Husband With Benefits
Chapter 174: Liar Liar

Chapter 174: Liar Liar

Demetri leaned back on the bed, straightening his legs on the bed as he watched her face transform. His lips curled up as he watched her face glow as she looked at her gift and complained," So, you still think Ma got this for you?"

"It’s so beautiful..." Nora looked up at Demetri with shiny eyes and questioned," Did you make it yourself?"

"Of course, it is not that difficult to make you know."

Nora made a face as she looked at Demetri and clutched the clear resin bookmark to her chest," I don’t know whether it is difficult or not. What I do know is that you are a liar Demetri Frost!"

Demetri raised his eyebrows, "How am I a liar?"

However, he was ignored as Nora continued to admire her gift. It was so pretty...Gently, she ran her fingers over the smooth surface, almost able to touch the pretty flower petals and leaves that had been pressed into the bookmark. It was a delicate mixture of all the greens. She narrowed her eyes and looked through carefully. It was like having the small terrace garden in his house in her hands.

"You’ve used the leaves from the house?"

"Hmm."

Demetri watched as her eyes sparkled with delight, and her radiant smile made his heart swell with happiness.

"So, I give you a gift and then you accuse me of being a liar?" Demetri reminded her.

"Heh! You always planned to come here for my birthday, didn’t you? And you lied to me that you would not be able to come here. And yet, you’ve long prepared such a gift."

With a sigh, Demetri pulled Nora onto his lap, cuddling her so that her back was against his chest and his arms around her stomach. His hands spanned her small belly as he rubbed there affectionately. Closing her eyes, Nora leaned back into him, feeling him surround her.

It was a feeling that she had forgotten and yearned for over the months. Demetri too, closed his eyes, savouring the moment of being able to hold her in his arms again and sighed," Not really. I actually am too busy. I just came here because of what Erasmi said. I planned to send this gift to you. I need to be there tomorrow, so I’ll be leaving in an hour."

Nora pouted as she heard the words. An hour is too little. Did you really come here just to confirm if I was pregnant or not?"

Demetri smiled and gently patted her non-existent belly," Mmm. But we’ll say that I came here just to wish you a happy birthday."

Nora cocked her neck to the side, giving him greater access, as Demetri placed gentle kisses on her shoulder and neck.

Nora cast him a glance and hit his arm as if in protest to his words but simply felt herself melt into him as he continued to kiss her.

She marveled at the thought that she did not mind that he had been truthful that he had really not intended to come. It was better than having flowery words.

"Demetri..." Nora moaned his name softly as he gently bit her neck before lapping at it with his tongue.

"Are you also my birthday gift?" Demetri smiled against her skin and gently bit her ear," You think I should have gift wrapped myself for you?"

"Nah. That would be too time consuming. The clothes you are wearing are already too many..."

While Demetri was stunned for a moment, Nora grinned and quickly lifter herself up and turned while still continuing to straddle him. Only this time they were face to face.

Demetri felt his heart thump as he looked into her eyes and quickly pulled her closer to him," You’ve become a naughty girl, hmm? You know what naughty girls get..."

Nora grinned and shook her bottom as she let him know with her actions what naughty girls got as she whispered," I don’t know about other girls but this girl gets a demon..."

" Are you really going to use our precious together time to do this..."

"Yes..." Nora grinned and quickly caught his lips in a kiss before he could waste any more time in talking. " After all she needed to have some benefits of a husband.

***

"When can I come back?"

Demetri stilled at Nora’s question before leaning back his head with a curse. Though he did not curse out loud, he could only blame himself for his lack of self-control when it came to her. Seeing her and holding her after so many months had made him a weak man. But her question had jolted him, quickly bringing him back to the present with a thud.

Inhaling slowly, Demetri asked," Are you not happy here? Do you have some problems?"

"You know I don’t have any problem. But I want to come..."

Nora paused as she realized what she had been about to say. Ever since she had come here and started to miss Demetri she had come to a shocking realization. She’d forgotten that they were going to be divorced in another two and something years. She had started to consider his house as her home. And she had been about to tell him that she wanted to come home.

"I want to come back to the country, Demetri. I’d never been away. I miss everything about there. The hot days and the cold days. The sweat and the chattering. Everything! Even the air here in country N is too fresh. My lungs are missing the pollution." She mumbled quickly so that he would not focus on her near faux pas.

Demetri smiled and answered," Well, you can come home for the holidays. But not this year. Things, right now, are too turbulent."

"But why won’t you tell me what it turbulent. I think I have a right to know. And you know I can handle everything."

"I know you can do it, Nora. But this once, let me do it. I will tell you everything once the time is right."

"I don’t care when the time is right. I won’t be kept in the dark forever Demetri. I’ve waited patiently and trustingly all this time, but I won’t wait much more."

"Yes, my kitten. I know. Thank you for your patience. And I will not argue with you today so just come here and let me hold you." Demetri quickly diverted the topic. They’d already had a major argument when he’d unceremoniously sent her here. He was not about to have a repeat of that.

Even though none of the thousand questions she had in her mind had not been answered, Nora decided to let it go. She’d waited for so long. Another night was not much. She would soon find the answers step by step.

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