Chapter 3 – Surprise!
A/N: Here is a new chapter, a bit longer this time. However, it is not as long as I would have wished for. The past weeks have been awfully busy, and so I have not had the time to wright as much as I would have liked. Hope you can forgive me! Also I have to say a special thanks to those of you who have reviewed, I love to read them and I will take into account any ideas or constructive criticism that you have to offer me. I would also appreciate it if you could add which chapter you are reviewing, this will make it a bit easier to single out what goes where REMEMBER: THIS IS AN AU, SO THE STORY LINE WILL NOT FIT WITH WHAT YOU ALREADY KNOW FROM THE BOOK, NOR WILL THE CONTENT! If you don't want to read this, then don`t…
Disclaimer: I do not own Fifty Shades of Grey, nor the characters in it, I simply borrow them and put them into my own universe.
Enjoy!
STEELE
Oh my God, oh my God, oh my God! I cannot believe what I am seeing is actually true. What the hell is he doing here? I never in a million years thought I`d see him again. Well, I guess I was wrong. Very wrong… I take a deep breath, and I have to confess, right now I actually want to turn around and walk out of the building. However, I am curious at the same time, and in the end my curiosity takes the upper hand. I take another deep breath and try to gather my wits a bit. Then, after what seems like a really long time, I decide that I should just get it over with. Slowly I push the door open and the women around me stop talking at once, the silence is almost comical, and I have to work in order to not laugh out loud. Please! He is just a man, for God`s sake!
As I am entering my office, I catch a glimpse of my assistant, poor thing, she is looking like she might faint at any moment, and as I get closer, I can see that her face, which normally has a light glow to it, I might add, is now a pale-ish kind of green. And her forehead is covered in sweat. Wow, it`s been so long since I last saw that man, I completely forgot the effect he has on most women. Oh, well, I guess I should make my presence known. "Well look what the cat dragged in!" I say in a voice that`s supposed to sound cheery, it comes out like a squeak instead. The gorgeous figure in front of me slowly turns around to face me and I have to concentrate not to look at his face, I know the effect it has. Behind him I catch my assistant, Julia, sending me a grateful look. I smile at her and focus back on Christian in a split second.
"Hello Ms. Steele!" his voice sounds just as I remembered, charmingly sweet, with a dash of honey. His eyebrows are moving and I can tell he is looking me over. I blush lightly, and quickly try to come up with something to say. "Please don`t call me that!" I hate it when people call me that, especially him. "What are you doing here?" I ask, my mind cannot come up with any good reason why he is here, I try to think of something, maybe he left something at my place and wants it back? Oh, I don't know. "Well, I need to borrow your ears" he says, his eyes seeking mine. Looking for something I guess. I do my best to keep any emotion out of them. "Sorry, you what?" I ask, feigning innocence. "I need you to listen to me" he says. "Ok… Well you should probably make an appointment then" I answer as firmly as I possibly can. But hey, I realize it is probably not going to do any good. He can be very persuasive. "Yeah, you see, I actually thought you`d say that. However I am not in a position to wait, and I really do need your help. Please…" his eyes are now glowing grey, and my insides go instantly molten. Steele! Keep your cool, look away from his eyes! But it is too late. "Well, I guess I could possibly squeeze you in during my lunch break" I look up, and see him smiling and nodding. Hah! He is aware of his assets, and he sure knows how to use them too! "Thank you! That would be great, I will be back around 12.30, is that OK? I can bring you some lunch as well; I know what you like after all." Oh, yes you most certainly do Grey! I cannot believe I just thought that! "Eh, yes that would be great actually, see you then I guess" I answer. I know what he is doing, and it is not fair! "See you later Ms. Steele" and then he is on his way out of my office and I can see the women out in the hall scatter in different directions as fast as their high heels allow them.
"Who the hell was that?" Julia nearly shrieks after the door closes behind him. She looks at me expectantly and I can see she is nearly jumping with excitement in her chair. Silly women! I clear my throat before I answer her. "That was Christian Grey, a man with a thoroughly fucked up past. A man I have not seen nor spoken to for three years, when suddenly he realized I was not good enough to be around even though we had been friends for the last ten years! That man has a mindset that cannot be deciphered in any way and you never know what he is going to do next…" "Also, he is one of the richest men in the country; he probably owns half of this city, probably this building, maybe even your building…" "OK!" Julia stops me and it is probably for the best. I am breathless. "So, he is coming back during lunch…" it is more a statement than a question and I can see that look in her eyes. She is definitely not going out for lunch today. Ha-ha.
"So, how do you know him?" She asks, her voice trying to seem normal, but she cannot fool me, she still has that look in her eyes. I have seen it before…
"He was my best friend for ten years, and then he cut me off." I answer truthfully.
"Oh, not your ex then?" Her eyes still have that look.
"No, we were just friends. We met as kids and started hanging out, and then we realized we wanted to study in the same city and so we lived together for a while. But then he became this big business man, and I never heard anything from him up until today" again I answer truthfully.
"Ok, then. But I have to ask, would you mind terribly if I asked him out?" Julia looks expectantly at me. I almost laugh out loud. She has no idea what she is getting herself into, does she?
"No, of course not. Feel free!" I smiled at her, I then realized the time was ticking by and that my first patient would be in soon. I decided it would be best if I retreated into my office to go over the notes for the patient`s last appointment. This visit was definitely a surprise!