Husband With Benefits-Chapter 624: Drive

Autumn and Gabe drove back in comfortable silence after the tiring day. Autumn sighed. The silence was so peaceful that she almost wanted to doze off. But there was one thing that she couldn’t get out of her mind. And it was that wedding dress. They’d had a lot of fun making Ava try all those pretty lace and satin gowns. But throughout, her mind had been on the dress she’d seen outside. Wanting to take one more look at it.

That was foolsih of her, she knew. What use was a wedding dress to her? She was already married. And even when she’d been thinking of marrying Pierce, she had not felt the need for a dress. Unexpectedly, she had not even been able to take another glance at that beauty when they returned. The dress had been sold!

Leaning her head against the window, she closed her eyes and sighed again as she closed her eyes, almost dreaming of trying that dress on... Before she could doze off, however, her hand was caught by his and she looked at him in surprise.

He threw her a look with raised brows and she looked down, at their hands. He was actually challenging her to take her hand away... but she liked this... so instead of pulling her hand, she folder her fingers so that she was holding his hand too. "Why are you sighing so much?" Gabe finally asked her.

Autumn coloured at that and quickly answered," Its nothing. I’m just too sleepy."

She saw the concerned look he sent her but turned away, lest he realize that she was not being totally honest.

Gabe considered her for a moment before making a decision. He pulled the car over to the side of the road and turned off the engine. The sudden silence was almost deafening.

"What are you doing? What happened? Why did you stop?"

Gabe unbuckled his seatbelt and leaned over her, his face inches from hers. Autumn’s heart skipped a beat, her breath catching in her throat. Autumn blinked. Did he suddenly stop in the middle of the road to kiss her? The thought was enough for the tension to thinken between them. Her pulse quickened and her body reacted instinctively, making her eyes flutter close.

But instead of kissing her, Gabe reached for the side of her seat and pressed a button. The seat reclined, laying her back gently. Autumn opened her eyes in confusion, looking up at him.

Gabe’s lips curved into a mischievous smile. "You thought I was going to kiss you, didn’t you?"

Autumn’s cheeks flushed with embarrassment. "No, I didn’t."

Gabe chuckled, a deep, rich sound that sent shivers down her spine. He leaned in closer, his lips brushing against her ear. "Liar."

Before she could respond, he pressed a quick, soft kiss to her lips. It was over before she could even process it, leaving her wanting more. Gabe pulled back slightly; his eyes dark with desire.

"Sleep."

Autumn shook her head,"No. That is not good. I’ll try and..."

"Sleep, Autumn. Rest well. You’re going to need your energy later."

Autumn’s heart raced and her eyes widened. "What do you mean?"

Gabe sent her a look as he the engine roared back to life. " You know what I mean... Autumn... We’re going to be alone tonight. Arabelle is with Seb...I don’t think I want to wait much longer."

Autumn gulped as she realized what he meant. Tonight, they were going to... freёweɓnovel.com

Even as she felt nervous butterflies in her stomach, she accepted that her body’s reaction was quite different. She could almost feel her all her nerve endings come alive.

They continued their drive, the silence between them now charged with unspoken words and desires coming alive. Her sleepiness seemed to have disappeared. Autumn tried to focus on the passing scenery, but her mind kept drifting back to the feel of his lips on hers, the promise in his eyes.

When they finally reached the house, Autumn felt more awake than ever almost as if she never would feel sleepy again. Gabe parked the car and got out, walking around to her side to open the door for her. She placed her hand in his and as she’d stepped down, she felt him pull her towards him, his hand on her waist...His fingers caressed her gently as he pressed his lips against her muffling her thanks.

This time, when they broke the kiss, Gabe did not let go, instead walking down the drive way, with is arm around her shoulder. Each step seemed a thousand mile long.

Autumn could feel his gaze so she turned her head and looked up at him, shyly. She could feel his searching eyes, as he asked her," Autumn, are you sure you’re ready for this?" he asked, his voice soft but filled with intensity.

She felt warm at the question. Yes. She was ready. She trusted him. She wanted him...She wanted to know what it felt like, giving herself to him...She moved her head to nod, to speak everything on her mind, but before she could, bright lights turned on from behind them, breaking the peace. Gabe and her turned back to look at the gate, wondering who it could be.

Someone was walking down the driveway towards them. Autumn frowned, trying to recognise the person but the bright glare from behind the woman made it impossible.

But Gabe seemed to have recognized her as he stiffened. She looked up at him, about to ask him if she knew this person. However, just then, a sharp voice cut through," I’m sorry for breaking up such a lovely scene..."

Autumn watched as the woman finally was close enough to see her features. She was beautiful in a cold way...Who was this...

"Elena." Gabe greeted the woman in a harshe voice.

Elena’s lips curved into a mocking smile. "I heard you were married now, Gabe. I had to come see for myself." She extended a small, ornately wrapped box towards Autumn. "A gift for the new bride."

Autumn hesitated, sensing the hostility radiating from Elena and shook her head, "Thank you, but—"

"We want nothing from you," Gabe interrupted, his voice hard. "Take your gift and leave."

"Come on, Gabe. I had to get her something didn’t I? The woman who has taken my daughter’s place?" Taking her hand, Elena pressed the little box into her hand and walked away...