Husband With Benefits
Chapter 680: A Date

Chapter 680: A Date

The next time Erasmi woke up, the sun was high in the sky. As he seepily patted the bed next to him, it took him a moment to realize that it was cold and empty. With a sigh, he opened his eyes and turned his head, confirming what he already knew.

Feeling lazy, he slowly slipped out of bed, and like a woman doing the walk of shame, checked himself in the mirror and winced... It seemed Ava had been possessed... The scratches and love bites scattered across his neck and shoulders made him shake his head with a rueful smile. He might just have to use those concealer thingies to cover these... or else he wouldn’t even be able to step out.

Grabbing his short and tshirt, he walked down out of the room and almost fell off the stairs at the scene before him. She was planning to kill him. That had to be it..this was a meticulously crafted plot for murder. But if he died today, it would be with a sense of satisfaction.

He must have made a sound then, for she turned around and smiled at him. He frowned. It was a smile he’d seen a thousand times before, but this morning, it felt different—more dangerous, more... inviting.

As he stared, she picked up a flower and began walking toward him. If that could be considered walking. Why was she walking as if this were a ramp? And with that dress, she had on, clinging to her curves? She might as well be on a runway. Did she drink something last night that had caused this kind of a side effect.

He cleared his throat, struggling to find his voice, and asked hoarsely," Caius."

Yes. Caius. His son was his lifeline. The only one who could save him from being seduced to death. She paused then and he looked at her in question. "Caius has gone for football practice..."

His eyes widened! He was supposed to take him for football practice almost an hour ago! How had he forgotten that.

"Relax, I told him you were worn out and couldn’t go. He went with his friends", she told him huskily.

And then, she continue to walk towards him, offering him the flower," So, we have the next three hours to ourselves...What do you think we should do Eras?"

He took the flower and then looked at the table she had set up. He knew what he wanted to do... Clear that table and... But that was not the right answer..

"We should have a breakfast date?" He asked slowly and watched her smile bloom. Good. That was the right answer it seemed.

"Hmm. I thought as much. We’ve never really had a proper date date, have we. So, I thought I’ll set us up a brunch date... Replenish our energy..."

Erasmi looked down at the flower in his hand and then at her, a slow smile gracing his face. It didn’t matter if it was a side effect or not. He would not mind taking advantage. As she held his wrist to bring him towards the table, he tugged at her hand, pulling her towards him.

He felt her eyes widen as she fell against his chest, his hand around her waist. For a moment, he simply held her there, savoring the closeness, the electric charge in the air between them.

And then slowly, almost teasingly, he lifted it to her face, the petals just grazing her cheek. Her eyes fluttered shut as the soft touch of the flower traced a path along her jawline, down to her neck. He could feel her shiver, her lips parting slightly in response.

"You’re full of surprises today, Ava,"

He continued to drag the rose along her skin, drawing invisible lines with its petals as he trailed it from her collarbone up to the curve of her chin. His hand at her waist tightened, pulling her just a little closer until there was no space left between them. "It makes me wonder, what it is that you are hiding. Or what it is that you hope to get."

He felt her stiffen then and knew that he’d been spot on but she recovered quickly as she a looked at him in the eye," I hope to get you, Eras."

He smiled then," I like when you call me Eras..."

Ava smiled and raised her lips to kiss his chin," Come on, Eras. We have a date to finish before the kid comes back home."

Erasmi grinned and rubbed his nose against hers," Alright ma’am. I am at yuor service. So, what would you like to eat for breakfast. I’ll make it right away."

"No need. I already have the perfect breakfast. Take a seat..." As she tried to move away, however, she realized that his hand was still clamped around her, making her unable to move... Blushing, she looked up at him and sighed," You have to let go of me so that I can get the breakfast.

"I don’t want to..." Erasmi murmured with a grin.

Pushing at his hand, Ava rolled her eyes and quickly jumped out of his arms, racing towards the kitchen.

Erasmi watched with a grin as Ava darted toward the kitchen, her dress swishing around her legs. The sight made him chuckle, his heart feeling lighter than it had in days. It seemed his plan had worked... Or rather... Ian’s suggestion had worked. Dam*! Now he would have to thank that kid. Or maybe he wouldn’t tell Ian

But as she walked out of the kitchen, carrying the steaming dish, he knew that it would be useless to try and hide it from his brothers. Because Ava had definitely spoken to Ian...For the delicious smelling dish was none other than breakfast Lasagne... Ian’s signature dish... and his favourite all time breakfast ever.

She placed the dish in front of him and then looked at him expectantly, "Come on then. Taste it and tell me how is it?"

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