This is the first story I've written for this site. It's the first of a series I want to write, I know it's long but I'm mainly introducing the characters/situations. Future stories will be shorter. Thanks so much for readings!
Allie was about to move to a new city for university, she was 18 and excited about being on her own for the first time. About two weeks before class was to start she did a road trip up to Maple Lake, the new city she was going to move to. Allie knew she had to find a place to live, and possibly a job so she could survive as a student! She got into town around 4pm and checked into her hotel, it was a cheap motel, she was on a tight budget, but the motel was clean and good enough for now. Allie picked up a local paper and scanned some of the 'for rent ads'. After a quick scan she could not believe her eyes! Rent had skyrocketed from when she had visited the university a year ago, one bedrooms were going over $1200 a month and even accommodations for sharing were quite high. Allie slumped in her chair, disappointed, she was probably going to have to take out a large loan now, something she was hoping to avoid. She scanned the paper in hope that SOMETHING would stand out in her price range..... Her eyes suddenly shifted to the 'help wanted' ads and a posting caught her eye.
"part time live in nanny needed, perfect job for a university student, rent is free, we just need help for our three children about 20 hours a week, please call Sharon Jones at....."
Allie could not believe her eyes! This would be a perfect situation, she loved children, she was hoping to become a teacher after all. She carefully dialled the number and after the second ring she heard a female voice.
"Hello?" An impatient voice answered.
"Oh hello" said Allie "May I speak to Sharon please?"
"This is her."
"Oh, my name is Allie and I'm just responding to your nanny ad in the paper....."
"Oh!" Exclaimed Sharon "You're interested? Tell me about yourself?"
Allie explained that she was starting her first year of university and this job would be perfect for her while she attended school. Sharon asked Allie if she would like to come by later tonight around 8pm to meet her for an interview, Allie agreed.
When Allie hung up the phone she was giddy, oh I hope I get this job! It would be just perfect.....free rent! She looked at the clock, it was 6pm at this point, she wondered what she should wear....
She decided on a simple blue button up blouse with a pair of black pants that hugged her curves. Allie looked in the mirror, she was a pretty girl, everyone called her a natural beauty but she didn't se it. She was 5'3", 120 lbs, had long bright auburn hair, clear sky blue eyes and creamy smooth skin. She was slim, with curves in the right places and a 34 D chest, something her friends always told her to show off, but she usually dressed simple, unless she was going out to a club.
About 7:45 she left the motel and headed to Sharon's house, she drove around and followed the directions she wrote down, the house was easy to find, it was a large three story house, with a beautiful garden and Allie spied a pool in the backyard. She rang the doorbell and a women who looked to be in her mid 30's opened the door.
"Oh hello! You must be Allie, come on in." She smiled at Allie, but this woman's smile made her uneasy, her eyes looked icy and didn't light up when she smiled.
She ushered Allie in and brought her to the living room, she offered Allie something to drink and Allie said a glass of water would be fine. Sharon was a well dressed women, Allie got a cold vibe from her though, she was narrowing her eyes at Allie and looking her up and down. Sharon was quite tall, had a slim build, olive colouring and dark chocolate brown hair and brown eyes,
She explained to Allie what the job was to entail, she was a lawyer and her husband ran his own business from home and was quite busy and needed to be able to work alone, hence why a nanny was needed. She explained she wanted someone available early mornings, afternoons, evenings and some weekends. She said the pay would be $200 a week, with free rent. Allie said it would be good because she only had class on Tuesday's and Thursdays and was finished by 3pm and would be home in time to pick up the children from school.
Sharon seemed satisfied " Well Allie, I think you would be a good fit in our family, you would stay in the pool house, you have your own kitchen, bedroom and bathroom in there and you can do whatever you want to decorate it, it's furnished already so you wouldn't need to bring a thing, would you like to take the job?"
"Oh yes!" said Allie enthusiastically "It sounds just great!"
"Good" said Sharon "I'll introduce you to the children now then" She called down to the children to come upstairs. Allie heard some thumping as the children rang up the stairs.
There were three boys and a girl the boys all had dark chocolate brown hair and brown eyes, the girl had light blonde hair and green eyes. Allie assumed the girl must look like her father since the boys had dark hair and eyes like their mom. Sharon introduced each. "The oldest is Bradley, he is 11 and in the sixth grade, Madison is 9 and in the fourth grade and the two youngest are the twins Jared and Nathan, 7 years old and in the second grade, kids say hello to Allie, she will be helping us out from now on."
The kids looked at Allie curiously, it didn't take long for them to warm up to her, and they were talking to her excitedly and insisted on showing her their rooms.
Sharon suggested that Allie move in this weekend, so she could get settled, she said she would be out of town at a meeting with clients but her husband Chris would be home to help her with anything she needed.
Allie left the house so excited, she had a job! Plus a place to live, for free! Who knew it could work out this beautifully?
On Saturday Allie drove up to Maple Lake with several boxes in tow. She arrived at the Jones residents and walked up to the house, she knocked on the door and a man answered, she assumed to be Chris.
"Hi there! You must be our new nanny Allie, please come in!"
Allie said hello softly and looked at Chris, he was gorgeous! He was 6'3", had light blonde hair like Madison, bright green eyes and was in incredible shape, she could tell, his T-shirt was form fitting and he had very nice arms...... whoa Allie, she said to herself, get a hold of yourself!
"Hi you must be Chris." Allie grinned at him.
The kids all came running down and got excited when they saw Allie was here, each were trying to talk a mile a minute when Chris just laughed and said
"Hold on kids! Lets help Allie get settled, lets go help her bring her boxes in."
They all went to Allie's car and brought the boxes in, it went quick since they all were helping.
Chris made pasta and salad for them to share, Allie went into the kitchen.
"Can I help with anything?" she asked
Chris smiled, "Sure, maybe you can help finish the salad."
Allie started to chop up vegetables and the two started talking about themselves, she learned that Chris was a contractor and worked from home just recently, they both found out they were passionate about running.
"Hey Allie, I've been looking for a good running partner for years, would you like to join me some mornings? I can show you all the paths at the nearby parks"
Allie grinned "Sure! Running is always more fun with a partner"
The weeks flew by, Allie was getting more and more comfortable with the family, the kids were very sweet, and she and Chris had a lot in common, she was even starting to get along with Sharon, who was still cold at times, but she learned just to stay out of her way, especially when she came home from work. Allie often made the dinner and she enjoyed cooking for the family.
One Friday the kids and Sharon were getting ready to leave for a trip their grandparents, who lived three hours a way, they usually visited once a month. Chris couldn't come on this trip because he had a few jobs to finish over the weekend. Allie was cooking supper for the family when she heard Sharon screaming that she couldn't find her hairdryer. Allie rolled her eyes, Sharon had a few outbursts like that a week, she learned to ignore them. She heard Sharon stomping around and saw her stomping in the kitchen too. She always seemed to get stressed around the weekend, it was like spending time with her children stressed her out.... That made Allie sad.
Sharon came flying into the kitchen and saw that Allie took a casserole out of the oven.
"What's that?" Sharon asked.
"Mushroom chicken casserole" answered Allie.
"MUSHROOMS?!?!" shrieked Sharon, "Do you have any idea how disgusting I think mushrooms are? Did you not read the list I left you about food I do not eat?!"
Allie was flustered "Oh no, I'm so sorry I forgot, it's just I made this for the children once and they seemed to like it and I just thought........"
Sharon was shaking her head "NO! NO MUSHROOMS! Life does NOT revolve around the children only, GET IT? Geez get it right!!!!" And with that Sharon took the casserole and threw it on the floor. Allie watched in shock as it shattered into pieces.
"Clean it up and make something else!" Sharon just stomped off.
Allie looked down shocked at the mess surrounding her, she saw the children watching her. She felt tears coming to her eyes when Chris suddenly rushed in.
"Allie don't worry hon, go to the pool house and calm down, let me take care of this" He started to clean up.
Allie shook her head, even though she was on the verge of tears "I can do it, it's ok."
Chris took her hand gently as she tried to clean "Allie..... it's ok, please, take some time for yourself, I've got this." He looked into her eyes, he could see she was upset.
Allie just nodded, averting his gaze and rushed out of the house into the pool house, she threw herself on the bed and just started to sob. She felt ridiculous for being so upset, but she felt humiliated, in front of the children and Chris too. She was sure she would be fired...................
After a few minutes she heard the children and Sharon get into the car and drive off. After a few more minutes she heard a soft knock on the door. "Allie it's me" said Chris "May I come in?"
Allie climbed off her bed and walked to the door and let him in. She saw that he had some dinner for her and a 6 pack of beer "I thought you might need a drink" he said sheepishly "I know you're underage but that was quite the scene!"
