henrysdunne

[henrysdunne]

ablumeforflora​:

“I know,” Flora sighed, “I’m coming, I’m coming.” Fin was snugly wrapped in a makeshift papoose that was secured around her body and, for the moment, he was fast asleep. “There’s gotta be something up ahead, right? It feels like we’ve been walking for hours.” A board just a mile or so back had signalled that there was a town up ahead. She just hoped there was somewhere safe to go. “Can you see anything?”

     “ you  want  me  to  take  him  the  rest  of  the  way? ”  he  comes  to  a  slight  halt  on  the  road,  his  legs  feeling  the  strain  of  their  long  trek  and  the  equipment  slung  heavily  on  his  back.  there  were  no  land  markers  in  sight  and  the  road  seemed  to  stretch  on  for  eternity.  henry  had  never  been  great  with  geography,  so  every  patch  of  land,  every  span  of  road  was  all  the  same  to  him,  but  he  was  determined  to  get  them  off  this  highway  before  sundown.  “ it  can’t  be  much  further.  worse  comes  to  worse  we’ll  have  to  back  track  a  bit  and  settle  in  that  RV  we  passed.  maybe  push  it  off  the  road,  i  don’t  know.  it’d  be  better  than  camping  in  the  woods  with  him. ”

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     “ we’re  gonna  have  to  pick  up  the  pace  a  bit,  flo,  it’s  gettin’  dark.  there’s  gotta  be  somewhere  we  can  stay  for  the  night  and  before  the  baby  wakes  up. ” @ablumeforflora​

[henrysdunne]

Casey Deidrick in Driven (2018)

[henrysdunne]

“ d—-don’t make me moan, i don’t want anyone to catch us… ”

it  wasn’t  the  ideal  situation,  or  space  for  that  matter.  henry  managed  to  convince  flora  to  join  him  in  the  supply  closet  and  then  promptly  jammed  the  door  to  avoid  any  intrusion.  they  were  taking  a  risk,  not  only  in  exposing  this  thing  that  had  been  going  on  between  them,  but  making  a  mess  of  the  office  politics.  his  parents  would  give  him  a  stern  talking  to,  a  slap  on  the  wrist  (  maybe  demote  him  to  show  the  other  employees  that  there  was  no  favoritism  ).  however,  in  the  end,  his  career  would  still  be  secure.  the  same  couldn’t  be  said  for  flora  if  his  mother  got  any  say  in  the  matter.  nonetheless,  there  they  were  in  a  compact  space,  kissing  and  fumbling  with  buttons  and  zippers  until  he  had  his  pants  and  underwear  around  his  ankles,  his  shirt  wide  open,  and  flora  completely  naked  from  the  waist  down.  

“that’s  gonna  be  a  little  hard  to  do.”  he’d  hoisted  flora  up  against  a  stack  of  copy  paper  atop  a  workbench,  her  legs  wrapped  around  his  waist,  and  his  cock  pressed  to  her  entrance.  he  eased  in  with  slow  strokes  in  an  attempt  to  avoid  making  any  noise  from  the  table  hitting  the  wall.  “you  can  never  keep  the  volume  down  with  me.”  a  wicked  grin  curved  the  edges  of  his  lips,  which  immediately  went  to  the  expanse  of  her  neck ;  kissing,  grazing  his  teeth  and  tongue  along  her  skin,  while  he  pulled  her  body  away  slightly  and  purposely  raked  up  the  speed  of  his  thrusts.  “if  you  can  keep  it  quiet,  i  promise  to  make  it  up  to  you  later.”

[henrysdunne]

melamemea​: 

secret relationship .

painful

“ it’s — getting a bit out of hand now. ”

“ i don’t think i can keep this up much longer. ”

“ i’m getting tired of hiding…”

“ it sucks that i can’t kiss you in public. ”

“ how much longer do i have to keep swallowing my desires for you. ”

“ are you sure we will — ? ”

“ do you think we’ll ever… be a couple-couple ? ”

“ sometimes i’m just scared that you’re just using me. ”

“ it’s starting to dawn on me that… the reason you might not want to come out about this is because you don’t really love me—”

“ is this a joke to you?”

“ i deleted all our texts. ”

“ i can’t keep pictures of us on my phone, are you crazy? ”

“ if anyone sees us i won’t know what to do. ”

“ sometimes it feels like i am the only one making an effort here… ”

provoked

“ aren’t we suppose to be a thing ? why are you flirting then ?”

“ sometimes it feels like i am the only one making an effort here —”

“ you sure seem to be good at ignoring the fact that we’re together. ”

“ okay no — i can’t handle the way they keep staring at you. ”

“ if they don’t stop hitting you up i’ll end up hitting them down. ”

“ don’t you have any pride in the marks i left on you ? ”

“ is this a joke to you — ?!”

“ stop that — we’re in public. ”

“ no, not until we get home. ”

“ you know i can’t do this out here — stop it!”

“ could TRY to show that you’re a little worried about this ???”

steamy

“ d—-don’t make me moan, i don’t want anyone to catch us… ”

“ everyone is downstairs… ~ take your pants off ”

“ shhh…. ~ it’ll be fine baby, no one will hear us ”

“ so what ? ~ if they see us coming out together we’ll figure something out…”

“ i’m gonna leave so many hickeys on you… show everyone that you’re taken… ”

“ i missed your scent…”

“ it feels so good — being close to you again… ”

“ i’ve been thinking — about this the entire day… ”

“ ~ sit back and let me spoil you… you went an entire day without touching me… ”

“ kiss me… and don’t let me go ”

“ you’re like a forbidden fruit when i can’t touch you ~ kind of sexy ”

innocent

“ i can’t wait to show you off to the entire world… ”

“ we’ll be the cutest couple in existence, someday ”

“ when we come out i’m going to drown you kisses every day ”

“ ~ if we carve our initials in a tree no one will know ”

“ no one will notice if we hold hands under the table ~ ”

“ one day… we’ll be able to kiss like everyone else ”

“ i long for the day i get to hug you in the open ”

[henrysdunne]

ablumeforflora​:

Flora understood Jen’s jealousy to an extent, because when the tables were turned and Henry had been with her all those years ago, she’d felt that raging jealousy too. But that didn’t make her words or actions okay. Flora sincerely hoped that Henry’s mom would get the whole story before making any kind of judgement against her for lashing out. Of course, she knew that wasn’t the best way to handle things, but seeing red in the heat of the moment was impossible to fight. “She’s persistent, I’ll give her that.” It was the closest Jen would ever get to a compliment from her. “Even if she is insanely misguided. Let’s just hope your mom sets her straight for good this time. I really don’t want there to be a next time.” Henry’s hand found hers, and Flora laced her fingers in between his before he lifted her hand to his lips. Slowly, she nodded in agreement, letting out a soft sigh while she cradled her bump with her other hand. “You’re right. She’s probably in there wondering what the hell her mom is doing. Not even born yet and she’s already witnessed me losing my shit. God, I really need to learn to calm down.” She laughed, but was thinking about how much she hoped their latest addition would inherit Henry’s temperament and not hers. Instead of voicing any concerns, she squeezed Henry’s hand and gave him a small smile. “I promise I’ll take it easy from now on.”

“there’s  not  gonna  be  a  next  time,  i  can  promise  you  that.  it’s  about  time  she  gets  the  hell  over  this.  this  isn’t  high  school  anymore  and  she’s  not  gonna  drag  our  twelve  year old  into  her  vendetta.”  henry’s  mind  couldn’t  help  but  dwell  on  all  the  times  he  and  flora  snuck  around  behind  jennifer’s  back.  all  his  trips  out  to  see  finley  that  turned  into  something  more  with  flora  each  time  he  stepped  foot  in  california.  he’d  wrestled  with  the  fact  that  it  was  obvious  to  anyone  his  relationship  with  jen  had  been  going  nowhere.  they  were  too  different  people  despite  being  from  the  same  world.  henry  was  sure  they’d  been  discreet  and  this  wasn’t  some  sort  of  retaliation  or  long  festering  revenge  that  jen  was  now  getting  out  of  her  system,  but  he  couldn’t  be  one  hundred  percent  certain.  he  took  one  last  glance  in  the  review,  seeing  that  fin  was  still  checked  out  and  engrossed  in  his  iphone,  and  turned  down  the  side  street  leading  to  their  house.  “we’re  gonna  get  in  there  and  you’re  gonna  relax.  i’ll  deal  with  my  mother  and  jen  and  all  the  bullshit.  you’ll  never  have  to  see  her  again  after  this.”  

[henrysdunne]

ablumeforflora​:

Flora climbed into the car, not even trying to fight the smile that his comment provoked. But she didn’t give him the satisfaction of a response because he really didn’t need her to tell him he was right about his ego. She placed the wine bag into the footwell and made herself comfortable, flipping the mirror down above her so she could check her make up. “You keep telling yourself that if you want to.” She reached over to ruffle her hand through his hair playfully, letting her fingertips brush under his chin as she threw him a patronising smile complete with a scrunch of her nose. “I won’t judge you if you feel like calling me boss later on. I might actually like it.” Their drive through the city wasn’t as busy as she was expecting it to be, although she supposed it helped they’d set off a little earlier from the office than usual. “Hm. Depends. Are we still getting take out? If we are then I say we head to my place, I’ll pack my stuff, then we can order and fit in a quick fuck before it comes. Food always tastes better after sex, if you ask me. And then when we get to the Hamptons you can really take your time with me,” Flora shot a knowing look his way, resting her hand on his leg because she enjoyed teasing him too much. She didn’t want to distract him from driving, but the fact that she was a distraction to him really boosted her own ego. “Am I gonna have to rock up dressed in a scarf and sunglasses like some fifties starlet going incognito?” She snorted at the idea of it. “Or are you just gonna throw a blanket over my head or something?”

“i  think  i  like  the  sound  of  that.  hopefully,  your  roommate  has  the  same  idea  as  everyone  else  and  left  town  for  the  long  weekend.  if  not,  she’s  in  for  a  very  loud,  very  engrossing  show.”  not  that  it  was  anything  out  of  the  ordinary  for  flora’s  roommate  to  hear  them  and,  on  more  than  one  occasion,  she  had  seen  them  or  caught  glimpses  when  they  thought  they  had  the  apartment  to  themselves.  he  almost,  jokingly,  asked  her  to  join,  but  held  his  tongue  as  to  not  be  on  the  end  of  flora’s  wrath.  their  current  arrangement  would  have  to  do,  though.  it  was  either  her  roommate  catching  an  ass  here  or  there  or  henry’s  mother  walking  into  his  own  apartment,  unannounced,  and  catching  them.  “i  don’t  think  it’s  gonna  have  to  be  that  dramatic,  blume.”  he  slipped  a  hand  off  the  wheel  and  grasped  the  one  on  his  leg  with  a  smirk.  already  anticipating their  arrival.  “you  know  how  it  is.  you’ve  been  around  my  mom  enough  times.  those  old  ladies  love  to  gossip  and  shit.  especially  love  to  pry  into  their  kids’  personal  lives  and  tell  each  other  about  it.”  it  wasn’t  long  before  he  was  turning  into  the  garage  of  flora’s  apartment  building,  swerving  into  an  empty  spot  reserved  for  guests  and  stretching  his  limbs  upon  slipping  from  the  drivers  side.  “just  know  the  neighbors  are  far  enough  away  that  we  can  take  a  nice  dip  in  the  pool,  if  you  know  what  i  mean.”  that  grin  of  his  stretched  his  lips  once  again  over  the  hood  of  the  car  as  he  went  to  grab  his  bag  for  a  change  of  clothes.  “or  the  hot  tub.  whichever  you  prefer.”

[henrysdunne]

* love ♥ starters

‘ want me to stay? ’

‘ we’re almost home. ’

‘ you should be in bed. ’

‘ we can share it.’

‘ stay there. i’m coming to get you. ’

‘ shh, shh. you were dreaming. ’ 

‘ grab my hand. ’

‘ i’m just going to pick you up. ’

‘ everything okay? ’

‘ i won’t leave you behind. ’

‘ don’t worry. better out than in. ’

‘ who did that to you? ’ 

‘ sit down and rest. ’

‘ sweetie, i would never think that. ’

‘ come lay down in my lap. ’

‘ i know you think you’re all alone out there, but you’re not. ’

‘ call me when you get home. ’

‘ we should change those bandages. ’

‘ you’re safe here. ’

‘ honey… ’

‘ of course we love you. ’

‘ wait here. i’ll go run a bath for you. ’

‘ take my bed for tonight. ’

‘ i promise. ’ 

‘ you’re always welcome here. ’

‘ don’t talk like that. ’

‘ bad dream? ’

‘ talk to me. ’  

‘ it’s okay to cry. ’

‘ you need to be more careful.’

‘ we should hug this out. ’

‘ i worry about you. ’

‘ can i hold your hand? ’ 

‘ because i care about you. ’

‘ it made me think of you. ’ 

‘ take care of yourself. ’

‘ put your seatbelt on. ’ 

‘ where did you go? ’ 

‘ i didn’t mean to worry you. ’

‘ i made breakfast. ’

‘ sing something for me? ’

‘ open it and find out. ’

‘ how long have you been like this? ’

‘ you look nice. ’

‘ here, take my jacket. ’

‘ close your eyes and try to get some rest. ’

‘ focus on my voice. ’ 

‘ i meant every word. ’

‘ i was here all night. ’

‘ look both ways before you cross. ’

‘ you don’t have to talk. ’ 

‘ this is your favorite, right? ’

‘ you’ll feel better in the morning. ’

‘ you have a nice laugh. ’

‘ here, take my jacket. ’

‘ you could stay here. with me. ’

‘ we’ll figure it out together. ’

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ablumeforflora​:

“That’s not what I looked like at all. I was not possessed, just angry. And rightly so.” Flora grumbled quietly, not impressed at being labelled as the bad guy when Jen had well and truly provoked her. But Finley had plugged his headphones in and was miles away within minutes. Exhaling a heavy sigh, she finally let herself relax into the car seat, not realising she’d been tensing up since the moment Jennifer had opened her stupid mouth. Flora’s gaze travelled over to Henry as he broke the silence that had fallen between them. “Maybe she still has feelings for you? It wouldn’t surprise me if she’s deluded herself into thinking you two are meant to be or something.” She rolled her eyes. It didn’t help that Henry’s mom insisted on inviting Jen to almost every Dunne family function going. She wasn’t family, she was an enormous pest. “I can deal with her hating me - that part doesn’t bother me in the slightest - it’s when she brings Fin into it. That’s not okay. God, I wouldn’t ever dream of passing judgement against her son - who does that to a kid?!” She was getting herself worked up again and took a purposeful deep breath to calm herself down. “Sorry. Between this and the hormones I just haven’t been able to keep a lid on my temper today. Maybe I need to start meditating or something.” She let out a dry laugh and rolled her eyes.

his  relationship  with  jennifer  had  ended  abruptly,  henry  would  give  her  that,  but  in  hindsight  it  shouldn’t  have  been  a  total  shock.  their  relationship  was  seemingly  a  match  made  in  the  upper  crust  heaven  of  manhattan’s  elite.  it  should’ve  been  the  joining  of  two  uber  wealthy  families,  and  yet  there  was  always  something  missing.  not  to  mention  how  high  maintenance  jen  was  and  the  amount  of  money  he  spent  on  her  to  keep  her  satisfied.  henry  knew  what  jen  missed,  having  easy  access  to  the  dunne  family  trust  fund  through  him.  “well,  like  i  said,  she  needs  to  get  the  fuck  over  it.  it’s  been  years  and  she’s  dated  a  bunch  of  guys  since  me.”  he  kept  his  eyes  on  the  road  ahead,  steering  down  side  streets,  and  hitting  almost  every  light.  “i  know  it’s  not  alright  and  she’s  gonna  hear  about  it,  trust  me.  if  she  thinks  my  mother’s  gonna  go  along  with  fin  being  talked  about  like  that,  she’s  in  for  the  shock  of  her  life.”  henry  reaches  a  hand  over,  taking  hers  in  his  own  and  lifting  it  to  his  lips.  “it’s  fine,  honey.  when  we  get  home  you  need  to  lay  down  and  rest.  you  need  to  think  of  the  baby.  she’s  probably  bumping  around  in  there  thinking  she’s  been  on  a  roller  coaster.”

[henrysdunne]

ablumeforflora​:

Flora rolled her eyes as he left, and as she turned away she pressed her lips together in a coy smile. She’d never tell him, but she looked forward to the times he’d come waltzing into her little corner of the office with the sole aim of getting on her nerves. Every time, she pretended like she hated it, but she secretly loved the attention from him. Spending the weekend with him was just an added bonus for various reasons. It didn’t take her long to switch everything off and pick up her bag and coat, and the timing of the elevator was kind to her, meaning she made it down to his car in fifteen minutes rather than the twenty he’d given her. Making sure no one was around, she rested against his expensive looking motor, glancing up with a grin on her face when she heard his voice from across the parking lot. Gladly taking the wine bag from him, she took a peek inside just as his hand smacked her ass - something that she was more than used to by now. She was pretty sure that he thought about her ass more than any other part of her anatomy. “Is that what you’ve been thinking about on your walk down from the office?” His little suggestion gave her good reason to lift her gaze and arch an eyebrow at him. “Isn’t your ego already big enough, Dunne? We don’t need to make it any bigger.” Her lips curved into a smirk and she headed for the passenger side door. “Besides, we both know you’re not the boss here. I am.”

“oh,  it’s  definitely  big.  i  think  you,  better  than  anyone,  has  become  well  acquainted  with  my  ego  these  past  few  months.”  another  smirk  curved  his  lips  as  he  unlocked  the  car  doors  and  slid  inside.  he  swung  his  bag,  with  all  its  notes  and  documents,  into  the  backseat  where  it  would,  no  doubt,  be  forgotten  until  monday  morning.  his  mind  was  filled  with  nothing  but  sand,  sun,  sea,  and  the  way  flora’s  ass  was  going  to  look  in  a  bikini.  “you  like  to  think  you’re  in  charge,  blume,  but  we  really  know  that  i  am.”    he  spurred,  starting  up  the  engine  and  maneuvering  their  way  out  of  the  parking  garage.  the  traffic  was  slow  going,  but  steady  for  this  time  of  day  and  he  figured  they’d  beat  the  rush  trying  to  get  out  of  the  city  for  the  weekend.  he  was  calculating  the  amount  of  time  it  would  take  to  drive  out  to  the  hampton’s  and  whether  they  should  make  a  straight  shot  from  flora’s  apartment  instead  of  making  a  stop  at  the  restaurant.  “so,  how  do  you  wanna  play  this?  we  go  to  your  place,  have  a  quick  fuck,  get  you  packed,  and  head  straight  out  to  the  hamptons?  or  get  your  things,  take  our  time  fucking  and  head  to  the  hamptons?  either  way,  it’ll  be  gettin’  dark  by  the  time  we  get  there.  less  eyeballs  see  in’  who’s  comin’  and  goin’  out  of    our  place.  not  that  there’s  very  many  neighbors,  but  you  know  these  gossipy  wasp-y  types.”

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ablumeforflora​:

Flora knew this probably would’ve already reached his mother by now. The PTA moms made short work of any gossip, spreading it like literal wildfire across the Upper East Side. Henry would no doubt get a phone call and an earful. Perhaps she should answer that call rather than letting him take the brunt of it? The look Jen gave her as she climbed into her stupidly expensive car didn’t go unnoticed, and Flora sensed there would be a sequel to this scuffle. Henry helped her into the car, and she resisted the urge to apologise again, only because she knew that she didn’t regret what she’d done - not really. He likely knew that. Or at least he knew how pigheaded and stubborn she could be. “Fin, you’re not gonna have to switch schools, don’t be silly. You’re not even friends with Colton anyway.” She peered at him through the rear view mirror, seeing how disgruntled he looked. “Yeah, but I’m gonna have to see him in class tomorrow, and you pulled out his mom’s hair.” And here came the regret again. “I know I did… but everyone will have completely forgotten about it by tomorrow. You’ll see.” Flora didn’t believe her own lie, and looked to Henry for support. “Dad, you should’ve seen how mom jumped on Colton’s mom. It was like something out of a horror movie where one of the characters gets possessed by a demon.” Flora immediately clicked her tongue and tsked at that description. She was almost certain that wasn’t what it had looked like. 

henry  tried  his  best  to  keep  a  stern  expression,  although  his  features  softened  and  there  was  an  uptick  of  his  lips.  there  and  gone  again  as  he  successfully  kept  his  composure.  he  could  imagine  that’s  exactly  what  flora  had  looked  like  when  she  flew  into  a  rage.  at  least,  to  a  twelve  year  old  boy  obsessed  with  every  horror  film  he  could  get  his  hands  on.  henry  had  been  on  the  receiving  end  of  flora’s  wrath  on  many  occasions.  not  enough  to  get  a  tuft  of  hair  pulled  out,  but  enough  times  to  know  what  jennifer  breslin  saw  right  before  flora  pounced  on  her.  “oh,  i’m  sure  i’m  gonna  hear  all  about  it,  bud.”  he  slid  back  into  the  driver's  seat,  turned  the  ignition,  and  carefully  maneuvered  into  traffic.  “everyone’s  gonna  have  their  own  story  to  tell  by  dinner  time  tonight  and  i’ll  be  getting  calls.”  finley  groaned,  dramatically,  and  sunk  into  the  backseat.  seemingly  finished  with  this  conversation,  henry  observed  in  the  rearview,  fin  sticking  in  his  airpods  and  cranking  up  the  volume.  “she  shouldn’t  be  holding  a  grudge  all  this  time  later.  it’s  not  like  we  were  even  together  very  long.”  he  said  after  a  much  lingered  silence.  “it’s  not  like  i  said  i  was  ever  going  to  marry  her,  or  have  kids  with  her,  or  left  her  at  the  altar  for  you.  she’s  gonna  have  to  get  the  fuck  over  it.”

[henrysdunne]

ablumeforflora​:

“It literally flapped in the wind like a teeny tiny flag - it was one of the grossest things I’ve ever seen. I don’t think I’ll ever recover from the trauma.” Even if he hadn’t taken all of his clothes off and ungraciously flashed everyone, Flora still wouldn’t like him. Tommy Lodge was the very definition of the word ‘asshole’. It wouldn’t surprise her if he had that proudly tattooed on him somewhere. Probably somewhere gross. She hummed softly, thinking back to the last few hours of the day and she did remember seeing both of Henry’s parents leave. They could safely assume they were okay to leave together and head off to the Hamptons for a weekend of privacy. “Uh huh, I thought that might’ve been the only part of that sentence you heard. I say ‘blow job’ and I can feel just how quickly you start listening to me.” He was obviously going to get what he wanted, because this was the game they’d been playing for months - sleep together, hide the fact they were sleeping together, spend the weekend together and hide that too. He leaned in for a kiss and Flora couldn’t stop the wicked little grin that appeared on her face when he teased her like that. “It better be what I think it is.” She hopped down from her perch on the desk when he moved over to the door, watching him with a look that he’d probably seen far too many times by now. “Got it, boss.” She teased, turning away from him to lock up her desk drawers and computer, and pick up all of her belongings.

“i  guess  you’re  gonna  have  to  speed  it  along,  blume,  so  we  can  get  outta  here  and  you’ll  see  if  it  is  what  you  think  it  is.”  henry  winked,  gave  the  door  frame  a  quick  rap  of  his  knuckles  and  slipped  back  out  into  the  main  office  to  begin  his  wrangling  of  the  straggling  employees.  as  expected,  it  wasn’t  much  of  a  task  with  everyone  looking  forward  to  the  three  day  weekend  ahead.  they  were  jumping  up  from  their  desks,  gathering  up  their  belongings,  and  waving  their  goodbyes  before  he  could  even  give  the  marching  orders  to  see  them  bright  and  early  monday  morning.  henry  dipped  into  his  office,  fired  off  a  quick  email  and  then  shut  everything  down.  he  made  sure  not  to  forget  the  bottles  of  wine  tucked  away  in  his  desk  drawer  and  then  hurried  towards  the  elevators,  pushing  all  thoughts  of  deadlines  and  incomplete  projects  to  the  back  of  his  mind.  when  he  reached  ground  level  and  spotted  flora  near  his  car,  henry  dangled  the  wine  bag  as  he  approached  and  dug  for  his  keys  with  his  free  hand.  “for  you,  miss  blume.”  a  grin  splits  his  lips  as  he  hands  it  off  to  her  and  gives  her  ass  a  firm  swat  (  after  checking  to  see  if  they’re  alone  ).  “y’know,  i  think  calling  me  boss  should  be  added  to  the  list  of  things  you  call  me  when  we’re  in  bed.  we  can  try  it  out  when  we’re  fucking  in  a  little  while.  just  for  a  test  run.”

[henrysdunne]

[henrysdunne]

@ablumeforflora  sent  :  “that  was  a  workout.”

since  henry  had  arrived  in  san  francisco,  he’d  seen  very  little  of  the  sights  and  mostly  these  four  walls  of  the  hotel  room  overlooking  the  san  francisco  bay.  he  wasn’t  going  to  complain.  after  almost  four  years  of  being  surrounded  by  sweaty  men,  trudging  all  over  europe  with  heavy  equipment  strapped  to  every  limb,  sleeping  in  snow  covered    foxholes,  and  dodging  bullets,  mortars,  and  air  strikes,  having  some  semblance  of  peace  was  a  much  needed  reprieve.  he’d  barely  been  able  to  keep  his  hands  off  flora  since  the  first  night  he’d  been  back  and  sat  next  to  her  at  her  parents  dinner  table.  and  now,  they  were  verging  on  their  third  go  around.  

“you  need  a  break,  miss  blume?  am  i  wearing  you  out?”  in  all  honesty,  henry  needed  the  break  and,  maybe,  order  some  room  service.  this  was  the  most  rigorous  activity  he’d  had  in  months  after  being  shuffled  around  austria  and  then  australia  when  the  war  ended.  he  could  feel  a  slight  agitation  in  his  leg  and  along  his  rib  cage  from  the  wound  that  still  nagged  him  from  time  to  time,  but  he  wasn’t  letting  it  stop  him.  

henry  pressed  a  series  of  kisses  along  the  curve  of  her  neck,  descending  to  the  hollow  of  her  throat  before  leaning  up  once  again  to  place  a  kiss  to  her  lips.  “i’m  still  here  with  an  aching  wound  and  you’re  ready  to  tap  out.”  careful  movements  guided  him  off  of  her  and  to  the  other  side  of  the  bed  where  he  laid  flat  on  his  back  and  allowed  a  low  breath  of  relief  to  pass  his  lips.  he  felt  like  an  old  man.  

“henry,  if  it’s  bothering  you  that  much  we  shouldn’t  be  having  a  marathon.”  as  usual,  flora  was  always  precautious.  “you’re  just  saying  that  because  i  wore  you  out.”  henry  attempted  to  hide  a  grimace  as  he  reached  towards  the  nightstand  for  a  cigarette  and  failed.  he  saw  the  menu  that  was  left  for  them  in  case  they  decided  to  go  for  room  service  instead  of  hitting  up  any  of  the  restaurants  in  the  area  and  began  inspecting  it  as  he  settled  back  into  the  pillows.  “you’re  lucky  i’m  too  hungry  to  argue  with  you.”

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ablumeforflora‌:

“I don’t know, I just figured I’d handle it myself, but I didn’t think it’d go this badly. I thought I could nip it in the bud or something,” Flora sighed, “then she got nasty, so I did too.” She wasn’t proud of what she’d done, especially because Finley had seen the whole thing, but the dumbstruck expression on Jen’s face as she wiped that smug smile away had made it a little worthwhile. Flora was ready to head home and put this to bed, until Jen decided to pipe up again. She was about to head back, but Fin took hold of her hand, giving her a pleading look that stopped her from losing her patience again. But apparently it was Henry’s turn instead now. He rounded on Jennifer, quite clearly taking her by surprise as he threatened her right back with his own mother. His correction of girlfriend to fianceé was enough to make Flora look smug now, and a shameful blush crept over Jen’s features. And it seemed to shut her up too. Huffing a sigh, she flicked what was left of her blonde hair over her shoulder, took hold of her son’s hand, and marched off in the opposite direction. “Next time I’ll pull your actual hair out.” Flora couldn’t resist shouting after her, despite Henry’s hand steering her in the direction of the car. She turned to him, lowering her voice. “Before you tell me off again, I’m sorry. I just had to.” 

henry  wanted  to  be  mad  about  the  whole  incident.   it  was  a  knee  jerk  reaction  to  always  having  to  keep  things  exemplary  and  keep  his  family’s  name  out  of  the  mouths  of  gossipers,  but  he  couldn’t  blame  flora  for  ripping  an  extension  from  the  head  of  his  jilted  ex-girlfriend.  there  was  only  so  much  passive  aggression  someone  could  take.  he  watched  as  jennifer  stalked  off,  son  in  tow, practically  whipping  him  into  the  backseat  and  knew  in  the  back  of  his  mind  this  wasn’t  going  to  be  the  end  of  things.  “it’s  whatever  ---  let’s  just  go  home  so  you  can  rest.”  and  continue  things  further.  he  didn’t  want  to  have  it  out  in  front  of  half  the  school,  which  was  going  back  to  its  usual  after  school  chatter  with  all  the  parents  and  children  hopping  into  their  cars  or  the  bus.  in  a  few  hours,  he  was  going  to  get  a  call  from  his  mother  and  have  to  explain  what  happened,  dispelling  the  rumors  that  would  be  circulating  once  they  drove  off  the  premises  and  towards  their  apartment.  once  they  got  to  the  car,  henry  opened  the  passenger  side  door  and  held  a  hand  out  to  assist  flora.  “i’m  gonna  have  to  switch  schools  now.”  fin  whined  as  he  hopped  into  the  back.  “no,  you’re  still  coming  to  school  tomorrow.  if  you  have  problems  you  come  home  and  tell  me.  both  of  you.”

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ablumeforflora‌:

“I didn’t say I didn’t enjoy it. But I must be doing something right if you’re coming back for more again.” She couldn’t exactly deny that she’d had fun the last time they’d hooked up, or the time before that, and annoyingly he was right about her being vocal. Clearly that had boosted his already enormous ego. “What a shame I don’t get to see his micro penis.” She’d already seen it once before at one of the parties Henry had taken her to and, honestly, that was one too many times. Flora snorted, rolling her eyes at the sheer ridiculousness of the life Tommy Lodge led - private jets, four girls on each arm and permanently high on something. She honestly didn’t understand why Henry was friends with him. “You sure they won’t be around? I don’t want your mom catching us half-way through our fourth fuck of the day or a blowjob or something equally as awkward.” Henry was closing the gap between them, and as he gently prodded her thighs, she began to twirl the end of his tie around her finger. Flora sat there, pretending to really think over her decision. She arched an eyebrow at his suggestion of taking someone else instead, and pulled him a little closer with his tie, hoping that no one was watching because this was too close and very unprofessional. “Fine. You can have me for the weekend. I’ll ignore the fact you didn’t say please and you can make it up to me later on.” A smile played on her lips and she couldn’t resist giving his tie a gentle tug before she let go. “Guess I’ll see you downstairs in twenty minutes?” 

“oh,  yeah,  that  is  too  bad  for  you  because  i  remember  how  you  couldn’t  shut  up  about  that  micro  penis  when  it  was  flappin’  around  in  the  wind  at  that  party.”  it  was  very  like  tommy  to  have  no  shame  or,  perhaps,  it  was  just  the  fact  that  he  was  high  and  drunk  all  the  time  and  could  forget  about  the  tic  tac  sized  cock  between  his  legs.  henry  could  only  imagine  flora’s  reaction  if  he  told  her  he’d  actually  gotten  so  drunk  one  night  that  he  agreed  to  have  a  threesome  with  some  girl  and  tommy,  who  passed  out  not  even  halfway  through.  “i’m  definitely  sure.  they  bailed  from  the  office  early  so  they  could  go  upstate  and  spend  the  holiday  at  their  friends’  cabin  or  something.  so,  i’m  definitely  gonna  keep  you  to  that  blow  job,  blume.”  his  lips  split  into  another  smirk  as  he  decided  to  throw  caution  to  the  wind,  pulled  her  into  a  quick  kiss  and  made sure  to  tease  his  tongue  against  her  lips  before  pulling  away.  “i  think  you’ll  like  the  way  i  make  it  up  to  you  ----  so,  make  it  quick  and  get  all  your  stuff  together.”  henry  began  taking  short  strides  backwards  towards  the  door  with  the  intent  of  heading  back  to  his  office  (  or,  more  like,  his  broom  closet  as  he  liked  to  call  it  )  and  gather  his  belongings.  “twenty  minutes  sharp.  i’ll  let  the  rest  know  they  can  go  home  now.”  

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ablumeforflora‌:

“Mmhm.” She tipped her head, arching a brow with a little smirk curling the corner of her lips. “Sounds to me like you’re the one dying to spend it with me, Dunne. And I can’t really say I blame you after last time. I really get you all wound up, don’t I?” Flora caught her bottom lip with her teeth for just a second as she looked at him. He was still wearing that stupid grin that did things to her, and he cast his gaze around as though any opinion he had on the office space she occupied would matter - she had to keep reminding him that he wasn’t her boss. A dry laugh escaped her as she moved to perch on the edge of the desk, fixing him with an expectant look. Ironic that he was the one coming back for more right now, not like she was about to turn him down. “Wine, good food, and I get to tease you relentlessly for the rest of the night before I climb you like a tree? Hm. What’s the catch? You haven’t invited your awful friend Tommy for a threesome or something, have you?” 

“i  think  it  was  me  who  got  you  wound  up  and  pretty  vocal.  don’t  sit  there  and  act  like  you  haven’t  enjoyed  every  second  of  it.”  as  had  he,  but  henry  wasn’t  going  to  give  her  the  satisfaction  of  knowing  that.  despite  the  fact  that  he  was   in  here  trying  to  get  her  to  spend  some  more  time  with  him.  “unfortunately  for  you,  tommy’s  down  in  miami  to  celebrate  the  holiday  weekend.  took  a  jet  this  morning  and  sounded  like  he’d  already  snorted  a  few  rails  off  some  girls’  ass  crack.”  henry  couldn’t  help  but  roll  his  eyes  while  simultaneously  wondering  why  he  kept  that  guy  around.  “we  can  still  take  a  drive  to  the  hamptons  if  you  wanna  go  to  the  beach.  my  family  won’t  be  around.”  he’d  stepped  close  enough  now,  craning  his  neck  to  see  if  anyone  was  watching,  and  when  he  still  spotted  no  one,  he  prodded  her  thighs  with  his  fingers.  “c’mon,  blume,  everyone’s  almost  gone  and  i  can  meet  you  down  in  the  garage  in  twenty  to  take  you  home.  you  won’t  have  to  hitch  a  cab  or  chase  the  subway.  or,  i  can  just  ask  one  of  the  other  interns  if  she’d  like  to  hang  out  for  three  days.”