Forbidden Love

Chapter 73

Henry was watching the business news on TV in the living room, when the doorbell rang. He stood up to get the door and was surprised to see Sean at the door.

"Sean?"

"Hi" Sean greeted with a small smile.

"You came alone?" Henry looked behind Sean like he was expecting to see someone there.

"Yeah... Dad said he'd be working late, so I was home alone" he knew Henry was expecting to see his best friend since they were supposed to meet this weekend.

"He'll probably be here tomorrow" Sean added, knowing how the best friends always keep to their promise.

"Come in" Henry finally let him in.

"Does this have anything to do with the current situation in his company?"

Henry was concerned about his best friend. Bryan claims he has everything under control, but he still can't help but worry.

"I don't know. He wouldn't tell me anything" Sean said with a shrug.

Sean's reply only means that Bryan hasn't told him a thing. Henry then decided not to ask any further questions, so he doesn't get worried.

Sean made himself comfortable on the couch and looked around the living room.

"Is Amy home?" He enquired, staring at the stairs, hoping she'd come running downstairs any minute.

"Sorry to disappoint you, but Amy's at her best friend's place"

Henry noticed how Sean was staring at the stairs. He felt sorry for the young man whose feelings aren't noticed by his daughter.

"Well... That's good because I actually came to see you" Sean replied, turning his attention back to Henry.

"Me?... That's new" Henry couldn't hide his surprise.

"Give me a minute" he excused himself from the living room. A minute later, he came back with a bottle of vodka and two glasses.

"Help yourself" he said, gesturing to the drink before taking a seat on one of the armchairs.

"Thanks... I really needed that" Sean chuckled, pouring himself a shot of vodka.

"Are you okay?"

"Not really" Sean confessed, chugging down his drink.

"What is going on?" Henry worriedly asked. He wanted to know if everything was alright between Amy and Sean, because Sean seems a bit out of it, like something was eating him up.

"I'm helplessly in love with Amy.." he began, staring at his fingers as he said the words.

That wasn't news to Henry. It was pretty obvious that Sean was attracted to his daughter from the first day they were introduced to each other. Henry was about to tell Sean that he was already aware of that, but Sean continued.

"But.. she's in love with someone else"

'Oh. So that's the problem?' Henry thought to himself, feeling a sense of relief that it wasn't something serious.

"Is that what's bothering you?" He wanted to be certain there was nothing else.

"I just feel like, if I had stayed back, maybe things would've been different"

Sean looked like he was regretting his past decisions and at the same time blaming himself for the unrequited love. He didn't even notice that Henry was now sitting beside him, until he felt a light squeeze on his shoulder.