His Nanny Mate (Moana and Edrick Morgan) novel Chapter 70

#Chapter 70: An Unbridgeable Gap

Moana

By the time Ella’s training was about to end, Edrick and I had purchased a whole host of baby supplies. He insisted on buying the bassinet anyway, as well as anything else the baby might need. Although I thought it was a bit irresponsible for him to spend so much on certain items, I figured that he knew what he was doing, and I didn’t argue any further. Besides: I couldn’t help but feel happy to spoil our future child as well.

We picked Ella up at training, then Edrick pulled out of the parking lot and began driving in the opposite direction of the penthouse.

“Um, daddy?” Ella called from the back seat, twisting in her car seat to look intensely out the window. “I think you’re going the wrong way.”

Edrick smirked, then shook his head. “No, Princess. We’re going out for dinner.”

Ella gasped and squealed excitedly. “Really?” she asked.

“Really.”

“Really really?”

“Really really.”

Ella squealed excitedly again, which made both Edrick and I smile. I was sitting in the back with her to keep her company, and at one point I looked up to see Edrick’s gray eyes on me in the rear view mirror. I blushed and quickly looked away. When I glanced back up, he was looking at the road again.

“What did you learn at training today?” I asked Ella as Edrick drove.

“Oh, lots of things,” she said. “We did an obstacle course.”

“An obstacle course?” Edrick asked as he guided the car around a corner. “How did you do?”

“The teacher said I was the best in the class,” she boasted, placing her hands on her hips with a gloating smile. “I didn’t miss any of the jumps, and I kept my balance the whole way on the beam. Oh, and then after that, we practiced shifting…”

As Ella continued to prattle on about her exciting day of training, I felt a tear come to my eye. That day, I really felt like we were a little family; we were a strange little family, but we were a family nonetheless. I quickly looked out the window before either of them could see my tear, but I couldn’t contain my smile.

When we arrived at the restaurant, I was amazed by how beautiful it was.

“Right this way,” the host said as we entered the restaurant. I walked behind the host and Edrick, who was wearing his mask, and looked around as I held Ella’s hand. The restaurant was located at the top of a tall building, and we had to take an elevator to get up to it. It was spacious and peaceful at the top, with little trickling fountains and a greenhouse feel to it. There was a big glass ceiling with an observation deck for people to walk around and look at the city view. Meanwhile, green plants hung down from the ceiling, lined the walls in pots, and little gardens were dotted around the restaurant.

The host led us to a small, private room with one wall that was entirely glass so we could see out over the cityscape. He left us with the menus, and when he did, Edrick finally took off his mask. Much to my pleasure, the Alpha billionaire was smiling. He pulled Ella’s chair out, then mine, which made me blush.

“Get anything you want,” he said, flipping through the menu. “Both of you.”

“Hm…” Ella tapped her chin thoughtfully, then leaned over from where she was sitting next to me and pushed the menu toward me. “Do they have chicken tenders?”