Chapter 20

''Bella.. ugh if you don't stop doing that im gonna be late'' – 'sorry baby, you just look damn fine, your gonna be great don't worry & Jasper seems like a pretty nice guy I'm sure he won't give you a hard time on your first day.'

Always reassuring me…Always there for me.I can't wait to marry her. I turn around & kiss her deep on the lips, kiss her forehead, her nose. breathing in her smell.

''I will do whatever im told so I can keep this job Bella, I won't let you down I promise.'' – ' I love you, so much.''

' I'm glad James dragged me into that alley. if he didn't I might not have met you'

I have to shut my eyes tight the memory of his intentions with Bella that night making my blood boil, but she's right. it did bring me to her. Im glad I was there to save her.

''you would have met me, eventually watching you from afar wouldn't have been enough & I would have probably taken to stalking you'' I smile mischievously at her & Brush her hair behind her ear as she laughs at me. Not realising my statement might actually have been true.

''I have to go'' she smiles sweetly at me kissing me once. 'ok Have a good Day…& be careful construction sites are dangerous' I roll my eyes, her protectiveness of me ever since her mothers Visit has become ridiculous…but I love her even more for it.

''I will see you later my future Mrs Masen''- 'goodbye my soon to be Husband' I grab her & kiss her fast & Hard. making us both breathless. were like magnets it's so hard to pull away from each other I hear Jasper pull up outside & grab my coat.

As I climb into the truck jasper starts laughing out loud. ''erm.. what'' – 'ya might wanna wipe that lovely shade of pink from your face there Edward , unless ya want the guys at the yard calling ya prettyBoy on your first Day.' I look in the small mirror to notice Bella's lipstick all over my face & can't help but smile & let out a laugh.

''Thanks again Jasper, you don't know how much this means to me'' - 'not to worry Edward I know you're a good guy who's just had some bad luck, but you can turn your life around & you got Bella now, from what Alice tells me Bella is one smitten lady….listen if any of the guys give you a hard time just ignore em. they like to give Newbies a hard start. but I'll be around on site if ya need anything.''

''I'm sure I'll be fine, I've faced harder things on the streets''

'Mornin Boss' – 'Good morning men, this here's Edward he's gonna be working with us from now on, I want no fooling around just get the work done ya hear , Edward you can grab a hard hat & anything else you need from the supply hut over there I'll be in the Cabin.'

Im nervous as hell mostly cos they're all staring me up & down like im a sideshow freak.

'Danny I want you to work with Edward today, show him how we mix the concrete'

''Righto Boss,- edward is it come with me'' I follow him to the other side of the yard to a cement mixer I guess, how hard can it be.

'' Alright basically you put 1:2:3 parts by dry volume. That is: one part Portland cement, two parts sand and three parts coarse aggregate. Use a shovel to scoop these elements into the concrete mixer . Think of it as the world's biggest cake mix. Use the minimum amount of water possible while still keeping the mixture workable. The less water used, the stronger the dried, finished product will be.. any questions?''

''no I think I got it Thanks'' he walks away leaving me to it, & I impress myself if I must say so. for someone who's never worked a day in their life till now im doing a pretty good job, knowing I get to go home to Bella everyday makes everything worthwhile now that I have her im not going to let her down again. Starting with working hard so Jasper keeps me on.

'' Hey Edward- we could use a hand here'' I look over to two burly guys who are smiling at me & holding up two large planks of wood & run over to help.

''sure what can I do'' , '' if you could run over the supply hut & get us a few things that'd be great'' – 'yeah we need a left handed Hammer, a pipe stretcher & a bucket of Blue gas'' this isn't so bad im starting to like this Job. I've never had Male friends before….or any friends for that matter. except when I was a kid of course but I hardly remember them.

I've been searching for fifteen minutes & I feel like such an idiot because I can't find it, I should have asked what this stuff looked like, but that would have made me feel even more stupid…like im a man I should already know. I decide to go ask Jasper I know he'll understand im not much of a handy man & realise I've never used this stuff before so how could I know what to look for. I knock on the Door & open it. '' Hey Jasper man, im sorry to bother you but the guys asked me to get some stuff from the hut & well..I have no idea what im looking for would you mind.''

'sure thing Edward what is it they need?'' ''um a left handed Hammer, a pipe Stetcher & some Blue gas'' Jasper spits his coffee out all over the desk laughing hard at what I don't know.

''oh sorry my friend, but it seems the men have pranked you. Don't take it too hard, they do it to all the Newbies. There is no such hammer or pipe stretcher or a bucket of Blue gas hahaha'' I leave with Jasper still laughing his head off, embarrassed that they fooled me. wow well I guess I really am stupid…

When I step outside all the guys are standing there laughing their asses off at me & nudging each other in the arm. It takes me a minute but I start laughing too like it's contagious & even though I felt stupid I don't anymore & can't wait to tell Bella. They pat me on the back & say welcome to the Family which makes me grin.

Jasper drops me off after work, im actually exhausted but all I wanna do is Shower make love to Bella & fall asleep holding her. All the lights are off she must be in Bed already, I open the door slowly & Quietly so as not to wake her, as soon as I shut the door & turn around I feel something hit me in the Head, my Eyes go Blurry & I drop to the ground….someone's in our House, all I can think of in that moment is Bella...before my eyes close & im out.