Husband With Benefits
Chapter 136: Confess

Chapter 136: Confess

"So, when are you going to confess to her? Do you need suggestions on ways to confess?" Ian continued to pepper Demon with questions about his future plans as soon as he had a chance.

When Demon had previously told him about him falling for his wife, Ian had been so shocked that he had totally forgotten to ask questions. But now that he knew what he knew, his curiosity pushed him to know more. Hence, he’d gathered the courage to badger his brother.

Demon gave a glare to his brother that might have previously shut him up but this time Ian simply shook his head and said," Your glare has become a bit wuss because of your head-over-heels expression. No point in trying to intimidate me now."

Demon shook his head as he pointed out," You were never intimidated in the past as well. Don’t think I don’t know about the shenanigans you got up to behind my back."

"Ha. Of course, you know. You are, after all omnipotent. But do not try to threaten me with my shenanigans and change the topic. When and how are you going to propose to Nora? Is it going to be on the cruise, or do you want to book the entire hotel or something else."

"We are already married, Ian." Demetri helpfully pointed out but was waved away by Ian’s enthusiastic response as he said," All that is secondary. Knowing you, you have never confessed. So, how do you plan to confess. Look, if you have any problem with confessing, me and Seb can help..."

"I am not going to confess, Ian." Demetri finally abandoned the file he was trying to concentrate on and looked up at his brother.

"No? You mean you are not going to confess now? Fine, if you need more time to make preparations..."

"No, I am not going to confess, ever." Demetri sighed.

For the first time Ian looked at his older brother as if the man had no common sense.

"Do you think Nora is some kind of a mind reader and will be able to know that you love her without you saying the words?"

Demon rubbed his forehead and looked at his brother askance," She does not need to know my feelings. She is too young for all this."

This time, Ian was almost sure his jaw had dropped to the floor," Let me get this straight, she is not too young to marry, she is not too young to have consummated said marriage but she is too young to have a love confession, is that what you re telling me?"

"Yes. That is exactly what I am telling you, Ian."

Ian continued to sit there and stare at his brother wondering what was wrong with the man. Demon was someone all of them had always looked up to since they were kids but why had they never realized that somewhere along the way, the man had lost his marbles?"

Demon gave a long-winded sigh as his brother’s thoughts continued to reflect clearly on his face and decided to explain himself on this rare chance," Ian, a confession would mean expecting her to return or at least acknowledge my feelings. And that puts a burden on her. She is a strong girl and even though she seems to be dealing well with the emotional trauma that she has been suffering, she does not need anything more added to her plate."

"Just because I have unintentionally changed the rules of the game does not mean she has to adhere to the rules of the game. We agreed on a few things at the beginning of our marriage, and we are going to continue with that. At the moment, my marriage to her is like a cage, it will keep her imprisoned, but it will also protect her from the dangerous elements outside. However, she needs to fly out someday and experience the world, and in such a situation, my love would act like chains around her wings."

As Demetri said this, Ian could only quieten down. Suddenly, he looked at his brother in a new light. Hadn’t Demon done the same thing with all of them? On the one hand, he felt that Demon was indeed right but on the other, he felt that there were some flaws in his thinking.

The marriage need not be a prison for Nora but a safe haven where she could return to safely after every flight. He agreed with Demetri on this point, however, that confessing at this time might be burdensome to Nora, but what about his own burden? There were so many things that Demetri kept to himself always never sharing.

"And what happens when she has taken flight? When her wings are strong enough? What then, Demon? Will you not confess to her even then?"

By then, she might not welcome my love...

Demetri thought these words but never said them, instead looking at Ian and answering," We’ll get to that when the time comes."

"Dam* it, Demon! You are always doing this! Do you always have to be like this? You are right. You will never confess to her and only keep protecting her all your life, because that is who you are. Can’t you see, you are doing the same thing for us? We were young when you took over the Frost Industries and protected us but now all of us are right here, by your side, ready to share the burden. But you still insist on keeping us protected. Your love is not a burden and I really hope that Nora will be smart enough to show that to you."

"We know you were hurt after Erasmi died and that is something we cannot change. But we are also your brothers even if we are not Erasmi. Demon, let go a little of that sadness that holds you. Do you know why all of us accepted Nora so quickly? Becasue we saw a hint of the old Demetri when you were with her. A bit of that light that we thought was extinguished returned to your eyes and we do not want that to disappear again. I will only say this, when the time is right, tell Nora everything."

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