A Nanny for Christmas Page #4

to get a computer, right?

- Yes.

- Okay. All right, sweetie. You go.

Bye bye. Merry Christmas.

Hello.

Hi!

I guess not. Ho ho ho!

I'm sorry.

- Merry Christmas.

- Hi!

Hi, sweetie. Oh my goodness,

what do you want for Christmas?

- A bunny.

- A bunny? Wow.

You know you got to be good

to get a bunny, right?

- Mm-hmm.

- Okay.

- Very good.

- Woman:
Merry Christmas.

Well, what's your names,

little ones?

- I'm Jackie and this is Jonas.

- Well, Jackie and Jonas,

- what do you want for Christmas?

- You tell him.

We want our dad to come home

for Christmas.

Your dad to come home?

Well, let's see what we can do, okay?

Um, how about anything else?

Like maybe a toy or something?

- Something?

- Uh, well, we do want a puppy.

- Yeah, a puppy.

- A puppy. Ha ha. Yeah.

Well, how about we start out

with just the books right now, okay?

- Thank you, Santa.

- Ho ho ho! Okay.

Thank you, Santa.

Ho ho ho, you...

Oh God! Oh!

Okay.

- They don't have flax.

- Or oats.

- Or goat's milk.

- That's okay.

We're gonna try

something new today.

But we need our flax to give us

our omega-3s and our fiber.

Horses eat flax.

Are you a horse?

- No.

- How old are you anyway?

- I'm 12.

- Then you should eat like a 12-year-old.

Hey guys, what can I get for you?

Three orders of pancakes

and three large hot chocolates.

You got it.

- Oh, and extra powdered sugar.

- Got that.

But...

that's loaded with

fats and sugars.

You're right. But when was

the last time you had pancakes?

- I can't remember.

- So you're due.

A little fat and sugar

never hurt anybody.

And what my grandpa

used to always say

is that moderation is

the key to life.

Oh.

It's your phone.

It's your daddy.

- Hi, Daddy!

- Hey.

- How's my little munchkins?

- Both:
Good.

- What are you guys doing?

- We're having brunch with Miss Leeds.

- Who's Miss Leeds?

- Jonas:
Our new nanny.

Nanny? I didn't think your mother

would really go through with it.

Merry Christmas, Miss Leeds.

Hi, Mr. Ryland.

Don't worry, they're in good hands.

Are you coming home

for Christmas?

Sweetie, you know I'd love to,

but I'm in the middle of closing

a big client right now

and this could be really important

for the company.

But it's Christmas.

I know. I'm doing

the best I can.

Man:

Carl, we're ready for you.

All right, listen,

I gotta go.

I love you both very much.

And kiss your mother for me, okay?

Love you, Dad. Bye.

Okay, bye.

So much for Santa Claus.

You know what? Your mother's office

is just up the block.

I've never been to

Mother's work before.

Never?

She doesn't like to mix business

with her personal life.

Mm-hmm.

- I have an idea.

- For you.

And for you.

- Okay?

- Thank you.

- Now this is what I call breakfast.

- Agreed.

Don't tell your mother.

- Hi.

- Oh.

You probably should have called first.

She's in meetings all day.

I don't think this was

such a good idea.

It's all good, guys.

Oh, you know what?

I think I hear her coming.

Mother!

Oh.

Uh, what a nice surprise.

Since they've never visited you at work,

I thought, they're on holiday break.

Well, it- it would have been nice

if you had called me first.

They just think so much

of what you do.

They'd love to spend a few minutes

seeing what it is

that their mother does

all day at work.

Uh, okay. Um...

well, let me take my little executives-

in-the-making on the grand tour.

Uh, will you hold my calls

for 20 minutes?

And Ally, help yourself to coffee.

- Okay.

- Come on, guys.

Well, this must be my lucky day.

Hey, it's the raspberry-scone guy.

Yeah, well, otherwise known

as Justin Larose.

Ally Leeds.

Also known as Ally Leeds.

Are you busy right now?

Me?

I was just dropping off

some pens and papers

and a couple proposals.

Well, I was about to grab

an espresso. You want to join me?

- Now?

- Yeah.

I- I don't know.

- I've got to wait for-

- Samantha?

Yes, for Samantha.

I- you know what?

On second thought,

- I've got 20 minutes till my next meeting.

- That's great.

Hold all my calls.

I'll be back in 20.

Hey, what can I get for you guys?

Uh, two espressos

and two chocolate-chip scones.

- Yeah.

- Thanks.

So what exactly is it

that you do for Samantha?

I'm a consultant-

a freelance consultant.

Mm-hmm.

Let's just say I take care

of two of her most important assets.

Wow. It's weird because I've never

seen you around the office.

Well, I work mostly with Carl

out of the New York office.

- Carl. How is he?

- Good good.

He was planning on trying to

get back for the holidays,

but it's just been so busy.

What about you?

Any holiday plans?

Actually I wanted to get home to

visit my parents in Ohio,

but it looks like I might

have to work.

- Mmm.

- Um, thank you.

- You're welcome.

- What about you?

What are your plans for Christmas?

Thank you.

I was gonna go home to New Jersey

to visit my family,

but I haven't been able to get the time off.

I'm trying to nail this Donner account.

I haven't even gotten a tree yet.

I'd love a real tree.

It just reminds me of Christmas as a kid.

You know, I just never

have time to deal with it,

so I just have a fake one.

My mom would never

let us have a real tree.

She said the pine needles would

get all over the house.

Kind of a clean freak.

Mmm, sounds like

someone I know.

Ever since I've been on my own,

I make sure to get a real tree.

The only problem is

I always pick the wrong one.

Last year I got one

that dried up in a week.

Well, maybe you need

someone to come along with you,

make sure you get a good one.

Tomorrow night, we could have dinner

and go pick out a tree or...

- Or just pick out a tree.

- Here's the thing though:

Samantha doesn't really like coworkers

mingling outside the office.

- So...

- Oh yeah, of course.

...we're gonna have to keep it

between you and I.

- Mum's the word.

- All right.

Oh, I remember you. You ready for

a second round of those pancakes?

By the way, your kids are two of

the cutest kids I've ever seen,

and so well-mannered.

Thanks.

Ki- you're- do you have children?

Uh, no, I have a big family-

lots of kids.

I- I help out.

They love the pancakes here.

- That's sweet.

- Mm-hmm.

Mmm! You know what?

I'm gonna be late for my meeting.

- I've got to go.

- Okay.

But wait.

Uh, so I'll see you tomorrow?

It's a date. Or a tree.

You know what I mean.

# Up on the housetop

reindeer pause #

# Out jumps

good old Santa Claus... #

Man:
So tell me what kind

of Christmas tree you're looking for.

No, a Hanukkah bush!

All right, I got a great idea.

Tell you what:
we'll take a small one,

we'll turn it upside down like a dreidel

and we'll take a little off the bottom.

A little sacrilegious,

but I like where your head's at.

We take a big one and

we take a snip from the top.

- What about this one?

- Aw, it's too skinny.

Vegetarian tree;

you need a meat-eating tree.

- All right, this one.

- Too husky.

Ah, the smell of pine needles

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