Husband With Benefits

Gabe reclined in the large armchair with his eyes closed. His bag had already been placed on the side and a glass of wine sat on the small tray table next to him. Even though the man had seemingly lost weight, at the moment he exuded an air of peace as he waited for the others to settle.

Ian on the other hand, sat opposite Gabe with a travel magazine in his hand. Him and Gabe had been the first to reach and so they had no option but to wait for the younger and noisier ones. Since he had taken an official vacation, he was dressed casually in jeans and a comfortable T-shirt and poring over the magazine. Tomorrow, they were going to surprise Nora for her birthday but later, he would escape and explore the place.

Glancing at his watch, Ian wondered if he needed to call Lucy and Seb to remind them, when the two devils entered, arguing with each other. While Seb complained that Lucy was using this as an excuse, Lucien simply shrugged everything and simply threw himself in the first available seat with a thump, his carry-all bag lying at his feet.

Seb snorted and kicked his brother’s leg, moving him as he handed his bag to the wait staff. "You’re pi**ed off because I spoke the truth, Lucy. Get over it."

"You speaking the truth? That will happen when pigs fly! Actually, you might not be able to be hones even if pigs do such a feat!" Lucien snapped back, thoroughly irritated.

Gabe, still keeping his eyes closed, chimed in without even looking. "Oh, you two, already at it again? We haven’t even left the ground, and the entertainment has started."

Ian on the other hand, cooperatively put down his travel magazine and gestured for the staff to bring them some popcorn. What did one need when travelling? Food and entertainment. The entertainment had arrived. So the food should too.

Unfortunately, his two brothers were not glaring at each other and not speaking a word. Where was the fun in that? He needed action... "Care to tell me what you two are fighting about? Maybe I can help resolve the issue."

Lucien turned his glare on Ian for a moment, snorted in derision and turned away to look out of the window at other planes. The day Ian would solve an argument instead of adding fuel to it would also come after pigs became experts at flying.

Seb, on the other hand, had no problem laying out the cards on the table," Well, I just gave him a simple suggestion that could solve all our current troubles in a jiffy. We’ve been dealing with the Winthropes’ and Grandpa’s tantrums for months now. While we are not going exactly bankrupt, our liquid funds have indeed suffered great damages. So, I said that one of us needs to get into a traditional business marriage with an heiress and get some funds."

Gabe opened one eye at that. Of course, he knew very well that while Arabelle’s parents had been trying to create trouble, they had not suffered that greatly to sacrifice themselves on the marriage block.

But Ian grinned and did something true to his nature, and questioned," So you suggested Lucien marry an heiress?"