Daddy’s Little Warrior by Lila Fox
Chapter Fifteen
A few days later, Drake pulled her into a room where several people sat or stood around talking.
“Stop being so nervous. Devon and Emma are here. You’re going to meet other women who I think you’re going to enjoy spending time with.”
She nodded. She didn’t want to tell him she just wasn’t nervous but terrified. She was so different than the other women she’d met. “As long as you’re here, I’m fine.”
He pressed a kiss to her forehead. “I won’t leave without you.”
She knew he wouldn’t, but she still felt insecure, and she hated it.
Aisha relaxed when she saw Emma heading her way.
“I’m so glad you came.” Emma hugged her. “Drake, can I take her to meet some of my friends?”
“Yes, but she can’t leave the room.”
Emma nodded. “I understand.”
Aisha looked back at Drake as Emma pulled her away from him and saw he was already in a discussion with a few other men.
“Guys, this is Aisha, the girl I’ve been telling you about.”
Aisha stopped by Emma and looked around at the different women. They were all small and very pretty, and they all had a smile of welcome on their faces, which helped her relax.
“Hi, my name is Bella, and I belong to Caleb.”
Aisha nodded and turned to the next woman.
“I’m Lacey, and Cason is my husband.”
This woman’s eyes were the most unusual she’d ever seen and quite beautiful.
“It’s nice to meet you.”
“I’m Kinley, and I belong to Eli.”
“I’m Faith, and I’m Rylan’s.”
“It’s very nice to meet all of you,” Aisha said.
“Emma told us you’re from Afghanistan. Did you have to wear that scarf thing on your head?”
Aisha smiled at Faith. “Yes, I did. It’s called a chaadar.”
“Are you glad you don’t have to wear it now?” Kinley asked.
“Yes, in a way. It was a part of my life for so long, I feel naked without it sometimes, but it’s nice to be free, and it’s not so hot.”
“Do you still have one?” Lacey asked. “I’d love to see it and see how you put it on.”
“Of course. I’d love to show you.” Aisha looked around and spotted Drake with his back to her, but she felt better having him close. “Do you know why we’re here?”
“I think the guys are just meeting people who want to be involved with the business,” Emma said.
“That’s what I heard,” Kinley said.
“Caleb didn’t tell me anything.”
“Well, look who’s here. Look at all the pretty ladies.”
Aisha turned to find the man Devon called Mathews smiling at them. She inched closer to Emma and grabbed her hand. She didn’t like the man at all, and he scared her for some reason.
“Mister, you’re standing too close. Back off,” Kinley said to him.
The guy rolled his eyes. “I just stopped to say hello.”
“Well, I, for one, don’t like you talking to our girls, Mathews, so fuck off,” Caleb said.
“Jesus, Simmons.” Mathews raised his hands, snorted, turned, and walked away.
“Are you girls okay?” Caleb asked.
They all nodded.
Caleb pressed a kiss to Bella’s head. “I’ll be close, babe.”
“Okay, Daddy. Thank you.”
“Let’s grab a few chairs and go over to the corner,” Emma said.
The women took the chairs and sat in a semi-circle. Aisha enjoyed listening to them talk and liked answering their questions. They were also great at answering all of hers.
“What’s she doing here?” Emma asked, making the girls turn toward a group of people.
“Who is that?” Kinley asked.
“She was in Drake’s office the other day, and she was touching him,” Emma told them.
They all looked at her with sympathy in their eyes.
“I would have decked her,” Lacey said, making the others smile.
“I say we all hate her,” Bella said.
Aisha couldn’t pull her eyes away from the woman as she stood next to Drake. She hadn’t touched him, but Aisha could tell she wanted Drake by the way she looked at him.
The woman was the opposite of Aisha in every way. She was tall and had curves that men enjoyed. She was extremely beautiful, and she had to be smart to be a lawyer. She also stood with a confidence Aisha would never have, and it made something inside of her tightened painfully.
Emma grabbed her hand. “You know Drake would never do anything to hurt you, right?”
Aisha pulled her gaze away from the woman and nodded. “Yes. It’s just that she’s so … everything.”
Kinley snorted. “That’s bullshit. She might look like every man’s dream, but I guarantee you she’d a class-A bitch, and the men we know would hate that.”
“How do you know that?” Emma asked.
“I was in Eli’s office working on the computer when she walked in, and right away, she started demanding Eli’s attention, and I thought acted superior, but she’s nothing. I bet you anything she’s a slut.”
Aisha sputtered, and the other women laughed.
“Why do you say that?” Emma said.
“Because I saw her flirting with several men, including my Eli.”
“What did Eli do when she did that?” Aisha asked.
Kinley snorted. “He barked at her to get the hell away from his desk and then told her to go to someone else. After she left, I heard him cursing under his breath about her.”
Aisha was glad that she wasn’t the only one who didn’t like the woman. She turned to see Drake scowl at the woman and say something she apparently didn’t like because she walked off. She relaxed and turned back to the girls.
“See, Drake doesn’t like her either,” Emma said.
Aisha nodded.
“I wonder why they have her here?” Lacey asked.
“Rylan said she was really good at the type of law they needed,” Faith told them.
“Are you girls hungry?”
Aisha looked up at the man who stood behind Lacey with his hands on her shoulders.
“Yes, Daddy. Can we eat whenever we want?” Lacey asked him.
“Yes, there’s a buffet along the wall by the windows. Go grab a plate of food. This meeting will take a little while longer.”
“What’s it for?” Emma asked.
“It’s people that we need to help us build the business and get it moving forward. Everyone here is either a partner or an outsider that we get answers we need from.”
The girls nodded and watched him walk off.
“Let’s get some food. I’m hungry,” Kinley said.
