Written in the Stars

By Tvdfanpam

Chapter 11

Sunday is a Funday

Christian woke slowly. He was still in Ana's new room. He had thought he would stay with her until she fell asleep then go to his own bed. He had the best sleep of his life, no nightmares, no waking up early; just restful, peaceful sleep. Ana was still sleeping on her side facing him. She let out a sigh and opened her eyes.

"Hi." She laid there looking at him, not sure what to say. He said hi back. She giggled. "How long have you been awake?" She stretched her arms over her head as she rolled onto her back and yawned big.

"Not long. In fact, I just woke up right before you did Miss Steele." He leaned over and kissed her on the cheek. She covered her mouth in horror and mumbled something about morning breath then she jumped up out of bed and ran into the bathroom and shut the door. Christian could hear the faint sound of her using the toilet then a flush then the water running in the sink.

Ana came back out with her hair in a ponytail. She stood over Christian still in the bed. "Good morning. I'll be ready for my good morning kiss after you brush your teeth." She stood there primly with her hands on her hips trying to be stern but spoiled it by laughing. Christian grabbed her and pulled her down on top of him on the bed and rubbed his morning whiskers on her neck. He flipped her over so he was on top of her. She tried to get out from under him but couldn't. "I can't breathe, you're smashing me." He started tickling her and she squirmed and tried to get away.

"You kept me awake most of the night snoring Miss Steele." He teased then laughed at her face.

"No, that was you. I had to turn you over twice." She teased back. She almost kissed him on the lips forgetting for a minute that he hadn't brushed his teeth yet. She made a face as she leaned back.

"What? Is my breath bad?" He breathed on her. She tried to hold her nose but he held her arms. "Sorry baby. I'll go brush my teeth. I want my good morning kiss too!" He got up from Ana and laughed when he saw Ana's red face. She was staring at his morning wood. "Good morning!" He smirked. She rolled her eyes at him.

He went through his bedroom to his bathroom and stared in the mirror. His hair was sticking up all over the place and he still needed to do something about his situation. He decided to take a quick cold shower, hoping to cool down his libido. He would have liked to made love to Ana but he didn't think she was ready for that yet. He jumped in the cold shower and that took care of his problem. He washed his hair after turning the water to warm and then finished his shower, brushed his teeth and dried off quickly. He dressed quickly in jeans and a white button down and went back to Ana's room to check on her.

He walked in quietly in his bare feet and was stunned to see her standing in the closet in her bra and panties trying to decide what to wear. He cleared his throat and had the pleasure of seeing her skin flush. "I like what you are wearing now. I don't think you can top that." She turned around and faced him.

"Get a good look." She turned around so he could see the view from the back raising her long hair so he had the full effect. Then she grabbed a pretty black dress with floral embroidery and put it on nonchalantly. He stood there in wonder, his mouth opening and closing but nothing came out. "You can think about that while we are having breakfast with your parents." She put on some cute sandals then grabbed a lightweight sweater to go with her dress. "We don't want to be late." She swaggered out of the closet and he followed her in a daze.

"I, um, I, need my shoes. I'll just get my shoes." He stammered. He couldn't get the image of her standing in front of him in her lace bra and panties out of his mind.

They went to the elevator and down to the parking garage in silence. Christian was stunned into silence. Ana was feeling very confident. Since Taylor was off on Sundays, Christian beeped unlocked his favorite car: the Audi R8. He helped Ana in and shut her door and went around and got in the driver's side. They drove through the streets of Seattle and pulled up to the Fairmont Olympic Hotel entrance and the valet held the door open for Ana. He got a glare from Christian when he tried to discreetly check Ana out.

They walked through the lobby to The Georgian Restaurant and Christian gave his name to the host. "Right this way sir and madam. The rest of your party is already seated." He ushered them to the corner of the restaurant where Mr. and Dr. Grey were seated. He held the chair for Ana and then handed them their menus and left.

"Good morning dears." Grace said happily, sipping her bloody Mary. Christian leaned over and kissed his mother on the cheek and half rose as he shook hands with his dad.

"Good morning mother, dad. I see you made it through another ball. Were you up very late cleaning?" He asked casually.

"No dear. We left everything until this morning. The cleaning staff was there at 6:00 am to take down the tent and take away everything. We have been doing this so long, it is routine now." She took another sip of her drink. "Did you see the Seattle Times this morning? You and Ana are on the front page. The headline was Prince (Not Always) Charming and Cinderella at the Ball. It is a beautiful picture of the two of you dancing."

Ana blushed. Christian smiled showing teeth. "Great! I'll call Andrea and have her get some extra copies." He said calmly to his parents.

The waiter came and they all decided on made to order omelets and fresh fruit. The fruit was chosen daily from Pike Place Market and was very fresh. Ana ordered a Mimosa and Christian had a bloody Mary. "We decided to skip the boat today. Ana had some errands to run and has to get back home so she can get ready for school this week." He put his arm on the back of her chair casually. His parents stared at their son, he was so relaxed!

"I enjoyed the ball last night. The decorations were beautiful. I loved the flower arrangements. It was a great idea to auction them off at the end." Ana said shyly. She didn't really know what to say to the sophisticated couple sitting with them. His parents made her a little nervous, truth be told. She had never done the whole breakfast with the family thing. Small talk was not something she was very good at.

"We were glad you came dear." Grace said kindly. "Your dress was beautiful and I loved your jewelry." Ana shifted uncomfortably in her seat. Christian took her hand and squeezed it.

"Thank you. It felt like I was in a fairytale." She said softly. She sat up straight and cleared her throat. "After breakfast Christian is going to take me to the Elliott Bay Book Company. I need to get a book for my English Literature class. I love bookstores and have heard that this is the best one in the whole state of Washington!" She got animated talking about the bookstore. "They are holding the book Picnic at Hanging Rock by Joan Lindsay for me. I am so excited to read it. It is a novel but is written like a firsthand account of three girls that went missing during a school field trip during the turn of the century set in Australia."

"Mia read that then she watched the movie. It's a little creepy. I won't spoil it for you though." Grace said kindly. "Christian said you were applying at his prep school as a librarian for the summer term?" She questioned gently. "Christian and Mia both went to the summer school program. They enjoyed it. Are you going to see if you can get on at the school for the regular school year as well?"

"Yes. I have an interview next week, Thursday. The position for the summer term is for a librarian assistant then for a tutor/reading coach/librarian assistant for the school year. They need someone to coordinate a study group for the high school English classes to prepare them for the college entrance exams. It would be like a book club that reads the required reading books for the SAT's and ACT's."

"That sounds like it is right up your alley." Carrick said. "Has Christian shown you his library yet? He has a bunch of old books, rare and first editions. He probably has that book you were talking about unless Mia still has it. I think he got it for Mia?" He looked questioningly at his son.

"Mia must have it. I am sure I don't have it and I am sure I didn't buy it for her. I haven't heard of it; I read every book I buy before I put it in my library." Christian said shrugging. "That doesn't sound like a book that would appeal to me. It would be a little creepy for me to have a book about schoolgirls from the turn of the century." He grimaced in distaste.

"I agree." Ana laughed. "It was written 50 years ago and they reprinted it for the anniversary." The waiter brought their food. Ana sniffed in appreciation. "This looks wonderful, I'm starving. I didn't eat very much last night." She confessed.

"The food is always exotic and daring at events like the ball last night. I don't always eat very much either." Christian confessed to the shock of his parents. They knew he always tried to eat everything on his plate since he didn't have much food to eat the first four years of his life before he was adopted. He took a big bite of his own omelet.

They made small talk for the rest of the meal and then Grace and Carrick had to leave so Grace could run home and get her suitcase and go to the airport. They hugged Ana and Christian and left. Christian took Ana's hand and they walked out of the restaurant and out the lobby doors. "We can walk to the bookstore if you want. It's not far from here." Christian said, kissing her cheek. "Thank you for coming this weekend Ana. It has been one of the best weekends of my life. I don't want to send you home."

"It won't be long before I will be here permanently. Just 10 weeks until I graduate from college." She kissed him back on the lips. "I can't wait to be closer to you either." She said reading his mind. "These next 10 weeks will be busy and should fly by, for me anyway." She chattered. "I thought you had to go out of town this week?"

"I do. I leave tomorrow and won't be back until Friday at the earliest. It's too bad you have class, I would have loved for you to go with me." They arrived at the two story bookstore and Ana's eyes lit up.

She grinned in anticipation. "I will definitely have to come back here and browse when I have more time. This is my kind of store." He held the door for her and followed her inside. They went to the counter and Ana waited her turn. She told them she ordered a book and they gave it to her and she tried to pay for it but Christian beat her to it with his credit card ready.

"You have to be quick Miss Steele to beat me!" He teased. She took her package with her book and thanked him and kissed him on the cheek with a smile.

A/N: Time will speed up next chapter. Thanks for all the awesome reviews for this story. I really appreciate it!