October Kiss Page #2

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Zach, where are you going?

Come back.

Zach!

So, I think that

spiders might like corn on the cob

as much as people do.

Sorry, buddy.

Okay, I'm going to be

right over there

if you need me, okay?

Right there.

Hey, Zoe.

Let me guess,

he's not talking to you?

No.

That's okay.

Talking's overrated.

I'm gonna talk to these guys.

Hey, nanny!

Hi! I'm a nanny, too.

I know why they call it a nanny goat.

Why?

Because nannies come in

and try to take over.

My favorite sweater!

Oh, no.

Okay, um, um...

Off!

Roll over! Spit!

Uh, heel!

Um, uh... oh.

This is all your fault!

I want to go home!

Me too.

Me three.

Sleep well.

You woke me.

Awesome.

Don't worry, it's just

a little bit of blood.

I'm kidding.

It's juice.

So, things went well, then?

Completely painless.

Don't worry about the rug.

Please.

The kids asleep?

One is.

The other's faking.

I took them

to the Harvest Festival,

where Zach had an unfortunate

arachnid incident,

and Zoe's favorite sweater

is currently being digested

by a goat.

Oh.

They are wonderful kids.

Oh, no...

Funny, and unique,

and engaging...

You're quitting?

I just don't think this is for me.

It's only been a day.

Is that all?

Okay, a long day.

But, you know...

The truth is,

I'm not actually a nanny.

I know.

I've never done this before,

except for with my sister's kids,

and they have to be nice to me

because we're related.

Wait, what?

Your sister told me

on the phone the other day.

And you still hired me?

You must be really desperate.

No, it's just...

Please, can you just hang on

a couple more weeks?

What day is today?

Still Sunday.

Yeah, that's what I thought.

Look, I get it.

Kids are a huge commitment,

even when they're not yours.

I can commit.

I can commit.

Till the end of the month.

What about...

Next month?

Thanksgiving?

This month.

Halloween.

Perfect. Deal.

Great. Thank you.

I'll see you tomorrow.

Okay.

Say, do you think

you could do, like, 6:00 A.M.?

Uh, don't push it.

But I'm committing.

Committing.

Hello, sister.

How did it go?

Don't ask.

Just tell me you didn't quit already.

I didn't quit.

But you're going to.

I told him I would stay

till Halloween.

He's a good guy.

He's a workaholic.

And he's cute.

He's my boss.

Temporarily.

Come on,

how am I supposed

to live vicariously

through my single sister's

dating life

if you don't have a dating life?

So, what are we going

to do about the fact

that Ryan's kids

don't want me there?

Just be you.

Zach, I didn't do anything.

Yes, you did.

No, I didn't.

Dad!

What's the matter, buddy?

Can't sleep?

Zoe put a spider in my bed.

Hey, that's not what I said.

I said, "what if I did?"

You said you'd put it in my bed.

No, I said,

"maybe I might."

Guys, come on.

Come on.

Come up here.

Okay, there are

absolutely no spiders.

Mrs. brower said

we all eat eight spiders

in our sleep every year.

I don't want to eat a spider!

I don't want to eat eight spiders.

I don't want to go to bed.

I'm sorry, dad,

I'm just saying what I heard.

It's a fact.

Thank you.

Go to bed.

...if you can render it in time.

Is it a big file?

Yeah, that's a big file.

Well, I don't want to

slow the site down.

All right.

All right, well, you know,

see what you can do,

and get back to me.

Hey, and tell Hagashimoto

how excited we are.

I gotta run.

My... my breakfast

meeting's here.

Yeah. Bye.

Breakfast meeting, huh?

Huh, I wasn't sure

you were gonna make it.

"Temporarily for you."

Plus, I said I would.

Coffee?

Sure. Cream,

two sugars.

All right.

Hope your coffee-making

is better than

your sandwich-making?

You really know how

to butcher a PB&J.

You should see my grilled cheese.

Ooh, I think I peeled one of those

off my shoe last night.

Yeah.

There you go.

Thank you.

Yeah.

Rough night?

Uh... crowded night.

Both kids ended up

sleeping in my bed.

Impromptu slumber party,

love it.

More like nightmare patrol.

Spiders.

My fault.

No, it's standard

operating procedure.

So, you're, um...

You're living with

Megan and the boys?

Temporarily.

Oh, so you normally live alone?

Normally.

Ah, so you're single,

temporarily?

That would be correct.

Sorry, I don't mean to pry.

It's just you fit well

into our test group.

What?

Oh, uh, my app.

"Food with friends."

So, say you're dining alone,

and you log into our app,

you can find other people nearby

that are dining alone

and don't want to.

Boom! You're having

"food with friends."

Sounds kind of amazing.

That's better than

"food with enemies."

Oh, that's my next app.

Anyway, this company,

yamaharo global,

is considering buying us,

which would expand us

into foreign markets.

Sounds kind of huge.

Yeah, my big presentation for it

is next Friday night.

- Halloween?

- Yes.

Yeah.

I forgot about that.

I don't think

the Japanese celebrate it.

But we do celebrate it here.

I gotta run.

Here.

What's this?

PB&J made by a professional.

Ah...

Thank you.

You're welcome.

- All right.

- Have a good one.

- Good luck.

- Thanks.

Yeah, all right.

Zoe! Zach!

Almost time for school!

Okay...

I mean, elementary school!

I used to love it!

My favorite subject

was art class,

and lunch.

Who's your art teacher?

Boy or girl?

My art teacher's name

was Miss A.

We'll talk later.

We'll... finish this later.

What is...

Oh, gross...

Hi, it's Megan.

Please leave a message.

Hi. You have got

to call me back.

I literally just sat

in a peanut butter

and jelly sandwich.

Um... these kids hate me.

So...

I don't know what I'm going to do.

Never mind, I just got an idea.

You're back.

Yup.

How was school?

It was okay.

I had a great day.

I sat on the most delicious

peanut butter and jelly sandwich.

Miss Greene let us watch

cartoons after lunch.

I had Miss Greene

in second grade.

Maybe this is

the same Miss Greene.

What is she, about 100 by now?

No, she's 50.

Probably about your age.

You think I'm 50?

Probably 60.

Wow.

Okay, guys, little field trip

before we go back home.

Now, listen, I can't lie.

There are going to be spiders,

but they're going to be

fun spiders.

I promise.

Halloween everything!

Wow.

Pretty cool, huh?

Spooky.

Whoop!

We're gonna need a cart...

but I'm driving.

Hmm... these masks

are really sparkly.

Ah... boo!

Oh, hey, this could look cool

over the front door.

Or these, too.

Yes!

Pumpkins and skeleton heads

go together

like peanut butter and jelly.

I'm going to find

some headstones!

Our mom used to decorate

for Halloween all the time,

and then she got sick.

I'm sorry.

It's okay,

it was a long time ago.

I don't really remember her,

and Zach doesn't either.

I bet you two had

a lot of fun together.

Hey!

Look at these.

My friend had these last year.

Her pumpkins looked amazing.

Oh, no, we definitely need

a pumpkin-carving kit.

Actually, we need three.

Too many pumpkins out there

needing faces.

Oh, buddy, that's not real.

It's not real, it's okay.

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