Husband With Benefits
Chapter 356: Invitation

Chapter 356: Invitation

"Hey babe? Are you free this weekend?" Seb’s casual question caught Isabella’s attention, and she shot him a questioning look while Ian shot a grim look to his brother in the rearview mirror.

Seb, flashing a mischievous grin, continued, "Ian and I are heading to a fantastic party for the weekend, and I was thinking it would be a crime not to have you join us. You’ve recently returned to the country, right? It’s the perfect way to kick off some good times!"

Isabella paused, her smile fading slightly as she considered Seb’s invitation. After a moment, she replied, "Thanks for the offer, Seb, but I think I’ll have to pass this time."

Seb, undeterred, gave her a playful pout. "Come on, Bella! It’s going to be epic. You can’t miss it."

Ian, who had been silently observing, shot Seb a warning look. Seb, however, chose to ignore it, maintaining his charm offensive. "Ian’s practically dragging me along. You can’t let me suffer alone, can you?"

Isabella chuckled at that. She knew from the tabloids that both Ian and Seb were always ’dragging’ each other along. "I’ll have to rain-check this one. I have things to do."

"What kind of things?" Ian asked sharply, earning himself a surprised look from Isabella and a knowing look from Seb who sat back to enjoy the live show. He toyed with the idea of taking a leaf from Nora’s book and recording Ian to share it in the group, but then Nora would probably kill him. She was quite protective of Isabella. So, he could only keep the thrill of this ongoing saga to himself... unfortunately of course.

"I... Its nothing. I’m going to be meeting my parents over the weekend."

"Oh.. Then next time, you can join us." Ian added awkwardly making Seb’s grin widen even further. Just now, he could have sworn that Ian was ready to kill him for extending the invitation to ’that’ party and now he was inviting her for the future. Tsk tsk. Double standards.

Seb couldn’t resist adding fuel to the fire. "Yeah, Isabella, you’re officially on the guest list for all the future shenanigans. Ian, you have to bring her next time."

Ian shot Seb another stern look, but this time Seb decided to acknowledge it with a wink before turning back to his current target," So, meeting the parents? Is it some serious business or just a family gathering? I mean are you going to be introducing a boyfriend?"

Isabella rolled her eyes at that," I’d have to find a boyfriend to introduce one. It’s just a causal gathering my parents are hosting to celebrate my return."

"No boyfriend? How can you not have one? Are the men around you all blind?"

"Ha! As if! Its just that I am not blind. I wouldn’t date any man."

"Ahh." Seb nodded enlightened. "So you are holding out for that someone special?"

"Hmm. Of course. Why would I cheat myself with finding someone not worthy?"

"Now this has got me curious. What kind of a man are you looking for?"

Isabella looked at Seb thoughtfully and said," Someone who can handle me. He should be warm and kind. Always welcoming and ready with a smile. Who would listen to me blabber and not be tired or angry, etc etc."

Seb whistled and asked," Well well. You are not what I expected babe. Now, where can we find such a paragon of virtue for you?"

"Here." Ian said, causing both Isabella and Seb to look at him in surprise.

"Here? She’ll find a boyfriend here?" Seb asked drolly while Isabella cast Ian a befuddled glance.

"I meant we are here. At your home, Isabella."

"Oh." Isabella looked around to see that they had arrived at her apartment while Seb made a sound that suspicious sounded like a muffled laugh.

"Thank you. Bye then."

Ian nodded in acknowledgement while Seb waved cheerily," Bye babe."

Isabella walked away with a wave while Ian and Seb continued to sit outside in the car. After a while, when Ian did not move, Seb raised an eyebrow," Are you moonlighting as a security guard now? Waiting here all night?"

Ian glared at his brother," I’m not your chauffer. Get off and come ahead."

Seb rolled his eyes and hopped off the car, to go to the passenger seat, only for Ian to almost try to run him over as the man, quickly reversed the car. With narrowed eyes, Seb tried to hop into the car, but the ba*tard was faster as he speeded away, as he lowered the window to flip him off.

Seb shook his head at that," You bas*ard! I’ll get back at you for this."

Patting his pocket to get his phone to book a cab, he then realized that he did not have his phone on him as well It was still in the back seat of Ian’s car and he was now stranded.

With a shrug, he started to walk back in the direction he had come from, letting the cool air, hit his face. It seemed he was going to lose another brother to the love disease. Though, he couldn’t really fault Ian. Isabella was a nice girl, after all."

His thoughts involuntarily turned to his own love and a bittersweet smile graced his face. He knew the symptoms and the cure. Very soon, another Frost was going to be ready to be married.

Lost in his own thoughts, Seb realized that he had not walked in the direction of his home but somewhere else. As he found himself in front of a quaint cafe, he stilled and turned back angrily. This was not the place he was supposed to come to. However, he found himself unable to walk away until...

Quietly, he walked forward, looking inside. His heart thumped when he saw her but as she looked up into the darkness, he took a step back and turned around. He’d lost his sanity for a moment. This was not his destination.

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