Beta'd by Dawn and Ana :)
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"Hi. I'm Bella. And you are Edward," she says entering the room, without looking up from the chart in her hand.
Edward goes to extend his sweaty hand, quickly wiping it on his jeans before reaching it out towards Bella. "Nice to meet you, Bella. Yes, I'm Edward. Edward Cullen."
Bella looks up enough to see and reach for his extended hand. When their hands meet, Bella thinks she's been shocked and quickly pulls away. Her eyes shoot to his face for the first time only to see him slumped over, looking down at his fisted hands in his lap. All she can see of him besides his jeans, t-shirt and chucks is the chaotic mess of bronzish brown hair shadowing his face.
"Sorry," Edward mumbles, thinking she is repulsed by his overly sweaty palms.
"I think you shocked me," she laughs realizing her behavior has made her new 'male' client uncomfortable.
"My palms are sweaty. Nervous. Sorry," he says apologetically, without raising his head.
"Let's try that again," Bella starts. "Hi, Edward, I'm Bella. I will be your esthetician today." She smiles widely extending her hand in an attempt to set him at ease.
A/N
Did I mention that this is loosely based on something that happened to a friend of mine?