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.”

sounded fun, I furrowed my brow. It was

was thinking I would go with you, actually,” I said,

looked at me. His eyes traveled down to my

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

few months pregnant. I’m not a complete

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

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 I had done enough research of my own to learn

dress and into something more suitable for a hike. Once I was ready, I headed back downstairs with Ella’s

a zip-up hoodie on top, with my hair up in a bun, and he almost seemed fascinated by it. Seeing the

quiet sound of the forest around us was extremely relaxing. Every so often, Ella would run ahead with a flower or a cool

out of his back pocket, but I couldn’t keep myself and took a quick peek, only to see that it was none

dark. Before, he had been smiling

back,” he growled. Before I could answer, he stormed off a ways into the woods to

circles 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 was busy. I hoped

full of wildflowers and she shoved it in

from Ella. “Aww, love,” I said, touching the flowers gently, “is

pointed thoughtfully at one of the flowers. It was a cluster of white flowers

are called Queen Anne’s Lace,” I