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Chapter 7
B POV
"How's Emily?" Sam asked as I finished wiping down the last table.
"She's fine, she's better." I told him with a smile as I took off my apron, "I'm going to go ahead and head out. Have a good night Sam!"
"Bella, wait, I'd like to speak with you before you leave," Sam said giving me the motion to sit down. I hadn't done anything wrong, I had shown up to work as I was supposed to and was always early. I couldn't be getting fired, right? "You're an exceptional worker, I need to take some time off. Emily has some friends down in Florida. She wants to go visit them before we get married."
"I didn't know you were engaged, congratulations sir," I said with a smile. This was going well.
"Thank you. Anyway, I was wanting to see if you were interested in taking over for me while I'm gone. It would mean longer hours, you would have to be here early in the morning a couple of times. I know you have Emily to think of, but I would really love to give you this opportunity." I didn't even know how to respond, I simply nodded and asked if I was able to go.
I could barely get the key in the ignition my hands were shaking so bad. How had this happened? Was Edward my fairy godmother? Well, godfather, wait no that makes him sound like a mobster. We'll stick with him being my godmother. Okay, this good-looking guy comes into my life and suddenly good things start happening? A tap on the window made me jump out of my skin, seeing who it was I locked the doors and didn't bother rolling down the window. I know that would make Mike mad but I truly didn't even care now. I was happy and no one was going to ruin that for me, not even Mike.
When I pulled up to the cabin it was nearly 11 PM, I was a little later than planned but I hadn't expected to have a talk with my boss. As I got out of the car, I stared down the dirt road, searching for headlights and praying Mike hadn't followed me. After a few minutes, I saw it was safe and walked inside to the purest thing I had seen in a long time: Edward with Emily curled up next to him fast asleep.
"They've been like that for an hour now, well Edward just fell asleep not long ago." Alice told me startling me a little.
"I'm sorry I'm late, my boss asked to speak with me before I left." I sighed as I rubbed my forehead, this had been a long day full of irritating customers, I was glad to be in a safe place for the night. I looked back at Emily and Edward and chuckled, "Ya know, she's never been like this with anyone. She's only known him a day."
"Edward can have that effect on people," I turned to her and saw her drying her hands on a towel. "Anyway, I already texted our parents, I said we were staying at a friend's house. So, I'm going to head to bed, I'm sure you're tired as well."
"Night Alice" I told her and watched her walk off to the room across from mine. I contemplated waking Emily up and getting her into the bed, but she looked so content next to Edward that I let her be. Walking into my bedroom, I saw a new set of pajamas laying on the bed, he had really bought us clothes. I couldn't help the smile that came onto my face when I fingered the new set of sleep wear, I knew I could never pay him back for all he was doing for me, but I would sure try. Without any more hesitation, I took the PJ's into the bathroom and changed. The top was a gray tank top with a pink heart in the middle, the pants were black and pink checkered.
Walking out, I was a bit startled to see Edward up and putting Emily in bed. "Hey, I didn't mean to wake you."
"No, you're fine. I was just bringing her in here, probably more comfortable than my side," Edward whispered, miraculously Emily was still sound asleep. As if he knew what I was thinking, he continued: "I have a younger sister, I put Alice to bed a few times when we were little."
"Thank you for the pajamas, you really didn't have to."
"I'm glad they fit, I figured you were around the same size as Alice. They look good on you." Edward rubbed the back of his head and gave a small smile. I felt the rush of red on my cheeks. Edward must have realized what he said as I noticed his eyes go wide. "Um… Well, you should go to sleep. I'm making omelettes in the morning."
"He cooks too?" I teased sitting down on the bed. "Your girlfriend must realize she found the jackpot with you, right?"
"I don't have a girlfriend," Edward said simply before walking out of the room. That hadn't been awkward at all.
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"Mommy! Mommy!" I groaned as I felt the familiar feeling of little hands pressing into my shoulder. "Mommy! Wake up!"
"Woah, Em, why don't you let your mom sleep?" I heard Edward say.
"I'm up," I groaned, my arm thrown over my eyes. I lifted it just a bit to see Edward holding Emily. "What time is it?"
"Nearly 11 AM. She's been up since 7."
"She didn't wake you, did she?" I asked sitting up and rubbing my eyes. I'm sure my hair was a mess, I probably had stuff around my eyes.
"I mean, she did, but it's fine. I took Alice back home, went and got some doughnuts. Emily had a blast riding with me."
"Doughnuts? What happened to omelettes?"
"Who says you can't have both?" Edward asked as he walked out of the room. I gave a small chuckle as I looked in the closet to see an overwhelming amount of clothes. I fingered each shirt, each dress, each item of clothing. I had never had so many clothes in my life, it was an odd feeling. Finally settling on a yellow sundress, I fixed my make-up, and simply brushed my hair. I walked out to find Edward and Emily in a deep debate about doughnuts, apparently arguing which flavor was better. Edward caught sight of me, I had never felt so self-conscious as I did under his gaze. "What kind of doughnut would you like ma'am?"
"I'll stick with just an omelette," I said shaking my head as he plated an omelet. "What does it have in it?"
Edward cleared his throat, threw his towel over his shoulder and looked at me with a straight face. "In front of you, you'll find an omelette with green onions, red bell peppers, ham, and cheese."
"Are you acting like I'm a judge?" I asked as I took a bite, Edward nodded with a smirk. "You're a dork."
"All kidding aside, how was work last night?" Edward asked taking a seat next to me.
"Um… I wanted to talk to you about that. My boss offered to train me to take his place while he goes on vacation. It would mean longer hours, I might have to go in and open the store. I know you're busy and you have a life, I have no right to throw this on you with how much you have helped me already."
"Bella, stop," Edward said placing his hand on mine. "You would be insane to pass this up. I'll help you anyway I can. Alice is almost out, she would love to spend the night here and watch Emily while you work."
"What about your parents? They're going to wonder who their daughter is spending so much time with." I looked down at my food. "Maybe Alice is right, maybe you should just tell them you're helping me. Would it be that bad?"
"It's up to you Bella, if you want me to tell them then I will. Okay?" I nodded and went back to eating my food.
"How do you not have a girlfriend? This is amazing!"
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