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.

downtown for the weekend,” he said. “Admittedly, I was hoping to bring you there tonight, but I suppose you can’t come since you’ve got to be up early

taking me home to his penthouse for the night. I supposed, then, that it

frowning a little, “I thought we were just going

a 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 you, without Edrick looming

moments of palpable silence that hung so thickly in the air that I felt I could cut them with a knife. Just as

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

to eat. In fact, the food was so tantalizing, that as soon as I took the first bite, I knew that this very

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

of the night, we didn’t bring up the awkwardness surrounding Ethan’s penthouse, and actually had a lovely time and many deep chats that made me temporarily forget about the looming issue at hand of

…

enjoying a lovely dinner together, Ethan took me back to the spot where we initially met just outside

had a wonderful night,” I said. “Thank

I 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

I nodded.

you sleep with Edrick every night,” he said. “I know it’s just to help him sleep,

terminated our agreement,” I interrupted. “On the night of

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

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 and got out of the car as I pushed the memories of that night after the exhibition out

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