Kate and I sat in that salon chair at 9 in the morning, Kate drinking her usual black coffee. Can you say gross? Kate needs coffee in the mornings or she can be a real snippy human being. Me I either prefer tea or to wake up naturally. "So how was it when you saw Christian last night?" Kate asked turning her head full of foil towards me.
"I didn't really spend much time talking to him Kate, I mostly just handed Elena my song list for tonight than left."
"What? I thought he took you out?" Kate asked before taking a big swig of her Starbucks.
"Yes we did but he told me it is best if we don't see each other." Kate told me how bogus that is and that not to worry he's more than likely gay anyway because he's never been seen with a girl. I laugh, "Kate?"
"Yeah?" She looks at me.
"I am thinking to start down playing my wardrobe, you know?" She just crunches her eye brows and asks me why. "Well I'm almost 20, maybe it's time I start dressing less stand offish."
"Whatever you want to do Steele, I will help you find some new stuff if you'd like?" I tell her how much I would love that as the hair dress comes up behind me.
"Now what would you like today?"
"I want to cut my hair to my shoulder length and then dye it back to my original color of brown." I tell her she nods and heads to the back to grab the colors. When Kate and I are done, Kate's hair is a perfect shade between platinum and strawberry blonde and it looks great on her. Me I am starting to see the girl I haven't seen since high school.
"Now come on Steele we have to find you an outfit that will make Grey so jealous that he isn't yours." We head back to the apartment to find an outfit in Kate's closet full of so many clothes you would think it was the mall. We ended up choosing a cocktail white dress that cuts to about my stomach in the front to show off just a sexy but class amount of cleavage. The back is more modest it only shows some of my shoulders through the straps. The heels are so pretty they are six inch stilettos, oh lord I pray I don't die tonight, they are a champagne color. I hug Kate before we both go to our bath rooms to shower. When showering I make sure to shave everything that will be seen such as my legs and underarms don't need a jungle tonight. Stepping out of the shower I wrap a towel around my hair and body. Grabbing my hair dryer and makeup I head into Kate's room where she is putting lotion on her freshly shave legs. We spend time listening to music and getting ready. At 5 when my makeup is half way don't I hear a knock on our door, I open the door to a well dressed Jose.
"Hey Jose." I say while giving him a hug. He is dressed in white dress pants and a crème button up shirt.
"How much longer are you going to be Ana?" He asked while heading to Kate's room to say hello to her.
"Not much just have to finish my make up and put on my clothes." Jose sits on the toilet while Kate continues on my face. God only knows what this woman is putting on me. When I am done my hair is in a low bun and a few hairs are left out and curled. My face is flawless with a light blush and a little hint of eyeliner under the mascara. My lips are a nude peach color, I look great. I give her a hug and a kiss as I grab the dress and heels to change. I when everything is on I am ready to roll I leave Kate to finish herself. I grab on to Jose's arm as he leads me to his car.
"Are you nervous?" He asks as we pull into Elena's drive way handing are keys off to a man so he can park it somewhere when Jose is done unloading his guitar case and key board. I grab my mic and mic stand and we walk around the back of the house where I see a beautiful and may I add giant gazebo full of lights and flowers. I am in shock as I look at the tables on the stone floor just before the gazebo. "Okay so this lady is this rich and we are only getting a thousand." I laugh slapping his arm as we walk up the gazebo steps heading to the stage. Walking across the dance floor I hear the clamping of heels behind me.
"Anastasia, darling." I turn to see Elena heading my way than I see her turn to Jose, "And Anastasia's friend." I laugh inside as I see Jose's eyebrow lift up into a disrespect arch. I set my stuff down and lean into Elena's hug.
"Ms. Lincoln."
"Oh please call me Elena." I nod and she turns to walk away toward how I see is Grace, Carrick, Mia, Elliot, and of course Christian. I turn around while bending down to pick up my things heading back to the stage. After Jose and I are done setting are supplies up, I see Christian walking towards us.
"Anastasia, you look beautiful tonight." He smiles I smile back and blush.
"Christian, you look handsome as well." And he did in his white off white pants dress pants, white button up shirt under a black tie with small off white stripes. And of course a grey dress coat.
"I just wanted to tell you to break a leg tonight," Than he leaned in to whisper in my ear, "I will be watching you quite close tonight as will every other man since you decided to wear such a revealing dress." He turns away and I gasp in shock. I don't know if that was flirting or if he was insulting me. I ignore him. I sit with Jose as we watch the coward start to pour in and it's time Elena stands and tells everyone this.
"Hello everyone, thank you for coming tonight, I hope you all have a great time just dance, drink, eat, and mingle." She laughs and walks off the stage leaving me and Jose to do our thing. I grab the mic. Everyone looks to me,
"Hi," I laugh nervously, "My name is Ana," I am interrupted by some whistle, "this is Jose and we are the singers for tonight. I hope you have fun." I look to Jose and say 1,2,3….
"Three little birds say on my window. And they told me I don't need to worry." I look to Jose as I sing one of my favorite songs. He smiles back in reassurance, "summer came like cinnamon so sweet, little girls play double Dutch on the concrete. Maybe sometimes we've got it all wrong, but it's alright the more things seem to change, the more they stay the same oh, don't you hesitate. Girl, put your records on, tell me your favorite song you go ahead, let your hair down." I start to sway and I run my hands down my body at this part, "Sapphire and faded jeans, I hope you get your dreams, just go ahead let your hair down." I continue to sing while I am in my own little world when the song ends everyone on the dance floor stops dancing and clap, I thank them and sing another song and a couple more until my voice starts to hurt. I tell them I am taking a break and I head down to the bar to grab water with Jose.
"You are very good." An old couple tells me as I pass by them.
"Thank you very much." Jose and I talk a little as we sip our waters, and then I feel a presence that is very familiar to me.
"Miss Steele you sound great up there." I turn to see Christian.
"Ana I am going to head back to the stage to get the next song prepared." Jose says to me,
"Okay be there in 5." He nods and leaves.
"Mr. Grey for someone who wants me to stay away, you sure seem to come around a lot." He chuckles.
"I wanted to stay away because I am not good for you but you are just too hard to stay away from Miss Steele." I chuckle and role my eyes,
"So what does this mean Mr. Grey?"
"This means we have a lot to discuss, why don't you come over tonight?" I nod and leave him at the bar to head back to the stage I feel his eyes on my ass as I walk and I pray not to trip.
"Tell me what you want, what you like, its okay. I'mma little curious too." I walk down the steps of the stage into the dance floor where a lot of teens and young adults seem to be dancing. I notice Christian sitting with Elena, his mom, and dad. I make eye contact as I sing, "Tell me if it's wrong, if its right, I don't care. I can keep a secret could, you?" I find Kate, Elliot, Mia, and Mia's date dancing. I dance along with them while I look up at Christian, "Got my mind on your body, and your body on my mind. Got a taste for the cherry, I just need to take a bite. Don't tell your mother, kiss one another, and die for each other. We're cool for the summer!" We start hopping around and dancing while the old farts talk about life. The night goes on like this till it is 11:30 and everyone starts to say good bye. Jose and I start to pack up all our stuff I tell Kate and him that I will be leaving with Christian.
"What I thought he wanted nothing to do with you?"
"Well you are as confused as I am. His moods change so fast I think I have whip lash." We laugh and say our good byes. Kate tells me that I need to spill in the morning. I walk up to Christian where I am met by Grace wrapping her arms around me in a hug.
"You were so great tonight!"
"Aw thank you very much I appreciate it." I tell the Grey family good bye as Christian places his hand on my back to lead me to the exit where Elena was saying her goodbyes to her guests.
"Goodbye Christian, darling." She says kissing the side of his cheek. I hate how close she is to him. Elena leans in and whispers something in his ear before turning her attention towards me.
"Miss Steele you did a wonderful job tonight, I will mail you your check." I smile and thank her before I get whisked off to Christian's black Audi. He opens the door for me to slide in and then walks around to his side and gets in next to me.
"Mmmmm Anastasia I can't wait to get you home, your head would spin if you could know all the things I was thinking about doing to you while you were dancing tonight." He says his mouth pressed against my ear. I feel a shiver run down my body, I turn to see his wanting eyes.
"Are you going to make love to me tonight?" He chuckles and smiles seductively.
"Anastasia, I don't make love. I fuck….. Hard." I gasp in shock as I feel a tug in my lower stomach, I clench my thighs together. "but first we have to discuss some… things."