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Chapter Two: The Interview

Bella POV

The red haired woman led me to a small conference room. The walls were pale blue with white accents, slightly opposite from the lobby downstairs. In the middle of the room was a dark colored wood table. On either side of the table were two plush cream colored chairs.

Sitting down in one of the chairs across from the woman, she smiled. "Isabella,"

"Bella," I corrected her.

"Right, Bella." She smiled again, her eyes glinting. "My name is Victoria Sutherland. I am the head of human resources department here at Cascade Enterprises." I gave her a confused look when she called it that. "That's what we call the main office." Oh... Duh.

"Now Bella, I understand you are applying for an assistant position. Can you tell me why you chose that position specifically?" She tilted her head slightly to the side, awaiting my response.

I twisted my fingers nervously in my lap. Well, Victoria, that would be because my deranged best friend, and the daughter of your boss, practically forced me. Mustering a small smile I began my answer. "Well, I've never really had a clear view of what I wanted for a career but business had always interested me." Not. "I figured that being an assistant in a big, successful company like this would give me an insight to the job without really having to devote myself to 'running' a business."

She seemed pleased with my answer and I let out a quiet sigh. I think I had been holding my breath. Nodding, she started on her next question. "Alright, good. Now, if you were in a situation where the phones were ringing, you had emails to respond to and there was a person in front of you, say a potential sponsor for the company, who needed your attention, how would you respond?"

Ha, this is an easy one. "Well, Victoria, considering the person in front of me would potentially benefit our company, he obviously would be my first priority. Before attending to him I would answer the phone and put them on hold. Once I had dealt with both the man and the phone I would tend to the emails. They only take seconds to send so that would be the last task." I was proud of myself for that well thought out answer.

"Excellent." She beamed at me, her perfect teeth making me feel a bit self-conscious about my own. "If you were to get the position, would you be okay with a Monday through Friday, 8AM to 5PM schedule?" I nodded casually. "Some nights you might have to stay late, would that also be okay?"

"Yes, that would be totally fine." I gave her another small nod.

The interview continued on for another half an hour as she asked me different questions about my experience with computers, customer service, and hypothetical scenarios. When I stood up and shook her hand I was feeling pretty confident about how things went. "Thank you for taking the time to see me, Victoria." I gave her a wholehearted smile.

"You are most welcome, Bella. We'll be in touch." I thanked her again and left the room.

Once back in the elevator, I slumped against the wall pressing the button for the lobby. "Thank God that's over." Putting my hand over my face I let out a long, heavy sigh. The ping of the elevator snapped me out of my sulking and I quickly exited.

I was glad when I arrived in the lobby to see that Rose was dealing with a client so I was easily able to escape to my car before she could catch me. I knew I wouldn't be able to avoid her for long but I at least needed a little time to myself...

Two days after my interview I received a call from Victoria. "Bella?" I remembered her voice well and instantly my nerves were on 10.

"Yes. Is this Victoria?"

"It is!" I could almost sense her smiling through the phone. "I just wanted to call and let you know that..." Yes, yes get on with it! "You got the job! Congratulations!" Thank you Lord, Jesus.

"That's amazing Victoria, thank you!" Alice will be thrilled. "Who exactly will I be an assistant for?"

She didn't respond for a moment and after quietly clearing her throat, she spoke. "Well, Bella, you will be Edward Cullen's assistant. He is the CEO of the company." Oh, it's Alice's dad. No wonder she wouldn't tell me. "His father owns the company." Wait, what?!

"...Alright. Uhm... When do I start?" I was going to have a few words with Alice.

"Can you start Monday?" Considering today was Friday, that didn't really give me a lot of time to prepare but I wasn't going to start flaking on her now.

"Sure, that sounds great. Thank you again, Victoria."

"Absolutely, Bella. I can't wait to see you around the office!" And with that, she hung up the phone.

As soon as I was off the phone I marched downstairs to the living room when everyone was watching Jerry Springer. I could hear Emmett chanting, "Jerry, Jerry, Jerry!" And for once, I managed to be louder than he was.

"Alice Cullen!" She snapped her head around to look at me with confusion in her eyes. "I just got off the phone with Victoria, I got the job." There was no delight in my voice but she seemed overjoyed.

"Oh Bella that's just -" I cut her off.

"She told me who I'd be working for." I looked at her as sternly as possible. Realization hit her like a brick to the face. Her mouth pressed in a thin line as she waited for me to continue. "I knew you had a brother but you never told me that he was the CEO of the company or that he was the one you had set me up to work for!" I probably was overreacting but she should have warned me.

"Bella, I'm sorry. I should have told you..." Damn straight. "Look, I love my brother and he seems to only like me in our family right now... He can be kind of.. Rough around the edges. I didn't want you to refuse the interview because of him. I wanted us all to work together!" She pouted. She ALWAYS got her way when she pouted. Not just with Jasper but with everyone.

I sighed, pinching the bridge of my nose between two of my fingers. I shut my eyes for a moment and when I opened them again I looked right at her. "You are damn lucky I love you." Everyone else in the room had been watching silently, but when I said this, they all laughed because they knew that once again, Alice had gotten her way.

She squealed and jumped up, wrapping her arms around me in a hug. "And I love you Bella! I'm so excited!" She gave me one final squeeze and sauntered over to Jasper, returning to her position under his arm.

Shaking my head, I turned and walked towards the kitchen to start supper. All I could think about while I was cooking was what Alice had said. "He's a little rough around the edges..." What the heck was that supposed to mean?

Scratching my head in concentration, I let my mind wonder. Monday would be interesting...


Sooo what did you think of this one? The next chapter will be her first day at the office and how she reacts to Edward. There possibly could be an Edward POV in the next chapter. Please, please, please review/follow/favorite! :)

~Hannah