Chapter Three:
Recap: "I want to introduce everyone to Mr. Masen." He gestured to the door and in walked Edward. I think my heart jumped out of my chest.
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Huh? Wait? What? My mind couldn't process what just happened. I was still staring open mouth at Edward When Angela brought me out of my stupor.
"Bella, are you alright? You look lost again."
"Oh, huh? Sorry. I was just surprised. I wasn't informed anyone was getting hired on, let alone someone who would be working on our team." I tried to play it off as my initial worry.
"Yeah, that sucks. But at least he's easy on the eyes, huh?"
"Yeah, yeah, sure." I muttered, I still couldn't take my eyes off of Edward. I was vaguely aware of the boss talking about Edward's background. I didn't hear anything that he as saying. Finally, he stopped talking and gave the floor over to Edward.
"Thanks for giving me such a warm welcome. I am so excited to be here. I hope to learn the ropes quickly and help this company." He was looking around the room at everyone when his eyes finally landed on mine. His face lit up tremendously. My heart sputtered again. My boss started talking again.
"Well, thanks everyone. You can get back to work now. If you see Mr. Masen around the office, feel free to introduce yourselves and make him feel at home." He turned to Edward and said quieter. " Let me introduce you to who you will be working with." They started to head my way. Edward's eyes never leaving mine.
" Bella, this is Mr. Masen. Sorry to not inform you of this sooner. But because of last minute details, there was no time. I hope it won't be too much of an inconvenience for you to take some time and show him what we do here."
"No, Mr. Downey. It will be no problem at all to show Mr. Masen the ins and outs of the company."
"Please Bella, call me Edward." With that, Mr. Downey left us to it. My heart was racing out of control and I couldn't seem to take my eyes off of Edward's. Once again, he broke the silence.
"I must be the luckiest guy in the world. To have the most beautiful mentor to show me the ropes in a new town." He flashed my already favorite crooked smile. I blushed.
"Really, you're new in town? Where did you move from?"
"Denali, Alaska. Didn't you hear Mr. Downey talk about that?"
"I… uh… sorry… I wasn't paying that close attention." I stuttered embarrassed. I finally broke away from his eyes and looked around the office.
"I guess I need to show you around, huh? There's an empty desk next to mine that you can have. I'll take you over there now so you can put your stuff away." I noticed the box that he was carrying. I led the way with him following me to the aforementioned desk. I was quiet while he sorted his stuff and put them away.
What was I going to do? I didn't know if I could work with this man. Let alone, breathe and speak coherently. This shouldn't be happening to me. I was a married women. I looked down at the wedding ring on my finger. I needed to make sure this relationship stayed professional at all costs. Hopefully, his beauty was something you got used to over time. Maybe I would be desensitized by it in a week or two. I looked into his face as he finished up. Maybe not….
"So, I guess I'll give you the tour now. Obviously this is my desk." I waved my hand towards the desk I was standing at. I started to point at the surrounding desks. "There is Angela's, Lauren's, Tyler's, and Connor's desks. We have another meeting this afternoon. I will introduce you to them then."
"That sounds wonderful."
I started walking down the hall pointing everything out. Conference rooms, restrooms, different offices that he may need to know, and then finally the break room.
"So, here is the break room. There are vending machines in here and coolers to keep any food you may bring. Male sure you put your name on whatever you bring in though. People here have come to the conclusion that if it doesn't have a name, then it's free game." I recalled my first few weeks here in my head.
"Understood. Oh, and Bella?" He said in a velvety voice.
"Um… yeah, Edward?" I stuttered as I realized how close we were to each other.
"Never in my wildest dreams did I think after I met you last night, that I would be working so closely with you. This is already the best position that I have ever been accepted for." His face moved closer to mine. His hand having already latched onto mine. My heart skipped a beat. His face was just inches from mine. I couldn't breathe.
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Thank you so much for reading. I can't believe there are people actually reading this. Please review and let me know what type of work you want Bella and Edward to be doing. I have the next chapter about halfway finished so it should be out within the next couple days.