Disclaimer: I don not own Twilight. I only own this story's plot.

Author's note: You may have noticed that I have named my chapters.

Also, I am sorry for the late update. I rewrote this chapter three times to get it to it's present state.

I had so many ideas, and was a generally confused person!

BPOV

"This is Mr. Cullen's office. You are speaking to Bella Swan. How may I help you?" I said into the phone, stifling my yawn.

"I'm Samantha Walters. I recently purchased a house with your company's help." said the person on the line, sounding very upset.

"Is there something wrong?" I asked, concerned.

"My accountant was going through my papers to do my taxes, and he said that my housing papers had been partially forged. Apparently, in the eyes of the law, I am not the owner of the house. What am I supposed to make of this? Did I have an illegal transaction with Cullen Enterprises? I always though you were a company to be trusted, but I guess I was wrong" she fumed.

"I'm very sorry Ma'am. Let me transfer you to Customer Care so that you can officially lodge a complaint. I assure you I will personally see to it that your problem is sorted out." I guaranteed, before pressing the call transfer button on my phone.

Once the person at Customer Care picked the phone up, I hung up, and sighed. There was something seriously wrong going on. Cullen Enterprises had always had a spotless reputation but that wouldn't last at this rate. This was the third such complaint I had received today.

I was very worried, and suspected an inside hand in the dirty dealings going on. Cullen Enterprises was very dear to me, and I would do anything in my power to keep up the respected status of the company. I dialed out Mr. Cullen's mobile number.

"Hello. Richard Cullen here."

"Sir, this is Bella" I said.

"Yes Bella? Is there something wrong?" he asked

"I'm not too sure sir. There seem to have been a lot of murky dealing lately. Customer Care tells me that we've been flooded with complaints this past week. I've received three calls today from our buyers, who all complained to me about forged ownership papers."

"I suspected as much" Mr. Cullen muttered gravely. "Bella, I want you to go into my office, and shut the door. Only then must you resume this conversation. I don't want anyone in the office over hearing our conversation"

Mr. Cullen's word of caution was not without reason. Our office staff had a reputation for spreading gossip, and something as juicy as talk of allegedly forged papers would go around the office in no time.

I took out Mr. Cullen's spare keys from my drawer and went into his room. I locked it before continuing my conversation.

"What do you think is going on, sir?" I asked.

"I'm not entirely sure myself, Bella" he said. "All I can say is I'm pretty sure it has something to do with Mike. I knew that fellow was a bad one the moment I laid my eyes on him"

Mike. Mike Newton. He was the son of Mr. Cullen's close friend Ian Newton. He had given Ian's son a job here as a favor, but it looked like he would dearly regret his decision. Mike was in control of the legal aspect of the company so he was perfectly placed to pull of something like this.

"Maybe we should give him the benefit of doubt sir." I said. After all Mike's father was not only Mr. Cullen's friend, but also an investor in the company.

"What do you think I took this trip for?" Mr. Cullen asked suddenly.

"I don't know sir' I said, confused. "Wasn't it to get some business deal?" Mr. Cullen had given me the impression that he was going to San Francisco for a week to meet with some new clients.

"Actually, you're wrong." he said. "I only pretended to go to San Francisco, so that I could let Mike handle the business for a few days. There have been some dirty dealings going on ever since he joined our company, and I left him in charge just to confirm my suspicions that he's the one responsible for them."

Things suddenly seemed to make sense now. That's why Mr. Cullen was very evasive when I had questioned him the week before about why he was taking the trip, so that I could prepare his weekly schedule.

"Why did you not tell me this, sir?" I asked. I was frankly a bit hurt that I had not been included in the plan.

"That was actually on the insistence of my lawyer. He says that everyone in the office is a suspect, so it was important that I didn't reveal my plans to anyone. That's why I let you take off for a week. Now you are officially no longer a suspect, because the dealings continued in your absence."

"Good to know, sir" I laughed.

"I'm actually in Manhattan right now. I never did leave New York." he said. "I just made that trip up to give Mike the belief that no one was watching him, and that he could do whatever he liked."

"Nice plan sir!" I said.

"Actually, I take no credit for it. It was entirely my lawyer's idea."

"So, when are you planning to expose Mike?" I asked.

"I was planning to keep the whole thing under wraps, and away from the public eye, for Ian's sake. He has nothing to do with this, and I don't want his name to be tarnished thanks to his good for nothing son."

"That's very nice of you sir" I said, fully meaning it. I doubt I would have acted so big heartedly, had I been in the same position.

"Bella, I would give you the rest of the day of, but I need someone I can trust in the office."

"I understand sir" I said. I wished him a good day, before hanging up. I exited Mr. Cullen's office quietly, but to my misfortune, Mike saw me. I had been avoiding him the whole day, because he had an annoying habit of constantly hitting on me.

Yet another item to add to the list of reasons why I dislike him!

Sure enough, when he came closer to me, he whispered in what he must have thought was a seductive voice, "Hey baby! Your place or mine?"

"Neither" I said, irritated with his stupidity. Couldn't he take a hint, and stop bothering me?

"Why not?" he purred. "I know you want me, baby." He briefly felt me up, and I found it impossible to repress my shudder of disgust. Mike, being Mike however, misinterpreted my reaction entirely.

"I'm turning you on, aren't I?" he said. Oh, Mike! Just the opposite!

"Maybe you should just go fuck yourself" I hissed.

"Why would I do that when you could do it for me" he said, smirking, and that just pushed me over the edge. I slapped him hard across his face and said, "Leave me alone. Got that?"

He nodded, having the good sense to look embarrassed, and went back to his cabin. Thankfully no one witnessed that little scene. Mike just generally asked me out, but was never this vulgar. I guess being in control had really gotten to his head. Shaking my head, I went back to my desk, and prepared myself for a busy as hell day.

My cell phone began to ring. It took me a little while to find it, and when I did, I the caller identification flashed Alice's name.

"Hi Alice!" I said.

"Hey Bells. I'm bored. Entertain me please" she said.

I laughed, before saying "Sorry Alice, but I'm at work right now, so I can't talk much. Why don't you call Edward? He's at home with Ethan."

"How come Ethan isn't at school?" she asked, a little surprised.

"He was feeling sick this morning, so the doctor volunteered to baby sit!" I remarked

"Aww! That's adorable!" she gushed.

"So, are you all set for your big day?" I asked, remembering her date with Jasper.

For a moment she was silent, before saying "Yep! I can't wait!"

Something was going on, but I wasn't in the mood to find out. My office phone began ringing, so I hung up on Alice, and took the call.

I had a feeling this was going to be a long day. "This is Mr. Cullen's office. You are speaking to Bella Swan. How may I help you?" I said into the phone, stifling a yawn for the second time today.

Ethan POV

"Ethan, I want to have an agreement with you" Daddy said.

"Okay"

"I'll kiss mommy when she gets home, if you promise to go to your room after that so daddy can talk to her alone. She'll be home late, and you need your sleep. Deal?"

"Deal"

I couldn't wait for Mommy to get home!

BPOV

Finally! The time on my computer read 7:30 which meant that it was time for me to clock out. I shoved all my papers together, stuffed them in my drawer, and locked it, before clocking out and practically running out of the office. The atmosphere in there had been driving me crazy, and I was desperate to go home. There were all sorts of rumors going on about Cullen Enterprises' imminent down fall triggered by the many complaints we had received today, and I just couldn't handle all the malicious gossip.

I had to wait for nearly fifteen minutes before a cab came my way. In the beautiful city of New York, it is an unwritten rule that the only time you find a cab is when you don't need one. I got in and heaved a sigh. I was mentally worn out, because I had done a week's worth of work today.

I couldn't wait to go home and relax…

The cab finally pulled up in front of Alice's apartment. I paid the cabbie, and unlocked the front door. Shutting the door behind me, I looked for my two favorite boys. Both Ethan and Edward were sitting on the couch, apparently waiting for me. They were seated identically, and looked so much alike.

The difference was, however, in their expressions. While Ethan wore a look of eager anticipation and slight drowsiness, Edward looked somewhere between resolute and frightened. Before I could ask either of them what was going on, Edward strode up to where I was standing.

He looked at me for a second, cupped my cheek in his hand, and kissed me!!

And finally! They kiss! applause .

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