CHAPTER 1

“Would you perhaps consider… being a nanny?”

Surprised by the question and his sudden approach. Samantha is left speechless for a moment while Samuel is smiling and is hopeful for her positive answer.

 “Please.”

 Damn with his charm that didn’t change even after six years, added by those Nordic blue eyes, and smile that swept every girl’s heart in an instant back then, and even worse by now. It is taking a toll of her heart. Her weakness, but his strength. The naïve her and his perfect face is now once more teasing her.

 “You see SAMUEL.”

 She emphases his name, while scolding her inner thoughts and turning wild heart to stop being stupid, all the while as she is trying to play hard to get. For what reason? Maybe her revenge? A bit of the bitterness that she had suffered six years ago? Perhaps,

 But.

 “Do whatever it takes to gain his trust.”

Reminded by the words from her boss, she is bitten into submission as she doesn’t have any choice in the matter. Now that everything is falling into the right place for her so called ‘favor’. Just what else could she do, but to swallow her pride.

 “I don’t have much experience,” she said, while all acting cool and putting her wild beating heart at bay.  

“I’ve got some flexibility in my schedule.”

Damn sexy his perfect mold cheek bone, grayish pair of eyes, broad chest, and his deep dimples as a bonus is teasing her in the worse possible way. She can only stand in utter defeat as a woman who couldn’t resist such charm. But then she must, not now, as she needed to resist. Shouldn’t fall for such stupidity a second time.

“And the kids are gone half the day at school, so it won’t be much time.”

Still convincing her, in his Casanova way that she swears and conditioned herself to never fall victim again. He moves even closer to her, as she could feel her ears turning red.

“I do not know if I can do what you expect, and if I am the right one that set’s your standard.”

Foolish and somewhat acting too much, for her words are a clear contradiction from her initial plan and job why she places herself in such a den in the first place. Her mind and heart are currently at war of just giving in and playing the hard to get role for a while.

 But then taken once more by his smile as she is one hundred percent sure that her ears are honestly selling her true feeling right now. She is thanking the heavens and herself for deciding to let her hair down as her hair style for the day, as it is covering her red as a tomato ear. He suddenly holds her hands gently, saying.

“You do not need to worry about that, for you are more qualified than you could ever think of. Besides, if it is you, I’ll throw such a standard away in a heartbeat.”

Damn lucky, or she is sentenced by the devil in hell. She acted cool and still put on her poker face.

"I know they can be… overwhelming sometimes. Especially when they’re armed with finger paint and a hose.” He grinned. 

With a smile that was a little lopsided. Her heart now wanted to melt as she remembers how she liked that smile of his. Now thinking and assessing the current situation that it wasn’t bad to throw herself into the den of her greatest foolishness six years ago. And if seeing such a smile every day, she thinks that it might be all worth it. 

“I’ll help you with them, and that’s for sure.”

Such sweet words from him that somehow can be told as a promise, she wouldn’t mind such a job, right?

‘WRONG!’

The word she suddenly screams from her subconsciousness. Just how could she let herself be drawn once more into his charm after all that he did? Even if it is for a second. Is she trying to be the stupid nerd again just like back then to whom he can toy around and throw once he is done? Never.

Yet.

“Please.”

But how can she refuse? Smiling with the slight dimple in her left cheek. She conditions her mind that everything is just a job. She is a professional and this entire charade is all for her job.

“What can you say?”

Traveling her gaze to Lindsey, then to Harry. Dwarfed by the oversized couch in the living room. Painted with all their smiles nodding simultaneously and agreeing for the proposal at hand.

“Oh please!”

Taken aback as the voices of the two adorable kids call out to her from the second floor of the Mediterranean mansion and rushes down now begging for her to accept. The twins folded their hands and convinced her with the pleading eyes.

“Please accept it Miss Catherine, we promise to be on our best behavior.”

With the sweet and angelic voice of the seven years old Monique and the puppy dog eyes of her twin Cole. Sure, enough who wouldn’t give in, right?

“You wouldn’t disappoint them, would you?”

Clearly using his twins for his advantage. By which one of his innate nature that didn’t change to use everything that he can and around him just to get what he wants. A feeling tugged deep inside of Cath, something she completely knew and was aware of, as it got worse the moment that she met his kids and saw him again. With a bit of hesitation, she smiles and finally accepts.

Okay,” she said, “I’ll do it.”

With the cheers from the twins and the smile that damn reminds her of the past that she should already forget.

“Kids.”

With his smile and stares that never leaves her. Samuel took the twins in his arms casually, but proudly declared.

“Meet your very special nanny.”

Special? She wonders, but she shouldn’t be thinking about it for now as sure enough everything of what she wanted is already sealed in place, right?

“You will never regret it, I swear.”

She doubts about it, but only in the part where she needed to see him every day from now on. But looking at the twins by which head over heels for her and with their adorable nature in two, she will definitely survive.

“I do hope so.”

As she murmurs under her breath while Lindsey and Harry are all smile in their little bubble world as first phase of their biggest plan is now complete.