"Hello? ANA"
"Huh, what?" she snaps out of her gaze and looks at Kate who is sitting next to her at lunch
"Stop making eyes at Christian, and listen to me"
"Sorry… what did you say?"
"God you're in deep" she chuckles
"You don't say"
It had been a month since Mark found out and inevitably her father. God how she wishes she could erase that day from her memory.
Flashback
"Daddy" she puts her hand on his chest to keep him from moving.
"Just where do you get off preying on my daughter. She is 23! Twenty three… what did you seduce her? Prey on the young and innocent! Guess it helps that she's rich"
"Daddy stop it, it wasn't like that!" she whines trying to get her point across
"Stay out of this Anastasia." he growls.
"Sir, I understand your apprehension and your concern. But I really care about your daughter. I love her" he says shooting her a glance and smiling.
"WHAT!? I ought to strangle you with my bear hands. Your job was to protect her. Keep her safe"
"And I do keep her safe"
"Not anymore. You are out"
"That's not your decision dad. We are keeping him on until we find someone that we all trust. Including my boyfriend"
"This is BS. He can't concentrate on keeping you alive if he's…"
"Dad, I urge you not to finish that sentence"
End Flashback
"I can't believe you told him you loved him"
"I do love him Kate"
"But it's so soon"
"When you know, you know. Besides he said it first!"
She laughs "The paps are taking notice" talking about the paparazzi who have taken interest in her current love life.
"I know. Especially after last weekend." She squirms in her seat thinking about the sexy delicious kiss he planted on her outside of a restaurant where they had a private dinner. All it took was one camera phone and within an hour it was all over twitter, Instagram with a few different memes.
"That kiss looked fucking hot"
"Oh it was, we fucked in the limo after" she giggles
"Jealous. You get laid all the time now" she whines.
"All. The. Time"
"Fuck you. Anyway, we go back to shooting next week. Fancy a wild weekend? Lisa is back from Paris and everyone is getting back into town"
"I'm game"
"So is he your bodyguard when you go out? Orrrrr your boyfriend?"
"A little of both. We haven't found his replacement yet… slash I don't think he trusts anyone to protect me."
"I guess it's hard for anyone to get to you if he has his tongue down your throat… which it frequently is"
"See? That's an excellent way to look at it. Why can't everyone see it like that?" she giggles
She's getting ready for the night as he's lying on her bed. "You keep walking around like that and we're not going anywhere." She was walking around the room in her matching bra and panties causing him to get extremely hard despite the fact that they had sex only an hour before.
"I don't know what to wear" she pouts.
Truthfully he wasn't thrilled at the idea of all of them going out. When her whole cast gets together, its trouble. There's drinking and debauchery and someone ends up puking, lost or crying. People always approach them and men always approach her. "What about the black dress you had on, you looked beautiful."
She nods and grabs the dress off the hanger and sits down next to him as she eyes him warily. "We need to talk about something"
"That's broad… what is it"
"They want me to do a Cosmo shoot"
"I'm assuming that's the magazine?"
"Yes"
"Is that a bad thing? Haven't you already done one?"
She smiles that he knows that "Yes as a matter of fact, but things have changed since the last time I was in it. I've done movies, Front and Center has completely taken off and I keep getting photographed with this man all over me" she blushes. "They want the dirt on you and me"
"Ah"
"I need to know how okay you are with me talking about us to a magazine. What you would prefer I didn't say."
"Well I prefer that you didn't discuss our sex life"
"OH come on its Cosmo, it's a rite of passage to discuss dick size." His eyes widen and she giggles at his reaction "I'm kidding, relax. Of course I wouldn't. But they'll ask how we met, where we're going, if we've talked about the future."
He nods "What would you say?"
"I'm very tight lipped about my personal life, but Cosmo is great exposure for the show as the age demographic and audience is about the same. But I would say how we met, that we fell in love… I don't know… I would be very diplomatic"
"Well I'm okay with you discussing anything"
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The line to get into the club is a mile long. Naturally the group skips the line as photos go off everywhere when they realize who they are. Ana is posing for a few pictures when someone asks where her mystery guy is. She giggles and looks to the left and sees him looking at her. She calls him over with her finger and when he's a few steps away she lunges into his arms kissing him with all the passion she can muster. She pulls apart and rubs her nose with his causing the paparazzi to go crazy.
"Why the show?" he whispers as they walk in
"Just giving them what they asked for" she laughs. "Besides you should see what some of those posts said after we were photographed last week… Clearly I need to mark my territory a little more"
"Why hello jealous Ana" he teases rubbing her arms.
"Mine" she says putting a finger to his chest.
"Yours" he kisses her forehead.
"Can you sit with us?"
"Not yet, Matt is here so I'm going to do a round. But then I think I should stay on my toes. This isn't a club I'm too familiar with."
"Sit with me" she whines. "Please."
"Ana, we've talked about this baby. Behind closed doors you and I are us, but out here… we need some sort of boundaries"
She pouts and crosses her hands "Fine. But I'm fucking you the second we get home"
His eyes darken and he runs his hand over her butt drawing her closer "Is that a promise?"
She nods and kisses him lightly. The night goes on and she heads to the bar to get a drink when she feels someone breathing down her neck. "How are things with you and Grey?"
"Good Matt, really good" Matt had not been exactly quiet on his feelings on the matter and felt the need to voice them often.
"I really don't get it" he slurs.
"You're drunk"
"Don't worry your boyfriend slash security is by the table"
She rolls her eyes. Not helping me here, across the crowded bar. She thinks. She shoots him a text that they decided was their signal that she doesn't feel comfortable and may need him.
"So you're like… dating him. What happens when he's bored of you?"
"What?"
"Come on, he's not going to want to mess around with a kid and be "Ana Steele's boyfriend forever?"
"He loves me."
"Is that what he told you?" he laughs. "He can't be your bodyguard officially for much longer. I mean like is he getting paid right now? Is he making more than I do?"
"You're disgusting"
"I'm just saying, eventually if you guys keep it up he'll stop being your bodyguard and then what? He'll follow you around and hold your bags? Anyone would get bored of that. Just being an accessory"
"I don't see him like that"
"Maybe you don't, but eventually he will"
He's behind her placing a kiss on the back of her neck "You needed me?" he whispers in her ear. At this point Matt slips away muttering to himself.
She turns around and smiles "Always"
"You sent me the bat signal" he jokes.
"Matt is drunk… I just… wanted you."
He rolls his eyes "what the fuck"
"Let it go"
"No. He can't keep gambling with your safety"
"I love when you get all overprotective"
"He's messing with the woman I love"
She giggles and rubs his chest staring into his eyes "Take me home?"
His dick twitches at the innuendo and he feels her stroking him through his pants. "Fuck, baby"
As horny as she is, she can't seem to get Matt's words out of her head. Will he eventually leave her? Will he get bored of her? She doesn't see herself slowing down anytime soon, and Front and Center is getting bigger and bigger each season. They walk back to the table and she convinces him to sit with her. Well sit under her. She's curled into his lap making inconspicuous light kisses on his neck trying to get him to take her home.
"You're playing with fire, Anastasia." He whispers against her lips.
"Promise?" she challenges
"I'm wearing you out the second we get in the door"
"Mmmm, please take me home" She is feeling vulnerable and needy after what Matt said and just wanted to be alone with him.
"What about your friends?"
She looks around the table and sees no one is paying attention to her and even more are out on the floor. "They won't miss me"
"Okay, come on"
She squeals with delight and jumps up almost sprinting for the door. They're barely in the car before she's back in his lap. Usually she would've been attacking him by now, rubbing every part of her body against him but she's merely resting her head against his chest making tiny sighs of contentedness.
"You okay, baby?"
"Mmmhm" she nods and places a kiss at the base of his throat and tightens her hold around his neck.
He pulls her face out of his neck and stares at her "What's wrong?"
"Nothing"
"Don't lie to me Anastasia"
"Can we talk about it when we get home?"
"Do I need to worry?"
"No" she sniffles as she starts feeling the tears fall.
She falls asleep on the ride home and she comes to as he's carrying her into the house. He sets her on the bed as she tries to wake up.
"Arms up" he pulls her dress as well as her bra off pulling his t-shirt over her head. He settles into her bed pulling her into his chest. "Talk to me"
"Matt said… well he thinks you'll get bored of me because being my boyfriend isn't going to be exciting for you… Because eventually you won't be my security… you'll just be 'Ana Steele's boyfriend.'" She sits up and looks at him. "You know I don't see you like that? You're so much more"
He's silent for a minute "Okay first of all, why would you ever listen to anything Matt said he's so jealous because he wants in your panties Anastasia. He wants what is mine." She feels those words there and she squeezes her legs together to relieve some tension. "I know that's not how it is baby."
"But what happens when you can't be my security anymore… I don't care if you work or not I just feel like you'll get bored following me around. I wouldn't want you protecting anyone else… That would take too much time away from me. Sorry, that's so selfish. But I want you all to myself"
"Why would I get bored? Being with you is not boring, Ana. And I wouldn't protect anyone else so you don't have to worry about that. You're right eventually I would probably find something to preoccupy my time when I'm not inside of you" he laughs. "But being with you is priority number one" he kisses her head and strokes her back. "And I said it before, and I'll say it again, your safety will never not be something I'm concerned with. Whether you're paying me or not, I'll always look out for you."