Chapter Two
After nearly an hour of commuting back to my apartment, the realization of what had happened stuck with me like it occurred five minutes ago.
Looking at myself in the mirror I wondered, he was right I probably shouldn't have been on the train and I should have slept in. But then I would have missed him. I slowly walk to my bed and tip over like a falling tree onto my bed. I am so tired, I thought drifting off to sleep.
Waking to the sound of my phone ringing, it's Kate. Crap, what time is it. 11:30 am. That's okay, but I think she will be wanting me back.
"Hello," I answer the phone sheepishly.
"Good morning sleepy head, rise and shine, time to get your butt back here," said Kate.
How is she so alive? When I left her, Kate looked like she was on her death bed?
"Okay," I said.
"Don't worry I'm sending Ethan to pick you up, he will be there around 1:30," she snapped, "You have two hours."
"Okay," I said half-asleep.
"Later Steele," Kate replied as she disconnected the call.
I roll out of bed and crawling across the floor into the shower. I turn it on and hot water steams out. I climb to my feet and undress. Oh this hot water feels so good. I needed this.
As I stand soaking in the water, I can see those forbidden grey eyes staring back at me. They have me totally under their control.
As I finish packing my belongings for the next two days, 1:30 rolls around and Ethan arrives, right on time. Quickly I collect all of my stuff and I head out the door. Ethan is standing near the car as he greets me.
"Hey Ana," he says, "I have a friend that I'd like you to meet."
"Oh, alright. We better get going, Kate is demanding me back at her apartment," I say as I am walking toward the car.
Noticing a figure in the car, a girl with a gigantic smile pokes her head out the window "Hey, I'm Mia."
I greet her back with a friendly smile as I am contriving a way to get my bag into the car. So this is Mia Grey, she already seems like a very pleasant girl. I enter the back seat and I see Mia turn around to look at me with a big smile plastered across her face.
"Ethan has told me so much about you and Kate."
"Have you ever met Kate before?" I ask.
"No, not yet," Mia replies.
"Mia and I are going out with you tonight. Kate told us about the wild night you guys had," Ethan says with a grin.
"Oh that will be fun, although I don't think it's going to be anything outrageous tonight," I said trying to downplay the events that are going to take place tonight. I really don't fell like going out.
Ethan changes the conversations, "so have you talked to Kate about renting a room at the apartment."
"Yeah, I'm thinking about it." It is a nice apartment and it would be a lot closer to everything.
Ethan drives the car onto the highway and we travel downtown, we chat about stuff. Mia talks about her family, how her mother is a Doctor and her father is a Lawyer. That she has an older brother named Elliot who owns a very successful construction company and that his parents are very proud of him.
Arriving to the apartment, Kate is waiting for us alone. Totally unfazed by the events that occurred last night, Ethan introduces her to Mia. They hit it of immediately.
"I've ordered pizza!" Kate exclaims.
As we sit and eat pizza Mia gives a detailed description of how she and Ethan first met. He was traveling in Europe and she was studying in Paris. Their relationship bloomed when they went on a date to the French countryside.
After a brief lunch, I mention to Kate that I needed to run to the store to get a couple of supplies. Leaving the group who where watching some over played action movie on TV.
Quickly I finish my errands and I grab a bubble tea. Making my way towards the apartment I walk past a store that looked rather interesting. Entering the shop, the theme that was displayed on the outside dramatically changes into something else.
Slowly looking around, I pick something up. It's a leather whip, what the heck is this, some sort of torture device.
Oh no, I just walked into an erotic bondage shop.
Barely able to contain my shock, the store employee approaches me asking if I need any help. She is decked out in a shiny plastic dress with knee high boots.
"Can I help you," she asks.
Stunned by my discovering I ask flabbergasted, "do you have a women's clothing section?"
Smiling pleasantly she says, "follow me."
As we arrive she asks curiously "do you participate in any form of BDSM."
Out of the blue I say "yes" quickly followed by, "but I am new and I'm not very familiar with it."
What the heck was that, no I do not do this. Anastasia Steele, what have you gotten yourself into now? Looking around a lot of the cloths they sold here was just too risky for me.
Sitting on the end of a rack, I notice a floaty short black slick dress.
Holy Moses does this look good on me. All those months of kicking my butt in the gym really did pay off.
As I pay for the dress, the store employee says that the dress I just bought was made by a local designer from just down the street and that it is one of a kind. She also mentions that every Saturday night, they hold a party in the shop.
"You should come and meet some people, a lot of people come every week and you might be able to expand your knowledge," she says with a wink, "it starts at 11:30pm and usually runs tell 4 or 5 am."
"Ohhh, I'll think about," trying to sound interested. Not in a million years.