His Nanny Mate By Eve Above Story

Chapter 17: The Guests
Moana

When I woke up the morning after Ella’s birthday, I was shocked to discover that it was already eleven o’clock; three hours past my usual time to wake up in the morning. If it hadn’t been for my phone buzzing on the bedside table, I likely would have slept in for even longer.

As I awoke, squinting against the bright sunlight coming in through the large window, I also discovered something else: Edrick and I were cuddling again.

Feeling my face flush hot, I quickly climbed out of bed, taking care not to wake Edrick, and picked up my phone to see Selina’s name on my screen.

“Selina?” I said quietly, walking away from the bed so as not to wake the still-sleeping Edrick.

“Where on earth are you?” she asked angrily, her voice quivering with rage. “You should’ve been up hours ago, and you haven’t answered even though I’ve been knocking on your door all morning.”

I gulped, feeling a wave of embarrassment wash over me. “I’m so sorry,” I stammered, trying to come up with an excuse as the housekeeper was still oblivious to my new sleeping arrangement with Edrick, and she certainly wouldn’t understand it if I tried to explain it to her myself. “I-I was taking a shower just now. I’ll be out soon.”

“Well, hurry up. We have guests who are expecting you, Ella,

was at this point as well that Edrick sat up in bed, wide awake. Had I been talking so loudly that I woke him up? It always seemed that he fell asleep as soon as I did, and woke up

I slid

my head out to

off to my room, somehow managing to slip inside without being seen. I washed myself up, still groggy and sore from spending my entire day yesterday at the theme park — with a sunburn across my nose to prove it — and then got dressed in clean clothes. I pulled my

best I could and avoided eye contact at all costs, as it seemed

elevator slowly ticked down the floors of the high rise building, finally opening

called when we saw our guests standing in the lobby. I was taken by surprise as Ella ran away excitedly

wearing an expensive-looking dress and a large sun hat, while the other was much younger with an equally expensive-looking satin dress and perfectly curled blonde hair

on both cheeks. “Happy belated

squealed delightedly. Both women looked up as Edrick and I approached, eyeing me

to Kelly, Ella,”

eyes that stared at me icily for a split second before looking down at Ella. “Hello, Kelly,” Ella said, sounding much less enthusiastic than she did

continued to eye me, so I decided to end the awkward

said with a slight, polite bow

“I didn’t expect a human, so I was

widely at him, but she glared at me coldly over

elevator. We all stood quietly in the elevator as it slowly carried us up

the right qualifications to be Ella’s au