Chapter 70: An Unbridgeable Gap

Moana

By the time Ella’s training was about to end, Edrick and I had purchased a whole host of baby supplies. He insisted on buying the bassinet anyway, as well as anything else the baby might need. Although I thought it was a bit irresponsible for him to spend so much on certain items, I figured that he knew what he was doing, and I didn’t argue any further. Besides: I couldn’t help but feel happy to spoil our future child as well.

We picked Ella up at training, then Edrick pulled out of the parking lot and began driving in the opposite direction of the penthouse.

“Um, daddy?” Ella called from the back seat, twisting in her car seat to look intensely out the window. “I think you’re going the wrong way.”

Edrick smirked, then shook his head. “No, Princess. We’re going out for dinner.”

Ella gasped and squealed excitedly. “Really?” she asked.

“Really.”

“Really really?”

“Really really.”

one point I looked up to see Edrick’s gray eyes on me in the rear view mirror. I blushed and

you learn at training today?” I asked

said.

Edrick asked as he guided the car around

smile. “I didn’t miss any of the jumps, and I kept my balance the whole way on the beam. Oh,

my eye. That day, I really felt like we were a little family; we were a strange little family, but we were a family nonetheless. I quickly looked out the window before either of them could see my tear, but

arrived at the restaurant, I was amazed

tall building, and we had to take an elevator to get up to it. It was spacious and peaceful at the top, with little trickling fountains and a greenhouse feel to it. There was a big glass ceiling with an observation deck for people to walk around and look at the city view. Meanwhile, green plants hung down from the ceiling, lined the walls in pots, and little gardens were

small, private room with one wall that was entirely glass so we could see out over the cityscape. He left us with the menus, and when he did, Edrick finally took off his mask.

flipping through the

then leaned over from where she was sitting next to me and pushed the menu toward

tenders?!” I asked in a playful tone of voice.

fancy,” Ella insisted, folding

fanciest of all dinners.” He didn’t look up from his menu as he spoke, aside from a quick glance up — and as he did, I caught his eyes sliding over my dress, my belly, then up to my hair and eventually they met my

Moana?” he asked. “What

aback that he cared to know what I was going to order. Lately, I’d been craving a

Steak sounds good,” I

that it’s safe for a pregnant woman to eat something like that?” he asked. “I just don’t

my health and the baby’s health. “But I can get something else, if you’re that worried. I’ve just had a craving for red meat

was silent for a moment and nodded his head. “It says that protein is actually recommended, as well as the vitamins in red meat. You should eat it if you want

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