Summary: I am a Physician assistant and I specialize in general health and emergency medicine; I am about to start a new job and am scared to death. My brother is an actor and gave my name to a studio exec to be considered for their in-studio medical care expert. WTF! After I hung up with the president of Sunrise Entertainment, I wanted to kill my brother. Oh, did I tell you what movie series my brother stars in? Yep, you guessed it…"Vampire kisses!" I am a huge fan. No, I am a seriously huge fan of the main star, Edward Cullen. I will just die or vomit on him the first time I see him in person. That will make a good impression, huh? Wish me luck!
"All in a good day's work"
Chapter 1
I awoke to the ringtone of my brother going off on my cell phone, "Deep in the heart of Texas"…Jasper I thought to myself. "Good morning sunshine", my brother said in a most cheery, caffeinated voice I have ever heard.
"Jasper…what the fuck do you want? Do you have any idea what time it is here in Texas?" I asked.
"Oh come on sister-dear I come bearing great news." Oh good grief…please don't tell me I have to hear about his love life this early in the morning.
"My dear brother…what could possibly not wait until the sun here in Texas comes up?"
"Oh sister dear…I am 2 hours behind you…the sun isn't up here in LA either." Oh ya, smartass I thought to myself. "So what do you want Jasper?"
"Well I found you a new job. I think you just need a change of pace…and you will be away from you know who." He said.
"Now brother, what the fuck are you talking about?"
"I heard that we needed a new medic while we film the next addition…" I didn't let him finish…"Jasper, are you telling me you gave my name and credentials to someone in charge of "Vampire kisses"? Oh my lanta…could I actually be on the same ground as one very beautiful Edward Cullen?
"Uh yes sister…and guess what? They want to talk to you; someone is planning on calling to you today."
"But where will I live?" The OCD in me started firing off questions that wanted an answer.
"Well I wanted you to be prepared when they call you. Besides it would be nice to have you here with me and it would be great to have your cooking again." He said as he laughed.
"Oh I see how it is, you just want my cooking."
"Well that and...Uh…I also want you to meet my girlfriend."
"WHAT! You have a girlfriend? How did I not know this?"
"We have kept it on the down-low since she is costume designer and all. We weren't sure how the "exec's" would take staff dating the actors. But Bella, Alice is awesome. She can't wait to meet you."
"Well well well, my brother has a girl…I can't wait to meet her. But they have to hire me first. Just for kicks, I am calling Linda to see if there are any houses I could rent. That way I can cook for you, and you could bring some friends over…and I can meet Alice."
I heard a yawn on the other end of the phone. "Well sister dear, I am going to bed. Call me the very second they hire you. I love you sis! Oh and your welcome."
"Bye Jasper…and hopefully I will be able to make that call."
Click!
Oh, my God…what if they do want me to come there. Could I really manage all of them? I am going to have to have a plan. My OCD brain went into overdrive. I might as well get up and go for my daily run. After I came back, feeling energized and confident that I can convince them to hire me, I quickly took a shower.
I called Linda after my coffee and grabbed my laptop.
"Linda ya Hi, this is Bella Swan. I'm good, and you. Awesome, Listen I need a favor. If everything goes like I hope, I may need to rent a house somewhere near Seattle."
"What's going on Bella?" she said.
"I may be going up there to work for a little while and I don't like to stay in hotels so could you help me find a house. It will need to have at least four bedrooms plus a master bedroom. And you know I am a sucker for modern kitchens. If I can't rent then we can buy one, I won this money I might as well use it right?"
"I was wondering if you were going to ever use your lottery money. That $28,000,000 is just sitting there all lonely." She laughed.
"Well I know but I…" I stuttered.
"I know Bella; you don't like to show off. But honey the only thing you really have bought is your new car. And although it's great, most millionaires wouldn't just buy a Volvo. You are so silly."
"Ya I know, but I really love my car." Beep-beep
"Oh Linda, I got to go incoming phone call."
"Okay Bella, good luck…call me back."
Deep breaths Bella….
"Hello." I said.
"Miss Swan? This is Frank Stanley with Sunrise Enterprise, how are you this morning?"
"I am fine Mr. Stanley and you?"
"Frank will be fine Bella. Your brother is convinced that you would be perfect to join our little family as our medical provider. What are your feelings on this?"
"Well sir, I am honored that you would consider me. I have many years out in private practice. I understood you had a doctor on staff why do you need a PA as well?" I asked.
"Oh well Dr. Brown is great but his uh, how should I say this? He made some of the actors feel a little uncomfortable. He is a wonderful doctor he just likes to flirt. And I don't have time for onset problems. Does that make sense?" I was nodding, but I could I put up with him?
"So he is the medical director and I would only deal with him if there was something I needed his guidance on, is that how it would work?"
I asked.
"Yes Bella, does that sound like something you could handle? I gave Dr. Brown your CV, he was quite impressed."
"Well that is good to know. When would you need me there?" I asked.
"As soon as possible, Jasper seems to want you here bad. I trust him; could I send a plane out for you to come visit us? We will handle all of your needs while you are here."
"Wow Frank, that is very generous. Um, yes when were you planning on me being there?"
"I would actually like for you to be here tonight, all of the actors are starting to arrive and it would be a great time for all of us to get to know one another. I will fly down there so we can talk money and contract on the way back, how does that sound?"
"I think I am actually a little nervous sir. DFW is the closest big airport will that be okay?"
"Jasper said there was a county airport or something near you, there is no need for you to drive to Dallas. I have this company plane, so let's use it okay?"
"Yes sir, thank you very much. Would it be all right if my lawyer comes with me? I told her that you would be calling and she handles all of my financial responsibilities. Uh Frank I need to tell you that I. Oh this is so embarrassing. I just won the Texas lottery recently, so I have many assets she helps me with. We thought about finding a house that I could rent or buy if need be, would that be a problem?"
"Wow Bella, that sounds exciting. So we don't need to pay you then." He said. Was he serious I thought?
"I am kidding Bella…of course bring your lawyer. I look forward in meeting you both, I hear Texas girls are something else. Bella I will call you before we take off from LA. Okay?"
"Sounds great Frank, then we will fly where… to LA?"
"Oh no we will go on to Seattle. We are due to start shooting in the next 10 days or so."
"Okay Frank, I will wait for your call so I can head to the airport. Goodbye Frank, have a nice flight." I said.
"Bye Bella, call you later." Wow, I think I got the job sight unseen. OMG…I have so much to do before I leave.
Time for my list:
Call Linda
Pack clothes
Decide what to wear for good impression
Have a nervous breakdown…
Go to Starbucks
I quickly dialed Linda's number…"Hello?" she said.
"Linda, guess what? I need for you to go with me to meet with the Sunrise execs." I said. "Okay when?" she said.
"Well that's the thing…today they are flying in to pick me; I mean pick us up and flying to Seattle. I think I got the job. So we will go check out houses and shit, are you cool with going?" All I could hear was complete silence. "Uh…hello, Linda are you there?"
"Wow are you freaking kidding me?" she said. "No and guess what the tab is on them for the trip." So come to my house after you pack and we will wait for their call once they land at the airport, oh and they are flying in to our airport, how cool is that? I offered to meet them in DFW but they said no, they wanted it to be convenient for me."
"Well I will be there in a little bit then, see you later Bella."
"Linda, have you started looking into houses yet?"
"Yes there are some really nice ones too."
"Okay cool, so get your ass in gear and let's get this show on the road."
"Goodbye" we both said and hung up, I have so much to do.
Oh Edward….please let me not throw up on you!
