Husband With Benefits
Chapter 700: Side Effects of a Date

Chapter 700: Side Effects of a Date

"Aren’t you going to invite me in?" Kael pouted dramatically as he stood at her door staring at her with hopeful eyes.

Isidora smiled and shook her head playfully. "Nope. First date privileges only extend as far as dropping me home," she added with a teasing smile.

"But that means we only climbed down a few flights of steps. That is not satisfactory! I mean it is not even a drive." He exaggerated the statement, crossing his arms as if deeply offended.

Isidora shrugged at that. "Your satisfaction is not my problem," she said with a mocking grin. "Now, I’ll be going. Bye. Good night."

Before she could turn away, Kael caught her wrist, pulling her close as he leaned in. "Tell me, do first date privileges not include a goodbye kiss?" His voice was low and suggestive as he stared at her, the hopeful puppy look changing into something more sinful.

Dora felt her heart begin to beat faster at the closeness. She could feel the warmth of his breath on her skin, and it sent a thrill down her spine. These few hours with him had made her realize and accept reality. She was totally enchanted by this guy. He was not just good-looking, but he was also really attentive and had a sense of humor that was as charming as it was disarming, keeping her engaged and leaving her wanting more.

And she did want to kiss him. The thought had been lingering in the back of her mind all evening. She had been thinking about that since she’d seen the way he’d been licking that dessert spoon, his tongue swirling around the sweet treat in a way that had made her pulse quicken.

Raising herself on tiptoes, she quickly pressed her lips to his soft, warm lips for a moment before stepping away. "There. You have your kiss now."

With that, Dora quickly opened her door and slipped inside, closing it in his face. She leaned against the door for a moment, trying to catch her breath and steady her racing heart as she patted her cheeks.

It was when the door closed that Kael’s easygoing expression changed to a determined one, his eyes glowing with the light of a challenge. He wanted this woman. In his life. And in his bed.

Pushing his hand into the front pocket of his jeans, he turned around and walked away whistling, knowing that he would have what he wanted very soon. The kiss just now might have been short lived but it was only the first of many. He smiled to himself, confident that this was just the beginning.

Dora was on cloud nine and she had lost her mind. At least, that is what she told herself when she found herself standing in front of the mirror, staring at her reflection as she dried her hair. She looked utterly foolish. She was red in the face and grinning. Probably when she was little and Seb Frost would play with her. How long had she been smiling like this? She hadn’t even realized she’d been doing that.

Shaking her head at her own foolishness, she dried her hair, ready for bed. It had been a good day overall. In fact, it had been one of the best days she’d had in a long time.

She had barely lain down on the bed when her phone beeped with an incoming message. She groaned softly, wondering who could be texting her so late.

Lazily, she turned around to check it... and almost dropped it onto her face as she read the message. Her eyes widened as she processed the words on the screen.

What the f...! Who sends an "I miss you" message to a first date not an hour after dropping her off? And that too with a picture of his bed... She could hardly believe what she was seeing. And as if the first sentence of the message wasn’t disconcerting enough, he’d even added the cheesy line: "I wish you were here."

Was he wishing she was in his bed? The audacity! The nerve! And yet...What an a**... Dora blinked. Why was she grinning again even as she was feeling angry? And why did her cheeks feel hot? Dammit! She was appalled by her own reaction, but couldn’t deny the thrill she felt. She was actually falling for this man’s cheesiness.

Hurriedly, she typed back, "Really? Lie down on the bed... and I might come to you."

She waited an entire minute with bated breath, and grinned when she saw his name begin to type... and then sent the rest of the message: "...in your dreams."

Her message was sent at the same time as his arrived, asking if he should come pick her up. She laughed out loud at his persistence and shook her head when, the next minute, he sent a broken-heart emoji in response to her second text. As if he’d have a broken heart with something like this.

After smiling at that for a moment, Dora decisively closed the chat, checked for updates from Cai, and then turned her phone to airplane mode. Time to sleep. She sighed contentedly, feeling a warmth spread through her chest.

However, sleep seemed to elude her as Dora lay on the bed, thinking of the man... Images of his smile, his touch on her wrist, and his voice kept playing in her mind, making it impossible to relax. Was this what was meant by instant attraction?

She’d heard Nora, Evana, and the others talk about how they were attracted to their husbands from the very first time to now. They had always made it sound so magical, so effortless. But she shook her head at the idea of anything long-term. She could not have a love marriage, so thinking about that was out of the question. Nope.

And love, of course, took time to grow and develop, so she knew what she was feeling for Kael was probably lust. She had to be realistic, after all. But knowing herself, she would have to tread carefully to not confuse the two. This was uncharted territory for her, and she couldn’t afford to make any mistakes.

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