Again, let's take a look into the situation through Christian's eyes.

When I saw Anastasia in the street, I knew, I couldn't leave her out in the cold. And just a few moments later, here she is, wrapped up in my jacket, in the back seat of my car. Who knew I had this chivalrous side to me? Damn, it makes me feel all warm and fuzzy inside. She leans her head leans against the window and her eyes are closed. Even with a strand of wet hair glued to her cheek, she takes my breath away.

My phone beeps, and I glance at the screen. Mia is going crazy... Apparently my presence is required at the family dinner sooner, rather than later. According to Mia, being late is not an option. But since Ballard is nowhere near our route to Bellevue... So late, is what I will be.

"Feeling better?" I ask Anastasia who is looking at me curiously.

"Warmer, yes. Thank you," she says and smiles sweetly.

My phone beeps again.

"Trouble with the wife?" She asks, and I crack up. As if I would have a wife.

"No." I answer her, as I regain my composure. I lift my left hand, showing my empty ring finger. "My little sister."

"Oh. I hear they can be a pain..." She comments.

"Annoying as hell," I nod.

The car slows down, and after a moment it becomes abundantly clear that we are stuck in a traffic jam. I teeter between anger and relief, I'm irritated by people whom don't know how to drive in bad weather, but at the same time I'm thrilled, that I'll get to spend a bit longer with Anastasia.

"I hope you're not in a hurry, because it looks like this might take a while," I say.

"No, I don't have to be anywhere. But what about you? That phone call sounded like you were late already." She says with a concerned frown marring her pretty face.

"Just dinner. Nothing to worry about."

We stay within easy subjects, and I tread carefully, not to reveal that I already know most of the things she tells me. An only child, lived with her step dad, worked in a hardware store, recently graduated... And most importantly, she's single. I try to stay within suitable topics for a boss - employee discussion, but my mind is cocking up questions like what about bondage, do you like a spankings... Would you suck my dick and thank me for granting you the pleasure afterwards? I'm sure blurting that out would go down like a ton of bricks, not to mention, resulting in the sexual harassment charge of the century. I do enjoy her company immensely though, it's refreshing to talk to someone who treats me like I'm just anyone. She doesn't seem frightened by my title, my bank account nor my dominant nature.

She yawns, and tries to hide it with her hand. "Sorry. It's been a long day."

"It's okay, why don't you close your eyes for a moment, and I'll wake you when we get there."

"You won't mind?"

"Knock yourself out - no pun intended," I wink. "I need to answer a few emails anyway."

She kicks off her heels and folds her legs beneath her, unintentionally making her skirt rise about halfway up her thigh. She leans her head against the window and closes her eyes.

I can't help it, I stare. Blatantly. She has pink nail polish on her toenails. Her legs are absolutely flawless, and I need every last ounce of my self-control not to touch her. I adjust my erection though, and hope that she doesn't open her eyes while I've got my hand down my crotch.

"Sir," Taylor says without looking in the mirror.

"Yes?"

"This route is totally blocked. The roads to Bellevue aren't."

Mia is already going to chew my ass for being late. I could be a little bit less late if we just went there directly. I push my fingers through my hair. The roads to Bellevue aren't stuck… I chew on that thought and get an idea.

"Anastasia..." I say softly, while fighting the urge to stroke her hair.

"Mmhmhmm." She replies.

"Would you like to come for dinner?"

"Food? Okay." She mumbles barely opening her eyes. "Kung pao chicken?"

I know, I know… I should wake her up, but surely she would've said no if she didn't want to come, right? Right.

"Taylor." I lean forward not to wake Anastasia. "Let's go to Bellevue."

"Yes, sir," he nods.

AN: Today's update comes a bit early, as IRL comes in the way of me posting at 10.
Thank you all for reading, and reviewing! I'm absolutely gobsmacked at the reception of this story - you guys rock!

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