Author's Note: Since I've been having a major case of writers block lately I decided to start a new story! I hope you all enjoy, read and review!
Disclaimer: No copyright infringement intended, I don't own Twilight, just the books...
I woke on another rainy and cold Seattle Friday morning to the sound of my alarm screeching at me, rolling over I slapped the button to shut the damn thing up and glanced at the time.
Shit! It was already 7 and I needed to be at the office early today, I must have snoozed it for longer than I thought. I launched myself out of bed and made a beeline for the shower.
I somehow managed to apply my makeup at a super human speed and dressed in a black pencil skirt, a white ruffled shirt and a pair of patent leather pumps. I quickly pulled my hair into a messy ponytail as I made my way to the kitchen.
"Morning Bella, ooo I love that outfit" Alice told me approvingly.
Alice Brandon is one of my roommates, Rosalie Hale is the other. We are all twenty two years old and have been best friends since high school so naturally when the time came to go off to college we moved into an apartment that Rosalie's parents own in downtown Seattle, Washington.
To say that Alice and Rose's families are wealthy would be an understatement, Alice's father Darryl is an investment banker while her mother Jennifer is the CEO of a huge beauty product empire. Rose's father Ian is the founder and CEO of New Moon records and her mother Lillian is an ex model turned fashion consultant to the stars.
Despite their wealth both families are incredibly generous and down to earth, Rose and Alice are like the sisters I never had growing up. My full name is Isabella Marie Swan and I'm the only child of Charlie Swan, Police Chief Swan to the good folk of Forks, Washington and Renee Dwyer a kindergarten teacher.
My parents divorced when I was four years old and Renee moved me to California and then to Phoenix, Arizona where when I was seventeen she married Phil Dwyer a minor league baseball player and coach.
To give them some space I moved back to Forks to live with Charlie for my final year and a half of high school which is where I met Alice and Rose. We became instant friends and have been inseparable ever since.
When we graduated Forks High we went on to the University of Washington here in Seattle where Alice and Rosalie studied fashion and I studied English. Now they are setting up their own fashion empire while I work at Eclipse Publishing as a book editor and publisher.
"Thanks Allie and you should you helped me pick it" I replied with a grin.
She smirked back at me.
"Bells I made breakfast, want some?" Rose asked grabbing a plate and offering it to me.
"I would but I'm already running late" I replied frantically gathering my coat and purse.
"Well at least take this and eat it in the car" Rose told me handing me a bagel with cream cheese.
"Thanks Rose" I replied taking a bite.
"Don't forget we're going out tonight" Alice reminded me as I shrugged into my coat.
"Mmmm we finally get to meet these so called hunky friends of Jaspers" Rose chipped in.
Jasper Whitlock is Alice's new boyfriend; they have been dating for about a month now and are totally and utterly perfect for one another.
Alice is outgoing and hyper while Jasper is much calmer and more reserved, they balance each other out.
Tonight we were going out to a new club's opening, Breaking Dawn, where we were going to meet Jasper's two best friends. Alice no doubt would be hoping to set both Rose and I up.
I laughed, "See you tonight" I called walking out the door. I made my way down to the underground car park of our apartment building and jumped in my car.
Turning on the radio and humming along to the words I pulled out of the car park and drove the familiar route to work which luckily for me passed Starbucks on the way so I could get my much needed caffeine fix.
I pulled into a car park and made my way into the cafe. Obviously today was so not going to go my way I thought as I joined the end of a very long queue.
Finally I got my double shot trim cappuccino and rushed out the door where my morning was about to get a hell of a lot worse. I felt the heel of my shoe catch in a crack in the pavement, dropping my coffee I braced myself for the impact of the wet concrete when suddenly a pair of warm, strong hands wrapped around my waist.
The hands pulled me into an upright position, "Are you okay?" asked a velvety smooth voice.
I looked up and saw the sexiest man I had ever seen looking down at me concerned. "Yes" I breathed.
Seriously this man looked like a Greek Adonis, emerald green eyes, brown tousled hair which looked like it was almost a bronze shade, the most chiselled jaw in existence and to top it off I could tell he had a muscled, toned physique through his well tailored suit.
"Thank you for catching me" I told him blushing with embarrassment.
"It was my pleasure" he replied with a dazzling smile, "But are you sure you aren't hurt?" he asked me concern still evident in his eyes.
"Yes I'm fine; this kind of thing is a regular occurrence for me. The tripped on nothing I mean, not the stranger in the street rescuing me from impending injury" I told him still blushing. Great first I trip and now I sound like a rambling idiot!
He chuckled, "Can I buy you another coffee?" he asked me.
"Dammit!" I cursed as I spotted my spilt coffee in a puddle on the sidewalk. "I should be buying you one since I made you spill yours too" I told him sheepishly spying his where it lay not far away from mine.
"No I insist" he told me earnestly. I glanced at my watch. "Unless you have somewhere else you need to be" he added softly.
I still had time and after all it wasn't every day you get rescued by a Greek Adonis.
"Sure, but please let me buy them" I replied.
He shook his head, "Let me" he told me his glorious green eyes boring into my own.
"Okay" I whispered in reply.
He grinned at me and we joined the back of the queue. "So do I get to know your name?" he asked me still smiling.
"Oh" I realised we hadn't even introduced ourselves yet, I'm Bella" I offered.
"Edward" he replied grasping my hand. A shot of electricity shot through my hand as his bare skin touched mine. I gasped wondering if he felt it too; when I looked up I could tell by the expression on his face that he had.
"Your name Bella suits you" he told me his green eyes intense.
"Thank you" I replied, "its short for Isabella, but I prefer Bella" dammit there I go again with the rambling.
He just smiled his dazzling smile in response. "What do you do for work Bella?" he asked me.
"I work as a publisher and editor for Eclipse Publishing" I answered, "And you?"
"I'm an architect" he replied.
We chatted easily about nothing particularly important as we placed our orders and waited for our second coffees. Once we had caffeine in hand we walked towards the shop door which he held open for me.
I have to admit when he did that gentlemanly act I may have swooned just a little.
"It was nice meeting you Bella" he told me with an unreadable expression on his face.
"You too Edward" I replied suddenly feeling sad that I may never see him again. "Thank you again for catching me and for the coffee."
"You're welcome" he smiled back at me.
I walked to my car and drove off to work with a sigh. Should I have asked for his number I wondered to myself? I pondered that for a moment, on second thought no he probably already had a girlfriend maybe even a wife. He was far too good looking to be single I thought feeling a little depressed.