CHAPTER 5
THE NANNY: CHAPTER 5
Pairing: Andy Barber x Annie Johnson (OFC)
Summary: Working and single parenting is not easy. Andy needs to find a nanny for his son Jacob. Annie, an education degree student at Lasell University, comes to their lives just in time for the big changes in Andy’s life.
Warnings: none.
A/N: This is a story with a younger Andy Barber (30) and a 3 year old Jacob. English is not my first language, I know Little about how education (in general) and universities work in the States, also, I don’t know anything about laws, DA, ADA, etc. sooooo don’t come from me, please, at the end of the day this is just fiction and the purpose is to entertain. Enjoy!
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Word count: 1704
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An hour had passed and Andy and Annie were still talking on the living room. Andy was a very intelligent man, he was a fan of the Red Soxs, just as Annie and her family were. They shared stories about their families going to Fenway Park and enjoyed some baseball games during the season.
“Do you really don’t like beer? Andy questioned her, after he went to grab another bottle from the fridge.
“No, sorry. Daniel also makes fun of me because of that… Have you ever arrested anyone?
“I’m a lawyer not a cop; but I could arrest you for not liking beer” Annie looked a little confused and kinda scare, Andy just laughed and touched his chest while doing so. It was the first time Annie saw him laughed like that, it was a nice laugh, infectious actually.
“I’m just joking, lawyers do that too, you know. We can’t be serious or in a bad mood all the time.” He took a sip of his beer, “In case you’re wondering, I don’t have a gun… nor handcuffs.” Andy smirked at her and she just blushed, heat going through her face, maybe it was the third glass of wine she was having.
“Where did you study law?”
“NYU”
“It was one of my options, but I couldn’t get in. At the end I choose the one closer home so my parents wouldn’t miss me that much.”
“I heard Lasell is a good school, and since you have a scholarship, I assumed you are a great student. Still, I can picture you in New York.”
“Wait, how do you know I have a scholarship?”
“Ammm, you told me the day we met.” Andy drank the rest of his beer.
“No, I didn’t.”
“Yes, you did.
“I’m sure I didn’t. How you know that?”
“If I tell you would you promise not to run away?
“…Ok”
“When Pam told me to hire you I kinda research you”
“YOU WHAT?!!!”
“I’m sorry, I wanted to see what kind of person you were, and I know it sounds creepy, but I really needed to know some stuff. Besides I could see you didn’t lie, and that made me feel certain that I could trust you with my child.”
Annie looked at Andy for a moment, and drank her wine. She couldn’t believe he would’ve done something like that, I mean he was a lawyer and work with the police so it kinda made sense, but still it was the first time something like that happened to her.
“Alright…Can I ask you some stuff?”
“What kind of stuff? Andy raised his eyebrow.
“Well apparently you know more about me than I know about you soooo, how old are you?”
“I’m 30”
“Na-ah! I thought you were older. Like 40.”
“Ouch,” Andy touched his chest acting hurt, “Don’t worry I get that a lot, it must be the beard.” He ran his right-hand through his beard, “Maybe I should shave.”
“No!” Annie answered way too quickly, “You look good like that, not all men can pull that look. It suits you.” Annie raised her hand and touched his cheek, Andy stared at her; he could smell the perfume on her wrist and feel the heat on his cheek. Annie moved her hand right away.
“I let it grow a year before I finish Law school, I thought I will look more professional. Wait here.” Andy stood up and went upstairs leaving Annie by herself in the living room. A minute later he came back with something in his hands.
“Look.”
Andy handed her an old photo album, inside there were pictures of him when he was younger. He was shaved, and he was wearing normal clothes, jeans, t-shirts, and even cargo shorts. He looked very different to the man sitting in front of her. The guy in the pictures looked so relaxed and a lot less stressed.
“You look like a frat boy, and kind of a douchebag” Annie snorted.
“I wasn’t a douche, I hope” both smiled at each other.
“Right…” She raised her brow.
“I wasn’t, I’m always been a one woman’s man.”
“Do you ever dress like this anymore?” Annie was looking at a picture where he was wearing some green cargo shorts, an old t-shirt and a baseball cap.
“Well, I don’t wear those type of shorts anymore. I like to wear pretty much like now, sweatpants, a t-shirt, maybe a hoodie, it will be weird to be around the house on a suit 24/7. And sometimes I run or work out in the mornings, can’t wear a suit for that either.”
“You work out?”
“Yeah, in the guest room, I have some equipment there, have you not noticed?”
“I don’t snoop in your rooms Andy. I’ve just been in Jake’s room.”
“I don’t sleep with a suit either, sometimes I don’t wear anything” Annie eyed at him, Andy was completely red, “Shit, sorry, I mean… Maybe I should stop drinking, that was out of line, I’m really sorry.” He really didn’t know where that came from, he just kept talking until it was too late.
“No problem, sometimes I sleep like that too, mainly when me and Daniel… you know.” Andy swallowed hard, he blinked a couple of times while trying hard not to imagine her without clothing, he stared back at her and Annie turned her attention back to the pictures.
There were pictures of him when he was a kid, his mom was in some of those pictures; she was a beautiful woman and you could see how close they were. Annie was looking at one picture were Andy was with his mom and a birthday cake.
“She was a nurse,” Andy said out of nowhere, “we only had one another.”
“Just like you and Jake.” Annie smiled
“Hmmm I never thought about it, but yes, just like us.”
Annie kept looking at the pictures, in some of them Andy was drunk, you could notice because of his droopy eyes and flirty smile, she changed the page and there it was, a picture of Andy and the woman from the picture in Jake’s room. It was not the only picture of course, but one in particular caught her attention. They both looked young, Andy was holding her from behind, resting his chin on her shoulder, and she had her hands on her little bump, barely visible, but it was there. They seemed so happy.
“Andy,” Annie paused thinking of her next question, “You said you didn’t have a wife,” Andy knew she was about to ask him about Jake’s mom, and it wasn’t a lie Annie was dying to know about the woman in the picture, but she went in a different direction. “Do you have any more family?”
“No,” Andy sighed, “my dad wasn’t around when I was a kid, and my mom died when I was about to finish Law school, cancer.”
Annie gave him a sad smile and nodded.
“Why are you telling me all of this, and showed me this?” She said lifting the photo album.
“Well, you said it, I know more about you that you about me, so is only fair for you to know some things about my life, I guess.” He didn’t seem to convince but it was so easy to talk to her.
“Thank you.” She looked at the clock, “It’s late, I should go home.”
“I can drive you.” Andy offered.
“No, you have to stay, Jake could wake up. I’ll take an Uber.”
“Are you sure? I really don’t mind.”
“I’m sure, I can text you when I get home.”
“That will be nice, thank you.”
Annie stood up and felt a little light headed and stumble, Andy grabbed her arms and stopped her from falling.
“You ok?” she looked at him with hooded eyes.
“Yeah,” Annie stare at him, his eyelashes were so long, his eyes seem bluer this close, and she could see a layer of hair on his chest to the v cut on his t-shirt, Andy’s lips were slightly open, his heart racing at the closeness of her body “It was a bad idea to drink wine,” she took a deep breath, “Happens every time, I’ll be fine.”
“I think I should drive you.”
“No, no, stay, don’t worry about me.” She said taking her phone out.
5 minutes later the Uber came and Annie left the Barber’s house. By the time she arrived to the building where she lived it was almost midnight. She called for Daniel but there was no answer, meaning he was still out with his friends, like every Friday night. She changed her clothes and laid on the bed, making herself comfortable, to finally get some sleep. She was drifting off when her phone lit up.
“Are you home?” It was Andy, she smiled.
“Yes, sorry, I forgot to let you know. I’m too sleepy”
“You didn’t sleep on the Uber, did you?”
“I closed my eyes for a bit”
“That can be dangerous, but I’m glad you made it, I can sleep now.”
“hahaha, what would have happened if I hadn’t told you I was home safe?”
“Drive all the way to your house; or I will have dark circles under my eyes tomorrow.”
“Do you really know where I live?”
“It was in my report”
“I’m fine, you can rest now.”
“Good night. ”
“Good night, Andy.”
Annie let her phone on the nightstand while she looked at the ceiling smiling like a little school girl her heart pounding a little faster against her chest; and Andy was in his bathroom smiling at the last message she had send him. He could picture Annie answering him with her cute smile and bright honey eyes. He took a deep breath and thought about what he was feeling at the moment, it could be the beer talking but those butterflies in his stomach didn’t go away, and last time he felt them was when he met Laurie back in NYU. Just the thought of Laurie made his smile fade away. Andy washed his face and went straight to bed, he looked one last time to Annie’s text and then closed his eyes.
