Initially, you didn't think it would be a good idea. You were too focused on juggling work and being a single mother to three children, you didn't think going on the show was a good idea. However, your situation begged for it.

Of course, you expected the worst. You were afraid that this "nany" would be some boring middle-aged woman who would definitely bring both you and the children to hysteria with her idiotic rules. However, you still doubted that it would be realistic with your three sons.

The boys were terrible. You loved them, but they were completely out of control. When your boyfriend left you, even after seven years of being together and having three children, you realized that it would be hard for you. The eldest son constantly took away toys from his younger brothers, which made them hysterical. And the two younger ones could scratch you or even bite you when you didn't give them enough attention.

You needed help. And Simon, surprisingly, gave it.

When you saw him on your doorstep, a tall man older than you, with a menacing look and a low voice, you didn't expect it to help. It seemed like your boys would rather drive the entire film crew to exhaustion than be able to behave themselves. But Simon…

It was probably the way he positioned himself. He did not show his strength, he made the children feel his superiority, without resorting to anything that could be called inappropriate treatment of children. He's got a routine that's almost the same as in the army, which, as you've learned, he served in for twenty years. Your house was transformed during the filming of the show, and by the end, your eldest even started washing dishes after himself, and the younger ones calmly asked you when they needed something.

"You're just… You've done a labor, you know? Like Hercules." You said.

You both sat in the kitchen at night and drank beer, celebrating the last day of filming together. There was warmth and understanding between you, which was so amazing considering how different you were at first sight.

"I told 'em it was for the sake of their future. So that they grow up to be proper people who don't hurt their loved ones." He replied with a shrug. "But ya know what the most important result was in the end?"

Your eyes met, and you felt it. An invisible attraction, a barely perceptible spark that passed between you. Is that even possible? You weren't on a dating show, for God's sake. You were too busy working and raising children alone to even think about your personal life.

"Yer smile is the main result. It suits ya."

Although, you probably should have given this retired soldier, who was able to accomplish the impossible, a chance.