His Nanny Mate (Moana and Edrick Morgan) novel Chapter 126

#Chapter 126: The Mountain Estate

Moana

I agreed to sleep with Edrick that night. Even though I was still a bit upset by what he had said the night before, I couldn’t deny the fact that I missed him and wanted his company, especially after the fact that he saved Ella and myself from the paparazzi.

The next morning, I awoke to the sound of the shower water turning off. Edrick was already awake, and before my eyes were even fully open, he came out of the bathroom in his robe with his toothbrush in his mouth.

“Rise and shine,” he said, his mouth full of toothpaste as he rifled through his dresser drawers. “We’re leaving in an hour. You should go and pack.”

I sat up and furrowed my brow. It was still early; I knew that he had planned on leaving for the mountain estate today, but not this early. Nonetheless, I obliged and quickly rushed over to my bedroom to pack some clothes and toiletries for the upcoming few days. I packed my painting supplies and my small travel easel as well, just in case I did decide to do some painting after all.

Within the hour, all of us were packed and ready to go. Selina helped Ella pack while I got ready, so there was no lag in our preparation time. Soon enough, all of us — including Selina and the maids — were piled into the car and on our way out of the city.

“I love the mountain house!” Ella exclaimed, swinging her legs happily as Edrick drove. She had a little breakfast sandwich in her tiny hands from the bakery downstairs from the penthouse; Edrick had purchased all of us something to eat there, as we didn’t have time to eat breakfast and deal with cleaning up before we left. Once again, I was immensely grateful for the Alpha billionaire’s sudden kindness, and I was even more surprised that he still wasn’t even remotely bothered by the paparazzi incident the day before.

The ride to the mountain estate took a lot of winding and twisting roads that slowly led us up into the mountains. I could feel the air in the car begin to cool down the higher we got, which was refreshing.

But at the same time, I felt myself become motion sick from all of the twists and the turns.

When I had driven up to the mountain estate before, on the day of my interview, the road hadn’t bothered me at all. In fact, I loved the drive, and the view was amazing. However, now that I was pregnant and prone to nausea, I felt sick the entire way despite Edrick’s careful driving.

Finally, however, we reached the mountain estate before I threw up. I was relieved to finally get out of the car as quickly as possible and breathe in the sweet, chilly mountain air.

While the maids took our bags in, I took my time to walk up to the front door of the mansion. It was a huge and sprawling Tudor-style mansion that overlooked the mountain range, surrounded by tall pine trees on all sides. The pebbled walkway was lined with fountains and statues that were covered in moss, and I paused to look at one of them.

“I should have someone clean these off,” Edrick said suddenly, picking at a bit of the moss and looking at it between his fingers.

My eyes widened and I turned toward him, shaking my head vigorously. “No!” I said. “Don’t clean it off. The moss is beautiful.”

Edrick raised an eyebrow. “Really?” he said.

I nodded. “It makes everything look so lush and natural. Leave it alone. Please?”