Helen's POV
As I walked into my apartment that night, I felt much more relaxed and confident, almost as if I had come away from a battle in which I conquered every single foe I came in contact with, it had been a long time since I felt so confident, I had come away from the dinner table with Henry aware of what I wanted and what would be required of him if this interaction was to go any further.
There was something about him that seemed so secure, so assuring and so welcoming but yet so mysterious, we had spent over an hour sparring with our words that I had barely taken anything about him from the conversation with him. There was a huge relief within me, there had been a wall that had grown around my heart ever since my disturbing affair with Michael, a wall of restriction which was sup
