Husband With Benefits-Chapter 56: Honeymoon

Of all the things that Nora could have expected to witness when she woke up in the middle of the night, this was the most unexpected. Pleasant but unexpected. With her glass of water clutched in her hand, she could only blink and let her gaze wander down the beautifully sculpted back of the man in front of her.

Even in the dim light, she could see the sweat glistening on it. The play of light and shadow accentuated his well-defined muscles that moved with fluidity as he shifted. She’d definitely felt those shoulders under her hands when he had kissed her but this was... The man did not just have a perfect face but also the perfect body with those broad shoulders and the inverted triangle physique.

The pants he wore also hung low on his hips and she could see the waistband of his underpants sneaking out. Nora could feel her mouth dry up like a desert as she felt the sudden need to feel his muscles under her hands. He was not overly muscled and his otherwise perfect back was marred by only a large scar that stretched diagonally around his back. But even then, the scar only highlighted the beauty of this man.

As she tried to remind herself to breathe, he turned his head and she forgot to even breathe. Their eyes met and she could only stare into those magnetic orbs. She needed to say something she reminded herself instead of gawking like a perv...

But she had no idea what to say. Should she compliment on his beautiful back? Apologize for seeing him like this? It was too late for her to pretend to be blind, wasn’t it. Dam* it! She should have run back into her room the moment she came out. Now she was caught.

She watched as he turned away from her again and her shameless eyes immediately went back to admiring his physique. Her hands had also joined the ’shameless’ bandwagon and were urging her to let them know what he would feel like.

Demetri said nothing, but he gave a faint, knowing smile and grabbed a bottle of water. As he unscrewed the cap and poured water into a glass, Nora’s eyes couldn’t help but wander, urging silently for the lowers to fall a bit more. Were his glutes as sculpted as this as well?

Demetri finished pouring the water and walked over to Nora, passing the glass into her unresisting hands and taking away the empty glass. "Here you go," he said, his voice calm and soothing.

"Thank you," N replied, taking the glass with slightly trembling hands. She took a sip of the water, trying to regain her composure as she belatedly questioned," How did you know I was thirsty?"

It took a concentrated effort for Nora to look at his face and not stare at the front of his body. She feared it would be as perfect as his back and then she would lose the little ability to think that she had left with her.

Demetri raised an eyebrow and showed her the empty glass that he had just taken from her hands. Nora felt speechless at her own stupidity.

To give herself some time, she sipped the water. She cleared her throat, searching for something to say. Anything, to break the awkward silence that hung in the air.

"You work out?" she asked, her voice still slightly shaky.

Demetri shrugged casually, though his eyes remained fixed on hers. "Helps me clear my mind."

Nora couldn’t help but wonder what troubled thoughts he needed to clear from his mind but hesitated to ask. It was a personal matter, and she didn’t want to pry unnecessarily just to satisfy her curiosity.

As she sipped the water, trying to find the right words, Demetri interrupted her thoughts. "Nora, pack your bags. We are leaving in the morning."

Her eyes widened in surprise at his abrupt statement. "Pack my bags? Why?"

Demetri’s expression grew serious as he explained, "We need to go on our long-overdue honeymoon."

Nora felt a sudden rush of shyness as she absorbed his words while her mind conjured a few X-rated images where she could touch... What was she thinking? She needed to get her mind out of the gutter!

As she shook her head to clear it, Demetri took it to mean that she was trying to refuse and explained," Someone is investigating the truth of our marriage." freewebnøvel.com

That simple statement helped clear her mind of the dirty thoughts as she realized the intention behind this sudden plan for a honeymoon.

"My lectures... and job..."

"Someone will be there at the cafe to sub for you, and you will receive the notes that you miss out on."

She wanted to ask for more details, but Demetri’s demeanour made it clear that she wasn’t going to get any answers. But how was she supposed to pack if she did not even know where they were going...

In a mix of understanding and apprehension, Nora nodded again.

As she turned to head back to her room to start packing, Demetri’s voice stopped her in her tracks. "Nora, pack a few swimsuits."

Nora blinked in surprise; her curiosity piqued once more. Were they going to an island?

As she closed the door behind her, she felt a rush of excitement and punched the air happily. And as she quickly started to pack, she assured herself that she was thrilled because she was going to go on a vacation for the first time and the butterflies in her stomach had nothing to do with her travelling companion.

It was a long two hours later that she had finally finished packing her bags and yet she couldn’t sit still. As the sun rose in the sky, she carefully opened the door to check if there were any more surprises outside. Thankfully the coast was clear, so she quickly placed her bags outside her door and rushed to the couch, sitting there as if not excited at all.