Page 4 of Daddy's Little Worker
Was she really arguing with the bouncer? And in front of her potential boss? Yeah, this wasn’t going to be her job for much longer. It wasn’t professional behavior. But she couldn’t help herself. He was provoking her and he knew it. How was she supposed to not sass him?
Other people might have been able to do it, but she sure couldn’t.
“I do have proof. It was written all over your face, which was caught on camera. I bet you didn’t know that your body turned to the side a little, like you were getting ready to bolt. There were a lot of hints that were pointing you to running.” Dominic raised an eyebrow. “Do you want me to continue?”
“No,” Frankie mumbled.
How rude of him. Frankie didn’t need Noah to know she was about to run and skip the interview. Well, shewasgoing to leave before when she realized she was late.
Who liked a person to be late to an interview? Frankie figured he wasn’t going to hire her or even start the interview process when he figured out she was running late.
Frankie liked to be on time for things, but public transportation was not reliable, and Noah hadn’t given her a lotof notice. If she got hired, she would have to leave earlier than she needed to, so she would get to work on time.That would include time for all eventualities.
That was what she did with all her other jobs besides the one that was so close to her house that she just walked. But the club wasn’t close to her home at all.
“Why were you going to run?” the man asked. “I’m Noah. We spoke on the phone. I was going to be the one interviewing you.”
Frankie’s eyes went wide. He saidwas. Was he not going to interview her anymore?
“I won’t waste any more of your time,” she mumbled. “Thank you for the opportunity, and I’m sorry I was late.”
Frankie turned around and took a step.
“Freeze!” Noah commanded.
She paused with her food off the ground. Panic set in her as she started to wobble from side to side. Frankie never had the best balance, and it was showing right now.
“You can put your foot down,” Noah said. “Turn around and face us.”
She quickly put her foot down but didn’t follow the rest of his command. She didn’t want to face them if Noah was going to tell her she hadn’t got the job. She didn’t want to see the disapproval on his face.
Disappointment and disapproval were two things Frankie could not deal with very well. Sadly, in the past year, she had seen them more than she had been praised, and it was starting to affect her. There was only so much a person could go through.
“Turn around, Little girl,” Noah slowly instructed, his voice firm.
She turned around but kept her head down. If she was going to have to face them, then she wasn’t going to look at them. Nope. They couldn’t make her.
“Look at me,” he commanded.
She cursed in her head when she realized she was now looking at Noah. Why? Why did she have to obey him? Why couldn’t she have kept her head down like she wanted?
“Good girl,” he praised.
Tears immediately formed in her eyes. When was the last time she’d gotten called a good girl?
“Oh, Little girl.” Noah’s voice softened.
She quickly turned around, waving her hands in front of her eyes to stop herself from crying. Frankie couldn’t cry in front of him. It showed weakness, and she didn’t need him to know she was anything but strong.
“Frankie,” Noah gently said.
“No,” she sobbed. “St-stay there.”
She just needed a couple of minutes to get herself back under control. There was no shame in trying to compose herself. Not with how much she had already gone through.
“Frankie, it’s okay. You don’t really know how to hide your emotions. It’s good to let your emotions out, especially if you’ve had a very hard day.” Noah’s voice sounded so close.
She didn’t dare look where he was actually standing. If he were right next to her, she knew one look and she would break down into tears. She had just gotten herself under control, and she wasn’t going to break down again. Not even if Noah spoke to her in a calm and caring voice.
