Elena refuses to let Christian build on his relationship with Ana. She is determined that they will not be together if she can help it. Christian still refuses to see Elena for who she truly is. He still insists Elena helped him and he still views her as a friend. Will he come to his senses when his back is against the wall and he loses the one person who can truly save him from Elena and himself.
All characters belong to E.L. James. Any mistakes made are all mine. I've had this story playing in my head since last year and well, here it is. I hope you enjoyed this first chapter.
As we prepare for our engagement party at Grace and Carrick's house, I'm a little sad as neither of my parents will be there. They both had prior engagements they could not break. Dad was on a fishing trip. Mom and Bob were on vacation in the Bahamas. I'll try not to let that get me down, too much. I have Christian's family and I love them dearly. They have always been welcoming and treated me like a member of the family as soon as Christian introduced me to them.
My mind drifts to Christian's and my relationship. I still feel like I'm living in a fairytale. He is too good to be true. He's attentive, caring, loving, and has a heart of gold. I still cannot believe he thought he did not have a heart when he and I met. I cannot help but smile as I think of all the ways he has shown me how much he loves me. Thinking of his love for me, makes me think of him making love to me…mmmmm, his hands, lips, cock…..snap out of Ana! If I keep my mind in the gutter, I'll never make it to our engagement party.
As I think about our engagement, I think of the day Christian proposed. He had planned a beautiful picnic. I should have known something was up as he was acting nervous and fidgety all day. When he got on one knee as we were leaving, I thought I would pass out. I don't think I let him finish with the proposal before I was shouting yes. Two days later was his birthday dinner, at his parent's home, when he decided to announce our engagement. Everyone was excited for us…..well, not everyone.
I tried to overlook the fact that Elena was there and that he still saw her as a friend. She was the only reason we ever argued. I do not understand why he cannot see her for who she truly is. She is an evil, manipulative, plastic pedophile. It makes me sick to my stomach that Grace has no idea what she's done. She preyed on an innocent child, with issues, under the guise of being Grace's true friend.
I'm jolted from my thoughts by my cell.
Baby, are you dressed and on your way to mom and dad's? Elliot is driving me insane x C
Yes, I'm slipping on my shoes and then I'll be leaving x A
Good, I cannot wait to see you. I still do not understand why I couldn't help you get dressed at Escala :-( x C
Christian Grey are you pouting. Did you use a sad face emoticon? x A
Yes, I did. You owe me future Mrs. Grey x C
Hmmmmm…I love reading that. You keep that up, I'll keep you up all night ;-) x A
Holding you to that baby. Be careful getting here. I love you x C
I love you too, baby. I'm leaving now x A
"Luke, I'm ready to leave. Let go before my mercurial egomaniac sends out a search party for me"
"And we know he will" Luke says with a smirk
As we make it to the garage. I cannot shake the uneasy feeling I have in the pit of my stomach. I cannot put my finger on it, but I just feel like something is wrong. "Stop it Ana! You're just being paranoid as usual." I remind myself as I slink back in the seat and watch the scenery through the window.
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"Isaac, have you completed the special project I gave you?"
"Yes, mistress. Everything is in the folder on your desk."
Picking up the red folder on her desk, Elena flips through the contents and begins to grin. "Isaac, you have made your mistress very proud. Tonight, will be the night of all nights. It will finally be the end of my little problem."
Picking up her clutch, Elena makes her way to the car waiting to take her to Bellevue. As she tightly hugs the red folder to her chest.
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As I make it to Bellevue, my stomach plummets as I see Elena's car sitting in the driveway. "Luke please just shoot me and put me out of my misery. I do not want to break bread with Cruella, tonight."
Chuckling, Luke opens my door and I make my way to the front door. As I enter the house, I'm keenly aware that no one met me at the door. "Hello?"
Gretchen appears and very snidely tells me everyone is in the living room waiting for me.
As I get closer to the living room, I hear Carrick and Christian in a heated discussion. As I walk into the room, everyone turns to me.
"YOU! How could you do this to my son?" Grace says as the tears fall from her face.
"Ana, why? I thought you loved Christian" Mia says as she wipes her eyes with the tissue she's holding.
"To think I felt awful about telling my son to get a prenup. Was this some game to get his money?" Carrick looks as if he is going to explode.
Christian has his back to me and he still has not said a thing.
"Christian what is going on? What are they talking about?" I manage to shakily ask. It's then that I see who is standing in front of him. Elena is rubbing his arms speaking softly to Christian.
"Christian? What is…."
"Stop right there Arielle. You have been found out. I will not let you come into my friends' home and use them or Christian, anymore. I told then you were no good. You thought you would make a come up off Christian. It was all a game to you, you were only using him."
Touching his arm, Christian snatches his arm from me and turns on me. His eyes are a storm of emotions. "DON'T TOUCH ME! I trusted you, even when Elena warned me to be careful. How could you cheat on me, Ana?"
"WHAT?! What are you talking about? I have never cheated on you, Chri-"
"So, these photographs are lies, Ana? Huh? You expect me to believe that Elena is lying even with proof staring you in the face?" He shoves the pictures into my hands.
I would not believe it if I did not see it. Picture after picture of me in a compromising position, in my office, the elevator, with Luke! There are even photographs at the hotel when I attended the author's conference in New York. What in the hell!
"Christian, tell me you do not believe this. You…"
"How long have you been whoring yourself to Luke, Ana? HOW LONG!? I cannot believe how dumb I have been."
"Are you fucking insane? I have not been sleeping with Luke. These pictures are fake." I shout at him. I am shaking as I'm about to lose it.
"All this time, you've hated Elena. You wanted me to end my friendship with her. I almost let your jealousy make me end a great friendship. I'm so glad I did not listen to you. Elena was right about you and you knew she was on to you, that's why you wanted me to end the friendship." He growls as he stalks towards me.
"Christian, we have guest coming. You need to believe me these pictures are lies." I say as the tears are now streaming down my face.
Christian chuckles, "you think I want to celebrate anything with you after whoring yourself to Luke? You really are classless. Tell me was your humble beginning act worth it? You had us fooled. I guess it's true what they say, like mother like daughter."
"FUCK YOU, Christian! I never wanted anything from you, but you. If you're to stupid to realize what I was saying to you about that bitch," I say as I glare at Elena, "then you don't deserve me. You never did."
"You see Christian, I told you she was a low life country bumpkin, only looking…" I never let Elena finish her sentence as I slap her so hard, I know I'll have a swollen hand tomorrow.
"Get out of my parent's house and do not be at Escala when I return, tonight. I'm giving you 2 hours to take your things and leave. Whatever you do not take with you will be discarded."
As I am full on sobbing now. I can only nod my head as my voice will not cooperate.
"Ana, what were you thinking?" Kate asks as her voice is barely above a whisper. I can only stare and look at them all, as I feel like I'm in a nightmare.
"Kate, you know I would not…." I can only shake my head as my voice fails me.
"You can keep your pictures of you and lover boy. Maybe you can frame them." He sneers.
As I back out of the room, I glance once more at Elena as I see her smirking at me while she's consoling Grace.
Outside on the porch, I collapse and see Luke come towards me. I can only hand him the pictures. Luke is immediately mortified.
"Ana, what the fuck is this?!"
"Luke, please take me back to Escala. There will be no wedding. I have two hours to move before he's back."
As Luke places me back in the car, the sobs began to make my body shake. Once Luke is behind the wheel and pulling out of the driveway, he dials Taylor.
"T, man what the fuck is going on?" The conversation is one sided as I cannot hear Taylor's reaction. "We're on our way back to Escala. We'll see you there."
As we arrive back at Escala, I began thinking of what I want to take with me. As we step off the elevator, I rush to Christian's room and discard my dress and replace it with jeans and a hoodie. I want to fall apart, but am on limited time. I find my suitcases and begin packing. Once I'm packed, I wheel my suitcases into the Great Room. I walk into Christian's office and leave him a note.
Christian,
I knew she would come between us. You keep thinking she is your friend, but she is not. She played you tonight. Tonight, she cost you everything. You know I would never do what she/you are accusing me of. Do me a favor, please? When you find out the truth about her being a low down, conniving bitch, do not come looking for me. When you find out she played you to keep you under her rule, do not come looking for me.
Ana
As I sign my name, I place the letter and engagement ring in the envelope. I seal it and place it on his laptop.
Taylor is standing in the doorway as I'm leaving Christian's office. His eyes are going through a variety of emotions: anger, hurt, sadness, back to anger.
"Ana, I will get to the bottom of this. I promise you I will. That bitch has her claws so deep in him….."
"Taylor, take care of Gail and give her my love. Thank you for everything" I get on my tiptoes and give Taylor a kiss on the cheek and hug.
"Luke has been fired, so I'll drive you where you need to go."
"Thank you, to the airport please."