. "I'm sorry." I drop
s toward the door with his hand. I
Brie
back
8:30 p.m. sharp. I would li
le to help it, I blurt out my thoughts,
pauses for a moment. "Let'
e a nice day," I mutter as I leave the room. I feel
m, I close the door behind me, lean on it and shut my eyes. I've done a
fool gets caught in her new boss's bedroom, in her pyjamas, sniffing his aftershave on her f
will you please go and
door slam outside. I go to the window and peer through the sheer curtain, watching on as
off to a g
hell am
ding? I don't know the first damn thing about looking after children and minding
he goin
father, and I cringe, filled with embarrassment
own. If I don't have a job then I can't afford to stay in England o
for a moment as I try
n as I can find another job, I will, and then I'll give my notice and leave. Emerson i
k it up,
I suppose wearing a skimpy nightdress and getting
ould have caught me mas
gh? Did he really take my photo upstairs and get himself off last nig
care if he smells stupid hot. He's too old for me. I just h
determinat
s my plan of at
use and be the best damn nanny I ca
y face is dejected and sad. It kind of feels weird living with people that aren't my fa
st try really hard
table, rolling my fingers. I've finished t
d to wake th
watch to see
they have to
on't know what in hell I'm doing here. Mr. Ma
hen begins to ring, and I look ar
g,
g,
it vibrates on the wall. I peer into
g,
, who will? I'm the
ck up the phone.
ice is stern and commanding,
s h
lo, Mr.
asks. "I've been emailing yo
ling
now what I'm supposed to be doing
dressed? Have th
harder.
you do have all of the informa
mber now. I walk over and take t
ildren and prepar
glance at my watch
h
Which is not technically a
ten minutes or they'
at
ol at 8:00 a.m., and it's a ha
rse, Mr. Masters. I have to go now
m." He says it casually, like I s
es widen. Who th
thing that came out of that p
he house today and normally arrives around 4:
off the phone and wake these children up as a matt
n a rush to get off the phone. Talk to me for a mome
his shit. "Definitely in full control
im smirking on the other end of the phone.
I really
Brielle. Stay o
the stairs, taking them two at a time. Fucking hell. Willow i
ago that he told me about it. So much has happened since then. What
the stairs and run d
see that he's sti
We're running a little late this morning." He rolls on his side to face me. His hair is tousled and his face is so slee
to get them from Grandma, th
o I need to help you dress?" I ask. He puts his little arms up
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