Husband With Benefits

Evana slowly slid off the stool, taking off her clothes slowly. "Loving you is hurting me." As she slowly sank into the warm water, she could only close her eyes as tears fell from them. Never would she have believed that she would end up hurting him. And now, it seemed that things were even more complicated than she could have imagined.

She’d believed that she only had to convince Lucien to give her a chance to explain and then everything would be fine. But would it really be fine? When she told him that she had not cheated on him, that it had all been a misunderstanding, would things really come to an end. She might have not physically committed the act of cheating, but she had definitely considered breaking things off with Lucien.

Evana had no idea how long she had been sitting there, but she was taken out of her stupor by Lucien’s knocking on the door as he called out," Evana? Are you alright?"

Evana. She felt as if she hated her name. Why couldn’t he call her Angel? She wondered what he would do if she did not answer. Would he be worried? Of course he would be worried. Much more worried about her than she had been about him. He was more considerate and more loving than she had been.

Since the time, he had asked for a break, she’d thought that maybe his love for her was a bit less than what she had for him. Now she knew the truth though. Another series of knocks sounded on the door, more urgent than the previous." Evana?"

"I’m coming, Lucien." Evana called out slowly and sighed when the knocking stopped abruptly.

Walking out of the bathroom, she looked at the clothes that had been neatly arranged there and sighed. At least he hadn;t thrown out the clothing she’d left here last time. Picking up the hair drier that had also been left plugged in, she quickly started to dry her hair, knowing that she was only wasting time in order to delay their confrontation.

Finally, she had no way to delay the confrontation and she could only sigh as she walked out. Lucien stood there, staring out of the large windows with his back turned to her. He turned his head when he heard her walk out and said," I’ve heated up some soup for you. Its on the table. Have that or you’ll catch a cold. The weather is getting worse by the minute. Once you’re done, I’ll drop you back off at the hotel."

Instead of answering, Evana walked over to him and placed her arms around him. Even as she felt him stiffen and try to walk away, she tightened her grip and whispered,"Lucien, please. I didn’t cheat on you. You have to believe me. It’s not what you think."

However, instead of listening to her, this time, he forcefully pushed her hands away as he turned to look at her coldly and guardedly. " If you’re not hungry, then we can make a move now."

"There’s no need."