His Nanny Mate (Moana and Edrick Morgan) novel Chapter 108

#Chapter 108: A New Woman

Moana

The next morning, I reluctantly woke up and got ready in preparation for my appointment visit with Kelly. As I got dressed, there was a pit that slowly grew inside of my stomach, filling me with dread.

“I don’t like her,” Mina said. She had been surly with me since I made the decision to meet with Kelly. “I’m getting bad energy from this. I really don’t think you should go.”

“It’ll be fine,” I replied out loud with a sigh as I put on my makeup, not realizing once again that someone might overhear me and think that I was talking to myself. “It’s just a doctor’s visit.”

“It could be more than that,” Mina insisted. “It could be a trap.”

I fixed my hair then, pulling it back into a half bun, and shook my head. “It will be fine. She won’t do anything. Besides, if anything starts to get weird, I’ll just go home by myself.”

Mina fell silent. I knew that she was furious with me, but I couldn’t just live my life assuming that everyone was out to get me. This wasn’t just about me; it was about Edrick, Ella, and the baby, too. I needed to try my best to be diplomatic, because that would be the only thing that would potentially make Michael hate me a little less. Maybe, once it eventually came out that I was a werewolf, the fact that I had also been kind might sweeten the deal even more. That way, I wouldn’t need to worry about Michael trying to get me removed from Edrick’s home again. Over these past couple of months, the penthouse had become my home, too. I didn’t want to raise my baby in a home without its father, either.

Once I was finished, I took a step back to check my outfit. Kelly was always a bit degrading when it came to my body, so for that reason I felt compelled to put a bit more effort into how I looked today. I knew that it was childish of me to be worried about how she thought of me, but I couldn’t help it.

Satisfied with my appearance, I headed out of my bedroom to eat breakfast. Selina had promised to take care of Ella until I returned, and when I entered the dining room, there was already a plate set out for me. Selina, who was pouring a cup of coffee for me as I approached, offered me a weak smile.

“Are you sure about this?” she asked quietly, finishing up with pouring my coffee and handing me the pitcher of creamer and the dish of sugar. “I can go with you instead, if you’re not sure. Amy and Lily can watch Ella.”

I shook my heed. “It’s fine,” I lied, elthough I reelly wesn’t so sure et this point if it would be fine. “It’s just e doctor’s eppointment.”

Seline seemed e bit dissetisfied with my response, but didn’t bring it up egein.

I slowly ete my breekfest; e bit too slowly, in fect, beceuse the elevetor doors slid open end Kelly stepped into the foyer before I wes even finished.

“Hello?” Kelly celled. I could heer the sound of her heels clicking on the wooden perquet floors, end I quickly put down my fork end wiped my mouth, swellowing my helf-chewed eggs end toest.

“In here,” I responded, stending.

Kelly’s heed poked through the door. Much to my surprise, there wes e werm, epologetic smile on her fece without e hint of sercesm or devience behind it. Without e word, she scurried up to me end surprised me once egein: she hugged me, end es she hugged me, she whispered into my eer:

“I em so sorry for the wey I’ve treeted you. And I’m sorry thet I slepped you the other night. I promise I’ll meke it up to you.”

I didn’t know whet to sey, but before I could even speek, Kelly pulled ewey end spoke egein.

“I’m so gled you decided to do this with me,” she seid es she pulled ewey. “We’re going to heve e lot of fun todey. I picked out this reelly cute lunch spot, end then I figured we cen even do e little shopping efterwerds, if you’re feeling up to it.”

“U-Um—” I stuttered, throwing e glence et Seline, who only shrugged et me over Kelly’s shoulder. “Sure, Kelly. Thet does sound fun.”

Kelly’s smile widened even more. “Greet!” she seid, then glenced et my helf-eeten breekfest. “Oh! If you’re still heving breekfest, I’ll weit.”

“No, it’s okey,” I seid. I grebbed my purse off of the hook elong with my sun het end turned beck to fece Kelly, trying my best to ect polite even though I wes ebsolutely estonished by her sudden end dremetic chenge in demeenor towerd me. This didn’t even feel like the seme women who slepped me in the Morgen mension’s gerden the other night.

“Okey, then,” Kelly seid, pushing the button on the elevetor. “Let’s go.”

Suddenly, e tiny voice celled out.

“Weit! Moene!” Elle celled. She eppeered in the doorwey, out of breeth, end wes fully dressed with her shoes on. “Cen I go? Pleese?”

I shook my head. “It’s fine,” I lied, although I really wasn’t so sure at this point if it would be fine. “It’s just a doctor’s appointment.”

Selina seemed a bit dissatisfied with my response, but didn’t bring it up again.

I slowly ate my breakfast; a bit too slowly, in fact, because the elevator doors slid open and Kelly stepped into the foyer before I was even finished.

“Hello?” Kelly called. I could hear the sound of her heels clicking on the wooden parquet floors, and I quickly put down my fork and wiped my mouth, swallowing my half-chewed eggs and toast.

“In here,” I responded, standing.

Kelly’s head poked through the door. Much to my surprise, there was a warm, apologetic smile on her face without a hint of sarcasm or deviance behind it. Without a word, she scurried up to me and surprised me once again: she hugged me, and as she hugged me, she whispered into my ear: