Chapter 2: Green Eyes

"Isabella, that's a pretty name." Edward said with a dazzling smile as he held the door open for me.

"It's Bella." I corrected with a small smile as we walked towards the courtyard.

"Well, I'm Edward. I'm sorry about this morning. I didn't know anyone was back there." He answered.

"Most people don't venture that far back during the first week of school." I added as we sat down on one of the picnic tables.

He nodded taking out his notebook. "So, Bella do you have any preference as to what subject you want to write about?"

"I'm mostly interested in counseling. You?" I stated. I was having a hard time getting over how good-looking he was.

"I'm in the mental health counseling major." He said with a smile.

"I guess counseling it is." I said scribbling down in my notebook with a smile.

"Tell me about yourself, Bella." He interrupted watching me.

"Like what?" I asked.

"How old are you? Where are you from? Why are you studying psychology?" He numbered causing me to giggle.

"Well, I'm twenty years old, and I was born in Forks, Washington, but grew up in Phoenix before moving here to New York with my two best friends. And I really want to help people. How about you?" I answered.

"I'm twenty-four, born and raised in Chicago. My undergraduate degree is in Biology. But after one semester I found out Medical School wasn't for me so I switched to psychology." He replied.

"Biology sounds tough." I commented tucking a loose strand of hair behind my ear.

"It is, but it's fascinating." He added.

I looked down at my watch and found that I was already late for lunch. "I hate to run, but I'm late for lunch." I said noticing a small frown on his face.

"Can I at least have your number?" He asked with a half smile that caused my stomach to flutter.

"You know for the paper." He quickly added.

"Sure." I said scribbling it on the corner of his notebook. "Give me a call, and we'll set something up." I said waving to him as I rushed across campus.

"You're late!" Alice chimed in as sat down at our usual table my sandwich and iced tea already waiting for me.

"Sorry, I got a bit distracted." I said with a small smile as I opened the container.

"Distracted? Was is good distracted?" Rose asked looking at me expectantly causing me to blush.

"Something tells me Bella met somebody." Alice said bouncing on her seat. "What's he like?"

"I really didn't meet anybody. We just got paired up for a huge paper project in one of my classes. We're suppose to work together to come up with a hypothetical case and use a theory to help the person." I explained.

"Bella, we don't care if you have to weave baskets underwater. What does he look like?" She stated sarcastically.

"Well, he's tall, bronze hair, green eyes, and a gorgeous smile." I said with a huge smile.

"He sounds dreamy." Alice said taking a sip of her coffee.

"But he's just my partner. I told you guys I don't want to get involved with anybody." I warned looking at both of them. "I'm just going to concentrate on class.

Alice and Rosalie both rolled their eyes. "Whatever you say, Bella." Alice said with a knowing smile that always infuriated me beyond belief.

"I got great news!" Rose said with a huge smile. "I met this guy."

"As usual." Alice and me said in unison laughing.

"And we are going out Saturday night." She stated playing with her salad.

"That's great, Rose." I replied. Rose loved dating, she loved the adventure of getting to know someone.

"But the best part is that it's a triple date." She said smiling wider.

"Who are you going with?" I asked oblivious to the obvious.

"You two ofcourse, and Emmett's best friends. And if they look half as cute as this guy then we'll all be set." She finished.

"Rose, you know I despise blind dates." I complained. I had only been on one, and that had not gone over to well.

"You only went on one!" Rose retaliated. "And it was set up by your mom. I think I have better taste than that."

"You haven't even met him!" I shot back, crossing my arms across my chest. "Help me Alice!"

"I think it may be fun. And it means we need to shop!" She exclaimed taking out her pink leather planner.

"I'm not doing it, Rose." I warned with a groan.

"Come on, Bella. It'll be fun. If it blows we'll leave." Rose pleaded.

"Fine." I said gathering my stuff. "You owe me big."

"You may even meet Prince Charming." Alice added with a wink as I left to work.

I slowly made my way to work. I was a part-time receptionist for the Psychology Department, and I usually worked the afternoons. The job was not very difficult, and it allowed me time to catch up on any homework.

I quickly checked my messages and emails. There was not much work to do, and those green eyes kept popping in my head. I didn't know what to make of him. He was obviously smart and good looking, but there had to some sort of catch. Nobody could be so perfect.

"It's a small campus." I heard a silky voice say from the other side of the counter.

I looked up only to see the same green eyes I had just been daydreaming about. "Edward, what are you doing here?" I inquired.

"I just started working in the Addiction Counseling Lab across the hall." He explained leaning over the counter.

"Impressive." I replied. Professor Myers only hired the best students to work for his lab, and he was widely known for his work.

"Do you know if the orders came in?" He asked me.

"I'm not sure, I just arrived. I'll go check for you." I said making my way to the storage room. I couldn't find anything belong to Professor Myers.

"Do you know what it was for?" I questioned when I returned.

"Some lab equipment." He answered. "It was suppose to arrive sometime this week."

"Well, it's not in the back." I stated sitting down.

"I'll come by and check tomorrow. Do you work tomorrow?" He stated.

"In the afternoon." I replied.

"I'll see you then, Bella." He responded before walking away from my desk.

As soon as I lost sight of him, I threw myself back in the chair. I honestly couldn't wait to the following morning. There was something about him that really caught my eye, and I was dying to get to know him better.

A/N: I'm so happy that so many of you like my first chapter. It really is a lot of fun to write.

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