Page 8 of Daddy's Little Worker
Frankie let out a calming breath. If she answered this question wrong, would she not get the job anymore? She didn’t even know what question he was going to ask.
“Do you have any health concerns we should know about before you start?” Noah asked.
Frankie kept her face neutral, trying not to give away that she did, in fact, have a health condition that they should know about. But what if he didn’t hire her once he knew about it? It wasn’t anything contagious, but sometimes her shaking got so bad that she could drop whatever she was holding. What if it was super expensive and she broke it? Frankie wouldn’t be able to pay for it.
“Frankie?” Noah called out her name, pulling her from her spiraling thoughts.
How was she going to answer that? There was no way she could tell him and risk losing her job. She desperately needed this.
“You can answer honestly. You having a medical condition won’t take away the job,” Noah told her. “I promise. No matter what you tell me, you will have a job here.”
That didn’t make her feel better. If she told him about her condition, would he keep an eye on her at all times or tell her not to do things? No. Frankie didn’t want that. She wanted to do her job to the fullest, and him knowing would only hinder that.
“No, there aren’t any health concerns you should know about,” Frankie lied.
“If that changes, let me know. We take care of our employees here.” Noah gave her a suspicious look.
He knew she was lying. Frankie could feel it in her bones, but he wasn’t saying anything. Why wasn’t he saying anything and getting on her case for lying? It didn’t make any sense.
Noah snapped his fingers. “I just remembered. Do you have reliable transportation?”
She nodded, lying once again. Frankie was going to feel so much guilt later, but that was for Future Frankie to deal with.Right now, she just needed to make sure she landed the job and could start working as soon as possible.
“So you being late like today isn’t going to be a problem?” he asked. “I don’t see any car keys. Did you take public transportation?”
Her eyes widened. How did he know that without her saying anything? Frankie didn’t know what to say to him.
“Frankie, I do not like lying,” he sternly informed her.
“I took public transportation today,” she whispered. “That was why I was late. It was such short notice and the bus arrived a little later than I thought it was going to be,” she rushed to explain.
“You should have told me. I would have come picked you up or had someone else do it,” he lectured her. “Next time we have a meeting and you don’t have your car, let me know and I will come get you. You will not be taking public transportation. It’s unsafe for you to take the bus by yourself, so you will not take it unless you have someone else with you or a group of people. Better yet, do not take the bus, unless you have a big group of people with you. Understand?”
Frankie’s mouth fell open as she looked at him. Who did he think he was telling her what to do? That was how she got around, and she wasn’t about to not take public transportation because he thought it wasn’t safe. She had been taking it her whole life, and nothing had ever happened to her.
She had seen plenty of people who maybe weren’t so lucky. Like a lady who got mugged since she had a big purse that looked really valuable. Or the man who wanted to get on the bus, but one guy looked at him, punched him in the face, and the bus took off. So bad thingsdidhappen, but nothing had happened to her. She was always safe.
The first couple of times she’d tried to intervene and help the people who were getting hurt, but that didn’t end so well on herpart. Bruised knees and arms were not good for her. It made her more stressed, which made her tremors even worse her sleep got worse. Now, she tried to make some commotion to alert other people, but that usually didn’t do much.
“Frankie? I’ve lost you again. We’ll need to do something about that. I like your attention on me,” Noah said, pulling her out of her thoughts.
“What?” She looked at him, confused.
He liked having her attention on him? What was he saying, and who was he? No man had ever said something like that to her, and she didn’t know how to feel exactly. She was turned on, and she wanted to go right over to him and kiss him, but he was now her boss. There were unspoken rules that the boss and employees couldn’t get together.
What a shame.
If she didn’t need this job so much, she would quit and ask to go out with him. Sadly, though, she desperately needed this job and couldn’t afford to quit.
Bummer.
Frankie would have loved to have been with Noah. He just oozed everything she wanted in a man, even though she didn’t even know him that well. But the way he acted, looking out for her, that was what she wanted in a man, and more. He was also a Daddy Dom, which was a huge plus.
Her dream man, and she couldn’t have him. He probably wouldn’t want her anyway.
Shit.
Life was never easy for her, and it didn’t look like it would get any easier either. Why couldn’t it go her way for once in her life and she end up happy?
