A/N: Hey… new chapter! Things are speeding up… get ready!
3 weeks ahead
APOV
It's my third week at my new job at SIP and I've loved every second of it. I feel like I have finally got my life back on track. I feel so proud of myself that I have bounced back from a shit situation and I have managed to get myself back on my feet and I feel like I've finally become the Ana I knew before him. Of course, I wouldn't have been able to do it without Christian. I could still be on the streets if he hadn't taken a chance on me and offered to help me. I will forever be grateful for him. I want to repay him but I'm not sure what would show how grateful I am or how much he means to me. I try to show him how much he means to me every day by telling and showing him how much I love him. I still can't believe he loves me too. He is such a beautiful man inside and out, he could get any women he wants but he's with me. I'm slightly insecure about it and I have a hint of worry in the back of my mind that's just waiting for him to see that I'm not good enough for him or his lifestyle. I suppress it every time the thought comes around and decide to savor every second with him until he decides If I'm enough. When he tells me he loves me or he compliments me or does something incredibly sweet my worry fades away and I feel like he truly wants me.
I can't believe how far our relationship has come over this past month. I feel like we bring the best out of each other and we complement each other. Well, that's what everyone tells me. I've been over to Bellevue for family dinner every Sunday and whenever I have a moment alone with one of his family members they always tell me how I have saved Christian and how perfect we are together. Especially Grace, one afternoon I was helping her bring the plates back into the kitchen while everyone else was in the living room talking. She stopped me when I started to wash the dishes and ask me to sit down with her for a minute. She told me how I was a savior to the family and how I had brought her little boy to life, she cried too which made me cry. I explained to all of them that I haven't done anything but love him, I told them that he was the one who saved me and that I owe him my life. We have become even closer to each other over these pasts few weeks and I couldn't be happier. We now know big and little details about each other, my favorite are the little ones because they're more personal, like his favorite movie, favorite colour and so much more.
We especially became closer after we went into the playroom. I smile fondly at the memory. I was really nervous to be in there at first but Christian was so attentive to me and he made me feel so safe so the nerves quickly went away. He made me feel everything better than I ever have before. I explored a new side of me and I enjoyed it. Everything was so much more intense it made my world explode. We have been in there a couple more times and every time has been better than the last. When he-
"Ana it's lunch time so your welcome to go on your break"
Mr. Roach, aka my boss, distracts me from my very inappropriate thoughts that I defiantly shouldn't be having at work. I thank him and I grab my jacket and purse and head to the deli across the street. Of course, Sawyer accompanies me, he has been assigned as my CPO. When Christian told me, we had our first argument, I disagreed with him and told him I didn't need one. We only fought for a few hours and didn't speak but I went to him and rationally talked to him and he explained why. I agreed to Sawyer being with me when I leave the building but I told him he isn't allowed to sit with me in my office, that would be weird and would make everyone else uncomfortable. Thankfully he agreed. I do enjoy having Sawyer around, he is nice and we talk sometimes on the way home from work. He is becoming a good friend so I don't see him as my personal bodyguard. I see him as a friend that just happens to follow me around and would protect me if anything happened.
We are walking to the deli and I can't shake the feeling that I am being watched. I can feel eyes bore into me, I keep looking around and I can't see anyone I recognise so I just try to distract myself, I must be paranoid. A slight thought pops into my head thinking it could be Jack, Christian and his team have no idea where he is, he has gone off the map. They have been searching everywhere for him but sadly no trace. I shake the thought, I know I am safe with Sawyer, I'm just over thinking.
I sit down in the deli with my sandwich and decide to email Christian on my new phone he gifted me, one of many very over generous gifts he's given me, I'm going to pay him back for all of them.
From: Anastasia Steel
To: Christian Grey
Date: 23rd November 12:32
Subject: I….
….Miss you! I can't stop thinking about you today, you have been very distracting in my thought. How's your day been?
Anastasia Steel
Assistant to Jerry Roach, SIP
He replies instantly
From: Christian Grey
To: Anastasia Steel
Date: 23rd November 12:35
Subject: Well I….
… Miss you more! You have also been on my mind all day. Come to GEH now I want to see you. So, Miss Steel please tell me how have I been distracting you? Is it a hot distraction?
My day has been very boring, meeting, people pissing me off, the usual. I know the second I see you my day will turn right back around.
Christian Grey
CEO of Greys Enterprise Holding
I smirk at his response.
From: Anastasia Steel
To: Christian Grey
Date: 23rd November 12:39
Subject: RE-Well I….
Sadly, my lunch break is almost over so I can't come to see you. Mr. Grey, I can't tell you my personal thought, you'll just have to let your mind wander… like your hands did in my thoughts.
I will see you later after work and I'll hopefully make your day better. I Love you
Anastasia Steel
Assistant to Jerry Roach, SIP
I finish the last of my sandwich then walk back to work. As I am walking back to work I check my phone to see if he replied which he did. It makes me smile
From: Christian Grey
To: Anastasia Steel
Date: 23rd November 12:55
Subject: Tonight
I almost chocked at your smart mouth. Your smart mouth is one of my favorite things about you. My mind will definitely be wandering all day until I see you.
I love you too baby. I'll see you outside of SIP tonight.
Christian Grey
CEO of Greys Enterprise Holding
I get back to my desk and continue with the manuscripts I was given to read over and make notes on. I speed through them and go to Roaches office to give them to him and to see what I need to do next. He shouts me to come in and offers me a seat. I hand him the manuscripts as he skims over them.
"These are great Ana, well done. I've been really impressed with the work you have done since you have started. Please keep up the good work" He smiles at me
"Thank you, Sir, I really appreciate that"
"Your welcome, you never know you could be promoted soon. I am stepping up to a higher position within the company so I will need a new fiction editor. So, if I see this work continue then I will definitely be considering you for the role."
"Wow thank you, Sir, you can count on me to get the work done. Congratulations on your new role"
He hands me a few files that he needs photocopying and he tells me when I have done those I can leave to go home early after the hard work I have done. I as I pass my desk to the photocopier I quickly text Christian letting him know I am leaving earlier. I copy the pages and leave one copy for me as requested by Roach then I take one to himself. He thanks me and tells me to go home. I grab my stuff and log out of my computer After I get my coat on I see a text from Christian letting me know he is outside. After saying bye to a few of my colleagues I head outside to find the SUV parked right outside with Christian leaning against the passenger side door with his ankles crossed over the other with his hands in his pockets. Hot
"Hey baby"
"Hey," I say as I lean up to kiss his lips. He opens the door and I climb in. We discuss our day and I tell him about possibly moving up at SIP.
"I'm so proud of you Ana, you have accomplished so much, I always knew you could it. You're incredible." I blush at his sweet words.
2 days later
CPOV
I am sat in a conference at GEH and I can barely focus. All I can think about is Ana. Ever since I have met her my mind always wanders back to her. She is the light of my life, she has changed me so much and I couldn't be happier. I am so much nicer and I'm more pleasant to be around. I'm still an ass and a prick but if Ana is around that is long gone. Our feeling gets deeper by the day and she has become a vital part of my life, I need her I couldn't live without her. I faintly hear my name being called so I focus back on the meeting. We conclude and decide to come back together next week to sign the deal once the papers have been drawn up.
I go back to my office and see its around 4:30 so Ana should be leaving soon. I don't think I'm going to have a chance to leave yet so I text her to let her know I'll be home late.
*Hey baby, I'm just letting you know that I'm going to be home late. I'll text you when I'm leaving, have dinner without me. I love you*
I wait for her reply but she doesn't reply so I guess she's busy so I decide to do some work of my own.
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It's been half an hour and she still hasn't replied. She usually replies instantly so I decide to message her again.
*Are you on your way home? Call me *
I only need her to let me know she is okay.
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Another 10 minutes have passed and she still hasn't replied. I'm getting worried something doesn't feel right.
*Baby, are you okay? Please message me back I need to know you're okay*
I decide to call her…... it rings but then goes straight to voicemail. Shit!
*Please Ana, I'm worried. Have I done something wrong? Please message me*
I go over every detail from the past few days and I can't see anything that could have upset her. She was perfectly happy this morning so I know that isn't the reason.
*Dam it Ana. Where are you? Please call me!*
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She hasn't messaged me. That's it! I'm about to call Taylor to let him know I need to go to SIP when I hear a commotion and Taylor comes barging in. He looks panicked and ready for action. Fuck!
"Sir, there's a situation"
APOV
URGH, My head. Fuck, what happened. I open my eyes on the brink of conscious. I open my eyes to see smoke covering the front of the car. I see Sawyer with his head against the wheel and he isn't moving. I close my eyes before I hear the faint sound of a door being opened.
I feel I am being pulled out of the car. I can't move. It's like my body isn't connecting to my brain when I tell it to move or do anything stop what's happening.
I open my eyes again to see I am being dragged to another car. I go back to an unconscious state.
I open my eyes and I see I am laying down in the back of another car. I look up to see who's driving. What the fuck….
I slip back unconscious….
A/N: Things are happing! I really wanted the story to pick up and have something interesting happen so here it is. I hope you enjoyed! What do you think happened? Who has Ana?...! I have exams coming up soon so I may not be as active on any of my stories because I want to focus on studying. I will try to write when I have some free time. I won't leave you hanging for too long. Please review….- Georgia
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