ATTENTION, THE TIME HAS DEFINITELY COME FOR ME TO SAY THIS. I NEED A BETA! ANYONE INTERESTED IN TAKING ON MY FLAWS MESSAGE ME ASAP!
Disclaimer: I don't own Twilight, just the obsession with the characters!
Back again my lovely readers! Sorry work and life kept me away for so long. I'm trying, I may even post another chappie before the end of the day!
Hey what can I say? You deserve it, and my creative juices are flowing. Don't hold me to it, but I'm actually about to start writing it now.
Without further or due!
Enjoy! :-)
Edward
I placed the bottles of oil I retrieved from the cabinet in the warming docks and turned to Bella anticipating this 'interesting' story. I heard her mutter something about 'memory of an elephant' and I snorted accidentally covering my mouth with my hand.
"Well you were the last one I talked to last night, of course I remembered." I shrugged still trying to mask my humor.
She sighed and her shoulders slumped in defeat, "Fine."
She proceeded to explain to me that she had an unwanted visitor in her apartment the night before and that she kicked him out, not before she ruined any chances that he could have children.
If it hadn't been Bella then all of that probably would have been hysterically funny, but the fact is…it was Bella. I wasn't even slightly amused, that son of a bitch could have hurt her.
"Bella…" I started but she cued in on the sharpness in my tone and physically jumped. I took a deep cleansing breath and pinched the bridge of my nose to calm myself.
"Seriously, you need to watch the company you keep. That little shit could have hurt you. You were alone." I felt my jaw set in tension and I glared at her. "Did you at least get your key back?"
"Edward I'm not an idiot! Of course I got it back!" She snapped catching my intense glare and immediately averted her eyes to her hands in her lap. I didn't mean to make her feel like a child but the more I thought about him even touching her, the more my stomach clenched.
I had learned something about Bella Swan in the little time that I worked here and I realized that when she is uncomfortable or confused she bites her bottom lip. I ducked my head and glanced at her face….yep, definitely gnawing on her bottom lip.
GOD I need to get my temper under control. Gently, I lifted her face with my index finger and pressed the pad of my thumb against her chin. Pulling down gently, her pouty bottom lip popped from the confines of her teeth and I shook my head gently.
"I'm sorry, I didn't mean to be rude. Just be careful okay?" She nodded her response and slid down from the table, "Well uhh, I guess I should let you get ready for your clients. I should go…"
"Bella, are you mad at me? I mean really I'm sorry…I didn't mean…I just don't…" A soft knock at the door interrupted my somewhat broken apology.
Tanya, one my clients peeped in and smiled warmly, "Hey Eduardo, are you ready for me?" Maybe Bella didn't catch the innuendo in that but I sure did.
You see, Tanya all but cornered me and ripped my clothes off the first time she had a session with me. I sighed and waved her to the small changing room to the left. She licked her lips and brushed past me, intentionally might I add.
Bella rolled her eyes and stuck her finger in her mouth signifying a gag. I chuckled quietly as she departed. "See you at 12 Liberace."
Bella
I scurried around the corner to the office and slammed the door behind me, leaning up against it for support. My heart was hammering in my chest and my head was swooning from the gentle touch I had received from Edward. Apparently he misunderstood my behavior, I wasn't staring at my lap because I was upset or embarrassed, I was staring at my lap because his aggressive demeanor and body language was the epitome of sexy.
In short, I was fucking turned on.
I was gasping for air, reliving those last few moments in my head before I realized I had two set of eyes trained on me.
GAH!
Alice, of course, opened her mouth first but I held my hand up to stop her mid-sentence. I pointed one finger upward, letting her know to just give me a minute.
"What the hell Bella?" Alice shrieked alarmed.
So much for a minute!
"Nothing Allie, I just….thought I saw a rat. False alarm."
A rat Bella! Really you couldn't come up with a better scenario?
She rolled her eyes and went back to tapping at her keyboard. I slumped in my chair and ran my fingers through my hair relieved that she obviously bought that crappy lie. We all worked quietly for a bit on our own projects when a startling noise broke the silence.
She fucking HATES MEEEEE, Trust she fucking hates me, la la la love.
My eyes snapped to the ringing phone on Rose's desk and she simply tapped her screen to ignore the call without even looking at it. I spewed out a laugh that sounded more like…well I don't know what the hell it sounded like exactly.
"Really Rose, you channel Puddle of Mudd during a break-up?" I clenched my eyes shut still laughing. She frowned, but I saw the hint of a smile on the corners of her lips. Alice nonchalantly scanned through her Ipod touch, and placed it on the I-home dock. The smile that Rose was trying to hide grew just a little more when the song started to play through the small speakers.
Met a girl, thought she was grand
fell in love, found out first hand
went well for a week or two
then it all came unglued
I crawled over the top of my desk singing along, quietly at first.
In a trap, trip I can't grip
never thought I'd be the one who'd slip
then I started to realize
I was living one big lie
Her head began to bob along and Alice grinned to herself starting to sing herself.
She fucking hates me
trust
she fucking hates me
la la la love
I tried too hard
and she tore my feelings like I had none
and ripped them away
Angela walked through the door with a FedEx package and froze mid-step. Her questioning look didn't go unnoticed, before she could ask what the hell we were doing Alice looped her arm around her shoulders and belted out the next few lines.
She was queen for about an hour
after that shit got sour
she took all I ever had
no sign of guilt
no feeling of bad, no
Rose was playing her air drums at her desk, slinging her head back and forth madly. Alice jumped up and down with a mock microphone, and I of course played an air guitar along with Angela.
In a trap, trip I can't grip
never thought I'd be the one who'd slip
then I started to realize
I was living one big lie
Trust me, it was definitely a scene to behold! I was having so much fun I didn't realize at the moment that it was, in fact, being…beheld…beholded…well we'll just say watched. I hopped up on Rosalie's desk with her drumming madly in front of me, and me still playing that stupid air guitar.
She fucking hates me
trust
she fucking hates me
la la la love
I tried too hard
and she tore my feelings like I had none
and ripped them away
Two voices faded from the song, and it was just Rose and I screeching and laughing at each other. I looked to my left and Angela and Alice were both doubled over, shoulders bobbing in silent hysterics. I proceeded to look to my right and let out a startled squeak, there was my favorite underwear model with his arms crossed and his brow raised in not only question but immense humor.
I turned so abruptly that my right foot slipped off the edge of the desk and I lurched forward.
Fuck. Me. Dead.
I clenched my eyes shut in anticipation of having a close and personal relationship with the floor, but it never came. I opened my eyes slowly only to see a pair of bright green ones staring back at me. I felt my face flush in embarrassment as I struggled to stand upright with a little bit of assistance from said underwear model.
"Am I in the Twilight Zone or something? Jeez! Does anyone even do any work around here?" He guffawed holding his side.
"Well I do!" Angela piped up waving her FedEx package in the air.
I shoved at Edward's shoulder and giggled then snatched the FedEx package from Ang. Everyone settled down a little bit as I pulled a tightly sealed pouch from the parcel. I turned it around in my hands wrinkling my nose. Unfolding the note a wide smile spread across my face.
"Hey guys, Charlie sent me a bag of Harry Clearwater's fish fry!" I cheesed waving the paper in the air.
"Oh my GOD that stuff is so orgasm worthy!" Alice squealed clapping her hands excitedly.
"Umm, did I miss something? What's so orgasm worthy about fish fry?" Edward hedged his brows knitted in confusion.
"Well, it's kind of unexplainable. It's just sooooo good! Edward it's something you just have to experience." Rosalie explained, giving me her best puppy dog eyes. "So err…Bella when are…."
"Not until the Fourth of July! We have this same conversation every year Rose!" I admonished playfully.
Edward shook his head while smiling, "Well if you say so, but that wasn't what I came in here for. My cousin Emmett is coming by here, he just landed here at Hartsfield International like an hour ago. We should go have lunch with him around noon, you guys in?"
We all nodded and or shrugged. I didn't see a problem with that, it was already half passed ten. I grabbed my own I-Pod and headed towards the door with Edward in tow.
"Heading to your next class?" He hedged carefully. Apparently he really thought I was angry with him. I nodded and grabbed his arm squeezing gently, "Edward, stop acting skittish! I'm not mad, I'm actually pretty flattered that you even care. It's sweet."
A grin spread across his face and he nodded, looking down at his shoes, "Uh…Bella?" I glanced at him raising a brow in question with a quiet 'hmm.' He sighed and continued, "Can we…uhhh…like not service people here, like turn them away?"
"What?" I frowned trying to figure out exactly what he was referring to, then it clicked. He was talking about Tanya! I stifled a giggle with my hand and pressed on, "I'm not sure, why?"
"Well…I know I'm supposed to be at any paying customer's disposal, but…" he trailed off and I couldn't help it. A giggle escaped me and he knocked my shoulder with his. "Shut up Ms. Bella Marie!"
"Ok, ok!" I strained getting my laughter under control, "If you don't feel comfortable, then of course you can say no. I just thought that since you were a…well a guy that you would like that type of attention. It never even crossed my mind that it bothered you."
He nodded, "Yea actually it does. She's not my type, too predatory, and too fake. I like simple and real in a girl."
I smiled at him with my hand on the studio door, "How many times do I have to tell you? Good. Guys. Exist." I pushed through the studio door not giving him a chance to respond with a small smile on my face.
Ahhh the slow burn of the endless flirting! Don't you just love it! I know i do!
So yea, Operation 'Cheer Rose Up' seems to be working right?
Well Emmett's arrival will be the next chapter! Wonder how that will be? Keep reading to find out!
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KK