His Nanny Mate By Eve Above Story

Chapter 51: The DinnerMoanaFriday evening came much more quickly than I expected.

I was nervous for my dinner with Ethan, more so because of the constant looming threat of Edrick finding out and getting upset than anything.

I found Selina in the kitchen that morning and decided to tell her about my plans, since we had an understanding between us now and I knew I could trust her.

“Selina,” I said, walking up to her.

“I hope it’s alright if I go out for dinner tonight.

Will you be able to check on Ella while I’m gone?

”“That’s fine,” Selina said, not prying about who I would be dining with.

She had been much more open toward me since she had learned about the pregnancy, and it was a comfort.

“I’ll make sure Ella gets to bed, but just be back by ten o’clock.

Don’t forget that Ella has training in the morning.

”I nodded, just relieved to have an upcoming dinner that could possibly take my mind off of the baby for a little while and help me relax.

The support of a good friend was all I really needed — I was sure of it.

As I emerged from my room wearing my new blue dress with my hair curled and styled and a bit of minimal makeup on, however, I could tell from the wide eyed look on Edrick’s face that he was a bit shocked by my appearance.

He was still holding his briefcase with his suit jacket slung over his forearm, having just come home from work.

For a moment, I stared at him with wide eyes, too.

His tie was loosened, and the first few buttons of his shirt were undone.

He had his sleeves rolled up to his elbows, exposing his veiny forearms, and his hair was a bit tousled.

He must have taken a pit stop at his bar before coming home.

Admittedly, seeing him like this made me feel aroused, although I couldn’t be sure if it was because of the pregnancy hormones or not.

“You look…” His voice faltered, and he quickly looked away.

to say

“Where are you going?

face get a little red and my heart skipped a

to leave without seeing him, but I couldn’t not tell him anything, and I certainly couldn’t tell him that I was having dinner

dinner with a friend,” I

Edrick’s face seemed to imply that he thought I was going on a date, not just dinner with a friend — but I

had decided weeks ago that being anything more than friends with Ethan was not

his throat and brushing past me, returning to his cold and indifferent demeanor

Try not to be

forget that Ella has training in

gathered my purse before taking

it wasn’t the best idea for Edrick to know who exactly I was going out with, so I walked a few blocks away toward

he got out of the car and came around to

look stunning,” he

with a

door and climbed back into

were pulling up to a fancy restaurant

held his arm out for me

get hot and red as I hooked my arm with his, but that shyness turned to

it was empty,

the empty restaurant with its high ceilings and

Ethan nodded.

rented the

For privacy, of course.

to us then

not inside the restaurant, but rather on

start,” Ethan said to the waiter, who nodded and scurried

explain to Ethan that I couldn’t drink

Ethan said, leaning on the railing of

“How is everything going?

With… you-know-who.

don’t mind me asking, of

”I shrugged.

wanting to get into

can’t tell sometimes if he hates

always been like

from

get

You’re lovely.

are issues with himself, not

words made me smile a bit, but also made me feel a bit

grown up together,

don’t mind me asking,” I said, “what was