𖤓 Your Fiancée and his family dump you to the curb so you take your friends offer to meet her single dad attending who's looking for a nanny. Where your personalities initially clash he reluctantly hires you, little did you know you're in for a.. treat
𖤓Series Warnings !Grumpy x Sunshine !Eventual Smut !Heavy Tension (jack is mean with it) !The Nanny rip off !Fran Fine-esque Reader with vintage aesthetic !Age gap reader is 29 jack is 48 !Best Friend Parker !Jewish Reader !Altering between nicknames and names a lot !Reader and Robby are evil twins !Reader has big family and is close with them !Reader is Jewish !Jacks wife died during child birth !Troubled kids !All Characters OOC - (more to be added)
𖤓 A/N !Half of this was written on my phone at the laundromat and not proofread so be kind, no idea when first chapter will be out I'm super busy but had to get this idea out there, any ideas what to do with the story let me know !not necessarily an original idea but please don't steal •ᴗ•
𖤓Join my TAG LIST
You couldn't say you were surprised but that didn't mean getting kicked out on your ass by your fiancée didn't hurt any less. It had been months leading to the eventual break up, months of distance and late nights 'looking over the books'. You should've left him when you first found out the store manager, Anna, was spending most of those late nights at the store with him.
Having Noah dump you had meant you lost your shared apartment, your job at his family clothing store, and whatever dignity you had left after even dating the loser in the first place.
Now you had landed yourself on your best friend's couch and you could tell she was just itching to get rid of you. Parker and you had been friends since she moved to Pittsburgh for her residency, running (literally) into her at the coffee shop next to your old job. You had just grabbed your fresh iced coffee off the counter and when you turned towards the door you ended up dumping your ice cold drink down the front of her scrubs (which you later found out made her late to her first shift.. oops).
Now 3 months into living with Parker you seemed to have made a decent routine. You knew you were bothering her by over staying your welcome as much as she says you're not. Your womanizer of a best friend is getting antsy and you could sense it, the guilt becoming all consuming
You were up making morning coffee when you heard the apartment door creak open and the sound of Parker's shoes dropping on the floor, her bag quick to follow. Her feet stomped around as she tried to quickly slink towards the smell of coffee, coming around the corner looking as dead as ever. Her eyebrows slightly raised at the sight of your feather trimmed robe, but she kept mouth shut used to the extravagant.. wear by now.
"If I never ever have to set foot in that hospital again I think I'd be the happiest person alive," You handed her a cup of decaf, one cream two sugars just how she takes it, and sat down next to her at the kitchen island.
"Well good morning to you too sunshine, way to look on the bright side," Parker just grunted in response before letting her head fall to the counter, the stress visibly leaving her shoulders the more settled in at home. Her eyes peaking up just slightly at you as watched the thoughts pass behind her eyes.
She rolled her shoulders before leaning back up towards you, body still carrying a certain level of tension that made your stomach twist. "Listen.. It's been great having you here," Oh, god. You had a feeling this conversation was coming. "But I really would like my bachelor pad back, nothing against you it's just a little hard to bring girls home and shit when you've got one crashing on your couch,"
"I know, I know. It's not like I'm not trying. Finding a job at 29 with not a lot of experience outside of fashion is a little difficult, especially with no degree." You knew better than anyone how much you were jacking Ellis' style right now. You felt horrible to put her in this position of taking care of you and you knew you could go back to your parents but the idea of facing your parents with another failed relationship was too humiliating to fathom
Every man (and a good portion of friends) left you for being yourself. You knew you were loud and exuberant, you wore flashy outfits casually and fixed your makeup to match every time. You unabashedly spoke in a thick and loud yinzer accent just like your family, and made no move to change it, people loved to tell you how annoying you could sound. But you loved yourself and didn't see a reason to change, and in turn you repeatedly got screwed over by people you thought actually liked you.
"Listen I'm not kicking you out any time soon, you know you're more than welcome to stay for however long you need. But I might have an opportunity to fix everyone's problems," Your mood picked up at the thought of a solution and you nodded at her to continue. "You remember my attending from that staff picnic I brought you to?"
You thought about it for a second before speaking, "The old grumpy one with the kids?" Your face contorted into confusion, not understanding how he would be involved in a solution.
"Yeah that one. He's looking for a new nanny, he's a widow so it's just him at home for the most part, his best friends help as much as possible but he still needs more. I spoke to him about it earlier and it seems like he'd be down for an interview (not really) if you are," The lines on your face got deeper as your confusion grew. Ellis knew what had happened between you two when you first met and she just hoped you would go along with it
"Parker, I'm not a nanny. I've never taken care of kids professionally. It'd be a mess. Plus he was an absolute dick when I met him. I don't think I'd want to work for him," You huffed out in defeat. You knew she was looking out for you but this sounded like a disaster waiting to happen.
"You practically helped raise your sister's kids, you come from a huge family and you’re always the designated babysitter. I've seen you, you'd be fine. If you really don't want to you don't have to but I don't think it'd hurt to at least talk to him. Plus he lives over on Park ave, you know you’ve always wanted one of those brownstones,”
You zoned off thinking for a hot minute. It wouldn't hurt to at least interview, there's no way he would hire you and it would at least shut Parker down from the idea. And if you somehow manage to bag the job you’d live in your dream neighborhood, at least there’d be one good outcome. "Okay fine, give him my number or whatever and I'll see how it goes."
"Sick. Anyways, plans for the weekend, I'm off till Tuesday baby!"
Earlier at PTMC, around 2am
Ellis spent most of her shift avoiding her superior, his mood was potent and he was taking everyone in his path down with him. She knew why he had a stick up his ass but that didn't make his attitude acceptable. He had confided in her when they shared a beer after work not even a week ago about how he was struggling to keep up with his kids.
Dana and Robby helped as much as they could but he struggled to keep a nanny due to his kids being absolute nightmare menaces who scared them away with borderline home alone anarchy. Ellis had immediately thought about her best friend and her current predicament, she had watched her single handedly manage all the children in the family (Which Ellis could never keep track of) and knew she could handle this task.
When she caught Abbot going towards the ambulance bay after Lena called an incoming trauma with a 7 minute ETA she knew this was the perfect time to ambush. Following him out the sliding doors she found him over by the motorcycle parking scrolling through his phone, no doubt checking in on his kids.
“Hey Abbot, I’ve got a quick question for you if you’ve got a moment,” her feet landed beside his as she clocked the dark bags underneath his eyes making him look older than he actually is.
“Of course kid, shoot,” His attention was still on his phone, only half engaged in the budding conversation.
“Any chance you’re still looking for some extra help with the kids?” This finally caught Abbots full attention. “I’ve got this friend, she lost her fiancée, her job and her place to live so she’s been crashing on my couch, figured I’d do us both a favor and pawn her off to you,”
Ellis stayed hopeful as she watched Abbot mull over the offer. “I could have some interest in this, she got any experience?” Oh thank fuck.
“Yeah she’s literally amazing with kids. You met her awhile ago, you know that friend I brought to the picnic? She–“ Abbots face dropped as he remembered what friend Ellis was talking about.
“No. Thank you but absolutely not,” Abbot checked out of the conversation, turning back to his phone to check his missed texts from his oldest, Daisy.
“Oh come on Abbot. You’re desperate, I’m desperate, she’s desperate. Everyone wins in this situation. Plus I know for a fact she’ll actually be able to handle the nightmare you’ve got going on at home.” Ellis was desperate at this point. She needed her place back.
“Parker in the first five minutes of meeting her she flashed my 8 year old, called me geriatric, and convinced my 15 year old to get the adult waiter's number. So no I don’t think she’d be a good fit for my family but thank you for the offer.”
“Oh come on Abbot she’s not the bad you just misunderstood her, just give her a chance,”
“No means no Ellis. If you don’t understand that concept as a medical professional I don’t expect your friend to understand it either,” Abbot threw his head back, finger coming up to dig into his eyes trying to shake the oncoming migraine he can feel brewing “So for the last time I’m not hiring your friend, I would only consider it if I happened to exhaust every other option I had in this city and I’m far from that. End of conversation, trauma is here so get your head in the game.”
Well, technically that was exactly a no. He said if she was his only option… so what if she becomes his only option.
It’s been almost a week since Ellis tried to pawn her best friend off on her attending. And over that last week she had watched Jack become more and more haggard.
She heard from Shen, who heard from McKay, who heard from Javadi, who heard from Whitaker and Santos, who heard from Robby that Jack has gone through 3 nanny’s in 5 days.
The first nanny left in the middle of the night when the kids convinced her their late mom was haunting them with some very very convincing amateur special effects.
The second nanny left when Jack’s 13 year old, Ben, kept putting creepy crawlers, hoppers, and things that slither wherever she happened to be. The final straw being a garter snake in her shoes.
And the final nanny left when the kids started booby trapping the house. Yes. Actual booby traps. From buckets of water above doors and cooking oil on the hallway floors, to saran wrap pulled tight and clear in the doorway. These kids did it all.
So by Wednesday morning the agency Jack has been working with had dropped him as a client, leaving him absolutely clueless on what to do next. Meanwhile Parker had been plotting, she knew this was the perfect time to bring up their previous conversation.
So that night she found the perfect moment during hand overs to corner him. His guard was down so he was weak and vulnerable, this was Ellis' time to strike. She was going to get her apartment back
Leaning up against the nurses station next to him Ellis cleared her throat, his head slowly stretching to look at her. His face was pulled tight and already filled with suspicion. A single eyebrow raised, encouraging the resident to speak up. "I heard your kids are literal demon spawns,"
That seemed to break his facade as his eyes crinkled into a silent laugh. "Yeah you're telling me I'm the one who lives with them. I know it's my fault they're like that too, the Abbots are animals my wife had the good genes." His suspicion began to grow back as he trailed off watching Ellis fidget as he spoke. "Ellis please tell me this conversation isn't going where I think it's going,"
"It totally is dude. You're exhausted, you got dropped from one of the only agencies in town and blocked from care dot com. Just get over your prudish beliefs and give the girl a chance," Just as Abbot went to respond Robby popped around the corner.
"And what are we talking about over here?" Before Jack could get a word out Parker cut in.
"Trying to convince Jack over here to give my bestie a chance to be his nanny," A sly smirk spread across her face as she watched Robby toy with that information, knowing exactly who parker was talking about and decide he liked the idea. Jack watched in horror as his best friend was about to turn against him.
"I like that girl," He nodded fondly and turned to smack a hand over Abbot's shoulder. "Come on brother, give her a shot, you met her the one time she's actually pretty cool," Abbot threw Robby's hand off his shoulder, getting frustrated with the conversation at this point. "You can't keep relying on me, Dana and her family. If it helps I'll interview her with you, weed out her bad qualities,"
"Okay If it gets everyone off my ass then fine, Ellis give me her number." And in that moment Jack knew the damage from this was going to be irreversible.
