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“It’s okay, baby girl. You don’t need to tell us anything else. We were just worried about you is all. We weren’t sure what you saw or who,” now it’s Madd who pauses, halting his train of thought midsentence. Though, he doesn’t really need to finish. We know what he was going to say.
Her eyes draw up to his and the look that passes between them causes an ache to form deep within me. They really fucking care for one another. Maddox smiles sweetly at her before bending down and whispering something in her ear. Her eyes go wide and she blushes before ducking her head down once more, making him chuckle.
“What number, sweet girl?” Stone murmurs as he brings his hand up tentatively, almost unsure of himself, before resting it on her calf that’s hanging off Madd’s thigh.
She looks around the room, her gaze lingering on Gage for a few moments. His eyes smolder in her direction, causing her blush to deepen. She turns back to Stone, considering his question, her lips pursed. “Three.” She licks her sweet, puffy lips, her eyes darting at me before she shifts uncomfortably on Maddox’s lap. “And Nyx is right. My drama has wasted enough of your day. I’m okay, I promise. I just need a ride home and then I’ll be out of your hair.”
All three of my best friends shoot varying looks of anger and irritation my way. I throw my hands up in defense before jumping in. “That’s not what I mea—”
“It is though. And you’re right. You guys have done enough for me over the last month. It’s time for me to get on my own feet and handle things myself starting with this.”
She moves to slide off of her boyfriend’s lap but he bands his arms tighter around her waist, stopping her. I want to say something more, tell her I’m a dumbass and not to believe anything that comes out of my mouth but I can’t. I wouldn’t even know where to start. If I apologize for this, when would it end? There are a million things I want to say I’m sorry for where she’s concerned but I can’t, so I stay silent.
“He’s not right though, and you don’t need to handle shit on your own because you’re not on your own anymore. You have us. All four of us. Even if he is a fucking asshole,” Gage snaps, shooting a menacing glare in my direction. “We can talk about this more later, Cariño, but I don’t want you leaving this room thinking you’re a burden because you most definitely are not. Every single one of us in this room wants you in our lives, in our home and we want to take care of you so get that through your thick skull right fucking now. Understood?”
Her eyes widen and she tugs that fucking fat lower lip between her teeth, biting down. Stone surprises me when he reaches over both her and Maddox and pinches her chin, forcing her to release the abused lip. “He’s right,wewant you,” he adds, quietly, emphasizing the wordwein a way that no one can possibly miss, including her.
She turns her doe-eyes onto Stone. They stare at one another in an intense moment that I almost want to turn away from. It feels private as fuck. Finally, he jerks a nod, affirming her assumption that his statement had a duel meaning. “Wh-what?” she stammers.
“I think we need to talk about something, Ella,” Gage says, his eyes darting between her and Stone. I already know what he’s going to say and I suddenly have an overwhelming need to get the fuck out. I move to stand but Gage shoots his hand out just as quick and presses down on my shoulder. “Sit down!”
His barked-out, commanding tone is one that he usually only uses for Diablo’s business when he's pulling rank and my hackles instantly rise.Motherfucker.Gritting my teeth, my ass drops back down into the chair. Gage eyes me momentarily, probably waiting for me to bolt. I settle in deeper, making a show of slowly getting comfortable, just to piss him off. He rolls his eyes but eventually looks back to the majority of our group.
“As I was saying, I think we need to have a conversation. I’m not going to drag this out or make it a bigger deal than it needs to be. Do you remember when we first talked about our relationship? When we said that we were going to figure this all out together, taking it one day at a time?” She sheepishly nods her head, looking about as uncomfortable as I feel.Just wait, Thumbelina. It’s about to get so much worse.
“We also said that if at any point, it was no longer just Maddox and me who we’re interested in you, that we would deal with that when it came?” Her eyes quickly glance between Stone and me, her cheeks getting pinker by the second. She looks back to Gage and softly nods again. “We don’t need to go into specifics right now because those conversations are private, but Madd and I just want you to know that we support whatever you want to do. If you find that you have feelings and want to explore things with Stone or Nyx, it’s not going to upset us.”
“You all want to what? Share me?” she blurts. Again, the need to run rears its ugly head and the longer she looks between all of us, her face a mixture of discomfort and if I’m not mistaken, interest, the more the need almost becomes unbearable.
“Notallof us,” I growl out, even though the words taste bitter in my mouth.
Her eyes narrow in my direction, a bit of her fight showing through her otherwise sullen mood. I like it. I glare back, enjoying the wince it causes her. Maybe I like it so much because I secretly can’t wait for the day when all her fight and irritation finally explode and she finds her inner she-demon. We all know it’s there, she’s just been too scared to let it loose.
"Yet,” Maddox murmurs, rolling his eyes. “And I guess you can say that if you want. We don’t need to define shit or make rules. This is new to us also. All we’re saying baby girl is that you’re free to explore your feelings with thefourof us if you want to. We just want to see you happy. We’re also not saying this will be easy but we’ll figure it out.”
“The purpose of this conversation is to alleviate any anxiety you might have about the situation. One might consider this to be a polyamorous relationship but Madd is right, it does not require a definition. Do you have any questions?” Stone says simply, as though this isn’t weird as fuck to talk about.I’muncomfortable on her behalf for fucks sake.
Ella looks around the room once more before nodding slowly.
"Go on, sweet girl," he murmurs.
She opens her mouth and then closes it again before clearing her throat. Swallowing deeply, she finally finds the nerve to ask whatever she needs to ask. "Umm, okay, so if we're in this relationship, then that makes me your like girlfriend?"
Maddox and Gage chuckle and Stone grins. "Yeah, baby girl. You're ours," Madd mumbles, pressing his lips against her neck. She shivers and nods.
"And that makes you mine right?" Her soft sweet voice asks the question like she's terrified of the answer and I'm unsure why. Wouldn't that be a given?
Gage narrows his eyebrows but jerks a nod. "Of course. Why wouldn't it mean that?"
She shrugs and seems to think bout it for a moment. "Justmine?" she asks, emphasizing the word. "Like, no other women right?" Three men shoot their angry glares at me and it suddenly makes sense. She's worried that by me bringing another woman home, they might do the same. Fucks sake. I have a lot of shit to make right with this girl, don't I?
"Yes, Isabella. If we go into this relationship it will mean that you will have three boyfriends, and we will have one girlfriend,you.No one else. We will be exclusive," Stone supplies before Maddox cuts in.
"No other man besides the four in this room is allowed to touch you. You areours, understood?" he grits out.
She nods and a beautiful grin takes over her face. "Mine,"she murmurs, her face looking absolutely fucking devilish. My heart squeezes at the fact that I was included in any of that and that I don't get to call her mine. Fuck.
Gage laughs, likely seeing what I'm seeing all over her face. "We good, baby?"
