It's very funny how I thought I was making chapters long. They seem extremely short now that I am going back to read and fix them.

Now I WILL try to make it longer, but keep the same plot, so that the next chapters don't change much. There will be more description, less stupidity, and more interaction.

This night keeps getting better and better. I laughed as I stared at her.

"Hello I'm Lauren, can I get you guys anything?" I little laugh escaped my lips and she turned to stare at me. Her eyes narrowed and I could tell she was trying to remember if she knew me. I just smiled because she hadn't realized her current boss was sitting next to me. Just as I thought of Edward, I heard him gasp a little. His face told me she wouldn't even last one day on the job. I smiled wider.

Edward looked at her up and down, and not in a way that would have her thinking he wants her, more like he was shocked she was wearing…well, extremely indecent clothing he probably didn't think she should be allowed to wear. Come to think of it, I don't even think she should wear that, it should be illegal.

She was wearing a tiny green dress that covered almost nothing of her skin. The back of her dress was open, and the front barely covered her chest. She was basically naked. Edward's expression went from shock, to anger, to understanding and he finally spoke.

"Ms. Mallory?" he sounded pissed and offended at least. She was so slow, she still hadn't noticed him until he spoke. As soon as she saw him her expression turned to horror.

"Mr. C-cullen?" I covered my mouth in an attempt to stop myself from laughing. Her expression was priceless! It was a mixture of shock, fear, and horror.

"You lied to me in your resume?" Edward said with a disgusted face. I could see Alice, Jasper, Rosalie, and Emmett were following the conversation like following a ping pong match. And they all wore matching expressions of confusion.

"I can expla-"Lauren tried to talk but Edward interrupted her. His face was livid. I saw Lauren flinch and I even wanted to shrink in my chair a little.

"What is there to say that would explain your lie? It was listed on your resume, very clearly, that you worked in a restaurant in the afternoons. I would hardly count a bar as a restaurant." He stopped but when she didn't answer, he continued. "Even if I had no problem with you working at a bar, and with you lying to me, there would still be a problem. You have to be more decent than that-" he pointed at her 'dress' "to even be able to work for me." He took a calming breath, pinched the bridge of his nose. "You will receive a check in the mail for your time today. Call it your one day liquidation, though you didn't get any work done."

"You can't fire me like that!" I heard Lauren say, and I almost felt bad for her, she shouldn't have spoken. Almost, but I didn't. Edward raised one eyebrow.

"Of course I can, it is not unjustified seeing as you lied in your resume, and you will be receiving a very much undeserved liquidation." Lauren just stared at him in shock, and it was silent. I cleared my throat.

"Now that that's been settled. Can we order our drinks, or do you want to risk losing this job too?" At my comment, Lauren's head snapped in my direction and she glared at me. I was having a bit too much fun with this, and wouldn't have cared less if it came to slaps and scratches.

"Just leave Lauren. We'll wait for another waitress or something." I heard Edward say. Lauren looked at him for a moment, fisted her hands and stomped away. I wanted to burst out laughing but I saw Alice's face, and I knew she had put two and two together.

"Wow Edward, you got her to be your secretary, couldn't you tell she's a slut?" Rose said slowly before I had the chance to say anything to Alice.

"I didn't want to get her, but Carlisle told me to give her a chance," he answered frustrated.

I closed my eyes feeling guilty. It hadn't been his choice. I had acted like a bitch to him with my stupid resentment, and it hadn't even been his fault. He had not hired her, not really.

"Well she didn't even last one day…" Alice mumbled without thinking. Edward turned to look at her confused. I didn't know if I should smack my own forehead or hit Alice on the head.

"How did you know?" he asked narrowing his eyes. Alice didn't even bat an eyelash before she responded.

"You told her when you were firing her. When you said she was to receive her liquidation for the one day she went, though she didn't work." Edward's face filled with understanding and he sat down on his chair again. He hadn't realized he stood up when he was speaking to Lauren.

I should have given Alice more credit, she wasn't stupid. I gave her a thankful look, and she smiled.

"Whatever people, we didn't come here to talk about my brother's work. Let's go dance!" Rose said and then pulled Emmett towards the dance floor.

Alice and Jasper followed them. I was yet again left alone with Edward. I felt a bit uncomfortable because of the guilt. I truly had been a bitch to him, made a pretty bad impression. I turned to look at him, just to find him staring at me with a weird expression. I looked away immediately. It tuned a bit awkward and he cleared his throat.

"Well that was interesting. Sorry about that by the way." I gave him a smile and cleared my own throat before saying anything.

"It's fine, it wasn't your fault, your employee was being… unethical." he chuckled a bit, then it was quiet again.

"So, what do you do for a living, Bella?" I heard him ask suddenly.

" I don't have a job at the moment," I answered unthinkingly. He nodded absently.

"How old are you?" he asked when I didn't fill the silence. I laughed nervously and attempted to distract him.

"What, are we playing twenty questions?" he considered it for a second.

"Would you like to?" Oh well Shit. That didn't work to my advantage. I had promised Alice I wouldn't answer any questions, not even for her own good, but for mine. Now I was stuck with twenty.

"We play by my rules, and I start." It was all I could do; he was going to keep asking questions anyway.

Thinking deeper into the situation, I didn't really care that he could find out who I really was. I realized it didn't matter because my resentment was gone. If anything, it would surprise him.

"Alright, what are your rules?" he asked with a crooked smile. I returned his smile because I'm not dead. Only a dead person can stand there and not return his smile. God he was gorgeous.

"I will ask a question, and you have to answer honestly, then you can ask me a question and vice versa. Don't cross the line with your type of questions because I won't answer them. You cannot ask something and then ask 'why', 'when' or 'how' or whatever, at least not right away. That's all I suppose." He chuckled.

"That's quite a hefty list, but alright. I'll respect your rules. Go ahead." Good. He better. Not that I wouldn't want to play if he didn't, like I said, it doesn't matter to me, but it's good he agreed. Makes me feel better for some strange reason.

I bit my lip as I tried to think of a question.

Edward's POV

(A/N: I know I didn't originally include Edwards point of view in this chapter when I first wrote it. But now that I am fixing it, it seems fitting. For those who are barely reading my story, lucky you, you didn't have to put up with my bad grammar and horrible story haha! It's a bit better now. Anyway, I hope you enjoy what other's haven't with Edwards POV)

I listened to her list her terms, and I wanted to laugh, but instead I decided to tease her a bit.

"That's quite a hefty list." I said raising my eyebrow. "I'll respect your rules. Go ahead." She had a bit of a smug smile on her face when I said the second part. Then she went deep in thought. My eyes looked at her lips when I saw them move, and I noticed she was biting her lower lip. Was she trying to tease me, or did she just bite her lip when she was thinking?

"What's your full name?"

"Edward Anthony Cullen" She caught me a bit off guard but I recovered very fast, I doubt she noticed my slight hesitation. It's only fair I get her name too.

"What's yourfull name?" I asked smiling.

"No way, you can't do that!" She answered immediately. I wanted to laugh because she looked very offended for some reason. Like she thought I was cheated at her game.

"You never said I couldn't." I gave her another smile, and she huffed. Not the way girls do it to get attention or to be drama queens, it was… uncalled for and it was actually very cute.

She deliberated for a second and when she spoke, she separated each name, as if to emphasize.

"Isabella. Marie. Swan." Something pulled at my memory and I suddenly remembered. Did she say…

"Isabella Swan?" I asked to confirm my suspicions. She smiled viciously.

"No, no, no. It's my turn." Okay then, I would wait, then I would ask her. Could she be the Isabella Swan from this morning? Is that why she was looking at me like she knew something I didn't?

"What do you do for a living Mr. Cullen?" It all made sense now. Well mostly. Her playful, knowing tone. Her shocked expression when she saw me at her apartment, her and Alice secretive conversations. But it didn't explain why she had acted guarded during the ride to the club. I realized she was waiting for my answer, though she already knew it.

"I'm in charge of a very big industry, we make and sell houses" I answered, giving her more information than she needed since she already knew. She was playing around, and teasing me. I could play too. "Are you one of the girls that applied for the secretary job this morning?"

She made a face, kind of like I offended her yet again.

"You could have phrased that differently, but overall, yes. I was one of those girls." She paused while I took it all in. Her confirmation just made me a bit confused. I was sure she had brown eyes. Very beautiful brown eyes. "Why do you not want people knowing your first name is Edward?" I heard her ask. It took me off guard. She was managing to do that a lot this evening.

I didn't really understand her question. Why does my first name matter? Before I could ask, A woman in black pants and a white collar shirt approached our table.

"Hello, my name is Stephanie, how can I assist you tonight?" Bella looked a bit frustrated at her interrupting our conversation.

"I want a water bottle please" she answered, her face showing distress. She looked like she wanted Stephanie to leave. I was a bit confused at the moment so I just went along with Bella.

"The same please," I answered. Stephanie smiled and walked to another table. I turn to see Bella smiling at me again, waiting. She asked why people didn't call me by my first name? Was she really curious about that? She kept smiling at me waiting so I sighed and answered truthfully.

"I never thought it would be important. Since I'm the one who manages all the company, I figured people would call me by my last name. I never felt the need to say my first name." She looked like she was taking it in, then her expression changed as if she had finally found the answer to a very hard math problem. Then I became curious myself. "How did you meet Emmett and Rosalie?"

"I met Rose when I worked in a Victoria's secret store, we became friends and later she introduced me to her husband, Emmett." She worked at Victoria Secret? Interesting. I nodded to let her know I understood.

"How did you get the reputation of being such a strict boss?" Yet again she caught me off guard with her question I had to laugh. I really wasn't very strict. I just liked getting things done efficiently.

"I suppose I can be very particular about my secretaries. I want my employees to be efficient and professional, especially my personal secretary. I haven't found the perfect one so that's probably where I got my reputation from." Bella was going to say something when Stephanie came with our waters. She put them on the table, smiled and left so we could carry on. She must have noticed Bella's irritation earlier.

Bella looked quite pleased that the woman didn't speak, and she smiled. I stared at her a bit. How did I not notice how beautiful she is this morning? I definitely noticed the eyes, or I thought I did…

"Are you wearing contacts?" I asked curiously. She smiled. Why would she have the need to wear contacts when she has those beautiful brown eyes?

"Yes, Alice made me." Ah. That made sense. "What's your favorite color?" So we were back to the easy questions now.

"Blue. Where did you come from?" I asked. She didn't look very tan, but trying to guess where she came from could turn difficult.

"A small town in Washington named Forks. What made you come here to Phoenix?" A rainy place then. That made more sense. Everything was making more sense now. Why didn't I just hire her this morning instead of wasting my time?

I shook my head and answered her question. I needed to focus.

"I used to live in California, but as soon as I graduated from college I decided to come here and work at my dad's company." She looked confused; I asked a question before she could cheat at her own game."Do you go to college?"

"No, I graduated last year. How old are you?" Her answer was short, she looked like she wanted to figure something out. Like another math proble. Did she like math?

"Twenty-six. You?"

"Twenty-five. You said you came here to work at your dad's company, isn't it yours?" Ah. So that's what she was confused about.

"Yes, it's mine now. It used to be my dad's four years ago. He gave it to me using the excuse that he was getting old." I laughed a bit, and noticed her expression turned confused again. "Do you have any brothers or sisters?"

"No, I'm my parent's only child. I do consider Alice as my sister though." The looked like they were very close. No wonder. "So, if you've been having the company for four years and you're twenty-six, when did you graduate from college?" Again with her math problems. I laughed a bit, she looked so confused.

"I graduated from high school as a junior, got a scholarship to Harvard. It took me four years to graduate from there, by that time I was twenty-two." She looked at me with admiration and my stomach flipped a bit.

"What did you major in?" I asked as I licked my lips nervously.

"Literature and design. What are your parent names?" She was beautiful AND liked literature?

"Carlisle and Esme," I was about to ask her what was her favorite book when Alice, Jasper, Rosalie, and Emmett came to the table and took their seats.

"Hoof! I'm so thirsty!" Alice said as she saw the water bottles at the table. "Bella, can I have some?" she asked but she was already opening the bottle and Bella rolled her eyes and nodded too late.

"I think we're going to have to head home, Rose doesn't feel well." Emmett spoke and looked at Rose who sat next to him. Her head rested on his shoulder. She didn't look well. I turned from Rosalie to see Bella was frowning.

I didn't have the chance to ask what her problem was because they all began to make their way to the exit, and so did Bella. I followed her, walking close by. I felt the friction of our arms, and I began to feel a bit nervous. Was I too close for her liking? Could I get closer?

Her shiver answered my question and I was glad I had an excuse to place my arm around her. I ran my hand up and down her arm trying to warm her up.

"I don't know why you left the jacket at the car," I said in a low voice, shaking my head. Though I was kind of glad she had.

When we reached the car I opened the door, grabbed the jacket and gestured with my hand for her to get in. Once she was inside I smiled at her and handed her the jacket. Just because I was glad she didn't have it outside and had the chance to keep close, doesn't mean I actually want her to be cold.

"Put it on please" I told her softly, then closed the door and walked to my side. When I got in the car, I expected her to be distant again like she was on our way to the club, but then she turned to me, placed her hand on top of mine and smiled.

"Thank you," I was shocked for a second, then I looked at our hands and loved the way hers felt on mine. I looked up and smiled.

"You don't have to thank me, don't worry about it." I didn't want to, but I had to turn on the engine, so I took my hand from under hers. Then I remembered our game. "I believe it's my turn to ask you a question" It was the perfect opportunity, and why not?

"I believe so," she responded, a bit unsure. It was like I had to Edwards in my head. There was a very negative Edward against a very positive one. Why couldn't there be a middle ground?

What if she doesn't want to work for you anymore? Said the negative Edward.

What if she loved being with him tonight so much she wants to not only work for him, but do other things-

Why would she want to do anything with him? He wasn't even nice this morning! Argued the negative Edward. The positive Edward tended to be very cocky.

I shook my head from the inside chatter. How silly. I took a breath and just asked.

"Would you like to be my secretary?" she looked take aback.

I told you… said the negative Edward.

"Umm, I don't know… I mean, I…" She looked very unsure at first, then when the negative Edward's frown deepened, she said, I'd love to"

Of course she does! Said the cocky, positive Edward.

I shook the Edwards off my brain and smiled at Bella just as I stopped at a red light.

The rest of the ride we spent it in comfortable silence. As I parked outside of Bella's apartments I noticed Jasper's Mercedes parked right next to us, he must still be here.

"Err, would you like to come in?" Bella asked after a few minutes of silence.

Wooohoo! Looks like we getting crazy tonight! Said the very positive, cocky Edward.

"Actually, I better head back home. I have to work tomorrow and as a matter of fact, you do too Ms. Swan. Thank you for the invitation though, I appreciate it." I finally decided on saying. It wouldn't be very professional if I went in there because it was hard enough in here to keep my hands off her.

Her phone vibrated and she laughed after reading her message. I looked at her in confusion. Then she looked towards her apartment, and I did too. We both saw the curtain fall into place. Someone had been watching, if they could.

I turned back to Bella and saw her trying to remove my jacket. I stopped her.

"You can take it and give it to me later, we will be seeing each other anyway, right?" It was an excuse to see her again, and maybe not in a work environment I could be a bit of a jerk at work. I hope she doesn't start hating me for it.

She agreed to leave the jacket, and just before she exited the car I grabbed her wrist. I might as well be nice now that I remember how to. Tomorrow she might not like me very much.

"Goodnight," I said to her. I wanted to apologize for this morning, to maybe get on her good side but…maybe I shouldn't remind her.

"Goodnight," She whispered back. She walked out of the car and towards the door.

Shit. I should have told her-

Before I had a chance to think about ti better, I stepped out of the car after her. When I reached her, my breath was bit uneven from how fast I walked out. She looked surprised to see me right there, and I took her hands in mine in an impulse.

"I forgot to apologize for today in the morning. I don't want you to have the wrong impression of me; I don't usually hire people like Lauren. I'm sorry if I killed your day…" Even with the contacts her eyes were beautiful, the shape of them. Her face was beautiful. She was beautiful. Her face softened.

"Apology accepted, and you didn't kill my day. I suppose it's my turn." Her turn for what? "I'm sorry for being such a jerk tonight." She answered my question and I couldn't help laughing.

"Apology accepted." Her face was so close, I stepped even closer to her,. I wanted to kiss her very bad.

She won't be very professional tomorrow, and might think she can take liberties if you kiss her. You just met her. Said the pessimistic Edward.

I stepped back and ran a hand through my hair in frustration. I shouldn't have come out here so close to her.

"Sleep well," I said very fast then walked away before she could respond. Leaving her frozen in place. I should have been more careful. I'm such an idiot, I can't take any steps further with her. It's wrong now that she will be working for me.

The pessimistic Edward frowned but agreed halfheartedly.

The optimistic, cocky Edward rolled his eyes and crossed his arms.

I just drove back to my place, in search of peace and quiet. Maybe I could get an hour of sleep after a cold shower.

It seems like this chapter changed a lot with Edwards point of view. In a good way I think :)

I hope you guys enjoyed being able to see into Edwards head. Next chapter is back to Bellas!

Thank you for reading!

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~Sparkles