A New Beginning

By Tvdfanpam

Chapter 11

The Morning After

Disclaimer: I don't own the characters or get paid to write this. I just have fun playing with Christian and Ana.

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The next morning Ana could smell coffee. She didn't want to open her eyes and get up yet so she flipped over and pulled the covers over her head. All of a sudden, the covers were yanked off of her. She turned around and sat up fast. Christian was standing at the foot of her bed grinning like a fool. He had a big cup of coffee in his hand. "I made your coffee, now fix me some breakfast woman!" He said playfully. "I've been up for two hours waiting for you to wake up!" He pouted. "You talk in your sleep, did you know that?" He said mysteriously.

"I don't care, I'm still sleepy. Give me the covers, I want to go back to sleep." She frowned at him. He threw his head back and laughed like a little boy.

"I like grumpy Ana." He came around to the side of the bed and put the coffee down on the night stand. Then he jumped on the bed beside her. "You are even more beautiful in the morning." He said leaning over and kissing her on the cheek. She looked at him in horror.

"I haven't even brushed my teeth and my hair is probably a little scary." He grinned at her again.

"I don't care. It's the real you. You are so beautiful, inside and out." He tells her sincerely.

"Yea, okay. That's a little too heavy first thing in the morning. Out you go. I'll just brush my teeth and comb my hair and be right out." She said making a shooing motion with her hands. He gets up after kissing her once more on the cheek.

"Don't go back to sleep, Miss Steele. I want my pancakes, you promised." He said taking a sip of her coffee. Ana jumped up after he shut the door and ran into the bathroom. She was dressed and somewhat presentable ten minutes later. She walked out of the bedroom with her coffee in her hand. Christian was standing by the glass wall drinking his own coffee enjoying the view of the city.

"Thank you for the coffee. I am surprised you knew how to make it." She said walking over to him. He looked rather sheepish back at her.

"I had to call my housekeeper to tell me how to make it. I don't know how to cook or do anything else except grill meat." He confessed with a wry grin. "I never have had anyone here to cook for."

"I like that about you. Now, I am going to make you my famous buttermilk pancakes. It's a secret recipe only I know. When I am gone, the recipe will go to the grave with me." She said trying to make a joke.

Christian frowned at her. "Don't joke about your death Ana. I don't want anything to happen to you." He told her seriously.

She walked back over to him. "I was just joking. I will give you the recipe if you really want it." He smiled at her then grabbed her and hugged her close.

"I'm so glad I met you Ana. I feel like I have known you forever. You are the first person that I can be myself around. Being with you feels so natural." He kissed her softly.

"Okay, Mr. Grey, let's have breakfast then you can entertain me. I want you to show me Seattle. I am moving here in a couple of weeks and I am not very familiar with this town."

"Okay, Miss Steele. A day of sightseeing after breakfast." He said walking into the kitchen with her. He watches Ana move around his kitchen with satisfaction. She was making herself at home and he liked it! He sat at the breakfast bar and watched her finish breakfast. He had put out placemats, plates and utensils already. All they needed was drinks and they were ready to eat. "These are the best pancakes I have ever eaten Ana." He told her sincerely. "I like seeing you in my kitchen. I wish you were here all the time." She looked surprised by that revelation. "Oops, sorry. Don't want to scare you off!"

"I think we need to know each other a little bit longer before we live together. Plus, I really like you and I don't want my dad to kill you for wanting to shack up with his little girl." She giggles. He looked at her in horror.

"I would have to fall for a daddy's girl, now wouldn't I?" He teased. "Let's get going pretty girl. We're burning daylight. I want to take you to Pike Place Market. It's still early, so hopefully the paparazzi won't be out yet." He grimaced. "We will have to have security with us, I hope that doesn't freak you out too much. It's part of my life, unfortunately. And it will be part of your life too, once word gets out that we are together. I don't want to have to call your dad and tell him that you got hurt on my watch." He said sincerely.

"I know, I know. And I wouldn't want to be you calling my dad. He's very protective of me." She danced away from Christian when he tried to grab her. "None of that Mr. Grey. I want my day of sightseeing." He was chasing her around the apartment.

"Come on, daddy's girl. Let's get going. We have a lot to see today." They gathered up their things and met Taylor and Sawyer at the door and they all went down in the elevator together.

The rest of the day was spent touring Seattle. They tried very hard to ignore the paparazzi that seemed to stalk them. "We'll probably be on E News or TMZ later today." Christian told Ana, trying to prepare her for the onslaught of pictures that would be circulating of them.

"I just hope that my hair looks good." Ana said seriously. Christian laughed at her. She frowned at him. "I will be judged by how my hair looked, you mark my words." She said knowingly. He just rolled his eyes at her.