“But Daddy won’t do that. I know you want to make friends, and I want that as well. So you can leave,” Daddy said. “Text me wh—”
“When I get there and in the middle of it and when I’m about to leave,” she interrupted him. “I know what to do, Daddy.”
“Brat.” He smacked her bottom.
Raelynn turned to wink at him before walking out of the room to go find Echo.
“How are you feeling about meeting them?” Echo asked as they walked on the sidewalk.
They were making their way toward the coffee shop, which wasn’t far from the clubhouse, with Reaper following closely. Raelynn found herself checking over her shoulder to see if he was actually there. He gave her a small smile before his eyes left hers, and he looked around the street.
“People are going to notice him more if you keep looking behind to see if he’s there,” Echo pointed out. “I know you are worried, but you have to trust them.”
“I do,” Rae replied. “I just wanted to make sure he was there. Knowing he is there makes me feel safer, especially since I’m away from Daddy.”
Echo stopped and turned toward her. “Which is why you need to stop looking at him. Some people will notice that he’s near us and probably with us, but the average person won’t. They are used to seeing them around, and if you keep bringing attention, he won’t be able to find out if there’s anyone after you.”
“Wait… what?” she whispered.
The guys see it as them protecting us from these people, but I think about it from a different perspective. If you keep looking at Reaper, it brings attention to him, and he’s now more focused on you and not looking around to see if anyone is coming after you. But it also brings attention to him to alert the people that there is someone following us and keeping us safe,” she explained.
“But I don’t want them to come and get me,” Raelynn said. “Maybe we should go back. I don’t think I can do this, knowing this information.”
“Nope, we’re going. Do you really think Reaper is going to allow anything to happen to you? No, he’s not going to. Trust him to do his job, and he’s going to do it well, but you need to focus on the other girls and me.”
“O-okay,” she stuttered.
Unease filled her as they walked to the coffee shop.
“When you meet Rainey and Demi, you are going to forget about everything else. They are lovely girls who are also Littles,” Echo reminded her.
“They both have Daddies?” she asked as they stepped into the coffee shop.
It wasn’t as busy, which Echo said was why they were coming at this time. So Rainey could actually sit down and talk to them.
“Rainey does, but Demi doesn’t. She wants one, but she hasn’t found the right one yet,” Echo explained. “Here they are!”
Two women were sitting at a four-seater table, in deep conversation.
“I don’t know if I want to do this,” Raelynn said, but Echo pulled her up to the girls.
“This is Raelynn, or she goes by Rae,” Echo said as they reached the table. “She’s a little shy, but she has nothing to be worried about, right?”
“Correct,” the person to the right said, she was holding a baby in her lap. “Sorry, I’m Rainey, and this is Baby Levi.”
“Oh, like Levi in the club,” Rae pointed out.
“Exactly. It wasn’t intentional, but I had the name picked out before I met him. Or well, I think I did. Everything is a little blurry when it comes to pregnancy stuff and afterward. It’s been so hectic that small things have just slipped, and I honestly can’t remember it well,” Rainey explained.
“This is Demi, who works at the club’s bar,” Echo introduced the other woman.
“It’s nice to meet you,” Rae said and gave a little wave.
“Nice to meet you as well. I’ve heard a lot from Echo and couldn’t wait to meet you,” Demi replied.
“Let me go get you guys some coffee, or do you want tea instead?” Rainey asked as she stood up.
“Oh, do you need help carrying anything?” Rae asked.