His Nanny Mate By Eve Above Story

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.”

is all the way on the other side of the penthouse,” I growled. “And it’s an entirely different layout. You weren’t so

the covers off of himself and swinging his long legs over the edge of the bed. “I’m sorry,” he said, standing and splaying out his hands with his palms

voice faded and his

contract stating I wouldn’t get romantically involved with him, only for him to violate those terms within the first week by crawling into

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

making 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

head to the side, partially frustrated by Edrick’s back and forth attitude and partially intrigued by it. If he wanted to become involved with me so badly, why didn’t he just say so without beating

“Unless what?”

you to sleep with me. With clothes on, of course.

that go against the contract that was so important to you?” I asked. “What, are you trying to make me break it so you can weasel a fine out

sort of money out of you. But I 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

eyes and thought back to the image in my mind of the drawer full of pills in the kitchen, followed

you really promise not to

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

agreeing to something like this, but a salary increase for simply sleeping next to someone was tempting. I could just see it as a way

said with a pensive nod. “I’ll do

…

feeling distracted by my new agreement with Edrick. Ella didn’t seem to notice that my mind was wandering a bit as I helped her get ready for the

had turned into a one night stand and a subsequent argument. I couldn’t deny the feelings that arose in me when I