A/N: HElLLO! ... Hello?...Is anyone there?...Helllo? Oh...you've all left me...no wonder...I know its cuz i suck peen :( But...MY EXAMS ARE OVER! So you have my undivided attention! I tried to get this up as soon as possible...so here it is and I hope you like it after all this time...but if you hate it..please dont hesitate to tell me..cuz yeah..i no...i smell :/

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POV - Bella

Chapter 6 - List Check One

I had officially been in Forks for just over two weeks now and I was still no closer to completing my little list.

Especially the one where you ask Edward out.

I never said I would ask him out.

Gasp! But you promised!

No I didn't.

Yes you did.

NO I DIDN'T

YES YOU DID!

"BELLA!"

I jumped out of my seat, and clutched my chest to stop my heart from falling out.

"What?"

"Are you listening to me?"

Jake was sat across from me, looking through the housing part of the newspaper, while I was supposed to be looking for job openings.

"I got a little side tracked. Sorry."

"As I was saying, did you find any good jobs?"

I looked down at the paper which had a few circles around some jobs ads which I thought would be suitable for myself.

"Just a few. What about you?"

"Yeah I found a few good places, quite spacey with a garden and stuff."

"Jake, you know I can't afford something like that. I just need something small and basic."

"Yeah but you've got Charlie and me. You're family Bells, we're going to help you out."

"But I don't want you to help me out. I want to do this by myself."

Jake sighed while rubbing his face.

"Well, if you won't let me do this for you, then let me do it for my niece and nephew? Same goes for Charlie and his grandkids." Jake gave me a wink before ruffling my hair.

"And we can't forget Grandpa Billy."

We both laughed before going back to look at our papers. We had been in the diner for over an hour now and I was starting to get hungry again. Sighing and putting down the paper, I stood and picked up my purse.

"Jake, I'm going to get something to eat, do you want anything?"

"Bells, you had something an hour ago."

"I know, but I'm hungry, sue me!"

I stomped off, hearing Jake's laughter behind me and made my way up to the counter. Behind it was a tall man, with blonde spiky hair and bright blue eyes that seemed to light up when he noticed me walking his way.

"Hi there, I'm Mike, what can I do for you?"

I pretended not to notice the double meaning behind his words, paying close attention to the menu display on the wall.

"Hey, I would like a chicken sandwich and a plate of home fries please."

"Is that everything?"

I raised an eyebrow at his tone.

"Yes, thank you." I barked out. He seemed to get the point and scurried away to get my food. I made my way back to the table, huffing and plonking myself down in the seat.

"What's wrong?"

"Nothing." I crossed my arms and pouted. Jake just chuckled.

"Now I can see where Lizzie got her pout from."

I stuck my tongue out childishly at him.

"Seriously Bells, what wrong?"

"I'm just fed up of scumbags hitting on me. You know it's happened more than three times since I got here."

"Just ignore them Bells. You're better than they are."

I just nodded and went back to looking at my paper. I felt my food get placed next to me, but I didn't raise my head to say thank you. Once I was sure Mike was gone, I picked up my sandwich and began munching. I was just about to change page when something caught my eye.

WANTED

Teaching Assistant at Forks Pre-school.

5 days a week

8 till 1

$11.50 per hour

"Hey Jake, I think I found a job."

I pushed the paper towards him and pointed out the advertisement.

"It will be good - the hours aren't too long, the pay seems good, and I get to spend some time with Elizabeth while she's at pre-school."

Jake nodded at me, and then went back at looking at the paper.

"You'd probably be working with Rosalie Cullen, she's a brilliant teacher."

"Cullen? As in…"

"Yeah, as in Emmett's wife. You should definitely go down there and apply for an interview."

"I will."

I made a note of the numbers and address before shutting the paper with a satisfied smile.

"Oh, hey look Bells! There's a nice little house up for sale in La Push."

Jake looked up and winked at me. I smacked him on the shoulder while chuckling.

"Keep dreaming Jakey boy, I'm a Forks girl."

"Yeah, you're right. You belong with the pale faces."

I walked through the glass doors, my heels clicking on the marble floor as I made my way to the front desk. There was an old looking woman sat behind the desk. She had her hair pulled up into a messy bun, and was wearing an oversize purple t-shirt. I immediately felt overdressed but the only clothing I had with me was the fancy squeaky-clean stuff I took when running from James.

"Excuse me; I am here for a meeting with Mrs. Cullen."

The woman looked up from her desk and gave me a warm smile.

"Of course dear, just go down to the hall and she will be in the last door on the left."

I thanked her before making my way down the hall. Colorful pictures filled with walls, along with lots of different colored hand prints of the children that had attended the pre-school.

I continued down the hall until I reached the last door on the left, which had a shiny plaque saying Mrs. R. Cullen. I knocked on the door gently waiting for a response.

"Come in."

I entered the room to find a beautiful blonde woman with bright blue eyes sitting behind a desk. As I shut the door she looked up from her work and smiled brightly at me. She stood from her desk and walked around to greet me.

"Hello, you must be Isabella. I'm Rosalie Cullen. It's nice to finally meet you."

I shook her extended hand, slightly puzzled at her last comment. She must have noticed my confusion, as she laughed gently before signaling for me to take the seat opposite her own.

"Isabella, you should know. The whole town has heard that the Chief's long lost daughter has returned. Gossip spreads like a wildfire here."

I joined in with her laughter, slightly nervous, looking down at my hands.

"I have also heard a fair bit about you from Emmett and Edward."

My head shot up in surprise.

Edward had been talking about us! Woo hoo!

Shut up brain! It could have been anything. God! It could have been about why I came back or about the baby. Edward said Rosalie had been through something similar to me. What if he spoke to her about it? What would she think of me?

My worry must have been showing on my face as Rosalie smiled gently at me.

"Don't worry honey; it was nothing but good things about you…and your children. I've heard they're a bit of a handful.'

"Ha! You can say that again, but they are great kids."

Rosalie suddenly sat up straighter and folded her hands, looking at me directly.

"So, why did you decided to apply for this job?"

She stared right into my eyes. There was no fooling this woman so I would have to be completely honest. With a deep sigh, I contemplated my answer before beginning.

"Well, you see, I never went to college. I was married right after I graduated high school and he never let me carry on studying. I was his trophy wife and had to say home and look after the kids once they were born."

I sighed heavily before continuing.

"Long story short, I left him and came back home. I have no money, no qualifications, no house and two small children with another one on the way. I have to find some way to support them. I saw this ad and I decided to go for it. I'm good with kids; I know how to handle them. With a little guidance, I'm sure I can do a good job."

I wrung my hands together nervously, silently praying for a miracle. There was a long moment of silence before Rosalie gently coughed gaining my attention.

"Isabella, I really appreciate you be honest with me, especially seeing as I've been told I can be quite intimidating".

She was right.

"My only concern is with whether or not you think you are capable of handling this job. Clearly you have been through a tough time. I can see the effects of it in your eyes. I'm worried about whether or not you can handle looking after all these children."

I nodded solemnly, re-directing my gaze to somewhere else in the room, picking at my nails, desperately wanting to bite them but realized that seemed unprofessional.

"However…"

My attention returned to Rosalie, whom I'm sure was slightly amused at my nervous posture and wandering eyes. She smirked while leaning forward and resting her elbows on the desk.

"I like you Isabella, and I want to help you out. You clearly need some luck in your life so I am going to give you a chance. I've been through my fair share of hard times and I had people there for me. So, I expect you to be here by 7:45 tomorrow where I will give you a brief overview on your class. I will be keeping an eye on you tomorrow so if there are any questions you have, I will be around to answer them."

Rosalie stood from her desk and walked around, extending her hand out for me to take. She pulled me out of my chair, before shaking my hand to seal the deal. I couldn't believe she was giving me this chance. She, as the head of the pre-school, had no reason to give me the job yet here I was filling out a few forms and signing a contract.

Rosalie shook my hand once before walking me to the door.

"Congratulations Isabella and I will look forward to seeing you tomorrow."

"You too, oh and please, call me Bella."

"Okay then, Bella. Goodbye."

"Goodbye."

The door was closed behind me as I walked back down the hall, a little bounce in my step that wasn't there before. Casting a quick glance at my watch I noticed that it was almost time for the children to be let out. We had planned for me to pick Elizabeth up and Jake would pick Mason up once he had got out of school. Wanting to get outside before rush hour, I picked up my pace while turning a corner.

Suddenly, I bumped into something solid, sending me toppling backwards. I closed my eyes and waited for the impact but nothing came. I slowly opened one eye to see was very amused, familiar pair of green eyes staring down at me.

"Edward! What are you doing here?" My eyes flew open in surprise.

He smiled that damn crooked smile before setting me right on my feet. He ran his hair through his tousled hair, laughing under his breath.

"I'm here to pick up my nephew. Alice couldn't make it and I'm not on call so I offered to pick him up. What about you?"

"Oh, I had a job interview with your sister in law. And Elizabeth will be out soon too."

"How did it go then?"

"I got the job." I said with a little giggle.

"Congratulations!" Before I knew what was happening, Edward had pulled me into a hug, squashing my face in his chest. Not that I was complaining; he smelled really good.

"So is that one of the things on your list ticked off?" Edward asked while pulling away.

I looked down at the floor, feeling my blush take over my face and neck. It was weird talking to him about the list seeing as he knew what was on it. Especially the last part.

"I…Um…Well…Yeah."

I managed to stumble out, blushing even more for sounding like a fool. But luckily I was saved by the bell…literally. Small children soon swamped the halls, all leaving for the day. All too soon, my little girl came into view, chewing on her finger looking a little scared, holding hands with a little boy. He had jet black ringlet on the top of his head with bright blue eyes full of excitement as he led my baby through the crowds.

Just before they reached us, the little boy let go of Elizabeth's hand and ran straight towards us.

"Uncle Eddie!" He squealed in delight as Edward reached down and spun him around, before balancing him on his hip. Elizabeth shuffled to my side, before reaching up, silently asking to be carried. I bent down and scooped my angel into my arms before planting kissed all over her face.

"Hey baby, did you have a good day?"

"Yeah, I made a new friend." She pointed over at the little boy now in Edward's arms.

"Yeah I can see that. What's his name?"

Elizabeth blushed before burring her face into my shoulder, hiding from Edward and the little boy who were now listening to our conversation. Looking over at Edward expectantly, he stepped forward slightly before introducing me to the little boy.

"Bella, this is Anthony. Anthony, this is Bella, Elizabeth's mom."

"Hey Anthony, it's nice to meet you. Have you been looking after my girl while she's at school?"

Anthony smiled, showing off his perfect little dimples.

"Yeah, we played together all day!"

"Ah, well that's nice."

I bounced Elizabeth in my arms to see if she would join in the conversation, but she was now too busy playing with my hair.

"You're pretty!"

I looked over at Anthony who was still smiling at me with those big blue eyes and dimples. I laughed slightly before thanking him, leaning over and kissing him on the cheek. His smile only got wider making me laugh even more.

"He certainly has his way with the ladies." I laughed looking back up at Edward who seemed amused by our interaction.

"Yeah, he definitely knows how to pick 'em." He said with a wink, making me blush once more, ducking my head with embarrassment, just like Elizabeth had done earlier. There was a few moments of slightly awkward silence before Edward coughed, causing me to look back at him.

"So Bella, I was wondering if you would like to…"

He was suddenly cut off by my phone which was now blasting out the blues clues theme tune, thanks to Mason, Elizabeth and Jake. I pulled the new phone that Charlie bought for me out my bag, silently cussing at the painful ringtone, to see he was calling me.

"Sorry Edward, its Charlie."

I flipped my phone open.

"Hey dad."

"Hey Bells." His voice as straight with a slight edge to it. Something was wrong.

"What's wrong dad?"

Edward looked over at me with concern plastered all over his face. I nodded to him slightly letting him know I was fine. Charlie sighed heavily down the phone.

"Bella, I have some bad news."

My heart started pounding against my chest and the blood drained from my face.

"It's about James."

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