I OWN NOTHING. SM OWNS IT ALL.

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The Colleague.

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Chapter One.

She was supposed to be mine, we'd gone out for a year and a half. Why had Tanya left me? She said I was to boring and overbearing. Didn't understand, was it bad to care so much? It hurt like nothing else had before. It had taken me a long time. But life went on, I had to pick myself up and face the music. Yeah, I still want her and she's always on my mind. Sometimes I'd see her out and about. She'd see me I'm sure, but she never acknowledged me. And that hurt even more than seeing her with her current man, Jake I believed his name was. Typical I-wanna-be-a-player sort of fella. What was wrong with me? Oh yeah I forgot, I'm boring!

"Edward are you still with us? You look in a world of your own. What are you thinking about?"

"Err sorry Miss Hale."

"Edward I've told you when it's just us in the office call me Rosalie."

"Sure Rosalie, I keep forgetting it's hard to switch when we're on our own."

And it was, she was dating my brother Emmett, but in the office because she was my superior, I called her Miss Hale like everyone else did.

"So we have a new lady starting today. She'll be working with you, and you'll be sharing this office. Her name is Isabella Swan, actually we do know each other sort of from college, I just hope she has calmed down a bit since then. She was a handful, well she's in her late twenties now so she must of right?"

"Great Rosalie, that's all I need some neurotic crazy woman working with me."

She laughed...What's so funny? I'm being serious.

"Chill out Edward. Aro hired her, her qualifications and experience hit the spot with him. Hey and maybe she's changed. Well I fucking hope so, boy was she a wild one back then."

"It just gets better and better. Gee I can't wait!"

"Less of the sarcasm, give her a chance. She'll be excellent at this job."

"Of course I will. As long as she pulls her weight. Makes no difference to me."

"God Edward you're so grumpy these days. Is it Tanya still? You're better off without her you know. She was a deceitful cow."

"I don't want to talk about it alright Rosalie."

"Suit yourself. Look she's here. And she doesn't look any different from what I can see."

Isabella Swan was in reception, she looked alright to me, brunette, slim and petite. She walked towards my office, she was beautiful as well, I decided. She came straight in without even hesitating at the door.

"Rosalie Hale the ice queen, as I live and breathe. How you doing bitch?"

Surely I was hearing things. I mean no one said that on their first day, whether they liked you or not, did they?

"Well if it isn't Bella-blow-job, the campus slut. Don't be fooled by her angelic face Edward."

What the hell, are they joking? I was going red, well my face seemed warmer. They stared each other out, both waiting for the other to look away. What can I say to diffuse the situation? Think Edward think. Err... Err...Maybe I should stay quiet they both look like they could take me down I'm sure of it. Ferocious!

Then there it was a small hint of a smile on their faces, before I knew it they were both laughing heartily. Well thank god for that I expected hair and nails flying everywhere.

"So you two are friends really?"

"Nah, I wouldn't put it that way Edward, me and Bella were sort of rivals at college, she was a lot wilder than me though. I suppose we have a sort of mutual respect for each other."

"Mmm I agree, so Edward is it? You and the ice queen getting it on?"

"Certainly not, she's dating my brother."

"Cool Edward, nice to meet you. We're gonna get on great, you're really hot by the way."

She winked at Rose, now my face was beaming. Rose just stood there smirking.

"Nice to meet you too, but Miss Swan we have a job to do so..."

"Call me Bella Edward, I'm looking forward to working with you."

Oh god, this was going to be hell I could tell. She had an air about her, very confident and sure of herself. Well she must have brains to have gotten the job. But there was something else I could only describe it as raw sex appeal.

"Edward's a bit of a stickler for work Bella but I'm sure you'll get on alright. So you want to make a start? Edward will show you what we're all about here. One more thing Bella, here you address me as Miss Hale."

Rosalie had a arrogant smirk on her face like, yeah I got the last word in, so suck it up.

"Of course Miss Hale, anything you want Miss Hale. Oh and Miss Hale, nice to see you again."

"Hmm likewise, well see you two later. And Edward don't worry she doesn't bite that hard."

Giggling Rosalie left our office. I felt a bit afraid, not of her exactly, I was a man after all. Just about what came out of her mouth. Yeah Edward you tell yourself that. I was crapping myself!

"So Edward you want to get started then, what projects have we on the agenda?"

Umm professional Bella, I liked it. Maybe we would get on if she kept her smart comments to herself.

"Sure, well we have a new super healthy cereal aimed at kids and an organic facial scrub to start with. These are new projects just in last week, so we can start on them together if you like."

We brainstormed, tossing ideas at each other. I was impressed with her knowledge about the advertising business.

"Want some coffee Edward? Will you show me where you get it from?"

"Yeah I could do with one myself, come on then I'll show you."

I opened the door and gestured for her to go first, she was really petite, but had those sexy curves. I guess she had it all really, hold on a minute was I thinking of her like, like I fancied her or something? Well this was a surprise, if it were that. Nah I still loved Tanya, didn't I? We walked into the break room, there was a small kitchen, tables, chairs and sofas. Vending machines in the far corner where a few staff were gathered. Mike Newton's jaw dropped when he saw Bella.

"Do you want to meet some of your colleagues Bella?"

"Yeah course, I'm up for that."

Bella followed me, was it my imagination or was every guy in the place watching her walk. She was new, bet they were curious. I made my way over to Mike and Tyler.

"Hey I'd like you to meet Bella Swan, me and her will be working together on campaigns."

"Hi Bella nice to meet you. I'm Mike and this is Tyler."

Mike was undressing Bella with his eyes because I saw him lick his lips. Pervy bastard!

"Nice to meet you too. Right Edward I'll go and make the drinks and we can get back on with it."

When she was out of earshot Mike couldn't help himself.

"You're a lucky fucker Eddie, you always get the juicy piece of ass. What I wouldn't do for ten minutes with that. Is she single? She looks like she don't mind whether she is or not. What's she like Ed?"

Ugh he really was slimey, he always got the girl though but didn't keep them for long.

"She's very adept actually."

"You know that's not what I meant Edward, no wonder Tanya dumped your ass. You're boring Eddie."

I could fucking punch him right now and I was just about to answer him when...

"Edward our coffee is ready, I'm sure looking forward to our date later on."

Date? Date? I didn't ask her. Argh, she was playing! She must have heard slimey Mike talking shit. He was dumbstruck, his mouth hanging open. We left him to it. His eyes probaly on Bella's shapely ass. Rosalie was grinning at me as we passed her, she knew what Mike was like. He'd try and get all over Bella like a nasty rash.

Back in the office she sat in my chair sipping her coffee.

"So Edward, tell me who's Tanya?"

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