His Nanny Mate By Eve Above Story

Chapter 80: A Little Kindness

Moana

After I put Ella to bed, I decided to read in the living room for a little while to relax. The summer evening air was pleasant, but it was also warm, which made me sleepy. Before I knew it, I had dozed off entirely.

However, I woke up the next morning in my bed instead of in the chair.

That was strange… I didn’t remember getting up and going to bed, but I supposed that it wasn’t entirely unheard of. I yawned and rolled over onto my back, feeling the morning sun stream in through my window and hit my cheek…

But then, I saw something next to me: a person.

I immediately yelped and jumped out of bed instinctually. I relaxed a little when I saw that it was Edrick and not some stranger, but what was he doing in my bed? He was still wearing his clothes and even had his shoes on.

As I stood there, my brow furrowed, Edrick’s eyes suddenly snapped open and shocked me even further.

a few moments, just as I had, before he came to the same realization that I did and abruptly jumped out of my bed. For several long, uncomfortable moments, we just stared at each

I got home, and I didn’t want to wake you, so I carried you to bed. I…

supposed that that explained it. While it was strange, hearing that he cared enough to carry me to bed without waking me made my heart flutter a little. It was sweet, knowing that he would do

in response, feeling my face

only nodded, then abruptly turned on his heel and briskly

carry me to bed last night? The thought of it admittedly made my heart flutter, although the fact that he fell asleep in my bed was a little odd. Still, I figured that

our morning walk just in case we drew too much attention due to the tabloid, but Ella didn’t seem to mind as we spent the afternoon playing inside and doing arts and crafts instead. By mid-afternoon, however, she had completely tired herself out and was starting to get cranky, so I took it as an opportunity to give her a nap and take

her nap, I made my way

surprise, Edrick was standing

you were at work,”

a sandwich on a plate and a newspaper in front of him, merely shrugged. “Meetings were short today,” he said. I nodded, feeling my

two slices of bread, then cut the sandwich diagonally and poured myself a glass of milk. When I turned back around, I felt my face go red again when I saw that Edrick was looking right at me over the top

year,” he said, somewhat abruptly. “It’s not for a few weeks, but Ella will of course be expected to be there, and by extension, so

Many of my dresses were getting to the point where my belly showed, aside from the couple of loose dresses that I had, but neither of

said. “Do you not want

to see that he had set his newspaper down and was now looking at me intently. “No, no, it’s not that,” I reassured him, setting my lunch down on the counter. “It’s just… Well…”

loose to wear?” he asked. “It’s only a few weeks from now. You

but I really didn’t have anything appropriate for a Morgan family banquet. Even at the last party, when I wore Selina’s nice dress, I still