Page 25 of Daddy's Desire

The other girls stopped talking.

“Like what?” Larkin asked.

“I need to find out what my balance is in my account that my father started for me, but I don’t have identification.”

“No driver’s license?” Shelby asked.

Courtney shook her head. “No. And we never traveled, so I don’t have a passport.”

The girls looked around at each other.

“Nia is the only one with a driver’s license,” Eve said. “I don’t think I have a passport either.”

The others nodded.

“Do you have a family lawyer?” Larkin asked.

“Yes, but I only have his name,” Courtney said.

“Let’s see if we can’t find his number so we can call him,” Brylee said.

It didn’t take long. The Internet was a wonderful thing.

The girls sat around her as she made her call.

“Hello. This is Stewert, Jenkins, and Masterson Layer’s office. How may I assist you?”

Courtney clutched the phone. “Um, may I speak with Mr. Stewert, please?”

“Do you have an appointment, Miss?” the woman said.

Courtney gritted her teeth. “No. Do I need one for a phone call?”

“May I have your name?”

“Yes. It’s Courtney Warner.”

“Let me see if he has a minute.”

“Thank you.” She felt a small measure of relief.

“Courtney?” a man’s voice said.

She perked up. “Yes. This is Courtney.”

“I’m sorry I wasn’t able to talk to you earlier,” he said.

It took her a second to realize who he was. “You were the man with my mother?”

“Yes, Honey. I could tell how anxious you were, so I decided to get your mother out of there as soon as I could.”

“Thank you for that, Mr. Stewert.”

“You’re welcome. Now, please call me James. I hadknown your father for a long time. He was a very good man.”

“I think so, too.

“Now, tell me, what can I do for you today?” James asked.

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