Chapter 9 –
Second Chance
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Ana POV
In the morning when I wake up my head is pounding, I grab my cell phone to check the time. Holy Crap it is almost noon. I must have turned off my alarm this morning. There goes my plan of waking up early to make Christian a peace offering breakfast. Is there anything I'm going to get right? I'm surprised he doesn't have my stuff packed and ready for me to leave. In the back of my mind I wonder if he regrets choosing me at the auction. Maybe he will call Zane to find him another replacement. I wince when I sit up in bed my butt is still sore and tender from last night. I grab a change of clothes and head into the bathroom down the hall. I get naked and take a good look at my back side in the mirror, it is bright red but I'm pretty surprised it didn't bruise. The way it hurt I thought for sure it would be bruised in the morning.
I take a hot shower relishing the luxurious feeling of his amazing shower, the water pressure is insane. Afterwards I put on the robe and head to my room to find something to wear, when I enter my room the first thing I notice is an ice cold water bottle on my night stand with a couple Tylenol. Aww Christian must have put them there for me. I quickly drink them hoping my raging headache will fade a lot faster now. I remember I left my change of clothes in the restroom and opted to wear my robe to the room. I will get them in a bit; first I want to rub some lotion all over my body. My thoughts are going off a mile a minute. I'm scared he is going to tell me to pack my stuff and leave. I need some major advice before I face him today. I call Sarah and when she doesn't answer out of desperation I call Lexi.
Thankfully she answers, "Hello"
"Hi Lexi, how are you?"
"I'm doing okay. How is it going with your new Dom?" she asks.
I tell her everything that happened yesterday leaving nothing out. She sits in shock for a while so I continue, "I called you because I don't know what to do or how to make this right with him?"
"Ana you are so lucky he seems to be a considerate Dom. Most would have beat you with a cane or a whip and sent you home for good for that stunt. Do you not want to be there with him? Is that why you did this? Are you not attracted to him?" she fires off questions faster than I can process them.
"I don't know what I was thinking I've never been young and went out doing the whole dancing and drinking thing. I just wanted to have fun, I didn't want to have fun with other guys but it felt good to have the attention and maybe deep down inside I wanted a reaction out of him because he blew me off all day right after we had messed around. I'm more than attracted to him, my body responds to him and only him. I don't want to leave, I want to explore everything with him, that is so scary for me but I want it." I reply pouring out my heart.
"Well then what you need to do is go out there but first put on a sexy dress with sky high heels. You need to grovel, ask for forgiveness and promise you will never do that again. Maybe cook him a nice dinner with a dessert. There are two ways to a man's heart, one his cock, two his stomach. In this plan you will be seeing to both. Call or text me if you need any more advice? You won't be able to get a hold of Sarah; her Dom is a real asshole and took away her cell phone because one of her ex Dom's called her. She didn't even ask for it but he took away her phone for a whole month. So I'm here if you need me, we can be each other's support. "
"Oh poor Sarah, how is your Dom treating you?" I ask concerned.
"He's a little on the dark side for my liking but I enjoy the sex for sure. I like Dom's that you can sometimes have a conversation with or laugh with but this one is quite the opposite. But girl you have some groveling to do with your man. Stick to the plan and you should be good, sounds like you might already have him wrapped around your little finger" She giggles then we say our goodbyes.
I head into the closet only to be completely shocked that it is now fully stocked with the most beautiful shoes and clothes that I could only dream of having. Even crazier everything is in my size. I wonder when Christian had this done. I finally settle on a cream colored strapless chiffon dress which is on the shorter side showing off the hard work I've put into my fitness over the past couple of years. I choose some Jimmy Choo strappy sandals. I carefully style my hair and make-up opting for a more natural look, like on the eye make-up but finish it off with a nice coat of red lipstick, the same one from the night of the auction.
After checking the mirror giving myself a little pep talk. You can do this Ana….. I slowly head downstairs not wanting to make too much noise. The kitchen and main room are empty. I knock on his study and there is no answer. I knock on his bedroom door and there is no answer. I rush upstairs to check and see if he called my cell phone or anything. I check my cell phone and there is text from Christian sent 20 minutes ago. "Miss Steele, I have some things to do today. I will be home this evening around dinner time. We need to talk about everything."
"Yes Sir, hope your day goes well."
He doesn't respond but I search the kitchen from top to bottom to find the ingredients to make him something special for dinner. Like this will make up for my behavior last night. A girl can hope right?
Christian POV
I let Ana sleep in today even though I'm itching to get this discussion over with. My mom got called into the hospital for work and asked me to pick up my little sister Mia from the airport. She's just getting in from Paris. After getting all the hugs and squealing out of the way, we are on our way to get some lunch. She wants to grab some Chinese food from one of her favorite places. I'm not a picky eater so I don't really care. I'll choose a stir-fry loaded with vegetables anyway.
"Chris, you have to try to this Shrimp Lo Mein!" she says mouth half full.
I laugh, "I prefer to get my carb intake from Vegetables or whole grains."
She shakes her head, "Live a little, a little carbs won't kill you. Who even eats a stir-fry without rice anyways?" she asks with a sigh.
I chuckle, "I do eat carbs every once in a while. I just don't waste it on Chinese food. If I'm going to eat more carbs it's going to be Italian."
She laughs, "Maybe you could talk some sense into Elliot about his diet… Dude eats like a horse, it's so not fair that he doesn't gain weight. I have to work out every single day and I'm still bigger than I want to be. "
I shake my head, "Mia your weight is fine but you should eat better for just your health in general."
"I'm perfectly healthy thank you very much." She smiles sticking out her tongue.
Her smiling and laughing puts me in a better mood, there is something about my little sister that has always been able to get through my iron walls. I realize that I really did miss her when she was away.
"I'm glad your back Mi Mi." I smile paying our bill.
She gives me another hug, "I missed you so much Chris."
The whole drive home she goes on and on about her trip in Paris and the horrible chef she had to work with. Story after story we laugh and enjoy each other's company. I haven't had a conversation with anyone like this in so long and I'm sure it was with Mia as well. We pull up to the Grey Manor and park. Taylor quickly grabs Mia's luggage and brings them up to her room. I walk Mia inside then say my goodbyes before leaving.
After leaving I go to GEH to work on my New-Tel Merger, I've put countless hours into this merger over the past few days. Once I realize it is getting late and it's around dinner time I text Anastasia, "I'm going to bring dinner and then we can talk. What do you feel like?"
Miss Steele texts back with a minute, "Sir, I've started preparing dinner for us already. It should be ready within 25 minutes."
"Thank you Anastasia, I will be home within 15-20 minutes." I reply leaving the office.
It's strangely a strangely domestic feeling to have a beautiful woman preparing dinner for us waiting for me to get home from work. I thought it would feel weird but I'm surprisingly enjoying this feeling. Maybe a real relationship wouldn't be that hard. But then I remember the way Zane's marriage to Elena went up in flames. Some people aren't meant to have normal relationships and I can live with that.
When entering the foyer the scent of mouthwatering food hits my nostrils. Well it smells as if Anastasia knows her way around the kitchen. When entering the kitchen the food is the last thing on my mind once I see her in that beautiful dress and fuck me heels. I have the strong desire to prop her up on that counter and take her hard and fast. She's dressed up for me and she looks so fucking sexy and gorgeous it hurts. She didn't hear me come in because she has her iPod on music bursting through her ears. I'm staring at the way she moves her hips back and forth to the music. Fascinated by this show. That is until she turns around startled.
"oooh Mr. Grey, I didn't see you." She shrieks.
"Nice moves" I smirk. "It smells good in here."
"Thank you Sir, I hope you like Italian. I made some Chicken Parmesan with a Caesar salad."
"I like Italian cuisine a lot, sounds great." I reply.
I pull out a nice wine to pair with dinner, the food is incredible. I'm surprised that she cooks this well at her young age. She looks so good it hurts tonight, I'm doing my best not to look at her because she has to know that the shit she pulled last night isn't going to fly. If that was any other submissive they would have been punished with a whip or belt. Then I would have sent their ass packing. But Miss Steele has some kind of hold on me, I will give her one more shot.
After we are finished eating she looks around nervously after clearing our plates and setting them into the dishwasher.
"Dinner was delicious Anastasia. I do appreciate the effort you put in but we need to talk."
Her face falls and the beautiful smile that was there because of my compliment has faded. Her eyes are downcast and I can see the tears about to pool in her exquisite blue eyes.
"Follow me to the main room."
We both take a seat and I begin, "Last night I went easy on your punishment, I don't tolerate that kind of behavior. Do you even want to be here?"
She wipes away a tear that escaped, "Yes Sir I do."
"I will give you one more chance then Anastasia and don't make me regret that decision."
I can see her body physically relax. "I won't Sir, thank you…. And I wanted to say thank you for the clothes, you really didn't have to do all that for me. I feel bad because you have already given me so much."
"Don't worry about that, I can afford it without a second thought. I want you to have nice things. That dress looks spectacular on you." I reply not able to keep my eyes off her delectable body. I can't take it anymore I have to taste those lips and feel them once again. Our kiss is getting more passionate by the minute, when I slide my tongue into her mouth she moans. I'm so painfully hard I want to tear her clothes off and take her right here on the couch in the main room. I must show some restraint she isn't ready yet.
I pull away, "I have more work tonight. Make yourself comfortable and I will see you in the morning. Goodnight Miss Steele."
So I think some truths will come out before they get it on? What do you think? We will have some back story coming up on Zane and Elena... Do you think Christian and Elena should have some kind of past or connection? For sure I'm not going to make it like the books when he was a young teen but I'm unsure, I have ideas but let me know what you think? Ana got off pretty easy it seems to me lol
