Ana's POV
"Tell Baby Bird, this is not over!" I hear a man's voice shout at me. If I have removed these heels, I already caught that fucker. I was too late, I only saw his shadow.
"Mmmm! Mmmm!" Who's that? I look around and see a raven-haired girl bounded on the corner. I rushed towards her and called for Luke. This must be Ms. Mia Grey.
"It's alright, Ms. Grey, I'm Anastasia Steele, I work for your brother" I try to calm her down. She looks at me and then passes out. Where's Luke?
"Ana!" Finally!
"Over here!" I shout and hear something crash. Within seconds, Ms. Grey is in Sawyer's arms and I'm walking back to the SUV. I saw the police hovering around the dead woman in the car. She's probably the fucker's accomplice but he still shot her. Bastard.
Looking up the sky, I try to catch my breath. I never imagined my first day to go like this. I see Mr. Grey glance at me before entering the ambulance. Poor guy, he must have been traumatized seeing me aim and shoot. I pat myself at the back; I still got my spunk. I did hit the fugitive's leg, that's for sure. I decided to walk around the now crime scene. The police are busy interrogating the rest of the team. Perfect, I have time.
Three days after the incident, we are now gathered in the makeshift conference room in Mr. Grey's penthouse. His father and brother are here. Turned out Ms. Grey was drugged so she is still in the hospital with Dr. Grey. The woman who was shot is an Elizabeth Morgan. Her death and part in the kidnapping lead us to identify who "Baby Bird" is and most importantly who is causing all this commotion. The big question is why is he doing this?
Nonetheless, Jack Hyde just signed his death wish. He was an editor at Seattle Independent Publishing and has been the one threatening Mr. Grey for the past months. I believe he is working with someone who also holds a grudge against the boss. Who? I will find out and soon.
I look at the man who is sitting at the end of the table. He is in deep thought. His copper hair is all over the place, his eyes closed and his lips are thinned. My eyes fall on his chest and he is breathing heavily. I examine him further until I am met with his grey eyes seeking for what? I don't know. I feel a shiver run down my spine and it's now my turn to close my eyes. Not again.
Few Hours Later
"Don't go!" I awake from an ear piercing scream and realized it was me. Damn nightmares. Ever since Ryan died and I lost our baby, I have the same recurring dream - I am holding Ryan's hand but I am still drowning. Maybe I should take Jose's advice and see a shrink?
Brushing off the bad visions away, I walk towards the kitchen to get a glass of water just as I hear someone scream.
I'm awake now, that sure is not me this time. I followed the sound, which led me to Mr. Grey's room. I hesitate for a moment before opening his door. When I did, I saw him trashing on his bed. My feet moved out of their own accord and the next thing I know I'm stroking the boss' hair. I'm humming a lullaby my dad used to sing to me. This makes Mr. Grey relax instantly. He settles his head on my lap and I continue soothing him. My eyes start to become heavy and sleep takes over me.
Sunlight streaming from the window abruptly woke me up. I realized I'm not in my room. I look beside me and see my boss sleeping peacefully. I smiled. He is quite adorable. Hold on a second. Shit! I fell asleep on the boss' bed! I bolted out of the room and almost run into someone.
The woman who I almost bumped into looked stunned for a moment but then smiled at me. I look past her and see my uncle looking at me questionably. Oh shit.
Clearing her throat, the woman was about to say something when I hear a sleepy voice behind me.
"Mother, what are you doing here?" He asks and then turns to me. "Ms. Steele?"
"Ummm, Sir, Mr. Grey, I was just doing a sweep around the apartment. I didn't notice your mother and almost knocked her over. My apologies Dr. Grey" Good save Steele.
"If you will excuse me Sir, Ma'am" I all but walked as fast as I can until I reach my room. What the fuck just happened?
Few minutes later, my uncle knocks and enters my room. I don't want to have this conversation right now and as if the heavens heard me, my phone rings.
"Daddy!" I squealed.
"Hey Annie, forgot something?" Oh right.
"No daddy. I was just about to leave. See you in a bit dad. Love you." I searched for my keys while my Uncle stares at me with narrowed eyes.
"Talk to you later Uncle T" and with that I'm out of the staff quarters and into the service elevator. I breathe a sigh of relief.
Rushing out of the confined space, I almost made it outside when a man stops me.
"Excuse me Ms." I look at the guy in front of me. He's smirking.
"May I help you?" I know I sounded rude but he has no right to look all smug at me.
"I'm sorry but are you sure you're on your way out wearing that?" He points to my clothes and holy of all holy. I'm on my oversized t-shirt and boy shorts. No bra for crying out loud. I'm going nuts!
"Here" he offers me his jacket and smiles at me. I shamelessly take it and study his features. At least he seems to be a gentleman. He's good-looking and quite familiar actually.
"Thank you Mr.?" Let's see if I will remember him with his name. I think I know him.
"Kavanaugh. It's Ethan Kavanaugh, Anastasia."
A/N: Hi there! Thanks for reading my story. In this chapter we have shed some light and welcomed new characters. Don't worry too much about Ethan. And Jack, well, he's really the bad guy anyway so I'll just go with it.
PS: I wasn't able to update last Sunday so here is another chapter for today. Next one is supposed to be up on Thursday as I plan to upload every other day.
Till the next chapter! Have a nice day!
Credits to E.L. James for writing Fifty Shades of Grey, Darker and Freed
