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.

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 other in disbelief from the opposite

on the armchair last night when I got home, and I didn’t want to wake you, so I carried you to bed. I… I guess I was so exhausted I fell asleep without even realizing it. I had a bit to

carry me to bed without waking me made my heart flutter a little. It was sweet, knowing that he would do something like

I stammered in response, feeling my face

turned on his heel and briskly

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 he really was just

we spent the afternoon playing inside and doing arts and crafts instead. By mid-afternoon, however, she had completely tired

made my way over to

surprise, Edrick was standing in the

you were at work,” I said, glancing at

were short today,” he said. I nodded, feeling my face get red as I remembered waking up next to him, and quickly

butter and jam on 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

an end of summer banquet every year,” he said, somewhat abruptly. “It’s not for a few weeks, but Ella will of course be expected to be there, and

Many of my dresses were getting to the point where my belly showed, aside from the

wrong?” Edrick said. “Do you not

his newspaper down and was now looking at me intently. “No, no, it’s

anything loose to wear?” he asked. “It’s only a few

worried that I was coming across as being ungrateful or too nervous, 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

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