A/N: Yes I know it's a miracle. There are so many excuses that I could give for the lack of the updates. The fact is that I just have had no time at all to write. I'm trying to make time. The good news is that here shortly my work will be cutting back my hours and while that will leave me broke it will definitely give me more time to write. So again super big sorry from me! That is if any of you are still reading. This is a short one and kind of a filler. I wrote it to get back into the characters so I suppose it could be considered an outtake. It's also unbeta'd, because my beta's have been super swamped lately as well. I wanted to share it anyway...enjoy...see you at the bottom.

Mystery POV...

I absentmindedly applied my blush to my cheeks. It was fine before but I needed something to keep my hands busy. The last thing I needed was to do something to jeopardize our position in the competition. The school was already talking about letting me go. Apparently teaching wasn't really a forte of mine. I was lucky that I was a champion...is what they had said. I suppose the fact that I was sleeping with dean would work to my advantage only as long as his wife never found out. The head of our council had been hitting on me. I suppose if things go sour I could give in...God my life was so fucked up.

It hadn't always been this way. In fact there was a time that I was cared for, loved even. I had a secure future, but my mother had always told me, "Never settle for good, always aim for better." I was approached with what at the time I thought was a better deal from a rival school. It was a considerable raise and I would still have the option of going out to compete. It only took me about a month to realize what a mistake I had made. Edward, though sometimes a bit too emotional, cared for me, looked out for me. My new "partner" really only cared about himself. He was a brute to work with. He was overbearing, mean, and pushed me too hard. But Edward had stopped taking my calls and his bitch of a sister seemed to anticipate every move I made.

When my source informed me that Edward had registered for this particular showcase I jumped at the chance to be here. It was one of the few competitions since I had left him nearly three years ago that I was looking forward to. When I had seen him at the hotel it was like not a day had passed. No that wasn't right, because he had gotten even more handsome. Just the sight of him almost made me week in the knees, then she showed up.

Just thinking about the way he looked at her filled me with anger again. I tried everything those stupid fucking yoga instructors had taught me. Channel your anger...channel it to what? I'd like to channel it on her innocent little face. Deep breathing...all that did was make me feel like an idiot. Picturing myself on a serene beach was a complete joke. I let out a frustrated growl and slammed my makeup brush down. The girl standing next to me jumped in surprise. I shot her a scathing look and the younger woman quickly scurried away. If only the precious Bella Swan was that easy to scare. But it seemed that nothing I threw at little miss perfect seemed to even phase her.

The only thing that seemed to even bother her slightly was when I mentioned New York. That was curious...

I looked over and saw her standing there with that little whore Jessica Stanley and the mousy geek from Dance Magazine, who refused to give me an interview. They both laughed at something she said. What was it about her that made people instantly like her. She wasn't all that pretty. I suppose she was talented if you looked past her lack of polish. But to hear anyone talk the sun shone out her ass. No one was that perfect. She had to have some skeletons in her girl next door closet, and I knew just the man to find them.

I took my phone out and selected it's name from my contacts.

"Jenks here," he answered sounding bored.

"Jay...long day?" I asked with sarcastic sweetness.

"Ms. I didn't realize..." he stuttered out.

I let him go on for a few moments before I cut him off, "Jay, I need you to do some digging for me." My eyes narrowed as I saw Edward embrace her. He had never been so open with PDA with me. "Her name is Isabella Swan. I want everything you can find on her. Down to what she had for breakfast ten years ago."

"Right away."

I hung up my phone with a satisfied snap. I felt a smile spread over my face. "Enjoy him for now," I said as I crossed my arms and leaned against my makeup station still staring the happy couple down. "Enjoy him for now.."

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