Since he had no car, they had to use Ellen's car instead. It was convenient, because Henry had no trouble being naughty at the back with Ellen. "Where are we going Eleanora?" He asked for the nth time. "It wouldn't be a surprise anymore if I tell you now, would it?" She repeated his words on her birthday to him and he chuckled. "Fine, I won't ask again." He finally relented. The car came to a halt and Henry let out a surprise laugh. "You're kidding me. How did you even book this place?" Henry asked in astonishment. "I used my dad's credit card, he has a meeting here, so I told him I wanted to come for some of their packages with a friend." Ellen explained, feeling proud of being able to surprise him. "And he didn't ask which friend that is?" Henry asked with raised eyebrow. "Nope. Daddy trusts me." Ellen replied with a mischievous smile. "I see. Let's go then, can't wait to spend whatever plans you made with you." Henry said with a smile. "Oh, by the way, my dad is here, so we must be very careful, else I'll leave here as a corpse." Ellen cautioned before they got out. "Don't worry, you will make a gorgeous corpse." Henry teased, entering the place. The time read 2:30PM when they entered into the halls of Kempinski hotel. One of the most luxurious hotels in the country. Known for its quality and 5-star rating. "Hi, we're here for Wilson…" Ellen spoke to the receptionist who had a lot of questions to ask the young lady, while Henry took videos of the place for social media later. "Henry?" A voice called out Henry's name and he turned to see who it was, while Ellen still stood at the front desk. "Senior Clifford!" Henry exclaimed, shaking the hand of the man that just called him. "What are you doing here?" Henry asked with excitement. Gosh, he missed this guy, they were thick as thieves before he completed school. "I'm doing an internship here, plus my uncle is part of the board, remember? I see you are not here alone. She's an angel, never doubted your taste." Clifford explained, complimenting Ellen. "Oh yeah, I remember, wow that's nice. That's my girlfriend, and of course, I have standards." Henry commented with pride. "It's always the innocent looking ones who are baddest, right?" Clifford asked and they laughed. "She's the school's priceless jewel, a very important asset…." Henry started, drifting on with the conversation till Ellen joined them with a smile. "Hi." She greeted. "Baby girl, this is senior Clifford, my school father. Senior, this is my jewel, Eleanora." Henry introduced and Ellen was shocked to hear he was his school father. "A pleasure to meet you, Eleanora." Clifford greeted, taking her hand in his, with a peck. "Pleasure is all mine." Ellen responded with a smile, doing her best to hide her discomfort. It's okay if Henry touches her, but when other guys do it, she gets uncomfortable. "Leave her please. We have to go." Henry said, taking his girl's hand from him. "Sure, I have to go too. I will take care of the rest. Have fun kids, and oh, happy birthday son, consider it my gift to you." Clifford said with a wink. "You bastard, so you remember, and you pretended you don't?" Henry said in mockery as they parted ways. "Wow, I didn't think we'd meet your school father here." Ellen said as they made their way to the spa. That was the first treat for the day. "He's offering his internship here, plus his uncle is part of the board. He lost his parents and sister in an accident, he was the only survivor, so his uncle is the one who has been taking care of him." Henry explained. "I see, that's sad. I'm glad he's doing well for himself. What gift was he talking about?" Ellen commented and asked. "I have no idea. He likes surprises a lot." Henry responded as they entered the room. Henry enjoyed spending the day in going for spa treatment, playing tennis, swimming for a bit, while romancing and finally, sitting down for dinner. Because Clifford was there, he changed Ellen's reservation in the restaurant, to a secluded spot where they enjoyed a candlelit dinner date. They were enjoying their dessert, which was a red velvet cake, that had Henry chuckling in remembrance to this morning, when they saw the doctors come to the restaurant. Ellen got alarmed as her dad or George could walk in any moment and find her there with Henry. Henry, seeing how tense she got, stood, taking her hand, and leaving by the other side. Unfortunately for them, the route they took was the one Aaron, George, Terry, and a female doctor, Henry seemed to recognize from his father's office, were using. "Oh My God." Ellen exclaimed in alarm as fear gripped her, not noticing the rising tension and anger boiling in her companion. The doctors were having a conversation and had not seen them yet, so Henry took the next curve and bumped into Clifford. It was almost 5:30PM and the doctors were finally done with their conference. "Whoa, slow down, you might get hurt." Clifford said when they bumped into each other. "Sorry, but we don't really have time to talk right now. Trying to avoid some people." Henry explained matters off factly, the voices drawing nearer. "Come with me…stay here till they leave. My gift to you." Clifford said, leading them to a room and winking at Henry at his last sentence. "But I didn't book a room." Ellen complained. "Would you rather face whoever you're running from? And why are you so annoyed?" Clifford asked both of them one after the other. His question to Henry made Ellen realize Henry was upset, and wondered for how long he'd been this way, and she hadn't noticed. "Henry? What's wrong?" she asked with worry. The date had gone great; she didn't want anything marring it now. Henry had given her a birthday to remember, and she wanted to do same for him. "I'll leave you two alone, don't worry about the room, it's on me." Clifford said and left. "Babe, what's wrong?" Ellen probed, calling him babe because they were alone. "It's my dad. He was with that woman." He began, sitting on the bed. "Is there something wrong with that? She must be a doctor too." Ellen said, taking a seat on his lap, this time, voluntarily. "You don't get it; she's one of his mistresses. Dad has them everywhere, whether at home or at work. I won't be surprised if he has one at church too, even though he barely makes it there because of work…" Henry continued, explaining everything to Ellen, including the incident at midnight today. Ellen listened with rapt attention, feeling sorry for him. Who knew the great Henry had such problems, especially being a playboy himself. But Ellen could tell it bothered him a great deal, and racked her brain on how to console him. Henry was terribly upset, after explaining everything to her. Ellen had no idea what to do so, she hugged him while sitting on his lap, making his head fall on her soft front. "I'm really sorry you're going through this Henry. It's not fair to carry this guilt on your shoulder. No child should be placed in the dilemma, of having to keep such a secret to save their parents' marriage, or tell it to destroy it." Ellen consoled, getting teary as she saw how emotional and vulnerable Henry was at the moment. She had never seen this side of him, and she was happy deep down that he shared it with her. "I wanted to give you a birthday to remember, instead everything is ruined now. I'm really sorry." She apologized, a drop of tears coming down her cheek. "You are such a crybaby. I'm the one being emotional and you're the one crying. This should be between you and I okay, it's not really a topic to be discussed anywhere." Henry teased and cautioned, wiping her tears with a kiss, and she nodded. What started as a face wipe turned hot and passionate. Both allowing their vulnerability to create a safe space. Henry's hand on her lap moved higher bit by bit, not wanting to rush the girl. Ellen was startled at first, but slowly gave in to his gentle touch and caress, she loved him, and he loved her, and that was all that mattered. "Please be gentle." She said in between moans when he positioned her on the bed. "I will, I promise. I love you, Eleanora", Henry replied and confessed again, entering her holy garden with gentleness, claiming its purity at 6:00PM on the dot. Henry looked at the sleeping beauty by his side. She was exhausted after an hour of romance and lovemaking, with four rounds for her first time. He could not believe what just happened, he just made love to the priceless jewel, and was impressed by how great she was, inside out, and how she was able to match his stamina, as they progressed, and increased his pace, when she got comfortable, making it indeed a birthday to remember. She really was a beautiful and rare jewel, and she was his, after finally buying it.
