Husband With Benefits-Chapter 525: B Town

It was supposed to be a relaxing drive for a sunny day.. Something fun to look at and do while he drove towards the quiet little B-town. And yet, the weather seemed to be mocking him. He glanced at the GPS and grimaced. Despite the horrible weather, the GPS seemed insistent that he should take a short cut. And maybe drive into a ditch along the way.

Shaking his head, he drove slower than a turtle and watched as his estimated time of reaching the destination from two hours to four hours. Sigh. Was this some twisted hint from fate? That he shouldn’t be going here?

He shook his head at his own whimsy. The weather was making him a bit fluffy in the head if he was thinking about things like this. Putting the music on full blast, he ignored the thunder outside and focused on driving. He would stubbornly leave this dark, raging storm behind and consider it as leaving the old dark Gabe behind as well. So that when he arrived in B-town, it would be a totally new him.

Everyone meant to see a new him when they almost twisted his hand to come here, so that is what he was going to be. There was no one here who would be careful about mentioning or rather not mentioning that name. No one who would harangue him to come outside for all sorts of outings so that he would not be a ’hermit’. Atleast this way he would lose the new moniker of ’Crab’ that he’d earned behind.

And specially, he wouldn’t have to suffer from all that dog food from his brothers and their women folk. So, no love in the air to torture him and remind him of Ara... No. He would not take that name! He refused to even think of her. Even though she seemed to always be in his mind. He would not. Definitely not.

Even as he said it himself, a long ago memory of her laughing as she jumped into the pool reared its head, dazing him. Just as his eyes would have glazed over, from her thoughts, a deafening crack split the air, followed by a blinding flash of lightning that illuminated the darkness outside. Instinctively, he slammed on the brakes, his heart pounding in his chest as the car skidded dangerously on the slick road.

Damn it!" he cursed, his knuckles turning white as he gripped the steering wheel. If this was not a reminder to not think of the past, then he didn’t know what was. It was better to look for a rainbow at this moment in time that waste it on the past.

He should spend his time with his eyes and mind focused on the road, while also organizing his thoughts for the next day. He would officially be joining the office the day after tomorrow. So he would begin a search for an assistant tomorrow itself. He wondered if he would get someone as qualified as his previous assistant in this small town, but then shook his head. He didn’t need someone that qualified. He was going to be here not as a director but as a simple manager.

Finally, when it was almost midnight, Gabe’s car pulled into the restaurant. He looked around the place and could only sigh. Looking around here at the peaceful surroundings, no one would have believed him that there was a storm raging in these parts of the town, just a few minutes ago.

With a weary sigh, Gabe stepped out of the car and made his way to the reception area, where a lone figure sat slumped behind the desk.

The receptionist, an older man with tired eyes, straightened up as Gabe approached with a kind smile on his face. "Welcome to the Whispering Lady Resort. How can I help you?"

Gabe noted the weariness in the man’s demeanor and felt a pang of sympathy as well as approval. Despite being tired, the man was a professional. Gabe made it a point to remember this man’s name for recommendations and rewards in the future. Something like this was usually rewarded by the Frosts.

"I am Gabe Frost. I would like a key to the manager quarters."

The man’s eyes widened in sheer panic and he quickly stammered an apology,"Mr Frost, I’m terribly sorry, sir. We weren’t expecting you tonight. With the storm and everything. I’ll ask the housekeeping to..."

Gabe waved off the man’s apology with a small shake of his head. "No matter," he said. "I’ll take one of the guest rooms for the night. I hope those are..."

The man nodded vigorously and quickly looked around for a key," Of course sir. The rooms are well prepared."

Before Gabe could nod in approval, two hands suddenly covered his eyes from behind, and a hovial voice "Guess who?"

With a smirk on his face, Gabe swiftly caught the wrist of the hand that covered his eyes and, with a practiced defensive maneuver, pulled the man’s arm behind his back, turning around as he did, making the man groan in discomfort. "Okay, okay, I give up. Don’t go around breaking my hand!"

As Gabe let go, and questioned the man," What are you doing here?"

The man rubbed his sore arm and sighed dramatically," How could I let you abandon me? What if a pretty lady picked you up? And then later forced you to get rid of me? I can’t take that risk."

Meanwhile, the wide-eyed receptionist slid the key across the counter and cleared his throat nervously. "Um, I’ll take you and your guest to your room, Mr. Frost," he offered. Shaking his head, Gabe grabbed the key card and shoved it towards Jack," Its alright. Jack can take me there now." With that, they started to walk away from the receptioist, not realizing that their conversation could still be heard, "I believe you’ve already explored this place, if you are here. Jack?"

"Of course I have. I am the perfect workwife..." Jack murmured, unaware that his statement was about to make someone’s eyes pop out of his head as they walked away