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Chapter Four

"The landlord came by."

"Oh?"

I frowned at her tone. Then mocked it. "Oh."

"And?"

"He wanted me to give this to you." I handed her the folder despite the fact that I'd be the one to file it away for later use.

Renee never kept important documents. She had always been an 'arm sweeper cleaner'. Once, she accidentally threw away my birth certificate which had been in a pile of untouched paperwork.

Hiding a smirk, she said, "He's really nice, right? And cute. And single. And-"

"He's the landlord." I cut her off. "And what? He's not single."

Renee laughed and walked away.

He has a girlfriend. He said he had a girlfriend. Not that I cared, anyway.

"So, what's the verdict?" was the first thing Edward asked as I opened the door the next day.

"I should really stay in. I have to be up early tomorrow to go job hunting." Lord knows it would take Renee over a month to find something to hold her attention in this town.

"That's the point of happy hour. You're drunk by seven so you can go home, sleep, and be up for work the next day. Besides, I can hook you up with a job. Problem solved."

"Wait, really?"

"Yeah, the receptionist at my mom's realty office just got fired last week. As long as you know how to answer a phone and won't show up to work drunk, you'll probably be hired."

"That's...that would be really nice of you."

"I'm a nice guy." He shrugged. "I'll let Esme know you're bringing your resume by tomorrow and she'll meet with you."

I had known this guy for less than twenty-four hours and he was already doing me favors. He was either just plain ole nice or I looked like a charity case. Either way, I might have a job so I couldn't complain.

"That'd be great. Thank you so much."

"Don't thank me. You don't have the job yet. So...happy hour?"

"Yeah, I don't think so. Maybe another time."

"You're a difficult one aren't you, Swan?"

I frowned at him using my last name, as if we were old friends. "I've been unpacking all day; I'm pretty tired."

Edward ignored me and asked, "Did the alarm company call you yet? These guys are always late. My Mom suggested I use them, but..." He shook his head.

"They didn't call. Not that I know of," I said, noticing a storm beginning to roll in. "Do you want to wait inside?"

Edward laughed as he walked in behind me. "What's with the hammocks?"

According to Renee, I had lost the hammock fight. I just knew I had to pick my battles.

"Oh. I don't know. Renee thinks it's hip or something. We really need to get some couches or something."

"Esme has a storage unit full of furniture shes uses for model homes. Feel free to take a look and choose whatever you need," Edward replied without glancing up from his phone.

"What's your deal?" I snapped.

"What deal?" he asked, looking genuinely shocked.

"Why are you being so nice? You don't even know me."

"Exactly. I have no reason to not be nice, so...is this one of those girl moments where you freak out over nothing?"

Yeah, it probably was.

"I just don't get you, that's all. First, you're inviting me to hang out with you and your friends, then you're offering me a job, and now you're offering me furniture?"

Edward's mouth opened slightly before he laughed. "It's furniture. It's sitting there, not being used. Just thought it'd make sense if you needed something to sit on, other than a hammock."

My cheeks began to burn as he walked over to one of the hammocks and laid in it.

"Although, this is pretty damn comfortable," he gave me a sly smile. I had to look away.

"Yeah, they uh..." I stuttered. "They're okay."

"Well, shit," Edward said as his phone rang. He tried reaching in his pocket, still lying in the hammock. "Cullen here. Yeah. Okay. Of course. Thanks." He hung up and turned his attention back to me, struggling to get out of the hammock. I forced myself not to laugh. "They rescheduled for the alarm installation, so..."

"That's not necessary," I said. "We don't even need an alarm."

"It's absolutely necessary." Edward frowned. "I'm heading to Black's. If you change your mind, you know where I'll be."

I nodded and followed him to the front door. "Thanks. Really."

Edward licked his lips and shook his head, probably replaying my little freak out from a few minutes ago. "Yep. See you around."

Quietly shutting the door, I shook my head and wished I wouldn't have let him in.

A/N: Hm. Thoughts? Thanks for reading.