Hi and thanks for reading this! I didn't introduce myself before, but I have been reading Fanfiction for awhile now and finally decided to post since there are not a lot of Jay and Manny stories. This chapter is setting up the main plot of the story, but I promise more Jay and Manny stuff coming your way. Enjoy!

Chapter 2

It was 4:30 on Friday and Jay had just gotten into his car to drive to his new job. He was feeling a bit anxious and a little unsure of what might happen, but he thought I am Jason Hogart, I can handle a couple of sticky handed kids for a few hours. He followed the directions Mr. Collins had given him when he suddenly pulled into their neighborhood. He realized then this was not going to be some ordinary babysitting job.

The Collins' lived in a gated community, which Jay had to tell the security guard his name and show ID before he was allowed in. The houses where huge! Gorgeous multi-million dollar mansions with luxury cars parked in the circular drives.

"1905, 1907, and 1909. Here we are," Jay said aloud as he found the Collins' house. He walked up to the front door, took a deep breath, and rang the door bell.

"Hello, Jason right on time," Mr. Collins said as he answered the door.

"Yes sir, how are you?" Jay asked.

"I am fine. You remember Garrett right?" Mr. Collins said as Garrett came running down from the staircase.

"Yeah, hey Garrett what's up buddy?" Jay said giving Garrett a fist bump.

"Not much," Garrett answered. "We should throw the football while you are here. I can throw a spiral now!"

"Awesome. Yeah maybe we can in a little bit, ok?"

"Ok."

"Well Jay, follow me," Mr. Collins said. All of a sudden the sound of dog tags and clicking nails began to ring through the house. "Oh these are our two dogs, Molly is the yellow Labrador and Tag is the golden retriever. They are really friendly, it's just that they get really excited when they see people."

"I can tell!" Jay said as the two dogs ran to greet him full of wags and licks.

"Just keep walking, they will slowly start to leave you alone. Here is our kitchen and this is my wife Amy and my daughter Emma."

"Hello Mrs. Collins it's nice to meet you," Jay said shaking Amy's hand.

"Nice to meet you too. Well I just finished cooking dinner for the kids and put it in the refrigerator, so around 6:00 just pull it out and heat it up in the microwave."

"Ok."

"And bedtime for them is 8:00 for Emma and 8:30 for Garrett. And they can have a small sweet snack before they go to bed if they would like. Also make sure they brush their teeth before they go to bed. Garrett might try to get out of it, but just make sure he does anyway. And Emma might need a little bit of help."

"Ok no problem."

"And feel free to watch TV or pop in a DVD after they go to bed. We will probably be home between 10:00 and 11:00," Amy further explained.

"Ok great," Jay answered.

"Well Amy you ready?" Jeff Collins asked his wife.

"Yes just let me say good bye to the kids," Amy replied. She said good-bye to each of them and thanked Jay for his help and then she and her husband headed out for the evening.

"Alright kids, what do you want to do?" Jay asked.

"I want to throw the football," Garrett stated.

"I want to play with my dollies," Emma said.

"Ok how about, I throw the football with Garrett first and then we eat and then after I will play dolls with you Emma?" Jay proposed.

"Ok," both of the kids said in unison.

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Jay collapsed on the couch after he finally got Garrett to bed. He threw the football with Garrett until Tag stole the ball and ran around the backyard with it begging them to chase him. (Jay realized that's how the dog got his name.) Emma was with them in the backyard too. She sat in the kid's version of a patio set playing tea part with her dolls, stuffed animals, and even Molly sat next to the table as if she was a guest.

At 6:00 Jay brought the kids inside and fed them dinner. Then they relaxed and watched some cartoons. Finally it was time for the kids to get ready for bed. Garrett did put up a slight fight about brushing his teeth, but then complied. Emma needed some help brushing her teeth just as her mom had predicted. Once the teeth brushing was done, each of the kids changed into their pajamas and waited for their bedtime story.

The bedtime story didn't really turn into a story; it was more of a Q & A session with all questions directed at Jay.

Both of the kids sat in Emma's room on what Emma had informed Jay as her "new big girl bed" and Jay sat in a chair next to the bed.

"Jay how old are you?" Garrett asked, starting off the questioning.

"I am 20." Jay replied.

"That's getting old," Garrett said.

"Thanks Garrett," Jay said sarcastically.

"Your welcome," Garrett chuckled. "Do you go to school?"

"No, not anymore. I work at the mechanic shop where your dad's car got fixed."

"Oh," Garrett said. "Do you have a girlfriend?"

"Yes," Jay replied, laughing from the way Garrett asked the question.

"Well, what is her name?"

"Manny."

"Oh, does she go to school?"

"Yes, she wants to be an actress like for movies."

"Like a movie star!" Emma shouted.

"Exactly," Jay replied.

"Is she nice?" Garrett questioned.

"She's really nice. You know actually, I bet she would like to meet you too," Jay said.

"Yeah, you should bring her next time," Garrett stated excitedly.

"I can play dolls with her," Emma said.

"Yeah Emma. Actually that could work out great. I will ask your parents if it is ok, alright?"

"Ok!" Emma and Garrett said together.

After the Q & A session Jay managed to get both of the kids into their rooms and off to bed. Then he went down stairs exhausted, he collapsed on the couch and watched TV until the Collins came home. Babysitting was a lot more work than he thought.