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.”

exploring the mansion sounded fun, I furrowed my brow. It was too beautiful outside, and I had been looking

I would go with you,

looked at me. His eyes traveled down

you sure it’s a good idea?” he asked. “I don’t want you to get sick or get hurt if it’s too

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

the inside of his lower lip for a few moments before finally nodding. “Alright,” he replied.

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

something more suitable for a hike. Once

to follow the path that led into the woods, I couldn’t help but notice that Edrick kept glancing at me on occasion while we walked. He seemed 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

pine trees 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

pocket, but I couldn’t keep myself and took a quick peek, only to see that it was

went dark. Before, he had been smiling and chatting happily, but now he was sullen

answer, he stormed off a ways into the woods to answer the

sat down on a large boulder to rest my feet, keeping an eye on Ella while Edrick was busy. I hoped that his father wasn’t berating him for announcing our “relationship”, but I knew that that was

said, 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

couldn’t help but tear up as I took the flowers from Ella. “Aww, love,” I said, touching the

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

called Queen Anne’s Lace,”