Husband With Benefits

"Are you still going to divorce him after the contract is up?"

Nora looked at Erasmi in surprise. She had not expected Erasmi to know about the contract. How did he find out? Did he investigate her? She had no idea how she would feel after that.

Erasmi grimaced and said," I did not do anything sneaky, alright? It was Demetri who told me. Of course, he doesn’t know that I remember it. He mentioned it during the time I was sick..."

Erasmi trailed off. He had not been supposed to blurt that out. He’d been avoiding discussing the last ten years with anyone, including his therapist but here he was blurting out the truth like a leaking water tap. It must have something to do with Nora looking so much like Nellie.

Nora looked at him curiously as she questioned," Do you remember everything from that time?"

Erasmi had a faraway look in his eyes as he answered," Not really. Actually, I remember nothing from the past decade. My memory is all hazy and dark. I do recall some snippets from here and there over the past few months though. Mostly Demetri’s voice and not what he had spoken. But other than that, not much. This information was from one of those snippets. So, are you going to tell me? I think he told me when he married you. But he did not talk much about you after that."

Nora nodded," Yes. That is the plan. We will divorce once the time is up."

"Do you not have feelings for Demetri?", Erasmi asked with astonishment.

"Of course, I do. Other than Isabella, Demetri is my best friend. How can I not have feelings for him? I respect him and care for him."