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“I wasn’t too fond of that one either, Emmy.” Lee sighed as he closed the door behind their third nanny in 6 months.
“Guess I need to call the nanny agency and have them send another.” he grumbled as he walked over to the phone. He dialed the agency and waited for someone to pick up. He told the woman the situation and that he would need another nanny sent as soon as possible.
“I’m so sorry that you’re having such a hard time finding a nanny. Today might just be your lucky day though, Mr. Stetson. One of my best nannies just finished her latest assignment and I think she’d be an excellent fit for you.” the lady on the other end of the phone told him.
“When can I meet her?” Lee asked. “I’ll send her over this afternoon if that works for you.” she informed him.
“That would be great.” Lee replied.
When Lee answered the door he certainly wasn’t expecting to see one of the prettiest ladies he ever saw standing on the other side.
“Hi, I’m Amanda West with White House Nannies.” she said as she held her hand out to him. Lee tried not to let the surprise show on his face. He had been expecting a middle age or old lady like the last three nannie’s not a someone his who was his age or even a little younger.
“Hi, I’m Lee Stetson.” he said once he found his voice.
“And this is Emily.” he added as he shook her hand.
“Hi, Emily.” she smiled at the 1 year old who was the splitting image of her father. She gave her a shy smile before hiding her face in Lee’s shoulder.
“She’s a little shy until she gets to know you.” Lee apologized.
“Oh, I’m sorry. Come in.” he said as he stepped aside so she could enter.
“Thank you.” she said as she entered the apartment.
“I must admit, I was expecting to meet with Mrs. Stetson. Most fathers don’t care who watches their children.” Amanda said as they walked over to the sofa.
“Oh, uh, yeah, there isn’t a Mrs. Stetson. It’s just me and Emmy. Her mother and I weren’t together even, it was just a one night stand and we ended up with this girl.” he explained as he sat Emily down in front of some toys.
“She passed away in a car accident about 6 months ago and I was granted sole custody.” Lee explained.
“Oh, I’m so sorry. Well, I’m not sorry that you got custody but I’m sorry that she….” Amanda rambled, trying desperately to get her foot out of her mouth.
“It’s okay, I know what you mean.” Lee interrupted her with a small smile.
“I prefer to look over the file of the family hiring me before they interview me but this was such short notice that I didn’t have the chance.” she apologized again.
“It’s fine, really.” Lee quickly assured her.
“So, how long have you been nannying?” he asked curiously.
“Well, I started babysitting when I was 14, had my first full time nannying position when I was 19 and when I turned 21 I joined White House Nannies. I’ve been with them 3 years. Oh, and I also have grade 10 security clearance since WHN has a lot of agents, diplomats, politicians and higher up clients.” she told him.
“Impressive.” he nodded as Emily crawled over to Amanda and pulled herself up using Amanda’s legs.
“She must like you.” Lee chuckled. Emily had been hesitant of new people since her mother died so this surprised Lee.
“Well, I like her too.” Amanda said as she picked Emily up and sat her on her lap.
“When could you start?” he asked as he watched Emily play with Amanda’s fingers.
“Don’t you want to go over my references first?” Amanda asked with wide eyes.
“I’ll look at them but there’s only one reference I really care about and she’s clearly made her decision.” he said as Emily leaned back against Amanda’s chest and smiled happily at him.
“I, uh, I can start tomorrow or whenever you want me to.” she told him, stunned that she had gotten the job that easily. They went over the details before she stood up to leave. She handed Emily to Lee and grabbed her purse.
“Well, I guess I’ll see you tomorrow, Mr. Stetson.” she said as she opened the door to leave.
“Yeah, we’ll see you tomorrow and please, call me Lee.” he told her.
“Alright, Lee. Bye, Emily. I’ll see you later.” she smiled as he closed the door. Emily waved at her and grinned.
“Well, Emmy, what do you think?” Lee asked as he tossed her in the air. She giggled happily in response.
“I agree, I think Amanda might be just the one we were waiting for.” he told her as he placed a kiss on her cheek.