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.”

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

several moments before throwing 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 facing outward in a display of surrender. “I really don’t know what happened. Last

and his

I was appalled that he would have me sign a contract stating I wouldn’t get romantically involved with him, only for him to violate those terms within the first week by crawling into my

shook his head, frowning as he stared down at the floor. “I was awake for quite a while after you went to bed. I couldn’t sleep… But suddenly I started thinking about you, and the night

“So, after all of the fuss you made with the contract and making me promise not to get romantically involved, you got

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

If he wanted to become involved

“Unless what?”

me. With clothes on, of course.

contract that was so important to you?” I asked. “What,

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

mind of the drawer full of pills in the kitchen, followed by the image of Edrick drunkenly swaying in the living room while his daughter slept just a

not to

said. “I’m only thinking about what’s best for my daughter. Who, by the way, can never know

sleeping next to someone was tempting. I could just see it

said with a pensive nod.

…

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

and a subsequent 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 were

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