24. Ruby

Moving her eyes from Jace’s face to Zane’s, she felt terrible. Both men had been concerned when they’d come into the playroom, and now they were probably embarrassed of her for having a fit. They owned the entire club. It probably looked terrible that their own Little was having a meltdown.

You’re such a stupid head. They aren’t going to want you now.

Zane tilted his head toward the Little she was supposed to go apologize to. She felt really bad. The woman hadn’t been rude to her, and she hadn’t told Ruby that she didn’t want to be friends, but she was so used to people pushing her away that it felt like a rejection. Of course, now that she thought about it, it hadn’t been that. And now she had to go apologize to her in front of everyone. She could only imagine the terrible things everyone was thinking about her. None of the Littles in the room would ever want to play with her.

Shuffling over to the little girl who was now clinging to her Daddy, Ruby offered a sad smile.

“I’m sorry for getting upset. It’s not your fault. I shouldn’t have acted like that,” she said.

The woman nodded, giving her a small smile as she twisted her fingers in her Daddy’s shirt.

“It’s okay. Maybe we can play another time?” the woman asked.

Wait, what? She would want to play with her after she’d acted the way she had?

Nodding her head slowly, Ruby sniffed. “I’d really like that.”

“I’m Gemma.”

“I’m Ruby. Thank you for being so nice,” she said, a tear falling down her cheek.

“We all have our moments. It’s the Little in all of us,” Gemma replied.

Huh.

“See you next time, hopefully,” Ruby said before turning back toward her Daddies.

If there would be a next time. She probably wouldn’t belong to Jace and Zane after tonight, and she probably wouldn’t be allowed back to the club, either.

Walking toward the men slowly, she studied each of their faces closely, wanting to remember every detail about them so when she was sent home, she could remember them forever.

When she stopped in front of Jace, she looked up at him, feeling tears welling in her eyes.

“Good girl for apologizing. Now, here’s what’s going to happen. We’re going to go over to that chair and I’m going to put you over my knee and spank your bare bottom and then you’re going to spend ten minutes in the corner with your bottom on display,” Jace explained.

What? He was going to punish her before he sent her away? Wasn’t sending her away enough of a punishment?

Tears fell down her cheeks but she nodded, not wanting to cause the men any more embarrassment than she already had.

Grabbing her hand, Jace walked toward the corner of the room where a straight-backed chair sat, looking very ominous. Zane followed closely behind them and when she looked back at him, he smiled.

Was he happy they finally got to send her away?

Sitting down on the chair, Jace pulled her between his legs and studied her face. Reaching up, he wiped her tears away before cupping her chin so she would look at him.

“We had meant to come check on you sooner, baby, but the health of a sub was an urgent matter, and we knew you would be fine in here. We’re never leaving you, Ruby. Even if we’re gone for longer than you expected, we’re always coming back for you. Do you understand that?”

She sniffled as more tears fell. “Y-you guys a-aren’t going to send me away for embarrassing you?”

Jace’s eyes widened and he looked up at Zane with a surprised expression before looking back at her again.

“What? Oh, baby. Come here,” he said, pulling her into him.

She wrapped her arms around his neck and started sobbing. Another hand touched her back and she realized Zane had stepped forward and was resting his hand on her back as Jace hugged her.

“Sweetheart, you didn’t embarrass us. You could never embarrass us. You could throw a tantrum in the middle of church and you wouldn’t embarrass us. You’re our baby girl and little girls have tantrums. We would be concerned if you never had tantrums. Sometimes when you’re in Little Space, you still have big feelings and you need to let them out,” Jace explained.

“And we are never sending you away, Ruby. You’re our girl. The one we’ve been searching for,” Zane added.

Jace released her from his embrace and wiped her tears again. “We’re sorry that you were worried. We didn’t mean to be so long. But next time, all you have to do is ask a monitor to radio one of us if you are feeling unsure and one of us will get here quickly. Understood?”

She nodded, suddenly feeling silly for causing such a scene when all she had to do was go to a room monitor. They had even told her to let a room monitor know if she needed them when they’d dropped her off in the playroom. But instead, her mind went crazy and she didn’t think it through.

“I’m sorry, Daddy. I’m sorry, Zaddy,” she said sadly.

“I know, baby girl. We aren’t upset with you. I think we’re both kind of glad you wanted us that badly, but you still need to be punished for your tantrum and for making Gemma feel bad. I think you also need the reminder that you belong to us and we aren’t ever leaving you,” Jace said.

She nodded, looking back toward Zane who leaned forward and pressed a kiss to her forehead.

“You’re our girl, Ruby Elizabeth. Don’t ever forget it,” Zane whispered, tugging on one of her buns.

Looking back toward Jace, she shifted from one foot to the other. “Are you sure you have to spank my butt, Daddy? I think I learned my lesson.”

Raising his eyebrow, Jace smirked at her. “Nice try, little girl. Come on. Over my lap. Good thing your romper buttons at the crotch, huh?”

Oh yeah, lucky her.

He carefully helped her over his lap and when his hand reached between her legs to unsnap the romper, she felt a zing of arousal as his fingers brushed against her pussy. Sheesh. She was about to be spanked and yet she was aroused. What was wrong with her?

Her cheeks heated as she remembered they were actually in a room with a bunch of people. Looking around, she noticed no one was really paying much attention to them, and all the Littles had gone back to playing.

When he started pulling at the waistband of her panties, Ruby let out a small whimper.

“Who do you belong to, little girl?” Jace asked.

She looked back at him and sighed happily. “You and Zaddy.”

He nodded and the first smack landed on her bottom, making her yelp in surprise.

“That’s right and I want you to remember that. You belong to us and we belong to you. You’re ours. I want you to think about that while I spank your bottom.”

Smack! Smack!

Okay, Daddy was not playing around. His hand stung her bottom and she instantly started kicking her feet and whimpering with each spank.

Smack! Smack!

“Owwie! Daddy, I’m sorry!”

Wrapping her hands around his pant leg, she sniffled more and more as the spanking continued. It didn’t take long before tears fell freely onto the carpet below her.

Luckily, she was so concerned about how her poor bottom felt that she forgot about all the other people who were seeing her get it roasted.

Smack! Smack!

She had no idea how she’d gotten so lucky but for some reason, these two men wanted her and she wanted them, too. She wanted them forever. It was too soon for the L word, but she felt it. In the short time she had known these two men, she’d felt more cared for than she’d ever felt in her entire life.

A sob broke free as her entire body shook with the realization that these two men had treated her better in the past week than her family had ever treated her, and they weren’t going to let her go. They hadn’t left her or pushed her to the side or forgotten her. They’d had an urgent situation that took their attention away from her and she’d panicked.

Another sob racked through her and as quickly as the spanking started, it stopped, and she was gently pulled up to sit in Jace’s lap. Zane had pulled a chair up next to them and reached out to hold one of her hands while Jace rocked her.

“That’s our girl. Let it all out, baby. We got you and we’re never letting you go. That’s our good girl.”

She had no idea how long she’d cried, but Zane kept cleaning up her face with tissues until the tears subsided and she felt empty yet lighter than she’d ever felt before.

“There she is,” Zane said with a soft smile.

There was no doubt in her mind that she looked a mess, but she couldn’t seem to find it in her to care because the two men in front of her were looking at her like she was the most beautiful thing they’d ever seen.

“You still need to go stand in the corner for ten minutes and then we’ll take you to our office and snuggle you,” Jace said.

She nodded. The corner sounded awful, especially since her bottom would be on display, but she wanted to get it over with so she could snuggle with her Daddies.

Holding her hand, Jace walked her over to the corner and situated her so she was facing in. Then, much to her embarrassment, he tucked her romper up so her entire bottom was on display and her panties were on the floor around her ankles. Thank goodness she was looking at the wall and couldn’t see the faces of all the people who were looking at her.

“Good girl. Spread your legs further,” Jace instructed, tapping the inside of her ankle with his foot.

Shoot. Were people going to see how aroused she was? What if it dripped down her leg?

“Ruby,” he warned quietly.

Taking in a deep breath, she spread her legs further apart and then whimpered when he patted her hot bottom.

“Ten minutes, little girl. Keep your hands at your sides and no touching your bottom.”

Do you know how long ten minutes is while standing in the corner? It’s a long, stinkin’ time!

After what felt like forever, Jace’s large hand touched the small of her back, making her startle.

“Time’s up, baby girl,” he said gently.

Turning to face him, she leaped into his arms, not caring about being on display. She needed her Daddies. Luckily, he caught her and held her close as he made his way through the room with Zane following, her panties in his hand.