His Nanny Mate (Moana and Edrick Morgan) novel Chapter 176

#Chapter 176: Live-In Caretaker

Moana

The relief I felt when the doctor said that Edrick would be okay couldn’t even possibly be put into words.

“Well, I think you’ll be okay now,” the doctor said as Edrick got up to his feet with no trouble. “Rest today and you’ll be fine by tomorrow.”

Edrick nodded. Both of us watched as Selina and the doctor walked out of the room, leaving Edrick and I alone once more. Instantly, I turned toward him with a frown.

“Don’t scare me like that,” I said in a scolding, yet quiet voice. Before Edrick could answer, I ushered him over to the bed and forced him to lie down, just as the doctor ordered.

“Geez,” Edrick said, lying down. “I get it. You don’t need to worry about me now, though.”

I shook my head and frowned even more. There was so much I wanted to say; I wanted to tell him that he was a bloody fool for pushing me away. I wanted to ask him if he realized now that he needed me after all, and that it wasn’t smart of him to take my presence for granted. But as I looked down at him and watched as he pulled the blankets up to his chest and stared up at me with his icy gray eyes, I couldn’t bring myself to scold him. I was just glad that he was okay, and I wanted to take care of him.

“I’ll get you some tea,” I said quietly. I turned on my heel and walked out of the room, then made my way over to the kitchen to put the kettle on. Selina was still giving the doctor the remainder of Edrick’s leftover pill bottles by the front door, and I could overhear him giving her strict instructions on how to keep an eye on him to make sure that he didn’t try anything else to sleep, such as illicit drugs or too much alcohol. While they talked, I prepared a pot of chamomile tea and waited for the water to boil.

I tried to reach out to my wolf again to see if she was feeling better, but still got no response. She seemed to be sleeping again, and when she stirred a bit, it wasn’t for long. This made me nervous; I decided then and there that if this went on for too much longer, I would have to figure out why this was happening. I still figured that it was just the pregnancy, but I couldn’t be too sure.

Suddenly, Selina came into the kitchen and saw that I was preparing Edrick tea. I had even begun to make breakfast for the two of us without fully realizing it; even I was exhausted after the night before and the whole ordeal from that morning.

“You look tired,” Selina said with a sigh. “Let me take care of Ella today.”

I shook my head and stifled a yawn. “It’s okay. I won’t make you do that.”

Selina frowned as she looked at me. “Nonsense. Besides, Edrick needs someone to keep an eye on him. Doctor’s orders; and that person might as well be you…”