His Nanny Mate By Eve Above Story

Chapter 129: Wildflowers

Moana

Later that morning, after enjoying breakfast in the garden in the fresh air with Ella and Edrick, Ella reminded Edrick that she wanted to go for a hike. Edrick of course agreed, as it was nice outside.

“Go put your shoes on,” he said. “And pants, too. I don’t want you falling down in a dress.”

“Okay!” Ella exclaimed as she sprinted off to her room to get changed.

Edrick stood and stretched, accidentally revealing the lower portion of his abs as he did so. He was dressed casually in a simple polo shirt and trousers, which was strange to see as I had grown so accustomed to seeing him only dressed in business attire. He must have forgotten that he wasn’t wearing his shirt tucked in when he stretched, and seeing even just a small portion of his abs made me blush a deep shade of red.

“We won’t be out for too long,” Edrick said then. “Feel free to explore anywhere you want in the mansion or the gardens while we’re out.”

of exploring the mansion sounded fun, I furrowed my brow. It was too beautiful outside, and I had been looking forward to going on a nice

would go with you,

at me. His eyes traveled down to my belly; he

want you to get sick or get hurt if it’s too much

frowned. “I’m only a few months pregnant. I’m not a complete invalid just yet.

for a few moments before finally nodding. “Alright,” he replied. “I guess some exercise could be good for you and the

couldn’t help but grin. I thought it was sweet that Edrick was so concerned about our baby, but I knew that he worried too much when it came to certain things. I had always been somewhat athletic, and never had any problems with exercising. Being a few months pregnant may have stopped me from doing crazy things like rock climbing or downhill skiing, but a nice hike through the forest was something that I knew I could handle. Besides, the doctor told me that exercise was extremely healthy for the baby, and

ran upstairs and changed out of my dress and into something more suitable for a hike. Once I was ready, I headed back downstairs with Ella’s hand in mine and met Edrick

to be looking at my outfit, and I didn’t realize it until a while later that he had never seen me in anything that wasn’t purely professional. Now, I was wearing a simple t-shirt and jeans with boots and a zip-up hoodie on top, with my hair up in a bun, and he almost seemed fascinated by it. Seeing the way he looked at me made me blush and feel a bit embarrassed until I realized

as we walked further into the forest, and the quiet sound of the forest around us was extremely relaxing. Every so often, Ella would run ahead with a flower or a cool rock or anything else that she would demand for Edrick to

look as he pulled it out of his back pocket, but I couldn’t

on the screen, his face went dark. Before, he had been smiling and chatting happily, but now he was sullen and gloomy like

answer, he stormed off a ways

around me, picking little wildflowers. I stayed where I was and sat down on a large boulder to rest my feet, keeping an eye on Ella while Edrick

it in my face to show me all of the delicate

up as I took the flowers from Ella. “Aww, love,”

nodded vigorously. “Mhm,” she said. “I picked lots of daisies, see? And Selina once told me that those flowers are called… Hmm…” She pointed thoughtfully at one of the flowers. It was a cluster of white flowers that were spread out

are called Queen Anne’s Lace,”