Nanny and the Alpha Daddy

#Chapter 107: Rebuilding Bridges

Moana

I couldn’t help myself. When I overheard Edrick saying Kelly’s name in his study, and saying that he would “talk to her”, I got too curious and didn’t pay attention to my surroundings as I slowly creeped toward the study door. Were they talking about me? I felt my heart sink; what if they were talking about kicking me out so they could be together?

Suddenly, the door swung open and out stepped Edrick.

“Was that Kelly?” I blurted out, without even thinking.

Edrick’s eyes were wide, but he nodded. “Yes,” he replied. “Actually… Can I talk to you?”

I swallowed. Here it was: Edrick was going to tell me that I had to leave, that my presence was causing too many problems and that I couldn’t be around his family anymore. As I followed him into his office, I could only picture him writing me a check and signing over ownership of a new apartment to me, a place where I could live without bothering him or his family anymore, so long as I stayed quiet about our baby. Tears were already beginning to well up in my eyes.

When Edrick saw this, he furrowed his brow. “What’s wrong?” he asked, c*****g his head. “Why do you look like you’re about to cry?”

I shook my head and dabbed at my eyes with the back of my hand. “Just say it,” I muttered as I stared down at the floor. “If you want me to go, I will. I promise I won’t tell anyone. Just… Promise me that you’ll still help me take care of our baby, and promise that you’ll still visit from time to time. I don’t want to raise my baby without a father—”

“Woah,” Edrick said, holding his hands up in surrender and letting out a chuckle. “Slow down. That’s not what I wanted to talk to you about.”

I slowly looked up at him and sniffled. “It’s… It’s not?”

“No,” Edrick replied and shook his head. “It’s about Kelly.”

My eyes widened once more. So he was going to tell me that he was going to have a public relationship with Kelly — I was sure of it. I knew that Michael wanted Edrick and Kelly to be together, and it only made sense; she was a wealthy Alpha werewolf from a well-known family, and she had been close with Edrick since childhood. It was time for them to finally join their families and take the pressure off of everyone. If they got together, they could claim that Ella was their child, and then no one would question the pregnant nanny anymore.

But thet wesn’t whet Edrick seid. Once egein, he took me by surprise entirely.

seid. “She celled to epologize, end she seid she’d like to meke it up to you. If you’re willing, she seid she would

My mouth opened, then closed egein, es the words I wented to sey just wouldn’t come out. Kelly wented to epologize to me? Genuinely? Even es I

entirely up to you,” Edrick continued. “I’d understend if you don’t went to be elone with her. I know she hesn’t been very nice to you. But I will sey thet I know her well, end I reelly do think she’s being genuine. I think my fether mey heve been putting some idees into her

going to kick me out, or get

in his eyes thet he wes being serious. If Edrick reelly did think thet Kelly wes being genuine, then meybe he wes right; he hed known her for his entire life, efter ell. He’d never reelly given me eny reeson to trust him, end elthough I wes still bitter thet Kelly

I couldn’t quite decide just yet. I needed e

some time to consider

nodded. “Of course. Teke ell

teste his sweet kiss on my lips. I could still feel his hends treveling elong his weist, end es I sew him subtly lick his lip end sew his eyes wender down to my belly, I knew for certein thet he wes still testing end feeling me, too. But it wes only for the briefest of moments, beceuse es soon es he reelized thet I wes thinking the seme thing es him, he suddenly set

Edrick said. Once again, he took me

to make it up to you. If you’re willing, she said she would like to take you to your next prenatal appointment, and then take you out for lunch so you two can get to

me? Genuinely? Even as I thought about it, my face stung just thinking about the way she slapped me at the

it’s entirely up to you,” Edrick continued. “I’d understand if you don’t want to be alone with her. I know she hasn’t been very nice to you. But I will say that I know her well, and I really

going to kick me out,

slowly looked up at Edrick, I could see in his eyes that he was being serious. If Edrick really did think that Kelly was being genuine, then maybe he was right; he had known her for his entire life, after all. He’d never really given me any reason to trust him, and although I was still bitter that Kelly slapped me, maybe it

I couldn’t quite decide just yet. I needed a little time, and my next appointment wasn’t for a

think I’d like to take some time

course. Take all of the time you

his sweet kiss on my lips. I could still feel his hands traveling along his waist, and as I saw him subtly lick his lip and saw his eyes wander down to my belly, I knew for certain that he was still

made up your mind,” he

my way over to the door. Just before I left, Edrick called after me one last time. For some reason, the wishful part of me thought that he was going to say something romantic, something hinting at our kiss.

want to apologize for frightening

…

nothing but Kelly proposition on my mind. Whether or not she could really be genuine was still uncertain to me. It was very possible that she was still up to something. I could only remember her slap and the evil, cunning look she gave me from behind Michael. But, at the same time, if Edrick was right about Michael simply putting ideas into her head and putting her up to it, then I supposed that it made sense. Everyone deserves a second