His Nanny Mate (Moana and Edrick Morgan) novel Chapter 92

#Chapter 92: Love and Marriage

Moana

The children quickly forgot about the emotional moment between Edrick and I by the time they finished their ice cream, and we left the ice cream parlor to make our way back to the orphanage.

By the time we made it back to the orphanage, the sun was already beginning to set. Ella would have her werewolf training in the morning, so we needed to get home in time for dinner and bedtime. As Ella said her goodbyes to her friends in the foyer, Edrick and I stood patiently by the door.

Finally, when Ella had hugged all of her new friends as though she would never see them again, I gave Sophia my last goodbye and we began to head out.

“Wait! Moana! Mr. Morgan!” Clara’s little voice called out, causing us to stop in our tracks. “I have a question!”

“What is it, Clara?” I asked, feeling a smirk spread across my face at the little girl’s urgent demeanor.

“Um… Well, actually…” She turned to face her friends. They all whispered for a moment before Joshua reached out and spun Clara back around to face us. Her face was red from embarrassment. “We want to know… When are you and Mr. Morgan getting married?”

I froze, as did Edrick beside me.

“Clara, let’s not ask such personal questions,” Sophia said, shooting me an apologetic glance as she walked up to Clara.

“Oh… Sorry, Moana and Mr. Morgan,” Clara said.

“It’s okay,” I replied, crouching down and planting a kiss on the little girl’s cheek. I felt bad for not being able to explain anything more, but it wasn’t entirely my call. Edrick’s silence told me that he wasn’t ready to talk to outsiders about our situation just yet, and I wanted to respect that. “I’ll see you guys later, okay?”

“Okay.”

With that, Edrick, Ella and I returned to the car where the driver was waiting. Edrick opened the door for Ella and myself, and while I buckled Ella into her car seat, Edrick got in on the other side.