Nanny and the Alpha Daddy

Nanny and the Alpha Daddy
#Chapter 14: Family Event
Moana

“I’ll pay.”

Ella and I were both shocked when we turned around to see Edrick standing there, credit card in hand, his face covered by sunglasses and a surgical mask.

“Daddy!” Ella exclaimed.

Edrick handed the ice cream salesman his credit card and ruffled Ella’s hair. “Eat your ice cream before it melts,” he said, guiding us away from the stand and the people behind us who were getting quickly annoyed at us for holding up the line to get ice cream.

“I thought you had to work,” Ella said.

“I decided to come home early so I could spend your birthday with you after all,” Edrick replied. “But you weren’t home. Selina told me that you went on an outing…” I couldn’t see his eyes through his sunglasses, but the way his head slowly turned toward me told me everything I needed to know.

I felt my shoulders droop and looked embarrassingly down at my rapidly-melting ice cream. We approached a bench and Edrick instructed Ella to sit while she finished her ice cream, then he stood next to me and lowered his voice while she happily swung her legs and got ice cream all over her face.

“Why did you take her out if you had no money?” he asked, his voice sounding cold and annoyed.

“It was an honest mistake,” I replied. “I haven’t had to take out money in a while. And besides, the driver is close; it would’ve only taken a minute for him to pass me the money.”

up from her

was afraid that her father would make

said. “It’s really not safe

out in a pout. “But it’s my birthday,” she whined. “You never want to go anywhere, and I’m having fun

said quietly. “Let her enjoy her birthday. And please… Join

a few moments before letting out a deep sigh and crouching to wipe the ice cream off of Ella’s

park, I couldn’t help but take out my phone to secretly snap some sweet pictures of Ella and Edrick together. It was so sweet watching

to get down, Edrick and I began to feel tired. Ella, however, still had just as much energy, and insisted on one more ride before we went home. I suggested the ferris wheel

Edrick sat across from me with Ella on his lap. As we started to go up, now that we were safe from prying eyes, Edrick took off his sunglasses to reveal steely gray eyes that appeared surprisingly happy for the first time since I

billionaire needed a fun outing just as much as his

out of my mouth. The way that the last rays of sunlight refracted across the treetops as they swayed in the hot summer breeze,

over the crowd. And behind her, her father wasn’t looking at the

was looking at

darted away quickly, as though he had only glanced at me on accident. Soon, the ferris wheel began to roll us back downward,

attendant let us out. Edrick put his mask back on then got out with Ella in one of his arms. Then, he turned around and

as we walked away from the ferris wheel. He set her down and crouched down to her level. “I think we’ve had enough fun for one day.