Maid in Manhattan
After being asked by Elizabeth Taylor to take her string of black pearls to the courier since she doesn't trust Fran to do it, CC ends up slipping on a puddle of water and hitting her head on the side of the town car as she was getting out of the car.
The next think she knew, she was waking up in a hospital with Niles hovered over her, the only one in the room while the others decided to stay in the waiting room. He said it was because he wanted to be there when the lines went flat, but in all honestly, he wanted to be there so they didn't.
"Darn, and I thought we'd have so much more space in the house now that you'd be out of our lives," she sneered with a sly grin.
Holding her head, CC slowly sat up in her bed before she moved her hand down over her cheek where she hissed from a sudden pain where she would later realize a bruise stood. "Where- who am I?"
Niles, leaned back as his eyes widened in disbelief. He didn't expect her to say that, let alone not have a zinger in return.
"You don't know who you are?" He asked, making sure he heard correctly.
"I don't even know who you are. And where do you get off wishing I was dead? You don't even know me."
Niles could tell CC was getting angry but he didn't want to give away everything about their 'relationship' right there.
"Why you're CC Babcock..." A light bulb went off in his head and the goofiest grin spread across his face. "...the maid."
"I'm a maid?" she asked a bit disgusted but then again she didn't know anything about herself so all she had was to believe this stranger. "And you are?"
Niles thought a moment, desperately trying to think of something that she would find believable. "I am Niles... the chef." He nodded his head agreeing with himself. "Yes, that's it. I'm the chef of the Sheffield's and you're the maid of the Sheffield's."
"Who the hell are the Sheffield's?" She asked getting more angry that everything was just piling up at once.
"Why, they're your employers, Miss Babcock."
"Oh. Uhh... right," she said a bit hesitantly.
"Here." He took out his wallet and retrieved a photo of the Sheffield family before handing it to her. "This here is Mr. Sheffield. He's your boss." Pointing to a picture of Maxwell he saw CC's face lighten up.
"He's gorgeous," she swooned with a goofy grin on her face.
"Of course he is," he mumbled.
"Maxwell is it? What does he do?"
Nodding he kept his eyes on the photo. "He's a Broadway producer. Very successful. And this is Miss Fine," he said pointing to the big haired brunette with the long slim legs. "She's the Nanny. She watches Maxwell's children.
"What are their names?"
"Don't worry that's not important," he said knowing she wouldn't remember them if he told her now if she never did before.
"What about Maxwell's wife?"
Niles sighed softly as he bit his top lip. "Mrs. Sheffield passed away ten years ago in a car accident."
"Oh.." CC, becoming rather uncomfortable, slid down in her hospital bed. "So.. youre the chef," she said pointing to him. "Maxwell is my boss and Miss Fine is the nanny of Maxwell's children. Correct?"
"Correct," he nodded.
Realizing if he wanted this plan to work, he needed to talk to the family, he slowly stepped back. "I, uh, need to go tell the Sheffield's that you're all right."
Niles slowly walked backwards out of the room with CC staring at him, before turning around and walking down the hall with a smug girl on his face.
"This is going to be perfect. I tell the family she believes she's the family maid, everyone has to go along with it for medical reasons and all I have to do is cook for them. She'll be doing everything I've been doing for the last twenty five years!"
Niles' excitement was being stared at by a nurse who was walking by with an old man attached to an iv.
"Sorry," she mumbled before he lowered his head and continued walking down the hall to see the Sheffield's in the waiting area.
Upon seeing Niles, Fran quickly stood up and ran up to him. "Is she awake? How is she? What did the doctor say?"
Niles quickly put his hand over her mouth to silence her. "Can I talk, please?"
Fran shook her head with her friend's hand still over her mouth before Niles slowly moved it away. "Thank you. Okay well she woke up but she has quite the memory loss."
"What kind of memory loss?" Fran asked with a gasp.
"The kind of loss... of memory?" Niles said scrunching his eyes as he wondered how his friend graduated high school.
"Niles, what does she not remember?" Max sighed impatiently.
"Everything sir. And she believes she's your maid."
"My maid?!" Max could hear Brighton and the girls snickering as they sat on the chairs.
"CC cleaning her own mess?" Maggie laughed before the younger ones joined in.
"That's something I never thought I'd see," Brighton added.
"All right, children. That's enough," Max ordered before he rubbed his temples. "How am I going to get much done with work without my business associate? All right, we all just have to be nice to CC and try to help her get her memory back."
"Uhh, that's not something you should do," Niles quickly chimed in.
"Why not?" Gracie asked disappointed.
"Well you see, Miss Babcock needs to figure out her life herself. None of us can ask if she came up with the idea of her being a maid or anything else she thinks is real."
Niles knew if someone asked her she would tell them that Niles told her of her occupation and he'd get in trouble with Maxwell for sure. Worst of all, his chance of getting out of work for the time being would be cut short.
"Well, can we go see her?" Fran asked; that really being the only thing on her mind at the moment.
"Of course," he nodded before he lead everyone into the room where CC was staring up at the ceiling.
"Hi, Miss Babcock. How are you feeling."
"I've been better," she smiled softly.
Max walked up to her and leaned down before he kissed her cheek. "Are you in pain?"
CC couldn't keep the smile off her face as the handsome producer kissed her porcelain skin.
Soon a doctor walked in and smiled seeing CC surrounded by family. "CC, how are you feeling?"
"How many people are going to ask me that today?" she asked getting evidently annoyed.
Niles, knowing his cover could be blown, quickly walked up to the doctor and pulled him aside.
"Sir, CC has lost quite a bit of memory. She believes she is the Sheffield's maid and that I'm the chef of the household. I didn't want to say anything and risk disturbing her mind."
The doctor looked at CC with concern but then nodded at Niles. "Very good, Niles. That's exactly what you need to do. We're going to need to keep her here over night though and make sure nothing else is wrong."
"Very well, Sir. I'll make sure to take good care of Miss Babcock."
"I know you will, Niles. You seem to be on top of everything and I'm sure CC will appreciate it later."
Niles smirked at the doctors words. "Oh I don't know about that."
The doctor patted Niles' shoulder before telling the Sheffield's and Fran that he'd be back in a few hours to check up on her.
"Doc, when is she allowed to go home?" Fran asked with concern written on her face.
"Tomorrow afternoon if everything stays the way it is."
Fran nodded and the doctor gave CC's leg a soft squeeze before leaving the room.
"So, CC since you seem to be all right, I believe the family and I will be heading back home. Niles, Old man, are you going to come back with us?"
Not exactly sure what he should do, Niles looked from CC to Max before realizing he didn't exactly need to be there. It wasn't like she thought he was her husband after all. "Yes, Sir. I still need to prepare dinner."
Maxwell nodded in approval. "Very well. Come on, children. CC needs her rest."
The children said their goodbyes before they walked out of the room with Maxwell.
"You sure you're all right, Miss Babcock?" Fran asked with concern in her eyes.
CC nodded with a small smile. "I'm quite all right, Miss Fine. Don't need to worry about me. I know where I stand. I just hope the house can stay clean until I get back," she said letting out a sultry laugh that made Niles shiver. Damn, what that laugh does to me.
Realizing that she called her 'Miss' instead of 'Nanny' made Fran think. "All right," she said hesitantly before she walked to the door and turning around. "You coming, Niles?"
Niles' body was still reacting to CC's laugh when Fran took him out of his thoughts. "Huh?" Quickly turning around he saw Fran standing by the door and it clicked what she had said. "Oh! Yes, yes. I'm coming."
After taking one more look at CC who was looking back and forth at the two employees, he walked to the door with Fran and gave CC one more look, who was looking at him with a small, oblivious smile, before he left the hospital room to return to the mansion with the rest of the Sheffield family only to return the next morning.
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