A/N: Hello lovely readers! Wow, I can't believe the response this story has received! This chapter is going to be a bit shorter so I apologize but I wanted to give Peter a chance to voice his thoughts too.

Forgive me for not updating, I caught the flu and I got worse after a week with it but I'm back now!

Song

Loveless - Lo Moon

Chapter Four

Peter Cullen

Isabella Swan - Bella.

I leaned over the mahogany desk in my office, reading Bella's profile that I managed to get after negotiating with my sister. Carefully going over every little detail about the woman that Rosalie was able to gather from her directly.

Last night I realized I wasn't just captivated by Bella's beauty but completely intrigued by all of her. She was quick with her mind and held her own no matter how nervous I made her.

But there was still something I contemplated all night once I dropped her off.

There was something hiding behind her innocent brown eyes. They held a sadness to them, a sadness that quickly turned to fear when her attention landed on something or someone behind me. Just behind what I assumed was the window of her apartment.

It didn't take much for me to realize Bella needed help. An escape. Which is why Rosalie hired her.

My sister always did her job gracefully without getting involved in anything too violent although she did leave that to us whenever it came to defending her girls.

Just imagining Bella needing help getting away from an abusive relationship like so many of Rosalie's employees have in the past made me feel blinding anger.

But then I reflected.

If Bella knew what Jasper and I did for a living. What we were capable of.

Would she want to be involved with us?

Whatever may happen I knew one thing for sure, I would find out what made my Bella display such fear in front of me. And I would end it whatever or whoever it was.

Hearing the front door open I knew Jasper must have arrived. Deciding to discuss what I saw tonight with him I grab Bella's file and I head out to inform my brother.

The next day I found myself growing anxious to see her again. I constantly checked the bar from the window of my office to see if Bella had arrived only to see a few of the doting waitresses eyeing Jasper as he discussed business with Emmett and a few of our men.

I grew irritated with myself because I couldn't get any of my own tasks done and I was always either looking down to the stage or standing up from my chair even though I wasn't going anywhere.

What a fool.

As the day led to night I had to head downstairs to check on Rosalie and see if there was any inventory that needed to be restocked tomorrow morning.

Then somehow there she was. Bella was walk around the corner from behind the bar where she was wrapping the laces of her apron around her slim waist. She looked a little more tired compared to the last time I saw her and paler than usual.

I grinned at her when her eyes finally caught me staring and was welcomed by a shy smile followed by the usual pink tint coloring her cheeks that betrayed her inner most emotions.

Christ I wanted her and I practically begged whatever force there was that my assumption of her feelings being mutual would be true.

"Hello Bella." I said for only her to hear me as I walked up to stand next to her, looking at the bottles behind the bar to see how much there was left in each.

"Hello...Peter." The way she pronounces my name with that gentle voice of hers did things to me and I had to lean closer to her. I could smell her natural scent of lavender as my arm brushed up against hers.

Looking down I saw she was looking at me curiously. Her plump lips slightly parted. Before a waitress interrupted us, I imagined biting her bottom lip and what it would feel like to caress her tongue with mine.

Fuck I have to control my thoughts before I developed a hard on in front of her and the rest of the staff.

Feigning writing something on the pad I had in my hand I leaned closer.

"I like the way you say my name. It makes me wonder how it would sound in other...instances coming from you."

I stared at her lip as she bites it and her chest raises slowly.

"Maybe someday you will." She teases and I practically groaned when her hand brushes against my chest as she reaches for the bottle of vodka on the second shelf to my left.

Her eyes practically set something inside of me on fire and I had to walk away before I ended up dragging her away and fucking her senseless in my office.

Walking up the stairs I saw Jasper shaking his head with a shit eating grin on his face.

"Shut up, I don't want to hear it." I said quickly which only made him chuckle.

Rushing past him I nearly slam my door as tried to control the erection I had and I didn't come out until I was sure I could even stand being so close to Bella again.

So much for keeping control of my thoughts.