His Nanny Mate By Eve Above Story

Chapter 9

Chapter 9: Bedmates
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As soon as I saw Edrick sleeping on the other side of my bed, I immediately averted my gaze down at myself to make sure that I was still dressed.

I was still fully clothed… And this time, I knew for a fact that I hadn’t h***ked up with him. I was completely sober when I went to bed, so I would’ve remembered.

So, why was Edrick in my bed?

While I was still processing what was going on, Edrick’s eyes suddenly opened and he stared right at me. I yelped and jumped out of the bed, running to the other side of the room.

“What are you doing in here?” I asked, my voice shaking.

Edrick slowly sat up and looked around, looking equally as confused as I was. “I have no idea,” he said, looking down at himself in the same manner I did; no doubt to also check to make sure he was fully clothed. “I was really drunk last night. I guess I confused your room with mine.”

it’s an entirely different layout. You weren’t so drunk that you would have made such an obvious mistake in

bed. “I’m sorry,” he said, standing and splaying out his hands with his palms facing outward in a display of surrender.

faded and his

me sign a contract stating I wouldn’t get romantically involved with him, only for him

floor. “I was awake for quite a while after you went to bed. I couldn’t sleep… But suddenly

me promise not to get romantically involved, you got sentimental over our one night stand and climbed into my bed while I

this time more vehemently. “No,” he said, his face turning slightly red. “It wasn’t like that. There’s just something about you that helps me sleep. I remember when we slept together in the hotel, I slept like a baby that night for the first time in years. I don’t know what it is, but it must’ve

c****d my head to the side, partially frustrated by Edrick’s back and forth attitude and partially intrigued by it. If he wanted to become

“Unless what?”

to sleep with me.

that go against the contract that was so important to you?” I asked. “What, are

do need to sleep, and you seem to be the cure for my insomnia. We can write up a supplemental agreement — in exchange for a salary increase, we’ll share a bed. Just until I can get back into a normal sleep schedule, and then maybe I won’t need to do it anymore.

to the image in my mind of the drawer full of pills in the kitchen, followed by the image of Edrick drunkenly swaying in the

not to make

Edrick said. “I’m only thinking about what’s best for my daughter.

moment, still feeling hesitant about agreeing to something like this, but a salary increase for simply sleeping next to someone was tempting. I could just

said with a

…

didn’t seem to notice that my mind was wandering a bit as I helped her get ready for the day and attend

argument. I couldn’t deny the feelings that arose in me when I woke up to find him unexpectedly next to me, even though we

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