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Lucky in Love: Bella Swan's Story

Chapter Four: The Big Bad Wolf

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After that I went to lay in my bad and read one of my many romance novels, but I couldn't get my mine off of what happened today. I didn't know what to do. So I turned off my light and tried to get some sleep.

The only thing was that I was dreaming about Edward Cullen.

To say that I was cranky in the morning was an understatement. For some reason my mind would not get away from the idea about Edward Cullen. Every time a dream would come, he would be the star and I would jerk awake, breathing heavily, because some of the scenes were intense.

Why does God hate me?

At seven fifteen I already had my shower and for some reason was staring at myself in the mirror naked.

Yeah, I will admit that my body was not like it used to be. I had a child for crying out loud, but to think of Mr. Cullen looking at me like he did yesterday. Just thinking about it made my body flush.

I shook my head to clear my thought. Edward Cullen was sizing me up as another chef, not a desirable woman.

I removed myself from the reflection, because that was just giving me insecurities like I was nineteen again. Damn it, I'm twenty three and no man is going to make me feel like that again.

Again for the second time in a week I pushed back those horrible memories and got ready for work.

Sense the girls and Sophie weren't here, I had cereal for the first time in I don't know how long. Even though I did feel a little lonely without my girls here I did like the quiet for once.

Once my breakfast was done, I got in my car and started to drive to Amore. I grabbed my coffee at Tim Horton's and was at Amore within the hour.

I called Charlie from my car to hear my baby's voice.

"Hi Mommy!" She was always so happy in the morning.

"Hi baby, are you having fun with grandpa?" I asked.

She then proceed to tell me minute by minute what she did with Pop, It was her own little nickname for Charlie.

"That sounds like your have a great time, can you put Pop back on the phone?"

"Okay! Pop, Mommy wants to talk to you." Then I heard my father voice come on the line.

"Hey kid. How are you holding up?" I have a child and he still calls me kid.

"I'm fine Dad, how are you holding up with the over excited five year old?" My Father is getting up there in his age.

"I'm keeping up, but you don't sound like you're happy. Did anything happen?" My Dad, the chief of police, is the nosiest person you will ever meet.

"Nothing really happened, it's just the Jones' sold Amore to someone and I'm not the happiest person about it." That was a kind way to put it.

"Bells you've worked hard at what you do so I don't think it could be that bad." He states. Yeah, but you don't have to work for Edward Cullen. I wonder if my Dad would shoot him for me? I shook my head to clear those thoughts.

"Anyways I have to go Dad, I'll talk to you soon."

"Okay Bells, Sophie wants to say goodbye." I heard the phone being passed around. "Bye Mommy, I love you forever and an M&M." I chuckled, M&M's were her favorite candy and she says that if she adds the candy on the end then that means you special.

"I love you too, forever and a skittle. Bye sweetie."

"Bye Mommy!" I heard the click before I hung up the phone.

After I sat in my car for another ten minutes, because I was really early today… well not really only by twenty minutes, but I didn't want to run into him.

This is so frustrating, I can do this. I can walk in there with my head held high and face whatever challenge comes at me, or he throws at me.

I climb out of my car, and start to walk to the front door and that's when the doubts start to sink in. My walking slows and I'm barley in the door before I'm the unsure girl that wants to run away.

I can't do this!

Before I could turn around and run away, back to my apartment and wallow with a pint of Ben& Jerry's, Angela appeared out of no were.

"Bella! Where have you been?" I was a little confused. I looked at my watch, and it was two minutes till nine, so I'm not late.

Angela saw the confusion on my face and her eyes got wide. "Bella, Saturday is when we have our weekly meeting, you know the one where we plan what we do for the week, and the head chef is there to tell us the menu."

SHIT!

"Please tell me that I'm still sleeping and this is a dream." I looked at Angela, and prayed that she would disappear and I would still be in my nice worm bedroom.

Unfortunately she was shaking her head. "Bella, Mr. Cullen was at the meeting and he didn't look to mad, he seem really frustrated." Angela said trying to make me feel better.

Before I could say anything back to her I heard the voice I dreaded.

"Miss. Swan, it's so good that you could join us this morning, but I would like a word with you." I looked up to where the office was and saw him in his white chefs' coat, with his arms across his chest, and a bandana covering his hair. His lips were in a hard line and his eyes where a dark forest green, instead of the emerald green they were last night.

Before I could respond to him, he turned and went into the office. I gave Angela a nerves look.

"It's going to be okay." Angela was always positive. If only I could be.

I'm so fired!

I made my way up the stairs to face my doom and start to think.

Sophie and I could always move back in with my Dad and I could get a job at the little café there. Sophie would love to live with the man that takes her fishing and I think I could be happy. Alice and Rose might be a little mad, or sad..hmm they might kill my boss for me.

I shook my head; I have to keep my job.

I get to the door and knock softly. "Come in." Very short and curt, Shit.

I open the door and slid in almost without any noise, but then pull a 'Bella' and tripped over air.

I didn't fall on my face, but I did catch a chair before I could fall face fist in the ground.

I could feel the blush already heat up my face.

Bella stop it! You're not nineteen anymore!

I straiten myself and I pray that he didn't see what I just did. I look up, and he's reading something put couldn't see what. I think he was also on the edge of his chair more than he was a minute ago, but I could be wrong.

"Miss. Swan, please take a set." He said while still reading the paper.

I took the seat in the most uncomfortable chair and wait for the words, you're fired to come.

It didn't take long for him to start talking. "Miss. Swan-"

"Bella, just call me Bella." Why the hell did I cut him off?

A smirk crossed his face for a nano second, and then it was gone. "Bella, I see that you missed the weekly meeting. Would you like to tell me why?" He looked up then and I swear I almost quit breathing. His stare was so intense, I finally had to look down, but I could still feel his eyes on me.

"Mr. Cullen-"

"Edward"

"All right Edward, I honestly forgot that there was a meeting today, and I promise that it won't happen again." I look up and he just had this blank stare on. For some reason that bothered me.

"Bella, I will tell you this. The reason I haven't fired you yet is because your one of the best chefs that I've seen in a long time. And I can assume that you've heard the stories about how I buy restaurants and make myself head chef before I find and replacement, but I'm taking a risk with you." I had to make sure that my face didn't show any anger, but I think that he saw it anyway. "Remember Bella we will be working a lot together."

"Right Mr. Cullen I'll be sure not to make any mistakes around you." I stood up to leave, but before I could do that Edward had other plans.

"Bella? How much do you like the main floor?" I turned to look at him, confused. "I was just asking because I was thinking of opening it up more, but it's just a thought." He stood up and walked to the door, but before walking out turned towards me again. "Bella, don't be late again, because I don't have to keep you here." And with that he walked out the door.

I just stared at the door another minute before I started to walk towards it. I can't believe that my day started out this way. I knew that I shouldn't have gotten out of bed this morning.

I walked out the door, and went down to the kitchen.

Now if I went back to the desk, I would have seen a little newspaper article from the Chicago times doing an article on up and coming restaurants around the country that said:

Isabella Swan, head chief of Amore.

Isabella Swan or 'Bella' as she likes to be called is the head chef of the popular,

romantic restaurant Amore in Seattle, Washington. Bella has been at Amore for almost two years, and is said to be the best thing that has come out of the cooking world since Edward Cullen. We just can't wait to see what happens next to this very talented person.

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