Page 37 of Daddy's Little Fighter
Frankie couldn’t help but smile. She never thought she was going to have friends, and yet here were several other Littles who were excited to meet her and be her friends.
“Are you ready to go in?” Daddy asked.
Frankie took a deep breath and looked at him. Was she ready
No.
“Take a deep breath.” Daddy grabbed her hands and gave them a squeeze. “Hold it and slowly let it out. Good girl. Now do it again.”
She felt herself slowly starting to calm down as she breathed with him.
“I’ll be right out here,” Daddy informed her. “I’m not going anywhere.”
Knowing that helped ease some of her worry, but she still couldn’t help but feel the nerves run through her body like a freight train getting ready to hit her.
“Everything is going to be okay. None of them will let anything happen.” Daddy gently spoke. “They already love you, and you are part of their group. They take care of people who are in their group.”
Frankie didn’t know how she had made it into their group already when she had only met two of them. But Daddy kept reminding her of that, and so did Echo.
Knock. Knock. Knock.
Frankie screamed as she turned toward the window to see Echo standing in front of the window, her face super close.
“Are you going to continue to sit in there, or are you going to come in and meet the rest of us?” Echo shouted through the glass.
“You’ve got this,” Daddy gently said. “I’ll be right here.”
Before Frankie could respond to anyone, Echo opened the door and pulled her out of the car.
“Everyone is so excited to meet you!” Echo jumped up and down. “Come on. We need to go in there. Rainey is going to take your order on what you want to drink, and then she’ll be back to sit with us.”
She turned around to look at Daddy, and all he did was smile and give her a thumbs-up.
“Come on,” Echo said again, impatiently. “I can’t wait for everyone to meet you and get to know you. They are going to love you.”
Echo dragged her into the coffee shop and to the back right corner, where several girls were sitting. They all turned around as they stood in front of two empty seats.
“Guys, this is Frankie,” Echo introduced her. “Frankie, this is Hedda, Charlotte, Monroe, Sofia, Elsha, Janie, Monty, and Alice. All of them are somehow related to the club. Some of them work at the club, and some of them have Daddies who work there.”
“Hi,” Frankie whispered.
“It’s so nice to meet you!” Charlotte squealed. “I have been wanting to meet you since I first saw you on Halloween.”
Frankie opened and closed her mouth several times, not knowing what to say in this moment. How was she supposed to respond? While Frankie was curious about them back then, she didn’t want to meet them.
“Sit!” Monroe patted the chair next to her.
“What do you want to drink?” Rainey asked as she sat several drinks in front of the girls.
“Tea, please,” she replied. “Do you have decaf tea?”
“We do. Do you want milk and sugar?” Rainey stood right next to her. “It’s also so nice to see you again.”
“Just sugar.” Frankie smiled.
Rainey walked off, and Frankie turned to look at every girl at the table. Silence filled the air around them, and Frankie didn’t know what to say.
“How long have you been with your Daddy?” Monroe asked. “I’ve been with Daddy for about a year now. I can’t believe it’s been a year, but it’s the best thing ever.”
