A/N: Here is chapter 7! I had to laugh at your reviews, what a love for Esme :P! I promise you, she'll turn around in later chapters. Still looking for someone who could help me with the story! Big thanks to Katie13Cullen13 for helping me out.
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BPOV

I was still crying when my dad came home. I tried to wipe away all the tears, and just lay on my bed. It felt like I was being dumped, though I wouldn't know that. I never had a boyfriend. I didn't like being rejected, but at least I had the job at the diner. Maybe I could look for something else in the paper. There must be something. I heard something on the stairs, and I knew that my dad was coming up. I hoped he didn't come into my room. My eyes were probably swollen and red from all the tears I shed. I really shouldn't cry about this, but I felt like I could have it nice there.

"Bells, are you in there? I just wanted to know if you heard something about the nanny position?" my dad stood before my door, and I guess he wanted to come in.

"Yeah I'm here. The guy just called to say I wouldn't be the nanny. There was someone who was better," I explained and hoped that he didn't come in. He knew his answer so now he could go. He didn't do that, the knob on my door turned and dad was coming in.

"Oh Bells, you don't have to cry about that. You did your best," he said, and looked very awkward. My dad wasn't really good with feelings and all that. He looked like he wanted to give me a hug, but didn't really want to do that. No wonder why I turned out like this.

"I know I'm just disappointed. I really wanted the job, but it didn't work out. At least I've still got the waitress job,"

"You'll find something good and that you'll enjoy. You just have to wait and something great will come your way," where was this wisdom was coming from in Charlie? He was right and I just needed to hold on to that thought…

EPOV

Alice called me back the next day, when I was working. She wanted to tell how the conversation with Alex went. She was pretty excited, I wasn't surprised. Alice told her that she would be starting this Monday, and that I would call her with some details. I don't know why I agreed to hire her, but it must work out. Tess was staying with my parents for the weekend so that Alex could move in with us. Tess would come home Sunday afternoon, and they would meet. I just hoped they're getting along.

It's a Saturday morning, and it's moving in day. I called Alex yesterday to tell her she was welcome to move in today if she had the time. She explained to me that she already packed her belongings after the phone call with Alice and she was just waiting for me to call her about the date. That's a bit strange, but maybe she was just excited about it. I just had to give her a new chance, and maybe she is an okay woman.

The security guard called to tell Alex was here. I had spoken to him about having a nanny, and told him who she was going to be, but he still wanted to let me know that she was here. He was a nice guy. While I was thinking about the security guard downstairs, my doorbell rang. I really needed to give her a key.

"Hello Edward! Can I call you Edward? I'm really excited about all this," she said with a big smile on her face, and I couldn't help but grimace at the sight of it.

"I guess you can call me Edward. I'm glad you're excited about it. I'll show you your room so that you can unpack. Tess is with my mother until tomorrow so that you can settle in,"

"Okay, that's sweet of you. I'm looking forward to meeting her," she said and she followed me to her room. She had the room next to Tess and my room was on the other side of the hall way.

I let her be after that, and I had some paperwork to do. I had an office in my house, so that was easy. I often used it when Tess was asleep, and I had some work to do. I had told Alex where I was, and she would let me know if she needed something. Her room was just standard; it had a bed, closet and a bureau. She was happy with it, and I was glad about that. It wasn't going to be easy, but Tess deserved the best there was.

I smelled some food in the house. I didn't realize I was working for hours already. It was close to 5, and I was hungry. I walked into the kitchen and Alex was cooking. She said she was making us some dinner to say thank you. I set the table, and we had a nice dinner. There wasn't any flirting and we just talked about everything, but mostly about Tess. I could tell she loves children very much.

"So you want to have kids in the future?" I asked her and her face fell. I hoped I didn't offend her.

"I really want to, but I can't have children. Maybe, I'll adopt when I'm married or something," she said, and I felt bad. That's why she probably became a nanny.

After dinner we cleaned up, and decided to watch a movie on television. I called my mother, and told her I would pick Tess up in the afternoon. Alex was settled in and they should meet. After all, I would be working on Monday and Alex looked after Tess then. Tess went to school in the morning, but afternoons were for Alex. I would be home around 7 so that we could have dinner and on the most days I would give Tess a bath and then bring her to bed. I didn't spend much time with her and I was saddened about that, but I needed to make some money and I always wanted to be a doctor. The weekends were for her, if I didn't have to work. I didn't make appointments with anybody, and it was just a daddy & Tess day.

A month later (still EPOV)

Alex was here for a month, and I had some regrets. After she got settled in, she started to act just like the first interview. She flirted a lot with me, and she even walked in on me while I was showering. She claimed it was an accident, but I doubted it. I shouldn't have listened to my mother about choosing a nanny, but I wanted what was the best for Tess.

"So you don't want her anymore?" Alice asked me. I was hanging at Alice's place, afraid to go home. I told her all about the flirting, and the bathroom incident. Alice had her doubts too, about being it an accident.

"I don't know what to do. It's hard, she knows what she's doing and I talked to her about it. She said that flirting like that was just who she was and that she didn't want to tone it down,"

"Did you talk to Tess about her? What does she think about her nanny?" Alice asked me, and I realized I didn't even talk to Tess about Alex. I didn't even know if she liked Alex. I was just so caught up in my work, and now I felt awful about it. I really needed to talk to my daughter.

"It was just so busy at work, that I didn't even have the chance to do that," I said to Alice and earned a smack on the head for that.

"You say that you didn't talk to Tess about her. What if she doesn't like her or something happened?" Alice started to freak out, and called me a bad father.

"I'm not a bad father, Alice!" I raised my voice at her "I'm all alone, and I'm trying to make a good future for my daughter, so don't question it. God I can't believe you said that. I'm trying my best, and I realize I'm not too good at it, but I have to make up for a mother and a father, and it's hard. Why do you think I hired a nanny?" I yelled at Alice, and she started to look like she was sorry for saying that.

"Oh, Edward, I'm sorry, I really didn't mean that. I know how hard it is. It's difficult because the bitch walked out, but you really need to talk to Tess about Alex," she said and wrapped her small arm around me.

"I know and I will do that when I get home," I hugged Alice, and we were fine again. I couldn't hide out at Alice's place anymore and wanted to go home. I was on a mission to talk to Tess about Alex. Maybe a small part of me hoped that she didn't like Alex, so I could have a reason to fire her. But Tess didn't need to have women walking out of her life that much. She didn't have a mother, and I didn't want her to misjudge all women. I was so lost in thought, that I didn't even realize I was home already. God, I need to pay more attention on the road. Tess doesn't have a mother, and she doesn't need to lose a daddy too.

I put my key in the lock, and already heard Tess. She was excited that daddy was finally home and I admit: I missed her too much.

"Hey sweetheart, I missed you," I said as I gave Tess a big hug, and smothered here with kisses. She says she doesn't like it, but she always laughs the loudest when I do it.

"Daddy! I missed you too," she said and gave me a big kiss back. My heart melted. She was growing up too fast.

"Nanny Alex and I had so much fun today," she started like that, and couldn't stop talking. I didn't follow, all I was thinking about taking the nanny away from her. Tess said something about the park and that she met a new friend there. She wanted to go lots of times again.

"Tess, why don't we go have a tea party in your room. Just you and me?" I asked her. I could only get through to her, and ask her some questions if we were having a tea party. She was very serious about that.

"Of course daddy. Nanny Alex, daddy and me will have a tea party in my room. Just me and him," she yelled at Alex, and I had to laugh about that. Maybe there was some hope.

I was slurping my fake tea, and Tess had put on a pretty dress. I was still in my scrubs, too tired to change for a tea party. She didn't mind, she liked when daddy looked like a doctor.

"So, I wanted to talk about Nanny Alex. Do you like her sweetie?" I asked her, and Tess looked surprised at me. She had her hand on her chin, like she needed to think really hard about the question.

"Sometimes," she said, and that's all I got. I needed to ask more.

"Why sometimes?"

"Sometimes she's nice, like today. She took me to the park so I could play with my new friend. But other times when I want to do something she doesn't want to play. We didn't even have a tea party, and I asked her bunches of times," Tess started to explain, and I felt a little sad. Tea parties were a big deal to Tess, and you had to play with her a couple times a week. If you didn't like the tea parties, Tess didn't like you.

"She talks about you a lot of time, too. Asked me questions about you, and about my mommy. Daddy, where is my mommy?" God, how awful was this situation? I didn't plan to tell her about Tanya. I didn't even make up a story, and what was my nanny thinking about asking Tess about her mother. That was something she needed to ask me. A 4-year old doesn't know why her mommy is never around. I was starting to get pissed off at Alex. The reasons about firing her were starting to get a lot more.

"Daddy, did you hear my question?" she said impatiently.

"I heard you, but how about we talk about that another time. I really need to call Auntie Alice. Is it okay if we end this tea party?"

"Is it important?"

"Yes, darling it is. Otherwise I wouldn't ask it. I know this tea party is a serious thing," I said to her, and she considered it.

"Yes we can end it, but next time we have to play it extra long. Promise," she stuck out her pinky to make me promise it. I had never broken a pinky promise to her.

"I pinky promise," we had our pinkies together, and I got out of the room. I needed to tell Alice about this conversation.

"Hello my sweet brother. I just saw you, so why are you calling me?" Alice asked me and I sighed.

"What happened? You're starting to make me worry? Did you talk to Tess? Do I need to come over, or something?" Alice was freaking out. She did that many times. She was just very protective of us, it didn't matter that she was so small. If anyone hurt our family, you didn't want to face Alice.

"Yeah, I spoke to Tess. She said that she didn't always like Alex,"

"Well, that's what children do. If they can't get what they want, they don't like you anymore,"

"It isn't like that. She has been here for a month, and she hasn't even played a tea party with Tess, and she asked her a lot," I explained to Alice. Alice knew how important tea parties were.

"That bitch! I can't believe that. You've got to fire her Edward, or else I will kick her ass,"

"That's not all. Tess said that Alex asked her a lot of questions about me. She even asked Tess about her mother. Can you believe that?" I was mad all over again.

"She did what? Why would she do that? Are you okay? Is Tess okay? Did she ask about her mother?"

"Of course she asked about her mother. She wanted to know why she didn't have a mommy. I told her I would tell her that another time. I need to make up some story, I can't tell the child that her mother didn't want here, and gave her up as soon as she was out of the womb. I'm okay, just mad at Alex. I can't believe she would do something like that. I don't think she stays here long. I was looking for a reason to fire her and I think I found my reason,"

"I think you should fire her too. She didn't act professional and if she wanted to know about Tanya she had to ask you. I can't believe she asked Tess for information. She had so many experience, she knows how to handle children right? I even think that mom would want you to fire her. You don't ask and do something like that to your granddaughter," she said, and I had to laugh. My mother wouldn't mind it if I fired her.

I decided to call my mom; to tell her all about my conversation with Tess. She was pissed off, and wanted to come here to hit Alex. I didn't hear here talking like that ever, I guess Alice was right. You don't do that to your granddaughter. Mom thought it was best to talk to Alex immediately, and to let her know I was firing her. She could pack her belongings immediately, and she needed to leave my house.

"Alex, could I take to you for a moment?" I asked her. She had just put Tess to bed, while I was talking to Alice and mom.

"Sure handsome, what's up?" could she even have a conversation without the flirting?

"I need to let you go. It isn't working out," I decided to get straight to the point, just like my mother.

"What are you talking about? Everything is fine right?" she looked surprised.

"Everything isn't fine. I told you many times to stop the flirting, and you don't stop. I had a conversation with Tess today about you, and it's just not going to work out. I can't believe you asked her about her mother,"

"I made a mistake with that one. I figured out she knew and that you had contact, or something," she made up a lot more excuses, and I just couldn't take it anymore.

"You can pack some important stuff, and I need to ask you to go somewhere else. You can come back for the rest of your stuff when we're not here,"

"Are you serious? You're just kicking me out?" she started to raise her voice.

"Yeah I am, I can give you some money for a hotel, but I can't be with you under the same roof. You really disgust me, you don't have respect for me at all, and I've had it!" she looked a bit scared, and she understood that I meant it.

I needed to blow off some steam, so I sat on the balcony while Alex packed her bags. She was finally going, and I wanted to do a happy dance. God, I am turning into Alice.

"When can I get the rest of my stuff?" she stood there, in the doorway. She had a bag in her hands, and looked a bit sad. It's her own fault.

"I'll call you about the time. Do you need some money for a hotel or can you stay with someone else,"

"I got it covered. Don't worry about it. It was nice working here," she said, as she handed me the key to the apartment, and she walked out. I let the security guard know what happened. He wouldn't let her through if he didn't have my permission.

I started to think about what I should do now. I wanted to have a nanny, but there was only one that I really wanted. Could I call Bella and ask her for the position? After making her so sad, could I finally make her happy?

A/N: O my god, could he call Bella again? Would they reunite? You'll have to find out in the next chapters. Don't forget to review and there might be an early update! I know it's blackmail, but I love reviews!
Thanks for all your love for this story,
Kirsten