his eyes and voice.

" No, of course not. Why would I do that?" She denied, innocently. " I'm directly calling you a ne'er-do-well. " She said after a short pause and giggled.

He couldn't help but laugh too.