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"Fuck!" I jerk backward, dropping both the fork in one hand and the spatula in the other, thankful that Ben is in his roo and didn’t hear uage around the kid
Slapping at the control knobs, I turn the heat co with and rub gently the burn on my arm as I head toward the front door As I round the corner fro rooe du of curses to come out of my mouth now as I hobble onward to the door
My front door is honey-colored oak and has a large oval glass inset with a beveled flower design Gina had picked it out and had it installed, claiht into the front entranceway I thought it was a little too girly, but I didn’t argue with her The house was her dolass lets me see my visitor on the other side, but provides no details because of the beveled cuts and partial frosting, which distort the person But I knoho it is
Ben’s new nanny
Roberta Francis
She was Delaney’s top choice, and after I briefly scanned her application I had to sit and listen to my sister rave about her Delaney felt she was perfect for the job in all respects She was fantastic with children, having helped raise her three nephews for a period of time She was also a student with a flexible schedule Delaney actually droned on and on about this particular situation, but I tuned her out and started thinking about everything I’d need to do to get the house ready to put on theit Maybe move farther out into the country, where we could have so
Finally, I just cut Delaney off and said, "She sounds perfect Let’s go with her"
And now, as I’m about to open the door to let a woman into my house ill have theI don’t know anything about her other than her naue recollection that she’s a student who helped raise her nephews
Just fucking great Way to be an involved and responsible parent, Zack
The only saving grace at this irl, checked out her references, and was absolutely enchanted with her I trust Delaney, so this will be fine She’ll be great, in fact
I wish I believed etintofor my son I’m not sure what I expected, but this wasn’t it
Based on Delaney’s assessment, I expected her to have a superhero’s cape on, or at the very least a shiny gold halo andout of her back