His Nanny Mate By Eve Above Story
Chapter 159

Chapter 159

Chapter 159: The Sound of Music

Moana

After my conversation with Olivia as well as replaceing out that Edrick took the wolf tooth without mypermission, I was a little distant for a couple of days. I just didn’t know how to feel about everything,and I needed some time to think.

I still found it hard to believe that Edrick was really the type to use women as reproductive tools. I alsofound it strange that he would have told Ella that her mother was dead for no reason, which was why Icouldn’t stop wondering if Olivia really was just lying to me. At this point, I didn’t know who to trust. All Iknew was that I needed to make sure that my baby would be safe.

Edrick must have noticed that I was acting distant. When he mentioned doing something outside withElla and I at one point at breakfast on Monday morning, I glanced up to see that he was looking at me.His gaze was still apologetic, just as it had been on the day that he took the wolf tooth. Maybe he reallydid feel bad for what he did.

However, I didn’t think that he would actually want to do anything with me and Ella. I thought that hewas just saying things to make Ella happy in the moment, and that he still planned on working all weekin the hopes that she would forget anyway. Ella had been complaining a lot about feeling cooped up,but I still wasn’t sure if it was safe for us to go out together; the bakery on Saturday was just a little treatbecause it was right next to the penthouse, but I didn’t feel safe going any further than that withoutEdrick around.

That was why I was shocked when I went to bed that night and found an envelope on my bedsidetable. Edrick was in the shower when I found it.

I scrunched together my eyebrows confusedly as I picked it up. He had written something on the frontof the envelope:

“Make sure to get your painting supplies ready for a fun day outside. -Edrick”

When I opened the envelope, a small gasp escaped my mouth. Edrick had clipped an advertisementfor a family friendly plein air painting class for the day after the next. Although I couldn’t be entirely sureif this was what he was referring to earlier that morning when he mentioned going outside to dosomething together, I had a pretty good idea that this was what he meant.

Edrick came out of the bathroom a few moments later. I jerked my head up as he entered, my eyeswide with excitement. He instantly smiled.

“You want to go?” he asked.

I nodded vigorously, feeling excited like a little kid again. I loved plein air painting; I had planned ondoing it at the mountain estate, and was devastated when we had to leave suddenly after the wolfattack and I couldn’t do it. And now, I could not only enjoy an entire plein air class, but Ella could comeas well.

“Are you coming, too?” I asked. I hoped that he would; after all, we had fun that day at the orphanagewhen he joined in on my painting lesson. He had mentioned that he wanted to learn more aboutpainting, too.

Much to my pleasure, Edrick nodded and flashed me a smile. “Of course,” he said casually as he driedhis damp hair with his towel. He was wearing only his pajama pants and no shirt. By now, I hadbecome a bit more used to seeing his chiseled upper body without anything covering it. “I wanted allthree of us to go. Like a…”

His voice faltered. I knew what he was going to say: like a family. But, in typical Alpha billionairefashion, of course he couldn’t bring himself to say those words. I didn’t care at the moment, though. Iwas just excited to be going to the class, and it made me almost forget about how upset I had beenover the past couple of days.

Honestly, I was just happy that Edrick seemed to be okay with taking part in my interests. It wassomething that Sam never did; in fact, I had never had a boyfriend who would even look at my art, letalone make art with me. Not that Edrick was my boyfriend, technically…

But it made me wonder something: Edrick had to have some other interests. I never saw him doingmuch other than occasionally reading. Other than that, he was always busy or at work.

As we got into bed that night, I couldn’t contain my curiosity any longer. If Edrick was willing to take partin my interests, then I felt as though it was only fair for me to do the same.

“Do you have any hobbies?” I asked as he flicked the light off.

Edrick was silent for a moment. I glanced over at him in the dim light of his bedroom and I thought Icould see him chewing his lip almost nervously.

“Um… Not really,” he replied.

“Come on,” I said, turning on my side to face him. “You have to have something that you enjoy doing.”

He paused again before finally answering. “I guess I like the piano. I used to play a lot when I wasyounger.”

“Why don’t you play, then?” I asked. “You have a piano here. Ella is the only one who plays it during herlessons.”

“I don’t know…” Edrick shrugged. “I just don’t really have a reason to play it.”

Edrick’s words made me frown. “You don’t need a reason to play music,” I replied gently. “You can justplay if it makes you happy. That’s a better reason than anything else.”

After I finished speaking, Edrick only responded with a short, low hum. I couldn’t tell if my wordsinspired him to play the piano more, or if it annoyed him. Maybe he was one of those people whoseparents pushed him to play so much that now he got agitated whenever anyone tried to convince himto play. I went to bed after that and decided not to bother him about it anymore than I already had, andassumed that he would probably not play in front of me or anyone else.

But the next morning, when I awoke to a sound other than the cars and the people in the city below, Iknew that my words had struck a chord with Edrick.

I sat up abruptly in bed, my eyes wide, and immediately jumped up and threw my slippers and my robeon to go and see the source of the beautiful music. When I came out of Edrick’s room, however, Selinawas standing in the hallway. She quickly grabbed me by the arm and pulled me out of sight before Iwalked into the living room.

Even the housekeeper’s eyes were wide, but she was smiling. She placed her finger over her lips. Welistened for a few moments, and as we did, my heart felt lighter than ever.

“I haven’t heard him play the piano in years,” Selina whispered, a few tears pooling up in her eyes.

It seemed that Edrick had decided to play the piano after all. For the first time since I moved in, thepenthouse was filled with the sound of music.

I hoped that I could stay here forever and always listen to him play.