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Chapter Two

Haven't Met You Yet

"Emmett! Get your butt in here!" Rosalie yelled from her office.

Rosalie sat at her desk with a strand of her golden blonde hair around her finger. She crossed her legs and leaned back in her chair as she stared at the screen of her computer. She was clueless on how to even begin to start the advertisement campaign for Cullen Incorporated's newest product. Her hazel eyes came to life when her hunky husband came walked through the door. Emmett was extremely large, not fat, but just big. His skin was pale but his eyes hair was dark brown, almost black and his eyes were a lively blue.

"You don't have to yell, baby." Emmett remarked with a sly smirk.

He crossed the distance between then and went to stand beside his lovely wife.

"Sorry. It's just that Bella called."

He took one of her hands in his two and brought it to his lips.

"Is she all right?"

"Yes and no. She left James. Finally. I have a feeling something big happened when she left because I could hear it in her voice. She was hiding it. I'm glad she left him though. She's going to stay with us for a little while."

"Is she bringing Gracie?" Emmett asked with a big goofy smile on his face.

"Yes, she's bringing your play date." Rosalie chuckled at her husband's excitement.

"Yes!" Emmett pumped his fist in the air.

Suddenly a knock came to the door and the pair looked up to see Edward in the doorway. His bronze colored hair was a mess this morning but his bright green eyes were smiling.

"What's all the excitement for?" Edward asked as he leaned against the doorframe with a sly smile.

"Well wouldn't you like to know?" Emmet teased as he stuck out his tongue like a three year old.

"Yes, I would like to know." Edward's smooth voice rang.

"My best friend, Bella, you know the one I went to school with back in Forks, she and her daughter, Grace, are coming to stay with Emmett and I for a while."

Rosalie was giddy, and Rosalie didn't get giddy very often.

"Is she all right, Emmett? Rosalie is smiling. I think she might be sick." Edward teased, causing Rose to scowl. "That's more like it."

"I'll have you know that she's got no place to go. She quit her job and she just left her husband. Both of her parents passed away when she was in college and so she doesn't have any family to go stay with. We're the closest thing that she has to family." Rosalie explained.

Edward's smile turned into a frown. He hadn't met Bella, and he knew that he would have if he had attended Emmett and Rosalie's wedding two years ago. He had been on a business trip for Cullen Incorporated, or that had been an excuse. He was all work and no play and his family had been trying to change that about him for so long.

"I'm sorry to hear that." Edward sighed as he ran his long fingers through his hair.

"It's for the better that she left him. Her husband was a dick. The man is blessed with the most precious daughter in the world and he doesn't even pay attention to her. Gracie's birthday was last week and he forgot. He fucking forgot his own daughter's birthday! He came home drunk and with another woman. He brought the woman into his bed where Bella was sleeping. Gracie got upset because Bella got mad and Gracie and Bella spent the night at a hotel. I remember she called Rose and she was in hysterics. I think that was the last straw." Emmet was rubbing Rose's back as she expressed his anger at James.

"What a fucking asshole! You just don't do that. It's not right. I'm not an expert on relationships, or people for that matter, but you don't do that to a woman. That's how you chase her away." Edward was angry now, angry at a man that he didn't even know.

And now he ached for a woman that he had never met.

"He's a prick man. I can't wait until Bella gets here. You'll love her Edward. She's as sweet as can be. She's going to need a job so we'll have to help her find a job. She may be on a high now, but I know that once she starts dealing with all the legal work for her divorce it's gonna hit her hard. She'll need help finding work and taking care of Gracie. She's practically raised her daughter on her own." Rosalie was starting to get upset.

Emmett wrapped his arms around her and pulled her to his chest.

"I'll talk to Carlisle and see what we can do. I'm sure he'll help out. We all will."

He didn't know why he all of a sudden was on board for helping this woman. But he felt this need to be there for Bella. Maybe it was the fact that he felt sorry for her, or maybe it was that fact that he hated men like her husband. Something was changing inside of him and he was going to embrace it. A smile tugged at the corner of his lips and a new light pooled in his eyes. Today was looking good. Tomorrow was looking even better.

Around seven thirty Bella stopped for gas and for dinner in a local town. Grace has slept for two hours and then watched cartoons on the television that drops down from the ceiling. They stopped at a local McDonald's for dinner, as unhealthy as it is, Gracie loved it and Bella wanted to keep her happy. Bella didn't like the fact that she had let Gracie witness the fight between her and James. She hated that Gracie had to suffer through the fights. Bella's worst fear right now was that James would try for full custody of Gracie. She would die if she couldn't see her daughter again or if Gracie was left to the neglect of her father.

Once they were back on the road they drove until ten. Her phone had been ringing off the hook all night and after a while she shut it off because she couldn't handle it. She pulled into a Ritz. She said a silent prayer and then got out of the car to let the bell boy get her bags and the valet take the car. Once she had Grace out she headed inside to get a room. Grace hadn't even woken up when she was taken out of the car. Her hair was pulled up into two pigtails and now her dress was wrinkled from sitting in the car all day. Clutched in her tiny fist was the leg of her favorite doll, Lambie. Gracie was adorable when she slept, not that she wasn't when she was awake, but her heart shaped face looked so peaceful. Her eyes were shut and her little pink lips formed a small o.

When she got to the front desk she reached into her purse and pulled out her wallet. She had been to the ATM before she went to James's office.

"I'd like to get a room please." Bella used a soft voice as to not disturb Gracie.

When the man at the desk saw the child asleep he nodded.

"We have a room with a queen sized bed available." The man used his soft voice as well.

"That would be perfect. Thank you."

After the man told her how much it would be she gave him the money in cash. She knew that James would try to track her. After she had called Rose this afternoon she had already taken the liberty of calling the bank and having them freeze her and James's joint account. Once she was settled in at Rose and Emmett's hose she would call her attorney and begin filing for divorce.

The first thing she did after the bell boy dropped of their things and she tipped him was put Gracie under the covers. Bella was exhausted from driving all day and now she was emotionally exhausted as well. With a sigh she trudged into the bathroom and flicked on the lights. She turned the cold water on and lowered her face to the sink so that she could splash the water on her. Though she knew what she really needed was a shower. When she was about to turn on the hot water for her shower she heard Gracie call for her.

"Mommy!" Gracie cried, as she looked frantically around the room.

Bella raced out of the bathroom to find Gracie looking panicked with the blanket pulled up to her neck.

Bella rushed to her daughter and wrapped her arms around Gracie.

"Shh, baby, it's ok. I'm here." She cooed as she rocked Gracie from side to side. "Everything is going to be just fine, sweetie. I promise."

Gracie snuggled closer to her mom and held on for dear life.

"I love you, Grace." Bella whispered in her daughter's ear and then pressed a kiss to the top of her head.

Grace then relaxed and Bella went to find a pair of pajamas for her to wear.

"Pink ones, Mommy." Gracie giggled when Bella held up two nightgowns for her to choose from.

With a smile Bella walked over to her daughter and put he night down on the bed.

"All right, baby. Arms up." Bella laughed due the large smile on Grace's face.

Grace loved to wear her pajamas.

Grace put up her arms and Bella took off the shirt. Grace then laid down on her back and Bella pulled off her shoes, socks, and skirt. She knew the routine by now, and so Grace sat up with her arms in the air and Bella put the nightgown on her.

"Do you need anything, sweetheart?" Bella asked as she then helped Grace back under the covers.

Grace shook her head no and turned her attention to the TV that Bella had turned on.

"I'm going to go take a shower. If you need anything or if someone knocks on the door come and get me. I'll leave the bathroom door open. Ok?"

"Ok, Mommy."

When Bella got out of the shower she wasn't surprised to see Gracie sound asleep. Her hair was splayed out against the pillow. She must have pulled the pigtails out on her own. She looked like an angel. Bella turned out the lights and TV and then made her way to the bed. Carefully she laid down under the covers beside Gracie.

"Goodnight, Baby." She whispered and then fell asleep instantly.