The next day:

The house was so very quite. The kids stay in their rooms. Max and CC work in the office. Niles doesn't want to work any. He was really depressed. He didn't have anybody to listen to over the intercom. No more butting into anyone's business. "What am I going to do? I guess this will be forever. It's just me, the kids and the dog. Talking about CC, she hasn't changed a bit, the same ol' same ol'." He wasn't having any fun. "What has happened to us? What did we do before nanny Fine?" He looked around. He sighed,

"Back to what we used to be.

"This I guess. I should have known it was too good to be true. It seems like when things are going to work out they don't. Oh, how I miss her. Those laughs, those cries, those cloths, even the nasal voice but what I miss the most is having Max yell "Ms. Fine!" every time something went wrong. Even though half weren't her fault. My best friend;" he sniffs, "gone forever. Oy." He dropped his head with a thump on the counter top. Tears starting to drip from his eyes, he didn't try to stop them. "For the love of god why? It's not fair. It's just not fair."

Max threw his newspaper down on his office desk.

"Ahhhhh..." Max is waving his arms around like he is going to choke someone. That worried CC some. "I can't take it anymore. Say something CC." This whole Fran leaving was getting to him. Would he ever be the same?

"Why? What do you what me to say?"

"Anything. It's too quiet in this house." He shakes his head. "I never thought I would be saying this, But I wish Ms. Fine was bothering us. I wish that she would just walk though the doors." He just stared at the closed door and sighed.

"That's never going to happen, Max and you know it." Max's mind: I know in my heart she's not going to come back but I can wish can't I? He sighs again this time more softly. CC seeing he was still thinking about Nanny Fine walked over to him. She stood behind his chair. With his back towards her she smiles an evil grin.

CC's mind: Finally I did it. I get rid of that nanny but it doesn't seem right. Her shoulders drop some. It's not right. Look what it is doing to him. He's still, should I say it, in love with her. She has taken everything from him. Now he's a mess and nothing is going to fix that. She starts to rub his shoulders and then sticks her hands though his hair.

"Oh, that does feel so good." He leans back in his chair. Then he starts to think some.

"CC I can't." he pulls away, sighs and goes outside to the terrace. Looking over the balcony towards the back. Sighs again. Why, why me? he utters. He tries to hold back tears. Max's mind: I should have just asked her out right. What was I thinking? Will this really be the end? Niles has always warned me that something like this would happen before. Time and time again come to think of it. But did I ever listen just once. No. Oh my...What about Niles? I wonder how Niles is taking all of this? I have to go check on him.

He finds Niles sitting at the kitchen table with his feet in the chair. He stood immediately.

"Sorry sir. I'll get to work." He heads to the living area.

"It's alright. Uh... Niles." Niles turns around to face him.

"Yes sir."

"I don't know how to say this...uh...um we need to talk."

"I prefer not to." He walks out into the living area.

"But I want too.." Max sighs and sits down on the couch. "I need too...before I go crazy, which I'm beyond that point I think."

"Why now sir? You finally have something to say."

"Niles."

"Sorry sir, its just..." he blinks. Max let that go this time. He knew that Niles was really upset with Fran's decision. It was all in his attitude. "I'm just upset that's all."

"We all are Niles."

Niles had this nagging feeling in his gut that she wouldn't be happy. Not till she was with the man that she really loved and they both know who that was. He sat down next to Max on the couch and sighed.

Max was not going to let this go. They were going to have one of his boring talks he just know it. But Max was in his own little world sitting with his feet on the coffee table. Niles shrugged. All he could do was to wait and see if he was still in the mood to talk to him.

Max thinks to himself.

I can't stop her from being happy if that's what she really feels. I don't think she really knows herself. What if he lets her down again? Something just didn't seem right here but what? Did I push her to far? He starts to remember their last so-called fight. What were we even fighting about? He couldn't remember. What have I done? Did I push her in the arms of another man? Both Niles and Max sighed at the same time.

Later that afternoon in the kitchen:

Max sits at the table trying to get mind off Ms. Fine but nothing seems to be helping him.

"Why didn't I try harder to stop her Niles? Now look at my life. I'm alone again." He burst into tears. "Why do I do this to myself?"

"Because...you can't..."

"Niles."

"You asked sir."

"I know, but."

"But you don't want to know the truth do you?"

"I..." he nods, "yes I do." Niles brings over some cups and places them on the table.

"Ms. Fine turned your life around and you can't live without her just admit it." He smiled.

"If not for me, do it for yourself." Ma's mind: Niles is right. She did change my life in

more ways then one. I'm happier, my kids are happier, well used to be that is. Look at them now. Have I destroyed their lives as well? Oh... It was like Niles was reading Max's mind.

"You have to stop that wedding." He walks up to Max, pours tea and sits down himself.

"Yeah, that's what I would do sir. If I loved Fran that much, which I know that you do, I see that everyday." Max starts to cry. Thinking that he is never going to see that face again or hear her talk. Max's mind: Niles's right I do love her. Come to think of it I don't think I could live without her. I mean look at me now. I'm a basket case. I have to find away to make things right before the "I do's". Max jumps up.

"Maybe your right ol' man." The bell on the stove goes off.

"Dinner's ready." Niles yells at the base of the stairs. "Come and get it."