Never Too Late

Chapter 2: Résumé

Edward pulled into the first parking spot he could see right outside a little book store on the corner where all the shops were located. He walked in and spotted a young girl at the counter.

"May I help you?" she said with a soft, French accent.

"Uh…Yeah, I'm Edward Cullen, I, uh, I'm looking for a job here. Do you think you can help me?" He said shyly. There was something about this girl that made his stomach drop. She was the most beautiful girl he had every seen. She had long brown hair and alluring blue eyes, and her smile was so stunning it lit up the whole room. Here scent was so appealing he started to wonder if he could keep himself under control.

"Yeah of course, let me just go get the papers, one sec. What did you say your name was again?"

"Edward Cullen"

She came back with a couple papers, and gave them to Edward. "I'm Ava by the way. Are you new here or something? I've never seen you around before."

"Yeah my family and I just moved here. We used to live in the United States, but my father got a new job at the hospital here." That was the excuse they decided they would tell people for moving.

"Really? I just moved here from the US too, about a year ago."

"Oh I would have thought differently, from the sound of your accent."

"Hah! Well, I guess it grew on me," she replied with a small giggle. There was a long, silent pause, and Edward tried to read what she was thinking. Except the problem was that he couldn't. Ava was probably the hardest person he had ever tried to read, except, of course, Bella.

"Well I guess, I'll see ya later," he said with a dazzling grin.

"Bye."

The whole ride home Edward couldn't stop thinking about Ava. Why did her scent smell so attracting and why couldn't he read her mind? His head was spinning. This brought back so many memories of the day he first met Bella. What if saw here again and he can't control himself. He needed to talk to Carlisle, and fast.

Back at the book store Ava was thinking about Edward. What was his deal? He was so charming, yet so shy. What if she saw him again. She decided she needed to take her mind off of him and start organizing the nonfiction section.

At the Cullen house everyone was in the dining room talking about school. They were planning on going to school tomorrow and getting into the "groove" of things. Edward came in the room and asked to talk to Carlisle.

"What is it Edward? You look worried."

"We need to go hunting and soon," he demanded.

"Why? What's the rush? I thought you told me you could wait another two weeks."

"I know, but I changed my mind. I don't think I can even go to school tomorrow."

"You really want to miss your first day of school? It's supposed to be rainy tomorrow anyway. It's not like you will be caught in the sunlight."

"I guess I can bare one more week, but that's it." He walked off through the living room and up to his room. " What has gotten into me?" he muttered to himself.