"Daddy, is this your house?" Emily asked as she lifted her head from her father's chest. She hid it there the entire ride home and only lifted her head to look at the huge building.
"Yes, it's our new house" Xander replied excitedly
"So, Daddy is rich now?" she asked and looked timidly at her fingers.
"Yes, daddy is rich now and you have your own room" Xander answered. For once in his life feeling proud of his accomplishment.
"No!! I want to sleep with you!" she said. The little girl sounded frightened as she clinger unto his clothes.
"What have they put you through?" he muttered to himself. They had only been separated for two months as his daughter was no longer a bubble of joy. He could only wish she recovers and laugh again. He let her rest her head on his chest again and patted her back in a light and rhythmic way.
"You would sleep in my room, okay?" the little girl nodded into his chest as they entered the elevator, Randy following behind them.
"Emily" Xander called softly when they reached his floor. "I want to introduce you some people" the little girl lifted her face from from his chest and saw three pairs of eyes staring at her, one of them had so much excitement in them.
"This is Uncle Trente, my brother" Xander introduced the huge teenager that was a big puppy in human body.
"Hi, Emily, you are pretty" the young girl blush and his her face again at Trente compliment.
"I told you not to overwhelm her" Xander scolded
"I can't help that she is a so cute" Trente defended innocently.
"Daddy, you have a brother would I have a brother too" Emily asked from her hiding place and everyone bust into laughter. Xander's face turned red as he glared at them all. Even Randy, bit her lips to stifle her laughter as she blushed too.
"You want a brother?" Xander asked. The little lifted her head and nodded. Her eyes looked at expectantly and filled with life again.
"I would think about it" Xander said.
"Yayy" the two other men and Emily cheered.
"This is uncle Hunter, he works for me" the man in question only smiled and bowed respectively.
Sometimes his actions made Xander wonder if he lived in a monarchy era.
The little girl smiled at Hunter and waited for her father to introduce the woman that has being around them since the station.
"Lastly, this is Randy or Aunty Randy, she works for me and stays with us" Xander said and Emily pulled her father by the ear. He titled his head a bit, having an idea what she wanted to do.
"Is she my new mommy?" Emily tried to whisper but it sounded loud and clear for everyone to hear.
Randy's eyes widen in surprise but she was also curious to know. Trente threw a laughing fit and Hunter chuckled into his fist as noticed what no one saw. Xander tensed as of he was caught committing a crime. He pretended not to noticed and looked at Randy for reaction. She was smiling shyly and playing with her feet.
"They definitely did something" he thought
"No" Xander simply replied, crushing any hope in Randy that was built the previous week.
"She can be in the future" Trente said and his brother glared at him. He doesn't know about their contract so Xander couldn't say anything.
"Shut up" Xander said, taking her away from everyone.
"I want to carry her too" Trente shouted behind them
"You would have your turn" Xander said without looking back.
***
Xander woke up to his little angel beside him, she curled up next to him with an amount of his shirt squeezed loosely in her fist. He stood up quietly and noiselessly did his morning routine without waking her up. He kissed her on the cheek before he left the room, leaving the door slight open.
He saw Randy preparing breakfast and Trente playing some game on his phone. It wasn't long Hunter got in and accepted Randy's offer on eating breakfast.
"Is she awake?" Trente asked when he finished a round in his game.
"She is still asleep, let her sleep till 10 before waking her up, Randy could you wash her up?" He said to the only woman in their mist. Hunter noticed she tensed up.
"Uhm, I don't know how to and I'm not good with children" Randy said hoping they didn't noticed her tense up.
"I would do it, I'm good with children, Randy can assist me" Trente equipped.
It was a Saturday so Xander allowed it. He made a mental note to hire a nanny for the weekends since he would take care of her during the weekday.
Randy sat beside beside him to eat her breakfast and he rush of satisfaction go through his brain. He looked at his brother, then his assistant and friend and stole a glance at Randy. He felt complete. Also with his baby sleeping, he felt like he has a family. Something he always wished for.
"I'm heading to overview the construction in the new site with Hunter and would be back by noon" Xander said and bit into his omelet.
"I'm also going to see my parents in the afternoon, something came up" Randy said, her attention on her food.
"Is everything alright?" the new chairman asked.
"Yes, it just my mother making a big deal out of nothing" she said, forcing a smile.
"Okay we are leaving take care of the house" He said to Trente.
***
Some minutes later, they were on the road.
Xander was going through the building plan while Hunter was focused on something outside the window.
"I think the black Mercedes is following us" the driver informed.
"He's right" Hunter confirmed and Xander looked behind. They were right black Mercedes followed them as they took a sharp tie.
"Try to lose them" Hunter said to the frightened driver who was in his late fifties.
Warning: Death
He stepped on the accelerator and the black car increased their speed. Xander's driver drove the car into a street knocking down some small stall and other properties. The other car was still close behind them. Soon they were out in the express.
"I think we lost them" the driver said with a smile of accomplishment as they were behind them.
He talked too fast, a black Mercedes drove out from another street and block the road. The driver was fast to step on the brake and did a drift or they would have run into the other car.
A bullet was shot from the Mercedes, it passed through the window and landed on the driver.
"Shit" Hunter cussed. He unbuckled his beltand moved to the front. He noticed the men were alighting their black car so he need to act quick.
The driver was long dead as he took a bullet in his head. He opened the driver's door and pushed the corpse outside.
"Hunter, what did you just do" Xander asked scared out of skin.
"Saving your life, he is dead anyway" Hunter responded and Xander looked at him dumbfounded.
He had seen dead bodies during the days he hang out with thugs but was never a fan of them.
"Hold on tight" Hunter warned and started the car.