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.”

brow. It was too beautiful outside, and I had been looking forward

would go with you, actually,” I said, standing from

pursed his lips and looked at me. His eyes traveled down to my belly;

good idea?” he asked. “I don’t want you to get sick or

a few months pregnant. I’m not a complete invalid just yet. Besides, it’s only

for a few moments before finally nodding. “Alright,” he replied.

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 I had done enough research of my own to learn that many women could do all sorts of athletic things, even while they were eight or nine months pregnant. Once, I even read about a woman who was a marathon runner and kept winning marathons up until her water

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

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 that I had looked at him the same way earlier. In a strange way, seeing each

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 keep in his pocket, and soon enough his pockets were bursting with

of his back pocket, but I couldn’t keep myself and took a quick peek, only to

name on the screen, his face went dark. Before, he had

Before I could answer, he stormed off a ways into the woods to answer the

boulder to rest my feet, keeping an eye on Ella while Edrick was busy. I hoped

running up to me. Her fist was full of wildflowers and she shoved it in my face to show me all of the delicate petals and muted colors. “It’s for the

took the flowers from Ella. “Aww,

“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

Queen Anne’s Lace,” I