Nanny and the Alpha Daddy

#Chapter 91: Sweet Affection

Moana

Sophia didn’t ask about Edrick again after that. I knew that she could tell that something more was going on than I was leading her to believe, but she didn’t pry any further and just enjoyed the remainder of the walk with me. We talked a bit about her plans with the foundation a bit as well as her need for a secretary to help her out; up ahead, as we talked about the secretary, I swore I could see Edrick glancing over his shoulder at us as though he was listening intently.

Finally, we made it to the ice cream parlor. It was a cute little mom and pop shop on a small strip of quaint little stores, and when we went inside it was like stepping back in time. There was a long counter with stools to sit at and there was a nice older man working behind the counter wearing a red and white striped uniform.

“Well, hello there!” the old man said cheerfully as we entered. “So many little ones!”

Sophia and I smiled and helped the children sit at the counter. Once they were all seated, we stood with Edrick as there were no chairs left.

“What can I get for everyone?” the old man asked, leaning on the counter and beaming at the children, who all looked over at Sophia expectantly.

“Go ahead and tell the nice man which flavor you would like,” Sophia said in an encouraging tone. Almost all at once, the children started bombarding the old man with the flavors of their choice, but he somehow managed to get all of their orders just right. Sophia also ordered a bowl of chocolate ice cream, and I ordered French vanilla. The old man handed us our ice cream and Sophia thanked both him and Edrick profusely while Edrick paid.

The ice cream was refreshing after being outside on such a hot day. French vanilla was always a favorite flavor of mine, and I couldn’t help but smile a bit as I tasted the sweet coolness of it on my tongue.

Edrick didn’t seem to

you going to have any?” I asked, furrowing my brow. It felt a bit

don’t really eat ice cream, so I’m not sure what I

mouths dropped almost in unison. “You don’t eat ice

didn’t quite know how to react, so without thinking, I scooped up a bit of

said. “Try mine. It’s not

and seemed to be the type to be entirely indifferent to celebrities. Edrick, seemingly coming to the same conclusion, finally tugged his mask down a little and ate the ice cream right off the spoon without even taking it out

take whichever flavor

is,” the old man replied with a smile. Edrick watched intently, almost in a childlike way, as the old man plopped two scoops of ice cream into the bowl, drizzled a little caramel on top,

so friendly and open with Sophia and the children, and his offer to take everyone out for ice cream was still a shock. Not only that, but the fact that he ate the ice cream right off of my

to begin with, but I supposed that there was still a part of me that secretly wished that the Alpha billionaire would be kind like this out of his own heart

chuckle. “You have

face go red and grabbed

said, stifling another laugh. “A

felt