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Would she be able to walk out again without being seen? Would Daddy get worried and try to find her?
Frankie pushed those thoughts to the back of her mind as she grabbed Lita and walked out of the office. She needed to get food, or else her stomach was going to start eating her, and that wasn’t going to be good.
It didn’t take her long to reach the kitchen. She stopped at the entrance, looking in to see Trent all alone in his kitchen as he prepped snacks for the Littles. That was one thing she missed about working here. Before she left, Frankie had gained several pounds because Trent was feeding her all the time. She wasn’t complaining, though.
“Trent?” she hesitantly asked as she walked farther into the kitchen.
He turned around with wide eyes. “Frankie. What can I do for you? Are you okay?”
She nodded. “I was…” She took a deep breath. “Iamhungry.”
“Oh, perfect!” Trent exclaimed. “Sit down where you normally sit, and I’ll get you some food.”,
Frankie did what he said and looked around the kitchen as he got some chicken nuggies out of the fridge.
“Do you want the same as I used to give you or a little more or less?” Trent asked. “Do you want a salad with it or just nuggies?”
“The same. Just nuggies with ketchup, please,” she replied. “Nothing has changed in the kitchen since I left.”
“It hasn’t,” he replied as he put the food in the oven. “I didn’t want to change anything. Just in case you ever came back and wanted to eat again. I wanted it to look the same so you knew you always had a place in the kitchen.”
Her mouth fell open as she looked at him. Frankie was not expecting him to say tha.
“I know. Several of the owners asked me if I wanted any upgrades, and while I have upgraded the appliances, I wanted everything else to stay the same so you knew you always had a spot in my kitchen to come sit, eat, and talk.” Trent shrugged as he pulled the nuggies out of the kitchen.
Tears pooled in her eyes and ran down her face as he set the plate in front of her.
“Oh, Frankie. I didn’t mean to make you cry.” Trent handed her a napkin. “Please don’t cry.”
“That was so sweet,” she whispered, wiping away the tears.
Frankie looked down at the plate in front of her and took a deep breath. He was really playing with her heartstrings right now.
“Several people thought I was crazy and thought you weren’t going to come back, but I was holding on to the hope that you were going to. I knew you would eventually, even if it took twenty years. The layout wasn’t going to change,” Trent replied. “But enough with that. You are here, and you need to eat. I canhear your tummy monster yelling to eat. If I don’t feed it, it’s going to start eating you.”
Her cheeks heated as she wrapped an arm around her stomach. She hadn’t even heard her stomach grumble again. How embarrassing!
“Any time you want food and are here, you know where to find me. I always have nuggies ready to be put in the oven,” Trent told her. “Just like before. You are always welcome here, Frankie.”
“Thank you,” she whispered.
“Now, eat up.”
CHAPTER 14
NOAH
Noah looked at the camera feed in front of him. Frankie was sitting in the kitchen, eating chicken nuggets and talking to Trent like nothing was wrong. What had happened to her? Something had changed, and Noah didn’t know what.
Could it possibly be because of Rainey and Echo visiting her?
“I was shocked when I saw it as well,” Marco said.
“She’s getting out more. There is nothing wrong with that,” Finn pointed out.
“I agree. Nothing wrong, but I don’t know what changed,” Noah whispered. “Several months ago, she didn’t want to consider stepping out, and now I’ve found her in front of the door twice with her shoes on. She wants to come to the club without a fight or worry.”
He was baffled by how much had changed, but also grateful. Never in his life did he think they would go outside again together. He had accepted the fact that she would never want to and was okay with it as much as he could.
