A/N: Beta'd by the one and only... Midnight Cougar.
Disclaimer: I don't own the characters... I just make them do what I want... Please don't sue.
Summary: When Edward Cullen is hired to work on heartbroken writer Isabella Swan's house, will he end up fixing a lot more than just her house?
28.
Edward bent down and ruffled Harper's head gently, since she had been leaning against his legs, trying for his attention.
"I'll let you get back to work now," Bella said, giving Edward a smile. "I should think about writing or my agent will come up here to chew me out, and I'd rather not deal with her at the moment."
Edward chuckled. "I'm sure we'd all like to listen to the sound of you getting your ass handed to you."
Bella grinned. "Yeah, well... Alice is kinda intense."
Edward unloaded the bags from the cooler in the back and handed them over to Bella, who looked at them like they might bite her.
"It's just food," Edward said with a grin. "It's not dangerous."
"Uh-huh," Bella answered. "I wasn't exactly the cook of the family."
Her face fell a little, and she chewed on her lower lip, reminding Edward that she had actually just lost someone she loved. Bella was not exactly in the right state of mind to be hit on, but damn, it was tempting when she was all gorgeous like that.
"Thanks for today," Bella said. "I think I'll hire you to be my friend instead of the carpenter renovating my house."
"I'll be your friend for free," Edward said easily, drawing a smile from Bella.
"Thanks," Bella replied, lifting the bags a little as she walked back into the house. She unpacked the groceries, not entirely sure where everything should go, but she just used her common sense.