Prologue
Aurora Gotti sat in the waiting room of her psychologist, Dr. Flynn. Sitting in her lap attached to a clipboard was a nondisclosure agreement. When Flynn suggested she be a part of his group therapy sessions she never imagined she'd have to sign one of these.
' Who the hell is in this group that is so important? ' She asked herself, contemplating just leaving and telling Flynn she wasn't interested.
It's not that she didn't want to get further help because let's face it she needs all the help she can get. At the age of thirty-five Aurora has been through, and seen things. Things that haunted her sometimes.
Just when she was about to get up and leave the most beautiful man walked in carrying a very expensive looking briefcase. Aurora sat glued to the edge of her seat the second he said he was there to see Flynn.
Shit, she had just figured he was a business associate, not a patient. She also noticed that he didn't sign an agreement so he must be the person Flynn was protecting. It took her all of five seconds to sign the damn agreement.
When she stood up the sexy stranger turned his head to look at her and she got lost in his intense blue eyes. He smiled and winked at her before heading to the conference room where the group sessions would take place. She went over to Mary the receptionist and gave her the forms. Mary smiled at her and motioned her hand to the conference room.
She entered and immediately saw that they were the only ones that were there on time, Flynn himself wasn't even there. There was a long mahogany table in the middle of the room and the mysterious man seated himself at the right end. She assumed that the chair seated at the end was for Flynn so she sat herself to the left of it right across from him.
' God his eyes are like the ocean. ' She thought crossing her long legs and trying her best to look like she wasn't intimidated by the beautiful man in front of her.
He definitely was not her type. Usually, she went for bad men. Men that usually ended up in prison.
After a few minutes, he cleared his throat making her look at him. " You know it's rather rude for you to not introduce yourself. " He said arrogantly.
The air around them changed in seconds and Aurora could suddenly see that there was more to this man than a beautiful face.
" I could say the same thing- whoever you are. " She said in her Staten Island accent. If it was games he was into so be it. She hasn't lost one yet.
He narrowed is eyes at her and she could see his palm twitch a little on the table. " Well when you decide to stop being rude I'll gladly introduce myself. " He said obviously thinking she would relent and tell him her name.
No such luck. Aurora was notorious for her stubborn streak so she folded her arms and sat back, once again looking away from him. After a few more minutes he sighed and checked his watch and tapped his fingers on the table.
Finally, after ten minutes of silence, Flynn showed his ugly mug. He walked in smiling at both of his patients. Aurora didn't know about the man across from her, but she was starting to wonder where the rest of the group was. Flynn seated himself at the end of the table and cleared his throat.
" I'm so sorry for the delay, the other patient that was supposed to be joining us wasn't comfortable with signing the nondisclosure agreement so it's just the three of us. " He said opening some files that he brought.
Aurora was confused, and judging by the look on the other man's face so was he.
" How are we a " group " with only two people? " She asked lacing her fingers together.
It felt and looked like a setup.
Flynn sighed and took his glasses off and pinched the bridge of his nose. The man across from her didn't even acknowledge Flynn, he just stared at Aurora. She could feel his eyes on her.
" I apologize for the inconvenience, but this form of therapy can do the both of you some good. What do you think Christian? " He asked looking to his right.
Aurora grinned because she won their game. It took her mind off of the strange turn of event. He looked from Flynn to her with a very annoyed look on his face. Flynn was confused as to what was going on so he waited silently for an answer.
" I look forward to working with you. I'm Christian Grey and you are? " He asked holding out his hand for her to shake.
Aurora figured she had already won so she decided to give him her name. " Likewise Mr. Grey my name is Aurora Gotti, you can call me Rori. "
