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.”

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school year would begin in just a few short weeks, which was fairly short notice, but I knew that Edrick would make

was a battle because she was so excited. It made me feel warm inside to see her get so excited over school, and

only thing that

stop thinking about that empty art 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,

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

thinking about something,” I said, walking up to

answer for a few moments. But I knew what he was thinking 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

city was bustling as always, and it would never stop. Even though the walk to Ella’s new school wasn’t very far and was a nice walk in a safe neighborhood, it was still the city, after all. Anything could happen, and I understood why Edrick was scared. Even the paparazzi alone were bad

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

so much. And it’s in a

can be dangerous, too,” he replied. His words made my heart sink; he wasn’t wrong. Bad things happened in schools all of the

the open art teacher position once more. I did, after all, have a degree in early childhood education with a concentration in art therapy.

apply,” I said. “Then I can be with Ella all day in case something happens. You won’t need to worry

to look at me. I knew that he had been thinking the same thing when we were touring the school together earlier that day, but it seemed

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

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

stressful to start working and then have to take

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