Page 38 of Off Limits Daddies
"So," Jack begins, his voice dangerously calm. "Are you going to tell us what's going on?"
My mouth goes dry. "I don't know what you mean."
"Bullshit." Blake's tone is sharp. "I've seen the way you look at Jack. The way you look at Noah. Hell, the way you look at me."
"We're not blind," Noah adds quietly. "And we're not stupid."
Jack takes a step closer, his eyes never leaving mine. "I know something happened between you and Blake. I can see it in the way he watches you, the way you tense up when he's near."
"And I've noticed how you and Noah disappear during lunch," Blake interjects. "How you come back looking flushed and guilty."
Noah's voice is barely above a whisper. "They know about that night at the bar, Mia. The night before you started working here."
My heart stops. They know. They all know.
“How—" I start and then shake my head. Noah must have told them. They must have talked with each other before seeking me out.
Oh God, I'm in for it now. I should have expected this, though. Just how long did I think I could get away with this? Sleeping with three men, and all of us working together!
"Don't lie to us." His voice cracks slightly, betraying the emotion beneath his anger. "We deserve the truth. All of us."
Blake pushes off from the wall, moving closer. "Are you sleeping with all three of us?"
The question hangs in the air like a grenade with the pin pulled. I look at each of them in turn. Jack with his hazel eyes full of hurt and fury. Blake with his jaw clenched and his hands fistedat his sides. Noah with his shoulders hunched and his expression devastated.
I could lie. I could deny everything, make up excuses, gaslight them into doubting what they've seen. But looking at their faces, I know I can't do it. They deserve better than more lies. Besides, they already know the truth. They just want to hear it confirmed by me.
My composure, already fragile, shatters completely.
"Yes." The word comes out as a broken whisper.
Jack's face goes pale. Blake's jaw drops. Noah closes his eyes and shakes his head.
"I --" I clear my throat and start again. "I never meant for this to happen. I never meant to ... sleep with all of you. I know it's wrong. But..."
I can't finish my thought, not with all of them looking at me like I've betrayed them.
"But?" Jack asks, his mouth tight.
For some reason, Jack's tone snaps me out of my guilt and my eyes shoot to his. "You know, if I was a guy sleeping with three women, none of you would have a problem with it."
All three men's mouths dropped open, their eyes widening in surprise. I almost laugh at the comical expressions on their faces. Almost.
"Not saying it's right," I continue, "but let me remind you that none of you asked for an exclusive relationship."
"So you are just, what, sampling the menu?" Jack's voice is tight, showing his disapproval.
I shake my head. "No. As I said, this wasn't planned." I pause to look at all three of them with a pointed glare. "Jack I've known forever. Noah, well, we just hooked up right before I got here. I needed someone and we never thought we'd see each other again."
"And me?" Blake asks with a raised eyebrow.
My smile is faint but I meet his gaze. "I was attracted to you when I first saw you, and then things ... well, they just sort of happened."
The room fell silent for a few minutes and then Noah steps away from the door. "What are you going to do about this?" he asks.
The question takes me off guard even though it shouldn't. Of coure they would want to know what happens next. The problem is, I have no idea.
"I don't know," I admit. "I enjoy being with all of you. And honestly..." I pause again, this time to make sure they are fully listening. "Honestly, right now I can't choose."
