Caleb shook his head. “You should know better than that.”
She groaned. “Do you really tell each other everything?”
His eyes twinkled. “How’s your bottom?”
She covered her face in her hands. She guessed that answered that question. But jeez, how did he find out so quickly? That had only been an hour ago.
“Come in.”
“I don’t want to interrupt anything important.”
He wrapped his hand around hers, and slowly led her into his office. It had dark wood shelves and an enormous desk that faced double doors leading to the swimming pool.
Urgh. She didn’t even like looking at the swimming pool.
There were two comfy looking armchairs on this side of the desk. She wondered how often the three of them had meetings together in here. And if they talked about her.
Maybe it was best if she didn’t know that.
“Nothing is more important than you.”
She blushed as he directed her to sit on a chair, drawing it out and around. She sighed and looked at the chair. While her bottom wasn’t that sore, she wasn’t sure she wanted to sit.
With a knowing look, he pointed at the chair again. “Part of the punishment is sitting on a sore bottom afterward.”
“Well, that just seems mean.” But she perched gingerly.
He grabbed the other chair and turned it to face her.
“And to answer your earlier question, we tell each other everything about you. Your care is our priority.”
Caleb reached out and grabbed her hand between his, massaging it.
Oh, that felt so good.
“You’ve got the toughest job of the four of us, you know,” he told her. “That’s why it’s up to us to look after you carefully.”
“How do I have the toughest job?”
“Because there’s three of us and one of you. We need to make sure that you don’t get burned out or stressed, trying to deal with three rather different personalities. How are you doing?”
“Wolfe told me about his childhood,” she blurted out.
Caleb blinked, looking shocked. “He did?”
“Uh-huh. He told me how his parents died and his family kept passing him on when he became too much or they no longer wanted him.”
Caleb nodded. “It’s left him with abandonment issues. He has problem trusting people, letting them in. It doesn’t help that he also has problems dealing with people, especially in social settings where you have to read non-verbal cues.”
“I think he’s amazing. That he grew up like that, yet he still managed to form such a close relationship with the two of you.”
“He is amazing. Smart. Loyal. And he can also be a royal pain in the ass.”
“He held my pinkie all night, because he knew I needed it.”
Caleb gave her a thoughtful look. “Did he? I was surprised when he said that he wanted to sleep with you. That was a big step. He’s trying to give you what you need. Are you getting overwhelmed? Are we suffocating you?”
She shook her head. “No. I thought it might feel like that after being on my own so much these past few years, but the truth is I like having you all around. Actually, I was kind of wondering about spending time one-on-one with each of you.”