Chapter 3
Two years later and I've been without Christian for a while now. We still talk everyday on the phone and by the sounds of it he's happy at Harvard. I'm eighteen now and I think that I've matured a lot since he left. I've started working out, my boobs have got bigger and my figure is pretty good. I don't know if Christian has a girlfriend or not, that's a subject I try and steer clear of. When I get home I walk through the door and find the house mysteriously quiet. "Hello?" I call, and Grace comes into the foyer.
"Hello dear, how was school?" She seems chirpy and overly happy and I eye her suspiciously.
"It was good thanks mom. What's going on?" She just smiles and takes my hand.
"I have a surprise for you. Out in the garden." She pulls me to her and cups her hands over my eyes, steering me through the house. I walk slowly and once I step outside Grace takes her hands away. I see Christian standing in a white tshirt and jeans, holding a bouquet of lilies. My mouth drops open and I shake my head in shock, he laughs.
"You haven't got anything to say? That's not like the Ana I know." I scream and run towards him. I jump and wrap my arms and legs around him, he supports my weight and I sob into his neck.
"Christian." I say, taking a deep breath. He spins me round and I laugh through my tears. "I can't believe you're home! When did you get back? How long are you staying?" He puts me down and grins at my excitement.
"I finished my course early, I'll be at your graduation." I squeal and hug him again.
"This is the best day ever!" I shout and he laughs. We go inside and into my room to chat.
About an hour later I get a call from Jose. "Hey!" I say.
"Wow, you seem happy. What's brought that on?" I smile at Christian.
"My, brother is back from Harvard. You know, Christian?"
"Ohh right. Well, do you still want me to come over?"
"Sure! You can meet him. I'll see you soon."
"Ok babe, see you then."
"Bye." I hang up and he looks at me.
"Who was that?" I look down and bite my nails. "Ana." I glance up at him and shrug.
"He's just this guy I've been seeing." His face drops.
"For how long?" I open my mouth while I think.
"About, three months?" He gasps.
"Ana!" He shouts, looking angry. "When the fuck were you going to tell me?" I look around and shrug.
"I don't know Christian! I didn't think it was a very big deal! He's only my boyfriend, we're not married!" He scoffs.
"I can't believe you didn't tell me." He mutters and I take his hand.
"Christian I didn't think you would care about my love life. Jesus I doubt you would tell me about yours, hell you never have!" He looks down and shakes his head.
"Fine, whatever." There's a silence before he speaks again. "Have you had sex with him?"
"Christian!" I shout in shock.
"Well have you?" My mouth hangs open and he sighs. "I hope your using protection-"
"-Christian I am not having this conversation with you!" He sits silent. "And yes we are." He goes to open his mouth but there's a knock at the door and I get up to open it. When I do I see Jose standing there smiling at me. I smile back and he kisses me chastely on the lips. "Jose, this is Christian. Christian, Jose." Jose walks forward and holds out his hand to shake Christian's and he just looks at him. Jose takes his hand away and stands awkwardly.
"It's uh, nice to finally meet you. Ana talks about you all the time." Christian just glares at him.
"Does she." I look at him and mouth 'what are you doing' to him and he completely ignores me. Jose just clears his throat and stands there. Eventually Christian stands up and walks towards him. "Well, I'll get going, leave you two alone. See ya sweet pea." He pulls me into his arms and kisses my head. He hasn't called me sweet pea in years, I wonder what brought it on. Then he turns to Jose. "If you ever hurt her, I will personally make sure you have at least one bone in your body broken. Got it?" My mouth opens in shock.
"Christian!" I hiss at him. Jose just nods.
"Yes sir, I mean um." His voice fades and Christian nods, walking out the room.
After Jose leaves I storm into Christian's room. He's sitting on the bed with his laptop. "What the fuck was that?" He shifts his laptop and looks at me innocently.
"What do you mean?" I scoff and walk forward.
"If you ever hurt her I'll personally make sure you have a least one bone in your body broken." I say, putting on a deep voice like Christian's. He chuckles slightly and I hit him. "Christian it isn't funny. You nearly scared him off." He looks up at me.
"Oh no." He says dryly and I step back.
"You're an asshole, you know that?" He nods and in one movement I'm on his bed and he's on top of me, so close that I can feel his warm breath on my face.
"Ana, no one, and I mean no one, will ever lay a finger on you, do you understand? I will make sure of it." He gets up and leaves the room and I sit up.
"What the fuck?" I whisper to myself. What the hell was that? Did he mean in a violent way or a sexual way? Jesus that guy is confusing. I get up and go back into my room, contemplating my friendship with Christian.
I come out of school two weeks later trying to hold back my tears. I see Christian and he waves me over. I take a deep breath and shuffle over to him, avoiding eye contact with him. When I get to him he hugs me. "Hey, how was school?" I just shrug.
"It was ok." He holds me by my shoulders immediately and bends down to my level.
"What's wrong Ana?" I just shake my head.
"It's nothing Christian." He steps back.
"What is nothing?" I just continue to shake my head.
"Christian it's fine-"
"-Ana, tell me what's wrong-"
"-Seriously Christian-"
"-No it's not nothing just tell me-"
"-Christian it doesn't matter-"
"-Just tell me Ana!" He shouts and I look up at him with tears in my eyes.
"He broke up with me! Ok? Is that what you want to hear?" He steps back and looks up as Jose walks out the school. He takes a deep breath and clenches his knuckles. I turn and see him and shake my head. "No, Christian please don't." He moves me aside gently and kisses my forehead, then he marches up to Jose, he doesn't see him coming until Christian punches him in the face. He falls but Christian catches him and pulls him to his face.
"What the fuck did I say to you? If you ever hurt her, I'll break you." He whimpers some sort of apology before Christian hits him again. I run forward to try and stop it.
"Christian! Stop, please!" He doesn't, and when Jose brings up his arm to hit Christian he twists his arm back until there's a crunch and Jose cries out in pain. "Christian please, stop this." I sob, before I somehow manage to work my way in between them. Jose gets away and pushes me to the side with such force that I fall and smack my face on the concrete. Christian shouts something and I feel him cradle me but after a few seconds everything goes black.
I wake up in Christian's bed, my head is sore and I bring my hand to my cheekbone and find stitches there. I frown and sit up. "Christian!" I shout and immediately hear footsteps. He bursts through the door with worry on his face.
"Ana? Are you ok? How are you feeling?" He runs forward and sits on the bed, holding my face. "Let me see you." He looks deep into my eyes and I gaze back. His pupils dilate so that hardly any of his grey iris is left, and he parts his mouth slightly. My gaze moves down to his lips and he leans forward, our faces not even inches away. Just as our lips are about to touch Elliot opens the door.
"Hey Ana, you up yet? Oh." He sees Christian's hands on my face and smirks. "Am I interrupting something?" My cheeks flush and I look down, playing with my fingers. Christian gets off the bed and clears his throat.
"No, no you're not. I'm gonna go downstairs. See you later Ana." He walks out and shuts the door and Elliot steps forward.
"I feel like I did interrupt something." He says smiling. I shake my head at him and pat the bed for him to sit down. He runs and jumps, turning and landing on his back on the other side of the bed and I laugh.
"So glad you're staying here Elliot. How long until your house is ready?" I say sarcastically. He laughs.
"Hey, I don't care for your tone thank you. And it's ready in a few weeks, so you better start getting me moving presents." I giggle and we sit in silence for a minute. "What's going on between you two?" I sigh and look at the door.
"I don't know Elliot. He's my best friend, but sometimes he looks at me and my heart beats so fast I feel like everyone in the room can hear it." He nods and crosses his legs, facing me.
"Well, before he left, at the airport, you guys kissed. Mom and dad didn't see it but I sure did. What was that about?" I look up at him and shrug.
"I think it was a goodbye kiss. It didn't mean anything." I say sadly. Because it meant everything to me. It was my first kiss.
"Does he know exactly what Jose did?" I shake my head.
"God no. If he knew that he'd go to whatever hospital he's in and kill him." Elliot laughs.
"She knew you were with him right?" I nod.
"But the thing is, I never had any really strong feelings for him. I think I was upset because I didn't expect it. Mia loves him." Suddenly the door bursts open and an angry Christian walks in.
"He broke up with you because of Mia?" He shouts. I stare at him in shock. Elliot and I look at each other but neither of us know what to say. "Mia!" Christian shouts and he marches off down the hallway. Elliot and I leap off the bed and run after him, but Elliot has to steady me as I'm still a little woozy. He bursts into her room and she jumps. "What the hell were you thinking!" She frowns at him as we stand in the doorway.
"Christian it doesn't-"
"-Shut up Ana." I glare at him but he just turns back to Mia. "Why on earth did you think it was acceptable to make Ana's boyfriend break up with her?" Mia looks at me and hangs her head low.
"I'm sorry, I didn't, I'm so sorry Ana." I smile at her weakly.
"It's ok Mia." I look at Christian. "There, everything's ok can we go now Christian?" He holds his hand up to stop me talking.
"No. Mia what were you playing at? You hurt Ana. How could you be so stupid?" He shouts at her and tears fall down her cheeks.
"Christian I'm sorry." He scoffs.
"Think about your fucking behaviour next time you choose to be an asshole." He storms out and I look at Elliot.
"I'll go after him, you talk to Mia." He nods and I walk off down the corridor and up to his bedroom. I knock on the door.
"Fuck off Elliot." I sigh and roll my eyes.
"Christian it's me." He doesn't respond so I open the door. I shut it behind me and lean against it. "Well that was uncalled for." He looks at me appalled.
"Ana, she made him hurt you! I couldn't just leave it!" I walk forward.
"I know, you have this insane need to protect me Christian but you don't have to protect me from my sister, and you shouldn't have hurt Jose like that. It was stupid and immature." He breathes out heavily and flops back in the bed. I crawl on top of him and fold my arms, resting on his chest. "I love that you want to keep me safe, I really do. It means so much to me. But I honestly don't need protecting all the time. You made Mia cry, she's in there with Elliot sobbing and I think you should apologise." He closes his eyes and his jaw clenches.
"Fine." He suddenly flips me over and pins me to the bed. Why does he keep doing that? "But if you tell me that you don't need protecting ever again, there will be hell to pay." He leans down swiftly and kisses my forehead. He leaves me and I lie on his bed, my heart beating rapidly from the closeness. Yeah, I've got problems.
Christian laughs as I run around my room trying to find my other heel. "Christian it's not funny help me!" He laughs more and pulls it out from behind my back. I run at him and shove him but he grabs my waist and pulls me down with him. We stop laughing and just look at each other for what feels like hours. I'm the first to break the stare as I sit up, taking the heel and hitting him lightly with it. I stand up once I've got the other one on. "How do I look?" He frowns.
"Wait, you're not actually going in that dress are you?" I look down at my tight, red minidress. It pushes my boobs up and my legs look long in it. Why wouldn't I wear it to my graduation party?
"Of course I am Christian I didn't just put it on for practice." He frowns. "What?" He gets up and strokes the hair out of my face.
"Ana, your tits may as well just be out and the top of your thighs are basically showing." I roll my eyes.
"I'm going in it, and there's nothing you can do." He sighs and looks up at me, then he reaches around my back and grabs the hem of my dress, pulling it down. I gasp and swat his hands away. "Christian!" He chuckles lowly and I just shake my head at him.
"You still need a ride?" I nod and he pulls his car keys out his back pocket. "Let's go."
The drive is fun, like it always is with Christian. When we pull up outside I hear the base of whatever music they're playing resonating outside. There's shouting and singing and I giggle at all my friends. I go to get out but Christian grabs my naked thigh before I do. "Ana." I look at his hand, then his eyes.
"Yeah?" He leans forward and strokes my cheek.
"Please be careful." He looks so sincere that it makes me grin. I lean forward and place a lingering kiss on his cheek, and when I lean back his eyes are closed.
"I will. See you at one." He nods. He told me that he had to come and pick me up, no one else. Not even Elliot because 'he drives recklessly' I get out the car and walk up to the party. When I get in the house some people are dancing and others are just talking. Everyone has red cups in their hands and I see Jess and Amber running over to me.
"Hey Ana!" I smile at them both. "Did Christian drop you off?" I nod and Amber clutches her heart.
"Oh god Ana I don't know how you can live with him and not jump on him. He's gorgeous." Jess hits Amber's arm and I giggle.
"Don't be gross Amber he's Ana's brother." I think back to the past few weeks and sigh.
"Well he's not my brother. I just live with his family. We don't even have the same last name." Amber nods and Jess narrows her eyes at me.
"Wait Ana. Do you have feelings for Christian?" I feel panicky and quickly frown.
"No! God no. He's my best friend." They both pout. "Ok, he's one of my best friends." We all laugh and they take me to go and get a drink.
It's 12.30am and I'm incredibly drunk. I don't know who supplied the alcohol to a bunch of eighteen year olds but we're all paralytic. I am dancing wildly. My hips are moving to the rhythm and my hands are in my hair, while I sway gently. I know guys are looking at me, and that just makes me move my hips more sexily. I feel a strange charge in the air that I recognise. I continue dancing but then someone puts their hands on my waist and I turn to see eyes that I don't recognise. I push him to get away but he just keeps hold of me. He runs his hands up my body and squeezes my breasts tightly. I struggle but he just laughs. "Come on Ana baby, let's have some fun." He bends down and starts kissing my neck and I try my best to shove him away but he's too strong. Then he is pulled off me and I see Christian's angry grey eyes looking down at me. He takes my hand and drags me away, then puts me in the car and I just laugh, feeling more relaxed in his presence. He gets in and we just sit for a while. I don't stop giggling and he hits the steering wheel. "For fuck sake Ana." I jump but then continue to laugh. "Why did you have to dance like that?" I frown.
"What was wrong with my dancing? I slur, leaning closer to him. He glares down at me and I put my hands up, leaning back against the car door.
"You were turning on your entire year, Ana. All the guys there had hard ons." I laugh and lean forward.
"Did it turn you on?" I whisper and he sighs. "Did I give you a hard on?" In my drunk and over confident state I reach over and place my hand on his crotch, feeling the strain of his erection through his jeans. He stiffens and pushes my hand away, I raise both my hands in the air. "I gave Christian Grey a hard on!" He pushes me back and sighs, frustratedly pulling my seatbelt over and buckling it.
"That guy could have raped you." He mutters and I stop laughing. We drive home in silence and when we get home I don't bother moving. He opens the door and releases my belt, picking me up and carrying me inside. My mom stands in her dressing gown and gasps when she sees us.
"Dear god. Is she ok?"
"She's fine mom. I'm just going to put her to bed." I feel her hug him and she kisses his cheek.
"Thank you Christian." He nods and carries me up the stairs to our floor. He puts me on my bed and takes off my heels. Then he lifts the hem of my dress and takes a deep breath, pulling it up and over my head. I lie there in my underwear and he just lets out a shaky breath. He disappears into my closet and comes back, putting one of his tshirts on me. He leans over me and kisses my forehead then gets off the bed and walks out, and after about thirty seconds I'm dead to the world.
I wake up with a migraine and groan as I swing my legs over the edge of the bed, I stand up slowly and go to walk to my bathroom but I trip on something and fall flat on my face. I just lie there, for this is the day that I die. "Ana." Christian groans, I lift my head up and see him lying on the floor by my bed, he is what I tripped on.
"Christian? What are you doing on the floor?" He sits up, moving his neck around.
"I didn't want you to wake up by yourself." He gives me a cute lopsided smile and my heart melts, then anger flashes in his eyes. "You are in so much trouble Anastasia." Shit. He full named me, this is not good.
"Are mom and dad mad?" He scoffs.
"Not with them, with me." My eyes widen.
"What?" He moves closer to me.
"You have some serious explaining to do." I give him a look.
"Excuse me? Christian you're not my dad you can't be angry with me." He raises his eyebrows at me.
"Oh really? How come I am? How come I am so angry at you I could never fucking speak to you again." I sit there in shock as he breathes heavily.
"I get that I was stupid but-"
"-Stupid? Ana you are so much more than stupid! You're on a completely different level!" He shouts and I wince at the pain I feel in my head.
"Christian what is your problem for fuck sake! You don't have any right to speak to me like this. Yes, I made a mistake but so have you." He shakes his head and stands up, I do the same.
"Yes, Ana I have made mistakes, but not so much of a mistake that a guy nearly raped me." I shake my head and walk forward.
"Ok, I'll take that. But I will not be called stupid just because I got drunk." He throws his hands up.
"What would you like to be called then? Immature? Idiotic? Pathetic? Because you're all of those!" I can feel the sting in the back of my eyes but I blink them back.
"You think you have some sort of hold over me Christian, but you don't. I am my own fucking person, I'm not your little toy that you can protect and chastise when you see fit." My voice cracks at the end of my sentence. He looks up at me.
"Ana-"
"-No! I do not deserve to be treated like a fucking child! You wanna know what other stuff I've done? I've got drunk, multiple times!" He looks at me like he's getting angry again.
"Ana." He warns me, I look at him and shake my head.
"No listen! I've smoked too! Oh, and this will definitely get you Christian. I've had sex, loads of times! And do you know what? I loved it." He grabs my shoulders and shoves me up against the wall.
"Stop it!" He shouts, and I gasp. He holds me tightly so that I can't move if I try to escape. He looks at me with such intensity that I can't take my eyes away from his.
"I'm sorry." I whisper, he sighs. His hands moves from my shoulders to my face and he presses his body to mine.
"So am I." He whispers back. He leans in and brushes his lips against my forehead, then backs away and sits down. I slide down my wall and sit on the floor.
"I'm so sorry Christian." I say, with my head in my hands. He breathes out heavily.
"So you, you have had sex then." I look up, startled.
"Christian." He looks at me and notices my expression then nods. I don't want to have this conversation with him. As I look up at him I wonder what will become of our future. Will we be as close as we are now? God I hope so. I'm going to WSU in the fall, I hope we'll stay in touch.
A/N - Hi guys! A couple of you have said this is 'exactly' like another story on here. I just want you to know that I haven't intentionally taken ideas from another story, I don't believe in it. Plus, I've had this story written for a very long time. Also, the similar things about the two stories are also similar to a lot of stories, they're all the same characters. I know the story you're talking about and I promise it isn't going to be like it. Thanks for 'warning' me I guess. There's also going to be a large jump in the next chapter:)
Sophie x