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“Lucia! We don’t know if Alyssa agreed to his crazy plan. Don’t you think we should wait before handing her stuff over to some rando?”
Lucia scowled, showing a bit of fire. “You saw the pictures she sent last night. Plus, Angel wouldn’t let a bad guy into the club.”
“You are way too trusting.”
I agreed with Zoe, though I’d never admit it since I wanted that trust. The ability to hold onto childlike innocence was one of the many things I admired about Littles. It was also why they needed a Big in their lives. Last night I’d known my Little girl was taking pictures but hadn’t realized she’d been sharing them with her friends. Had it been in private texts or on social media? I definitely needed to up my Daddy game. I didn’t want to hide our relationship but with my fame and some of the more extreme fans out there, it wasn’t safe to be too public with our lives.
“I appreciate that you are trying to look out for your friend. I’m doing the same by not letting you wake her up. How about this: After she calls you, we can arrange for her things to be brought back to my room.”
The two women looked at each other for a few silent minutes and I was fascinated by the intense eye contact. It was like they were somehow mentally talking though no words were being said. I was surprised when Zoe’s shoulders slumped as if she’d lost an argument.
“Fine. But I expect to hear from her as soon as she wakes up.” Not waiting for my answer, Zoe stomped off as if ready to attack the next person who dared get in her way.
I chuckled and smiled at Lucia. “It’s good Alyssa has friends like you two.”
She bit her lip. “Alyssa’s a special friend. She hasn’t had an easy life. I really hope you treat her right.”
“I will.” It hurt my heart to think about the struggles my girl might have faced in life. The world could be a harsh place especially to those who weren’t hardened by it. That was why I loved being a Daddy. I wanted to shelter Alyssa from the cruel reality around her. I wasn’t a fool who beleived I could fix everything, but I was determined to at least try.
The thought of the presents I’d ordered to be delivered to my suite made me smile. If I had my way my girl would have a wonderful day in Little space, letting me pamper her and blocking out the rest of the world. Material things wouldn’t fix whatever emotional hurts haunted her, but they were a good start.
Lucia cocked her head as if she could see my inner thoughts and smiled. “It was nice meeting you Mr. Destroyer.”
“Call me Gabriel, Lucia. It was nice meeting you too.”
Alyssa’s friend walked away at a much calmer pace then she had arrived. It would take time to develop trust but there were a few things I could handle now. I called Rocco as I walked up to the elevators.
“What the hell do you want?” Rocco's frustrated voice answered on the first ring.
“Good morning to you too, Mr. Sunshine.” I’d wanted to ask him to handle taking care of Alyssa’s boss and see if he could hire her to be my personal masseuse for the next month, but I was a good enough friend to know he needed to get something off his chest before I would ask for favors.
The sound of my friend’s chuckle let me relax.
“Fuck you. It’s seven in the morning and I’ve had less than five hours of sleep. I repeat. What the hell do you want?”
“Don’t you know you are too old to be out partying all night?” A single night of crappy sleep wasn’t something that would put my friend in such a crappy mood, but I knew if I pushed Rocco’s buttons he would spill what was bothering him.
“I’m one year older than you, I am not old,” he grumbled.
“Yes, but we both know you have let yourself slip out of shape so you can’t keep up anymore.”
It wasn’t remotely true. Though he no longer fought in the ring, my friend worked out daily, but it was fun to tease him. His growl made me chuckle.
“You should appreciate me more. I spent most of my night fending off a concerned club owner. Seems he was worried when your little troublemaker didn’t come in last night.”
Alyssa had mentioned that she was at the club every night, but I’d thought that was an exaggeration. What was going on in her life that she needed to be there that often? Between that information and finding out she was without an apartment; I was starting to get concerned.
“Troublemakers are your thing, not mine. Though I would think you’d be in a better mood if you went to the club last night. What did you tell Angel?”
The elevator doors opened, and I was happy to see no one was in the car as I stepped in.
“I told him the two of you were out on a date. Next time I think I’ll just say you kidnapped her and let you deal with all the questions.”
“What is it with people thinking I’m someone who would kidnap someone? I just had to deal with two fired-up Littles who thought the same thing.”
“Which Littles?” Rocco’s voice was calm but I could hear the eager tone under the casual words.
“Why does it matter?”
