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She was finally gone. I felt the tension ease from my shoulders as Bella left. Fuck, the only way I was going to get through this was to pretend she didn't mean anything to me. Just being in the same room as her was torture. I could smell the freesia. Her voice danced around my head, making me dizzy. Those impossibly huge brown eyes. Her lips practically begged for me to taste them. I closed my eyes and remembered our first kiss in front of the vending machines. Fuck, she knew who I was then. Every time I thought about those first moments, I remembered that they weren't what I thought they were. She knew who I was and she didn't say anything. I kept thinking back to see if she gave any hint. I could find none. Her words kept running through my head.
"If I didn't work here, would it be different?"
Yes, Bella it would be different. I could walk away and stop this pain.
The thought of seeing her with another man made me shiver, cold running down my spine and out to all my nerves. But I couldn't let her lie to me either. I was not a doormat. And she was playing games. I don't like games, except for strip boxes.
I checked my watch. It was time to go meet Black.
I hadn't planned what I was going to say once I got there, but I knew one thing for certain. I was going to find out the truth about Bella Swan. I had to get Jacob emotional right away. That is the best way to get people to talk about things they would rather not. So my plan was to mess with his emotions.
I walked into his offices and his secretary sent me right in, sneering at me as I walked past. I walked slowly down the hall. I was not looking forward to this. Alice was right, Jacob did know Bella. He knew more about her than I did and that killed me. I wanted to know her better than anyone. When I reached his doorway, it was ajar and I could hear voices inside. I peeked in to see Bella seated on the desk, with Jacob standing between her legs.
He brushed her hair out of her face. "I have missed you so much, Bella.'
"Jacob, I am mad as hell at you." Her tone was stern.
"It's okay, baby, we can work through it," Jacob brushed her cheek. "Let me remind you what I can do for you." He dropped to his knees before her, pushing her legs further apart.
I was burning with hate for him. He was setting me up to walk in on this. I wondered if Bella knew.
"Oh Jake, yes. I mean no, we shouldn't," Bella put her hand on his shoulder guiding him closer between her legs. "You have to quit getting in the way of my career."
"My, how the library has changed." I walked into the doorway. Bella pushed Jacob away and he fell on his ass. Ha! She got off the desk, smoothing her skirt down.
"Edward, it's not what you think." Her eyes were pleading with me.
"Pretty hard to misinterpret a man's face between your legs. Not that it matters anyway, I don't tell my co workers who they can and can't fuck." I stifled a laugh, when what I really wanted to do was vomit. I wanted nothing more than to pull her away from him. And pound his head into the floor.
Bella grabbed her purse and walked past me to the hall. "Edward, everything isn't always as it appears." She walked down the hall and I closed the door behind her. Turning to Jacob, I had to keep my wits about me if I was going to get to the bottom of this.
"I'm sorry, Black. I didn't realize today was your day. I already had her this morning. Do I taste good?" I smiled as I looked down at him on the floor.
"Fuck you, Cullen." Black pulled himself up to standing.
"I wanted to thank you for giving me the heads up on Bella. The sex was amazing and now that I know what her intentions are, I can use this to my advantage. And my friends, as well." I crossed my arms across my chest and stood before the door.
"Friends? What do your friends have to do with this.?"
"Well, I figure if she wants to get to the top of Cullen, Whitlock and Hale, she'd better have sex with all three sons. I can just imagine her sucking off Jasper and Emmett while I fuck her." He was taking the bait. His face was bright red.
"Bella is not that kind of woman. She has never……." he stopped abruptly.
"She's never what, Black?" I had him where I wanted him.
"She's never…fuck, she's never sucked a cock." I was not expecting that. She sure as hell had this weekend.
"Well, I figure if she wants to whore her way to the top, she'd better start acting like one." I had no intentions of sharing Bella with Jasper and Emmett, but Jake didn't know that. For all he knew he had set this ball in motion. I could see the terror rising in his eyes. He was taking me seriously.
"Bella didn't plan on sleeping her way to the top," he whispered. "I'm sorry Black, what was that? I didn't quite hear you." I was enjoying this too much.
"You heard me!" He spat out at me. "I lied. She left me. I knew you would meet her this morning. I saw the way she looked at you in court. I knew you were my competition and I had to put a stop to it. You weren't supposed to try to beat her at her own game. I thought even you had more values than that."
"I didn't use her, Black," I chuckled. "I meant it when I made love to her this weekend. Every time." I turned and walked out of his office. I had all of the information I needed.
