Chapter Two
Matt and Emily sat silently on the couch. They had two nanny interviews sat up for today, and Matt was anxious to get someone in here. There was a light tapping at the door. Matt got up and answered the door. A tall dark haired man stood on the other side. Matt's head immediately dropped, how could he have let her schedule a man nanny.
"Please come in," Matt said, his head shaking.
His eyes met Emily's, who was smiling widely.
"Your Carey Marshall?" Emily asked, pretending to be shocked.
"Yes, is there a problem," Carey asked, in a deep huskily voice.
"Um..not that I can see," Emily said, a smile still on her face.
Matt sat down beside her, and put his arm around her tightly.
"So Carey, umm...how long have you worked with children?" Matt asked.
"I've worked with children for almost ten years now. I graduated from Brown University, with a bachelors in Child development," Carey said, in a confident tone.
"Hmm...how long did you work for your last family?" Emily asked.
"Well this would actually be my first family. My last job I worked at a child daycare center," Carey said, his confidence growing.
"Hmm...okay..we'll give you a call," Matt said, needing all the information he needed.
"So I'm guessing a no?" Emily asked, a giggle escaping her lips.
"You did that on purpose," Matt said, turning to her.
"I did not, I swear," Emily said, laughing almost histrically.
Her laughing fit got interrupted, when they're was another light knock on the door. Matt who was still standing near the door, answered it. This time, a woman who looked to be in her mid-to-late twenties was standing in front of him. He offered for her to come in.
"Your Eryn Johnson?" Emily asked.
"Yes," Eryn said.
She was a taller woman, with light brown hair. Her eyes were brown in color.
"Please have a seat," Emily said, sitting back down on the couch.
"Okay, so how long have you worked with children?" Matt asked.
"Only a couple of years. I just recently graduated from Princeton University, with a masters in Child development, and a bachelors in Child Care Handling," Eryn said.
"Okay, have you worked for a family?" Emily asked.
"Yes, I got hired onto a family, as an internship for college. They asked me to stay on after my internship was over," Eryn said, talking about it seemed painful.
"Can we ask why you don't work for them anymore?" Matt asked.
"Sure, they actually moved to New York, for the father's job," Eryn said.
"Okay," Emily said, writing small notes in her notebook.
"We will give you a call," Matt said, walking her to the door.
"Well, I think she seems really qualified for the job," Emily said.
"Yeah, she seems great," Matt said.
"Well those are the only two that called, so unless we get more calls, I'd say Eryn would be our choice," Emily said, wrapping her arms around Matt's waist.
She missed moments like this. When the house was quiet, and they were alone. They rarely got them anymore, especially after Gracie and Daniel were born.
"So I think it's time we saved Lia and Duff from the triplets wrath," Matt said.
They wanted the house to be neat and straighten up when they did they're interviews. Since they all had a thirty-four hour neogtiation, Cheryl got permission to give them all the much needed rest. Matt had mentioned the nanny interviews to the guys, and Lia and Duff said they'd watch over the triplets. Since the twins were still small enough for a playpen, that's where they kept them while they did they're interviewing.
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A Week Later
Eryn entered the house, after Emily opened the door for her.
Emily had warned her over the phone, that the triplets could be a handful, but that the twins were much easier to manage. As soon as she was fully in the house she could see what Emily was talking about. Three small children came running into the living room, from what she assumed was their bedroom.
"Hi, what is your name?" Zack asked, a small smile formed on the child's mouth.
"I'm Eryn, I'm your nanny," Eryn said, bending down in front of the small boy.
"Oh, mommy talked about you," Zack said, giving a bigger more toothier smile.
"Hi, I'm Kelly," Kelly said, walking up behind her brother.
"Well hello Kelly," Eryn said, giving her a small smile.
"That's Matty Jr," Kelly said, pointing to the boy that was slightly smaller than her and Zack.
"Hi Matty," Eryn said.
Matty turned to look at her, a dimply smile on his face.
Eryn had noticed almost immediately that Zack took after his father, while Kelly took after her mother, and Matty took after both. She seemed to pick up those things easily.
"So how has your day been?" Emily asked, walking into the room. She didn't want Eryn to feel ingorned.
"Oh it's been fine, I was just excited to get started today," Eryn said, standing back up.
"Well we're glad to have you. I have to admit, I was a little worried about hiring someone to come in here and help out, but to tell you the truth I could so use the help," Emily said.
Eryn noticed, light bags under Emily's eyes, which proved she hadn't been getting a lot of sleep. Granted she had remembered studying about first time parents, and how they usually lost large amounts of sleep within the first year. She figured that Emily would be past that stage by now.
"I'm glad to help, is there anything you need me to do?" Eryn asked.
"Oh, I really need to run to the store, but I'd hate to leave you alone with the children on your first day," Emily said.
"Ms. Flannery I can promised, I'm well qualified to care for children," Eryn said.
"Oh no, I'm not saying that, I mean for your well being. These three will run you ragged if you let them," Emily said.
"Well, maybe I could run to the store for you?" Eryn asked.
"Yes, I think that will work, here I have a list." Emily paused as she went back into the kitchen and grabbed her list off the counter. "Here this should be enough to cover everything," Emily handed her the list and the money.
"Okay, I shouldn't be too long," Eryn said, grabbing her purse and keys, and heading out the door.
'I could get used to this' Emily thought to herself, as she sat down on the couch.