Husband With Benefits
Chapter 188: A Date

Chapter 188: A Date

"Where are we headed?" Nora asked as she tried to quell the fluttering butterflies in her stomach as the car slowed at the red signal.However, Demetri turned toward her gradually, and instead of answering, he swiftly leaned sideways, capturing her lips in a kiss before just as swiftly pulling away.

Before Nora could fully grasp what was happening, Demetri had already retreated, and the car was back in motion. It wasn’t until they came to a halt at the fourth red signal that she comprehended the pattern. Every time their car stopped, Demetri would lean over, bestowing a kiss upon her...

It was only after they were met with every red signal repeatedly that Nora caught onto the reason why her husband was driving at the speed of a tortoise...

"Are we playing some kind of red signal game that I’m not aware of?" she asked, a playful smile tugging at the corners of her lips.

Demetri chuckled, his gaze lingering on her face. "Maybe we are. It’s a game of slowing down and stealing a moment when the world pauses. I want to do that with you, you know. Pause everything and steal every moment."

Nora could not help but feel warmth at this and quickly looked away and answered with a blush," I think I quite like this game of Red signal..." As the signal turned green, she quickly moved forward and kissed his cheek. When he looked at her in surprise, she blushed red and spoke, "Well, its because we can be together even when everything is unpaused."

Demetri smiled at that and continued to drive towards their destination. It was quite a while later that they reached the place he had chosen and Nora could not help but look around curiously before she said," We’ve come for a drive through movie?"

"Hmm. You’ve never been to a drive through and you wanted to give it a try..."

Nora did not know why she was surprised anymore. This man had the memory of an elephant. She’d only casually mentioned this and yet here they were. "Come on, lets move to the back so that we can walk it comfortably. We are almost late."

Nora rolled her eyes and made a face," And whose fault is that? You could have been arrested for driving too under the speed limit!"

Demetri quickly stole another kiss from Nora as he grinned wolfishly, "I regret nothing."

As the moved and settled into the backseat, Nora could only shake her head at the detailed planning he’d done. The blankets, the plushies, it was as good as watching it at home.

"So what movie are we watching?" Nora asked, trying to look outside to see if there were any posters.

Once again, Demetri did not answer her and instead pulled her close, asking with consternation," We are watching the movie?"

Nora: ".."

Casually, Demetri held up her hair, carefully draping them over her other shoulder and dropped a quick kiss," You do know that drive-ins are not about watching a movie but all about making out..."

Nora blinked at Demetri and he simply stared back at her before grinning and stepping back as he gestured for her to look towards the screen. Nora quickly turned her head, as the title appeared on the large screen set up outside...

"We came to watch ’Harry Met Sally’? It’s a classic movie! Wow!"

Demetri watched Nora’s face as she looked at the screen outside with shining eyes.

Before the movie could begin, it was inundated with advertisements, but Nora was agitated not because of that. She could feel Demetri’s gaze roving over her slowly and it made her extremely conscious. She wanted to turn her head and ask him why he was staring but felt too shy.

Tonight, Demetri seemed to be in a mood. Or maybe he himself was a mood. Every glance, every word seemed to be dripping with double meanings and anticipation as if waiting for the climax.

"Nora... I need to ask you something..." Demetri finally spoke when she resolutely continued to look at the screen, avoiding his gaze.

"Hmm?"

"First look at me," Demetri ordered with a soft sigh.

Nora looked down at her hands and shook her head, feeling too shy, though she had no idea why she was feeling this. It wasn’t as if they’d never been together... Maybe it was because of her own feelings. The previous many times they had been together, Nora had not known that she was in love with Demetri. Now everything seemed different.

Internally, she scolded herself. So what if she was in love with him? Did that mean she had to be so shy? Silly her! Frustrated with herself, she took a deep breath and looked up at him boldly and questioned," What is this important question you want to ask me?"

"It’s really a profound question. Just be sure to answer it carefully so that you don’t regret it later..."

"What?"

The butterflies that had settled down seemed to be spreading their wings again and Nora gulped waiting for him to speak and he finally did," The question is: butter or no butter on your popcorn?"

Nora blinked... That was his profound question.

"Popcorn?" Nora repeated the word incredulously, all the butterflies in her stomach dying a painful death...

Demetri nodded solemnly, a playful glint in his eyes. "Absolutely. It’s crucial information for a successful movie night.Our future movie nights depend on this choice."

Unable to suppress her happiness at the thought of the future and his serious expression, Nora replied, "Okay, Mr. Serious about Popcorn, I choose... butter. Extra butter. And maybe some more butter."

Demetri feigned shock, "Extra butter? Are you sure about this life-altering decision?"

Soon, there was a knock on their window and a large tub of piping hot buttered popcorn was to her and they were soon settled into the cozy backseat, surrounded ready to enjoy the classic movie. Demetri casually draped his arm around Nora, and she snuggled closer, feeling a warm sense of contentment.

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