Your Dad's Perfect (Ruby)

She stops the car, and I see Alaric's.

"He just can't keep away." She grins at me.

"Behave." Getting out, I walk to his car and see him.

"How do I get into his little party? The guys on the door won't let me in because I'm a parent."

"You won't; some of the people will be doing drugs, Alaric, so they won't let anyone in who they see as may cause an issue." I know what he means. "I will go and ask him to come out." "No, I can't get you involved." His head shakes.

"Alaric, I'm involved, and I will get in no problem."

"Fine, get Bex to follow. If Jake comes out, he will be in the car with me." I nod and wave at Bex, and she nods, knowing what I mean. Sitting in the car with him, he stays quiet.

"They wouldn't even pass on a fucking message."Text property © Nôvel(D)ra/ma.Org.

"Because the place is locked down. It's private, and only certain people can enter, or a lot of cash." He stops the car and follows me to the door.

"Ruby, you know the rules."

"He's waiting out here. I'll speak to Jake." The guys nod and move out of the way. Walking through the building, I ignore the games room. He won't be in there. I walk past the dance room and into the lounge with the dancers.

I look across the room, seeing Jake with a woman dancing ahead of him while stripping. Walking over, he looks at me and then back to her.

"Jake, your dad wants you."

"My dad?" He laughs and stares at me. "My dad..."

"Jake, come on."

"Come on, what, Ruby? Why are you with him again?"

"Because they wouldn't pass on the message or let him in. So he came to mine to ask me to get you."

He laughs and nods. "Ironic."

"Jake, your dad is worried for you."

Standing, he laughs. "He didn't look worried in the videos."

What? I stared at him confused. "Why were you in that place tonight? Why was my dad there?"

"It's his business."

"Bullshit! You fucked him!" People turn and look at us.

"Jake, you can't just assume that. It is his business, and that's why he is here trying to talk to you."

"Don't lie! I saw the videos, Ruby! I went by yours and pushed past Ivy. I knew you were lying, so I got your phone and figured out the password to the locked videos." Shit. "Jake."

"No! You fucked my dad!" Everyone turns and stares. "You're the reason he cut me off. Those few days we went to visit, it was then. So what, he fucks you, and you get my money." "Jake, stop. You have it wrong." My words are quiet, and everyone is watching.

"I have it wrong?" He grabs his phone." Shall we ask everyone here if I have it wrong?" I watch as he does something.

"Jake, what are you doing?"

"Sharing the videos, let's see who is wrong."

"Don't you dare Jake!" Alaric rushes in and takes his phone. Was he really going to fucking share the videos?

"You're a hypocrite, telling me to grow up; all along, you were fucking her behind my back." Jake stands, and I can see he is hurt.

"I agree. Get in the car so I can talk to you. Please, Jake. Don't run and ignore me, listen, then by all means go. I will give you the money, and you can leave. Just listen." Alaric looks at him. "Fine." I watch as Jake turns and walks out, Alaric reaches out for me, but my hand stops him.

"Ruby."

"No." This is my fault, standing here, now, if I consider it, I would be worse than Jake if I had found out my dad slept with Bex, or my mum slept with Jake.

"Just come out and talk to me."

"Alaric, he's your son. I'm sorry, but if we continue doing this when he is already so emotionally unstable, we will make it worse. Fix things with Jake, then yes. I won't be the reason you never speak to your son@gain."

He pulls me out of the room, away from everyone. "Ruby, think about this."

"I have. I would do just about anything to get my parents to speak to Alaric. I know how it feels to be stood on the outside and feel like you don't know things. That just happened to Jake." I say. "You're doing this?" He looks at me, shocked.

"I caused this. Him losing his money,

fine; me refusing to take him back, fine. Us two, though? If I continue to see you now, Alaric, it will make him worse, and I won't get between you both." I can't do that.

"Fine. Fuck you." I watch him turn and walk away. It's for the best until he and Jake are sorted or at least on speaking terms. Walking out, I climb into Bex's car.

"You broke this off, right?" I nod at her. "Ruby, this is different from you and your parents. You did nothing wrong; Jake has."

"Maybe so, but I know how it feels to lose your parents or feel like you have. I wasn't saying I wouldn't see or speak to him, just that I think we would wait a bit until Jake has calmed down." "He took it as you were ending everything." She looks at me.

"Yeah. Jake had the videos of me

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and Alaric." She turns and stares. "Exactly, he knows everything, Bex, and ever know right now Alaric should focus on sorting that with Jake, then fucking me." Getting out, I walk in. Going to my room, find my phone on the floor.

Grabbing it I look through it, he has sent the videos to himself. Why?

"Give him time to calm down and realise what you meant, Ruby." Bex smiles at me.

"Sorry, I answered and he pushed in. He was doing something on your phone and then stormed out." Ivy hugs me.

"Everyone knows." I turn to Bex, confused. "There's a video of you and Jake arguing, then Alaric, and you two, then just you and Alaric. It's been sent to everyone."

All I can do is nod. "Let me guess, I'm the whore who went to his dad for revenge?" I look at her.

"Pretty much. That and a gold digger cause people actually think Alaric gave you his money." Laughing, I nod. "I've had a dress and mask, that is all. I've not had a penny from either of them." "They don't need proof; to them, it's true." Ivy smiles at me.

"I don't care. I know the truth and couldn't give a damn what other people think." I don't, and there's no way I will go into hiding. I did that after I caught Jake cheating. I won't do it now as well. My eyes go to my phone. I want to message Alaric now, but I won't. I'll leave it a few days until everything has calmed down. Then I will reach out and apologise, and explain what I meant.