Victoria's schedule is intense, especially for a six year old." I furrowed my brow in confusion. "Follow me." She walked from the closet and headed out toward the living room.
"Have a seat." She motioned to the couch. "I was going to wait, but might as well get started." She sighed and sat next to me with a binder in her hands. "I put this together to help you out."
I took the binder into my lap. It was heavy and thick.
"What is all of this?"
"Consider it a reference guide for you." She pulled it open to the first page. "This is Victoria's weekly schedule."
I looked it over.
"Are you serious? That little girl has this kind of schedule?" I asked without taking my widened eyes from the daunting list.
"Contact numbers for each activity and directions for horseback riding and Ballet, everything else is here in the house." Miranda pointed out each place on the next page.
"This is a lot for a six year old. When does she get to be a kid?" I looked to Rand.
She shrugged. "This is how it is for the upper class kids. Just wait till you see all the 'stuff'." She rolled her eyes. "It's crazy."
"I'll say. Geesh." I laughed out. "So, Saturday, what exactly does he considered educational and physical activities?"
"Well, last weekend we went to the museum and to the zoo. I try to make things fun, but I also know Dr. Bishop wants her to be kept on a strict regimen."
"Why?" I looked at her. "Why is he so strict with her, she's only six?"
She shrugged.
"I can't honestly say for sure, but it has something to do with her mother. I told you Victoria's mother left them unexpectedly and that’s when I was hired on remember?"
"Yeah, but what does that have to do with –"
"I can only assume it's to keep her busy. Victoria doesn't really remember her and Dr. Bishop doesn't speak of her, at all." Then she eyed me sternly. "And trust me; you don't want to ask about her."
I nodded and shrugged. It wasn't my place to pry into the antichrist’s personal life.
We moved on to doctor information and school location, teacher names and phone numbers, and an address book of school friends, etc. Miranda had made small notes in regards to other nannies and who they worked for.
Next was the section regarding the Bishop family; Dr. Bishop had a brother and sister; Max and Allison. Both were married with children and, of course, nannies. All of the immediate family lives in Seattle, including the parents; Dr. Connor and Ilene Bishop. It was a lot to take in and even more to remember, I was sure the binder would be used frequently.
Three hours later we finished and Benji called with an offer to take us to dinner, so Miranda and I piled into her car and headed out to meet with him. Benji had brought a co-worker with him.
"Sophia, it's good to see you!" Benji pulled me into a large hug.
"It's good to see you too." I smiled and hugged him back.
"This is my friend Lucas Gray, we work together. Lucas this is Miranda's friend I was telling you about, Sophia Ashwood." He motioned back and forth in introduction.
I put my hand out, as did Lucas. It was a normal handshake, but his seemed a limp, especially compared to Dr. Bishop's vice-like grip. Shaking the thoughts of him, I redirected myself back into the present.
"I t's nice to meet you."
"I figured it would be good for you to meet some other people in Seattle, besides just Miranda and me." Benji smiled warmly and then the hostess seated us at a table.
The night was filled with good, easy going conversation, and Lucas was actually pretty nice. We exchanged numbers to keep in touch before I had to pry Miranda from Benji's face so we could head back to the house. She informed me earlier about how Allison would get if no one was there to take care of Victoria when she brought her back on Sundays.
Once Victoria was showered and tucked into bed. The food and wine made it easy to fall asleep after my own shower. Miranda and I shared the large four post bed until the alarm screamed at five in the
"Have a seat." She motioned to the couch. "I was going to wait, but might as well get started." She sighed and sat next to me with a binder in her hands. "I put this together to help you out."
I took the binder into my lap. It was heavy and thick.
"What is all of this?"
"Consider it a reference guide for you." She pulled it open to the first page. "This is Victoria's weekly schedule."
I looked it over.
"Are you serious? That little girl has this kind of schedule?" I asked without taking my widened eyes from the daunting list.
"Contact numbers for each activity and directions for horseback riding and Ballet, everything else is here in the house." Miranda pointed out each place on the next page.
"This is a lot for a six year old. When does she get to be a kid?" I looked to Rand.
She shrugged. "This is how it is for the upper class kids. Just wait till you see all the 'stuff'." She rolled her eyes. "It's crazy."
"I'll say. Geesh." I laughed out. "So, Saturday, what exactly does he considered educational and physical activities?"
"Well, last weekend we went to the museum and to the zoo. I try to make things fun, but I also know Dr. Bishop wants her to be kept on a strict regimen."
"Why?" I looked at her. "Why is he so strict with her, she's only six?"
She shrugged.
"I can't honestly say for sure, but it has something to do with her mother. I told you Victoria's mother left them unexpectedly and that’s when I was hired on remember?"
"Yeah, but what does that have to do with –"
"I can only assume it's to keep her busy. Victoria doesn't really remember her and Dr. Bishop doesn't speak of her, at all." Then she eyed me sternly. "And trust me; you don't want to ask about her."
I nodded and shrugged. It wasn't my place to pry into the antichrist’s personal life.
We moved on to doctor information and school location, teacher names and phone numbers, and an address book of school friends, etc. Miranda had made small notes in regards to other nannies and who they worked for.
Next was the section regarding the Bishop family; Dr. Bishop had a brother and sister; Max and Allison. Both were married with children and, of course, nannies. All of the immediate family lives in Seattle, including the parents; Dr. Connor and Ilene Bishop. It was a lot to take in and even more to remember, I was sure the binder would be used frequently.
Three hours later we finished and Benji called with an offer to take us to dinner, so Miranda and I piled into her car and headed out to meet with him. Benji had brought a co-worker with him.
"Sophia, it's good to see you!" Benji pulled me into a large hug.
"It's good to see you too." I smiled and hugged him back.
"This is my friend Lucas Gray, we work together. Lucas this is Miranda's friend I was telling you about, Sophia Ashwood." He motioned back and forth in introduction.
I put my hand out, as did Lucas. It was a normal handshake, but his seemed a limp, especially compared to Dr. Bishop's vice-like grip. Shaking the thoughts of him, I redirected myself back into the present.
"I t's nice to meet you."
"I figured it would be good for you to meet some other people in Seattle, besides just Miranda and me." Benji smiled warmly and then the hostess seated us at a table.
The night was filled with good, easy going conversation, and Lucas was actually pretty nice. We exchanged numbers to keep in touch before I had to pry Miranda from Benji's face so we could head back to the house. She informed me earlier about how Allison would get if no one was there to take care of Victoria when she brought her back on Sundays.
Once Victoria was showered and tucked into bed. The food and wine made it easy to fall asleep after my own shower. Miranda and I shared the large four post bed until the alarm screamed at five in the
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