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.

that he wanted to say more,

“Where are you going?

get a little red

him, but I couldn’t not tell him anything, and I certainly couldn’t tell him that I was

having dinner with a friend,”

was going on a date,

ago that being anything more than

me, returning to his cold and indifferent

not to be back

has training in the

nodded, averting my gaze, and gathered my purse before taking a deep breath and stepping onto the

idea for Edrick to know who exactly I was going out with, so I walked a few blocks away toward the nearest subway

Ethan’s face as he got out of the car and

look stunning,” he

I said with a

Ethan closed the door

pulling up to a fancy restaurant

his arm out for me to

arm with his, but that shyness turned to astonishment when I saw how beautiful the inside of the restaurant

was empty,

restaurant with its high ceilings and large

Ethan nodded.

rented the whole

For privacy, of course.

us then

located not inside the restaurant, but rather on an intimate, covered balcony on the second

waiter,

I couldn’t drink alcohol because I was pregnant with his brother’s

on the railing of the balcony and

“How is everything going?

With… you-know-who.

mind

”I shrugged.

wanting to get into

tell sometimes if he

always been like

lifted his gaze from the ocean to

get to you,

You’re lovely.

has are issues with himself, not

words made me smile a bit, but also made

Edrick had grown up together,

said, “what was it