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Chapter 7

Edward walked into Seattle Regional with a bouquet of coral roses in hand. He lifted them up as an explanation of his being there when he saw Emmett look at him as he entered. He quite enjoyed being able to come in with no problems or questions as he took the elevator.

He said hello to Alice on his way to Bella's office. The petite woman gave him an enthusiastic wave.

He knocked on Bella's open office door, she looked up and smiled. "A rose for another rose," he said in an overly dramatic voice.

Bella rolled her eyes but couldn't quite contain her mirth, "that's so corny," she said as she accepted the bouquet from him and set them down on her desk, she'd find vase later.

"I'm just trying to be more like Jacob," he smiled.

She laughed wholeheartedly, "you're on your way."

After entering her officer code Bella taught Edward how to listen to the jingles on her phone. He had a pen and a pad of paper ready, she let him know that if he hung up, he'd have to start from scratch.

"What about your boss?" He asked before starting, the last thing he needed was Mrs. Webber asking difficult questions.

"Don't worry about her" Bella answered as she picked up a 2,000-piece jigsaw puzzle of Van Gogh's Starry Night and headed for Angela's office.

That should buy them more than enough time.

-PH-

Alice Brandon would admit to being many things. She would admit to being short as she was only 4'11", she would admit to being exuberant and she would even admit to being a shopaholic, but she would never admit to being a gossip. She was just… communicative. She couldn't help it that things happened around here that were much more interesting than answering the phones or dealing with spreadsheets.

For instance, Sam Uley and Emily Young? Totally knocked boots in the copy room. Mike Newton and Jessica Stanley? Off again. Leah Clearwater? Well, if we were to believe the rumors, one Embry Call from the bank across the street was the new object of her affections. But nothing had provided Alice as much joy as the last two days had watching Bella deal with her situation. Bella had always been a little too quiet for Alice's liking, she came into work, she worked, she left, she wasn't rude or mean but she was kind of standoffish. Lately though, she was running around like a chicken with its head cut off.

Alice watched as Bella walked out of her office with a package and left Edward inside. She waited until Bella was further down the hall to go into her office, it was about time she properly met the enigmatic Mr. Cullen.

-PH-

Edward had to admit this method was much faster than waiting on hold. He was keeping a tally of the jingles he'd heard already and simply pressed the up arrow to move onto the next one.

A knock on the door made him slam the phone down.

"Hi!" said the little sprite of a woman.

"Um, hey… I was just waiting for Miss Swan," he offered.

"Oh, don't worry. I know all about you and Bella. I'm Alice, the secretary. Found the jingle yet?" The glint in her eye was undeniable.

Edward picked the receiver back up and stopped, realizing he needed an officer code, and he didn't know Bella's. Understanding his predicament Alice came up next to him and entered hers. He thanked her and began skipping through the tunes. "Not yet."

"So, you work in films, huh?" Alice asked.

"Yup," he answered as he did his best to listen to the jingles.

"Know any movie stars?"

Edward suppressed his groan. "Some," he answered.

"Well, maybe you and I could go out for dinner one day and you can tell me more about that," she batted her eyes in a coquettish manner.

Before he could react, Bella walked back into her office and cleared her throat. "The phones are ringing Alice," she said icily.

The short woman left the office with a smirk.

Bella took her seat, her previous good mood completely gone now.

"Nice girl," said Edward offhandedly. She had been a bit weird, but she seemed kinda cool. With her short stature and a platinum-blonde hairdo she looked a bit like a fairy. Almost like a human Tinkerbell.

"Uh huh, the best." Bella agreed in a clipped tone.

Something in the way she answered made Edward look up, she had busied herself with her computer and was typing away furiously. She looked like she had sucked on a lemon.

A Cheshire grin was forming slowly on his face. "Bella," he waited until she actually met his eyes "are you jealous?" he asked barely holding in his laughter.

She snorted and rolled her eyes for good measure. "Of course not," she answered hoping like Hell he wouldn't see through her lie. She was jealous, she just knew she couldn't admit to it because she had no reason for her to be. Edward may be pretending to be her boyfriend, but it didn't mean he actually was.

"Don't worry," he said after taming his smile "I prefer brunettes."

And then he winked.

-PH-

Angela was beginning to think something may be wrong with the phone lines. She kept trying Bella's extension but every time she had tried her it'd been busy.

It'd been a few hours since Bella had surprised her with a magnificent gift, she just wanted to let her know that she'd be leaving earlier today, and she wouldn't come back after lunch. She couldn't wait to get home and start working on that puzzle.

Angela tried Bella's extension one more time, busy again. She would call I.T. and get it figured out. Making sure to have her keys on her, Angela locked her door and made her way to Bella's office.

-PH-

Edward had made a huge leap on the list, he had only hung up once when Alice had startled him and one other time when Bella really needed to speak to a customer, the good thing was that the jingles played in order and so it was easy to just skip the number of songs he had already listened to so he could get to the ones he hadn't yet. He had already listened to 187 jingles, not many more to go, he was beginning to get excited. He was really close to finding that piece he so desperately needed.

As he listened to yet another tune that was not the one he needed Edward felt the receiver being yanked from his hand as the phone was slammed down, he looked up in surprise and saw Bella looking toward her office door and he saw her boss, Mrs. Webber approaching. He turned in his seat and looked the other way, his hand came up to cover his face so as not to be seen.

"Hey Bella," greeted Angela "have you been on the phone all day?"

"No, not at all," she answered, acting every bit the confused worker.

"That's so weird," she said "every time I try calling you the line sounds busy."

"That is weird," Bella said gravely "must be a system issue."

"Yeah, most likely." Angela then took notice of the fact that there was someone in Bella's office and as he looked more closely, she realized she recognized the patron. "Mr. Cullen?" She called. "I'm sorry, did we have an appointment set up?" She didn't recall having a meeting with him today.

Edward looked at Angela hoping he didn't look as guilty as he felt.

"Mr. Cullen was here because he's able to bring his account current, he was just inquiring about the best ways to make his payments." Bella lied with ease.

Angela wasn't quite able to hide her shock "Oh! That's great! And you told him, right?"

"Yes, of course."

Realizing there was no way he could keep using her phone with Angela present, Bella had to dismiss Edward. "Thank you, Mr. Cullen, enjoy the rest of your day," she said, hoping he would understand.

"Oh, uh yes, thank you," he said as he stood up, he saw the bouquet of roses he had brought Bella and took them in his hand, Angela knew who Edward was so there was no reason for him to pretend to be Jacob and get Bella flowers. He was disappointed, he really liked their meaning and God only knew when he would see her again since Jacob was supposed to fly out of the country later that day, effectively ending that part of their deal. Edward walked out of her office saddened by this fact as he waited for the elevator.

"You know," Angela said when she and Bella were alone again "my gut failed me. I thought for sure he wouldn't pay."

-PH-

Edward had just stepped foot outside the bank when he came face to face with Renée. Of course, Bella's ultrasound.

"I knew you wouldn't fail me!" She exclaimed as she hugged him and kissed both his cheeks.

"It's important that I be there. For Bella and the baby's sake," he nodded.

"Of course, darling. I couldn't agree more. Let's go get Bella, my Uber's waiting."

-PH-

It shouldn't have been a surprise to Edward, but it was. Renée's Uber driver was non-other than Billy. Apparently, she really liked that he had business cards and had used him a few times since Edward had given her his contact information.

He was sitting in the back seat, the bouquet of coral roses covering his face and crouching down as much as he could, which was proving rather difficult given his 6'2" frame. Billy kept giving him surreptitious glances through the rearview mirror and Edward could tell he was trying to remember him. He did his best to look out away.

"Don't I know you?" Billy asked after a few more glances.

"No, sir." Edward answered behind the roses.

"I never forget a face. Didn't I pick up a package for you? I picked it up over at Burien, right? I took it to the address you gave me, but it was the wrong one, no one named Tanya lives there. I took it back to the office."

At the mention of another woman's name Renée's ears perked up. Who was this Tanya that Jacob was sending packages to?

"No, no I don't live in Burien, and I don't know anyone named Tanya, I have a very standard face, you must be thinking of someone else," he rushed out.

"What is your name? I know it, what is it?" Billy said to himself.

Bella was sitting in the back of the Uber wishing to high Hell that this man would shut the fuck up before he ruined everything. Her mom already had her suspicions about 'Jacob' and this confusion was certainly not bound to help. Plus, she was about to pee her pants. She thanked her lucky stars when she saw the hospital come into view "We're here!" she yelled, effectively ending Billy's trip down memory lane.

"Oh my God, please move, I have to pee!" She urged Edward when the car finally parked. He exited and helped first Bella, then her mother out the Uber. He was just turning to follow them to the hospital when Billy rolled down the door "Edward Cullen!" He exclaimed, having finally remembered who he was. "Your name is Edward Cullen, don't tell me it's not, my memory's great."

Edward had no choice but to agree. "You know, now that you mention it, you're right. I did send a package with you, but I forgot."

"You forgot your own name and where you live?" asked Billy, unimpressed that his near photographic memory had been questioned.

"Well, no, but there's so much fraud and identity theft these days, you can't just go through life giving everyone your personal information," that was as good an explanation as any.

Billy nodded, that made sense.

After agreeing that Edward would reach out to the office and arrange for his package to be delivered to his house again, the older man drove off.

-PH-

Bella splashed some water on her face after relieving herself. Pretending that a stranger was your boyfriend was harder than she imagined. Dealing with bubbling feelings for said stranger was even harder.

She was a rational woman but something about this whole situation had thrown everything she knew out of whack. There was something about Edward Cullen that, try as she might, she couldn't resist. After Angela left her office Alice barged in demanding to know if the roses Edward had taken with him were supposed to be for her and did she know the meaning of coral roses: Enthusiasm and desire.

The rose you gave to someone you were excited to get to know.

The only question was, was Edward aware of that? And if so, did he mean it?

Feeling a small kick in her abdomen Bella decided that she'd have to worry about that later, for now, she had a date with her little man.

-PH-

"You're here for an ultrasound, right? Just a regular check-up?" verified the nurse as she looked up Bella's name.

"Yes, but my OBGYN said that she would be there as well."

"Who's your doctor?"

"Tanya Denali."

Edward slammed his hand on the counter, shock evident in his face, "Tanya?" He asked.

Bella, Renée and the nice nurse Mrs. Cope all looked at him like he had grown another head.

"What's wrong?" asked Renée narrowing her eyes.

Edward cleared his throat. "Nothing, nothing. Just, uh… if the baby had been a girl that would've been a nice name. I have to go to the bathroom, excuse me," he said as he fled the room.

-PH-

"Is everything okay with you and Jacob, darling?" asked Renée as they took a seat waiting for Bella's name to be called.

"Yes, why?"

"He acted very weird just now when the nurse mentioned your doctor."

"He didn't act weird, mom."

"Darling, are you sure everything's fine between the two of you?" She persisted.

"Mom, yes, everything's fine, drop it."

"Fine," the older woman relented sensing her daughter didn't want to broach the subject. "Have you two thought about names? Your sister showed me a website where they can customize mobiles with the baby's name."

Before Bella could answer her cellphone rang, it was Edward. She excused herself to take the call.

"Hello."

"Hey, it's me."

"What the hell is happening? Where are you?" She whispered.

"We have a problem."

"What is it?"

"So, you know Tanya, your doctor?"

"Yeah?"

"Well, she's my wife."

Uh uh...

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