Chapter Three

Courtney hid behind the tree closest to the road. Every minute that passed, her anxiety rose to another degree. God, what if they didn’t come? Or couldn’t come? They wouldn’t be able to contact her to tell her about the change in plans.

Her eyes widened, and it felt like her heart would pound out of her chest when a car that Larkin described came around the corner going very slow. She picked up her bag and dragged it to the curb. The car stopped, and Larkin jumped out of the passenger-side front seat and hugged her.

“We’ll get you out of here. Let Brylee take your bag and put it in the trunk.”

Courtney smiled at the girls and fought to keep the tears of relief at bay. “God, I’m so glad you guys came.”

“Nothing was going to hold us back,” Sienna said when she slid into the back seat.

Courtney hugged her and tried but failed to hold back her tears. She’d never felt this overwhelming feeling of relief in her life, and it made her lightheaded and very emotional.

“Everything’s going to be okay,” Brylee said on her other side.

The three in the back held hands while Larkin turned to look over the front seat to talk to them. She smiled at Nia when she looked in the rearview mirror. She was impressed by how good the girl was. She’d never driven a day in her life and was afraid even to try.

Courtney looked out the window as they drove through the city. She recognized the street Nia turned down and frowned. This is where the ultra-rich people lived. She’d been to a few parties with her mother in a few of the homes.

Her eyes widened when they slowed and pulled in through huge metal gates. No way. She had always thought this house was the coolest thing and always wondered who lived there.

“Who lives here?” she asked.

Larkin smiled. “Me and my daddy.”

“Oh, is your mother gone then?” she asked.

The four girls laughed.

“It’s not her real daddy. We all have relationships with men that live the Dd/little type,” Brylee said. “We just call them Daddy like an endearment, like Honey or Sweetheart.”

“I’ve never heard of this before,” Courtney said.

“We hadn’t either until we met our men,” Sienna said.

She wanted to ask so many more questions, but they pulled up behind the house and parked. They all scrambled out, and Brylee pulled the suitcase from the trunk.

“Let’s hurry,” Larkin said. “I want us to get to the playroom before anyone sees us.”

The five rushed into a side door and up a set of steps. They hurried down a long hallway and into a room that took her breath away. The walls were a pretty pink color, and there were toys, dolls, and books everywhere.

“This is my playroom,” Larkin told her.

“This is amazing,” Courtney said.

Larkin grinned and then gasped when Sienna called her spoiled.

“I am not,” Larkin yelled.

“Yes, you are,” Sienna said, smirked, and crossed her arms over her chest.

Larkin growled.

Courtney stiffened when she thought the two would start fighting, but the other girls just laughed.

“Don’t mind them,” Nia said. “They always fight.”

Courtney nodded but was still unsure.

“Let’s put the bag in the closet. I don’t want my daddy to see it,” Larkin said and pushed it to the back. “You can still get to it easily, and there’s a light so you can see.”

“We need to make a plan,” Brylee said.

Larkin walked to the other side of the room. “Let’s sit over here on the floor. We can talk quietly and hide Courtney quickly if we have to.”

The five sat in a circle.

“I want to thank you all so much. I was dreading having to talk to the creep my mother invited over. The jerk had me on the dance floor within two minutes of meeting me the other night and held me too tight. The worst part was he started to rub his…” She pointed down to her groin.

“Cock?” Sienna grinned.

Courtney felt her face grow hot as she blushed. “Um, yes.”

“That’s so gross,” Nia said and wrinkled her nose.

“I told him to stop, but he just grinned. He acted like he owned me. When he told me his parents and my mother were talking about an engagement, I panicked, and that’s when you guys found me in the bathroom.”

Brylee squeezed her arm. “You won’t ever have to see the jerk again.”

“I hope not.” Courtney paused. “How is this going to work? I can’t hide out indefinitely, and I certainly don’t want you guys to get in trouble.”

Larkin laughed. “Oh, we might, but we’ll enjoy our punishments.”

Courtney swallowed. “Oh, God. You’ll get punished?” She couldn’t let them get in trouble.

“Yes, but in the most pleasurable way,” Sienna said and giggled.

Brylee nudged her with her elbow. “We’ll explain more later. Just don’t worry about us. Our daddies would never hurt us.”

Courtney nodded, relieved.

“I’ve been thinking about this since last night,” Larkin said. “I talked it over with the others, and they agreed you should stay here for the time being. We all spend a lot of time here. My daddy works a lot, and I’m always having friends over, so if we make noise, it won’t bother him. You’ll have to stay in this room for now until we come up with another option.”

“I’ll do whatever you guys think is best,” Courtney said. “How long do you think I’ll be able to stay here?”

The four girls looked at each other.

Nia shrugged. “We don’t know yet. We’ll keep thinking of ideas. At least you don’t have to worry about the creep.”

Courtney smiled. “Which I am so thankful for. I’ll never be able to repay you for all you’ve done.”

The four girls surrounded and hugged her.

“That’s what friends are for,” Larkin said. “We girls need to stick together.”

“Are you hungry?” Brylee asked.

Courtney shook her head. “I don’t think so. Not yet. My stomach is still in a knot.”

“We were going to order pizza,” Sienna said.

“Oh.” Courtney cringed when her stomach growled, making the girls giggle. “I guess I could eat.”

A few hours later, Courtney lay back on the pillows, holding her stomach when she couldn’t stop laughing. She couldn’t remember having this much fun ever in her life or having her stomach so full.

“Some of the daddies will be here soon to pick the three of us up,” Sienna said. “But we’ll come back tomorrow.”

“Maybe we could bring a few of the other girls for Courtney to meet,” Nia suggested.

Courtney’s eyes widened. “There are more of you?”

The four women laughed.

“Yes. There are a lot more,” Brylee said.

“Girls, your daddies are here,” a man called out.

Courtney’s eyes widened. “Who was that? Your daddy?”

Larkin giggled. “No, that’s Elder. My daddy used to call him a butler, but now he calls him my warden when my daddy’s not here.”

“And she definitely needs one,” Sienna said and then gasped when Larkin hit her shoulder. “Was that really necessary?”

“Yup,” Larkin said and smirked.

“Girls!” Elder yelled.

“You guys better go,” Larkin said. “My daddy will be home soon, and I want to get Courtney comfortable.”

The three women hugged her and Larkin before racing out of the room. She glanced at Larkin when Courtney heard several voices shout to “slow down.”

Larkin grinned. “Our daddies are always telling us to slow down.”

Courtney listened to more sounds. “Why are they shrieking now?”

“Because they’re happy to see their daddies.”

That sounded so nice. Courtney had dreamed about having a boyfriend that loved her.

“Let me get you situated.” Larkin stood. “I have a pile of blankets and pillows in the corner. It’s blocked by the shelves and a huge basket of stuffed animals just in case my daddy comes in. We girls got a box of food and juice boxes together, there by the bedding. You can play with anything here but keep the few night-lights on.”

Larkin hugged her. “I’ll check on you when I can. Will you be all right?”

Courtney nodded. “Yes. I feel safe right now, and I love being with you girls. Knowing you’re close helps, too.”

“I’m so glad we found you,” Larkin said.

“I am, too.”

After Larkin left, Courtney looked around the room. Although the dolls fascinated her, she decided to find a boo k— one she would enjoy instead of learning something from. She made her bed, sat, and leaned against the wall to read.

Larkin came in a few more times that night.

When it was dark outside, she decided to lie down and see if she could sleep. The night-lights weren’t bright enough to read by, and she couldn’t turn on another light.

An hour later, she heard sounds and couldn’t figure them out, so she walked to the door and listened. It was coming from the room across from her. She heard Larkin cry out and almost raced to her until she heard a man’s deep groan. It took a second before she realized she was listening to them have sex. She couldn’t help but stay frozen until everything went quiet.

Courtney went back to bed and laid down. She’d never seen, heard, or read about sex before. Her mother had been so strict. She remembered learning a little in junior high before her mother took her out after her father died.

She wasn’t ignorant. She knew the basics but had never imagined the sounds people made while having sex. She was surprised when it affected her own body. Just listening to them made her vagina tingle and grow wet, and her nipples harden.

It was after midnight before she fell asleep. If she had the guts, she’d ask the girls questions about sex later.