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CPOV:
I woke up this morning feeling better than I have in as long as I can remember.
I walk out of my bedroom and into the great room to meet Taylor for my morning run. We usually run about 6 miles each morning, but I'm adding an extra 2 miles today just to burn off some of this nervous energy.
I'm in a great mood and I'm sure it has a lot to do with the amazing date I had last night. After Ana and I relaxed into the date, out conversation flowed with ease. Dancing so close with her at the club had my head spinning, and my cock about to break through my zipper. I was trying my hardest to be a gentleman when I walked her to her door, but I had to taste her; and fuck did she taste good!
One part that I still can't wrap my head around is when Ana put her head on my chest while we were dancing, it didn't hurt or burn like it usually does when someone touches me. Ana's body against mine just felt... right. That's something I'm sure Flynn's going to have a field day with at my next appointment.
I still have to find a way to tell Ana about my previous lifestyle. I just hope when she finds out about the person I used to be, she doesn't run screaming.
I'm meeting Ana and Brooklyn for lunch today. To say that I'm a little nervous would be an understatement. I've never been around children so I'm not really sure how to act around or talk to Brooklyn. I want Ana's daughter to like me because I know if I'm a bust with Brooklyn, it's more than likely a deal breaker for Ana no matter how much she likes me.
When Taylor and I return from our run, I go to my room to take a shower and get ready for the day. In the shower my thoughts go to Ana again and her hot little body in the tight, black dress. Visions of bending Ana over, pushing that dress up over her hips and sweet ass, then plowing into her from behind have me stroking my hard cock. It doesn't take long for me to come hard, growling out Ana's name as I do.
After catching my breath and finishing my shower, I walk to the kitchen for my breakfast. Gail, my housekeeper, is off on weekends so I just have a bagel and fresh fruit. My knowledge in the kitchen stops at the microwave. I can operate the microwave and toaster like a pro, but I probably couldn't even boil water on the stove. Thankfully I have Gail to keep me well fed during the week and she keeps the fridge well stocked on the weekends with things that I can heat up.
After breakfast, I'm in my office trying to catch up on some work when my phone rings. I see that it's my mother calling. "Hello"
"Hi, darling. I was calling to see if you were going to be able to make it to dinner today. You have missed the last few because you're working so much. "
My mom tries to have all of her children over on Sundays for dinner. Now that we are all grown, with busy schedules, it's difficult to get us all three in the same place at the same time.
"I'm sorry mom, I won't be able to make it today, but I promise to be there next Sun-" She cuts me off before I can finish.
"Christian Grey, I know you are a grown man and make your own decisions, but honey your father and I are worried about you. You're going to have a heart attack before the age of 30 from all of the stress you put on yourself." She says in a stern, "mom" tone.
"Mom, work isn't the reason I won't be able to make it today; I'm taking Ana and Brooklyn to lunch. I'm hoping to spend some time with them, getting to know Brooklyn better."
"Wait a minute, please tell me what I've missed. " Mom screeches through the phone.
I have to laugh at mom's excitement. She went from being pissed with me to giddy in 2 seconds flat. "Ana and I went out on a date last night. We had such a wonderful time that I invited her and Brooklyn to lunch today."
"Oh Christian, that's wonderful! Please give Ana and Brooklyn my love, and I'll see you next Sunday. You should invite Ana and Brooklyn for dinner as well. I would love for them to join us next week. I've got to go, but I'll talk to you later. Love you."
"Okay, mom. Love you, too." This phone conversation should give my mom and sister plenty of juicy gossip for today.
I look online to find a child friendly café near Ana's apartment.
Is Julia's Café at 12:30 okay with you?- C
Sounds perfect. See you there!- A
Can't wait- C
I pull up to the café at 12:20. I didn't want to risk being late. I've only been waiting about five minutes when I see Ana's car pull up.
When she parks, I walk to her car to open her door. She smiles at me and it takes everything in me not to kiss the fuck out of her. Since Brooklyn is here, I settle with just a kiss on her cheek.
"Hi Christian. Ready for this?" She asks
"Ready as I'll ever be. I must admit, I'm a little nervous. I've never really been around children."
She gives me a reassuring smile, "You'll be fine."
She turns around to get Brooklyn out of the car and that's when I notice what she's wearing…jeans…If she keeps wearing jeans like that, my mom won't have to worry about stress from work giving me a heart attack; the heart attack will come from the sight of Ana's sweet little ass. I do believe you're trying to kill me Miss Steele.
APOV:
It had taken me forever to find something to wear to lunch today. I didn't want to look like I was trying too hard, but I didn't want to look like a bum either. I finally chose a pink, sleeveless blouse, a cute pair of jeans and decide to leave my hair down.
Dad had brought Brooklyn home around 10 this morning so she and I had a little time to relax and spend some time together before we left to meet Christian.
"Okay Brooklyn, do you want to go help me pick out an outfit for you to wear to lunch with Mr. Christian?" I ask
"Who is Mr. Chwistian?" she asks with a puzzled look
"He's a friend of mine. You remember meeting Mrs. Grace's son, Christian when we went to her house the other day, don't you?"
"Uh huh! He was pwetty" she smiles sweetly at me.
Oh dear lord, all I need is for her to do is to repeat that in front of anyone. "Um, yes he is, but let's keep that our little secret, okay?"
"'kay, but you supposed tell secwets in my ear."
She's not going to make this easy. "Let's pretend that you told me in my ear so it's our secret, okay"
"Like a secwet pwincess?" She asks excitedly.
Huh? I have no clue what she's even talking about at times. Sometimes it's just better to agree and hope it doesn't come back to bite me in my ass later. "Yes, honey, just like a secret princess." I tell her.
As we pull up to the restaurant, I notice Christian walking toward my car. Good god that man is fine, or as Brooklyn puts it, he's "pretty". Even dressed casually, he still looks like he's ready for a photo shoot with GQ.
After greeting Christian, I get Brooklyn out of her car seat and take her hand as we make our way into the restaurant. I can tell Christian is unsure of what to say to Brooklyn, but she quickly puts him out of his misery by reaching up and taking his hand with her free one.
"Come on, Pwease! I'm hungwy!" Brooklyn says as she tries to pull us along.
Christian tries to hide his smile as he replies, sweetly, "yes Ma'am!"
Brooklyn stops in her tracks, turns to Christian with a confused look , "I'm not Ma'am, My name is Bwooklyn" She says, pointing her little finger at herself.
"Okay then, Brooklyn, what do you say we go get you something to eat" Christian says with a smile.
She eagerly nods her head as we walk into the restaurant.
After we are seated at the table and we've placed our orders Christian starts up a conversation with Brooklyn.
"You look very pretty today Brooklyn." He says.
"Uh huh, I'm like a pwincess!" she says proudly.
At the mention of the word princess, I have a sinking feeling in the pit of my stomach that my little angel is about to embarrass me. Toddlers have no filters….
"Yes, you are pretty like a princess." He smiles at her.
"Yep!" She replies with a wide grin. So far so good on her not spilling out secret, but I see the wheels turning in her little mind. And 2 seconds later she succeeds in her unknown mission of embarrassing me. "I'm like a secwet pwincess! You're pwetty, but Mama said that's our secwet!"
I try and act like I have no clue what she's talking about, but I'm sure my pink cheeks give me away.
"She did, did she?" He looks at me and winks. "Well, I think your mom's very pretty, too."
Like I said before...I'm in so much trouble with this man...
We've finished lunch and since Christian and Brooklyn seem to be getting along so well, I decide to invite him to join us in the park.
"If you're not busy, you're more than welcome to join us at the park around the corner."
"Yeah, I would love to." He seems surprised that I asked. Truth is, I'm a little surprised I asked, too.
The park isn't far so we decide to walk. Once again Brooklyn takes Christian's hand. It shocks me that she is opening up to him so fast. As we walk, Brooklyn happily chatters away about any and everything.
We're at the park and I am pushing Brooklyn on the swing with Christian standing beside me.
"I talked to my mother this morning and she wanted me to invite you and Brooklyn to come with me to dinner at her house next Sunday. I'm sure she'll mention something to you about it at work this week." He says.
I notice he says that Grace wanted him to invite us, so maybe he isn't comfortable with us coming and he's just asking because he knows his mom will bring it up. I know we seem to be moving rather fast, but it just feels right to me. I hope I'm not feeling a connection between us that's only one sided.
"That's very sweet of her, but if you don't feel comfortable with it, I completely understand. I know this is only our second date" I say feeling a little unsure of myself.
"Oh no, please don't misunderstand what I'm saying, I would like very much for you and Brooklyn to join me for Sunday dinner." He says
"You're sure?" I ask
"Absolutely" He replies, and I can see the truth in his eyes.
"Okay then, we would love to join you."
After letting Brooklyn play for a while longer, I notice that she's getting sleepy and is past due for her nap.
As we make our way back to our cars, Brooklyn falls asleep in my arms. I buckle her into her car seat, careful not to wake her. When I turn around, Christian is standing behind me and I'm pretty sure I just caught him checking out my ass.
"I had a wonderful time today." I say to him. "I'm not sure why you were so nervous with Brooklyn at first because you did great with her."
"She's an easy kid." He gives me a mischievous smile and continues "Plus she likes to spill secrets. I think she and I will become fast friends. I could probably learn a lot from her".
I laugh nervously as I feel the blush rising in my checks. "I'm sorry about that. She's a little chatter box and apparently not very good at keeping secrets."
"Not a problem for me." He replies with a wink.
He wraps one arm around my waist and I can feel his fingers just graze the top part of my ass. He tangles his fingers of his other hand in my hair and pulls my head back slightly. Leaning in, he kisses one corner of my mouth and then the other corner before he nibbles my bottom lips. "I've been dying to taste you again" he says as he takes me in the most passionate, toe curling kiss I have ever experienced. I didn't think it could get any better than the one we shared last night, but boy was I wrong.
After we finally come up for air, he says "I probably wont be able to call you tonight because I have a late conference call, but I will call you tomorrow night. Can I see you sometime this week?"
"I look forward to your call, and I would like very much to see you one day this week" I say with my heart still about to beat out of my chest.
When I get home, I call Kate to catch her up on all of the details.
"Oh my god, Ana! I thought you may have forgotten to call me!" she says as she answers the phone.
"Well, hello to you too, Miss Rudeness. I just got home, Kate!" I say laughing.
"Yeah, yeah…Skip all of that and lets just get to the good stuff!"
What exactly do you want to know?" I ask already knowing the answer
"Everything!"
After I've finished giving her the detail of last night and today, she is so excited, she starts firing off questions faster than I can answer them.
"Is he a good kisser? How well does he dance? You can almost always judge how good a man is in bed by how good he is on the dance floor. Are you going to his parents next Sunday? I'm so happy for you, Ana!"
Is she even stopping to take a breath? "Yes, he's an amazing kisser…. Like toe curling good. If his dancing abilities are any indication of his bedroom abilities, then he's amazing in the sac. And, lastly, yes Brooklyn and I are going to Grace's next Sunday for dinner." I answer all of her questions.
"Do you think going to his parents' house after only 2 dates is moving too fast?" I ask
"If it feels right to you, Ana, I say go for it! Besides, Elliot already invited me to Sunday dinner as well. So, I'll be there to support you. Look at the bright side, at least you already know his mom and you two get along great."
Talking things through with Kate always seems to put my mind at ease.
I hear Brooklyn waking up from her nap so I cut my call with Kate short.
She walks in to the living room and I notice she's looking around with a confused look on her face. "What is it, Sweetie?" I ask.
She looks at me puzzled and asks "Where'd Chwistian go?"
Oh boy….. Looks like I'm not the only Steele girl falling for a certain gray eyes god.
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