Summary: All Human. Bella is a waitress trying to save up enough money to get her life up and started. Edward is a medical student who happenes upon Bella one night at her job. He seems to be drawn to her by some invicible force and no matter how hard he tries he can't seem to get her off his mind. Will a relationship bloom or will the major secret that Bella is hiding from him mess up any future plans of them being together?
I started this story from an idea that came to me so I hope you guys all like it! (don't worry I will still be updating on my other story) If you know me you know I like reviews!
Unlike my other stories I think I'm going to try and write this from both Edward and Bella's POV, so we'll see how that work otu : )
I do not own any of the Twilight characters.
BPOV
My life absolutely sucked. When I signed up for this job I hadn't expected I would have to deal with rude customers, hideous hours, and aching joints from moving around so much.
But you need the money that annoying little voice squeaked out somewhere in the depths of my mind. I rolled my eyes and set down my waiting tray on the hostess stand, looking down at the colorful chart to see how full my section of tables was.
"Could this night get any worse?" I grumbled. Rosalie giggled as she highlighted another little square that was considered to be 'my section of the restaurant'
"What do you expect, it's a Friday night" she replied setting down the marker as she flipped her blonde hair over one shoulder.
I groaned before beginning my trek back up to the bar table where I was sure another round of drinks was waiting for me to bring back to a table full of drunken idiots.
"Why the long face?" Emmett teased taking the five glasses of drinks into his giant hands setting them down on my tray carefully.
"Emmett you wouldn't even be able to comprehend the torture a waitress can go through in one night"
I didn't pick up my tray yet knowing Emmett would startle me into dropping it when he would start laughing at my misery. Right on cue he did, his laughter echoing out, so loud I thought the glasses behind the bar would all shatter.
"Well think of it this way, in a few short hours both you and me will be out of here. I will be lucky enough to go home with Rosalie tonight while you get to have a nice relaxing night with your fiancé"
I smiled to myself and then down at my hand, which should have held the pricey engagement ring Jacob had given me just a few weeks ago but instead was resting safely in my pocket. Where it wouldn't be accidentally dropped into a steaming plate of spaghetti or gliding down the throat of some guy who wouldn't even realize a ring sitting at the bottom of his glass.
"Your right" I sighed taking the heavy tray into my arms again
"Always am" Emmett smiled turning back to his customers.
I had just handed out my drink order to the group of people who were my most obnoxious so far today when I heard someone calling my name. I spun around noticing Alice sitting at the bar holding hands with Jasper who was talking to Emmett. I dragged myself over to her and plopped down on a stool, too tired to even care if my customers were waiting.
"Hey Alice" I smiled weakly tugging at the end of my ponytail. She rested a hand on my knee smiling widely.
"So I was thinking that maybe tomorrow we could go shopping!" my eyes widened at the word
"Alice" I whined setting the tray down on the bar counter
"My feet hurt, my back is stiff, and I am past exhausted. Trust me when I say I will not be in the mood for shopping tomorrow" I picked up her soda and took a sip "In fact I don't think I'll ever be in the mood for shopping" I added setting her drink back down.
She pouted for only a split second before another crazy idea popped into that head of hers
"Jus wait Bella in a few more months we'll be going wedding dress shopping!" she squealed, loud enough to leave my ears ringing.
"Alice don't make me regret appointing you as my bridesmaid" I said colding letting my eyes tighten as they locked with hers.
We were having a stare down, something we did very often when we were butting heads.She kept that same obnoxious smile on her face and after a long minute I groaned ind defeat.
"I'm going back to work" I said deflated. She lounged back in her seat victoriously before turning back to Jasper and Emmett.
I walked back into the kitchen grabbing up two steaming plates of food. By the time I was back out in the dinging area my palms were burning from the extremely hot plates and I didn't think I could take the stench of steamed fish any longer.
I took short quick steps towards the table this food was meant for. My destination was now in my range of site and I was walking so fast you'd think I was trying to win a race.
The smart thing to have done was to use my tray but my sluggish brain had overlooked that one helpful fact and now my palms were slowly getting third degree burns. I plastered on a strained smile as I set the young couples plates out in front of them.
"Is there anything else I could get you?" I asked rubbing my hands against my apron trying to stop the burning.
They both shook there heads shrugging me off as they went back to whatever it is they were talking about. I turned my back to them, my eyes sweeping over my section of tables trying to scout out anyone who needed me while my hands burned like they were being held over an open flame. When I saw that no one was in distress or choking I walked back up to the bar wanting nothing more but to soak my hands in a basin of ice.
"Bella what happened?" Alice gasped as I rested my hands –palm up- on the bar. They were worst than I thought. Every inch of skin was bright red and in some spots already peeling.
"Burnt my hands on some dinner plates" I said nonchalantly, like it was no big deal that my hands looked seriously deformed.
"Should we take you to the hospital or something?" she asked grabbing one hand by the wrist to get a closer look. I tried to pull away before she could pass my hand along to Emmett. I started to blush as they treated my red and sore hand like some type of exhibit.
"That's insane!" he hollered amusingly, turning it around to get a look at all angles.
"Emmett will you stop looking and get her some ice" Jasper scolded before he too examined my hand curiously.
"Will you all stop looking it's not that bad" I snapped.
Emmett handed over a rag full of ice meant for cleaning spills and I carefully set it down on one of my hands. I ignored the burning in my left palm as my right one began to numb. The right hand was the one I was worried more about; I couldn't wear an engagement ring if any of my fingers became swollen or something.
"That's a pretty bad burn" a smooth voice spoke from behind my shoulder.
I spun around in my stool coming face to face with the most incredibly beautiful man I had ever seen before. Even in the dim lighting of this restaurant his green eyes still seemed to sparkle as if the sun was shining. His disheveled bronze hair only seemed to add on to the gorgeous god-like features he seemed to possess. His angular cheek bones and Jaw made him look like he had been chiseled out of stone and then brought to life just to walk around on this earth and make the rest of us feel ugly. His eyes never left mine and it was like I lost all communication skills, I didn't know what to say to this angel sitting beside me. I wasn't even sure if I could lift up my hand and allow him to look at it like everyone else had been doing.
"Your hands, can I see them?" he asked shifting uncomfortably in his seat. I unwillingly snapped myself out of staring at him and picked the bag of ice off my palm handing it back to Emmett.
He reached out his own hand and just like Alice grabbed onto my wrists to get a better look.
"Nothing too bad but you'll probably need some medication for them" he murmured picking up one hand to get a closer look.
I stifled a gasp as I felt the warm touch of his breath on my fingertips. A sensation passed through my body that I tried to control but couldn't, when his hand was latched on to my wrist like that the burning seemed to lessen as a new feeling took control, a feeling that I could only describe as an electrical current that was now being pumped through my veins making me a little lightheaded. I don't know if he was feeling the same thing but he quickly set my hands back down in my own lap and cleared is throat.
"Are you a doctor?" I asked a little too harshly as the burning pain doubled making me a little irritated that it was back in full force. I would rather the electrical current but I couldn't exactly force him to hold my hands.
He smirked "Medical school but I know enough" he turned back to Emmett who was still holding the rag of ice
"Could I?" the angel asked pointing towards the sad excuse for an ice pack.
Emmett nodded shooting me an approving look making me blush. I was so wrapped up in giving Emmett death glares that I hadn't realized the beautiful stranger had one of my hands in his again. He gently placed the ice pack back on my palm
"Feel better?" he asked looking up at me from under his lashes. It was a look that made him even more incredibly good looking so much so that I thought I might pass out but instead I only nodded, my mouth hanging open like a fool. It felt more than better if felt amazing and not because he was holding my burning hand in his. Just the way he looked at me took all the pain and stress of today away.
He chuckled but I ignored him, putting all my concentration back into that wonderful feeling his touch seemed to give me. He didn't look at all phased by my gaping mouth and wide eyes, like it happened to him everyday, which was highly likely since he was a man meant to be drawn as a Greek god not a lowly human.
"So what's your name?" he asked conversationally switching the ice from one hand to the other.
"B-Bella" I stammered turning red when I heard Alice giggling behind me, I had completely forgotten we had an audience.
"Edward" he introduced, pressing the rag down on my hand. I winced feeling the tenderness of my skin reacting to the sudden pressure.
"Sorry" he spoke quietly, taking it off to get another look
"Like I said doesn't look too bad but you'll need some ointment" he set the rag back down on the counter where Emmett picked it back up before it could leave a puddle.
"I work over at the hospital part time so why don't you come in tomorrow afternoon and I'll prescribe something for you?" he flashed a dazzling smile which nearly knocked me out of my seat.
I nodded again not being able to find the right words to say. He got up from his stool grabbing his coat from the countertop "Try to keep some ice on that okay?" he shrugged the coat on over his shoulders and by some miracle I had found my voice again
"Thank you" I tried to smile as best I could but when it was up against his angelic smile there was no competition whatsoever.
"Your welcome" he said simply and with one more look down at my hands he was off, going back to whatever heaven he was sent from.
"Oh my god!" Alice screamed grabbing me by the shoulders, spinning me around so I would face everyone. My face started to heat up by the sudden embarrassment of what just happened
"Did you see how gorgeous he was!" she gushed getting an accusing look from Jasper.
"What?" she asked shrugging "he was…"
Emmett began laughing then started to pat me on the back "Looks like Jacob has a little competition" he cheered, his eyes getting an exciting glint to them, like he was waiting for a fight.
"You guys are taking this way out of proportion, he's a medical student, he was just being helpful"
Alice rolled her eyes "Oh please Bella and I'm a physic," she snorted, sarcasm dripping from her words but then she perked up again "He was flirting with you!" she screamed again jumping in her seat.
"That was not flirting" I snapped back looking down at my hands, stupidly whishing to have that electric shock feeling back.
There was no flirting, there was no competition, and there was no more handsome Edward. There was only Jacob, my Jacob. The man I loved, the man I was meant to be with.
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