Authors note: Writing this story was a big challenge for me, because my native language isn't english. I want to thank Yvonne Marie, you are the best!
Dancing is the only way to free yourself, to show everybody who you really are...
I used to dream about dancing since I was a little girl. At night I always have these dreams that I'm dancing in a large room with white walls. But I'm not dancing alone, I'm dancing with him... I have never been able to see his face, but I can see his figure, he is tall he towers over me, he must be at least 6'2, broad shoulders, he is dressed in a black suite. When I get the chance to see his face I always wake up from my dream. I wish that one day I will get that chance to see what he looks like. I feel at peace while I'm dancing with him. I feel immensity, I feel like I'm carefree. I feel that he is mine. I can't explain it, or maybe I can... I just hope that one day I will be able to see his face.
"Ana... Ana wake up! You're dreaming again"
No...Not again. Kate always wakes me up just when I'm about to see his face.
"Mhmmm" I murmur
"Hey Ana, are you alright?" Kate asks, she is my best friend we have a very strong friendship.
"Kateee, why? Why?" I say with a rasping voice, I'm sleepy, and I want back to my dream, I want to hold his shoulder with my hand, I want his hands back on my waist! I want him to hold me close while we dance the night away.
Kate looks at me sadly and gets up and goes into the living room.
Oh perfect... Ana you are the best, you have one million ways to offend a person, and congrats you've done it! I was thinking sarcastically in my mind. I look at my clock, shit I must hurry up or I'll be late to work!
I take a quick shower, after I'm dried I put on my mascara, and a light shade of lipstick just to add a little color, I like to be the most natural I can when I'm at work. I wear my black dress along with my dancing shoes. If you haven't guessed by now I'm a dance teacher, and Kate always teases me about it because I also have a degree in English literature, but I have always enjoyed teaching people how to dance.
When I walk into the kitchen Kate is there drinking her coffee.
"Kate, I'm sorry about being so moody, it's just you keep waking me up just when I'm about to see who he is"
"Ana I know, I'm the one who should be sorry, it's just that sometimes you sound like your crying in your sleep and it breaks my heart to see you cry."
"I know" I tell her looking at the floor. I can't manage to look at her, because I know its coming she is going to ask me what my dream was about.
She stares at me with her usual look. Which is pretty much her puppy dog eyes begging for me to spill the beans about my dream.
"Ana, tell me, what was about your nightmare?"
"It… It wasn't a nightmare" I tell her and begin to blush. I'm about as red as her robe she is wearing.
"Ooooh, I see it was one of those erotic dreams you're all red!"
"I dreamed I was dancing with him again. I felt his hands, his fingers was so long and beautiful caressing my back and his touch was electric. I feel like he is my white knight" I manage to say in one breath.
"Ana, you're 21 and you still believe in prince charming with a white horse and a castle in the sky" Kate says, oh my god, this is the first time she doesn't laugh, wow this is not like her.
"Oh shit its 8:30 I need be at work at 9"
"You can took my Mercedes so you won't be late for work if that helps?" Kate tells me while handing me her keys
"Thank you, Kate, you're the best" I take her keys and give her a hug.
Her Mercedes is amazing and I love driving it. I do have my own car but Wanda has been giving me some trouble. It's so old that sometimes it just doesn't like to start and I always end up late to work because I have to walk.
I arrive at work at 9:02 AM, I enter the dance studio. The walls are covered in mirrors and there is always music filling the rooms. This place is where my soul is at peace, where I find connection with my dreams.
I walk into my boss's office, Elisabeth is a very beautiful woman, and her smile is always warm and caring.
"Hey Ana, how are you?" She asks
"Hi Liz, I'm well thanks, and you?"
"Same, you know that couple you had last week?" She begins to tell me
Yes, of course I do, today is their second lesson"
"Not anymore, they canceled and they won't be coming back I'm sorry Ana" Elisabeth says with a sadden face.
Hmm I wonder why they canceled. Maybe they broke up? Or maybe they thought I wasn't a good enough teacher, but that can't be it I am one of the best dance teachers here at this studio.
"Ana, don't worry I'll find you some new clients, you're an amazing teacher don't ever doubt that" she must have seen it in my face that I was doubting myself.
I smile at her and go back to my dance room. While I am waiting for Elizabeth to find me new clients I start to dance to the music that is playing in the room it helps me to relax and to free myself. As the song changes so does my rhythm, the song is so dark that I find myself dancing hard that's until I go to make a turn and fall hard on the floor. Suddenly I hear someone standing in the doorway to my room. I look up and standing there is a tall handsome man hand in hand with a brunette haired woman. When his eyes capture mine, I quickly stand up, and blush, I have no idea why, but my heart pumps like crazy, his looks are indescribable. They turn around and walk to Elisabeth's office.
After 10 minutes I hear Elisabeth call for me to come to her office, I knock on her office door and she tells me to come in.
When I'm in her office I see that handsome Greek God sitting across from Elizabeth's desk with that woman he walked in with.
"Ana this is Mr. Grey and his fiancé Ms. Williams. They would like some lessons for their first dance as husband and wife" Elisabeth says and it pings at my heart. Shit his fiancé…Oh god Ana what are you thinking, you don't even know this man, I say to myself
"Mr. Grey Ms. Williams this is Anastasia Steele. She will be your dance teacher" Elisabeth tells them while looking at me with a smile.
I turn my head to look at them and give them a smile. Mr. Grey sighs for some reason and his expression doesn't seem to be pleased to have me as his teacher, what is his problem.
"Elizabeth I asked for a professional, with the amount of money I am about to shell out for these stupid lessons you bring me this" he waves his hands in my direction
Oh, he is such an asshole! I shout in my mind, I'm an excellent dancer!
"Please Mr. Grey I can ensure, Anastasia is an excellent dancer, the best we have" Elisabeth says
"Hmm well we'll see about that" he says in a cocky tone "How many times do we need to come?" He asks
I don't say a word, and he widen his eyes looking straight at me, then I realize he is speaking to me
"3 times a week" I tell him with a trembling voice
"Fine, we start tomorrow" he says in a dominating voice, and he helps his fiancé to stand up, and they go.
I am astonished, he is a selfish, and he thinks my lessons don't deserve his money.
"I told you I would find you some new clients" Elisabeth says
"Thanks" but it would be better if you give these clients to someone else.
"Now, go home and get some rest, tomorrow is going to be a rough day. And I just want to remind you Ana that Mr. Grey is a very wealthy man, we're talking billions. He is a very important person in Seattle so that make him a very important client for us" she says
My mouth drops open. Did she just say billions as in billionaire? Oh that is great, no wonder why he is such an asshole.
When I return home, Kate is sitting in front of TV, with a glass of wine.
"Hey Steele, want a glass of wine?" She asks
"Yeah, I'm going to need it! And not just a glass"
"What's up with you Steele?"
"New clients" I tell her
"Who are they?"
I pour myself a glass of wine and sit next to Kate on couch.
"Some billionaire named Grey"
She widen eyes "What! Did you just say Grey? Wow Ana that's amazing. Is he hot, hmm I bet he is" she says
"Kate no, don't even think that he has fiancé. So let's change the topic" and take a big gulp of my wine. I am not looking forward to what tomorrow brings.