A/N: I've been waiting for the right moment to introduce Edwards POV, get inside of his head and find out what he's really feeling and I think it's that time. I hope you like it.

Chapter Fourteen

Edward's POV

Standing behind my desk facing the window, staring at the busy city behind me I found myself in a radiating mood. After things hadn't gone as well as I'd hoped in Japan I planned to return to America and bury myself in the work I knew would be waiting for me. But for some reason this morning I needed to clear my head so I did what I always did.

I got up early and went for a run.

Running was really the only way that I was able to concentrate and process my life and the things that I had to do. Who would have thought that the sound of one's heart beat could put the universe in place.

However I was standing here grinning childishly at the memory of this morning.

While I had been running I stopped to get a drink of water and realized my laces where about to come on done so I knelt down to take care of it when I was rammed from the side. I was kneed in the ribs and then smashed into the ground. My first thought was how could some not see me kneeling here in the middle of the path but then I heard her voice and I knew that it was totally possible for my assistant. I couldn't stop myself from smiling.

I wasn't surprised it was her, she was so accident prone. In fact while I was away on business I found myself worrying about her because she was so prone to hurting herself.

My assistant of a month almost two was different than anything I was use to. Bella was special, I knew that the moment I saw her. It was this reason that I had hired her in the first place, beside the fact that I was desperate. And I honestly believed that it would be interesting to watch this girl work for me. She did not disappoint.

For some reason I was intimating to people and it surprised me that Bella wasn't actually flustered by me, she was naturally clumsy.

Nonetheless before I knew it I was almost yearning to see her, my heart would literally beat against my chest when she'd knock on my door. I didn't think much of it because I found her quite interesting. None of my previous assistants had ever made me smile the way she did.

There was a knock on my door and I turned to it, my pulse rising.

"Come in," I took a seat. I needed to get back to the work. Another thing that was different about Bella, she distracted me beyond reason.

Bella opened the door and stepped.

"Morning," She stated crossing towards me. She was well dressed again today. Her blouse was a deep purple, very simple and the pin striped skirt hugged her tightly. I wondered if she knew how appealing she was really was. I doubted it.

"Morning," I stated indifferently.

"I was wondering if you wanted to be filled in on everything that happened while you were away," She asked clutching a notebook to her chest.

"Of course," I motioned for her to take a seat. She did.

Bella was a pretty girl, not the traditional view of pretty. She had eyes that were the window to her soul, so deep brown it reminded me of chocolate and smooth, pale skin. Much too pale for someone that lived half her life in Arizona that was for sure. I was guessing that she was naturally pale. But my favorite feature of hers had to be her lips. Bella had an amazing mouth, plump and slightly pouted.

I was attracted to her, I knew it but I hide it from her very well. Sometimes itwas harder to hide but I always kept it check. I knew how dangerous it was it be attracted to someone who you had to work with every day. It was the reason I had to hire Bella in the first place.

Back then I knew better than to get involved with Emily but I did so anyways. Not long after she began to want more from me than I was willing to give so she fled. I felt no remorse when she did, I had never led her on, it was just a pain in the ass to have to find another secutary. Thank god I stumbled upon Bella, well she actually stumbled upon me. But I had already promised myself that I would never get involved with another one of my assistants again.

However Bella wasn't making easy. Not when she shifted in her chair and cross one leg over the other. The girl was dangerous and even worst she had no idea the affect she had on me. And if it was up to me, she never would.

I stopped myself then and forced myself to pay attention.

I stripped off my tie as I closed the door to my apartment and flung it on the back of the couch. It wouldn't stay there long. Clutter and I didn't mesh well. I crossed the room as I unbuttoned the cuff's of my shirt to play my messages. There were already twelve messages even though I had cleared it just the night before.

" Edward, I can't believe you left the country and didn't tell me. You are in big trouble mister. Call me." I recognized my mother's voice and I could tell she honestly wasn't very happy with me right now. She didn't take it too well when we didn't keep her included in our lives plus she had a tendency to worry though she would never agree with you if you told her that.

I went into the kitchen and open the refrigerator door. I wasn't really hungry after eating out with Bella again. I smiled. I couldn't deny that I did enjoy spending time with her. It was refreshing to not have someone drooling over you or lie to impress you. I already figured out that Bella wasn't the best liar. She couldn't possibly be, her every emotion was written on her face. And even though she was quite easy to read she was also very hard to understand.

I would ask her a question and she never answered me the way I thought she would. And when I thought that I was finally starting to get the girl, I'd be further away than I'd thought. It was so fustrating.

The next message was from my sister-in-law to be, she was flying into to town in a couple of days and would stop by the office on her way up to my parents.

I let the messages continue as I pulled the already seasoned piece of salmon from the fridge.

"Hey Eddy. It's Tanya. Haven't heard from you in awhile. I was just calling to invite you to my house warming party next week. Call me back." And my cousin's voice was gone.

Tanya wasn't my really cousin, but her family and our family were very close which made them family.

I heated the oven, placed the fish inside to cook and continued into my bed room.

End of Edwards POV

After that faithful morning in the park things began to change. Subtly at first, we'd meet up randomly at the park and jog together. Given Kate was there most of the time though Alice had completely canceling on us, something about being too busy with her fall line but Kate too began to dwindle as the days pasted until I was left on my own with my boss morning after morning. Not that I really minded it.

Then soon it was chatting at work and before I knew it, it wasn't just the park anymore, it was going out to lunch. Everyday.

And at first as a good and dutiful assistant I tried to deny it but some how I ended up seated across from him as we ate at some amazing place somewhere in the vast city of New York.

And despite myself I had actually come to look forward to that time of the day when he'd come walking out of his office and smile at me. Then he'd ask me if I was ready and I'd drop everything I was doing and follow him to the elevator.

I began to enjoy that time because when it was just me and him it felt so right, like here he wasn't my boss even though he was. The nervous feeling I got when I was around him began to fade but it was soon replaced by something much better. Joy. It was hard not to feel happy when I was around Edward.

However while I felt joy during the day at night I would kick myself and promise that it wouldn't happen again. I kept telling myself that this wasn't right. But everyday was the same. I could not resist him.

Weeks past and Mr. Cullen was slowly but surely turning into Edward.

I was seated at my desk having just hung up the phone when Edward called me into his office. He voice actually startled me but I composed myself but I poked my head into the room.

"Yes,"

"Come in Bella," I took a deep breathe and stepped in. He motioned for me to come closer.

"Was there something you needed?" I asked. He appeared quiet calm seated behind his desk.

"As a matter of fact there is. What are you doing tonight?"

"Tonight," I stated quite confused. I thought it out for a moment.

"Nothing, why?" I eyed him curiously. He leaned back in his chair and smiled. I stopped breathing.

"Well a friend of mine is having a house warming party, well is more of an apartment but, um….I was wondering if you would like to go with me?" He smiled. I heard the words clearly and again I heard them again in my head so I didn't understand why the following words came from me. Well I actually did understand.

"With you?" I was quite shocked about what he was asking.

He chuckled. "Yes with me. I was going to go by myself but I thought it would be fun if I took someone. So what do you say?"

I could hear my heart pounding in my ears and I was being to clam up.

"But with you." I knew what he was asking, what I didn't comprehend was why me and was he asking me out. On a date.

He stood and came around his desk. Maybe he knew that I was going to faint and he was saving himself sometime by getting close now.

"Yes, I believe I've made that clear." I could hear to humor in his tone. Of course he would find this funny.

"But.." I stuttered still I little taken back. " But why me."

He frown then. " What do you mean?"

"Surely you have some one else you'd like to take-" I wasn't sure who I was reasoning with. Him or me.

"I don't want to go with anyone else, Bella. I'm asking you because I want to go with you."

"But as your assis-"

"Don't worry about that, it will be after hours. We'll be going just as friends."

"Friends?" I asked. Were we friends?

"Yes, friend? We are friends aren't we?" Edward smiled actually dazzled me at that moment and made my mind go black. I didn't even know what I was answering too.

"Yes," I stated before I caught myself. "No," my brows pulled together. "Maybe." I was chewing on my lip now.

He stepped in. Wrong move, I thought. Getting closer would only make it worst.

"Maybe?" he appeared taken back. "Why Bella, don't you want to be friends with me," He came closer and I struggled to keep my thoughts together. This is why we can't be friends, I contemplated. You dazzle me and then I turn stupid.

I realized the other day that was exactly what Edward did, he dazzled me. With his eye's, with his smile, even his scent. Yeah it sounded pretty lame but that was the only word that fit the way I stared at him blindly.

"Yes," I breathed then came back to my senses. No!" I stuttered. He continued to stare at me and my mind fluttered in and out of consciencness. Stop doing that, I thought. I took a step back.

"I don't know." This was so confusing, when I wanted to say one thing but I couldn't because I wasn't suppose to want it.

The left side of his mouth pulled up as he chuckled.

"So what is it that you do want?" At that moment I looked up at him right before I thought that I shouldn't have. Was perfection born or made. Well where ever it came from , it was standing in front of me staring back with a amused grin.

You, I thought. I want you. The words did not surprise after all I already knew that I did. But that was the exact reason why we couldn't be friends. Friends didn't want to kiss friends. At least not in my world.

I got serious and gathered myself which was way harder than you'd think.

"I know that we shouldn't be friends."

"And why is that?" He continued to grin.

"Because…" I honestly couldn't come up with one good answer that didn't imply how gorgeous and perfect I thought he was. And how I wanted to rip his clothes off of him.

"Because…" He teased. I continued to chew on my bottom lip nervously.

He let out a breath and crossed his arms across his chest.

"You know what I think. I think that you actually want to be friends with me but you're scared." My head snapped up then.

"Scared! Of what?"

"Of me," he flashed teeth then and it almost made my blood boil. Now he was being just plain rude.

"I am not scared of you." I mirrored him and folded my arms.

"Then prove it. Go with me tonight."

I eyed him and found that he was serious. Why did he want to go with me so bad. Did he really find so amusing that's he'd want me along for laughs.

My pulse was racing now and my head and heart where fighting each other but my head won. I would not show him weakness. I would prove to him that I wasn't scared and that I wasn't to be made fun of.

"Fine." I snapped.

He smiled satisfied with himself.

"I'll send a car to pick you up at nine."

I frown as my temper flared, the reason unknown to me. All I knew was that I was highly irritated with him at that moment. Maybe it was the way he so very easily played me to get his way. Or maybe I was upset at myself for giving in so easily. Either way I was going tonight. I couldn't back down now.

Okay I have to confess, I'm extremely excited to write the next chapter. I have so much going on in my head right now. But enough about that, tell my what you thought. PLEASE READ ANDD REVIEW. Let me know what you thought of Edwards POV!!!