Husband With Benefits
Chapter 375: Uh Oh

Chapter 375: Uh Oh

Ian glanced sideways at Isabella who was looking at him red faced, with half closed eyes. "The girl looked good enough to eat," he thought to himself. If it had been anyone but her in that moment, he might have simply pushed back his seat, gallantly assisting her with the removal of that delicate lacie top, and then...

"What are you thinking?" Isabelle asked in her low voice. Dam* it! She had the same voice when she’d been drunk that night. He didn’t quite like it. It did things to his libido, that had no business being involved here.

"Nothing." he answered shortly. He should not be thinkig about Isabella, he told his brain firmly. Only for it to play pictures of her in a loop! Dam* it! He’d forgotten that you could not tell your brain to not do something!

The way she laughed when she took that trophy or the way the beer had slipped down her top when she’d been doing the beer pong. "You are not a randy teenager, Ian. Stop thinking about her ’assets’. She is Nora’s friend and your assistant."

"I won’t be your assistant much longer, right?"

Ian coughed as he choked on his own saliva. Did he think the last thoughts out loud? Her small hand came to pat him on the back but he could only cough some more as he moved to stop the car on the side of the road.

Finally, when he was able to catch his breath and turned to look at her, he noticed her expression of concern and was pretty sure that he’d not been thinking things out loud. Carefully, he asked her," What do you mean?"

"I mean, now that Arabelle and Elena Winthrope have been handled..."

"So? I’ve already sent Miss North on her way."

"But...won’t you need someone more competent?"

"Yuo want to resign, Miss Ruffalo?" Ian asked directly, raising an eyebrow at her.

Isabella looked down and shook her head," No, sir. But...I misplaced your papers the other day. And then booked a wrong appointment."

"So? This is your training time. I am pretty sure, once you understand everything, you’ll be fine. If you’re alright with it, I’d like for you to continue to be your assistant."

The smile she sent his way was too much for him and those lips calling him ’sir’ evoked memories of putting her over his desk and...

"Let’s go." Ian started to drive again, vowing that he was not going to look sideways again. Nope. Not if he needed to maintain his safety.

For a while, there was silence and Ian thought that maybe she’d fallen asleep. Feeling relieved, he turned to check on her, only to find her eyes fixed on him.

"What is it?"

"Do you think Gabe will be alright?"

Ian sighed. Unfortunately, he had no answer to that. They’d tried their best tonight and would continue to do so in the future but whether Gabe would come out of the trauma and how soon, depended only on Gabe. "We can only hope, Isi. But we’re going to do our best."

Isabella smiled at that," This is why I like you Frosts so much. You are exactly how brothers should be." Her smile faded slightly as she thought of her own brother, murmuring under her breath, "Unlike mine."

Ian clenched his teeth at that, even as he wanted to tell her to go and kick her brothers’ backside. But instead of hurting her more, he turned towards her apartment, pretending to not have heard her.

Her eyes had finally started to close and he could see the tiredness in them. As he turned the corner to her house and slowed down, however, he caught a glimpse of ’that’ man. Her esteemed brother. Turning to her and noticing her closed eyes, he made a decision.

There was no way he was going to leave her her tonight, in this vulnerable state. Nope. Without stopping, he proceeded to go on his way, ignoring the presence of the man who stood there.

Finally, they reached his place and decisively, he stopped the car, got out of the car and carried her to his house. He would put her in the guest bedroom and explain things to her tomorrow, when she was well enough.

As he picked her up, he noticed her top had slipped a bit, providing a delicious glimpse of the treasure underneath and quickly looked away reminding himself,’ Don’t look there. Don’t look there.’

Her eyes opened a bit when he entered the house and she asked in confusion, "Sir?" That would have been enough but then she did something even more audacious. She snuggled into him and purred," Mmm. You’re so warm. If only I could have a warm blanket like yourself."

"Stop that, Isabella."

"But I want to feel warm. I like it." Her hand roved over his shoulders before slipping under his shirt. "Mmm. So nice. You’re like the male lead from my favourite drama. Those actresses are so lucky, they get to feel such muscles as part of their job..."

Ian almost dropped the girl as she pinched him slightly. Instead he let her stand against his body and gently pushed her against a wall. "Don’t tempt me, Miss Ruffalo. Now... you want to take your hand out?"

Isabella pouted and raked her nails over his skin," I really want to explore. I’ve never had a chance to..."

Muttering a curse, Ian quickly caught her wrist against his skin and growled," Fine. But don’t move your hand."

She looked up at him with her watery eyes and flushed face and Ian could only groan," Thats it! You’re not sleeping along tonight."

WIth that, he quickly took her mouth in a searing kiss, pushing his tongue into her mouth as he explored and conquered her mouth. Her fingers curled against his chest, leaving little moon-like marks as she moaned into his mouth, trying to get even more closer to him until she was carried in the opposite direction of the guest room...

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