His Nanny Mate By Eve Above Story

Chapter 13: Birthday Outing
Moana

Despite everything that happened that day, Edrick still requested that I spend the night with him. I made sure to put more distance between us this time, hoping that we wouldn’t wake up in each other’s arms again in the morning.

When I woke up, my cardigan was still on and Edrick’s side of the bed was empty. I heard the shower running in the bathroom, so I let out a sigh of relief and took it as my chance to get up and leave the room before I would have to talk to him. Not only was it still awkward to look him in the eye with our new arrangement, but I was admittedly still a little upset with him for yelling at me publicly the day before.

I quickly got up and made the bed, opening the curtains out of habit to let some sunlight into the room before I put my slippers on and headed out.

“Moana?” Ella’s little voice said, the second I walked out of the room. It made me jump a bit. I wasn’t expecting her to be standing right outside the door.

“Good morning, Miss Ella,” I said, managing a smile. “Are you feeling better today?”

Ella nodded, but her eyebrows were scrunched together and her eyes were narrowed suspiciously. “What were you doing in my daddy’s room again?”

“I, um…” I stammered, realizing that I couldn’t use the crepes for breakfast excuse two days in a row.

“Good morning, Princess!” Edrick said from behind me, brushing past me to scoop Ella up off the floor. Her look of concern and confusion quickly turned into a wide grin.

“Daddy!” Ella exclaimed, giggling as Edrick blew a raspberry on her cheek. “Where are you taking me for my birthday?”

was her birthday. It

white button-down shirt and his hair still a bit damp at the ends

faded and she began to pout. “On my

know, sweetheart,” Edrick replied. “But Moana will do something fun with you today. And I’ll be home later

“And cake?” Ella asked.

“And cake,” Edrick replied.

…

spend her birthday with her, so I

shook her head and folded her arm across her chest, sticking her lower

else, but every option I offered her was met with indignant refusal. I knew she just wanted to spend

and told me that I could take her out so long as I stayed with her the entire time and didn’t let go of her hand for one second, which was understandable. I knew that Selina still didn’t

Ella’s sun hat on

planning on it,” I replied with a sigh, feeling a little annoyed at the housekeeper’s blatant mistrust of me. I knew I messed up royally by leaving Ella’s training to visit the orphanage when I should’ve been keeping an eye on her, but I wanted to prove to

on the elevator with Ella, and I was relieved to see her face disappear as the metal doors closed. Now, I could just focus on giving Ella a nice

been to the theme park?” I asked Ella as we watched the floors on the elevator slowly tick

admire her brand new matching blue sandals — she clearly liked the color blue, as I was quickly learning. “I don’t really get to go anywhere

in the orphanage, Sophia took us on the occasional field trip or ice cream outing. We even went to the local swimming pool twice a month in

“How come?” I asked.

elevator doors opened. “He says that too many people will know

I asked, stifling

the town car

theme park and bought our tickets, and soon Ella was

summer sun, so hot that I had resorted to fanning