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I only own the plot of this story.

Chapter 3 First day on the job

Characters: Edward, Bella, Jasper, Rosalie, Kate, Irina, and Seth

BPOV

I was lost for words when Emmett's friend came up to the counter. I forgot he was coming in yesterday. I was glad I quickly recovered from being shocked. Although I had seen him in the pictures Emmett showed me from their trip to Sri Lanka and the Maldives, the pictures didn't do justice. I knew he was good looking but he wasn't just good looking. He was beautiful. I couldn't take my eyes off him when Emmett asked me to sit down with them.

I tried very hard to concentrate on the conversation otherwise I would have drooled and made a fool of myself. My legs turned to jello and I wobbled to the kitchen after Emmett excused me so that I could prep for dinner. Today was going to be his first day at work. I mentally lectured to myself to concentrate on my work and not let my eyes wander off to Edward while I worked in the kitchen. I would hurt myself or get others injured if I lost my concentration. It was going to be a hard task. I was so hopelessly attracted to him. I secretly hoped no one noticed my attraction towards Edward.

I got to the Café at 5:30 a.m. I expected to be the first person to arrive at the Café but was surprised when I saw Edward standing in front of the door facing his back towards me. I was screwed. I needed to concentrate so that I wouldn't act like a babbling fool. I took a calming breath before I attempted to greet Edward.

"Good morning, Edward." I failed miserably. My words came out as a squeak.

Edward chuckled and greeted me back. I sighed silently and felt defeated. While I unlocked the door and disarmed the security system, Jasper came in singing. I assumed he had great morning sex with Alice.

"Good morning Edward and Bella." Jasper smiled.

I looked towards Edward and saw him grin at me. I realized he also assumed the same about Jasper.

"It's five freaking thirty a.m. Jasper. Not everyone is as cheery as you or had great morning sex." I said to Jasper and Edward chuckled.

"Stop being jealous of others having morning sex and get laid." Rosalie said entering the Café. When I glared towards Rosalie I saw Jasper laughing and Edward shaking as he tried to hold his laugh.

I scowled at all of them. "Chop Chop. Stop making fun of my non-existent sex life and make your lazy butts useful. We need to get ready to arm the busy, hungry, hard working people our power breakfast before they go to fight their battles today."

"Prepare for war!" Jasper yelled and everyone laughed. Everyone seemed to be in a very good mood today. Maybe it had something to do with Edward. He seemed to have that effect on everyone. Even yesterday both Emmett and Rosalie were in a very good mood despite all the mishaps that happened by our servers. Jasper led Edward to the market from the kitchen to prepare to set up the stand at the front section of the market. The kitchen was conveniently connected to cater both the market and the Café with doors in the back of both the Café and the market.

Rosalie came and leaned on my station while I toasted the panini and filled it with ham, scrambled eggs, and cheese.

"I saw you eyeing Edward yesterday, don't deny it Bella. I saw the twinkle in your eyes. You're attracted to Edward, aren't you?" She said and smirked.

"I don't have time to be attracted to anyone." I snapped back at Rosalie.

"Oh if it's just 'time' that you so eloquently say, then I'm sure I can talk Emmett into giving you 'time'. Come on Bella, it's time to get back out there and fall in love. Edward is perfect for you. He's single, available, and is a great guy." Rosalie said emphasizing "time" using air quotes.

I growled at Rosalie. "I'm sure he's the perfect guy for someone else who deserves him."

"Who says you don't deserve him?"

"I don't know but there's something in his eyes that tell me he needs someone who's patient, understanding, caring, and loving who can rescue him from whatever pain he's going through. I see it in his eyes, Rose. There's pain there. I don't know what's causing it, but I don't think I'm the one who can take away that pain."

"Stop being silly, Bella. I don't know of anyone who is as caring and loving as you. You are so selfless. If you can't help him, no one else can. I'm not telling you to jump into bed with him. Just give it a chance. Don't deny the attraction you have for him. Anyway I should go and help up front. Have a good one, Bella." Rosalie said and left the kitchen.

I reflected back on what Rosalie said. Was my attraction towards Edward that obvious? Had Edward noticed it too? I felt the blush that crept up my face. As always I had the worst timing. Edward rushed back into the kitchen and stopped when he saw the blush on my face.

"Do you have a fever? Your face is red. Are you feeling all right?" Edward said with a worried look.

"Don't worry about it. It sometimes happens when I have my head down. Are you here to pick up the panini?"

"Yeah. Jasper asked me to check on you if you had any made. There are three customers outside the market waiting already."

"I've got five panini done and five more in a minute so take these five and come back immediately for another 5 of them." I smiled and replied to Edward.

"All right. Thank you. I'll be right back." Edward flashed a dazzling smile and ran back to the market."

"Be careful!" I yelled and he just waved back to let me know he was fine. I guess no one was as clumsy as I was. No one slipped on the floor as often as I did.

It was almost 7 a.m. so Rosalie prepared to open the Café. Due to the people waiting in front of the market, Jasper opened the market before 6:30 a.m. Kate arrived so I switched from breakfast duties of the market to cooking for the orders from the Café.

Breakfast was a huge hit this morning. I wondered why. I ended up cooking for both the market and the Café. There were too many orders from the market for Kate to handle. It was probably the busiest morning we've ever had. I tried to recall if there was some kind of event happening nearby this morning but couldn't remember of any.

A worn out Jasper dragged himself into the kitchen. "Damn, it was hell at the market this morning. We had double the amount of the orders we usually had in the morning. I think it had something to do with Edward. There were so many women this morning." Jasper looked tired but had a jolly grin on his face.

"Well that's a good thing. I'm sure it helped Edward boost his confidence working his first day." I smiled and said to Jasper.

"Yeah. I can't wait to have him on the floor in the Café. I think I'm going to take a picture of him and put him on our web site. I'll let you know if we get more hits. Maybe I'll design a wallpaper with his pictures so people can download." Jasper said and chuckled.

"Jazz, you're idea sounds like something Emmett would come up with. Shame on you. Edward's not a sparkling new toy for us to play with!" I said to Jasper but the thought of Edward and the word toy made me think of naughty things I could do with him. I felt myself blush again.

"Bella, your face is still red. Are you sure you're feeling all right?" Edward came into the kitchen with a big smile on his face but as soon as he saw me his face turned into a worried look.

Jasper chuckled. "She's not sick. She was just reacting to something I said. I corrupted her mind. I'm sure it's something she wouldn't want to divulge with you." Jasper said with a teasing tone.

Edward raised his eyebrow at me teasingly. I shrugged at him and Edward chuckled.

"Great job, Edward. You handled the customers really well. Go see Rosalie in the Café so that she can coach you how to work the floor." Jasper said to Edward.

Edward turned around and walked briskly towards the Café. "Stop checking out his ass." Jasper chuckled.

"I did not check his ass out." I said a little too loud. Edward turned his head back and smirked at me. I blushed crimson. If there was a hole here, I wanted to bury myself in it.

Jasper laughed really loud and Kate, Irina, and Seth our part-timer joined him. Even though they were laughing at me it felt good. Everyone was in a great mood, things flowed more smoothly, and we even made more profit all possibly thanks to Edward. He deserved a treat and I planned to surprise him with a panini filled with porchetta, avocado, roma tomatoes, and bufala mozzarella with my special spicy chili aurora sauce for lunch.

I wanted to have a chat with Edward without interference from anyone. Not only because I was attracted to him but I just wanted to get to know him better and I wanted him to get to know me better as well. I knew what it felt like to jump into a totally different environment. It happened to me several times. The first time was when I moved from Phoenix to Forks, the second time from Forks to New York, then to Italy and back to New York. I wondered if Edward's amnesia aided in adjusting or made things worse for him. He must be used to dealing with the fear of the unknown. My heart ached when I thought of his amnesia. It couldn't be easy on him. I wasn't sure what I could do for him but I was determined to do something for him.

In order to do something for him I needed him to trust me. Trust doesn't happen overnight so I need to build up on it. I needed to become his friend first.

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Thank you for reading my story! I'm sorry it's a bit short but I promise to update again on Tuesday! Please leave a review! Next chapter Edward and Bella spends a little time alone!