Husband With Benefits
Chapter 675: Attraction

Chapter 675: Attraction

"Settle down, everyone!" Hannah called out, her voice barely audible above the din. "If you don’t quiet down, I’ll have to turn this bus around and take you all back to school!" she threatened, a playful twinkle in her eye as she looked at the excited children in the bus. The children giggled but began to quiet down, eager for their field trip and not wanting to return to the school just yet.

As they started to quiet down, Hannah brought her hands to her lips, as if intending to use them as a microphone as she called out," Come on, class! Let out a loud cheer before we begin!"

While she screamed and hyped the kids, the bus started moving with a lurch, causing Hannah to lose her balance. She stumbled and fell, landing in a man’s lap. She froze for a moment, feeling his hands reach out to steady her by the elbows. She turned her head then and their eyes met briefly as she whispered his name, "Erasmi..."

Realising that she’d fallen on top of him, she blushed and quickly scrambled to get off him, holding his shoulders for a better balance as she moved to sit beside him," I am so sorry, Erasmi. I lost my balance and..."

Erasmi shook his head and moved away making more space for her as he shifted closer to the side of the bus." It’s alright. No one’s hurt so makes no difference."

"Then, thank you for catching me." Erasmi gave a curt nod then, turning his head to look out of the window.

As the bus sped towards the destination, Hannah spoke to Erasmi," And I think I need to thank you for introducing me to Big Mama. She’s such a wondeful person. I’ve been there so many times after that. She won’t let me feel like I am a stranger."

Erasmi smiled at that. " Yes. She is like that. Good for you."

"It was. She even helped guide me about my mixed feeling about breaking up with my boyfriend. It makes me sad not to be able to talk to him and be with him, but she is right, it is better to break things off instead of hiding from each other."

A sudden jolt from the bus hit a bump on the road, causing Hannah to lean into Erasmi’s shoulder. She quickly straightened up, murmuring another apology.

"Are you always this clumsy?" Erasmi teased lightly, a small smile playing on his lips as he looked at her with interest.

"Only around you, it seems," Hannah replied, her cheeks flushing a deeper shade of red. " I am sorry again."

The bus finally reached their destination, and as the children began to disembark, Hannah turned to Erasmi. "Can you help me with the bags?"

"Of course," he replied, getting up and inadvertently brushing against her arm. Hannah felt a jolt at the contact and looked up to see him turn away. She turned away dismissed the touch as accidental.

As they worked together to help unload the small bags of the children, their hands touched while handing it to each other. This time, as his fingers grazed hers and his eyes lingered on her for a beat too long, Erasmi held the bag out and said," Here you go."

For a moment, she was confused and blushed but as she turned away, she knew it. Erasmi Frost was interested in her and was now taking the initiative to approach her. She didn’t have to initiate the little brushes...

Through out the day as Hannah and the other teachers and volunteers helped the children with studying samples and exploring the gardens, Hannah could feel Erasni’s gaze on her.

On the other hand, as she checked her phone, she felt even more energized as she saw the numerous missed calls and messages from Ava. Her plan had worked beautifully. First she’d messaged about her visiting her house today so that woman had not come for the field trip and sent Erasmi. And Erasmi was now showing his interest in her. Everything was going perfectly.

Soon, she would reveal herself to Ava and then she would reveal her truth before Erasmi. By then, her image as a good girl would have been established in front of his eyes...But first, she needed to make sure he knew that she was not going to come between him and his wife...

As the trip came to an end, the children were all exhausted and already half asleep on the way back. This time, she sat on the inside of the seat while Erasmi on the outside. As she felt the heat of his hard thigh against hers, she felt a bit envious. Ava really did land on her feet. Even if Erasmi Frost had not been full of money, he was hot and attractive.

She turned her head to glance at him, only to find him already looking at her with an unreadable expression. Her cheeks flushed a deeper shade of red.

Erasmi’s lips curled into a teasing smile. "You’re looking awfully red, Hannah. Did I miss something exciting?"

Hannah wanted to pounce him then but she knew that would be against her persona. So she looked away, as if feeling shy and shook her head.

She stammered, "Oh, um, I just—well, it’s a bit warm in here, I guess."

Erasmi chuckled softly, his gaze lingering on her with a mixture of amusement and something else she couldn’t quite decipher as he leaned in close to her, "Sure, let’s go with that. You look extremely se*y like this Hannah."

She cast him another look and felt herself tempted to let go of her persona. Dam* it! She needed to touch this man and feel him all over. As they dropped off the children at their houses, she stood up to bid them goodbye, but instead of letting her pass, Erasmi did not move, forcing her to brush against him as she moved out of the seat...

Hannah smiled in triumph. Today had been a roaring success. To keep him hooked, she turned towards him, bending slightly, offering him a view as she slid past him onto the aisle. She watched as his gaze fell there and looked up at her...the heat in his eyes searing.

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