I'd never been one to initiate intimacy, but with Emma, I couldn't seem to help myself—especially now when I might not ever get a chance to again."You've ruined us too," I admitted. "There's been no one as special as you, and there never will be." Tears were swimming in her eyes as I talked, and a small whimper left her trembling lips. "I will fight for you, Emma. I will fight for us, and I won't stop fighting."14Quiet sobs spilled from her, and I couldn't stop myself from leaving my seat and collecting her into my arms. "Shh," I whispered soothingly as I stroked back. "Please don't cry. I didn't mean to make you sad."586She clung to my waist and burrowed her face into my chest. Her tears wetted my shirt, and I could feel her shoulders shake at the force of her sobs. The couple next to us turned towards us but averted their gaze when I narrowed my eyes at them. Emma didn't need the attention while she was so vulnerable.187It took several minutes before she'd calmed down and pulled back. I dried her tears with my thumbs before reluctantly returning to my own seat.1"I should go. I have work tomorrow morning, and I'm going to meet Callan afterward," she said when she'd collected herself."Have you seen Mateo?" I asked, a hint of desperation in my voice. Shit, but I actually missed that guy.72"Yeah. I'm sure you'll hear from him soon." She sounded pretty sure of it, and God, I crossed my fingers that she was right.2"Come on, I'll drive you home." I got up from my seat. "Don't give me that look. It's dark out, and it's not safe." With a reluctant nod, she gave in, and we left together. My heart felt both lighter and heavier. I just hoped that our talk helped Emma in some way to make her hurt a little less. 6

My hands tightened into fists. I was this ready to knock some damn sense into him. I wasn't in the mood for this fuckery tonight. All I wanted was to make sure Emma was alright. I'd already spent too much time envisioning all the reasons why she wasn't."Callan, stop trying to fire up Gideon. We all know that's a fight you won't win," Mateo said calmly, but my jaw clenched at the sound of amusement in his voice. I held myself in place though, because even with their joking, the air around them was tense. And I knew, they too, were worried about our girl.1To hell with them for being better than me at managing these pesky feelings.3"So, what's the plan for tonight?" Callan withdrew himself from my area and sat down beside Mateo."I thought you were always the one with the plans?" Mateo asked."Yeah, until I messed it up for all of us. I'll let you guys take the lead tonight."Mateo chuckled. "As if you could ever take a back seat.""Watch me.""Sure, whatever you say. I'm thinking we should talk to her after the shift. See if we can get some answers out of her?" Mateo suggested."And if she doesn't want to talk?" Callan mused. I already knew his mind was making up ideas of what we should do, but he didn't offer any of them up. Huh, seems he really were going to let us make the decision tonight."Oh, she'll talk," I assured them. "We know what she wants. She's just too chickenshit to admit it herself."16"Yeah, but..."I tuned them out, having already decided what I was going to do. They could either sit back or join me. With a lot of effort, I managed to finish up my work right in time for the employees to arrive. Callan and Mateo had already gone by then to the club area.Saving the latest document, I turned off the computer and went after them. I found them sitting at my reserved table, and they were lucky none of them had taken my spot, which had a direct view of the bar.2"Seen her yet?" I asked as I sat down. My eyes scanned the club, but I only saw Mark talking to a new server.1"Nah, she hasn't arrived yet," Mateo informed me.1Good, I wanted to watch her expression when she saw all three of us sitting here. A dark thrill went through me at the thought of cornering her after her shift. She'd be in for one hell of a surprise if she thought we'd go easy on her. It was time to find out why she was avoiding her friend—and most importantly, why she was avoiding us.2At first, I had believed her when she'd said she wanted space, but the longing look she gave me whenever she didn't think I noticed? It told a whole other story. Baby girl wasn't getting rid of us that easily.She wasn't getting rid of us at all. I would make sure of it.You want me to fight for you, baby? Game. Fucking. On.

emembered, I thought, warmth blossoming in my chest. Staring at the card with blurry eyes. I felt giddy as I read his text, again and again, until I couldn't see his elegant handwriting.4My hand shook as I set the card on the table and looked back up at the bouquet—I'd never gotten flowers before.2Another ring sounded from the intercom, and I quickly dried my tears before walking back to the door and answered it.11"Hi, there's a delivery here for Emma fields, are you her?"272"Yes. I'll be right there." I had to swallow several times to get rid of the lump lodged in my throat.1This time, there was a man at the door. Instead of a bouquet, he held a box from a local bakery. There was a note taped to the side of the box, and I found myself more anxious to read it than to see what was in the box.38"Have a nice day," I told the delivery man, and just as I began shutting the door, another man came to the door.8"Are you Emma Fields by any chance?" He was holding another box, this one bigger than the one from the bakery.334"Yes," I said, astounded by the number of gifts I was getting.1"Please, sign here for me."Almost in a daze, I signed my name and got the package. I was actually nervous as I went back up—the giddy kind of nervous.2I went for the smallest box first and opened it up to find a dozen chocolate-covered strawberries. Carefully, I detached the card from the box, so it wouldn't rip.83These will forever remind me of the day you agreed to become our submissive.3It will always be my favorite day.I know I don't have the right to ask, but please forgive us.We're lost without you, Bella.- Forever your idiot, Callan79I laughed as I read his regards, even as tears once again welled in my eyes. These men had made me into a living waterfall with how much I'd been crying these days. These were happy tears, though.14Lastly, I opened the bigger box. Inside, there was a gorgeous chocolate cake that made my mouth water. Another card was taped to the top lid, and again, I removed it gingerly as I took care not to rip it.I miss sharing my kitchen with you.7Cooking isn't the same when you aren't here.1Come back to us, Baby girl.

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, shithead," Mateo laughed. "Yeah, I've come to my senses. You can thank our—Emma for that. She kind of gave me shit about being a hypocrite, and she was right. You guys withheld information from me, but we were doing the same to her, and if I want her to forgive me, then I should forgive you guys."9"Oh, thank god, I thought I had to send you some flowers and a card." I'd seriously considered it. Okay, maybe not flowers, but rent a suite for him at the Yankees' next game or something. I would've even added flowers. Hell, I'd thrown in some apology chocolate as well. Mateo didn't know what he was missing by forgiving me too soon.213"I'm glad you didn't. I'm sure you would've bought the ugliest flowers," he joked. "So, what's happened since I last saw you?"1"Besides being punched by Emma's friend?" I asked.28"No shit! So that was your blood I saw in the hallway? Kevin punched me too. He's got a mean right hook; I hadn't expected that. He damn near broke my nose."311I shook my head at the balls of that guy. I respected him for standing up for Emma like that, especially when it was against men twice as big as he was.118Mateo filled in on his meeting with Emma yesterday. It turned out I was the only one left, and it felt like the weight of the upcoming conversation fell heavily on my shoulders. I couldn't fuck this up; my friends' happiness and the happiness of the girl that I loved were at stake. If I had to shoulder the whole fucking world so that they would be okay, then so be it. I didn't care about myself as long as they were fine.52YOU'LL ALSO LIKEHis Slave152K2.4K"Remember what I said at the coffee shop?" He asks, and I cringe. "I can report you, slave. And trust me, I will. And you know full well what that entails...LOVE ME HARDER16.4K166Mature content 18+ only "You are crossing a very dangerous territory, Natalia. I suggest you better stop, before I take things in my hand." He growled in a low...Love & Lust (CURRENTLY BEING EDITED 2024)1.3M23.7K------------------------------------------------------------ I jumped a little at the feel of his cold rings, "How do you think Nathan would feel," he asked, w...DOMINANT✔ (DSD SERIES, BOOK ONE)1.3M31.4K⚠️⚠️Rated Mature ⚠️⚠️ 🌟🌟I do not own rights to images on the cover or the song lyrics in the book. All rights go to the photographers and writers. 🌟🌟 CHRISTINA HASE ...Dream Of Me280K4.7K"Please, fuck me, please!" I cried, tears spilling down my cheeks. "Only because you look so pretty when you beg." He pushed my face to the cement f...Dominant & Submissive | 18+51.9K1.6K"Good girl, now, call me Daddy!" He whispers, his voice sexy as fuck. "Daddy!" I voiced out, but it came out as a whispering threat. "Louder!&q...Nathaniel Lachlan (Billionaire Brothers Seri...1.5M44.9KStating that Elizabeth Paige had a huge crush on "The Nathaniel Lachlan" since high school would be an understatement but she was a shy girl and never handled...Having Mateo forgiving us made it easier for the meeting I was about to have with Emma. It was like a band-aid on a big wound, but it stemmed some of the bleeding.1It was crazy to think that this week, we were supposed to have a meeting and go through our arrangement. What Emma hadn't known was that the guys and I had talked, and we'd agreed that we wanted her as a submissive—permanently. We'd known she wasn't ready to be a slave, and maybe she never would be, but it hadn't mattered. Having her, in whatever shape and form that might be, was enough.2We were supposed to give up a part of ourselves for her. In the end, we did, only it was our hearts instead of our desires—and now, I would give up everything to make sure the people I cared about were happy.

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