His Nanny Mate By Eve Above Story

Chapter 360 Little Victories

Ella

Sitting alone in my hotel room, surrounded by plush furniture and golden accents that gleamed in the soft lighting, I felt a pang of homesickness. The luxuriousness of the room was stifling in an odd way, as though constantly reminding me of my charade with a mobster.

Shaking off the momentary melancholy, I decided to call Moana to calm my frayed nerves.

Taking a deep breath to compose myself, I dialed her number and waited for the ring to connect. The familiar sound of her voice, warm and comforting as always, came through within moments.

“Ella, my love! How was your flight? Did you make it to the hotel?”

“We did,” I said, faking a sense of enthusiasm in my voice. “The place is…well, it’s something.”

“Where is your fiance?” Moana asked. “I’d like to say hello, if you don’t mind.”

The word ‘fiance’ made my body stiffen. I glanced at the empty space next to me, where Logan would have been if we were an actual couple. But we weren’t. He was in a room of his own, doing his own thing.

I couldn’t quite decide if I preferred it that way or not, the logical lawyer part of me knew that it was for the best, but the sleepy, scared-of-flying Ella with the yellow stuffed duck almost missed his company already.

“He’s… in the shower,” I stammered, hoping that Moana bought my lie.

“Well,I hope you know that we’re all excited to meet him tomorrow,” Moana said, blissfully unaware of the tension her question had sparked.

“I’m looking forward to it too,” I said, though in truth, I wished that tomorrow would never come. Meeting my family, particularly my discerning father, would be the make-or-break moment for this intricate lie that Logan and I had entangled ourselves in.

through my thoughts, her soft voice

forced a smile, even though she couldn’t see it. “Yeah, Mom, I’m just

was a little girl. I held it up in the frame, so she could see it over our video

never thought that little duck would turn out to

I couldn’t explain. “I’m so glad you came into my life, and into Dad’s life. You’ve made

when she spoke again. “I can’t wait to see

own eyes misting over. I cleared my throat before adding, “Oh, and tell Dad

had a nice ride to

that was his way of snooping, making sure everything was as

laughed. “And this hotel you’re staying at,

feeling self-conscious. So they had snooped, just as I expected.

he must be an interesting guy,” Moana mused. “You’ve always been so down-to-earth. It must be strange being

that clashed with everything I had been brought up to value.

chose that moment to growl, betraying my hunger. “I’ll see you tomorrow, Mom.

Can’t

felt so incongruent with who I was. And in an unexpected way, despite the lavish

unpacked the last of my travel essentials and started browsing the room service menu

casual clothes, thinking maybe room service was preemptively delivering something delightful. Maybe Logan had purchased some sort of package that included special treatment,

the door, it was Logan, leaning against the frame,

he said

back, my eyes meeting his for a brief second before darting away. “What do

got no idea where to go around here. Any

invitation? My