The days passed by slowly while Edward was in the hospital. We still hadn't had our "talk" about future children. I still wasn't ready for it and had been doing all I could to avoid the conversation. Edward's parents had taken over the day visits while I was forced to return back to work.

Aro had been very clear when he said either I came back now, or I'd come back never. So I had returned the day after hearing the news and had tried to continue to work as well as I could. Unfortunately that was hard to do when nearly everyone in the building was showing up at my office and giving me sympathy gifts to give to Edward and his family.

I had at least six flower pots - flowers included – in the back seat of my car. I was tired, and hungry, and still too emotionally drained too even think of picking out a new model for the next issue of the magazine.

Yet here I was, sitting in a white room with two other men waiting for them to bring the first model in. Wonderful. I thought to myself as the door on the left finally opened. The two other men were Garrett from the editing department at Vampire Bites, the other was a local talent scout Sam Fisher. He was actively scoping out the "next big thing" in the modelling industry.

"Our first model today will be Alexis Johnson, she's 5' 11'' and has blonde hair and blue eyes. She weighs a solid 107 pounds." Sam volunteered to be our announcer for this particular viewing.

Alexis walked in. She had her hair cut short and angled in a bob that accented her sharp cheekbones. Hey icy blue eyes glanced over Sam and me and landed on Garrett. I could see the calculating she did without ever breaking the controlled face she had put on before entering. She didn't realize it was I who was going to be making the final decision on the model, not Garrett or Sam.

I spoke up. "Alexis, can you please tell us about yourself?" I always hated this part of the interview, models would do anything to find a way into a job. Their stories were like rich cheesecake, with cream cheese icing on top: even though it sounded good, it was too sweet to even enjoy it for a moment.

Alexis continued to talk about her "hard" life as a daughter to a lawyer and a house wife. She saw a famous model on the cover of Seventeen when she was still a prepubescent, and she "knew" she had to be just like her. It was complete BS, but she was trying to pull on Garrett's heart strings. It wasn't working either.

"Alright Alexis, can we see some of the other modelling jobs you've done?" Sam asked her. She pulled a folder from her purse on the ground and sauntered over to our table. She placed the pictures right in front of Garrett and then walked back to her stop.

Looking through the photos was my favorite part of the interview. A picture is worth a thousand words, and a good picture was worth even more. Alexis had a large amount of pictures, however, they were nearly all the same. Her in bikinis, her in lingerie, her surrounded by tall, muscular men. And her face never changed. From picture to picture all I saw was one face. It was the generic model face. Lips slightly parted, eyes looking into the corner of the picture, and hands that were always on her hips.

"Okay thanks for coming in Alexis. We'll call you when we decide." I let her know while one of the security guards led her away.

The security guards were there for whenever one of the models got too emotional or frustrated. Believe it or not, these skinny girls could pack a mean punch is you let them get close to you. I would know, it's happened to me many times.

After Alexis came Leslie. And after Leslie there was Kristy. Then came Rhiannon. And Rachel. And tons of other women. But none of them stuck out. None of them was what I was looking for. That is, until Kate came in.

She instantly charged the room with her electric personality. Her long blonde hair fell to the small of her back and hung in choppy layers around her face. She was pale, but not as pale as I was. Her eyes were a light blue, but instead of being cold, all they showed was happiness. She walked into the room with a genuine smile on her face. And she introduced herself.

"My name is Kate Denali. I'm 6 foot. And I weigh 160 pounds." She put her hands on her hips, daring us to say anything about her weight. Looking at her, I was pleased with what I saw. She wasn't so stick thin as all the other women had been, which made her stick out in my mind. I pleased to see that she indeed had legs that ran for miles, and when I looked over at Garrett I almost had to hand him a tissue to wipe up the drool that was falling from his open mouth.

"Alright Kate, can we see some pictures?" I asked her pleasantly. I like this girl.

Kate shifted nervously, "Well, you see, the thing is . . . I've never done a modelling job before. I have a few headshots here . . ." She placed a few photos on the table. There was three pictures, however in those three pictures I saw more talent than I had in any of the past women. Each picture was different, each provided a glimpse into what Kate really was like.

The first picture showed Kate glancing demurely at the camera, a smile playing on her lips. She had the barest of make up on. The picture in and of itself was quite lovely, and was obviously taken by a professional. I could easily see it as a perfume advertisement.

The second photo was the one I was mostly interested. It showed Kate with dark makeup; thick black liner and dark red lips. Her round cheeks were contoured with a dark blush. All of this added with the fact her blonde hair was spun into cornrows and placed in a tight bun on the very top of her head made me believe she would be perfect for my magazine.

The third photo was just a basic headshot. And while it didn't stand out against the other two, it did show off Kate's natural beauty.

I glanced over at Garrett, who was obviously taken with Kate. Sam was less impressed, but I knew I could get him to see her potential. So what I said next gave me no pause.

"Kate, you're hired."

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Authors Note: How's everyone like the change of pace from the hospital? Or would you rather me focus less on Bella and her everyday life? Let me know!

Also, I love the Garrett and Kate pairing, so I had to include them in this, even if it was for just a little while. Next Chapter comes out tomorrow.