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Chapter 2 Ten Rounds with Jose Cuervo

And after nine rounds with Jose Cuervo

They were counting me out I was about to give in

And after ten rounds with Jose Cuervo

I lost count and started counting again

Ten rounds with Jose Cuervo, Tracy Byrd

I've been living at Edward's house for 2 months now but I still haven't met him. We've been exchanging E-mails. It started with me just E-mailing a thank you note, and Edward sent me one back telling me a few things about the house, simple things like at first. Then moving to how our days went, and just friendly chit- chat. Now it sounds crazy, but I looked forward to his E-mails. My weekends are crazy, so it was easy to not run into him. I work from 7pm to 7am on weekends when Edward is home, and I was gone before he got home at night, and he was sleeping when I got home in the mornings. When I got up in the afternoon, he wasn't home. Our paths never crossed.

What James did left me broken, and feeling worthless. I was having a hard time getting the things and feeling he put in me out of my head. The real sad thing is I wanted him back. What does that tell you about me? I'm pathetic. How could I still want a man that did that to me? I know deep down I'm better then all that, the problem is just trying to bring it to the surface, and really believe I deserve better. I was getting better. I gradually was getting stronger. Little by little, I would say I was about 75% of the way back and getting better every day.

"Alice, You, Emmett, Rose, and Jasper are coming over for dinner tonight." Okay, I ordered them over. I was just so happy today. Those bad days were becoming less frequent. I was ready to celebrate my good news.

"What's going on?"

"I got great news today and want to celebrate it with my friends. I'll tell you guys when you get here."

"Do you want us to bring anything?"

"Anything you want. I have everything I need for dinner and the wine. Be here at 6 tonight."

When everyone showed up I had dinner on the table, wine was chilling and I was dressed.

We were sitting around the table eating when Alice couldn't take it any longer.

"Okay Bella, what is the good news?" Alice just about yelled across the table.

"My boss called me into work today. She wanted to talk to me about my new job. You are looking at the new head nurse of the skilled care unit."

"Oh my god, Bella!" Alice and Rose yelled as they ran around the table to me.

Alice pulled me out of my chair into a hug. She might be small but freakishly strong. After Alice and Rose were done with their bone crashing hugs I went to the kitchen.

"Who's going to work tomorrow?" I yelled from the kitchen.

"Why?" I heard yelled back at me. I grabbed 2 bottles and the bowl I had ready and walked out to the dining room as I held what I had behind my back.

"The last 2 months have been hell. So I really want to celebrate." I set the stuff on the table.

"Tequila anyone?"

Alice and Rose squealed at the same time. Emmett and Jasper groaned. They knew how we could get. We did a few shots, and then finished our dinner. I cleared off the table then put some music on. We sat at the table talking a little longer.

"How are things going with Edward?" Alice asked with a wicked smile.

"I still have not met him."

"How have you not met him yet? You lived here for 2 months." Rose asked in a shocked tone.

"He is not home or sleeping when I come in and out on the weekends. That might change here in 2 weeks. I'll be working days and no weekends with my new job. Edward and I have been E-mailing each other. That is about it."

"When you start your new job the 6 of us will have to go out." Emmett suggested.

"Sounds good to me."

As Rose, Alice and I kept doing shots we got really buzzed. I turned the music up and we started dancing around the house. Then we moved on to picking on the guys. I was laughing so hard I almost pissed my pants watching Rose and little Alice trying to take huge as a bear Emmett down. Jasper came over and picked me up and threw me over his shoulder. Alice and Rose had Emmett down and Jasper put me down on top of Alice and Rose who were on top of Emmett on the floor. We all ended up rolling around the floor laughing. We called it a night round midnight.

I was pretty wasted, so I just showered and went to bed. I left the cleaning for tomorrow. I was good until I got into bed, then the tears just flowed. I was doing so well. It has been 3 weeks since I shed any tears over James. Why tonight? One too many shots, I guess. Just another night I cried myself to sleep.

I cannot believe I slept until noon. But man my head hurt. I got up and drank a few glasses of water and took something of my headache. Then went for my morning run. I ran for an hour, came home and went through my work out routine. Had about 2 more bottles of water then took a shower. It was about 4 so I just put on some boy shorts and a tank top. I had time to make dinner and clean the kitchen. On Fridays, Saturday and Sundays when I would make my dinner for work I would make a plate for Edward. I turned on my music on and start dinner. Soon I had the dishwasher load and was finishing dinner. I made a plate for Edward and put mine in a bowl for work. I was rinsing the dishes and pans that I used when a song I loved came on. I started to dance to the music. There are just some song you just have to dance to, this was one of mine. I was really getting into the song. About half way through the song it just stopped. I spun around so fast I fall on my ass. I look up to see the most handsome man I have ever seen looking down at me with gorgeous green eyes.

EPOV

Since I told Alice that Bella could stay at my house I have not been able to stop thinking about her. I went through all the pictures on my laptop; my family has E-mailed me over the years. Picture from family get together and holidays I missed. I found almost all of them had Bella in them. She has the most beautiful brown hair that hung down her back. The most soulful deep brown eyes I have ever seen. She has the loveliest plain skin with rosy cheeks. She is a true beauty. Bella started to E-mail me; First it was a simple thank you. Then the next few were to ask me a few things about the house. Then we started to E-mail each other every day. I just felt so comfortable talking to her, even if it was just through E-mails. She never called me and I never called her, but ever Friday, Saturday and Sunday there was always a note on the kitchen counter about my dinner she made for me. I still have yet to met her. She was always gone before I got home.

Over the last 10 years or so I have been so focused on my career, I have not had any real relationships with women. I have not spent any real time with my family. I kept in touch with them. I see them a few hours a week. That's it. I miss having a life and seeing my family. I'm not where I want to be yet. Until then I will keep busting my ass. I'll be on the road 5 days a week and I'll keep living like a monk. I just want to get my head straight about Bella. I'm finding myself thinking about Bella all the time. On the plane, and in the cab, and at night before I fall asleep. I just can't get her off of my mind. Last night was the worst. I had a dream about her, my hands in her hair, her lips on mine and her hands running over my chest. I woke up this morning with a hard on you would not believe. It was the first time years I had to relieve myself in the shower. I have never been so turned on by woman I never met. Tomorrow is Friday. I'm to fly home at 7 tomorrow night. Again I will not be home in time to see Bella. But I don't really know if I want to see her. I'm having a hard enough time keeping my head on my work now as it is, how much harder it will be if I met her?

I walked into my hotel room tonight after a long day of meetings. I got a drink out of the mini bar and sat at the desk to check my E-mails on my laptop. I could not help but think about what Bella was doing now. I got my E-mails up and saw I had an E-mail from her. I opened it to read it was wonderful news. Bella got a job promotion. She got the head nurses job on her floor. I really wanted to be there to tell her how proud of her I was. So I just wrote her a little E-mail telling her how happy for her I was. Without even thinking I pulled up the web site I needed and changed my plane ticket to an earlier flight that would put me home in time to see Bella. My last meeting was at 11am, so I should be able to make the 2 o'clock flight.

The plane landed and I got my luggage and was heading to my car in long term parking. It was a little before 4. I had sometime before Bella needed to head off to work. I made it home in 35 minutes. I made good time. I let myself in the house and heard the music right away. Bella had it so load I knew she did not hear me come in. I made it to the kitchen to see her finishing dinner and putting it on a plate for me. Then dishing herself a portion. All I could do was stand in the door way of the kitchen watching her and the way her body moved. All she was wearing was some little tight boy shorts that hardly covered her ass and a little tank top that was tight over her perky breast. Oh my god, this woman was a goddess. Then she took the pans she cooked with and the dishes she used to the sink. As she was raising them for the dishwasher the music changed. She started to dance around.

The more she danced around the more I wanted her. I was thinking about all the things I could do to that body of hers. I had to get a hold of myself, this was going too far. I could feel my body trying to move to her. I made myself stay where I was. Man, I have to get a grip on myself. I was feeling a pull to her. This was crazy. I had to stop this now. I didn't have room in my life for this or any kind of relationship at all. I pull myself together. I walked over to her I pod deck and turned it off. Bella spun around so fast she fell on her butt. She just sat there looking up at me. After a minute she hurried to her feet.

"Sorry, I was just finishing up." She stammered, and then blushed.

"Maybe on the weekends, when I'm home, you could wear some clothes." I told her in a harsh tone.

"Sorry, I'll do that." Then she ran from the room with an embarrassed and a hurt look on her face.

I knew what I was doing. I had to keep her at arm's length. My body wanted her. It was screaming for her, It craved her. My brain was telling me to stay away from her, telling me I couldn't have her. I had my career to focus on. No time for women. I was standing at the kitchen sink. Hands on the counter top with my head hanging down, breathing. Deep breaths in; Long breaths out.

Then I heard Bella walk into the kitchen. I stood up straight and turned around to look at her. She grabbed her dinner and mumbled an "I'm sorry." Then walked out of the house. I hung my head again. What the hell am I thinking?