His Nanny Mate By Eve Above Story

Chapter 13: Birthday Outing
Moana

Despite everything that happened that day, Edrick still requested that I spend the night with him. I made sure to put more distance between us this time, hoping that we wouldn’t wake up in each other’s arms again in the morning.

When I woke up, my cardigan was still on and Edrick’s side of the bed was empty. I heard the shower running in the bathroom, so I let out a sigh of relief and took it as my chance to get up and leave the room before I would have to talk to him. Not only was it still awkward to look him in the eye with our new arrangement, but I was admittedly still a little upset with him for yelling at me publicly the day before.

I quickly got up and made the bed, opening the curtains out of habit to let some sunlight into the room before I put my slippers on and headed out.

“Moana?” Ella’s little voice said, the second I walked out of the room. It made me jump a bit. I wasn’t expecting her to be standing right outside the door.

“Good morning, Miss Ella,” I said, managing a smile. “Are you feeling better today?”

Ella nodded, but her eyebrows were scrunched together and her eyes were narrowed suspiciously. “What were you doing in my daddy’s room again?”

“I, um…” I stammered, realizing that I couldn’t use the crepes for breakfast excuse two days in a row.

“Good morning, Princess!” Edrick said from behind me, brushing past me to scoop Ella up off the floor. Her look of concern and confusion quickly turned into a wide grin.

“Daddy!” Ella exclaimed, giggling as Edrick blew a raspberry on her cheek. “Where are you taking me for my birthday?”

of her father’s room; I had also forgotten that today was her

muscles bulging through his white button-down shirt and his hair still a

faded and she began

something fun with you today. And I’ll be home later to have dinner and give you your

“And cake?” Ella asked.

“And cake,” Edrick replied.

…

left that morning, Ella was — unsurprisingly — quite sad that her father couldn’t spend her birthday with her, so I tried to come up with something fun to do

shook her head

her was met with indignant refusal. I knew she just wanted to spend the day with Edrick,

could take her out so long as I stayed with her the entire time and didn’t let go of her hand for one second, which was understandable. I

take you there,” Selina said to me as I put Ella’s sun hat on to protect her face. “And the bodyguard will be watching at all times.

little annoyed at the housekeeper’s blatant mistrust of me. I knew I messed up royally by leaving Ella’s training to visit the orphanage when I

relieved to see her

asked Ella as we watched the

bow on the back of her sun hat wiggle adorably. “Nope,” she replied, sticking her foot out to admire her brand new matching blue sandals — she clearly liked the color blue, as I was quickly learning. “I don’t really get to go anywhere except

growing up in the orphanage, Sophia took us on the occasional field trip or ice cream outing. We even went to the local swimming pool twice a month in

“How come?” I asked.

across the lobby as soon as the elevator doors opened. “He

ra zzi?” I asked, stifling a laugh at Ella’s childish

head affirmatively, appearing very serious. “Yes, that,” she said. We left the building and climbed into the back of the town car where our driver

driver took us to the theme park and bought our tickets, and soon Ella was bursting

fanning myself