Husband With Benefits
Chapter 157: Plotting

Chapter 157: Plotting

While everyone was busy plotting against her, Nora was busy plotting against her husband. As the man left the house at his usual ungodly hour for his exercise, she slowly slid out of the bed, racing out.

Should she go in or not? As she paced outside the door of "The Forbidden Room", she wondered if this would mean crossing a line. Earlier in the relationship, she had never dared to step into his room, not wanting to invade his privacy. With the new development in their relationship, there seemed to be some tacit understanding that they would be spending the night in her room.

But why not his room? As she crossed her hands behind her back and walked around, she grinned as she imagined what his room would be like. Would it be all dark and sparse furnishings, clean lines that she always read about in novels? Or would it be something different?

As she stared at the door, she could not help but imagine. Maybe she should ask him to invite her to his room. That way she would not have to think so much. No wonder all those people thought so much before having a live-in relationship. She was already married to the man and she was overthinking things.

Well, that was enough. She was not going to tarry anymore. She was going to satisfy her curiosity and visit the wolf’s lair while the wolf was away.

Nodding to herself, Nora made her way towards the closed door. However, before she could reach the door, a voice sounded curiously," Why are you lurking like a thief?"

Almost jumping out of her skin, Nora turned around swiftly, coming face to face with Demetri who was staring at her with amusement.

"I...uh.."

"You want some time to think of an excuse for your peculiar behavior?" Demetri asked her while he strolled towards her with leisure. He’d already guessed what she was up to but of course, he needed to tease her.

"You are back early! Why did you return early?" Nora questioned him with a frown.

Demetri nodded approvingly," That is a really good answer. Attack is the best form of defence."

"I am not attacking. I am just asking." Nora protested.

"I just received a call. We need to see Gabe and the others in an hour. So, I came early."

"Oh...Then I’ll go and get ready..."

"You’re not coming in?" Demetri questioned her as he gestured towards his closed door.

"Uhh... no. There is no need. Why would I go to your room?"

With a grin, Demetri placed a hand around her waist and pulled her close to his body, relishing in the softness of her as he leaned in close," Come on in. You have never been inside, have you?"

"Its just a room..." Nora began before giving in to her curiosity and placing her hands on his shoulders," Why do you always keep it closed? Is it because you are hiding something?"

Demetri smiled and quickly stole a kiss as he let her go and said," Of course. But it’s just a few bones. I can show them to you."

"Ha! A few bones. If it was that, you’d be showing off. I think your room might be too homely which would ruin your image. It is why you keep it closed."

Sending a faint smile her way, Demetri opened the door to his room and said, "See for yourself."

With an eager yet cautious step, she followed Demetri as he pushed the door open and then almost screamed in surprise as a snake landed on her.

"What in the world?" Nora exclaimed, her hand clutching her chest as her heartbeat raced. She hadn’t anticipated this. But it seemed he had been planning this for a while!

The man had turned his room into a haunted wonderland. Dim, blood-red lighting bathed the room in a macabre glow. Cobwebs clung to the corners and bats hung upside down from the ceiling. Fake but eerily life-like spiders scurried across the walls, adding to the spine-chilling atmosphere.

She turned to him, her expression a mix of disbelief and humor. "No wonder you’ve been hogging my bed!"

Demetri chuckled as he watched her reaction, thoroughly pleased with the surprise he had concocted. "I thought you could use a bit of excitement. With the way you’d been eyeing my door curiously all these days, you would have been thoroughly disappointed that it looked like any other room... This is better, isn’t it?"

Nora took a cautious step further into the room, her eyes darting around at the spooky tableau. She couldn’t help but giggle nervously as a few of the fake spiders came her way, their fake hairy bodies brushing against her legs.

Demetri walked closer to her; his eyes locked onto hers. "Are you scared, my kitten?" he whispered, his breath warm against her ear.

Nora shook her head and instead smiled," This was the last thing I expected from you. I should have known you’ve made a habit of surprising me. Mr. Husband, I think I like this side of you. It’s a side no one can guess exists under that tough exterior of yours. I don’t know how you even pulled this off right under my nose."

Demetri smiled and tapped her nose, following it with a brief peck," There is much more for you to discover. Now, do you want to explore this room? Or I have something even better to show you..."

Nora cocked her head at this but before she could question him, he’d already picked her up as he said," Let me teach you, my dear kitten, the art of saving water and saving time."

With a grin, Nora threw her arms around his neck and placed her head on his shoulder, letting herself enjoy these little stolen moments. As she gazed up at him, she realized that there were things that she had never imagined she would be able to enjoy and yet, Demetri had a way of making them happen for her, surprising her with noticing the tiniest of details. This husband of hers had seemed to understand her all too well.

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