She waved a hand at her chest, and I almost groaned out loud. "I'm going to change."
"Take your time," I said gruffly as I carried Lilliana to her room, digging out a new dress, then changing her diaper on the changing table.
I was momentarily distracted because Lilliana couldn't stay still when I was changing her diaper. It was like wrangling a wild animal sometimes. I finally gave up and changed her while she stood.
When the diaper was secured and I pulled a new dress over her head, Lilliana ran off, presumably to find Blake. I took a second to pull myself together. I shouldn't be looking at my nanny as anything other than an employee.
It was the worst time to be attracted to someone. I knew better than anyone how attraction could lead to an unstable relationship you couldn't cut loose.
I listed things I needed to do at work to distract myself from the sight of Blake's see-through wet shirt. I wasn't going to survive living with this woman. She was a temptation I couldn't ignore.
What would she think if she knew what I was thinking? She'd probably quit and move out. That was the last thing I wanted.
At the table, Blake had Lilliana perched on her lap and was feeding her bites of the noodles.
"Lil, let's sit in your chair." I waited for her to slide off Blake's lap and come over to me so I could lift her into the chair. I poured cheese noodles onto her tray.
When she started eating, I sat at the table, spooning pasta onto my plate and grabbing a shrimp kabob.
"I appreciate everything you're doing for me."
"You don't have to thank me." She bit a shrimp off the kabob.
"It was nice to go to work and not worry about where Lilliana was. I knew she was in good hands."
"Good. I'm glad," Blake said.
Lil kept me busy. She made a mess with her food, and I cleaned it up as I tried to grab a few bites of dinner.
Thankfully, Blake ate her dinner and didn't offer me any help. I didn't want her to feel like she couldn't take a break. She was a guest when I was home.
After we were done eating, Blake said, "I'm going to hang out in my room for a bit."
"I'll come find you tonight when Lilliana's in bed."
I set Lilliana on the floor of the kitchen while I loaded the dishwasher, letting her bang the pots and pans. Then I carried her to the bathroom to start her bath. This was the part of the day where I could finally relax.
Lilliana was occupied with her toys, and I could mindlessly scroll on my phone.
I just had to come up with a plan on how to ask my nanny to play the role of my fiancée.
Chapter Four
Blake
Today, I'd watched Henry and Lilliana for most of the afternoon which made everything easier. They entertained each other, and I could relax. When Dalton came home, he seemed wound up about his meeting with Ashton. When he suggested I take some time for myself after dinner, I tried to lose myself in a book, but I couldn't concentrate.
I couldn't stop thinking about the look on Dalton's face when he saw my wet shirt. He could see my bra and my very hard nipples. I think there was desire in his eyes, but I couldn't be sure.
As far as I knew, he was a dad first and wasn't even thinking about being attracted to another woman. I was making it bigger in my head.
When the soft knock on my door came at eight, I got up to open it.
Dalton sat in the only chair in my room, looking large and out of place. "Did everything go okay today?"
"It was great. I had a lot of fun with Lilliana." I'd even folded laundry during her nap and cleaned the kitchen. I was used to doing extra tasks at the other houses where I worked.
"I have to talk to you about something." He wiped his hands on his jeans.
