Page 44 of Daddy's Desire

Courtney exhaled in relief. “Thank you. I don’t know where else to go.”

“You are always welcome at my house, and I can guarantee the others feel the same way. It will take about an hour.”

“That’s fine,” Courtney said.

“I’ll call you when we get there.”

“I’m on the hotel phone. I haven’t had a chance to get my own.”

“That’s okay. The clock here says twenty minutes after nine. Meet us in front at twenty minutes after ten. Will that work?”

“Yes. That’s perfect. I’ll watch for you.”

“See you soon,” Larkin said.

Courtney sat on the bed and watched the minutes tick byas she stared at the bedside clock. Each minute seemed to take forever, and by the time she met Larkin in front, her nerves were strung tight.

Chapter Nineteen

She walked out of the room and looked around. She didn’t think Ronin was still in the hotel, but she wasn’t taking any chances. She tried to act nonchalant as she walked through the lobby, trying to keep out of sight. When she got to the front, she stood off to the side behind a large plant as she watched for Larkin.

The air whooshed out of her lungs when she saw Larkin get out of a long car and look around.

Courtney checked around and then walked outside to Larkin. Her friend’s face lit up when she saw her, and it made the knot of tension in her stomach diminish. They hugged before Larkin pushed her into the car. Courtney moved over to give Larkin room and then hugged the other three girls.

“Larkin told us a bit about what happened,” Sienna said as the car pulled away from the hotel. “We need to make a plan for you.”

Courtney nodded. “I know. It’s like I’m in limbo, and I won’t feel secure until I find my place.”

“What do you mean?” Nia asked.

“I need to find a place to live,” she said.

They all shook their heads.

“Any one of our daddies would be happy to let you stay with us,” Larkin told her.

“I’d feel funny doing that. I’d feel like I was invading your life.”

The other girls shook their heads and started to argue with her. Since they were all talking at once, Courtney couldn’t understand any of them.

She waited for them to calm down. “I just need a little time…”

“Then stay with me,” Larkin said. “I’m always having thegirls at my house.”

“Why?” Courtney asked.

“Because I have Elder and Ella looking after us,” Larkin said

“Elder is the butler?” Courtney asked.

Larkin nodded.

“Who’s Ella?”

“She’s our cook, but she watches over us like Elder does. That way, the daddies don’t worry about us.”

“I’ll stay for a day or so. I need to go to a phone store and see my lawyer in the next day or so.” She was hoping her cards would be delivered. It would make her life a bit easier.

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