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“What the actual fuck, Roman?” She took the tape from his hands and fished through the first aid kit, its contents spilling out onto the counter. “I hope the other guy looks worse.”
“He doesn’t.”
“Where are the washcloths?” Ruby asked. “We need to clean these wounds before we patch them up.”
“Under the sink.”
She felt relieved he wasn’t fighting her, then realized that everything must really be in the shitter if Roman was lettinghertake care ofhim.
She found the washcloths and ran one under warm water, then stepped between his open thighs to dab at the cuts on his face. “Some of these are deep. We should go to the ER. You might need stitches.”
“I’ll be fine.” He gestured at the first aid kit. “There are some butterfly bandages in there.”
“Butterfly bandages aren’t stitches, Roman. How did this happen?”
She knew he liked to fight but she couldn’t imagine someone getting close enough to Roman to do this kind of damage, let alone get away with it.
He hissed as she touched a particularly angry-looking cut.
“Sorry,” she said. “I’m trying to be careful."
“It’s what I deserve,” he said.
“The fight or the washcloth?”
“Both.”
She finished cleaning the cuts, then swabbed antibiotic ointment on them before going to work with the bandages.
“You want to tell me why you let someone beat the shit out of you?” she asked.
It was the only thing that made sense — the condition he was in, his words about deserving it.
“Like I said…”
“You don’t deserve this, Roman. I’m guessing your father made you believe that, but he’s a fucking liar.” It hurt her to see him like this. Hurt her so much that she didn’t know what to do with the feeling.
She put the last of the bandages on his wounds, squeezing the cut above his right eyebrow together and hoping the bandage would keep it closed long enough to let it heal.
He barked out a bitter laugh. “That’s nice of you to say, but it turns out, he was right all along.”
She set the bandages aside. “You’re wrong,” she said gently. “And so is your father.”
He wrapped his arms around her bare thighs, rested his face against her stomach. “Ruby…” He sighed her name like a prayer. “If I had an ounce of honor I’d walk away from you forever.”
She took his face in her hands, tipping it so he was looking up at her. “What if I don’t want you to?”
“Then you’re a fool. I’ll never be good enough for you. Not in a million years.”
The pain in his voice was too much for her to bear. She took his hands and pulled him to his feet, then led him into the dark bedroom.
When they reached the bed, she pulled off her shirt and underwear, then unzipped his jeans. His cock sprang free when she pulled them off his hips and she took his hands again and pulled him onto the bed until he was stretched over her.
He was already hard, his cock hot and smooth between her thighs.
He looked down at her, his eyes like mercury. “If you don’t leave the room, I’m going to fuck you, Ruby.”
Desire sparked to life at her center. “I know.”
