No matter where they were, Lacy couldn’t stop watching the corner of the room where Drake was standing and talking up the author who had him on several of her book covers. She had also paid for him to attend the convention.
Women were lined up to not only buy books and have him sign them, but also to have their picture taken with him. He smiled and talked and joked, though Lacy seemed to be the only one who noticed that his smile did not reach his eyes. His expression was pleasant, but seemed to be one he’d practiced, not quite genuine.
Then he glanced at her, his gaze locked on hers, and his expression changed. His eyes sparkled, his smile grew, and then he winked.
Lacy would have winked back except she’d never mastered the ability to close just one eye at a time. She’d never figured out how to whistle, either.
“Lacy, are you okay?” Rebecca asked as she nudged her shoulder.
Lacy jumped and turned to face her cousin. “What?”
“Are you okay?”
“I’m fine,” Lacy answered even as she raised a hand to her mouth to cover a wide yawn.
“I’m going to take a break and get some lunch. Do you want to come with me?”
“Yeah, okay. Give me a minute and I’ll meet you in the lobby,” Lacy said before heading to where Drake stood.
When she approached, Drake finished with the women and then asked the next one in line to wait for just a moment.
Lacy had to fight the need to throw herself into his arms and snuggle against his chest. Instead, she focused on the reason for her to interrupt his work.
“I’m going out for lunch with Rebecca. Would you like me to bring you back something?”
Drake glanced around before shaking his head with a smile. “They brought us box lunches. Thanks for thinking of me.”
“Sure thing. Okay, guess I’ll see you later?”
“You will, Lacy-girl. I’ll be done about five and then we can go out for dinner together.”
Lacy nodded. “I’d like that.”
“Drake, I need you,” Kate, the author he was working with, called.
Without another word, Lacy grabbed his hand and squeezed it before turning and walking away. She took deep breaths as she left the ballroom, trying to keep her big emotions locked down. Just because they’d spent the night together was no reason to be jealous of the women who had his attention today.
Drake watched Lacy walk away, wishing he could go with her. His hand still tingled from where she’d squeezed it, and his cock was twitching in request for a repeat of their early morning loving.
But that would have to wait until after he finished working.
Taking a deep breath, he switched his focus back on the job he was here to do. Help Kate sell books and win them both some new fans.
Turning to the crowd in front of their table, he smiled. “All right, ladies, who’s next for a picture?”
When he got a few minutes, Drake scanned the ballroom and kept watch on the open doors, hoping for another glimpse of his Little girl.
And Lacy Greywashis Little. After only a day and a half of knowing her as more than just a social media contact, he knew she was meant to be his. The challenge was how to convince her to accept him as her Daddy, and then figure out what would happen next.
He did not relax until he saw her enter the ballroom again. She was once again following her cousin, who was a fair photographer, but Drake wondered what the woman thought of Lacy getting involved with him. Rebecca seemed a bit too tightly laced, and rather self-centered, but he was making a snap judgement having only met the woman two days before.
Forcing himself to turn away from watching Lacy was the hardest thing he’d had to do since he’d quit drinking five years before, but he did it. The bigger challenge was to focus on the job and not on the Little girl who now appeared to be shopping her way around the room.
“We’re all sold out,” Kate said, bringing his attention to the table where the stacks of books with his images on the covers were gone. There were still plenty of postcards with his face on them, along with stickers and other swag items for readers to collect.
Checking his watch, he was surprised to see there were only fifteen minutes left in the book signing.
“Is it okay if I wander for a few minutes?” he asked, not wanting to leave if Kate needed him.
