A/N: This story came to me in the middle of the night one day back in 2010. It was three in the morning. It's so interesting to me to come back and read it now, so much has changed.

I haven't updated in a very long time, so I decided I would revise, and edit it. Some things might change but most of it will stay the same.

If you have been keeping up with the story, thanks for bearing with me through the years. If you barely found it, well thank you for giving it a chance and I do hope you enjoy it :)

"Samantha Malawi's," Another name that didn't belong to me was called. The secretary has been calling names all morning, never once smiling. She was efficient, but very inattentive and unlikable. Yes, she seemed very serious, but must work be that way all the time? It will possibly be that way for me, if I get the job. Being a secretary isn't exactly a person's dream job, but being Mr. Cullen's secretary opened a many doors. So far, every single company I applied to asked for important recommendations. Recommendations I do not have. It was a long shot, but if I got to be Mr. Cullen's secretary there was no denying I would have several job offerings. Anyone in the working world, with the exception of a few clueless people, knew that whoever worked with Mr. Cullen for at least one year would be hired anywhere they wanted to work in. By working for him the entire year you proved yourself to be responsible, efficient, and reliable. I had always wanted to be a designer, though I had gone to college I needed to have some sort of work experience. This was definitely a good one to put on my resume.

"Lauren Mallory," A tall, blonde girl stood up and fixed her tight dress. Well, if it could even be called a dress. As she walked to the door, a tall redheaded girl walked out of the office. What was it with tall girls applying for the job? Must I be 5'10 to apply? I hardly reached 5'6.

The redhead wore a very disappointed expression. She was wearing a yellow mini skirt with some white tank top, and since I'd been seeing so many well dressed, intelligent looking girls walk out with disappointed faces, I wondered if this was it. It surprised me to see that even she walked out looking down. I mean let's face it, he is a man, but apparently looks didn't matter to him. That made me feel slithly better, then I thought to myself why would he hire me? I was feeling more and more impatient by each passing minute, I had arrived at 7:00 am and the clock read 9:49 am. I fixed my skirt and waited impatiently.

After what seemed like an eternity I saw the girl named Jessica walk out of the office looking rather content. She had gone after Lauren, and she was the first to walk out of that office looking happy. This was it, I knew it. It was all a wasted effort. Just when I was about to get up and leave I saw Mr. Cullen walk to his office door. He was not what I expected to see.

His reputation had created a mental image in my head of an old, gloomy and not very attractive man. I was extremely surprised to see he was not old, or bad looking. It appeared I had hit right on the dot with the gloomy part though. He was about 6'2 ft tall, with messy auburn air which suited him just fine. His muscles evident even behind his work clothes, making it impossible to go unnoticed. His eyes were the most beautiful eyes I had ever seen, they were emerald green, but the beauty was tainted by the displayed emotions on his face. He looked a little frustrated, angry, and tired.

"Angela, how many more applicants are left?" he said in a soft velvet voice. The girl, Angela, checked a little notepad she had in hand and then spoke.

"Just two Sir, Ms. Stanley and Ms. Swan," he looked down at the notepad and sighed.

"Okay, send the next one right in, please." And then he disappeared into his office.

"Jessica Stanley," the secretary called. It seemed blondes were in style this days, as well as sluts. She stood up, but before she walked to Mr. Cullen's office she turned and gave me a nasty smile.

"If I were you, I would get going girl, because he won't be calling you next. I'm staying because I'm better" and with that she walked off into the office. I didn't know what to say, except that being the last one to be called in is horrible. Once again it took forever for Jessica to get out, but she finally did, and I couldn't help the little laugh that escaped my lips. Her expression was priceless. She looked as if someone had just insulted her mother, she was fuming.

"Thank you for coming Ms. Stanley. You will receive a call informing you about any decision I make." I heard Mr. Cullen say, frustration evident on his face as he walked back into his office.

"Isabella Swan, you can go ahead and enter, Mr. Cullen is waiting for you," I was shocked when she smiled warmly at me. She hadn't smiled all morning. I couldn't help the honest smile that crept onto my lips, it was a natural reaction. I stood up and walked in nervously.

When I walked in, he was looking through some papers sighing and shaking his head as he went. He looked so gorgeous wearing glasses. He hadn't notice my entrance, so I waited patiently while looking around his office knowing I shouldn't sit down until asked to do so. The office was amazingly neat and organized, the walls were light brown, and right next to the door there was a big dark brown clock that read 10:45 am. Wow time had really flew out of-

"Ms. Swan, I apologize, please take a seat." I was a little startled by the interruption of my inner chatter, but I recovered soon and took a seat. He took his glasses off, and placed his hands on the desk.

"Shall we begin?" he said calmly. I simply nodded and handed him my application. He took his time looking through them, and I couldn't help myself. I stared at his muscular arms, because now that his shirt was pulled up to his elbow they were much more prominent.

"Well Ms. Swan, you seem to be a qualified person. You will receive a call in the next few hours if anything is decided. Thank you very much for coming," he said without looking up. Yes, he sure looked like a tough boss. I had heard of him and his ways to handle business before, but I hadn't expected him to be so… rude. I stood up as he did.

"Thank you for your time Mr. Cullen, it was a pleasure meeting you," I stretched my hand towards him and he took it. I felt an electricity shock run through me and I took my hand away immediately.

"No Problem, it was a pleasure meeting you too Ms. Swan," and he turned around uncomfortably after the hand shake.

"So how was your interview?"

"Alice, You can't just do that to me! You scared me!" I asked shocked.

"I live here, I have the right to be here, don't I?" she answered simply. She had a point. Why did I decide to be her roommate? I had no idea, but since what was done was done and I couldn't fix it, I let it go.

"It was ok, it wasn't much of an interview though, he merely looked at my application."

"Oh, was he an old man? Did he try to hit on you?" she asked getting angry.

"No!" I yelled before she could start overreacting, then without thinking I said more calmly, "Actually he was quite young….and very handsome." Instant regret. Alice started screaming as if I had said her favorite store had a sale going on.

"OMG! You have to give me details! How did he look? Did he flirt with you? Did you like him? Is he single and looking? Did he ask you on a date? How old is he? Does he have-"

"Alice, stop. Number one: don't ask so many questions at the same time because I get dizzy. Number two: I barely met him today! How am I supposed to know all that stuff? And number three: No Alice he did not flirt with me, he's a very serious man, and I highly doubt he liked me." Alice was already shaking her head.

"Come on Bella! How many times do I have to tell you that you are one very beautiful woman? Everywhere we go guys are always staring, so don't tell me that there is no possibility he was even the least bit interested in you because that is a complete lie. Like you said, you barely know the man, you can't know that he doesn't find you attractive!"

"Alice can we just change the-"

"I am not having this argument with you Isabella Marie Swan. You will come to realize that I am right, and you are not so right. Someday. It's a long shot, I know, but it will happen." She proceeded to change the subject, talking about shopping, and the afternoon dragged on.

I appreciate you taking the time to read my story! I didn't realize how bad ti was until I went back and fixed some things. It might still need fixing, but I think it's better than before.

I know this chapter is slow, it was already slow before I went and fixed it HAHA! I just hope you stick around and read the second one.

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~Sparkles107