Let's start with how I met Ryan. So I won't pretend like I'm known for making the best choices, and through this series you'll most likely come to the same conclusion. Ryan is just one of many, less than admirable, choices on my road to true exploration.
Thanks for coming and welcome to chapter one of my hoe phase.
So we'll skip over the whole long term relationship, shitty ex, pre-breakup part of this story. Who has the time right?
We can just jump forward to when I was an Au pair.
After everything went down, I decided I needed a little break. An escape since it was summer after all and what better way to do that than to leave the country for adventure.
I found myself working for an american family spending their summer in the UK. We spent two and a half months in a 5 bedroom house in Manchester. I was 20 at the time and watching 3 kids, Dylan, Kasey and Molly.
I won't lie to you, the job was kind of a lot. People glamorize being an international nanny a bit more than they should. While I spent a lot of my time there with the family together, my job was to watch the kids while the parents enjoyed their time together. I was essentially the parent the entire summer.
It was beautiful and fun and exciting and stressful. Dylan and Kasey were for the most part well behaved but Molly was a terror on her best days. I still wake up to dreams of her screaming for me like the world was on fire.
The hours I really worked differed based on what the family was doing that day; but for the most part, I was free to do what I wanted after 8pm until 8 am. The mother, Anna, was pretty well organized. I usually knew if I had to be up any earlier or out later beforehand based on the itinerary she had laid out for the week. When I did have free time, I typically just hung out in the house or went for walks to explore the property, except on the weekends. On the weekends, I went out.
The family was usually asleep by 10 pm and that's when I started to get ready. The house was split into three levels. The parents stayed on the first floor, the kids on the second and I had an almost apartment styled room on the bottom floor.
The seclusion was nice and it's not like I really had to sneak out since Anna and Kenny always considered me an adult; but I did always have this awkward feeling of not wanting to be caught by my employers in my short dresses and heels.
It's Friday night and I slide the straps of my dress up my shoulders and check my reflection in the mirror. The mini dress sits mid thigh and cuts low in my torso. My boobs sit high and look good in the scanty fabric. I stick my tongue out at myself and wink.
Go get them you sexy fuck, I think turning out the light to my temporary bedroom. I carry my thigh high boots as I creep up the stairs in over the knee socks. Putting them on outside always felt like a better choice than risking the clicks and clacks on hardwood. The Uber was already waiting outside creating a contrasting feeling of wanting to rush but also not wanting to bust my ass by running in socks.
I make it up the stairs, past the kitchen, the staircase, and out the door without making much noise. Still shoeless, I skip down the walkway into the awaiting car and begin to put on my shoes.
"Going to Radley's," the driver says in a thick british accent.
"Yes," I confirm taking out my phone to avoid any awkward conversations.
Radley's was one of those restaurants that turned into a nightclub on the weekends. Dining areas were replaced with dance floors and the sitting area of the bar clustered with standing people waiting to order while making conversation.
I merge with the group hoping to obtain one of the bartender's attention. My luck is not great however, and I lean against the counter for what feels like forever.
"Wanna make a wager," a guy next to me says in my direction. I turn my head a bit to check for the person he was talking to.
He laughs, "yes, I was talking to you."
He was american, or at least really good at faking the accent, and appeared to be about my age if not a couple years older. His skin was a dark tan, maybe he was mixed or just light skinned. His hair was long and curly on the top, cut short on the sides. He flashed a smile at me forcing me to conceal a blush.
"What's that?" I lean in a bit closer to make sure he can hear my response. He leans in even more bringing his face close to mine.
"Oh, you're american too huh?" He looks at me surprised. "Guess I'm going to have to work a bit harder to win you over huh?"
"Sorry it seems your normal tricks aren't going to work here," I giggle. "So what's the wager?"
"Ok, if I can get the bartender within 60 seconds, you'll let me buy you a drink."
"What do you get out of that though?" I inquired, looking up at him confused.
"Just some borrowed time. So what do you say?" He smiles back down at me again and I can't help but be turned on by it and his entire demeanor.
"Ok then, bet." We shake on it.
He signals towards the bartenders and one walks over immediately.