Author's Note: This is going to be a fairly basic story with Bella and Edward natural reactions to one another. This is my first fic so please review and let me know if I should keep going, I promise longer chapters to come just let me know. Please R&R.
Special thanks to my girl Stormy1180 for helping with some of the plot that will be happening in this story.
Disclaimer: SM owns everything but a very hot, sweaty, shirtless, tractor driving Edward.
BPOV
This was supposed to be my summer. I had just turned 22 years old. I should have been married or at least dating someone at this point in my life, but sadly I was all alone running a farm/ranch all by myself. I'm not complaining about the work, it's just that it's a lot of work for one person to do on their own. I mean I usually have help during harvest, but the rest of the time I'm on my own, unless; of course it has to do with my animals. When it comes to them I have Jasper Whitlocks help to look after them. He is the best veterinarian around. And to top it all off it was harvest time again and it takes at least two people for a harvest to run as smoothly as possible.
I lost my father last year to a heart attack and I have been so lonely ever since he passed on. He was too young to die and leave me here all alone to try and make this work, but his will stated that I inherit the farm/ranch and find someone dependable to help me run it. So that was exactly what I was planning on doing. I was going to go to the closest town and put an ad in the paper and in stores for a hard working, dependable farm hand that had some experience with animals at least.
Now where may you ask is my mother, well if I had a clue I'd let you know. She ran off on her own when I was only five stating that she couldn't stand to be in the country any longer in this very small area of Oklahoma. I'm not really upset that she is gone, but I do wonder every now and then how she is holding up.
That's where I am headed right now, into the town I so rarely go to just to find a bit of help. I stopped by the local feed store first and was immediately accosted by Mr. Hackler the manager. He wanted to know what was going on, he is worse than a gossiping old woman. I explained quite clearly that I just wanted to leave a help wanted ad for some help on their corkboard. After leaving the store I quickly made the rounds and left to go set up everything I would need to get done in time for harvest to start. I figured I had about a week before I needed to start cutting and I had six fields that I had to get done.
On my way back to the house I saw a pickup on the side of the road with a blown tire and it looked as though the man that was stranded didn't have a jack. I know it's not very responsible of me to just pull over and help a stranger but I felt a certain pull to help him. I pulled my truck to the side of the road behind the other vehicle and hopped out to see what I could do to help.
When I opened my mouth to speak the only thing that came out was stuttering. This man before me was a god. He had gorgeous, bronze hair, well defined muscle, well over six foot tall, and he was just breathtakingly beautiful all around. "Excuse me sir, do you need some help here?" I asked somewhat timidly afraid only now that I was actually out of my lust-induced haze.
He turned around and smirked at me, looking at me as if I had a chance at changing a tire when he could not. "Actually, I just need a jack if you have one?" He asked me in the most smooth, velvety voice I had ever heard.
"I do have a jack that you can borrow and may I ask where it is you're headed, I've never seen you around here before?" I hoped that I wasn't prying for too much information since I hardly knew the man at all; well technically I knew nothing about him. "Oh, and by the way I'm Bella Swan."
"Well, Bella Swan that is a beautiful name and very fitting for a beautiful girl, my name is Edward Masen and I was actually on my way to see you. I had been to town asking if there were any farm hands needed in the area and they said that you were desperately looking for some help."
I couldn't believe my luck I had just stumbled upon the most amazing creature to ever grace this earth and he was here looking for me, well for a job. If I could have done back flips I would have. Instead, after he finished with his tire I told him to follow me home.
The whole drive home all I could think of was all of the dirty things I wanted to do to him and him to me. This is going to be an interesting experience. I could care less if he knew how to drive a tractor tell the difference between the front and back of a horse; he had the job hands down.
I know that I am very plain looking, but maybe just maybe there may be hope for me at last. I mean not once in my lifetime have I ever even kissed a guy and now I might have a chance at something real here. When I shook his hand before we left I felt an electric shock go up my arms, I have never felt anything so amazing in all of my life. When I was around him it felt like we were the only two in the world and it was like he completed me. Now that I am away from him I feel like I have this huge whole inside of me that needs to be filled. It is so strange. I don't know if I am even going to be able to work with him around he is just so perfect looking.
We finally made the drive back to my farm and I parked my truck and got out. He parked his right behind mine. When he got out all I could do was stare at him.
