BPOV

I quietly set my messenger bag by the door, in hopes that Alice had already left for work. Angela was at the shop for a bit, before Alice had to come in for the night shift.

Today was a good day or at least I thought it was a good day. I finally met Edward, who Alice wouldn't stop talking about. I knew what she was doing she had been doing it for the past three years, but this was different.

He was an Adonis and I was just me. I was surprised that he kept looking at me and initiating the conversation. The main reason I didn't work mornings was because I didn't want to be bothered. The morning rush always filled the café and Alice loved dealing with a crowd.

She he been telling me the past couple months about Edward, saying that if it wasn't for Jazz that she would jump on that.

"Bella you home?" Dammit.

"Yeah," I sighed.

"How did things go this morning?" she hedged.

"How did your appointment go?" I replied narrowing my eyes.

"You're going to be an aunt," she giggled.

"Really?" I grinned.

Jasper and Alice had been trying for a few years for a baby. They were going to be awesome parents. They'd been good with me so far.

"Jazz went to tell your dad, he was so ecstatic when I told him."

"I'm really happy for you Alice," I murmured.

"So you met Edward today?"

"I…I did," I stammered, she was good at transitioning subjects.

"Wasn't he just dreamy?"

"He's very… nice."

"Bella are you telling me that with just one look at him you didn't cum right there."

"Why do you have to be so vulgar?"

"Why do you have to be a prude?" she countered sticking her tongue out at me.

"I'm not a prude," I frowned.

"The past few years you have been I remember when we would talk about sex all the time," she sighed. "I miss my best friend."

"I miss mine," I said as my eyes filled with tears, instantly she pulled me in for a hug.

"Sweetie I know it's hard on you that he's gone, but he wouldn't want to see you like this."

I tried to calm down it has been a while since I've had a break down about Jacob's death.

"He told me he was going to come in tomorrow night to see me," I hiccupped.

"He did?" she cooed.

"Yeah," I smiled through my tears.

"You like him," she said knowingly.

"He was very sweet."

"He's the one Bells, I can just feel it."

"I don't know about that," I said quietly.

She cupped my face in her hands almost knocking my glasses off. "Bella please give him a chance, you two could be good for one another."

I let Alice's words process. Edward could be good for me.

EPOV

The constant knocking on my door was becoming irritating. I overslept this morning until mid-afternoon. I wanted to leave early, before I had to have the car pick me up for my evening with Tanya.

I wanted to see Bella and spend more time with her. Though her working nights were rather inconvenient, I knew I had to tolerate it and make time to see her. I did promise her and I was never one to break a promise.

"I was growing concerned little brother," Carlisle said ruffling my hair.

"I'm running behind today," I said trying to give him the hint he wasn't welcome right now.

"Edward, I'm sure I could get you a job at the hospital," he began the same old conversation we'd been having for the past ten years.

"Being a janitor no thanks," I scoffed.

"You have a bio-science degree I'm sure they have research positions open."

After I started working for Aro, I decided to take some classes at the University of Washington, which turned into me actually completing a degree. Most schools frowned upon indiscretions with the law, but once Aro pulled a few strings, I was welcomed with open arms.

"I'll think about it."

"You can't be Anthony Masen for the rest of you life," he insisted.

"This is very rich coming from you."

"Edward…" he warned.

My brother had no business lecturing me on living a double life. When any one of his colleagues or friends tried setting him up on dates he would politely decline saying he needed to focus on Rose and I. It wasn't until we were old enough that we realized something else was holding him back.

Rose was insistent on confronting him about it, where I preferred not to pry in his life. I knew what Carlisle wasn't saying, I realized little things about him when we would run errands or go out for dinner. Women would shamelessly throw themselves at him, but he wouldn't even acknowledge them. I thought he was insane because I would give anything to have those gorgeous women.

Carlisle told me lust and want weren't everything in this life, I told him he should have become a priest. It wasn't until Rose was about to leave for college that she found a letter addressed to our noble brother as she was sorting through the mail. The return address was marked to a Liam Farrell in Belfast.

"Who the fuck does he know in Ireland?" Rose pondered slumping down next to me on the couch.

"You need to leave it alone," I sighed taking a drag of my cigarette.

"Like hell I will," she said running into the kitchen to steam the letter open.

"That is a federal offence," I pointed out lazily watching the television.

"You would know," she said rolling her identical green eyes.

A few minutes of silence filled the small room as she read.

"Liam is his lover!" she squealed, like she just solved the biggest mystery.

"Rose…"

"It all makes sense now he was always so good at helping me pick out clothes for school," she said more to herself then me, running her fingers through her perfect blonde hair.

"So what, you going to say something to him."

"Of course not…he will tell us though."

"He obviously doesn't want us to know."

"Maybe he's afraid we won't accept him, but that's stupid because we love him."

"Yeah, maybe you should say something," I said dryly.

"You should be the one to say something, you two get each other better. You should do it next time you go to the batting cages," she suggested.

"I love how I get stuck with your grunt work, just leave the man alone."

"But Edward, don't you want to see him happy?" she asked as her eyes filled with tears.

Not wanting to see her cry, even though I knew she was faking, I did exactly what she asked. He fumbled a few times as the ball came flying past his face, but he finally did tell us both about his life.

The thing was he was still always alone. If he wasn't working then he would be babysitting for Rose or hanging out with me.

When I first started working for The Volutri Agency, I made sure I told my older brother everything. Since the day he told us about his lifestyle, the three of us agreed that we should be completely honest with each other.

"Sorry, but why ruin a good thing?" I shrugged.

"Do you ever think about settling down?" Instantly my thoughts went to Bella, the beauty that caught my heart yesterday. "You're grinning."

"Am not," I denied.

"Who is she?"

"No one."

"Did you meet her through work?" he asked cautiously.

"When did you become such a nosy old lady?"

"I'm concerned."

"What is there to be concerned about?"

"I fear that you might be using all the meaningless sex with the random women as a replacement for the drugs."

"I met someone yesterday, she is lovely," I relented and looked at his face. "And no she didn't require my services, she owns a bookstore café."

"Oh, will you be seeing her again?"

"I was hoping to see her before I had to leave for my meeting."

"Don't let me keep you," he smiled brightly, when he left my condo.

I threw on my suit jacket and hurried to my Vanquish. I made my way through the familiar streets of Seattle to The Ugly Duckling.

Like she said she would be, Bella was sitting at the table I found her at yesterday. Today she had on a yellow Stones shirt with a black hoodie swallowing her small frame. Her hair in a messy ponytail sitting at the top of her head. I wanted to pull the rubber band out.

She heard me this time as her eyes snapped up to meet mine. "You…you came back," she murmured.

"I did," I grinned taking a seat next to her.

"I like your suit," she blurted out quietly as a blush filled her cheeks.

"I have a prior engagement for work later."

"Do you… what do you do?" she asked setting her book aside.

I watched this shy woman lean in toward me. I don't think she realized it and I knew I was going to have to ease her into a friendship with me. That was all I was able to offer her, staring into her deep brown eyes hiding behind her glasses I knew that she was too good for the monster I was.

"I work in sales," I answered vaguely, technically I wasn't in lying. I sold myself.

"Retail?"

"I work for an agency that deals with proposals of sorts."

"You went to school for that?" she asked resting her chin in her hand looking off to the side. Look at me, love.

"I have my bachelors in bio-science," I said proudly. "What about you?"

"I was never able to go to college," she said sadly.

"You own this store," obviously, she didn't need a degree.

"My brother and father gave me the money to open it."

"Well that was generous of them."

"Jasper thought it would be good for me."

"Does he work here as well?"

"He's a DA," Shit, law crusaders weren't fans of mine.

"You said Alice went with him yesterday," I asked genuinely curious.

"She's my sister-in-law."

"I bet she's a lot of fun," I encouraged.

"She can be a smidge overbearing at times," she sighed as her lips pouted out.

"How old are you Bella?"

"Twenty-one."

"You seem older."

"How old are you?" she asked glancing at me for a brief second.

"Thirty," I replied

We were quiet for a few brief moments; I couldn't look away from her. This was the kind of girl I would have dated when I was younger. The kind of girl I should have dated.

"Alice asked about you last night," she said shyly a blush spreading her cheeks.

"What did you tell her?"

"That you were very nice," she bushed again.

"I want to start coming here in the evenings," I admitted quietly, placing my hand, palm up in front of her. She surprised me by not holding my hand like I wanted, but tracing patterns in it.

"I think I like the sound of that," she smiled looking down at our hands.

I brought my free hand up cupping her cheek. She looked startled, but quickly relaxed. "Please look at me," I pleaded as her eyes finally met mine.

"You make me nervous," she whispered bringing her hand up to move my hair out of my eyes.

"The feeling is mutual, beautiful."

My phone started buzzing in my pocket and it was Tanya's number. I looked at my watch and I was thirty-minutes late.

"I have to go, but I'll see you tomorrow?" I questioned taking her hand in mine and bringing it to my lips.

"I'll be waiting," she smiled the most glorious smile, I didn't want to leave her.

I gave her a quick kiss on the top of her head and left for my night with another woman, my heart slightly tearing.

A/N: So what are you thinking about these two? I've also decided to let Bella's voice to be heard because she has a story to be told as well. Thank you guys who have reviewed I appreciate it! As always, I have to thank the best beta Dolphin62598!