Thank you all for your great reviews. Sorry I didn't respond to everyone but this week has been a hectic one. Busy weekend coming up so I'm posting early to make sure I do it. Hopefully you enjoy this chapter. It's a slow build.

All characters belong to Stephanie Meyers.

Out of the Shadows

Chapter 3: Wake Up

The next morning dawned very early, too early. The city was shrouded in fog. The sun wouldn't be making an appearance for hours still. It's going to take a while to get used to early call times again. It's been a long time since I've been on set with my client.

As I read through the script and the notes from hair and make up, I knew that it was going to be very early call times for this film. The character was a vampire so to achieve the right look he was going to be very familiar with make up people.

Today's call time was 7:30 so we were being picked up at 6:45. It was now 5:30 am and Edward's wake up call was in an hour. It was totally not fair that all he had to do was stumble out of bed, throw on whatever was lying on the floor and get to the lobby.

I jumped into the shower and completed my beauty regime in record time. The outfit for the day was dark wash jeans, long sleeve shirt, hoodie, rain jacket and stylish but comfortable boots. The call sheet for the day stated that we were on location in a forest for the majority of the day. A quick check of the time made me realize that I had time to get down to the Starbucks around the corner, that I found last night, to fuel up for the day.

Thankfully the Starbucks was opened at 6 am. I feel sorry for the person that drew the short straw to end up with that shift. There is nothing worse than having to be perky while serving tired, groggy people. I was only one of two people in the store at that time and it seemed that the memo about being perky didn't reach this employee, which I was thankful for. I ordered 4 coffees and prepared them into various states of sweet and creamed. Coffee preferences were one of the few areas that I hadn't touched on with either Edward or Alice. Hopefully one of these will work but at this time in the morning anything works for me.

I was never a big coffee person before this career but I so rarely got time to get meals during the day that coffee just kept me going. I would try and eat the best I could at dinner or when I got home. After losing 50 pounds I was determined to not fall into the fast food diet again. I was now addicted to excise when stressed instead of food. If I didn't get a run in during the day I was a bitch to deal with within a few days.

On my way back to the hotel I gave Edward is wake up call.

"Hello." How the hell can someone sound sexy at that time in the morning being woken up?

"Good Morning Edward. It's 6:30 am. You have 15 minutes to be in the lobby."

"See you then, beautiful." Is it really possible to be flirting at this time of the morning? I don't know if I was going to last in this job long. Between him and who I was, I just didn't know. I thought that I wouldn't get so annoyed with his perfect persona. That was who he was in high school but I was hoping that some of that had slipped by now. I was really hoping that someone had knocked him down a peg or two.

At exactly 6:44 a rather large man entered the lobby of the hotel. As we were the only two, other than the staff, we acknowledged each other. Just then the elevator doors opened and out came Edward. The butterflies in my stomach started as soon as we made eye contact.

He looked liked he'd just had the best sex of his life, and I was so jealous that it wasn't with me. He was wearing low-slung jeans, a tight fitting turtleneck with a leather jacket over top. His walk was confident and sexy with just a little smirk on his face. I'm sure my eyes were wide open as well as my mouth.

"Mr. Cullen, my name is TC and I'll be your driver for the production." He put is large hand out for Edward to shake. I quickly composed myself and made sure that I hadn't let the coffee tray slip.

"Pleasure to meet you TC. This is Izzy Dwyer, my assistant. She'll be coming with us most days to set. Izzy, please tell me one of those cups is for me." Edward was staring longingly at the cups. Obviously he wasn't much of a morning person either but he sure looked ready to me.

I went over the choices and he took the full cream and sugar one, which I filed away for tomorrow morning. I offered TC one of the others. He was very happy with that. It looks like no one in our little party was a morning people.

We loaded into a SUV with tinted windows parked out front. Edward climbed into the back and I sat next to TC. During the half hour trip to the set we talked about the other cast members and their call times. It seemed that Edward was the only one at the moment that had to be there at such an early time. I don't know why I was grumbling so much because I hated night shoots even more and I didn't even have to perform.

After a beautiful drive through a forest, we ended up at the set. The circus of trailers was all set up. The wardrobe, hair and make up, set design, AD, director, grips and camera trailers were all buzzing with activity. The only star trailer with a light on was Edward's. A constant flow of people from the circus to the set was starting, with most people stopping by the catering truck for breakfast first.

The second assistant director, Grant, met us at the vehicle. He quickly led Edward and I to the make up trailer. Once Edward was in the chair, Grant took me to Edward's trailer to get settled in. Grant was nice enough to have a walkie set up for me so I could keep track of the activity on set. I was set to the ADs channel so I would know when Edward was traveling to and from set.

After dropping my non-essential stuff, I made a quick beeline to the catering truck to get Edward's breakfast. I'd let Grant know that I would look after Edward's needs while here so the other A.D.s didn't get pulled in too many directions. I got Edward's breakfast order, and realized that there had to be a fan behind the counter today. I've never seen this much effort and presentation put into a breakfast burrito. I grabbed him another coffee, some juice and a fruit cup.

Knocking on the make up trailer door I was greeted by an older man who was about to shut the door in my face until Edward looked over.

"Hey Izzy. Is that for me? You are sooo much better than Alice. Thanks so much." He gave me the smile that made his fans swoon. It took a lot of effort to not let my knees buckle with that much dazzle.

"You're welcome. Is there anything else that you need?"

"No, I'm good for now. I'll see you on set later though, right?" His voice made me sure that he wanted me on set. It would be nice to watch him for a while. I really wanted to see if the Edward of my memory was the same one sitting in front of me.

"Of course." I left the trailer and headed back to his to get some work done before shooting began.

The rest of the day was the same as it is on any film set. I fell back into the routine of things quickly, and found it interesting being able to watch Edward from a distance. The way he treated everyone from the director to the PAs was something new. I was beginning to wonder if my dislike of Edward was because of his cocky attitude at school or my own lack of self-confidence.

After a month of trying my absolute best to avoid Edward after the car incident I seemed to be constantly near him. My class schedule didn't change but every time I left a class or got to the cafeteria, Edward was there. He was on his own or with his friends. Rosalie and Alice were still in school with us but they had their own group of friends. He always fell into any group with ease and confidence.

One afternoon something really strange happened. I was the last one out of the gym, as usual. I hated changing in front of the other girls so I would hide in the bathroom until most of the girls were already gone. Gym was the only class that I didn't have an A in. Maybe the fact that I couldn't run the track without heaving up a lung was the problem.

As I came out of the change room and rounded the corner I had to stop dead in my tracks. There was Edward with my best friend, Angela. I didn't have the nerve to confront them so I stepped back and eaves dropped on their conversation.

I knew Angela was crying because I could hear the deep sobs coming from her. It was so rare for Angela to be emotional that the fact that Edward was comforting her was secondary.

"It's okay. Angela, right? He's a total loser anyway and you just need to keep your distance." Edward said while he was patting her arm.

"I-I-I just d-don't u-u-understand. I-I was just standing here waiting for my friend. W-w-why would he do that? I don't even know him." She was holding her left arm.

"Do you want to check to see if the nurse is still here?

"No. I'll just wait for Bella and then go home but thanks Edward"

At that point I stepped out from my hiding place and tried to look casual. I feigned surprise at seeing Angela with Edward.

"Ang, what happened?"

"I'll go now. I hope it gets better and don't let him get to you. He's just a jerk." With that Edward turned and started to go down the hall in the opposite direction.

"What were you doing with Edward Cullen?" Angela had been my confidant for so many years that she was well aware of all my ups and downs with Edward. She didn't understand my dislike of him but definitely knew about the physical reaction that he brought out in me.

"He was just checking on me. Some idiot slammed right into me as he was coming out of the change rooms. He hit me so hard that my arm smacked against the doorframe. Edward saw what happened and was just checking on me. I don't know why you have such a hate on for him." She started to walk out of the building.

That night with the lights our in my bedroom I reran what had happened today with Angela. Maybe I was wrong about Edward. Maybe he wasn't as bad as I had made him out to be. He still wouldn't notice me or even know my name but that didn't make him a bad person just like everyone else.

Over the next couple of days we set up a routine of wake ups, hot coffee, chats with TC, and me getting to know everyone in the circus on a first name basis. I'd learned early on as a PA to make friends with the people on the lower rungs of the production ladder.

They usually worked the hardest but were the most loyal, especially when it came to the stars that were nice to them. The best stars usually had personal assistants that were just as accommodating. Attitude went a long way in the industry. For the actors it was looks, talent and box office. For the rest of the crew it was who you knew and how well you worked. Occasionally I would hang out on set and watch him work. He didn't mind me being there but he rarely asked me for anything.

I spent a good deal of time after lunch catching up on emails, phone calls and coordinating Edward's schedule. The transition between Alice and I was almost seamless. I spent a good deal of time communicating with Alice about schedules, contacts, up coming projects or publicity tours, as well as some of Edward's preferences. She was a wealth of knowledge that made my life easier.

I noticed a tread that Edward was a man with simple tastes. He didn't want the expense products or fancy restaurants. I made sure that the craft cart had some of his favourites, M&Ms and chocolate covered pretzels. Sherry, the craft lady, even gave me a heads up about the best place to get the pretzels. TC showed me the closest Bernard Challebaut shop to the hotel so I could stock up. Edward kept grumbling about loving them too much but from what I saw on set he was burning it quickly. His body was definitely not showing anything but perfection.

I wasn't the only one watching Edward on set. Most of the women who were there couldn't keep their eyes off of him. He was never conceited about the attention or seeking it.

At the end of the shoot on Friday, TC drove us back to the hotel. Edward had the weekend off so I was looking forward to some down time. I was in need of some me time to try and get caught up on my life. I hadn't spoken to my dad or Angela since I took this job. They knew I was on a new job but they didn't know the particulars.

I knew that dad would not approve of me working for Edward. He was well aware of the issues that I had in high school. He still blamed himself for not being there more for me. The idea of having a Cullen in my present and future was certainly not what my dad would want for me.

Angela, on the other hand, would probably squeal with delight just at the mention of Edward. Angela had followed his career from the beginning, and would consider herself one of his biggest fans even though she was outside his normal fan demographic.

Just as I was wondering who to call first Edward interrupted my thoughts.

"So Izzy where do you want to go tonight? I need to let off some steam. Hey TC what's a good place for some live music and good food around here?"

"I would suggest either the Yaletown or the Republic. Just give me a call and I'll get you in without any problems." TC pulled the car to the curb. I jumped out and TC was there at Edward's door. I went in front of Edward, especially when I realized that there were a few fans out front waiting.

Once we were in the elevator, he gave my arm a little nudge. "So which club do you want to go to?"

"Uh, either one is fine with me. You really don't have to take me with you" I said as I stared at the numbers going up.

"Why would I turn down a night out with a beautiful woman?" The elevator doors opened and we stepped out. "I'll call TC and make the arrangements. I'll see you in about 2 hours."

As I opened the door to my room I realized that this was the beginning of the end or the start of a new chapter.

Coming up next a night on the town. Will Bella (Izzy) let her guard down or will Edward prove Bella right about keeping her distance? Let me know what you think. Have a great weekend.