Husband With Benefits

Demetri lay on the couch watching Nora as she studied with concentration. Even as his eyes scanned her from head to toe, his brain kept on wondering what it was about this girl that he simply could not stop thinking of her. Thousands of questions and as many answers went through his mind. He’d never thought that he’d fall first for a woman and fall this hard. The stark difference between the period before her and after her was almost like moving from black and white to high-definition-colored pictures. He liked the way her eyes narrowed unconsciously as her gaze lingered on something she found difficult to grasp or the way her lips lifted up from the corner when she understood the answer. Like a little fool, he found himself committing every micro-expression of hers to his memory.

His concentration and good mood were however broken by the sound of a notification popping up on his phone. As he read the notification and opened the app, showing the surveillance video, his eyes hardened and the traces of any softness or tenderness disappeared.

His eyes were now glued to the flickering cameras that displayed the winding corridors of the forbidding mental institution. The images on the screen were grainy, however, it was not difficult for him to know who it was that had triggered the silent alarm.

He felt a shadow cast over him and adjusted the position so that Nora could slip into his arms and lie next to him as they watched Sara and a woman in nurse clothing, running hand in hand through the labyrinth of the corridors.

Even though the two people were walking hurriedly, they could see the calm way in which the nurse handled the checkpoints, avoiding the guards who were patrolling silently. She pushed Sara against a wall when needed and pulled her along to felicitate their escape.

Nora’s heart clenched as she watched the scene and she turned her head to look a Demetri carefully before turning back to the escape. If he had not already raised an alarm, he must have had some plan to stop Sara from escaping.

She bit her lip to stop herself from screaming at the screen as they barely missed a few passing guards. Were these people blind to the tension that hung in the air? Could they not be more vigilant? A single turn of the head and they could have spotted Sara and that nurse easily.

Nora could feel herself palpitating as Sara and the nurse edged closer to the part of the building that led to their exit. "Are you not going to call the people there? They are going to escape, Demetri. Once Sara escapes, everything will be ruined."

Demetri patted her arm as he shook his head once," No need. Let her escape."

"You knew she was going to escape?" Nora asked in shock as she realized that Demetri was not even the least bit shocked about this attempt.

"Hmm. In fact, I planned it. It is why none of the guards have stumbled upon them."