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Chapter 2

The New Job

I don't know why I was suddenly nervous as I looked up at the grand building. I knew what this job entailed. I knew I could do it with one hand tied behind my back, but it didn't stop the butterflies inside my stomach as I pushed the door open and walked to reception.

Cetra Black Limited was a well-established accounting firm. I knew if I wanted to succeed in life I had to make a big impression.

"Welcome to Cetra Black. Can I help you?" The receptionist smiled.

"I'm Bella Swan, the new trainee PA." Why was my voice shaking? Hold it together Bella, you can do this.

"Oh yes," the receptionist chimed, picking up some paper work. "I believe you are training with Angela. If you take a seat I will contact her for you."

"Thank you," I smiled wandering over to one of the chairs. I caught my reflection in the mirror, glad I had gone for my well fitted grey suit and white shirt today. I looked the part. My long brown hair was tied up high in a ponytail. As I brushed my suit down Angela came into view. She was very angelic with long black hair.

"Lovely to meet you, Bella. I'm Angela." We made small talk for the first hour. I was shown my desk and introduced to Tanya the other trainee PA who had started last week.

"Well, first we will take Mr. Black his coffee." Angela smiled.

"Do you want me to do that, Angela? I don't mind." Tanya pouted. I don't know why Tanya kept looking at me like I was crap on her shoe. She needed to stop, before I pulled on that strawberry blond hair of hers.

"No, I want to introduce Bella to him." Angela smiled, nodding for me to follow her. "You'll get use to Tanya. She can be a little overpowering," Angela whispered as we made our way down the corridor. There were so many doors, it was overwhelming. "The accountants can be found along here. They all have their own offices." Angela gestured as we walked past them. I noticed a few names on the door. 'Sam Uley, Mike Newton, and Seth Clearwater.' "They are quite a nice bunch, mostly male. I have noticed Tanya uses any excuse to go and see one of them though. I think she has a crush on him." Stupid girl, was all I could think. There was nothing worse than falling for someone at work. Mixing business with pleasure could only ever end one way: badly.

"So this is the coffee room. Jacob likes his coffee strong with a splash of milk. He also likes his coffee before eight thirty." I looked at my watch; we had five minutes.

"So Jacob is the youngest son of Billy Black?" I asked, following her to his office.

"Yes. He has been with the company for over a year but he is just like his father. He's amazing." I could see a gleam in her eyes. What was it with this place? Did everyone have a damn crush on someone?

Jacob shouted to come in when Angela knocked. As soon as I entered the room my eyes fell on Jacob. He was a handsome man; I couldn't argue with that. His hair was jet black and he seemed to fill his suit with some well-defined muscles.

"Good morning, Mr. Black," Angela smiled. "This is Bella Swan the new trainee PA."

"Lovely to meet you, Miss Swan." Jacob Black smiled over at me from his desk.

"Lovely to meet you too, Mr. Black."

"My father speaks very highly of your interview. You really impressed him."

"I hope I can meet your expectations, Mr. Black. I can't thank you enough for this opportunity." I smiled placing his coffee down on his table.

"I am sure you will meet my expectations perfectly, Miss Swan." He smirked sipping his coffee. "Well, your coffee making skills are excellent. I can't wait to see what else you have to offer." Was he meaning more than I thought he did? He was a man after all. I though he may have even been undressing me with his eyes a little.

"I'm going to go over the tasks for the day with Bella. Was there anything else you needed?" Angela's toned seemed a little annoyed.

"You can bring Miss Swan to the morning meeting at eleven. I know you already have some tasks set out for her, but I have had a new development this morning that I may need her help with later this week." I couldn't help but notice Angela inhaled as we wandered out of the office.

"Don't mind Jacob, Bella. He is like that with all the new female staff."

"I can imagine," I smiled. The power of his father's company must have boosted his ego. Men were all the same: vain egoistic users only after one thing.

"You just have to know how to handle Jacob. He's a real flirt, but his heart is in the right place."

"Trust me Angela, I can handle any man." She could sense the anger in my voice and smirked.

"A little anti-men are we, Bella?"

"You have no idea." I laughed, shaking my head.

The rest of the morning was spent going over my tasks for the week. It seemed Tanya and I would be shared between the accountants, while Angela worked more directly with Jacob.

"At least you can meet all the accountants in the morning briefing," Angela muttered as we walked into the boardroom. "They aren't as bad as Tanya makes them out to be. She was only like that because she has eyes for one of them."

My eyes fell on the seven faces sitting with Jacob - six males and one female. Angela wasn't joking about the masculine influence.

I was introduced to everyone. Mike was clearly the one to watch. He almost jumped over the desk to shake my hand. Seth seemed like a nice young man, a little shy but that was a good thing. Sam and Embry were brothers who had worked for the company for over four years. I got the sense Jacob trusted Sam a great deal. Paul, who was sitting in the far corner of the room, seemed like a hot head, and Ben, the last accountant I was introduced to, couldn't keep his eyes off Angela. Really, don't these guys have better things to do? They are all working for the fastest growing accounting firm out there, and they waste their time crushing on each other.

Finally, I met the only female accountant. Kate was a strong individual who seemed to have all the men quivering in their boots. I loved her already.

Angela was introducing me to the other two head PA's, Claire and Kim, when Jacob walked in.

"Where is Cullen?" Jacob asked glancing at the empty chair.

"He's out at a meeting with Freelance," Sam replied. "I think they're going to sign the contract today."

"Excellent! Well, let's start this meeting then. I can inform Edward of any information when he gets back." I groaned internally. There was a guy named 'Edward' who worked here. I hoped he was old with a beer belly and bald head so I wouldn't be reminded of my Edward every time I saw or said his name. God, 'my Edward'? What am I saying? That sex dream a few nights ago was still clearly clouding my mind. I need to burn that damn book when I get back home.

"Bella," Angela nudged me. Crap, Jacob must have said something to me but I was too lost in my own thoughts to hear him.

"Is that okay with you Miss Swan?"

"Um . . .yes." What the hell had I just agreed to?

"I think having you handle the new contracts will work well. I know there's a lot of work involved, but I got the impression from my father that you would like to be kept busy." Jacob grinned.

"He was right Mr. Black." I replied firmly. Wow, the new contracts. I had no idea they trusted me that much.

"Great. Once Mr. Cullen gets back, you can start the paperwork for Freelance." Jacob clapped his hands together.

The meeting was over a few minutes later and we all quickly headed back to our desks.

"Why does Bella get the new contracts?" Tanya whined not long after we had got back to the office. "She's only been here a day and already she has more control than me."

"Bella's education is exceptional, Tanya. Mr. Black hired her for just that reason. You have more than enough to be doing as it is already."

"But she'll get to go out on meetings and work closely with the accountants. That isn't fair."

"If you have a problem, I suggest you take it up with Mr Black."

"Maybe I will," Tanya snarled getting up storming out of the office.

"I'll give her five minutes until Jacob sends her back with her tail between her legs." Angela laughed leaning against my desk. "Don't take it personal, Bella. I think it has more to do with you being able to work closely with Edward than anything else." So I was right. I had wondered which one Tanya was lusting after. Damn though. If Tanya had a crush on Mr. Cullen, the chances of him being old and overweight were really slim.

"Tanya has a little crush on Mr. Cullen, does she?" I laughed.

"That's Edward, most of the females in this building do." Great, I was going to be working with some model by the sounds of things.

"Are you included in those?" I raised my eyebrow at her.

"God no. He's sexy as hell but not really my type. He seems like a real asshole to be honest."

"How long has he worked for the company?"

"Only four months. He has made quite an impact. Jacob is really impressed with him."

"Sounds like I might have my work cut out for me working with him."

"I have a feeling you'll be able to look after yourself." Angela grinned as Tanya stormed back in. "What did Jacob say?" Tanya huffed back to her chair and starting to type at her computer, ignoring Angela. "I take it he wasn't happy."

"He gave me a warning." Tanya glared. "So, if you will excuse me, I have work to do."

I tried to hide my snigger. Tanya was a real spoilt brat. That much was clear.

"Does anyone want a coffee?" I asked an hour later.

"No thanks but I'd make one for Jacob." Angela smiled. Tanya didn't even answer me. She was such a bitch. I got up not even giving her a glance. I could play that game if she wanted to.

"So how is your day going so far, Bella?" A voice called while I was stirring my coffee. I turned to see Mike standing behind me.

"Really good thank you," I replied trying to inch away from him.

"So, have you always lived in Washington?"

"No, I only moved here a few days ago." Mistake number one, I knew what was coming next.

"I'd be happy to show you around. I know this really nice restaurant."

"I'm sorry Mike but I never socialise outside of work." I smiled picking up the two coffee cups. "Thank you for the kind offer though."

"Anytime Bella," Mike called as I left to go to Jacob's office.

I knocked on the door and was startled as Jacob opened the door almost instantly.

"I made you a coffee Mr. Black," I smiled.

"Thank you, but I have to attend a meeting right now. Perhaps you could take it to Mr. Cullen instead. I believe he just got back. When you see him can you tell him I will meet with him when I get back?"

"Certainly," I looked down the corridor. I had no idea which door was Mr. Cullen's office.

"His door is the third on the right." Jacob muttered in my ear.

"Oh, thank you." I hoped I wasn't blushing.

"Pleasure." With that, Jacob wandered down the corridor.

I made my way back, remembering all the doors had the accountant's names on them. Bella, for a smart woman, at times you can be really dumb.

I stood outside Edward Cullen's door, taking a deep breath before I knocked. However, when I did knock there was no answer. I knew I couldn't just walk into a stranger's office, so I decided to just take the damn coffee to Angela instead.

"Jacob was on his way out. I didn't want to waste the coffee," I muttered after noticing her confused face. "Mr. Black told me to take the coffee to Mr. Cullen, but there was no answer in his office."

"Edward's back?" Tanya asked, lifting herself up in excitement. She looked like a bitch in heat.

"I'm not sure. He didn't answer his door."

"I'll get him a coffee." Tanya clearly wasn't listening to a word I said as she skipped off.

I giggled shaking my head. Tanya had it bad. I couldn't wait to meet this Edward to see what all the fuss was about.

I was getting to grips with the computer system. It was pretty straight forward and I was looking forward to updating a few things. Now that I knew I would be in charge of all the new customer files, I was excited about what I could bring to the company. Angela had given me almost free reign to do whatever I wanted with them. I could tell I was going to enjoy working with her.

"You must have knocked the wrong door Bella," Tanya sniggered walking in. "Maybe it's best if you let me look after Edward."

"Whatever Tanya," I yawned, uninterested.

"Tanya, looking after Edward is the least of your problems. Have you sent out the mail shots yet?"

"I'm halfway through."

"Only halfway?" Angela raised her voice, clearly annoyed. "They need to all go out today. I suggest you sit your ass down and get on with it. You won't be going until they're all done." Tanya stomped over to her desk. I didn't hear another peep out of her until the end of the day.

I was fairly busy for my first day. I spent a little time with Sam, who was working on the accounts of one of our largest contracts. I also spent a good few hours down stairs in the vault looking for old invoices. Sam was rather impressed that I managed to find most of them.

"I might spend some time refiling down there," I commented as he spread all the invoices over his desk.

"That sounds like a good idea. It hasn't been sorted down there for years. We have another storage room for anything that is over ten years old. Jacob can give you the code. I'm sure one of the post boys will be able to carry anything for you."

"Thank you Mr. Uley."

"I have to say Miss Swan, you seem extremely organised. I think you will fit in perfectly with this company."

"I am looking forward to finding my feet but Miss Weber has been very helpful."

"She is a gem that one," Sam smiled. "My wife Emily used to go to school with her. They're best friends."

"That's wonderful. I don't keep in touch with any of my school friends anymore." Due to the fact most of them disappeared.

"That's a shame."

"We sort of just grew apart," I lied.

"Too clever to keep up with, I expect." Sam smiled warmly going back to his invoices. "I think I can let you carry on with your other duties now Miss Swan. Thank you for your help."

"It's no problem. I am always happy to help." Sam nodded before I left his office.

Where had the day gone? I looked at my watch and saw that it was already five twenty. I knew the mail left at five-thirty, so raced to collect it from Angela.

"Sorry," I breathed collecting the mail from my desk. "Mr. Uley had me finding invoices in the vault."

"No worries. I was going to send Tanya. It's only your first day Bella. I don't expect you to remember everything."

"No, it's fine. I can take the it." I beamed picking up the tray. "It's the second door by the elevator, right?"

"I'm impressed."

"I'll be back in a few minutes." I looked at the clock. I had three minutes now, so I began at a quick pace.

I rushed down the corridor seeing the mail room door. The mailman was already there collecting the bags. I ran faster trying to catch him, only to collide with someone as they walked out of their office. The tray flew up in the air and it looked as if it was raining letters as they fell to the ground.

"Damn," I muttered rushing to the ground picking them up as fast as I could.

"I'm so sorry. I should have looked where I was going," a male voice called. I noticed his hands begin to help me pick the letters up. I wasn't sure why but something about his voice sounded familiar.

I looked up to thank the man I had collided with, only to catch my breath at the eyes that I was met with.

No! No! This was not happening!

Oh my, who has she just bumped into?

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