Amaya arrived at the Chandler's at 7 p.m., a little earlier than was asked of her but she just wanted to make a good impression. She eagerly knocked on the front door and waited for it to be opened. Mrs. Chandler answered and was almost surprised when she saw Maya. "Oh, you're here early. That's great," she smiled as she let her in.

"Yep! I️ just wanted to be on time," Maya shrugged. "Now where is the little munchkin?" She asked.

"Calvin?" Mrs. Chandler called out. "Maya's here," she announced.

The energetic five year old hopped down the stairs as fast as he could and gave her legs a hug, making her laugh. "Hey there," she said, lowering down to his height. "You ready to have fun tonight?" She asked, opening up her bag. "I️ was thinking, we make s'mores on the stove and then watch He-Man on tv," she says cheerfully. "How does that sound?"

"Yay!" Calvin cheered, making both ladies smile.

Just then, Mr. Chandler came down the stairs. "Alright Nicole, lets go," he announced. "My oldest son is supposed to be here in an hour. If he isn't, let me know," he instructs. "You're supposed to be babysitting Calvin but let's face it, you're gonna be babysitting the both of them," he tells her, making her giggle.

"Have a good night you two," she says politely, waving them off. She shuts the door behind her and turns back around to face the five year old. "Alright Cal, whatcha got for me?" She asked him.

After a couple of eating junk food, playing with Star Wars figurines and watching Duck Tales. Calvin finally knocked out around 10 p.m. Maya carries him to bed and tucked him in before climbing back down stairs to wait for his parents to come back. She flipped through the channels but nothing interesting was really on. So she left it back on the cartoons they were watching before and decided to watch that instead.

Fifteen minutes in and she heard the sound of keys jangling and a female voice giggling as the door opened. Just as she was about to stand up to get her things and go, the last person she expected to see walks through the door.

"What the hell are you doing here?" Nick barked at her.

"Me? What are you doing here?" She spits back.

"I️ live here!" He exclaims. His eyes then widen in realization. "No fucking way. You're the new babysitter?" He points at her.

Maya crosses her arms. "And you're the irresponsible older son that couldn't watch his little brother?" She scoffs. "Thanks for the job by the way."

Nick looks over at the girl behind. "Hey, meet me in my room. Second door on the left," he winks, making her giggle. He smacks her ass while she climbed up the stairs, making Maya grimace. He turns back and faces her, a scowl etched on his face. "Okay, you did your job. You can go home now," he waved her off, pushing past her shoulder to head towards the kitchen. He reeked of alcohol, and no doubt he's been drinking.

Maya turned around to face him, arms crossed. "First of all, I'm not leaving till your parents come home. I still need to get paid. Second of all, you were supposed to be here three hours ago," she snapped. He didn't react to anything she said, just simply reached for another one of his father's beers and cracked it open. "I️ wonder how your father would react when I️ tell him this," she threatened, making his snap up towards her.

She walked over to the telephone on the wall, and pulled the phone off the receiver, digging into her pockets for the phone they gave her earlier to call if there was ever a problem, when Nick stopped her by forcefully snatching her wrist, making her gasp at his forcefulness. "Ow! Stop it-"

"Don't you ever threaten me like that again!" He growled, making her shrink back in fear. "You don't know me. You don't know my life. And he is not my father," he seethed.

"Let go of me!" She cried out. He roughly shoved her against the wall of the kitchen, shocking her. She watched on as he angrily stomped his way upstairs, slamming his bedroom door for good measure.

Maya sorely rubbed her wrist, trying to calm down her rapidly beating heart.

"Can we talk?"

Maya shut her locker and whipped her head around, her hair smacking him in the face. Okay, he deserved that.

"Maya, please. I'm sorry-"

Maya stopped in her tracks, turning around to face him. "You're...sorry?" She repeated, as if she couldn't believe what she was hearing. "You're sorry?!" She screeched, causing a scene. Nick reaches out and grabbed her arm, pulling her away, leading her outside. "Get off of me!" She shoved him away once they reached outside. "You're lucky I️ don't tell my brother to beat your ass!" She yells. "And if he finds out you put your hands on me, he most definitely will!" She scolds. "Not even my own parents touch me, so you definitely-"

"You're right!" He cuts her off mid-sentence, surprising her. "Look, I'm sorry about Saturday, okay? I️ know I️ can be an asshole but I️ swear, I️ swear, I️ would never hurt someone like that. Especially you," his voice sounded hurt. Why was he hurt? She didn't understand it. "And if you still want to call your brother and get him to beat me up, then ago ahead, alright? I️ won't even fight back," he holds his hands up in surrender. "How about I️ take you out as an apology?"

Maya looked back at him, trying to figure out his angle. "Look, I forgive you," she said softly. "But I'm not going out with you," she shakes her head.

"Why not?" He asked.

Maya gives him a sly smile. "As if you deserve the privilege," she says, making him grin.

Nick crosses his arms and looked down at him again. "Are you gonna quit?" He asked. Maya simply shrugged her shoulders. "Well...don't. My brother loves you and it would crush him to learn that his favorite babysitter left because I️ was being a dick to her."

Maya bit her lip in deep thought. "I'll stay," she nodded. "And since you're on this apology tour, you might as well apologize for almost killing me my first day here," she reminded him.

Nick rolled his eyes but saw the serious look on her face. "Alright fine. I'm sorry for almost making you roadkill. Happy?" He offered.

"Very," She beamed. "I'm gonna go to class," she points towards the door.

Nick watched her walk away. "You know, nobody's ever said no to me!" He yelled out behind her, laughing.

"Well let me be the first!" She calls out back, sending him a smile as she walks back inside.

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Okay so I️ get it, you know? Everyone wants to know what happens to Danny, Theo and Nathan. And are confused as to WHY Jackson is alive when Nathan was assumed dead in the 70's. All of that, will be answered in present day chapter 79 😌😌

I'm kidding 💀 but don't worry everyone, I️ DO have the answers. Y'all are just gonna have to wait though 🤷🏽‍♀️

Also I️ have big plans for the present day story. When I'm done with the 90's, we switching over and focusing on the current story and y'all are gonna wanna kill me. And it's gonna be fantastic.

Vote and leave comments! I️ actually love it when you guys try to figure out the plot.

Cause I️ don't even know the plot.

Y'all ask me shit like "Did Danny die?" And shit like that andI'm like "shit MAYBE idk." In reality, I️ actually don't know 😂. Like I️ said, this story writes itself.