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Just Friends

Bella POV

I sat in front of my laptop in my dressing room and bit down on my lip as I was fighting the urge to google Edward Cullen. Ever since I saw him at the Mayor's black and white ball he haunted my dreams more than he had before. When he walked up behind me while I was talking to the mayor, I honestly almost fainted. I don't know why I was surprised he was there, of course the mayor would invite him. I guess I was really just hoping Edward would have declined because he had something better to do. Then when he asked me to dance, I was willing to for no other reason but to be close to him, and then she showed up. I didn't know who she was but she was clearly with him and I couldn't believe the peg of jealousy I felt. I mean it wasn't like I had any attachment to him, but I thought even for a second that when he said something about beautiful scenery and the way he was looking at me that he was referring to me.

"Ugh!"

I groaned out loud thinking about how frustrated this all made me. I mean what the hell, would Edward Cullen want with me. I was sure he was playing some game with me that night and I almost fell for it. Sitting here thinking about him I hadn't even noticed my fingers type his name into the search engine box on Google until I hit 'I'm feeling lucky'. Instantly articles and pictures of him popped up. I clicked on the article about him at the Black and White ball and bit my lip at the picture of him that came up. He was dancing with the woman and she was laughing at whatever it was he was saying. The article stated they didn't know who she was but that she accompanied Edward too many other balls and galas.

"He is a fucking pig!"

I yell thinking about how he had asked me to dance as if he didn't already have a date there with him. I looked through some more articles and couldn't resist the smile about him volunteering at the Special Olympics last summer. I didn't know how I had missed it, and then I looked at the date and realized that was the day James and I were declared legally separated. There were many other articles some good ones, some bad. There were also some others of him with two other women. I then became curious and wonder what he looked like with no shirt and googled Edward Cullen half naked. I was amazed at some of the pictures that popped up and I gasped admiring one in particular with Edward at the beach playing foot ball with the large guy that was always with him. I looked through the pictures and saved one of him to my laptop. The man was absolutely gorgeous even if he was an ass. My dressing room door flew open and I quickly slammed my laptop shut.

"Do I even want to know what you were looking at?"

Alice says from behind me and I turn and look at her, "I wasn't looking at anything." I tell her and feel my cheeks warm giving me away, "Your blush says you're lying, what, was it porn?" She asked with a smile on her face and I groan at that idea, and decide to change the subject.

"Jacob is coming into town tonight, and I want to take him to Angela's restaurant."

"Oh hurray I get to finally meet the infamous Jacob Black. When, did he return from overseas?"

She asked me coming up behind me and began to brush my hair, "A couple days ago, he wanted to visit my parents first." I tell her and I see her looking at me through the mirror,

"I heard so much about Jacob, hanging out with you, Rose, Jas and Ang so I have to ask which of you dated him for him to be around so much."

I laugh because I honestly wasn't sure what else to do, "Uh well, he use to have a crush on Rose, but that lasted all of a week." I tell her and she smiles,

"I know about that, but what about you. I mean I've seen the pictures of him in his navy uniform and if I wasn't happily married I would be all over him."

Alice tells me and I groan wrinkling my nose, "Oh ill TMI" I tell her not wanting to hear anyone talk about Jacob in that way. Alice looks at me like I am crazy,

"You never thought about it?"

"No that would be fucking gross."

I tell her and then my chair turns around and I'm facing her, "Spill it." She tells me and I roll my eyes. "Jacob is like a brother to me, I've never thought of him as anything else." I inform her and she rolls her eyes at me.

"Bella please, you never notice that hunk being around you every day?

"Jeez Alice no, I've known Jacob since we were five. When he was twelve his father and mother died in a car accident and my parents took him in and raised him. So again Jacob is like my brother and I have never seen him as anything but." I tell her and she nods her head,

"I didn't know."

"Rose and Jasper feel like it's not their story to tell."

I explain and she nods her head again "Anyway are you and Jasper coming with us to Eclipse or do you old married couple have something planned?" I ask her and she smiles at me.

"I don't believe he has anything planned, but I'll call him."

She tells me and I watch her pull out her cell phone. "Hi honey, is the meeting over with Mr. Cullen?..." She asked and I swore I was hearing things, surely she hadn't just said Mr. Cullen as in Edward Cullen. Why in the world would Jasper be meeting with Edward Cullen and why wouldn't he tell me? Why would he need to it's not like you and Edward have a relationship? My wonderful subconscious points out.

"…How did the meeting go?"

I hear her ask and I feel like I'm waiting for her to say Mr. Cullen again as if I was getting some thrill from it. But you are getting a thrill from it. My subconscious says and I want to shout at it but was sure Alice would think I was crazy.

"…That's fantastic Jazzy, we could celebrate with everyone tonight at Eclipse, and Bella wants us to go because Jacob is coming into town."

She tells him and I feel like I'm still waiting on the edge of my chair for her to say anything else about Edward. "Yes, it's Angela's restaurant, oh yay! I'll see you later, love you." She says then she hangs up then looks at me and says,

"We'll be there."

"Why is Jasper meeting with Mr. Cullen?"

I ask her and she smiles at me as if she just got a new idea, "Oh he just got the contract to design and build the new Masen Hotel." Alice tells me and I look at her in shock.

"Isn't it great Bells, the biggest contract of Jasper's career?"

Alice yells and I smile, "Yeah Ali this is huge." I tell her, but my mind is still on the fact that Jasper would be working with Edward Cullen, goodness the more I said his name the stronger the pressure between my thighs was getting and it was starting to become hard to ignore.

We all decided to get dressed at my house and Jasper was picking Jacob up from the airport. "Ok Bella they're on their way." Alice says to me after she hangs up with Jasper, "OK good." I say then Rosalie smiles and says,

"Are you going to let Mike think Jacob is your boyfriend?"

"If it gets him to leave me alone, then yes."

I say looking inside my closet for something to wear, though I hated dressing up I could never bring myself to go to anyone else's restaurant other then my sisters.

"Why isn't Jacob your boyfriend? I mean I've seen pictures of him and he is rather good looking."

Chelsea asks me, and Rose and I laugh, "Because going out with Jacob would be like going out with my brother." I answer and I see the confused look on her face,

"When Jacob was twelve his parents died in a car crash, my parents took him in and raised him with Angela and me, so again going out with Jacob would be like dating my brother."

I explain and she makes the O face. I decided on a turquoise one shoulder mini dress that rippled around my waist but was tight around my torso. When my door buzzed I raced to the buzzer to answer it,

"Yeah!"

"Bella let us up, it's me and Jake!"

Jasper's voice came through the intercom. I hit the button to let them up stairs and rush back to my room to let Alice finish fixing my hair. I heard my door open and then Jacob's voice fill my loft.

"Bella this place is nice, bet James is probably shitting his pants somewhere."

He yelled out and I laughed. He came into the room with Jasper following behind him and I get up to greet him. "Jake I've missed you." I tell him giving him a hug. He lifts me from the floor and then kisses my cheek.

"Missed you too Bells, if you didn't have a hard ass as a boss maybe you would have time to visit, us."

He said looking at Rosalie, she laughed then mugged him in the head, "Hello to you too Jake." She said then he pulled her into a bear hug. After everyone got dressed we left for Angela's restaurant, Eclipse. Jacob rode with me and we caught up on everything that was going on back home.

"I started dating Leah"

"You're kidding."

"Nope, nothing serious but we went out a few times."

He tells me and I smile, Leah Clearwater was a girl he had a crush on all through high school, I remember I use to tease him about it. "I'm happy for you Jake." I tell him switching lanes as I followed behind Jasper's car. Chelsea and Mike were behind me. It seemed that the only people I hung out with where people from work, so having Jacob in town was a bit of fresh air.

"So your mom wanted me to ask you if you are seeing anyone."

"Ugh I knew she wanted you to spy."

I say and he laughs, "She only started asking after that interview you had with that billionaire Edward Cullen." He told me and I quickly looked over at him when he said that.

"Why then?"

"Because the man was looking at you like he was ready to tear your clothes off and attack you on stage."

Jake answered and I laugh and admitted to myself that I probably wouldn't have minded if he would have done just that, "That man is an asshole, and I highly doubt he has given any thought to tearing my clothes off as you put it Jake." I tell him and he smiles,

"You like him don't you?"

"What? I don't know the damn man."

"Right but you still didn't answer my question."

"Shut up Jake!"

I snap and he laughs as if he knows something I don't and I change the subject a little and tell him about Mike. "So you want me to act like your boyfriend?" He asked as if grossed out, "Yes, I'm hoping he would get the message that I'm not interested. I think he took us going to the Black and white ball together as more then what it was. I mean we were both invited because of the show, it was nothing more than that and yet he acts like it was." I tell him and he smirks but doesn't say anything right away.

"I don't have to kiss you or anything, do I? Because no offense but I think that would make me sick. I mean you're my sister, that's just fucking nasty."

Jake said and I tossed my head back in laughter, "Hell no, if you kiss me I swear Jacob Black I will kick your ass."

I tell him and he laughs. When we make it to the restaurant, I give my car keys to the valet and we all headed inside.

"Hey Bella, I'll get Angela for you."

Helen the hostess says to me when I walk in, a few seconds later I see my sister walking over to us. She quickly gives Jacob a hug first then me. I introduce her to Chelsea and Mike, and then Angela takes us over to a table she reserved for us. When we go to sit down Mike goes to pull my chair out and Jacob jumps in front of him and does it before Mike touches the chair. I look up at Jake and try not to laugh at the scowl on Mikes face. They bring us over our drinks and we all start to talk and joke around.

"So Jacob, how did you and Bella meet?"

Mike asked and everyone smiled trying not to laugh, "Oh Bella and I have known each other for years." Jacob answered tossing his arm over my chair. I see Alice and Rose snicker and I hide my face in Jacob's arm to keep from laughing.

"Uh, Bella have I told you, you look beautiful tonight?"

Mike asked and pulled my head up and looked at him, "Thanks Mike." I say then pick up my wine glass and drink from it. Alice and Jasper get up to go dance and I warn them to remember that there are other people in the club, Alice winks at me and I shake my head.

"Bella would you like to dance?"

Mike asked me already standing up as if he knew I would say yes, "Bella doesn't dance with anyone but me." Jacob says getting up and pulling me up from my seat. I laugh because he was honestly telling the truth. Other then James at our wedding and my father I never danced with anyone else but Jacob, he was the only person able to deal with me constantly stepping on his feet. Holding Jakes hand we walk out onto the dance floor,

"Is he pissed?"

I ask Jake, and he looks back and laughs. "Oh yeah, he's probably thinking of away to kick my ass without getting his pretty face messed up." Jake tells me and I laugh. Once on the dance floor he pulls me to him and we slowly dance to the music being played.

"I bet you if I pull you closer his eyes will pop out his head."

Jake says and I laugh, we dance and joke about the different ways we could piss Mike off. "Can I cut in?" I hear a velvet voice ask from behind me and I froze. I watched as Jacob looked to who was behind me then down into my face,

"If the lady doesn't mind."

Jacob says and I slowly turn around and am standing in front of Edward Cullen. I bit down on my lip to keep from voicing how great he looks in his suit.

"Hello Isabella."

"Mr. Cullen."

I reply hardly above a whisper, "I'll leave you two, to catch up." Jakes says then walks away. When he is standing behind Edward he grins at me and puts two thumbs up. Before I can stop him, Edward takes my hand and pulls me against him. His left hand held my right, while his right hand pressed firmly on my lower back like fire. We are so close his body heat envelopes me and I want to melt into him. I remind myself that he's an ass and this is probably some game to him.

"I didn't say I would dance with you."

"You also didn't say you wouldn't dance with me."

He says as he begins to sway us together slowly, "Aren't you afraid I'll ruin your Armani." I say sarcastically and he gives me that crooked grin again.

"No this is Gucci and you don't have a drink in your hand."

He tells me and I roll my eyes, "I thought you never wanted to see me again." I say trying to stay focused and not notice that he pulled me tighter against him. He brings his lips to my ear and he says,

"I think I like you in this dress almost as much as I like you in the red one."

I inhale a deep breath and notice that people are starting to watch us in the restaurant. "Why are you here?" I ask him and he chuckles, "Believe it or not I'm here having dinner with my parents and sister." He tells me and I notice the big guy Emmett standing by a table talking to a woman.

"Don't you think you should get back to them?"

I ask wishing he would let me go, because there was no way I could pull myself from him on my own. He doesn't answer me instead he holds me to him and we continue to dance. I fight with the urge to rest my head on his shoulder, so instead I place my hand on his chest. I regret it instantly because I can feel the ripple of his muscles under my hand. I look up at him and notice that he is watching me already. I can't look away from him as I watch his head lower to mine, I feel his breath on my lips and I am about to beg him to kiss me.

"Edward, is she your new flavour of the month?"

I hear a woman ask. Edward stops and I see his face become hard. I pull myself out of his arms and turn around to see a woman about my height with dark hair smiling. Then Edward growls,

"Emily don't start this shit here…"

"What? I think that she should know that you are just going to use her and then be rid of her. She's not your type anyway, rather plain Jane for you Edward."

The woman says and I can tell a few people at other tables heard her. My cheeks turn red from embarrassment and I quickly snatch my hand from Edwards. "Isabella…" He calls to me but I shake my head and quickly walk away. I rush for the bathrooms as I hear Edward spit a few curses to the woman. I walk into the bathroom and try to pull myself together. I don't know what I expected from the dance but a woman who was probably one of his ex's wasn't it. I walked out of the bathroom and see him leaning against the wall.

"What do you want Edward?"

"To apologize."

"No need, we were only dancing. You have a good night."

I tell him and attempt to walk away, he grabs my hand and pulls me to him and before I can take my next breath his lips are on mine in a rush. They were soft and warm, I knew I should have stopped this but I couldn't, I didn't want to. I felt his hand cupping my face and I melted into his arms. He then ran his tongue across my lips and the corner of my mouth. I parted my lips slightly wanting to taste him and he accepted my invitation to enter my mouth. When our tongues touched I moaned and then I felt his hand grip my hip pulling me against him. That was when I felt his erection against me and I moaned again just feeling how massive it was. This was a kiss unlike I ever had before and it was with Edward Cullen. He was the pretentious, arrogant, ignorant, and probably a big cheating ass jerk. That notion made me pull away from him and haul off and slap the hell out of him. He looked at me obviously surprised by my slap.

"I don't appreciate being toyed with Edward Cullen, go back to whoever she was and keep me out of your issues."

I tell him then attempt to walk away only for him to stop me, "Isabella she was my sister, that's it." He tells me and I'm breathing heavily now.

"Edward, we need to go, someone leaked to the press that you were here."

I turn to the voice and see the large man standing at the end of the hall, "Give me a minute." Edward says still holding my hand. I look back at him and he's still looking at me intensely.

"Edward you don't have a minute, if you want to get out of here without me having to carry you we need to go now."

The man says, "Emmett give me one fucking minute!" Edward barks so loudly I flinch, "Fine, but don't say I didn't warn you." He says but I never turn my head to see if he walked away. Edward tugs on my hand to pull me closer and I go to him.

"I shouldn't have kissed you like that, I'm sorry."

He tells me and I don't say anything because I honestly don't know what to say. He cups my face in his hand and his thumb rubs over my cheek.

"I want to get to know you Isabella; I want to know the woman behind the feisty one that has put me in my place multiple times."

He tells me and I suck in a deep breath, "Bella, Angela is looking for you." I hear Rosalie say and pull my eyes from Edwards and look at Rosalie. I see her eyes connect with my and Edward hands and I look back at him.

"The owner is letting us use the back entrance. Edward we need to go NOW!"

I hear the thick voice belonging the man Edward called Emmett yell. Edward grumbled then placed a soft kiss on my lips and walked away. I stood there dumb founded I mean what more could I do.

"Bella what the hell was that?"

"I don't know I mean…"

I stop unsure of just what to say. I walk back up the hall to go to our table and see everyone looking at me. "What?" I ask and then they all look at the door way. I look over see they were looking at, James arguing with Angela at the podium trying to get inside. After the incident with Edward, James quit his job as a field reporter and became a free lance paparazzi so I was more than certain he was here because someone leaked that Edward was here.

"You want me to get rid of him?"

Jacob asked and I shook my head, "I got it." I tell him and walk over to Angela as I walk up behind her, I heard James say, "Come on Angela I'm your brother in law." I roll my eyes at the thought. James then looked up and caught sight of me.

"There's my little wife."

"…Ex wife James."

I correct him and he shrug his shoulders, "So I got a notice from a little birdie that Edward Cullen was dancing with a beautiful lady in blue here at Eclipse, and if it wasn't for the beautiful part I would think they were talking about you." James says and I step towards him with my fist balled and Angela stops me.

"Come Bella, take a swing so I can sue the hell out of you and get the rest of MY settlement as well as a few of your hefty hosting checks."

"Fuck you James!"

I bark at him and he smiles, "No dear remember you weren't good at it the first time." He said with a grin, "I recommend you fucking leave before I make you leave." I hear Jacob say from behind me, James looked up at him and I saw his eyes go large.

"Jacob surprised to see you here."

"I bet now if you don't stop giving my sisters shit I will shove your head up your ass before you can blink, now get the hell out of here."

Jacob tells him already pulling Angela and I behind him, "Fine, but Angela I know he was here. So I don't mind camping out here until he leaves." James said looking at Angela. She growled a few curses then turned to walk back inside. Jacob steps closer and I grab his arm.

"Just Leave, Now James."

"Alright don't get your panties in a bunch."

James said then smiled at me and left the restaurant. "Fuck Bella what the hell did you ever see in his ass." Jacob asked turning around to face me now,

"I don't know. He was charming back then, sweet and gentle. Then when we tried to start a family and I wasn't getting pregnant it just all went south."

Jacob's large arm went over my shoulder and he pulled me to him, "He's a dick. So how was that dance with Mr. Billionaire?" He asked and when I looked up at him he wiggled his eye brows and I slapped him against his chest as I laughed.

The next day I sat in my dressing room and looked at the half nude picture I had of Edward Cullen and thought about the way he kissed me last night honestly it was all I thought about since last night. There was a knock at my door and I closed my laptop then told the person they could come in. Chelsea entered holding a bouquet of a dozen blue roses.

"Are they for me?"

I ask her and she nods her head, "The carrier said he was under strict instructions to make certain you got this before the show started." She told me putting them down in front of me. I smile at them and slowly smell them.

"So who are they from?"

Chelsea asked and I looked up at her, "I don't know, so get out so I can find out." I tell her and she laughs then walks out of my dressing room. I look for the card and when I find it I quickly pull it out of its little envelope.

Isabella,

These roses were the closet thing I could find to represent your beauty in that blue dress last night. I meant what I said I want to get to know you, but in many ways I shouldn't. I think it would be better for the both us to be friends, because I don't need any distractions. If you would rather I leave you alone all together, please let me know, not that I believe you would hesitate.

Yours truly,

Assward

My god my cheeks were on fire, as the grin on my face was practically stuck there. I mean I wasn't sure what the note meant honestly. But the fact that he took the time to send me roses and write me a card made my heart flutter. I read then note again and asked myself 'Was he saying he only wanted us to be friends?' But friends didn't kiss friends the way he kissed you last night. My subconscious politely pointed out to me. I looked at the roses then back at the note. He was right it was better for us to be friends, because I would never be able to give him what he deserved. He was a powerful man who with no doubt wants to have his own heir to leave his company to one day and I could never provide him with one. So there was no point pursuing anything more that with no doubt would end the same way James and my marriage ended.

Then I looked at the part of the note that said if I wanted him to leave me alone all together to tell him. Is that what I wanted? Did I want the man to just leave me alone? No you want to take him home and do dirty things to him. My subconscious spoke up, and I shook my head. Before I could make any real decision my door opened and I stuck the card in my bra.

"Oh these are beautiful Bella, who sent them?"

"I don't know Chelsea just brought them in."

I tell her and decide right then that I should ask Edward to leave me alone all together, because I knew if I didn't I was going to fall for a man that would later reject me not just because of the not being able to get pregnant but that I was the ex wife of the man that tried to put him in the poor house. So after Alice left my dressing room I made a call to Edward's office.

"Mr. Cullen's office, this is Jessica."

"Hello Jessica, This is Isabella Swan. Is Mr. Cullen available?"

"Good morning Ms. Swan, I will find out for you right now."

She says and then I'm on hold, I chew on my lip as I looked down at the note in my hand and then back at the flowers again. "Good morning Isabella." His velvet voice says coming through the phone. I take in a deep breath and I prepare to say Mr. Cullen but figured after a kiss like last night there was no need to be so formal. So instead I simply say,

"Hello, Edward."

"I assume you received the flowers."

He asked and I look at the flowers again and say, "Yes, they are beautiful thank you." The phone is silent and I'm fighting with myself to tell this man I want him to stay away from me. I would fall for him and be hurt beyond repair and I knew it.

"Edward…"

"Isabella…"

We say at the same time, and I become nervous wondering what he was about to say to me "You first Isabella." he tells me and I inhale deeply into the phone. "I-I think that it would be best if you…" I paused and thought some more about this, would being his friend be so bad? And he is an ass what are the real chances you would fall for him? My subconscious says and I feel like a crazy because I was probably talking to myself more then what was healthy. I could be friends with Edward Cullen; it was completely possible, right?

"…you think it would be best I what, Isabella?"

"That the next time you have flowers delivered they would be delivered to my home. I don't want people jumping to conclusions."

I say and wait for his response then he says, "That's a good idea. I think we should keep our friendship secret after all we don't need the press creating a romance where there isn't one." I wasn't quite sure why that hurt, seeing as though I was actually calling to tell him that I wanted him to leave me alone.

"Right we wouldn't want that, would hate if any of your flavour of the months thought you were dating a plan Jane like me."

I reply then curse myself for bringing up what his sister said yesterday, he chuckles into the phone. "Right, I will be away in Hawaii for the next week so I probably will not see you. Try not to put to many men in their place while I'm gone." He tells me and I smile,

"I'll save the best for you."

I reply then curse myself once again, "Have a great show Isabella." He says and I want to tell him to call me Bella, but I actually like the way he says my name.

"Have a safe trip to Hawaii Edward."

I say and we hang up the phone. I look at the flowers again and then there is a knock at my door. "You're on in fifteen Bella let's go!" I hear Rose yell and I get up and prepare to work.

Edward POV

I stood in that damn floral shop forever trying to decide what I would write on the card and I eventually chickened out and told her we should just be friends. I ran my fingers through my hair and gave the card to the woman and told her that it was important that the flowers got there before seven. When I walked back outside Emmett was leaning against the car with a smile on his face,

"Do did you ask her to marry you on the card?"

"Fuck you Emmett."

I bark as he pushes off the door and open it for me. We climb inside and I tell Seth to head for the office. When we arrive as always there are fucking paparazzi all over the place. We climb out and I'm swarmed with questions, but all one got my attention.

"Who was the mystery woman you were spotted dancing with at Eclipse last night, sources say it was KBC's Isabella Swan."

I smile but never respond as I go inside. The front desk receptionist smiles our way but I continue for the elevators. When I make it to the floor my office is on I head straight for my office while Emmett make small talk with some of the employees on the floor.

"Mr. Cullen, there is a problem at the hotel in Hawaii and they need you out there today. I already made the arrangements with the airport and called your pilot. Your flight leaves in two hours."

Jessica tells me handing me my mail and following me into my office, "What is the urgent problem that I have to fly the hell out there?" I ask her knowing she wouldn't have gone ahead and made my flight plans without me if it wasn't important.

"Well um, all the employees are on strike and the manager thought he had it under control until last night when they set the dining room on fire."

"They did WHAT!"

I yelled and she jumped, Emmett was at my door in a flash and I was about to have the fucking head of every last one of the idiots that worked at the fucking hotel. I swore I was practically growling now, I walked over to my desk and dropped my mail on it.

"Jessica call Carl Palmer in Los Angeles and ask him how he feels about relocating."

I tell her and she nods her head then quickly walks out my office, "What the hell happened Edward?" Emmett ask me and I shake my head running my fingers through my hair. The phone rings and like always I allow Jessica to answer it. Then she came over on the intercom,

"There is an Isabella Swan on the line for you Mr. Cullen."

"Thank you Jessica, I'll take it."

I say sitting down, I flag for Emmett to leave the room and he does. I pick up the phone and place it at my ear and actually smiled with I said,

"Good morning Isabella."

"Hello, Edward."

"I assume you received the flowers."

I ask waiting for her to honestly tell me why she called, "Yes, they are beautiful thank you." She answers and silence feels the phone.

"Edward…"

"Isabella…"

We say at the same time, "You first Isabella." I tell her and she inhales deeply into the phone. "I-I think that it would be best if you…" She paused and I waited, Jessica came to the door but I shook my head no at her and told her to go away. I swore if Isabella told me that she wanted me to leave her alone, I wasn't sure if I honestly could have kissing her yesterday. Hell being her friend was a reach after tasting her mouth.

"…you think it would be best I what, Isabella?"

I ask needing her to continue, some large part of me wanted her to say that she wanted to be more then my friend then I would feel like I was crazy. She had to have felt that fire in our kiss, but the fact remained I didn't need the distractions.

"That the next time you have flowers delivered they would be delivered to my home. I don't want people jumping to conclusions."

She says and I smile, it wasn't what I wanted to hear, but she obviously anticipated that would be sending her more flowers. "That's a good idea. I think we should keep our friendship secret after all we don't need the press creating a romance where there isn't one." The truth was I didn't want the press to ruin whatever this might be and I knew that they would have.

"Right we wouldn't want that, would hate if any of your flavour of the months thought you were dating a plan Jane like me."

She replied and I growled remembering what Emily said to her yesterday. I wanted to tell her just how beautiful she was to me, I wanted to show her that what my sister said was a load of bull shit. Jessica stood outside my door and she was tapping at her wrist I knew that meant I didn't have much time. So I remind myself that she wants to only be my friend and I chuckle at the thought of me trying to control myself around her, "Right, I will be away in Hawaii for the next week so I probably will not see you. Try not to put to many men in their place while I'm gone." I tell her hoping she knew I was actually serious. I felt like her feistiness belong to me and I didn't want to share.

"I'll save the best for you."

She replied and I close my eyes as I think about what her best might be. I pull myself together and say

"Have a great show Isabella."

"Have a safe trip to Hawaii Edward."

She replies and then we hang up. I look at Jessica who is still standing outside my door, "Jessica you fucking work for me, just like that pilot. So don't you ever stand in front of my door and rush me off the fucking phone again do you understand me?" I bark at her and she quickly nods her head. I get up and tell Emmett that we need to make a stop past my penthouse to grab some clothes. When I climbed into the car my cell phone rings and I see that it is Bree.

"Hey, Bree."

"Hey Eddie, I called your office Jessica said you just left."

"Yeah I have to head out to Hawaii. Are you alright?"

I ask and she giggles into the phone, "Why wouldn't I be? Why are you going to Hawaii and without me might I add?" She says and I laugh and began to tell her what happened.

"Are you serious? What the hell would make them go on strike? I mean you pay everyone well and…jeez is the hotel dining room damaged badly?"

"I don't know yet, but I'm going to find out. You don't worry about it and keep your nose on those books."

"Alright I will, hey did you know Emily was in Hawaii last month. I was surprised because she told me she stayed at the hotel instead of the beach house claiming she didn't want to stay in anything you were paying for, maybe she will know something."

Bree told me and I inhaled deeply. "I saw her yesterday and she didn't say anything about that." I reply, then I think about the fact that Bree said she talked to Emily at all.

"Emily called you?"

"Oh please we both know hell would freeze over first. I called her because I needed to know if I could use her as a reference on my law school application."

Bree told me, I knew that Emily treated Bree with almost as much harshness as she treated me with. In Bree's case it was because Bree was adopted. My trust fund spoiled brat sister Emily flipped when my parents adopted Bree, she worried that it meant her trust fund would shrink.

"Why didn't you ask me?"

"Because I don't want anyone thinking I got into law school because my big brother threw his weight around, at least with Emily people would know she didn't pay to get me in here."

Bree explained to me and I wanted to add it was only because Emily was too selfish to pay for anything for anyone other than herself. Bree and I talk until I climb onto my jet and head off to deal with the bull shit in Hawaii. Then I got an image of Isabella in a grass skirt and coconut bra in the Hawaii beach house dancing for me. My cock twitches and I readjust myself. "Fuck being her friend is going to be hard." I say to myself.

"You alright Eddie?"

Emmett ask with a smile and I tell him to go screw his self and he tosses his head back and laughs.

What do you think about Emily? How about James? And who do you think is going break first and want more in this Edward and Bella friendship?

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