6. Ruby

Wait.

Had she heard that right?

They shared women? The two hottest freaking men on the planet who could both have hundreds of women lining up to be with them and they shared only one?

She didn’t really know what to think about that.

When she’d been in the playroom after Jace had left, she played quietly with Maddie for a bit until she had to leave. Ruby actually really liked Maddie, but she knew that trying to be friends with her would only end up in heartache, so instead of asking if she wanted to exchange numbers like she’d wanted to do, she just waved goodbye.

After that, she felt sad. Jace had left her, and then Maddie, and suddenly she was snatching a book out of another Little’s hands for no reason. Okay, maybe it was because she was hoping Jace would show back up in the playroom, but to her surprise, it was another guy as equally hot as Jace, but much more serious.

It was funny, really. She had only spent a short amount of time with each man, but she already knew Jace was the laid-back, easy-going one and Zane was more stern and rigid. It didn’t take much to know that Zane would be the stricter of the two.

“Ruby? Are you listening to us?” Jace asked, cutting into her thoughts.

Looking up from where she was staring at the tulle on her dress, she smiled at him and then glanced at Zane, who was frowning.

Go figure.

“Sorry. What did you say?”

“I asked if you needed a ride home tonight. One of us can drive you to make sure you get home safely.”

“Oh, um, no. I drove. I’ll be fine. I should probably get going. I’m sure I can find some more trouble between here and home,” she said with a smile.

Zane made some kind of choking noise and when she looked over at him again, he looked as though he’d just sucked on a lime. Jace’s smile faded and he raised one of his eyebrows at her.

“No more trouble tonight, Ruby. You need to get home safely, get your pajamas on and go night-night. Understood?” Jace asked.

She could feel her own eyes widen at his instructions. He sounded so Daddyish and she suddenly felt so Little that it was hard to even keep her head straight. She would definitely be using her vibrator while thinking about these two men before she went to bed. Two men sharing one woman sounded so incredibly hot. Sure, she had read books where threesomes happened, but that had all just been fiction. These men actually lived it. And they were single.

They would never want you. You’re too needy and emotional.

“Ruby!” Zane barked.

She snapped her eyes to him. “What?”

He gave her an incredulous look and then scrubbed his hand over his face.

“Jace asked you if you understood. Did you drink tonight? You’re acting kind of out of it,” Zane said.

Yeah. She was out of it. Because they had dropped the bomb on her that they shared a woman. How could she not be all up in her head over that?

Waving her hand in the air, she grinned. “Calm down, Zaddy. I didn’t drink and I’m fine to drive. Besides, how much trouble could I really get into?”

Jace laughed while Zane sat completely still with a shocked and confused look on his face.

“Why does she keep calling me that?” he demanded, looking toward Jace.

Jace waved him off while still laughing as Ruby gave him the sweetest, most innocent smile she could manage.

“I’ll walk you to your car, little one,” Jace offered.

A pang of sadness filled her. For some reason, she didn’t want the night to end. She wanted to spend more time with the two men. Going home to her empty and lonely apartment sounded awful, but she was smart enough to know that she would never be the kind of person that two successful, hot men would want. No. They could have a supermodel. There was no way they would want a size twelve Little with an attitude problem and endless insecurities.

Standing up from the chair, Jace held out his hand to her and waited until she slid hers into it before he started leading her toward the door.

“Behave yourself, Ruby, and we look forward to seeing you at The Playground again,” Zane called out.

At The Playground. Those words saddened her. It wasn’t that they actually wanted to see her. They wanted her to come to the club. Ignoring the swell of emotion that the thought was causing, she schooled her face and turned back to him with a smile on her face.

“Peace out, Zaddy!” she said, giving him a peace sign with her fingers.

His expression immediately changed to a confused look. “I don’t understand!”

She giggled and followed Jace out of the office and then through the club until they stepped outside.

“Where are you parked?” he asked.

“Over there,” she said, pointing toward her car.

Looking at her car and then back at her, he raised his eyebrows. “You drive a Mercedes G-Class SUV? Those things start at like a hundred and fifty grand. How old are you?”

Lowering her eyes from his, she suddenly felt embarrassed. Spoiled little rich girl who gets everything she wants. Yeah, if they only knew. She wondered if Jace was thinking the same thing that so many others had thought about her.

“I’m twenty-one. How old are you?” she snapped.

He must have realized he’d hit a button because he didn’t say anything more about her car as he walked her over and opened the door for her. Reaching into his pocket, he pulled out a card and held it out to her.

“This has both Zane’s and my contact information on it. Call us if you need anything. Okay?”

Slowly reaching out, Ruby took the card from his hand and then looked up at him.

“Why would I call you guys if I need anything?”

Gently cupping her chin, he leaned down slightly so he was only a few inches from her face.

“Because something tells me there’s more to you than you let on and I want you to know you can always reach out to us.”

Holy, wow. Was this real life?

“I’d also like you to text me when you get home so I know you’re safe. If you’re not comfortable texting me, just call the phone number for the club that’s also on the card and tell the receptionist who you are and that you’re safe. Understand?”

Staring up at him, she was pretty sure her mouth was hanging open, but it didn’t matter because this man that was standing in front of her was obviously an alien trying to figure out a way to kidnap her and take her back to their spaceship. This shit just didn’t happen to women like Ruby.

“Nod your head if you understand, Ruby,” he said with a smile.

She slowly nodded her head and before she realized what was happening, Jace was reaching across her lap with the seatbelt in his hand, buckling her into her own car.

“It was really nice to meet you, Ruby. I look forward to seeing you again. Remember what I said.”

Nodding her head again, she offered him a smile.

“Oh, and I’m thirty-eight. So is Zane,” he told her with a grin as he closed the driver’s side door and then stood there.

Holy hell, they didn’t look thirty-eight. But then again, what did she expect thirty-eight to look like? It was just hard to believe they were seventeen years older than her. Two total Zaddies if she’d ever seen one.

When she realized he was waiting for her to drive away, she took in a deep breath before she reversed and then pulled out of the parking lot.

She really hoped she had extra batteries at home because she had a feeling she’d need a spare set to get through the night.