Chapter 2 (Edward's POV)

Come waste your millions here
Secretly she sneers
Another corporate show
A guilty conscience grows
I'll feel a guilty conscience grow
I'll feel a guilty conscience grow

She burns like the sun
And I can't look away
And she'll burn our horizons make no mistake

Come let the truth be shared
No-one ever dared
To break these endless lies
Secretly she cries

She burns like the sun
And I can't look away
And she'll burn our horizons make no mistake and I'll hide from the world
Behind a broken frame
And I'll burn forever
I can't face the shame

And I'll hide from the world
Behind a broken frame
And I'll burn forever
I can't face the shame

Sunburn by Muse.

Did you ever wish you didn't have an annoying older brother? This moment I did. This was my second day out of my three days off from the hospital and Emmett just has to annoy me at the store. My store. My dream. You see, I've always loved music and wanted to share it and I've always loved helping people. That's exactly why I'm a doctor and store owner. I usually work three day shifts and have two days off in between. During those two days, I come into the store and make sure everything is running smoothly. It just so happened that Emmett had to stop by today and annoy me about his new cork and pork.
"I'm telling you bro, she's a complete hottie! Long legs, blond hair." Emmett boomed. I pinched the bridge of my nose in frustration.
"Really, Emmett I'm proud of you for using your eye sight but I really don't care about women right now and you should at least make sure she's got a brain, we don't need a repeat of Tanya." I internally winced at her name. Emmet laughed.

"You are such a prude! Are you sure you're not a virgin? And she likes cars by the way! She knows a little more than I do! Wait, wasn't Tanya your mistake?" I huffed.

"Yes she was. I really am not interested in anyone, they usually just care about money and that's it. Congratulations on Barbie though."

"Are you sure? I could hook you up with one of Rosalie's friends? We could double date!" I groaned.

"What? Its lame and we're related, don't set me up. My answer is no!" He laughed and replied.

"You get so worked up and nervous Edward. You are such a prude! You never want to do something against your precious little rules! You need to relax, why don't you do a nurse at the hospital like they do in Grey's Anatomy. I could cut your sexual tension with a knife! Find yourself a girl with a huge pair of tits and that's easy and drunk and have a good night, that's all I'm saying." I was standing up right now and going around my desk, angry. Emmett moved towards the door laughing and threw it open.

"EMMETT! SHUT UP YOU OAF! I need to get back to work." He laughed and walked towards the front of the store and I followed him out, giving apologetic glances to the customers.

"I'm just playing with you, god. Oh, mom says hi by the way. You know you should call her up sometime soon and Alice's wedding is approaching." I waved good bye and sighed.

Another problem, Alice, my younger sister was getting married to Jasper Hale in a couple weeks and had asked me to set up the music for the reception. I hadn't talked to her much in a couple years other than family get togethers since I had recently moved back from New York to settle down here in Seattle. My parents lived in a little town called Forks.

I looked around in the store, checking the racks to see if anything was out of place and nodded to Trevor, the cashier. I was walking towards the back to my office when I spotted an angelic woman looking through classical cd's and records. It was odd that people listened to classical music nowadays. Her back was turned to me and I silently wished that she would turn around so I could get a good look at her. She had brown hair that fell into waves down her back, she was a little pale and had curves in all the right places. She was a little taller than my sister Alice and was holding a bag from the bookstore. It was surprising that a woman at a shopping mall would only go to a bookstore and a music store. She looked up at some of the poster on the wall and I almost gasped at her beauty. It wasn't because she was wearing that horrific makeup that made her beautiful, she had natural beauty. I heart shaped face, brown eyes framed by long lashes and I could faintly make out rosiness on her cheeks that indicated a blush. The woman was stunning and I suddenly felt like Emmett checking out the goddess. So, instead of watching the angel like I would've liked, I headed into the backroom to check out some more shipment information.

It took a little longer than I expected because I couldn't get that goddess out of my head and hoped that she was still there. I was walking on my way back to the front of the store when I heard a gunshot and saw customers screaming and heading out the door.