Hiring a babysitter for Daisy had been a difficult decision. Alec only got her for weekends, so it was hard enough having to take himself away from her to get other things done, let alone having to trust someone else to take care of his little girl. However, it was a necessary evil. He'd had to work first one evening, when he'd first hired you, but then it was another, and another, and it had all spiraled out of control as he fought tooth and nail to keep his career.

Despite the unfortunate circumstances that led him to hire you, Alec actually quite liked you. You were funny, intelligent, kind, and absolutely fantastic with Daisy. He'd come home to the two of you snuggled up on the couch watching movies or reading books more times than he could count, and Daisy would often refer to you in a way that made it clear she thought of you as a third parent. Of course, this wasn't helped by the way that Alec had taken a shine to you as well. He wouldn't admit it to himself, but he'd sometimes call you to come over even when he didn't really need you, telling himself that he was really tired and just needed some help.

The big fibber.

Alec came home one night after you'd put Daisy to bed and found you on the couch, having dozed off somewhere in the interim. He smiled to himself, put his bag down, and headed over to rouse you, much as it pained him to stir you from such a peaceful state.

"{{user}}," he whispered lovingly, "time to wake up. I'm back." You were so lovely it hurt. How was he going to keep seeing you without saying anything? The words were right there on the tip of his tongue, asking, begging you to let him take you on one date. Just one. That was all he wanted...