Chapter 2

The next morning I decided to get some coffee at the small restaurant that was just on my route to the hotel. After making some breakfast for me and Alice, and eating my share, I got in my car and went to the restaurant.

The owner of the restaurant knew me – I came here often for some coffee – and greeted me.

"Good morning, Mrs Lewis," I greeted back politely. I sat down at a small table and gave the waitress my order. I saw my colleague drinking some tea at a table not very far from where I sat. When she looked up and saw me, I gave her a small wave. I noticed the look of disdain in her eyes before she hid it and gave me a fake smile. I rolled my eyes when she wasn't looking anymore and continued drinking my coffee.

Jessica Stanley – she only worked at the hotel because she thought that she would meet a lot of cute guys that way, which didn't happen – hated my guts for no apparent reason and tried to get the promotion she knew I wanted. Only she didn't try to earn it, she tried to flirt with the boss. Our boss wasn't that old, but I thought too old for me or Jessica. But she tried nevertheless. He knew what she was doing, and would never give her the raise, but he still liked the attention she gave him, so he let her do what she thought was bugging me. Well, it was bugging me, but not for the reason she thought it was. I just thought it was unprofessional, and frankly, a bit annoying.

After finishing my coffee, I paid and went to the hotel. My boss was just turning on the light outside of the hotel and saw me coming. We entered the hotel together, talking about some minor troubles with the people that cleaned the lobby. He appreciated the solution I gave and he let me handle it. I took my spot behind the desk, after arranging the time schedule with the cleaners, which was the minor trouble the boss and I were discussing.

I knew that most people that were staying in the hotel were still sleeping, and the new guests wouldn't be arriving until later this day. I grabbed my book from my desk and continued reading. I was so absorbed in my book, that I didn't notice someone standing in front of my desk before he cleared his throat.

I looked up and saw that it was the man that helped me pick up my books yesterday. My heart began to beat faster, but I tried to remain calm and professional.

"Good morning, can I help you with anything Mr…" I paused to let him fill in.

"Masen, Edward Masen." He told me smiling. "And yes, I would like to check in." I nodded and filled the name 'Masen' in in the compute-record. As I was searching his name in the record, I heard a nasal voice.

"There you are Edward, I thought we would meet outside." I told Edward that the room he booked was ready, while trying not to pay attention to the blonde girl hanging on his arm, but I couldn't help it and looked at her.

She had long, curly blonde hair and big blue eyes. There was something about her that made me feel she wasn't very intelligent. Edward thanked me and smiled a bit apologetically at me. They got in the elevator and I slouched back in my chair. After a few minutes I sat up straight again, in case a guest would walk in, and checked the bookings to see if everything was right.

After doing that for half an hour, more people starting checking in and out. I had my hands full and was exhausted after three hours of listening to people's stories about their trip or how the room wasn't fully agreeable.

I happily returned home – I decided not to go the the bookstore today – and asked Alice if she wanted to go out and grab a meal with Rosalie. She was immediately excited and called Rosalie.

Fifteen minutes later, Rosalie rang the bell. She looked absolutely gorgeous, her blonde hair falling over her shoulders and her eyes sparkling. She beamed confidence and wore a dress that complimented her figure. Alice wore a short but classy black dress and made her normally spiky black hair straight. Alice had given me a dark-blue dress and I absolutely loved it. My dark-brown hair was curled and Alice did my make-up, so my brown eyes stood out.

We left in Rosalie's car and drove straight to our favourite Italian restaurant. We all loved the food here and the service was nice too. After ordering our food and receiving our drinks, Alice turned to me with an evil glint in her eyes. I was wondering what she was going to do and prepared for the worst.

"So Rosalie, have you heard that Bella met a gorgeous stranger yesterday?" Alice told Rosalie innocently. I should have know she would start about this.

"Really Bella? Well, that's about time isn't it?" Rosalie said, while smiling at me.

"It is, but I'll have to disappoint you. He has a girlfriend. They checked in this afternoon and it was very clear they were together." I couldn't help but sound a bit disappointed myself. They both gave me sympathetic smile and told me I would find someone soon enough. They wanted me to be happy with an amazing guy, just like they were.

Rosalie was dating Emmett. He was huge, really huge. I would be scared of him if I didn't know him, because on the inside he was a big teddy bear. Very sweet, but he also liked to joke around a lot. Usually about me and my clumsiness.

Alice was dating Jasper, he was more silent. When she first introduced him to us, I thought he was shy, but now I know that isn't true. When he warmed up to us he started goofing around with Emmett and being a good friend to Rosalie and me. Alice and Rosalie both deserved such nice boyfriends, and I hoped that I did too.