A/N: Sorry for the wait. There was a holiday weekend and then something called work (ugh!, lol) and now it's Wednesday! Holy cow! Anyway, here's the next chapter. Enjoy!
"What in the name of all that is holy are you doing to him?" Of course it would be this moron who would ruin my moment. Edward went all rigid and pulled away from me and we both turned our attention to Rose. Edward may have been embarrassed but I was pissed.
"Who are you? Are you someone important?" I snapped, I could just see me now, my eyes all blazing and my face all twisted up into an evil snarl. Pretty hot there, Bella. . .
"You were attacking Edward." She folded her arms over her chest and grinned.
"No, sweetie, that may be what you call it, but on my planet we call it kissing. Isn't that right, Edward?" I snickered and turned, expecting to see him smiling or laughing, and he's grimacing. "Seriously?"
"Hey, Bella! Can you come help me with my homework?" I heard Tanya shout from upstairs and sigh. I can only hope they didn't see anything since it seemed like Mr. Suave over here isn't going to think that was the best of ideas. I was never going to understand this man.
"Yeah, I'll be up in a minute, hon!" I shouted back and shook my head. "I can see that this will probably never be discussed, so excuse me while I go do my job."
"Bella, wait!" Edward finally collected himself and I grind my teeth.
"As I said, I'm busy, I'll talk to you later." I can't face him right now because I know whatever is going to come out of my mouth is so not going to be a good thing and I really need this job.
I decided to take the high road - literally - by heading upstairs to work with Tanya.
With Emmett's assistance I was able to hobble up the stairs without being carried, for once.
She was in her room laying on her stomach with her nose in her school book. This was slightly shocking.
"What did you need help with?" I smiled as I sat down next to her on her bed.
"I need to interview someone who works a full time, minimum wage job. I have to find out what it's like, what the person would change, you know, everything." She blushed. "I don't want to seem rude, but I figured a nanny couldn't possibly make more than minimum wage, right?"
"Actually, yeah, you're right." I grumbled. "OK, here goes. I work for you daily, six days a week, from seven in the morning until bedtime which on week days is nine. That is a total of about 84 hours a week. I make roughly about six hundred dollars a week, give or take for taxes. I do have health benefits, your father was generous enough to take care of that for me. I don't live on my own, so there is no major bill that I need to worry about. Working here for what I make isn't bad. I would never be able to find a place on my own with the income I make.
I've had other minimum wage jobs, like the bridal shop and there I was paid about $7.50 an hour, and I only worked about thirty five hours because Mike never wanted me to be full time. He'd have to get me benefits if I worked forty hours or more. I'd make a little over $260 a week! I was living with my parents then, though. Minimum wage jobs, especially here in New York will not allow you to ever set off on your own. You'd have to have a couple of jobs, a room mate, and then maybe you could get out of your parent's house." I ranted.
"Do you think there would be any way for the government to raise minimum wage?" She asked. I was about to continue on with my tirade about the subject when Edward poked his head in the room. "Dad! Don't you knock?" Tanya huffed. I tried so hard not to laugh but I failed so it came out like a snort. "You need to talk to Bella, you don't pay her enough. Did you know she'd never be able to live alone on the money she makes?"
"Tanya! I don't think it's really anyone's business what Miss Swan makes or doesn't make. Miss Swan, I need to speak with you." Edward replied. I could feel my face heat up and I cursed the little girl next to me for making it look like I was being unprofessional.
"Of course." I whispered and exited the room with a limp. When Edward shut the door I turned to him. "Yes?"
"My office." He grumbled and headed off in that general direction. Emmett was at the stairs waiting for me. After he helped me down I followed close behind. When we arrived I shut the door behind me as Edward took his place at his desk. I just stood there like a deer caught in the headlights. I was terrified I was going to have to pack all of that stuff up and head back to the land of the plastic slip cover.
"Bella, what have you done?" He whispered, he looked really upset and I just kept quiet. "What possessed you to tell my daughter about or working arrangement? You're never supposed to tell anyone what you make!"
"First of all, I'm so glad you think I'm that much of a moron. Your daughter has a paper on minimum wage workers and how it affects their lives. I went ahead and explained it to her. Yes, I told her about working here but I also explained about the bridal shop and was going to continue stories but then you came in. It's not like I got down to real numbers or anything, jeez!" I explained, although I was slightly lying. I told her the truth. The sad, ugly, pathetic truth. I swear, if he wasn't so good looking I never would have taken the job! OK, maybe I would have, I was desperate!
"Oh, thank God! I thought you were just mad at me." He sighed. I tilted my head at him in confusion as I headed toward his desk and plopped down on the corner of it, arms folded over my chest.
"I am mad at you, ya jackass! The way you acted when Rosalie caught us kissing? Seriously? Am I supposed to feel all embarrassed and whatever because we work together? You certainly make it seem that way with how nervous you acted. If I recall, yes I kissed you, but you kissed me back!"
"I know, and that was. . ."
"If you say that it was a mistake I will stab you to death with this letter opener." I snatched the silver dagger like thing off the desk and pointed it at him. He looked from me to the opener and back to me with a gulp.
"The kiss was amazing, I've wanted to do that for a while now, but. . ."
"There should be absolutely no 'but' at the end of that sentence. Don't ruin the moment. You thought it was amazing?" The smile gracing my face at the moment is pulling muscles.
"It was, but I am worried that if we get carried away it will hurt the children if something bad happens." He frowned.
"I hate that you make sense, I really truly do. How about you take me on a real date and we see if there's anything past an amazing kiss? If there isn't any chemistry then we'll sweep the whole thing under the rug and no one will have to know about it!" I suggest. Edward smiled and it was a truly genuine smile which made me go back to that face shattering grin.
"I think you have a wonderful idea. I'll surprise you." He leaned back in his chair all smug and happy-like.
"I hate surprises. . ."
"I don't care, now off you go. Finish tending the children." He dismissed me and patted my knee. I die.
Dear Diary,
Oh my lord, his lips! His tongue! His everything! And we're going on a date tomorrow. . .
We're going on a date tomorrow! No time to waste, I've gotta pluck, primp, straighten, shave, you get the idea! Too much work to do, not enough time to write!
A/N: Thanks for reading, please review and let me know what you think? Did you expect Edward to react as he did or were you expecting something else? Let me know!
ALSO: Adventures of Bella the Nanny was nominated for Best Bella at the Sunflower awards. Go check out the site thesunflowerawards . blogspot voting starts January 29th! Thanks for the nominations!