"Professionally Personal" by DH78

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Bella Swan has a dream: she wants to have her own tattoo studio. But before she can turn that dream into reality, years and years of hard word lie ahead of her. Bella works at 'Cullen Engery Inc.' as a data entry - a dull and not very fulilling job, yet it pays the bills and also allows the young woman to regularly put a few dollars aside for what will hopefully be a prosperous future. And it's also not Bella's only way of income: once she leaves the small confines of her cubicle at 'Cullen Energy Inc.' behind, she heads over to one of the hippest tattoo shops in town, where she has just recently started an apprenticeship. Her mentor and boss, Jasper, teaches her everything she needs to know to one day open up her own business and also watches her whenever she is allowed to ink someone. Everything could be great for Bella, weren't it for the fact that 'Cullen Energy Inc'.'s CEO decides to step down and his young and utterly hot grandson replaces him...

Edward Cullen does not have the best of reputations among his employees. He tends to brood, ignores pretty much everyone in the office and has a perfectionist side. So it doesn't come as a surprise that he is unhappy with the performance of his current PA Jane and fires her before she can even beg for a second chance. Edward wants Bella to fill the void position of Jane until an adequate replacement has been found. And here comes the electricity - because whenever the two of them are together sparks fly. Bella is immensely attracted to her boss and it gets even worse when she sees a tattoo peeking out from under his suit. Though she tries to let things not get out of hand and remain professional, her friend Rosalie tells her what she tries to deny: she has the hots for her boss and the way things look, chances are good he feels the same. But Edward is giving Bella whiplash as he seems to be rather cold at work while being friendly, charming, and sweet when they happen to meet in the park. Bella has no idea what to think and it doesn't help that Edward has picked out Jasper's place to complete one of his tattoos. Jasper asks Bella to do the shadowing and the pull between the two is almost unbearable. Edward makes it clear that he wants to explore whatever is going on between them but Bella is too afraid to mix the professional with the personal Will her boss be able to change her opinion?

Wow, this story is hot! Edward in a suit and full-blown CEO-mode is already absolutely swoonworthy but mix that with Edward having tattoos and you have the epitome of sexyness! And to top it all off, he is also incredibly sweet (he saved his labrator Leah from the shelter), charming, and even a bit shy. It's clear that he wants Bella and the reader can't help but feel like kicking her in the shin for refusing him. Their tattoo sessions are filled with lust and electricity and one is almost biting their nails from the incredible hotness of the scenes. DH78 a.k.a. DiamondHeart78 managed to create another entertaining and sexy fanfiction - this time completely written from Bella's point of view. Professionally Personal might be a bit short (too short, if you ask me, I could have read so much more about these two!) but it's definitely a story that can't be missed!

Professionally Personal consists of 23,111 words and a total of 10 chapters. The story is rated M for profantities and description of sexual activities.

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