Nanny and the Alpha Daddy

Chapter 52

#Chapter 52: The Alpha’s Gaze

Moana

“You’re not pregnant, are you?”

I froze at Ethan’s words, my eyes wide as I stuttered to come up with a response. “I– I’m not–”

Ethan, seeing my uncomfortable struggle, lowered his glass and quickly shook his head to dispel the seriousness of the suggestion he had just made.

“I’m sorry,” he said. “I was only joking. Maybe that wasn’t a very appropriate thing to joke about. It’s fine if you don’t want to drink alcohol tonight.”

I tried to laugh off Ethan’s joke, but it was almost embarrassing how astute that joke actually was — if only he actually knew. Then, quickly, I fumbled in my mind to find the right excuse so as not to raise any more red flags about the reality of the situation. “I just… I need to be up early tomorrow, to take Ella to her training.”

Ethan nodded understandingly, but oddly looked a little disappointed at the same time. I watched as he silently took a sip of his wine, then set the glass down.

“I hope that’s okay,” I blurted out. “I suppose I should’ve said something before you spent the money on a bottle of wine.”

“No, no,” Ethan assured me. “It’s perfectly fine. Although, I must admit, I was secretly hoping for something.”

I raised my eyebrows. “Hoping for what?” Nothing could have prepared me for what Ethan said next.

staying at my penthouse downtown for the weekend,” he said. “Admittedly, I was hoping to bring you there tonight, but I suppose you can’t

felt a bit taken aback by Ethan’s admission, and a little uncomfortable. I had thought that we were just two friends going out for dinner; I never thought for even a moment that he brought me here tonight with the intention of taking me home to his penthouse for the night. I supposed, then, that it was silly

frowning a little, “I thought we were

little red, and he nodded. “Yes. I’m sorry. I just… I guess I was hoping to have a little time to get to know

of palpable silence that hung so thickly in the air that I felt I could cut them with a knife. Just as it was becoming unbearable, the

said, abruptly ending the awkward silence, “and penne alla vodka for the

first time in days, I actually wanted to eat. In fact, the food was so tantalizing, that as soon as

my fork so as not to eat too fast, and savored the flavor in my

a bite of his steak. For the remainder of the night, we didn’t bring up the awkwardness surrounding Ethan’s penthouse,

…

dinner together, Ethan took me back

really had a wonderful night,” I said. “Thank you for

really am sorry about that misunderstanding earlier. I know that it was inappropriate of me to assume that you would want to spend the night with me on our first real date. Can

I nodded.

think I’m a little jealous that you sleep with Edrick every night,” he said. “I know it’s just to

I interrupted.

appeared to be taken aback. “I’m sorry. I hope that I

was a weird arrangement anyway, so I’m glad that it’s over.” I realized, as I finished talking, that my hand was on my belly. I quickly pulled it away

he said, looking

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