The Texas Rancher & The Nanny (Closed to Ryanmo97 and Wind)

[Ryanmo97]

Ryan Morris
Age: 35
Height: 5' 11"
Weight: 195 lbs.
Hair: Brown
Eyes: Hazel
Body Type: Athletic.

Ryan had been a rancher all his life. Ever since he was a young boy, he loved helping his folks take care of the cattle. He played football in High School and had offers to go to big schools and have a chance to play for the NFL, but he didn't want to do that. He wanted to marry his high school sweetheart and raise a family on the same ranch he grew up on. And, he did that. He married his wife, Annabelle, after he got his associates degree in business from the community college in El Paso. Since he was an only child, and his parents were getting on in age, They gave the newlyweds the ranch as a wedding present.

Life was good, he and Annabelle had a good life. He and the ranch hands took care of the cattle, and she took care of the house and his three daughters. 10 year old Gwenevere, a red head like her mother; 8 Year old, Lillian, a blond; and 6 year old, Giselle, a brunette. But, life changed, Annabelle was killed in a car crash two years ago. It was hard but Ryan and the kids were getting past their grief.

Various friends of the family were helping talking care of the house and the kids but Ryan knew he needed someone on a permanent basis. So he put an ad in various papers around the country.

WANTED: NANNY/HOUSEKEEPER

Nanny and Housekeeper needed for nice size cattle Ranch in Texas. 3 children, all girls. $75,000/Year plus room, board, and health care. Please contact the Morris Ranch, Fort Stockon, Texas. at xxx-xxx-xxxx. Will pay for round trip ticket to visit ranch.

 

[Wind]

Rachel Cohen
Age: 27
Height: 5'5
Weight: 125
Hair: Black
Eyes: Blue
Body Type: voluptous

Rachel sighed as she read through the newspaper. It was hard finding a job in this bustling city of New York, and quite frankly, she was tired of it. She wanted to settle down with a job that was calm, or had something to do with what she loved. And that was children. She loved the small kids to death and she had hoped to become a pediatrician, however; life came calling and left her out. She had landed a job as a waitress, but things didn't go over to well with her boss so she had to quit. Her eyes danced across the wanted page before spotting a particular ad.

WANTED: NANNY/HOUSEKEEPER

Nanny and Housekeeper needed for nice size cattle Ranch in Texas. 3 children, all girls. $75,000/Year plus room, board, and health care. Please contact the Morris Ranch, Fort Stockon, Texas. at xxx-xxx-xxxx. Will pay for round trip ticket to visit ranch.

Holy shit was this for real? It couldn't be. There was no way someone would pay that much just for a nanny. It wouldn't hurt to try would it? She picked up the blackberry she held and dialed the number. It rang for awhile before going straight to the voicemail.

Hi.
My name is Rachel Cohen and I would love to take a trip to visit your ranch. I have experience with children, I was a former kindergarden assistant and I believe I am qualified to be a Nanny. Please call back at xxx-xxx-xxxx. Thank you and have a nice day!

Now she was excited. Perhaps a life in Texas on a ranch wouldn't be so bad. Perhaps she could also find something there she never thought possible.

 

[Ryanmo97]

Ryan's sister-in-law Taylor handled the call backs while Ryan took care of the Ranch. She listened to the voice mails and read over the resumes. Taylor called Rachel back the next day and asked Rachel to send them her resume and a picture before they extended her an invitation to come visit the Ranch. Once Taylor received the resume and the picture she looked it over and deiced she was good enough for a face to face interview with Ryan. Taylor called Rachel back, "Hello, Rachel... this is Taylor Stewart of the Morris Ranch. We were very impressed by your resume and we would like to extend to you an invitation to visit the ranch, so Ryan may have a face to face interview with you. We'd fly you in, put you up in a nice hotel, then you'd come to the house where you'd meet Ryan and the girls, then after the interview and you decide to take the job, he'll give you a tour of the property and we'd fly you home the next day. Does that sound good to you?"

 

[Wind]

Rachel was estatic when she recieved the call back. She hurried to the library to type a resume for herself and took a current photo to scan onto the computer. After she was finished, she placed all the paper in a manilla folder and hurried to the nearest fax machine she could use for free. Once found, she placed the papers down and proceeded with the requests of the woman who called her back. Oh she prayed she would get this job. She could surely use the money to pay for her expenses once she was to settle in Texas and find a family life of her own. When the call came back to say they were impressed, she nearly squealed with excitement. She couldn't wait. "Yes, that would be wonderful," she replied quickly. "Is there any information I need to bring or need for the flight and hotel?" she asked.

Rachel Cohen

 

[Ryanmo97]

"No, we'll take care of everything, we'll have the tickets sent to you by FedEx. We'll see you in a week," said Taylor.

A week later, Taylor met Rachel at the airport. She was wearing a blue ankle length sundress and sandles. She had her sandy blond hair pulled back in a ponytail. She was carrying a sign that read, "Rachel Cohen" She headed to the baggage claim and started to search the crowd for the young woman.

 

[Wind]

Rachel was excited about the trip. Although it took a few hours to get to where she needed to be, she was happy she was here. She stepped off the plane and entered the building. She looked around, spotting a particular woman holding a sign that held her name. She smiled and waved at the woman before walking towards her. "Hi, I am Rachel Cohen," she stated, holding her hand out to greet the woman.

 

[Ryanmo97]

Taylor smiled and shook the woman's hand, "Nice to finally meet you, Rachel. I'm Taylor Stewart. Let's get your things and get going we have a bit of a drive to get to the the ranch. Its about a 100 miles from here." They got Rachel's bags and headed out the the ranch. A couple of hours later they pulled up to a blue ranch house, "Here we are..." said Taylor, as she got out of the truck.

In the house, Ryan was doing some work in his office when his oldest daughter, Gwen walked into his office. "Daddy, Aunt Taylor is back with the new nanny, and she's really pretty..." Ryan took a deep breath, and followed her out. He walked down the hall to the living room and found his other two daughters watching TV in the TV room. "Girls, Come on we have to meet the lady who wants to be your nanny."

"OK, Daddy," said Lilly and Giselle.

"We're here!" called Taylor as she and Rachel walked into the living room. It was decorated very simply there was a fire place on one wall and windows that looked out on to the porch that surrounded most of the first floor of the house. The entryway that led to the rest of the house was directly opposite of the front door. That is were Ryan and Rachel first laid eyes on each other. He was taken away by her beauty. He walked up to her with the girls following behind. He was wearing a denim button up shirt, blue jeans and boots, he extended his had for her to shake, "I'm Ryan Morris, welcome to my home."

 

[Wind]

The car ride was long, almost an hour or so and Rachel couldn't sit still. She was excited to meet this family and how they were like. She imagined all sorts of things and kept herself occupied as the pulled into the ranch. It was gorgeous in her eyes and she knew she would love it here already. She walked into the house with Taylor where she was greeted by three small girls and a man standing next to them. She figured they were the ones she was to tend to and that the man was their father.

Rachel blushed slightly but quickly faded as Ryan extended his hand to her. He was quite handsome, especially in his outfit. Kind of reminded her of the western age with cowboys and bandito's and what not. She shook her head to clear those thoughts and quickly smiled at the small three little girls after shaking Ryans hand. They were so cute when they were small and reminded her of the children her friend back in New York had.

"Hi, I am Rachel Cohen and it's a pleasure to meet you Mr. Morris," she spoke as a professional would during a meeting. "And I am guessing these little beauties are your daughters," she said as she knealed down to eye level with the tallest one.

"And who might you be?" she asked, curious to know what the girls were like

 

[Ryanmo97]

The red headed Gwen smiled, when Rachel knelt down to her eye level. She was wearing a black Miley Cyrus tour t-shirt, a denim skirt, with blue leggings under the skirt, white socks and black Mary Jane flats. "I'm Gwenevere, but everyone calls me Gwen, and I'm 10."

Then the blond girl spoke up, "I'm Lillian, but everyone calls me Lilly, I'm 8." She was wearing a denim dress, with a white shirt underneath, white tights and black ballet flats.

The brunette Giselle kept behind her father, Ryan spoke up "And this one hanging onto my leg, is Giselle, she's 6." said Ryan, Giselle just smiled at Rachel, "She's a little shy around new people." She was wearing a simple pink dress and black ballet flats.

 

[Wind]

"It's a pleasure to meet you Gwen, Lilly, Giselle," Rachel spoke as she smiled to the young girls. She stood back up and glanced at Ryan, and then back to Taylor. "Should we take a tour of the ranch, or at least what I might have to learn," she asked. She didn't want to get lost in the large place and it would be helpful if she could learn the place fairly fast.

 

[Ryanmo97]

"Well, first I would like to talk to you a bit," said Ryan, he hoped that Rachel wasn't convinced that she had the job.

"OK, Girls," said Taylor, "Why don't we give your Daddy and Rachel some privacy?"

The girls agreed and said bye to Rachel. Then Ryan said, "Well, why don't we sit down?" He escorted Rachel over to the couch and sat down. Before he sat he took some cards "I took the liberty of writing down some questions..." Then he sat down and started to ask questions...

"What was your worst experience in childcare and how did you resolve it?"

"How were you disciplined as a child and what would you do differently with your own children?"

"What do you find to be the most interesting part of working with children?"

"Have you ever had to handle an emergency? If so, what happened and what action did you take?"

"Tell me about your childhood and your current relationship with your family."

"What are your feelings about outdoor play without direct supervision?"

"Are you comfortable reviewing and assisting with homework?"

"Are you willing to supervise friends of girls who are invited to the house while you are in charge? "

"What kinds of food do you know how to cook?"

"What is your approach to housekeeping?"

"What do you like to do in your free time?"

"How do you think your closest friends would describe you and your personality?"