His Nanny Mate By Eve Above Story

Chapter 164: New Horizons

Moana

When we were finished with the tour, we stopped in the downstairs foyer. Headmistress Hawkins smiled at us, her brown eyes radiating with kindness.

“Well?” she asked. “What do you think?”

I looked over at Edrick expectantly. He was fairly quiet throughout the entire tour, only occasionally asking questions. I was a bit worried that he wouldn’t like it and that he would make up some excuse to say no, but much to my surprise, he looked down at Ella with a gentle smile.

“It’s up to you, Ella,” he said. “Do you like this school?”

Ella nodded excitedly. “I really like it here!” she said, squeezing Edrick’s hand tightly. “I really want to go to school here!”

Edrick smiled and looked up at the headmistress. “Well, I guess that’s that,” he said with a bit of a chuckle.

Headmistress Hawkins grinned. “Perfect,” she replied. “Let’s get you enrolled.”

…

a few short weeks, which was fairly short

stopped talking about it all day, and even getting her to sleep was a battle because she was so excited. It made me feel warm inside to see her

wasn’t the only thing that was on my

classroom. It was important for any child to have access to a good art program in school, and it made me sad to think that the children at that school had been without a proper art program for years since the last art teacher passed away. Ella loved that school and wanted to go there so badly, and it was the perfect place for her to go, but it made me uneasy to think that she would be without a proper art class for the foreseeable future. Sure, I could give her some art lessons

from the thoughtful look on Edrick’s face that he was dealing with an internal dilemma as well. He was leaning on the balcony railing and looking out over the city, and when I came out, he looked over his shoulder at me with a strange expression on his

I said, walking up to him. “What is

about: he was worried about Ella. He didn’t like the idea

“You’re worried about her.”

almost as though he didn’t want to admit that he actually had a

nice walk in a safe neighborhood, it was still the city, after all. Anything could happen,

years older. But I also knew that having her away from the penthouse during the day, when anything could happen, was terrifying for

gently. “You don’t need to worry so much. And it’s

moments before licking his lips and answering. “Teachers and staff can be dangerous, too,” he replied. His words made my heart sink; he wasn’t wrong. Bad things happened in schools all of the time, but it didn’t mean that he should spend

early childhood education with a concentration in art therapy. I did

with Ella all day in case something happens. You won’t need

when we were touring the school

he asked, gesturing lightly toward my growing belly. “Won’t it be too much for you, especially

baby is strong,” I replied, thinking back to everything that happened with the Rogues. “I’m not worried. I might need a little extra help at home since I’ll be working every day, but it’s not like taking care of Ella is a chore in the slightest. Besides… With Ella at school, I won’t

when the baby comes?” he asked. “Won’t it be stressful to start working and

Selina, and the maids, and I have you. And don’t forget that they do have a