His Nanny Mate (Moana and Edrick Morgan) novel Chapter 161

#Chapter 161: New Friends, New Experiences

Moana

After Ella, Edrick and I went to the outdoor painting class together, it started to become more and more apparent to me that Ella was deeply craving more interactions with other children her age. With each passing day, she begged me more and more to bring her to the orphanage to play with the other children, and began to grow a little defiant when Edrick told her that she couldn’t be going out all of the time.

My years of working with children and my career in early childhood education taught me that one of the most important things for any child to experience was socializing with other children. Ella had been mostly cooped up her entire life, and I even began to honestly wonder if she even had any interactions with other children before I came into the picture. Maybe she ran into children at training or saw her little cousins once or twice a year during family gatherings, but she didn’t have consistent chances to socialize with other kids. I saw the toll it was taking on her, and as the days ticked closer to the beginning of the school year, I could tell that Ella was deeply upset.

Finally, I decided to talk to Edrick about the possibility of sending Ella to school.

I knew that he would likely be hesitant about the idea, so I decided to prepare first. I began to do some research on local private schools, and even spent a few days just spending all of my free time compiling a list of the best local private schools for Edrick to look at. I made sure to find schools with plenty of extracurriculars for Ella to get involved in, and also made sure to find schools that offered pre-kindergarten through high school so that she could stay with her friends, as I was certain that she was bound to make a lot of friends.

After several days of searching, I finally compiled a list of schools that I was certain would pique Edrick’s interest. How could he say no to sending his little girl to such nice schools? Surely he would at least go on some tours and think about it. In fact, there was even one school that was within walking distance of the penthouse; it was an all-girls school that had been around for a long time, and judging from the pictures that I found online, it looked beautiful.

Later that evening, after I had the list and an entire little speech ready for Edrick, I waited patiently for Edrick to come home. When I heard the elevator doors open, I immediately jumped up from the armchair in the living room and scurried over to Edrick.

“Let me take your coat,” I said, quickly taking his suit jacket off of his arm. I took his briefcase next, and set everything aside with a smile.

Edrick shot me a strange, confused look as I hung up his coat and let out a low chuckle. “What’s all this for?” he asked lightheartedly. “Are you trying to butter me up or something?”

I shook my head at first, and guided him over to the dining room table. I pulled a chair out for him, then ran into the kitchen and returned with a covered tray of food that I had kept hot, knowing that he would be at work late that evening. When I set it down in front of him, he laughed again and made my face go red.

“Moana, this is very nice, but what on earth is going on?” Edrick asked. “Did someone die? Are you finally trying to poison me?”

“N-No,” I replied sheepishly, feeling my face get even more hot as I fiddled nervously with the front of my dress. “Well… Maybe I am trying to butter you up a little.”