Taking A Chance

by Marie S Zachary

While working from his home office Niless works with a patient who is friends with Daphne and ends up hiring her to be a nanny to their twin girls Hazel and Abigail Prequal to Double Trouble Times Two

1. Home Office

Disclaimer: I don't own Frasier

Niles sat in his home office. Since he and Daphne were married he found it easier to move his office to home. That way he could have lunch with Daphne and spend time with him instead of being out all day. He scheduled 3 patients a day. Later he would increase his client load but right now he didn't have an interest in anything other than Daphne. He wanted to be with her as much as possible. Now he was meeting with his first patient.

"Doctor Crane," the woman said, "I'm Shayla."

"Well come on in," Niles said warmly, "Can I offer you something to eat or drink?"

"I am a little puckish," she admitted.

"I'll be right back," Niles said.

He got a bag of pretz3els and some water.

"My favorite," Shayla said.

"Now then," Niles began, "What brings you to see a therapist."

Shayla said.

"Well if I had a friend I would do that," she said, "But I have no friends and to be honest I feel very stuck in my life."

"I find it hard to imagine you have no friends," Niles said, "You seem like quite a lovely young lady."

"Thank you," Shayla said, "And I take it back. I do have one friend. But she just got married. She wanted to invite me but they ended up eloping."

"You're not possibly Shayla Oceans are you," Niles asked.

"Yes," Shayla said, "I am"

"Well this is remarkable," Nioles said, "Your friend happens to be my wife Daphne."

Shayla blushed.

"Well does this mean I need to find another person to work with?"

"I don't think it will be a problem," Niles said, "Tell me what do you mean when you say you feel stuck."

"Well I've been trying to get a job working with children," Shayla said, "But nothing has come up so far."

Niles looked at a picture of his twin girls. He and Daphne had them shortly before they were married. They were nearly a month old now. That was another reason he wanted to stay home. He wanted to help Daphne with Abigail and Hazel. But they did need a nanny to help when Daphne and Niles were both unable to care for their children do to emergencies. Daphne worked as a PT and Niles found emergencies would happen when he wasn't playing on it. Sometimes they both got called out.