Noah went still. "What does that mean?"

Ruby exhaled slowly. "I met you because of her. I stayed because of her. Everything I did for the past six months was because I was trying to get close to her." She said it simply, no drama, no apology in her voice. Just truth. "You were never the one I wanted Noah. I'm sorry. But that's the truth."

He looked like someone had knocked the air clean out of him. His mouth opened. Closed. He shook his head slowly like he was trying to rearrange something inside it.

"You used me," he said quietly.

Ruby didn't deny it. "I did."

"For Naomi."...