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Okay ladies, you know what it's time for! I'm making good on my promise of some Cullen lovin'. Enjoy! I know you will!

Disclaimer: I do not own Twilight or any of its characters. I just like to have a little fun

I arrived at work the next morning a little earlier than normal and to my absolute delight when I reached Kaitlin's desk Lauren was hovering around. She was trying to get the attention of the maintenance man who was fiddling around with the photocopier, which by the looks of it had completely shit itself again for the third time this month.

"Morning Bella!" Kaitlin greeted me sounding strained.

"Morning Kaitlin" I responded before giving Lauren a quick sideways glance. Kaitlin rolled her eyes in response and I nodded knowingly flashing her a smile. It seems like I'm not the only one around here who finds Lauren hugely irritating, good to know!

"Here's your mail" she said handing me a stack of envelopes, there was a pink post it on top with Kaitlin's tidy script written on it. OMG if I have to listen to her attempt to flirt with that guy one more time I think I'll puke in my waste basket.

I stifled a laugh before turning to Lauren with a more serious look on her face. Finally it was time to use my higher status for some good around here.

"Lauren I'm sure what you're doing right now is very important but shouldn't you be getting to work? You know how stressful Monday's are for Eric I'm sure he'd appreciate you being on time today" I said plastering a fake smile on my face.

Lauren turned around and glared at me, she was for once in her life lost for words. It was like a Christmas miracle come early. She shook out her long blonde hair and flounced off towards the lifts; the man tinkering with the photocopier shot me a grateful smile and then looked me up and down appreciatively.

"Thanks Bella" Kaitlin said gratefully.

"It was my pleasure" I assured her, and it was. It was about damn time I put Lauren in her place.

I made my way up to my office smiling with satisfaction, I knew that Lauren would try to get me back for the way I spoke to her later, being the immature little bitch that she is. But I really wasn't worried; I began flicking through the stack of mail, mentally sorting it into piles as I walked down the corridor to my office.

"B-rella" I heard Mike's voice call from in front of me. Really? What had I done to deserve a run in with him this early in the morning? Besides what the hell was he doing up on my floor anyway.

"Morning Mike" I replied choosing to ignore the stupid new nickname he had given me. I attempted to smile but I'm sure it looked more like a grimace.

He smiled back at me; apparently Mike wasn't good at reading facial expressions. Or maybe I was just better at flashing fake smiles than I thought! "How was your weekend?" Mike asked still grinning at me.

"Great thanks" I answered, I didn't want to really divulge any more details than strictly necessary.

"Awesome" Mike said winking at me. Ugh could he be anymore sleazy and disgusting? "Soo I was wondering B, have you got a date yet for the Christmas party? I got the down low than you're flying solo" he continued making some ridiculous hand gestures.

I pursed my lips; this has Lauren Mallory written all over it. The bitch can move fast I'll give her that but this is hitting a little below the belt. I smile inwardly when I realise I don't have to make some stupid excuse this time as to why I can't go with him. I can guarantee Lauren wasn't expecting this.

"I'm not sure where you got your information but I can assure you I'm not flying solo on Saturday night" I told Mike happily.

"You don't have to lie about bringing someone Bella, I know you're playing hard to get with me" Mike replied with a knowing look.

I gritted my teeth out of pure frustration; he really just has no clue. Obviously he hasn't listened to a single word I have ever said to him in the past about not being interested in him. I've tried every approach possible; I've brushed him off, told him politely and ignored him. Nothing worked!

Maybe honesty will be the best policy.

"Look Mike I'm sorry, I have no idea who told you otherwise but I do have a date for the party, his name is Edward and I can assure you I am not playing hard to get. Now if you'll excuse me I really do need to get to work" I replied a little brusquely stalking past him down to my office.

I shut the door and took a deep breath, damn that felt good! I was on some sort of a roll this morning; finally I got the opportunity to shoot both Lauren and Mike down and all in the space of half an hour.

The rest of the week flew by and when Friday finally rolled around I was a bundle of nerves. I was excited to have Edward as my date tomorrow night but at the same time I was beyond nervous. I was kind of hoping that perhaps, finally something might happen between us. It was getting to the point now that I was almost ready to take a giant leap of faith and just admit my feelings to him.

I continued rifling through my closet as I contemplated this, looking for the perfect outfit to wear for tomorrow night. Sighing with frustration I pulled a few dresses out and held them up scrunching my nose. I wanted to find something special to wear for tomorrow and nothing in there was going to fit the bill.

"Bells you home?" I heard Rose's voice call.

"I'm in my room" I called out in reply.

"Hey babe" Rose greeted me wandering into my room with Alice trailing behind her.

"What are you doing Bells?" Alice questioned not doubt noticing the growing pile of clothes on my bed.

"Ugh I'm trying to find something to wear for tomorrow" I replied running my hand through my hair.

"I think we have a solution to that problem" Alice said in a sing song voice.

I looked at her puzzled before my gaze fell upon the black garment bag she was holding.

"Here" Alice thrust the bag at me.

"Open it!" Rose urged.

I unzipped the bag to find a dark blue, strapless dress; it came to what looked like would be mid-thigh and had draping down the length of the dress from just under the bust line. It was in a word gorgeous!

"We designed it especially for you, it's one of a kind" Alice added looking at me expectantly.

"Thank you so much!" I squealed hugging them both tightly.

"So you like it?" Rose asked.

"I love it" I reassured her.

Alice squealed and jumped up and down excitedly, "You are going to look smoking tomorrow night and Edward is not going to be able to keep his hands off you."

"There" Alice said putting down the mascara tube, "You look perfect" she declared.

"Gorgeous" Rose added.

"Now hurry up and get your sexy ass out there, Edward will be here any minute" Alice told me shooing my down the hall.

"Okay so we'll see you tomorrow, promise to text if anything happens" Rose's tone was thick with implications.

"I promise, thanks for the dress and helping me get ready" I replied hugging them both.

Alice and Rose left after wishing me luck for their date nights with Jasper and Emmett and my nervousness was at an all-time high. I paced around the living room which was incredibly hard considering the super high stilettos I was wearing.

The doorbell rang making me jump and little and I made my way towards the door with my heart racing and my palms were getting a little clammy. I opened the door to find Edward looking unbelievably sexy in black dress pants and a dark blue dress shirt.

"Hi" I greeted him breathlessly.

"Hey" he grinned at me.

"Come in, I'll just grab my bag" I said ushering him into the apartment. I made my way back down to my room to get my black lace covered clutch, giving myself just a few extra seconds to calm myself down.

When I entered the living room again Edward was standing out on the balcony looking out over the Seattle skyline. I rolled the sliding glass door back and walked out to join him. He turned and smiled at me, grasping my hand gently.

"I need to tell you something" Edward said his green eyes scorching into mine, "You look beautiful tonight Bella, you always look beautiful."

My breath hitched in my throat, "You look pretty damn good yourself" I replied nervously.

Edward chuckled quietly, smiling his crooked smile at me. Suddenly he pulled me closer to him so that my body was pressed against his. His finger coaxed my chin up and he looked deep into my eyes, his gaze was full of lust. "I have to do something" he murmured before crashing his lips down onto mine.

His lips moved in perfect synchronisation with my own as he kissed me gently, despite the lack of tongue it was without a doubt the most amazing kiss I had ever experienced. All too soon it was over and he was pulling away.

"I've wanted to do that for so long" Edward said softly resting his forehead against mine. "From the moment you first stumbled into my life I wanted to know what it would be like."

"You have?" I asked him surprised.

Edward nodded his eyes sparkling.

"I have too" I admitted, "So what's the verdict?" I asked.

"You're perfect Bella" Edward replied capturing my lips once more.