The Bridge of Communication

-Two weeks Later-

When Edward said that Renesme and I were the bridge of communication between him, the company and the rest of the world. He wasn't kidding. In the short amount of time that I was here I learned that Lauren- The bitchy secretary whose desk outside of Edward's was demoted. She was sharing company secrets and they couldn't actually fire her…Yet. Hence why they needed me to take her spot. So, my new rightful place was right outside Edward's office. My desk sported a photo of me and my surrogate children in one frame and me Jacob, Alice and Jasper in the other- standing outside of Maria's.

The job itself was fine, in fact the job itself was easy. Like I said Edward was like my father, and I had spent a lot of time around my father. I knew how he worked, so it was like second nature to be what Edward needed. I had seen it for years in the past.

RING RING RING

"Cullen publishing and Co, Bella speaking." I answered mechanically hand poised over my laptop to start typing.

"This is Mr. Sugawaski from the base in Japan I need to speak to Edward or Renesme on an important matter regarding the Voiceco contract." He said. I rolled my eyes. We had told this guy no seven times and he kept calling the office trying to speak to Renesme or Edward.

"Mr. Sugawaski Edward is busy right now but I can definitely have him call you back as soon as possible?" I suggested knowing he wouldn't take the fuck off.

"No. It's imperative that I speak with him now." He said giving me issues like he always fucking did.

"I apologize but unfortunately Edward and Renesme are busy. I can leave a message if you'd like or I will hang up." I said putting my own little flare on dealing with this piece of shit.

"Lauren never gave me any problems like this." He muttered before he hung up.

Yeah and that's why she was demoted stupid.

I thought as I hung up the phone.

"Bella?" Said Edward peaking his head out of his office door. I looked up at him. He indicated for me to come into his office with his finger. I followed that sexy ass finger and went into his office. Renesme was already in there on his leather chair relaxing as she read a book. Her long flowy hair in a high ponytail, her fashionable but sensible heels still on. Her eyes moved to me and she smiled brightly. I smiled back softly. I looked to Edward whose suit jacket wasn't on and his shirt was kind of unbuttoned. He looked rather disheveled. I squinted my eyes.

I wonder if those two were fucking?

I wouldn't be surprised if they were considering how, comfortable? They always seemed to be with each other. But then I got the vibe that they weren't. I wouldn't know unless I outwrightly asked. So I did.

"Are you two fucking each other?" I asked as I sat across from Edward.

"Nope." They answered casually and normally at the same time. Used to my unprofessional questions and tone by now. The three of us were getting used to each other. Before I felt like only Renesme and Edward would be that in synch and in tune with each other but now, in the short time that I was here I had joined that flow. They matched my snarky remarks, they laughed at my inappropriate jokes and they backed me up when I cussed someone off. Knowing I never did it if it wasn't necessary.

"Good to know." I answered, knowing that they were being truthful. "So what's up?" I asked.

"Tanya's coming here." Renesme said mechanically from her spot on the chair. Not looking up from her book. Edward nodded.

"Which means I need you to be on your best behaviour." Edward answered. Buttoning up his shirt with those sexy arms covering his sexy chest. My clit didn't twitch it was shaking. I rolled my eyes.

"First of all whose Tanya and secondly I'm always on my best behaviour." I said lying through my teeth.

"No, you're not you're actually almost never on your best behaviour. You've fought with someone from every department you asked a fat co-worker when her baby was due and every time someone says something mean you pull a prank on them." Edward said not amused as he finished fixing himself up.

"And we caught you smoking weed on the employee roof. Four times." Renesme chimed in.

"You told me to stop smoking cigarettes?" I said defensively. Edward scoffed amused before he sat down putting his hands together.

"And Tanya is the ex-girlfriend who fucked him over." Renesme answered again, mechanically not even bothering to look up.

"Ahh I see. The one who got away is briefly coming back and you don't want me to embarrass you." I said amused. He rolled his eyes.

"That's not-

"Don't worry. I'll be on my best behaviour. I might even make you look good." I said with a wink. Before I got up, taking the files on his desk.

"Did you fax these already?" I asked Renesme.

"Yeah… but he needs the files on Micromax." She instructed.

"Cool" Was all I said before I walked out of the office and for once since being hired here. Did my job without making noise and going unnoticed, because until Tanya got here that was what Edward needed of me.

-Two hours later-

Tanya was pretty. No… she wasn't pretty she was gorgeous. She had long flowing strawberry blond hair and she was the image of the type of girl that Edward would pursue. She walked in like she owned the place.

Cause it was obvious that once upon a time she basically had.

She was in a white flowy top- her hair was down in waves and her blue eyes sparkled with class and grace. She was in designer skinny jeans and shoes I know cost over 800 dollars because Angela had many pairs… and because I knew these things.

Her nails were painted jungle red – the color of a confident woman, she had a little Chanel bag dangling over her shoulder. She walked up to my desk and looked me up and down with a little smile. It wasn't full of attitude it was more … questionable. She was most definitely wondering why a girl in a band tee shirt, vans and eyeliner with chipped nails was in a position so powerful in this oh so fancy company. I wasn't like the Lauren she knew who was head to toe in designer business casual, who answered with class never cussed anyone off or was always for the most part punctual. I wasn't like the golden gal Renesme who was always on time, punctual, with an ivy league education. Always ready to handle any crisis with a smile on her face and who never forgot either of the company cell phones Edward demanded we have. But yet here I was, a main member a coveted piece in Edward's collection of people who he kept closest to him. I know that confused this girl who only briefly looked at me. I know it confused her because truthfully it confused just about everyone. Nobody understood it… maybe Edward didn't even really understand it.

"Hello. I'm Tanya Denali I was just here to see Edward." She said softly with a smile. It wasn't sarcastic in fact if she met anyone else who wasn't me they might even mistake her for a genuinely sweet girl. But I knew girls like Tanya. I knew she wasn't sweet and I knew she was judging me. I wanted so badly to make her uncomfortable, say something sarcastic.

A therapist would probably say that I used sarcasm as a defense mechanism. But what the fuck did they know?

I didn't do any of those things though. I just smiled and nodded my head. I did it because Edward asked me to be on my best behaviour. I know it was because he still loved the girl and for some reason wanted to make sure she thought he had things under control in his life. I didn't want to make him look bad. So, I picked up the phone and pressed speed dial number 1.

"Yes." Came Edward's expecting voice.

"Mr. Cullen.. A Tanya Denali is here to see you. I'm sending her in." I said professionally.

"Uh okay." He said probably shocked at my tone of voice, sounding so professional and in line.

Like I said, I might even make him look good.

I hung up and looked at her with a smile that looked real. But it wasn't and because hers wasn't either. We both knew that but we kept up the charade.

"You can go right on in Ms. Denali." I said politely and professionally. She smiled giving me a little nod before she went in and closed the glass door behind her. When she was out of sight I rolled my eyes and leaned back in my chair. I heard a laugh to the side of me and it was Renesme. Who had her arms crossed over her chest.

"Very nicely played." She said smiling from her desk. I rolled my eyes.

"That girl is so full of shit." I said truthfully. I expected her to disagree, maybe even shake her head at me like she usually did when I said something she didn't agree with. But Renesme didn't do that. She just smiled softly and nodded her head.

"I know." She said quietly, I looked up at her in surprise. She just looked away.

-9:00 PM-

I was on the employee roof. It was all the way at the top floor obviously and at first it had scared the hell out of me because of how high it was. Then I saw a sunset on this roof and I was hooked. I was here anytime I could get away from Edward, Renesme and their demands. I lit my blunt and looked over at the New York skyline. I had to admit Edward's building was an architectural masterpiece.

"Bella you up here?" Said the sexy goddess himself.

"No." I said as I took a drag from the blunt. He just chuckled coming to sit beside me on the floor. He didn't say anything about my illegal smoking or the fact that technically I should have been finishing up the days work. He just watched the view, like I did.

"Beautiful right?" He asked. I nodded.

"Kind of takes your breath away."

"When I bought the building, I insisted that it have a good view… I always loved looking at nice things." He said quietly. I looked up at him, his side profile was beautiful. I didn't mean to be nosey but for some reason I wanted to know.

"How was your meeting with Tanya?" I asked him.

"She came to invite me to her wedding. She came to make sure there were no hard feelings." He said his voice drifting off.

"You okay?" I asked him. He took in a deep breath.

"I'll be okay." He admitted. "Eventually aren't we all?" He said I shrugged.

"You really loved her huh?"

"Oh yeah… Had a ring of my own." He whispered quietly. His eyes met mine and I smiled a smile that didn't reach my eyes.

"I was going to propose to her in Italy… cause she loves Italy." He smiled softly probably thinking of her. Probably going back to a time where they went to Italy and were so in love. It made me sick, that girl was a fickle bitch but I couldn't tell him that. I couldn't tell him anything, because he loved her. But I knew girls like Tanya.

There was no way she could love Edward the way I knew he needed to be loved.

"That sounds great Edward." I whispered to him. "You'll have that one day again." I promised him. He just shook his head.

"I only ever wanted it with her. I saw everything with that girl… I saw the kids the house in Greenwich. I saw years of perfection… an absolute perfect life. All I needed her to do was give me time to… figure out how to put it in motion. But I guess I waited too long. She ran to Embry's arms and I kept my ring in my pocket…. You know to this day. I still keep it in there hoping that one day I'll have the chance to give it to her." He said. I just threw out my blunt and then looked at him.

"You know Edward… It's not the end of the world." I said softly. "Let go of the ring… let go of her. There are other perfect pictures you're letting her make you look like a fool… the best thing you can do in life is… keep it moving." I whispered. Telling him my life motto.

"Keep it moving huh?" He said with a little laugh. But it was one of those laughs where you know the person wasn't amused. "Bella do you know what it's like to have everything planned out to have a whole life with someone and then just have it ripped from you… over things that aren't in your control?" He asked me. I opened my mouth to answer but then I closed it again. I didn't say anything because I knew that even though it was framed like a question, Edward wasn't asking me… he was assuming I hadn't.

"It hurts like hell." He finished with. I just nodded softly picking at my shoes. We sat in silence for a little bit and then I looked at him.

"You want to go for a drink?"

-Midnight-

Edward wasn't a drinker. I wish he had told me this before he took seven shots of hard core tequila at one of Jaspers bars'. Jasper who was working while taking little breaks to fuck Alice in the back were amused at my drunk boss and how obnoxious he got when he drank.

"Four fucking years of my life. I gave to that bitch can you believe that?" He yelled out to me as I sat beside him at the bar. I hid my smile as he ranted. It was fun to see him this way. Posh Edward who barely ever swore, always in a suit, oh so very responsible. Was an obnoxious funny drunk. Alice would sit with us for small periods of time while Jasper worked and we would laugh at him going off about something.

"Edward no more for you." I said amused as I tried to take a beer away from him. He yanked it back quickly with a mischievous little smile.

"Ah Ah Ah Bella I'm your boss." He said as he took more of the beer. I just put my hands to my face and looked at him a little stressed and a little amused.

"You know what I don't even know if I was in love with her… I think I was in love with the dream." He said shaking his head after a few months taking another gulp. "She was actually a little annoying." He blurted out and then started laughing. I just looked at him in amused horror.

"Everything always had to be organic… Like bitch eat a fucking burger once in a while!" He yelled. Jasper who opened the back door looked at Edward ranting amused and then looked at me.

You're insane.

He mouthed to me. I just nodded.

I know.

I mouthed back agreeing with him. I didn't know why I suggested drinking. I just wanted the guy to smile, I just wanted the fucking guy to be happy I'll admit it. I just wanted him to forget about Tanya.

And to this day It's hard for me to admit that I didn't want him to love her… because maybe just maybe even in how fresh everything was. I wanted him to like me. But I'll never admit that… not to myself not to you… not now, not then, not ever.

"And do you know her boobs are fake!? I paid for those jugs!" He yelled.

I gasped. And then I laughed and then I sighed.

"Okay Edward… lets get you home." I said taking some cash from my wallet and paying for his drinks.

"But we're having a time here Bella! Lets stay!" He yelled.

"Yeah lets not… shows over I'm bringing you home." I said He rolled his eyes childishly and stood up, and then stumbled. I laughed. I helped him, he swung his arm over mine and after saying goodbye to Jasper who was shaking his head and Alice who was giggling behind her palm, stuffed myself and Edward into a cab. Now Edward had gotten touchy, touchy feely, feely.

"Edward where do you live?" I asked as the cab driver looked at me expectantly.

"Why you wanna do a little something something?" He suggested. I hid back my amusement trying to be stern.

"Edward!" I said the cab driver thank God. Was just amused.

"The Eclipse buildings." Edward slurred out. The man nodded and we drove off I rolled my eyes internally. Of course he lived in the Eclipse buildings. Those were only the most prestige buildings in the entire city. People were literally waiting for people to die to get properties in those buildings. When we pulled up in front of the building I all but dragged Edward out of the car. I haggled to get him in the damn residence elevator but when I did I swiped his key so it could take us to the penthouse.

Of course he lived in the penthouse.

"You know you have the best hair did anyone ever tell you that? Do you dye it darker? it looks light up close" He asked as he played with some of my tresses still leaning on me. I smacked his hand away. When the elevator got to the penthouse I walked in and what I saw kind of shocked me… the place was beautiful. I mean I had seen beautiful homes of course I guess I was just taken aback by how nice his place was. I took his keys and put it on the table in the foyer.

"Come on Bella… I'll show you my room." He said suggestively as he took my hand and all but drunkenly dragged me to his bedroom. I rolled my eyes and shoved him onto his obnoxiously large bed. I stood in front of him in-between his legs as I took his suit jacket off. It fell on the floor.

"Oh you're undressing me. Yes have your way with me." He as he stuck his head in-between my breasts. I rolled my eyes and took his face in my hands.

"You and I are not going to do anything… ever." I said to him.

"I think we should have sex." He said completely ignoring what I said. I rolled my eyes and shoved him back as I took off his shoes. First left, then right. He stretched his arms out and just laid there. I laughed a little bit as I made him stand up, so that I can adjust him to get into his bed, under the covers. Comfortably.

"Did I ever tell you that you have the most beautiful eyes I have ever seen." He whispered to me looking down at me as I held him up. He said it so normally in that moment I actually thought he wasn't drunk, my heart thumped. He smiled a crooked grin that I had grown to love and then he put his forehead to mine. "I think you're beautiful… I love how you dance to the beat of your own drum you know that? I think you're gorgeous… not just the way you look I think you're personality is gorgeous." He admitted and chuckled a little to himself. "But you'd never love a boring guy like me would you?" He added the last part softly. In that moment my heart ached for him. I had no idea what came over me… but we got closer and closer and then we kissed. It was soft, and amazing and even as a damn drunk I could admit. Edward Cullen could kiss. When we pulled apart I looked at him wide eyes and in shock. He didn't say anything as he just drunkenly nodded his head.

"Nice." Was all he said as he fell onto the bed and closed his eyes. I laughed a little bit and tucked him in under the covers. I went into the washroom and found his Advil, I placed it on the nightstand. I put a bottle of water and set his alarm for a reasonable time to get up and get to work. The whole time he just mumbled random things in his sleep. When I turned around to leave my converse got stuck on his suit jacket that fell on the floor and I picked it up. When it did I picked up the little box that fell out. I knew what it was but for some reason I still popped it open and when I saw the beautiful Tiffany engagement ring at me for some reason I got emotional.

I kept my ring in my pocket…. You know to this day. I still keep it in there hoping that one day I'll have the chance to give it to her.

I blinked back tears. Tears that- I didn't understand why they wanted to fall- Before I looked at the ring and then at Edward's sleeping body. I smiled softly putting the ring back in it's rightful place in his pocket and folding everything neatly before I left his fancy little ring, and his fancy little apartment behind.

-The next morning-

"Oh Bella's got a crush on the boss man!" Angela sneered as she sat at the table eating pancakes that I had made for her. I rolled my eyes.

"Please the man is a lost cause." I said as I remembered to grab both my work phones, and stuffing everything I needed in the little bag that Alice gave me.

"Oh yeah then why are you dressed like a girl today?" She asked looking at my skirt.

"Because we have very important people coming to the office today. So, I got to look a little professional if you must know." I said. Rolling my eyes at the annoying inquisitive teenager.

"I think you and the hunk will make a perfect little balanced out couple." She said as she added whip cream to her pancakes. Before cutting into them again and stuffing them into her mouth.

"Nothing will ever go on between me and that man he's literally still in love with his ex… guys like that are dangerous." I said as I swung my bag over my shoulder and applied some lipgloss to my lips.

"Then why do you want him to notice you then? Are you wearing the lip gloss for the important men at the office too?" She said condescendingly as she ate.

"Shut up Angela." I said putting the lipgloss in my purse. She just smirked.

"Just admit it.. You like the guy." She said.

"Angela… shut up. If I get a call saying you skipped fourth again I'll kill you, Understand?" I said as I walked toward her. I went down to her level.

"understood." She said dully as she put more whip cream into her mouth from the can. I shook my head amused as I went to leave.

"Lock up! And don't be late to Maria's recital." I instructed her.

"I'm meeting you at the train station right?" She asked.

"Right." I said and then I opened the door. "Be good." Was the last thing I yelled at her before I left my apartment and made my way to work. When I got to the office and settled at my desk Renesme just looked at me with a knowing smile. I tried to avoid her gaze but after a while I couldn't.

"What?" I sneered.

"Nothing." She said smugly before she went back to her documents. I huffed but before I could say more Edward poked his head out the door.

"Ness?"

"Yah?" She answered.

"Can you go get Hilary and let her know her document was trash and to redo it." He instructed nicely.

"Sure." She said perkily before she got up and disappeared down the hallway.

"Bella?"

"Yah?" I answered hoping he'd send me on a task too so I didn't have to face him.

"Can you come in here for a sec?" He asked. I groaned internally but still nodded and followed him into his office. He didn't even try to be professional.

"I am so sorry." He breathed out once the door was closed. I laughed a little bit.

"It's okay Edward really… it is okay."

"That was completely inappropriate of me and I should have never put you in a position-

"You didn't put me in a position." I said nicely giving him a little pat. "I put you in the position when I asked you out for drinks." I said nicely. He just sat behind his desk his head in his hands.

"I am-

"Edward!" I exclaimed going to sit across from him. "It's okay… I've travelled many states by mini van worse things have happened to me then my millionaire boss drunkenly kissing me." I said his eyes went wide.

"I kissed you!" He exclaimed eyes wide.

"No." I said quickly.

"Oh for fucks sake! Bella I am so-

"Edward!" I said again. "It's fine I swear if It wasn't I would knee you in the balls and quit." I said being honest with him. He sat there and just nodded at my outburst. I smiled at him.

"It was a good kiss." I joked. Despite his obvious shame, he laughed. He laughed so hard he rested his head on his desk. Then he looked up at me.

"I think I'll keep you." Is all he said before he sat back in his desk. "Get to work." He said softly. And then with a smile of my own, I did in fact get to work.

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