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BPOV
I've been working here for two weeks and I still haven't met the mysterious Mr. Cullen. Things have been going well since that first day. I learned quickly that Victoria, Lauren and Jessica didn't like me for whatever reason I was not aware of.
It was Friday and I was so thankful for the weekend. I had been so tired after finally being back at work that I hadn't seen Jasper or Alice since I moved in. Alice called me on Wednesday asking about going out tonight and I was in dire need of a night out so I agreed. After I was finished with what had to be done for the day, I went to my room to get ready.
After taking a shower, spending an hour on my hair, and finding something to wear, I was ready to go out. I called a cab and headed to the club that Alice told me to meet them at. I got there and walked straight in after flirting with the bouncer. I went to the bar and ordered myself a drink. While I was waiting I looked for Alice and Jasper. Right when the bartender handed me my drink, I found them. I paid for the drink and headed to their table. Right when I arrived to their table, Alice spotted me.
"There you are! I was beginning to think you weren't going to show."
I sat next to Jasper, giving him a hug after giving her hug. We sat there all night talking about things in our life and dancing. When the club was finally starting to shut down, I was drunk. I waved a cab down and got in, giving him my address to the house.
Once I got to the house, I made my way inside and tried with everything I had to be quiet. I slipped off my heels and put them by the door. I walked to the kitchen to get tylenol and a drink of water. I heard a noise behind me. I quickly turned around which made my head feel dizzy. What I saw before I passed out was green eyes then everything went black.
I woke up the next day with a major headache. I put my hand where the pain was and came upon a bandage. I remembered leaving the club, coming home, getting a drink, being startled and turned around so fast I passed out. I must have hit my head on something when I fell. I got out of bed and went to the bathroom. The person in the mirror looked really bad with her messy bed head and make up smeared around the eyes and the bandage on the forehead. I took off the bandage and the cut wasn't that bad. I got in the shower and then got dressed. I went down stairs, heading straight to the kitchen.
Jacob was in there cooking up something really good. I grabbed some tylenol and water then sat in the stool by the bar. Jake turned around.
"Got a little rough last night?" I was confused as to what he was talking about. He pointed to my cut on my forehead.
"I was just drunk, got startled and turned around too fast. I must have hit my head when I fell."
"You dont remember?" he looked at me, confused.
"The last thing I remember was seeing a pair of green eyes. That's about it."
He nodded. "I guess you've met Edward then?" I was the confused one then. "You know Edward, the green eyes. Edward has green eyes." He finished up lunch and set some on a tray. I looked at him wondering why he was setting some on the tray.
"Like I said before when Edward is home, he's in his study. That's where he eats his breakfast and lunch. He comes down to the dining room for dinner." I just nodded my head as he headed to the office. I sat there trying to figure out what I wanted to do today.
It was around 1 pm when I decided to go shopping. I made a list of things I needed and headed out. I was gone pratically the whole afternoon and arrived home around dinner time. I put my stuff up in my room and headed to the kitchen to lend Jacob a hand. We worked around each other while listening to music. After it was all done and plated, I helped him take it to the dining room table.
As I entered the dining room from the kitchen side, the most gorgeous man ever entered from the living room side. He was reading something on a notebook so he didn't notice me. I guess I was in a daze staring at him when Jake walked in.
"Edward, hey man! Glad you could grace us with your presence." I heard the laughter in his voice which caused Edward to look up. When he did, our eyes met and boy was I transfixed. The shade of green that his eyes were, was a jade color. His face was beautiful with the defined jaw and the captivating eyes. His hair looked like he just got out of bed but in a sexy kind of way. I heard a throat being cleared when the trance was broke.
"Edward, this is the new housekeeper, Bella. Bella, this is Edward."
"It's nice to meet you Bella. I see that you are doing much better after last night." he said in his smooth velvet voice.
I just nodded and that's when it clicked. The green eyes. It was his green eyes that I saw last night.
"Yes, just a little headache but between the cut and the alcohol, can't imagine why."
He smiled the most panty dropping crooked smile which caused me to blush. The room suddenly was full of tension when Tanya entered the room.
"Edward! I didn't know you were home. When did you get in?" She went over to him, hugged and kissed him.
"Real early this morning. I didn't want to disturb you so I slept in the guest room." He had looked away so I went to take a seat. They both sat at one end of the table while Jake and I sat at the other end. To say the silence was pleasant would be an understatement. It was eerily too quiet and it about drove me crazy so I took matters in my own hands.
"So Edward, what is it that you do exactly?"
I guess Tanya didn't like me talking to her husband because she was glaring at me but that didnt stop him from answering or me asking the question.
"I'm an architect for Matthews Architect Designs." I just nodded.
We continued to make conversation while we were eating. When he was done, he said his good nights, kissed Tanya and headed back to his study. As I was clearing the table, Tanya walked in.
"Stay away from my husband or you will find yourself unemployed. You work for me, not him."
I was shocked. I didn't think I was flirting with him, just merely getting to know my employer.
"I'm sorry I didnt realize thats how I was coming off. I was just starting a conversation with him."
"Well don't. He has no business talking to you and you to him." With that she left the dining room leaving me shocked as hell.
The next day, Sunday, Tanya announced she needed a shopping spree. She grabbed her purse early in the morning and left the house stating she shouldn't be back until very late that night.
Why she would go on a shopping spree instead of spending time with her husband who was never home was beyond me.
I went to the kitchen to get my coffee. I didn't have any plans for the day, I was probably just going to spend the day reading in my room.
I sat down at the breakfast bar and Jacob handed me a coffee. "Thanks Jake," I said smiling.
"You're very welcome." he said smiling.
Then he took the other coffee and handed it to someone behind me. I looked up to see who and I was met with the same emerald eyes that haunted my dreams the previous night. "Good morning Bella." Edward said in his velvety voice.
"Good morning," I managed to articulate.
He sat down on the stool next to me. "Do you have any plans for your day off?" he asked sipping his coffee.
"Uh, I'm probably just going to read in my room."
Edward smiled. "You like to read?" I nodded. "Thats awesome. Tanya doesn't read very much. Unless you count fashion magazines...which I don't."
I smiled at him. "I don't count them either."
He smiled at me. "You know, you don't have to stay in your room. We have a library that you can read in."
"Really?" I asked, unsure.
He nodded. "Of course."
Later on that day, I took my book and walked down to the library. There were big comfy couches all around the room and the walls were covered with so many books it made my head spin.
I curled up on the couch and read. I was so deep into my book, that I didn't realize someone sat down next to me until they spoke. "Wuthering Heights?"
I jumped slightly in suprise. I looked up to see who the voice belonged to. My eyes met with the emerald ones. "You read Wuthering Heights?" Edward questioned.
I nodded. "Do you?"
He shook his head. "I don't like it very much. And by very much, I mean at all."
"Well how many times have you read it?" I asked defensively.
"Once," he replied shrugging.
I closed it and handed it to him. "Give it another chance. It's my favorite and I don't think I can work for you if you don't like this book." I told him with a straight face.
He looked suprised and held onto it. "Seriously?" he asked sounding shocked.
I smiled widely. "Gotcha."
He laughed. "Yes you did."
We spent the entire day discussing books and the pros and cons of Wuthering Heights. He said he was excited to read it again after hearing why I liked it so much.
Finally at the end of the day, after dinner, he stood up from the couch. "I have to say Bella, I had a lot of fun today."
I smiled up at him. "So did I."
"We'll definitely have to do this again sometime, when my wife is away, so she doesn't try to murder you."
I laughed lightly. "Sounds good to me. I'll never pass up a chance to debate the classics."
He smiled a crooked smile. "Excellent. Well Bella, I'm going to head to bed. Sleep well and have sweet dreams."
"Goodnight Edward, sleep well." I smiled at him. Honestly, I couldn't remember a day where I had smiled more.
He bent down and kissed me gently on the lips. "Goodnight," he said gently, before turning and leaving me alone in the room.
A/N: Hey guys, sorry for the delay. Again. My bad. Again. School is intense, the only thing getting me through it is a heaping helping of Glee daily. Not like you want to hear me complain. Mmkay, well, I really hope you enjoyed this chapter, pinkiepoo and I worked hard on it. Let us know what you think, reviews make my smile. And I really like smiling, it's my favorite.
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