Page 63 of Unbreakable

“Come in.” he calls out to whoever's at the door.

It opens, and two men come in. One who looks to be in his early twenties with blondish hair in jeans and a t-shirt, and the other in a suit with darker hair. He’s older, probably close to Bash’s age, maybe a little younger.

“Can I help you?” Bash asks them, just as confused as I am.

“My name’s Draco, this is Knox. My PI got your name, Jace. We’re here to talk to you about Arianna.”

“Who?” I ask, still clueless who they are and what they want.

“He’s talkin’ about Arizona, that’s her real name.” Bash says solemnly, filling in the blanks for me. “What’s your business with her?” he shoots back at the guys.

“Well, we come here with both an explanation and a proposition. When she moved here she became involved with both of us, neither of us knowing about the other. Before you judge, she made no commitment to either of us, other than specifically what we wanted. We will get into it later. When we found out about each other, words were said and it got violent on our part and she ended it with both of us. That was two months ago.” He pauses for a moment.

Giving Bash the opportunity to jump in and speak up, “What’s th…” but Draco cuts him off.

“Please let me finish. Knox came to me a month ago. He, like myself, was missing her and we came up with a solution, to share her. We brought this to her last night. She admitted she still had feelings for the both of us, but she also had those same feelings for two other men, one I know for a fact is you.” he says as he points at me, and I can’t help the cheesy ass smile that comes on my face, I knew she liked me. “The other I assume is you, or I hope it’s you and I’m not spilling our business to someone else. So what we came here for today is to bring you into our plan, the four of us share her, no jealousy, no secrets.” He casts his eyes between me and Bash, waiting for our response.

“How do we know she wants this?” I ask the one question they didn’t mention anything about.

“She admitted she couldn’t choose. Honestly I think it’s because we each give her something different. Draco is dominant, someone she can give up her control to safely, I give her the friendship she needs within a relationship. I don’t know the two of you but I can sure as fuck guarantee you give her something as well that she craves that we can’t. All four of us together as a unit can fulfill what she needs.”

“Share her, like a toy. You fuckers have to be crazy. You know who we are, don't ya and you come in here spewing that shit?” Bash tells him, and I already know he’s about to blow. He’s already been struggling with his feelings for her.

“Yes, you are part of the Memphis Hellions MC. I get it, I know you’re not completely on the up and up, but I know Arianna cares for you, and for her, I’m willing to be okay with who you are.”

“What about you? You’re not sayin’ anythin’, does he do the talkin’ for the both of ya?” Bash asks the blonde one, I think the guy called him Knox.

“No, he doesn’t but we both want the same thing.” he says back, puffing his chest up.

“Look guys. Not to interrupt, but my dancin’ girl is gonna be back any minute, and I would prefer she didn’t walk in on a pissin’ contest. Now if she tells me she’s okay with this, she wants it, then fuck I’m down. I have no intention of givin’ her up. This guy, well, he’ll take a little longer to come around.” I announce to them all, hoping they hurry up cause I really don’t want Arizona walking in on this.

“So we’re in agreement, now we go to her and iron out the details. We don’t need jealousy and cockiness getting in the way."

Our attention is drawn to the door when we hear a throat clearing.

“Shouldn’t I be in on this conversation since it’s about me?” she asks as she moves into the room, weaving through the three men towering over her, only stopping when she reaches my bedside. She picks up a cup from the table by the bed and pours water into it from the pitcher in her hand.

“Here, drink this Jace.” she tells me as she moves the cup in front of me, the straw right at my mouth. I take it into my mouth sucking, until the cool water comes out coating my throat, relieving some of the ache.

“Arianna, of course you were going to be. We just needed to speak man to man. Make sure we’re all on the same page. We didn’t want a repeat of that night. We couldn’t go another two months without you.” I watch as a small smile appears on her face, her cheeks turning a hint of pink.

“I’m in, we just need to have a discussion in regards to the MC.” I speak up, I’m not losing my girl.

“Arizona, you know how I feel. But I can’t. I can’t commit to anything right now.” Bash tells her, tightness present in her eyes as she looks down, then he turns and walks out of the room. I jerk my head to the left to look at my girl, pain from his leaving noticeable on her face even though she’s trying to hide it.

“He’ll come around baby, don’t worry. He’s just got to come to grips with the age thing.”

“I know. I have to go to the bathroom.” she says as she quickly rushes across the room, shutting the door to the bathroom once she’s inside.

“I’ll go check on her.” the blond one says.

“No, why don’t you two leave me alone to talk to her. Come back later today, or tonight, and we can talk about how we are goin’ to handle this. She’s upset about Bash, just let me talk to her alone.” I tell them, it takes them a few minutes, but they both relent and agree and head out the room.

“Just tell her we are here for her, and we aren’t going anywhere. Let her know I’ll message her after class.” the blond one says before he leaves the room, his eyes casting a glance back in the direction of the bathroom.

The room is thrust back into quiet, and I’m able to hear her soft sobs from the other room. Not being able to get up from the bed I have no choice but to wait for her to come back out.

I don’t know how long she’s been in there when she finally opens the door and steps out looking around.

“They had to leave, well actually, I asked them to give me some time with you. They’re goin’ to message you later, and wanted me to make sure you knew that. Now come over here and lie down beside me.” I tell her, patting my hand on the bed beside me.

She moves slowly across the room, gently sittin’ beside me.

“Bash will come around, it’s not you, it’s the age that's the issue. We’ve talked babe and he is workin’ on comin’ to terms with it, just be patient and give him time. We’ve talked about sharin’ you as well, lookin’ at somethin’ like the Princess has.” I reach my arm out to wipe the tear from her cheek, fighting back the pain that is tearing through my body with the movement.

“Is it wrong that I have feelings for all of you? It’s not fair to the four of you to expect you to only be with me when I have all of you.” she softly says, turning to look at me, her eyes staring deep into mine.

“Baby, we are the lucky ones. We get you. Now, let's just lie down and rest. I’m tired and I know you are.” We both lie in silence until we drift off to sleep.

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