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.”

…

year would begin in just a few short weeks, which

school. Ella hadn’t 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 get so excited over school,

thing

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

shower, drying my hair with a towel, I could tell instantly 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

I said, walking up to him. “What

what he was thinking about: he was worried about Ella. He didn’t

“You’re worried about her.”

though he didn’t want to admit that he actually

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

need to be chaperoned both two and from school until she was at least a few years older. But I also knew that having her away from the penthouse during the day, when anything could happen,

need to worry so much. And it’s in a safe neighborhood,

for a few 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 the rest of his life

a degree in early childhood education with a concentration in art therapy. I did also have some teaching experience

with Ella all day in case

were touring the school together earlier that day,

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

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

he asked. “Won’t it be stressful to start working and then

Selina, and the maids, and I have you.