The Internship

Those Three Words

Being with Carlisle was like being on a sunny beach. Easy, warm, and comforting. He always knew what to say, and when to say it. I started to not hate Forks as much. And now that I knew the secret, Bella and I were hanging out again—when we weren't with our respective boyfriends. Life was becoming nicer. I didn't tell my mom I was dating Carlisle, I knew that wouldn't end well.

So it was with this easiness that I walked into school on Monday, and was quickly ambushed by one of the football players, but I couldn't remember his name.

"Hey. Adeline right?" He asked. This particular boy had sandy blonde hair, brown eyes, and stood at around 5'9.

"Can I help you?" I asked politely, glancing around for Emmett or Alice. Of course, they were no where in sight. He stepped closer to me, and leaned on the wall. Alarm bells were going off when he sent me a rather creepy smile.

"I noticed you hang out with those Cullen freaks a lot. Maybe you should hang out with me instead."

I glared at him, and took a large step away from them.

"The Cullen's are my friends. And it takes a freak to know one." I growled, clutching my binder to my chest. The boy turned red in the face, and yelled,

"You bitch!" He took a threatening step toward me and my eyes widened.

EDWARD!!!! I screamed in my head, hoping to every god available he was in hearing distance. I took steps back, noticing that the side of the school we were in was pretty much empty.

"You may want to step away from her." A quiet voice I recognized as Edward's said. I heaved a sigh of relief.

"Whatever," The boy stalked off.

"You know, you didn't have to yell so loud." Edward smiled as I turned to face him. I made a face.

"Yeah, yeah, yeah. Thanks for the help." I sighed, giving him a playful punch on the shoulder.

"Not a problem. Come on, you're going to be late for class."

Luckily for me, the rest of the day was relatively uneventful, barring the table that housed the jocks was glaring at me all through lunch. When school finally went out I made my way to my car, excited to be seeing Carlisle. Despite the fact I spent almost every day with him, I still missed him terribly when I wasn't with him.

I arrived at the hospital quickly, walking through the doors as I put my hair up in a pony tail. I decided to take the stairs today, for the exercise. When I reached the third floor, there was only one nurse at the nurse's station,

"Hey Helen." I greeted. "Where is everyone?"

"Oh they all went to get lunch. They'll be back soon."

"Tell em I said hi!"

I walked into Carlisle's office, and the man I had been dying to see was sitting there. His hair was mussed as he went over patient files, looking a little agitated. I closed the door softly, and went over to him, fixing his hair.

"Need any help?" I asked, putting the last strand into place. He sighed and pulled me into his lap.

"Not really, I wasn't able to concentrate." He smiled, placing a small kiss on my shoulder. I shivered.

"Why's that."

"Because this amazing woman won't get out of my head." He nuzzled my neck. I was starting to breath heavy.

"Well then, tell me who she is so I can beat her up." I chuckled breathlessly.

"I wouldn't want you to hurt yourself." He murmured, before capturing my lips with his own. It was an awkward angle, since my back was facing him, but I couldn't bring myself to care. Carefully, I switched around so I was straddling him, barely pulling away long enough to get a breath in. My hands went straight to his hair, and I tugged on it, reveling in the softness. He growled into the kiss and before I could blink I was up against a wall, our kiss swiftly turning from sweet to hungry. A familiar fire was lit in my belly, and warm waves of neediness started to pound in my blood stream. His hands were up my shirt, leaving a trail of fire, while my legs tightened around him, pulling him closer to me. I was lost. I didn't even think, everything was base instinct. His lips left mine as he started kissing down my jaw, his tongue licking me in sensitive places, and it took all I had to make sure my moans were quiet.