Husband With Benefits
Chapter 682: Help

Chapter 682: Help

"Erasmi! How are you? Well this is a surprise!" Hannah smiled as she said the words while Erasmi raised an eyebrow...

"It sure seems like it." Erasmi answered ironically as he watched Hannah take a seat across from him without being invited. It was hard to believe that this meeting was a surprise when he knew for a fact that Big mama had mentioned him coming here every weekend.

I’m glad I ran into you. You did take a rain check on that coffee the other day... since we’re both here now, why not have that coffee? Let’s make it a date."

Erasmi paused mid-sip, peering over the rim of his cup. "What did you say? A date?"

Hannah looked at him then and smiled," I don’t mean.. I didn’t mean like a ’date’ date. Just that... we were supposed to grab some coffee and..."

Erasmi nodded, "Go ahead then and order some."

Hannah nodded and quickly placed an order for herself while Erasmi proceeded to ignore her in favour of the book in his hand.

"What are you reading?" Hannah asked seriously as she leaned over the table, to read the title of the book apparetnyl.

Erasmi closed the book with deliberate slowness, his gaze shifting from the discreet cover to Hannah, who then moved back to sit on her chair. He set the book aside on the table and leaned back in his chair, staring at her impassively.

Hannah’s smile faltered slightly at his stare and she looked away. "I’m sorry if I interrupted. I didn’t mean to disturb you. I just thought... since you’re a friendly face, I’d join you for breakfast instead of eating alone. You can read the book if you want to. I won’t disturb you anymore"

As she started to stand, she couldn’t help but ask," Did your wife say something to you about me?"

Erasmi smiled then and extended his hand," Relax, Hannah. I was just playing a prank. You got serious."

Relieved, she eased back into her seat, a smile returning to her face. "For a moment there, I thought maybe something was wrong..."

Erasmi shook his head and just when Hannah thought that she was off the hook, Erasmi asked curiously," Why would my wife say anything about you? Did something happen when she went off to drop you?"

Hannah widened her eyes," No no. Nothing happened. I just got the feeling that she somehow did not like me much."

Erasmi raised an eyebrow then, "Why would you think that?"

Hannah shook her head," Just a hunch. But I am relieved that she does not hate me. Actually not many women befriend me. I find it easier to be friends with men..."

"Is that so?" Erasmi murmured, shaking his head on the inside.

Hannah nodded softly as if aggrieved with the state of things. "Yeah... I guess I just connect better with men. It’s like they understand me better. Maybe it’s because I’m not like most women."

Before she could say more, a waiter cheerfully came to the table and all but ignoring Hannah, smiled at Erasmi," Would you like your coffee topped up?"

Erasmi shook his head, turning the waitress’ attention to Hannah with a gesture," You can bring something for her. I’ll be leaving soon."

As the waitress turned to Hannah, the woman quickly gave her order before turning to look at Erasmi again," Are you going to leave me here again today? Erasmi this is not fair..."

" I assure you, you won’t want me sitting here opposite you, within the next five minutes."

"What? Why?" Hannah asked in confusion not understanding the gaze.

Eramsi shrugged and answered with a frustrated look," Because my wife is very much a jealous type. And she is unreasonable. She doesn’t like me talking to othter women. And never sharing a coffee."

Hannah shook her head," You’ve got to be joking, Erasmi! I’m sure she is not like that. And if she is, she might be a bit insecure. After all, you are so good looking." With that, she extended her hand and held his in sympathy, though on the inside she was happier than she could even imagine. Already Erasmi was troubled with Ava. Soon, she would be able to make him loathe her.

However,she’d barely had time to revel in her satisfaction when, a torrent of ice-cold water cascaded over her head from behind. She screamed, her hands flying up to cover her soaked hair, mascara smudging as she tried to shield herself from the unexpected onslaught. "Erasmi, help me!" she shrieked, flailing in her seat, too shocked to move.

But Erasmi, unfazed by the chaos, merely sipped his coffee, his expression calm as ever, as if nothing out of the ordinary was happening and even told her," I did warn you that my wife is possessive and unreasonable."

The water finally stopped, leaving Hannah drenched and shivering. She whipped around, her face a mixture of fury and shock, only to be met by glare of a beautiful girl standing behind her, holding an empty jug.

"How dare you hold my husband’s hand?" the girl demanded as she placed the jug back on the nearby wiatresses’ tray..

Hannah blinked, her mouth opening and closing as she tried to process the accusation. "Husband?" This woman was not Ava. Was Erasmi Frost married to another woman? But that was not what her research had told her. She narrowed her eyes and then looked at the woman carefully... before turning to look back at the man on the table..." You are Demetri Frost..."

Before she could see the man nod, however, another jug of water was upended on her head... as Nora Frost scolded," Don’t take my husband’s name..."

Thoroughly embarrassed and drenched like a stray cat, Hannah ran out of the cafe, wanting to flee the sight of humiliation. As the door swung shut behind her, Nora burst into a fit of giggles, unable to contain her amusement and high fived Erasmi who walked out of the kitchen... while Demetri shook his head and sipped the coffee indulgently watching the two of them.

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