Husband With Benefits-Chapter 576: Lost

"Come on Auty! Let me watch only one episode! Pretty please?"

Autumn rolled her eyes at Arabelle’s antics and sighed. The girl was adamant about watching her weekly episode of animated series, even though they were about to travel back.

"I don’t even know where I’ve kept my phone, Arabelle. Wait for some time. Once I find it, I will..."

"I’ll find it. Gabe! I’m using your phone to call Autumn..."

Arabelle shouted out loud, while Gabe gave a muffled reply from the other side of the door or the washroom...

Arabelle quickly dialled her sisters number but as the phone started to ring, she continued to stare at Gabe’s phone.

Autumn rolled her eyes at Arabelle and moved to grab her phone when Arabelle called out, "Gabe! Why do you have Autumn’s name saved as Panda on your phone? She doesn’t look like a panda!"

Autumn who had just grabbed her phone almost dropped it as she stared at the phone in Arabelle’s hand in horror even as her cheeks flushed red.

Her hope from this morning had been crushed...

She’d joined Gabe and Arabelle with a red face in the morning after ’that incident’. She’d considered dawdling and hiding in the room but understood that was pointless. She couldn’t really hide forever. But she had no idea about how to face Gabe. How much had he seen? She’d almost taken off her T-shirt but not totally... so he must not have seen that... right? Sigh.. she would have to face him to know what he did or did not see.

Thankfully, when she reached downstairs, he’d simply pushed the breakfast plate towards her, making her feel calm as she quickly gorged on the delicacies. Maybe he’d really been a gentleman and turned away or not been able to see much. He’d seen her in workout clothes so this was not much different than that..right?

Gabe emerged from the bathroom, a towel around his neck and a cheeky grin on his face. He glanced at the phone in Arabelle’s hand, then at Autumn, whose face was a mix of embarrassment and accusation.

"Uh, it’s because she likes pandas," Gabe explained, laughing as he directed the question to the girl who was frozen like a statue. "Right, Autumn?"

Arabelle however was satisfied with this explanation and nodded. "Okay, that makes sense. Pandas are cute."

And then without waiting for Autumn’s response, took her phone from her hand and raced away. "Thanks, sis! I’m going to watch my episode now!"

As Gabe picked up his phone, Autumn hurried to him with blazing eyes and accused, "How could you do this? Change the name right now."

Gabe looked at her hand gripping his wrist and pretended to be clueless, a teasing grin playing on his lips. "Do what? Why are you so angry?"

"You know exactly what I’m talking about!" she hissed under her breath, her face growing redder. "You were supposed to be a gentleman!"

Gabe chuckled. "And I was. I didn’t look—much."

"Not much?" Autumn’s voice was a high-pitched whisper. "You... you saw enough to name me Panda! You have to change that name."

"Why should I?" Gabe asked, leaning against the wall, enjoying her discomfort. She looked so cute with that little pout and furrow on her forehead.

"Because..." Autumn hesitated, her face growing hotter by the second. She lowered her voice, glancing around to make sure Arabelle was out of earshot. "Because you named it after seeing the undergarments print of panda that I was wearing."

Gabe’s teasing grin widened. "Okay, maybe I did see a bit more than I let on. But it was an honest mistake."

"Then you should have forgotten the mistake! How can you change my name to that?"

Autumn crossed her arms, still fuming. "Change it. Now."

Gabe looked at her arms crossed just below her breasts, enhancing their look and gave her another teasing glance, "Have you changed that? What print is it now? Cat? Dog?"

She blushed even more and Gabe couldn’t hold himself back anymore as he laughed out loud and raised his hands in surrender, "Okay okay. I’ll change it. But you have to admit that it is a little funny. I never took you for an animal print kind of a girl..."

Autumn’s face turned an even deeper shade of red as she glared at Gabe. "It’s not funny, and I am not an animal print kind of girl! That was a one-time thing."

Gabe’s grin didn’t falter as he pulled out his phone, making a show of changing her contact name. "Alright, alright, I’ll change it. No more pandas..."

As Autumn watched him change back her name, she nodded in satisfaction but then immediately straightened face, giving him a warning look.

Gabe chuckled some more at that and then leaned in conspiratorial look, " Let me tell you though , the little kitten print would have suited you much better...I like the design..."

As Autumn’s mouth fell open over his audacity, Gabe had already turned away with a wink, leaving her standing there with a red face.

It was only after a few moments that Autumn got over her shock and she almost screamed his name threateningly, "Gabe Frost! Wait until I turn the tables."

But he simply shrugged his broad shoulders and laughed, "You’re welcome to see me at any time, sweet panda! You’ve already done so a few times..."

Autumn’s cheeks burned hotter as Gabe’s teasing words echoed in her mind. She watched him saunter away with that infuriatingly confident stride, his laughter still hanging in the air. Her fists clenched and she owed, "One day, she was going to get the better of him! And then she would have the last laugh...

However, with a deflated grin for now, she walked back to Arabelle and watched the show for little kids with her...

It was only as she dozed off from boredom that the image of the locker appeared in front of her again and her eyes snapped open...