Chapter 1
Tick,Tick,Tick.
All Bella could do was watch the clock and hope that time would move faster. It felt as if time had stopped but the ticking continued.
"You have visitors" the guard told her as he opened her cell.
Bella stood and followed the guard to the visitors area. She until the door was closed before sitting down.
"I got a business deal for you"
"What kind? And what do I get out of it?" she asked.
"If you agree to it than I'll get you out of jail and I'll pay you ten million dollars a year" Bella regarded him for a minute. He had to be real rich if he was offering her so much money.
"You got a deal. Now get me out of here" she said standing.
"Guard. Un-cuff her" said the man. A very powerful man.
"Thats against regulation" protested the guard.
"Un-cuff her" he said this in a stronger voice.
"Its your funeral" the guard said as he took the cuffs off of her. As soon as they were off Bella swung around and smashed her fist into his face.
The hit was so hard that the guard had to take a step back to regain his balance. The man handed her a bag, which after looking in it she found some clothes and sneakers.
In the hallway stood the guard rubbing his face. When the man started to walk she followed him without a single question. Once they were outside she noticed that there was a helicopter, which was going to an unknown location.
Once they were in the helicopter it took off. Bella looked at the man and asked
"So are you going to tell me who you are and what the hell you want from me?"
"First of all my name is Edward Cullen and second of all I want you to marry me" he said looking straight in her eyes.
"MARRY YOU?" she asked shocked, he had to be crazy "You want to marry me? A criminal?"
"Yes. I will pay you 10 million yearly if you agree to this arrangement" he told her.
"You must be crazy. I'm wanted in 12 different states for murder. I've even committed crimes that nobody is aware of" she told him as if it would get him to change his mind.
"I have my reasons. None of course that you need to know about right now. But if you don't want to marry me I can just bring you right back to jail" he said.
"I never said that I wouldn't, I just want to know what would motivate you to marry a criminal" Bella told him.
"We will tell everybody that we married because were madly in love and want children. I'll bring you to my house where you will meet my mother. She will help you get ready and prepare everything for the wedding" he told her.
"Children? As in well have a sexual relationship" she asked him hiding how shocked she was.
"Yes. I want children." he told her with a very serious face.
"For the money your paying me sure why not. Besides who knows maybe you'll be good in bed, but then again i haven't had sex in a very long time so any guy would be good in bed" she said laughing at his shocked expression. When he controlled his expressions he told her
"I'm glad you don't mind. I got some documents and a prenuptial for you to sign."
"I don't mind. I'll just read them over than sign. One thing I learned was never sign anything until you read it. So why do you need a wife so badly?" Bella asked him.
"Because I need a wife so I won't be hit on anymore" Edward told her while he looked out the window.
"But why me. A criminal? I would have never gone to jail if that little weasel James hadn't ratted me out." Edward looked back at Bella before saying
"I choose you because you can find out who is leaking information at the company."
"Ooh sounds fun. So....when will we be getting married?" she asked him as she turned her attention to the clouds.
"Tomorrow" he said. Bella's head whipped around to look at him.
"In your room there will be a white dress, and the other things you will need. After we are married we'll share a bedroom" he told her.
"So your one of those men huh. Okay, doesn't bother me."
"Good." was all he said as his head turned toward the window. Bella took this time to study him. He was dressed in a dark blue suit. His shirt was a shade lighter and his tie was the same color as the suit. Even through the jacket you could tell he worked out. His hands were tan and his fingers long. His hair was long enough to curl at the nape of his neck. His hair was a dark black and he had a rugged but handsome face. He was obviously a hard man, his eyes were dark, his nose had a bump which had been obviously broken. He had a nice full mouth for a man. Bella looked up into the eyes who had been watching her as she watched him. She looked down at her hands, caught off guard that he was watching her the whole time.
"Like what you see?" he asked him in that deep voice of his.
"For now. I sure would like to see more in the future" she told him with a wicked smile. They fell into another silence for the duration of the ride.