"Miss Swan, you're wanted in the photography area." Jessica told me as I powerwalked through the main lobby of Vampire Bites Magazine headquarters. I nodded my thanks at the intern and then continued on my way to my office.
"Miss Swan, Aro was looking for you a little while ago." Eric stopped flirting with one of the secretaries long enough to let me know the Boss was looking for me. Great, I thought, wondering what it was that Aro wanted from me.
"Miss Swan, you need to look over the new magazine cover." Mike, one of the only permanent photographers Vampire Bites Magazine currently employs stuck his head out from behind the giant pile of boxes he was carrying. It was probably all camera equipment.
"Thanks Mike, I'll be sure to check it out as soon as I can." I say, barely turning my head. I liked Mike, he was a good kid, but he sure knew how to get under ones skin. Hoping no one else would bother me with remedial tasks, I turned down the white tiled hallway towards my office. Where I could lock my door, and no one could bug me.
"Bella, you're looking beautiful today." Wait, what? I turned my head quickly trying to see who had said that. I was not in the mood for another male to try and flirt their way to success. Being the CEO of a magazine, you tend to have both males and female trying to throw themselves at you to land a high paying gig.
Thankfully, when my eyes fell on the speaker, I realized it was just Edward. Edward Cullen, the sexiest man to ever have graced Vampire Bite's Magazine in the editing department. The manliest male to ever be able to call me Bella and get away with it. The SexGod lookalike that I was able to call my boyfriend.
"Edward!" I smiled at him as my heels clicked against the marble tile as I walked towards him. I still had to stretch to reach his lips, even in my three inch heels. I placed a quick peck against his lips, glad to see him.
Dating Edward Cullen was an adventure in and of itself. He and I began a serious relationship nearly nine months ago, with almost no criticism from our friend, family, or coworkers. It was obvious we had a connection the second Edward started working here nearly a year ago. I couldn't resist his green eyes or his coppery head of hair, and he couldn't resist my long brown hair or my fair skin. At least, that's what he tells me. My two friends, Alice and Rosalie, tell me that what he's leaving out are my perky boobs and nice ass.
Honestly though, I'm glad he does leave those out. Unlike him, I've made the decision to save my body for my future husband. He's respected my decision, and therefore tends to avoid mentioning my body as a sexual object. The lack of sex in our lives does sometimes get the tensions broiling, but we've managed to combat this by taking at least one day a week to enjoy ourselves, by ourselves. If you can catch my drift. And last night was one of those nights.
"Sweetheart, did you sleep well last night?" He asked me as he walked me to my private office. His hand on the small of my back as he guides me inside. "I slept very well" He winks at me.
"I slept fantastically." I bump into him with my shoulder and he stumbles slightly. "I told you no talking about our arrangement at work." I scold him. He just shrugs his shoulders.
"Well, will we be able to talk about it tonight?" Shoot, I forgot we had planned a dinner date tonight, I think to myself.
"I actually have a dinner meeting tonight, at considering we're going to be talking about the new direction the magazine is going in, I won't be home for a while." I mumbled, ashamed that I had forgotten about our date. I looked up into Edward's eyes and was relieved when I saw understanding.
"That's alright, Bella. I'll just come over to your house afterward and we can watch a movie or something." He gave me a lopsided grin and a quick kiss on the cheek before heading out my door. "Now get to work, missy. Also, I heard Aro was looking for you!" He said over his shoulder as he walked toward the editing center.
"Thanks for reminding me." I yelled back sarcastically before turning and dropping my bag on my desk. There were already several memos on my desk, as well as the new magazine with a note from Mike thanking me for getting him on the cover picture job.
Vampire Bites Magazine was currently the number one selling magazine in the country. With its high rise fashion and cutting edge design, the magazine soon sparked interest in the dark and mysterious. Currently, on the cover of the page was Victoria Lumar, a feisty redhead whom we had signed a contract with only a few weeks prior. Her hair was slicked back into a high ponytail, and her dark makeup caused her to look outrageously exotic. Her dress was a long, floor length, velvet dress that had to be sewn onto her body in order for it to fit so snuggly. A corset had been added on top of the dress to accentuate her small waist and womanly curves.
The whole outfit had been my idea. Originally, Aro had wanted Victoria to be dressed in a too short red and black dress with ruby beads nearly dripping off her body. The whole thing was very sexy, however it was the exact opposite direction our corporation had wanted to take the magazine in. Thankfully Aro hadn't been in one of his moods, and allowed me to make the changes. Rumor was this magazine was going to be one of our biggest sellers, thanks to the pictures and the articles we had included.
Vampire Bites was one of the biggest magazines ever, but it was also the most taboo. Vampire Bite's was the Cosmopolitan of the dark world. Our articles didn't mention the top 10 things guys secretly want in the bedroom. It did however mentions things like "The Best Positions for Bondage" or "Taboo Secrets about Male Anal Play." Our Magazine was like 50 Shades of Grey, everyone knew what it was about, and everyone read it, but no one wanted to admit they did.
However, after daydreaming about the magazine for so long, I was now late for my meeting with Aro. I grabbed the magazine, pulled off Mike's sticky note, and did a half-job half-walk to Aro's office, which was just down the hall from mine.
I knocked on his door and waited for him to let me in.
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Authors Note: Thanks for Reading. Come back in a day for the next chapter. Things get serious here fast!
