Chapter 2 Bonding

E Pov

"Edward Cullen, would you please come over here please?" the butler said in his loud voice.

Why is he calling me over? Did I actually do something wrong? Wait..maybe Bella chose me as her bodyguard, and the butler told me to go over so he can tell me. I felt excited suddenly and walked over to them with a huge grin. Bella was looking down at the ground again, probably from embarrassment, she is so cute, I can't wait to become her real bodyguard.

"Did you call for me Mr. Stevens?" I asked him like I was clueless about what's going to happen.

"Yes Edward. It seems like Miss Swan had chosen you to be her personal bodyguard. Remember that it is now your duty to protect her from all dangers and stay with her at all times." The butler said to me, a little kinder than before.

"It'll be a pleasure to be your bodyguard Bella." If only she knows how excited and happy I really am. "I will be on my best behaviour on all times and fulfill my duty." I said directly to her while staring at her eyes.

"Edward, you must always address her as Miss Swan as respect." Mr. Stevens stated looking at me angrily.

"It's okay Mr. Stevens, I don't mind. I never really liked people calling me Miss Swan anyways. I really prefer Bella a lot more." It surprised me to hear her voice again, with the same softness and sweetness. I was immediately captivated by how beautiful she looked when she has the pink blush that was clearly visible on her face.

"As you wish, Bella. You two should start bonding right now since you are going to together so much. There is a coffee shop a few blocks from here, you probably know where I am talking about Edward, please take Miss Swan there." The butler mumbled mainly talking to himself.

"Certainly Mr. Stevens. Do you want to go now, Bella?" I asked her and held out my arm for her to hold. I saw her nod slightly like she wasn't sure and smiled. "You know you can trust me" I whispered in her ear and saw her shiver a bit. I quickly shrugged out of my jacket and put it around her thinking she was cold.

When we arrived at the coffee shop, a lot of people looked up to stare at us, but quickly looked down, except for this table of men, probably jealous of me because I got to stand beside beautiful Bella. I pulled out her seat for her and she quietly sat down and mumbled thanks. I smiled warmly and decided to start the conversation wince Bella was obviously very shy.

"So..how does it feel like to be the daughter of the richest man in America, Bella?" I asked her curiously. She looked up slightly before answering.

"I much rather wish that I wasn't, I just want a normal life. Do you know what I mean?" I quickly nodded before she continued. "People always judge everything I do, it feels like I can't be the real me, around everyone, not even my own father. A lot of people seem to like me and try to make friends with me just because of my money, so I learned not to trust people." She whispered the last part so quietly that I barely heard her. She looked like she was about to cry but quickly looked down again and broke our gaze.

I debated with myself whether to put my arms around her to comfort but ended up doing it anyways. "Even though I am your bodyguard, I hope we can be friends too." I told her while lowering my head so I can meet her eyes. "I want you to be able to trust me, I would never do anything to hurt you Bella." I told her truthfully.

She nodded again and looked like she was fighting back her tears. "Thank you Edward. You seem very different from everyone else. I hope we can be friends too." She whispered to me while straightening up so she can meet my eyes. "Tell me about yourself, why did you decide to train as a bodyguard?"

I smiled at her knowing that she has cheered up then started talking. "I was born in Forks, it's a very small town in Washington. It's usually rainy but the sun still comes out once in awhile. I was an only child but my parents adopted another boy when we were both 4-years-old and we soon became best friends. When I was 8, my parents died in car crash while driving to Seattle to visit some friends. My step-brother, Emmett, and I were notified the next day and were sent to the orphanage." Bella looked up at me again with sad eyes but I quickly flashed her a smile to show her that it doesn't bother me to talk about it. "We were then sent to a foster home in Seattle. When we both reached 18, we decided it would be fun to train as bodyguards, but never knew it was going to be a serious career for us. We continued the training process and people started hiring us as bodyguards until we made it to the top, so here I am." She smiled after hearing my story but soon looked down again.

"Does it bother you to not have your parents taking care of you? My dad is rarely at home these days after he got divorced with my mom, so I am usually home alone except for the servants and butler." She asked me a little louder.

"It doesn't trouble me that much. I mean, Emmett is always with me, and I have other great friends as well. I would have to say my life is pretty good." I smiled at the thought of my friends, suddenly remembering how crazy they are and how much fun they bring to my life. "Do you want me to take you to them sometime so you can meet them? They really are great." I added. She nodded while flashing me a grin that made my heart melt.

"How about we go right now? We have nothing to do anyways, since we're supposed to be 'bonding'." Bella asked me carefully like she was afraid I was going to say no.

"Of course, they will be very excited to meet you, I told them about getting picked on the way here." I answered her with a smile.

After paying for our drinks, we headed out back to my silver Volvo, that I had saved up enough money to buy and I drove quickly over to Alice's house knowing everyone was going to be there.

"Bella, before heading in, I have to warn you. My friends are all pretty crazy, especially the short one called Alice. The only ones that will be calm are probably Jasper and Rosalie Hale. They are twins and I've known them for practically my whole life. Alice Cullen is my cousin and she may be small, but is very hyper. Emmett, the guy I told you about before, if really huge and might look a little scary, but is actually really innocent and clueless about most things." She nodded a little after hearing my explanation. I laughed a little looking at her expression. She looked a bit scared, but mostly excited to meet my friends.

I led her inside the house and noticed that only kitchen light was turned on. "Alice! Emmett! We're here!"