Husband With Benefits
Chapter 420: Dancing

Chapter 420: Dancing

"Erasmi Frost, I can hardly believe you were the mastermind behind that prank," Isabella remarked, her eyes rolling in mock disapproval as she swayed in Erasmi’s arms. His laughter echoed around her and he shrugged, making her look at him in surprise.

"Oh, come now. I couldn’t let my younger brothers steal the limelight, could I? What kind of example would I be setting for my son? That his father can’t execute a decent prank?" Erasmi replied with a twirl, a mischievous glint in his eyes.

Isabella squinted at him, teasingly accusing, "So, you decided to recruit someone to dress up as a zombie and give them a scare right after the ceremony? Fortunately, Nora showed remarkable restraint and didn’t unleash any self-defense moves on the poor zombie. But Demetri..."

Erasmi shook his head, chuckling, "Who would have thought to instruct a zombie to wait? Even if he couldn’t be scared, did he have to be so laidback about it? Thankfully, Nora was suffeciently scared. My plan almost crumbled, thanks to Demetri."

"Almost being the operative word," Erasmi added, his grin widening as he led Isabella away from a certain someone..

"And here you are, reveling in your another brother’s predicament," Isabella observed, a playful smile on her lips as she followed Erasmi’s lead.

Erasmi shrugged nonchalantly, a mischievous spark in his eyes, "Guilty as charged. If Ian keeps shooting those looks my way, I might end up with a back full of holes."

"Well, considering the fact that you are hoarding his girlfriend, who you had explosive chemistry with and almost slept with, its a wonder he’s not using a real gun."

Erasmi grinned," You make it sound so wrong! Our chemistry and almost sleeping together were before you became his girlfriend, you know.. And again...almost being the operative word..."

Isabella smiled and patted Erasmi’s shoulder," I think its great seeing you like this. You look much better than that time. Your eyes at the time... I was scared for my Nora baby if she was going to be with you.."

Erasmi rolled his eyes and sighed," Well, for all your silliness, I must say that you have a good head on your shoulders. It’ll be good for Ian to marry you."

Isabella paused and almost stumbled. "Marry? Who said anything about marriage? We are only seeing each other... we’ve just become a couple..."

Erasmi chuckled, "Do you think that possessive bast*rd, who is even now fuming because you are dancing with his brother, will let you be free for long?"

Isabella’s eyes widened, her steps faltering for a moment as the realization hit her. She quickly recovered, trying to maintain her composure, but the surprise lingered on her face as she realized that Erasmi was probably correct. Ian was moving at a very high speed. Hadn’t he already made inroads with her parents.

Looking at her face, Erasmi, glanced at the man coming their way from the mirror on the opposite side and grinned," Speak of the devil. Watch this."

Before Isabella could react, Erasmi pulled her into a dramatic dip, his eyes locked on the man’s approach behind him. The move caught Isabella off guard, but she couldn’t help but laugh.

Erasmi then smoothly brought Isabella back to an upright position, a sly smile on his face as her eyes met with Ian’s dark gaze, making her laughter catch in her throat. Her eyes shot to Erasmi as she whispered urgently," What are you doing?"

Erasmi grinned, "Just stirring the pot a little. Keeps things interesting, don’t you think?"

Isabella chuckled, shaking her head, "You’re incorrigible, Erasmi Frost. Now..."

"I’d like my girlfriend back, Eras." Ian’s voice cut in smoothly.

Erasmi chuckled, releasing Isabella with a theatrical bow. "Your girlfriend, of course. I was merely keeping her entertained, brother."

Ian shot Erasmi a pointed look, a subtle warning in his gaze. "Don’t push it, Eras."

"Oh, come on, Ian. Just having a bit of fun," Erasmi said, his tone light but challenging.

Isabella watched the exchange, her amusement evident, since there was no underlying tension between the two. They were merely having fun at her expense! As Erasmi stepped back, he winked at her, leaving her with a bemused smile.

Even as she watched him leave, she was pulled into Ian’s arms, who held her close to him. She could not help but look up at him and in the cutest move possible, she watched as he declared with a pout," I am jealous."

Isabella chuckled and shook her head," Why would you be jealous?"

"I like being the one to make you laugh the most. And he was making you laugh..."

Isabella chuckled at that but inside, her heart was thumping at the words. She couldn’t help but think back to what just Erasmi had said about marriage...

Blushing a bit, she shook her head and quickly sought a topic to discuss. Spying Lucien and Evana who were finally on the dance floor, she could not help but murmur," It seems things are improving between, Lucien and Evana. Do you think that Evana will be the one to catch the bouquet? I’m pretty sure that she will be thrilled."

With a mysterious smile on his face, Ian answered casually, "Well, sometimes fate has its way of surprising us."

Isabella furrowed her brow, a mixture of curiosity and suspicion clouding her features. "What do you mean, Ian?"

He chuckled, his fingers gently tracing patterns on her back. "Let’s just say, that maybe Evana can catch the bouquet at the next wedding... Things between the two of them are strained. Adding the pressure for a wedding will not be helping them mend their relationship."

Isabella nodded to his words, however, her mind seemed to be trying to point out to something, but she was distracted by his fingers until her brain finally pointed out... ’What did he mean by catch the bouquet at the the next wedding?’

However, before she could ask what he meant, the emcee announced that it was time for cutting the cake and bouquet toss.

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