His Nanny

20. Flat ass!

Elsie rushed around with a huge smile on her face and I couldn't help but mirror her. Her room wasn't perfect now but she definitely had a lot more in here to help her feel more at home and to keep her busy.

I stood smiling as she darted from one side of the room to the other and I could feel Adam staring at me every once in a while.

"Wasn't it you that said staring is rude?" I said with a little smirk of my own.

His chuckle made me look at his beautiful face. His megawatt smile was in place but his eyes soon turned dark and heavy. I had to look away before my stomach melted and I asked him to take me to his room for a night of passion that I know I'd never be able to forget.

"Elsie, we'll give you half an hour of playing with your new things and then we're coming back to put you bed ok?" He says while kneeling down to her level. This man is learning.

Adam walks to the door while I trail behind him. We walked all the way to the kitchen in silence and I'm not ashamed to say all I could think about was having his lips on mine again. The only thing holding me back from kissing him first is that I don't want him to think I'm only here for sex.

When we walk into the kitchen he opens the fridge and offers me a drink. I take the bottled water but sense there's something he's gearing himself up to say.

"Have I overstepped?" It's the first thing that pops into my head.

"Oh god, no. Of course not. I haven't seen Elsie this happy in a long time and I owe it all to you." I smile warmly at him and he smiles back but there's still something behind his eyes.

"Sophia, I need to ask you something but I want you to know you can say no if you don't think you can do it." I just nod and start to panic that he's into some kinky stuff that's going to freak me the hell out. "I err... don't know how to admit this without sounding completely pathetic but...I think it's quite clear I have no idea what I'm doing when it comes to caring for Elsie."

"Oh I wouldn't say that. You have a lot of love for her, you just aren't overly sure with the basics of parenting. You're picking it up quickly. You're a natural with her when you're not overthinking." It's not a lie. He's so loving towards her when he's not thinking about work or how the hell he's going to get her to do something she doesn't want to do.

"I'm literally just trying to copy what you're doing. You're the natural here, love. Which brings me to my question. I need childcare and I need it to be someone that I can trust and who I know can have her when I'm late at work or have to run in for emergency surgery."

I think I get where this is going. He needs to get someone who's more available than I am to be with her.

"See, I can't think of anyone who I trust more than you right now. She loves you and I see how much love you have for her already. It's actually quite scary how much you've both bonded over the space of a week. What I want to ask is if you'd accept a job as her full time nanny of sorts. I know you have your mum and I'll definitely work around that where I can and we can try to be flexible with it. Of course I'll pay whatever salary you're looking for and we can negotiate whatever terms you want." He says it all so quickly that it takes me a few seconds for my brain to catch up with what he'd actually asked.

"Adam, I'm happy to look after Elsie. I don't want your money. I'm not doing any of this for money." I say a little harsher than I intended. I take a gulp of water and screw the lid back to try and calm myself down. "I'm not going to start something with you and then take money off you to look after a little girl that I care about."

He runs his hands through his hair and stares at me with the most brooding look on his face.

"Sophia, I'm not saying you're looking for money. I know you never asked for any. It's me that's offering. I wouldn't stop dating you because I was paying you."