Wha?.
Trey:
Did he kiss goodbye?
Ruby:
…
The best I’ve ever had.
Ava:
WE HAVE A WINNER!!!
Sienna:
VALENTINE’S DAY REDEEMED.
Trey:
I feel like a proud mother.
Ruby:
I hate all of you.
Ava:
You LOVE us.
Now go hydrate before your uterus divorces you.
CHAPTER 3
Ruby
When I leave the hotel room the moment the elevator doors slide shut, and I’m alone inside the elevator, my brain snaps.
“What the hell did you just do?”
I answer myself because clearly I’m losing it. “You slept with a stranger. A sexy stranger. A possibly dangerous stranger. A man with arms like a Greek statue and a mouth made of pure corruption.”
I pinch my forehead. “No. Stop that. Reality. Focus. You’re not doing this again.”
My phone buzzes the second I hit the sidewalk.
The NASTY NINE group chat explodes in all caps like they’ve been waiting for my signal from the underworld.
I read it. I die inside. I reply with lies and half-truths and mild threats.
Then I head home, put my phone face down on the counter, and collapse onto my couch.
Deep breath.
“He was just a one-night stand,” I tell myself.
Just a man I’ll never see again. Just a name I’ll forget by Wednesday. Just a moment of weakness and vodka plus very, very talented hands.
