The Nanny

Chapter 41

"Don't forget to call me if Liam keeps being fussy", Stefan tells me while I watch him get ready. He is buttoning his shirt and I am ogling shamelessly. He starts wearing his tie and sensing that I am not going to reply any time soon, he lifts his gaze and smirk.

"I see you are quite enjoying the view"

"Very much", I agree. I am still lying on the bed, under the blanket and watching him get ready is so hot. My eyes won't move.

"Why don't you help me?", he offers and starts approaching the bed with his tie still undone.

"But I want to watch you", I pout when he takes my hand and pulls me in a sitting position. "It's hot. You are hot."

"And you are beautiful", he smiles.

"Glad you think that when I just woke up with my hair looking like a bird nest", I murmur and once his tie is neatly done, I shuffle closer and wrap my legs around his waist, basically just climbling on his lap.

"Can't you just stay with us today?", I sound needy and cringly but I don't care about it anymore. I get to be like this only with him.

"I'm sorry sweetheart", he hugs me. "I have a really important meeting. But I promise to return as soon my work is all wrap up."

"Ok", I sigh. "Stefan, promise me you won't behave rudely with me again. Promise me you will tell me if anything is worrying or bothering you."

"What's wrong?", he rubs my back. "Why are you so serious? I am really sorry for yesterday."

"I don't know", I mumble in his shoulder. "I keep having this bad feeling that something is going to happen."

"I promise you that I will not let anything happen to you", his voice is sincere as he lifts my head to look at him. There's a determined look in his eyes.

A knock on the door disturb us and I almost roll my eyes when I hear Cara's voice. Stefan's face hardens and he gets up. But before he can get away, I wrap my arms around his waist like a child and lean my chin on his stomach while looking up at him.

"Can't she just go away?", I ask with a little frown.

"She will", he assures me and bending down, he kisses my forehead.

"Are you going somewhere with her?", I probe when I hear Cara calling out him again.

"Yes", he answers with a sigh. "She wants to meet her mother. I'm dropping her off."

"Oh", I drawl. "Is that why you are in a rush to leave?"

"Yes", he takes his bag and turn to look at me. "It's just for today."

"Should I be concern that you two are getting too close these past few days?", I decide to finally voice out loud my thought which have been pestering me for the last few days.

"No Jess", he looks appalled. "That's not true. She just needs help that's why. As for today, her mother just arrived. She asked me to accompany her to pick her up. I couldn't refused her."

"You could have told Peter or any other driver to take her", I rant.

"I can't", he mutters.

"Why not?", I snap all at once and sigh. "I'm sorry. I sound like a clingy girlfriend."

"It's okay", he sits besides me once again. "She will be gone soon. Just bear with her for a little while more."

"For you I will", I nod. "But I can't promise you that the next time she tells me that she is still in love with you, I will hold myself back."