His Nanny Mate By Eve Above Story

Chapter 346 Homeward Bound

Ella

A charged silence fell between us as we finally reached the safety of the car. Somehow, we had managed to make our way out of the party with little trouble, although Leonard had asked questions; a quick “My stomach hurts” on my part, however, was enough to make the man leave us be.

Logan slid behind the wheel as I climbed into the passenger seat. As the engine hummed to life, he turned to face me, his deep blue eyes reflecting the twilight.

“Ella,” he began, his tone light yet hesitant, “speaking of the ‘engagement party’…”

I sighed, passing a hand over my weary face. “Now? Really? We need to talk about this now?”

Logan shrugged as he began pulling away from the curb. “We’ll have to talk about it sooner rather than later. No offense, but it was your idea.”

I cringed at the thought. It was my idea, technically. Logan had offered to take the fall, to avoid this ‘engagement party’. But I had decided in the moment to be the one to take the fall instead, to agree to let my parents meet Leonard and this whole dark family. But truthfully, I never planned on actually going through with it at first. Now, though, I wasn’t so sure what to do. I needed to think.

“Later,” I muttered as I stared out the window. “Not now.”

“Fine,” Logan responded. “But Ella, I was thinking… We should take a trip to your home city first. Tell them in person. We’ve got the time right now in between cases, and-”

My eyes widened in shock, and I quickly cut him off. “No! That’s a horrible idea!”

Logan paused for a moment before answering. “What’s the big problem?” he asked. “Don’t want your family to meet me?”

I said, which was only

to face me while we waited. He inched

me all the places you loved as a

push away the memories of our encounter in the old playroom. “No. I can’t do that. I won’t do that. And I certainly won’t get a hotel

get separate hotel rooms then. Separate hotels, if you’re

most comfortable would be if you didn’t keep

pronounced by the sound of the car’s

this, were you?” he asked. “Always the lawyer.

my lip. Logan hit it pretty much on the nose, but I wasn’t ready to admit it. “I… I don’t know,”

try to find a way. But keeping our fake relationship from your parents

At least if I laid my cards out on the table about who Logan was, maybe they would understand. Then, once our contract was up, we could split amicably. Logan would have to meet my father

said finally. “No offense, but having

out faster than I had intended, revealing more of my vulnerability

taken,” he said, clenching his

shook my head. “That’s… Not what I mean. I meant to say that this side of my life-this encroaching darkness-I’ve kept it separated from my parents and my little sister. I’d like to keep it

meet your father at some point, though,

raced with a million different thoughts. “I would just prefer to at least let it happen here, so I don’t have to

had felt our closeness earlier, had come so close to becoming one with Logan, our mate, and I

my parents come here,” I finally said, sinking a little lower in my seat.