Missy's Notes: Thanks again for the review's, follows and favorites. Sorry for the delay: life, work and now the flu unfortunately got in the way this week. I hope you like this next ride. As always your reviews and inputs are always appreciated and please forgive my errors ;) enjoy and happy reading!

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Chapter 21: Part two, Emotional Roller coaster - Paris

"Steele, I swear to God if you don't spill this moment I will…" Kate said the moment Ana walked into their suite to join her, Denise and Grace for breakfast. It's the morning after the show where Henry approached them and proceeded to announce their relationship years before. She knew that the Kavanagh inquisition or in this case, interrogation would come the moment they left the event; which it so happened Rupert also attended, so she excused herself for a last minute meeting with the executives of the fashion house which was a very effective delay tactic. Of course, it wasn't true, as she spent the entire time talking on the phone with Christian from her suite, who was already bored to death at Elliot's bachelor party in Vegas.

"Good morning to you too Kate, meeting went well last night and yes I slept well" she said after kissing both Denise and Grace on the cheeks, as both smiled fondly at her.

"Spare me the smart mouth Steele, I want to know, actually we all want to know, about your 'ex-boyfriend' Henry" she roared, annunciating the word 'ex-boyfriend' earning her an eye rolling from Ana

"I second that my dear" Denise chimed while Grace just smiled and shook her head

"Where's Mia?" Ana said distractedly

"Left early; Breakfast date and I think I know who it is" Kate said. Ana and Grace who both grimaced

"Oh" Ana said, thankful that her distraction technique worked miraculously but Denise, the much older and wiser Kavanagh arched her eyebrow and said

"Ana Dear, don't think I'll bite on your bait that soon; I want to know how and where did you find the handsome young man who proudly called you his ex-girlfriend"

"Good save Mom" Kate chimed and both looked expectantly at Ana who groaned

"Damn" she muttered

"Yes, damn so now speak up and I will not stop until you say something Steele so please" Kate said pleading now and her best puppy dog look "spill…"

"Oh my gosh Kate! Fine: What do you want to know?" she said sullenly

"EVERYTHING!" she screeched

"Henry and I met just after I took over Norwood Publishing. He lived in a loft right across the street from my old apartment; he was already a model and starting his acting career. We would bump into each other every morning. He is a nice guy, friendly, confident, good looking" she admitted

"And…" Kate said expectantly

"What else do you want to know?" she answered evasively. Her subconscious blushed beet red unable to say a word while her inner goddess mirrored Kate's look

"Oh for crying out loud Steele, the man, the most gorgeous man on the planet, apart from your current boyfriend, just proudly called himself your ex and you neglected to tell me when I visited you on our reunion!" Kate roared exasperatedly "Does Christian know?"

"Nope" she said "he asked about the guys I dated but I told him I didn't want to talk about something that would upset both of us, I mean, he couldn't believe that I dated so" she said letting the thought trail

"Well expect him to go berserk when he sees your picture with dear Henry who by the way sort of looks like him" she said showing the picture of her and Henry from the after party "anyway, continue Steele, tell me more about Henry and I won't take no for an answer. If you dated a hot guy like Henry Carlisle, your best friend has to know every single detail" she said laughing mirthlessly at Ana's reaction

"Oh Kate" she said blushing again "He asked me out and we went out on a couple of dates… he's the first guy I dated after… you know" she said blushing again

"I see" Kate said smiling proudly "That is one hot rebound" she said chuckling

"He was not a rebound" she muttered. Her sub-conscience looked miserable while the inner goddess laughed at her uncontrollably

"Yeah right, though I must say took you long enough to date again after him…" Kate scoffed and continued "how long did you date?"

"A couple of months… we decided to break it off when he got his first break, the big project he had and he had to move to Hollywood"

"Ana dear, why are you blushing?" Denise said but before Ana could answer. They all hear the door open and they all turned to look at Mia accompanied by Rupert both looking like they just had heaven for breakfast

"Hi everyone, why is Ana blushing?" Mia said as they joined them. Rupert greeted everyone and gave Ana his best smirk

"Cow…" Ana started arching an eye brow

"I can't call you hag anymore can I?" he smirked "so Kate, are you interrogating Ana about dear old Henry?" he said mirthlessly

"How did you know?" Kate said

"Well, she never blushed like that on anyone but Henry… no offense to Christian" he said taking a seat "but I only ever saw her blush and act like that when it had something to do with Henry" he finished winking at Ana who just rolled her eyes

"Ana's right, you really are a cow!" Kate said laughing "yeah, I was asking her about Henry but she won't spill" she finished annoyed

"Ana… yes, my brother is good looking, but Henry…" Mia piped "is something else… I would blush if someone asked me about him too" she said sighing

"Yeah a painfully good looking bloke who gets paid to look at the mirror all day long" Rupert muttered rolling his eyes

"Don't get jealous"

"Not jealous my dear" Rupert snorted "I didn't see the show, I'm sure everyone is mooning over him and he's still mooning over you, Ana I saw the pictures… goodness Hag, what did you do to the guy? Bewitch him or something?" he smirked "did she tell you lot that he almost quit his acting career to be a certified house husband for Ana?" he finished laughing

"No!" everyone said gaping at Ana who just rolled her eyes

"Don't believe him… he's just exaggerating" she said sipping her tea

"Steele if you don't tell me the whole story I swear I will ask him" Kate said pointing at Rupert who just laughed

"And I'm too afraid for her to refuse" Rupert said raising both his hands

"We dated for a couple of months, when he got his big break he asked if I want to go to Hollywood with me, I said no, I have Norwood and Steele to take care of" she said sighing as she continued "he didn't want to leave, he asked me if I wanted him to stay instead, of course I did, but it wasn't my decision to make and I wanted him to follow his dreams. He almost didn't accept the role, but ultimately he did and he became really successful because of it. End of Story" she finished

"Did you sleep with him?" Denise said point blank

"Oh my goodness" Ana groaned while Rupert burst out laughing

"Well Christian will ask you… eventually" Kate said "so… did you?"

"I think the better question is: was he good?" Rupert chimed

"You are technically disturbing a bachelorette party Cow, stop acting like a girl and leave" she said

"He's with me…" Mia whispered

"Get used to the banter Mia; its Ana's way of saying she's having fun. Shame I can't call her hag anymore" Rupert said affectionately

"So? Steele…" Kate said impatiently

"Yes and I'm not going to answer whether he's good or not" she said dejectedly making everyone, including the mothers, squeal

"I can't blame you dear, though my son probably won't like that answer" Grace finally said amidst the squealing

"Err… Ana, I think you should see this" Mia said handing her the tablet "Let's just pray

Christian doesn't see this, otherwise expect him to be here tonight or maybe first thing tomorrow" she said

Ana took the tablet and saw the news clipping; the image of two known American reporters standing behind a big screen. Ana touched the 'play' and the video started playing

-oooOooo-

"Welcome back to the fashion week edition of Lifestyle Channel" both reporters said in a sing song voice "We've seen and talked about the ins and the outs of fashion, now let's talk about the people" the man, who looked really gay, said and turned to his partner who continued "we mean power couples. We're not talking about the royal couples or powerful celebrity couples, those are all yesterday's news or as we like to call it in fashion, out. We're talking about the newest power couple: the hottest CEO in America, Christian Grey hooking up with Europe's hottest media mogul, Anastasia Steele" she said and the picture of Ana and Christian walking in the park is shown once again.

The reporter looked at her partner and said "we've seen the pictures and just like what the Seattle tribune has said when they dedicated the whole lifestyle and entertainment page to them, the pictures say a thousand words and since we all can't get enough of this incredibly good looking, and not to mention Über rich couple, we've decided to dedicate our own little segment to them. Only this time, instead of parading their many pictures and many PDA moment's all around the world, we will give you guys a break down of their Über rich and Über colorful life which we will divide into six different categories. Just how juicy is their story?… You are about to find out" the female reporter said as the camera changed angle and the male reporter took over

"Here is the breakdown of their life. We are comparing everything from their bank accounts to their love lives plus amazing tidbits… you'd be surprised at how long these two have known each other" the man winked annoyingly and the screen changed to reveal both reporters while the picture of Ana and Christian displayed on the big screen behind them

"Let's start on the first category: Education. Ms. Steele is an English Literature graduate from WSUV, while Mr. Grey is known to be one of the world's most successful Harvard dropped outs. But here is our very first tidbit: did you know that he conferred on her graduation ceremony and handed out her diploma! Hmmm…. Could it be? Anyway, we'll give the advantage to Ms. Steele since she has a diploma" the woman said suspiciously and theatrically pouting her glossy lips

The camera changed angles once again to reveal the male reporter who also looked suspicious, but never the less smirked, as he said "Possible… but wait till you hear the next tidbit we have, but before that, let's go to the next category: Employment History. Mr. Grey has no employment history on his part; he dropped out of college and started his business that quickly became one of the biggest in the country, he's into communication and technology; he is currently rated as one of the richest bachelors in America.

Ms. Steele, however, started as an assistant editor which brings us to our second tidbit and probably the most interesting one. The Media and publishing industry's Lady Midas' first job was working as an assistant editor to SIP, which later became Grey Publishing, and very recently, N&S publishing…. Coincidence? Moving on, after getting laid-off, how awkward is that by the way?" the reporter said whispering theatrically and continued "Ms. Steele moved to London to hone her business skills, which she obviously very much mastered, as she's currently the owner one of the biggest publishing houses in Europe and the US. In addition, she has added Media under her belt, acquiring network companies in the US and becoming, you guessed it, Lady Midas. Though I think Goddess is better suited for her, don't you think? Anyway we'll give the advantage to Mr. Grey" he said looking at his partner

"Yes, King and Queen Midas for their business skills, or Adonis and Aphrodite either one works for them."

"These two make one incredible couple. Moving on, we talked about their somehow connected past and work history, let's move on the more interesting bits shall we?" The female reporter said as she turned to face the camera on a different angle

"Third category will be his and her Net worth. Hmmm according the Forbes… right now at least, his bank account has slightly has more zeroes because his company has been in the game longer than hers but don't be fooled, with all the media and publishing houses she currently owns scattered around Europe and here in the United States, she is very close. However, for now, slight advantage to Mr. Grey"

"Let's talk about Properties. Well, we'll have to hand this on to our Lady Goddess, Ms. Steele. Her London property alone is equivalent to his penthouse in Seattle, apartment in New York and his vacation home in Aspen. She also has this newly renovated property in Cannes and yes, he's seen the impressive property as the two reportedly celebrated her birthday in Cannes. I must say, Ms. Steele has excellent taste in real estate" as pictures of both Ana's properties in London and Cannes are displayed on the screen

"Next category in our list is about who you know in society and the endless time you spend with them on these events: Charities and Friends. We'll have to split it between them for this category: Mr. Grey gets the charity part because he is known for his philanthropy; he supports third world countries as well as child abuse charities but there is not nearly as much on his, shall we say, social life. Mr. Grey, as he prefers everyone to address him, is known to be a private person and mostly enjoys the company of his family; even though he's in attendance at a lot of social gatherings. On the other hand, Ms. Steele is also a known philanthropist, but not as well known in that arena as he is. She is known to support cancer research foundations to help spread awareness, as well as research, for a possible cure. True to her love of books, she supports the world literacy foundation, which brings us to her friends. She is good friends with the Kent family; Mrs. Kent is the chairwoman of the world literacy foundation as well as CEO of EUREXPO. Let's also note that Ms. Steele is friends with the Kavanagh family, best friends and college roommate of Katherine Kavanagh, daughter of Mr. Kavanagh, who is also one of our news correspondents. Katherine is currently with Ms. Steele in Paris attending the many festivities of Paris Fashion week with her mother, and get this, Mia Grey and Grace Trevelyan-Grey. How juicy is that? Maybe the lady Greys are getting to know his first love?" the reporter said and continued "Last tidbit: Sources at his parent's gala say the two were very cozy from the moment she walked in up to the end of the festivities and he paid a reported one million just to dance with her. Her good friend turned ex, Model and European export heir Rupert Kent, was also in attendance, which brings us to the last category and by far the juiciest one" both reporters winked excitedly

"Love Life!" they squealed excitedly "We all know that both Ms. Steele and Mr. Grey value their privacy so much that both refuse to let their PR team announce anything and both might try to sue us if they ever watch this (let's hope not) but hell, it's all for entertainment. Now, we said she is his 'first love', why? To anyone who doesn't know, then you my friends, must be living under a rock or something. Mr. Grey is Forbes' most eligible bachelor since well since ever. He's young, hot, filthy rich! There were rumors that he may be, you know, in the closet, because he's never pictured with anyone except for…. Ms. Steele. He's been photographed with her in New York, Seattle and all around Europe. Obviously the 'closet' thing is absolutely false; just take a look at these hot and rather intimate pictures of the very private couple.

As for Ms. Steele's love life…. We can't say for sure if Mr. Grey is her first love but we can guarantee you that her love life is far more colorful and anything but gray - no pun intended. Ms. Steele, even though she values her privacy, is in-fact a favorite of paparazzi's in Europe, not only because of her beauty and money, but because of her rather colorful list of suitors. Her name has been linked to many elite, extremely gorgeous and hot men, mostly in Europe. The notable hotties Ms. Steele was known to have dated were Eurexpo heir Rupert John Kent who turned out to be very good friends even after they ended things between them. In fact, sources say that he flew to Seattle just to escort her to the Charity Gala at the Grey Manor and went on a bidding war against Mr. Grey. But perhaps Ms. Steele's most notable ex is none other than the famous British actor,not to mention Hollywood's hottest bachelor, Henry Carlisle. He was reportedly so smitten with Ms. Steele he almost turned down his first big break in Hollywood. In an interview with GQ magazine last year, Henry Carlisle called Ms. Steele and I quote 'the most beautiful woman he's ever met' and that 'her beauty resonates from the inside. I don't think anyone could ever surpass her in my book' end of quote. He also gushed on how supportive they were on their careers and Henry loved her so much, he said he would easily leave everything behind for another chance with Ms. Steele. But unfortunately he said and I quote again: 'the fame of Hollywood and the distance killed it and it was over before I knew it' end of quote. They remained friends and he reportedly kept tabs on her even when things did not work out between them. Well, he certainly did, look at these very recent pictures taken at an after party in Paris. Before you blow a gasket Mr. Grey, if you're watching, He opened and closed the Lanvin show with supermodel Giselle and guess what? She sat in the first row. A mere coincidence? Who can say for sure.

-oooOooo-

Christian can only gape at the large television in their suite at the Bellagio. They are all sitting in the living room of this massive suite waiting for Elliot, when Ethan accidentally came across the news report being replayed on a lifestyle channel. They are all glued to the news report like a bunch of gossiping girls unable to take their eyes off the TV. Part of him wants to smirk at the rather clever way of comparing their lives, while the other part was impressed on how much digging the reporters have done just to get the small snippets for the sake of gossip, like conferring degrees at her graduation ceremony to SIP and even the price of her house in London 'note to self Grey: pressure your realtor for a better property' he thought as pictures of her properties were displayed on the screen while everyone from Elliot's friends to his family and the Kavanaugh's included, whistled to express just how impressed they were 'yeah, she's mine fuckers!' he thought

The last part however, the part where they displayed her past dating relationships, was not the least bit entertaining. The Kent fucker and this new Henry Fucker have all but blurred his vision. Everything was red and he probably is the color of red chili or a steam engine about to explode, depending on a person's view point. He felt like a bull about to charge on a red flag being thrown around by a fucking matador. It's one thing to display her pictures years ago with either one of the fuckers; it's another to hear a statement from one of them, though he can't blame the fucker. Ana is the most beautiful woman out there, no doubt about that. 'What the fuck did he mean about no one surpassing her in his book' he thought as he stood up and started pacing. He can feel everyone's eyes glued to him but he didn't give a fuck, anyone who tried to go near him will get hurt for sure. They talked all night last night and she forgot, no neglected, to say anything about running across the fucker who was in her pants years ago and they fucking have a picture together: his hands on her fucking waist all smiles. 'Relax Grey' he thought as he heard glass breaking and felt hands on him, the hands of his brother, who for the first time looked… worried

"Relax bro, It's just news. It's most likely false report" Elliot said with a tentative smile and he realized the glass of water he was holding is now in the floor, shattered into pieces. He just stared and looked at his brother who let him go and reached for his phone

"Did she mention the name of that fucker?" he said deadly calm

"Actually no but I remember Kate said about an actor but —"

"Elliot you're not helping" Carrick said exasperated while everyone including the Kavanaugh father and son looked at them like they were watching a tennis match

"Oops" Elliot said unable to control his mirth. He is about to say something but Christian decided he's doesn't want any of his brothers jabs

"Don't" he said cutting him of as he scanned the room and made eye contact with Taylor who nodded and said

"I'll try Mr. Grey" he said producing his phone and called someone

"Stat, Taylor. I want to be out of here as soon as possible" he said deathly calm though his eyes revealed otherwise

"Christian, son please relax… where are you going?" Carrick said as Christian went to his room while his father and brother followed

"Come on Bro, will you relax it's just a picture for crying out loud! Look Ana is beautiful, attractive, really friendly, get used to it. It doesn't help that you two have been mum about the real score between you two so naturally a lot of bees will swarm around her"

"Elliot!" his father admonished as he noticed Christian's temper get worst

"Okay wrong analogy… look bro, what I'm saying is you're both public figures. She has a very approachable image while you, well you're the opposite. She's the face of her company who is into publishing and media, of course a lot of people will pose with her, ex or not. The good news is you two are together, that's what's important, right?" Elliot said

"For fucks sake Elliot will you please fuck off?" He said pinching the bridge of his nose and willing himself to relax "I'm moving this party to Paris" he said as he opened his eyes and starred at his brother and father who both looked at him like he's grown two heads

"Are you kidding? Can you just call Ana? Kate will probably kill you -" Elliot protested but he cut him off

"I don't give a fuck about your fiancé Elliot! I told you, Monte Carlo, but you'd rather spend your bachelor party in this overrated city!" He barked and looked at Taylor who followed them in his room possibly to restrain him in case he lost it

"Stephan has been informed sir, he will be on standby, the next flight is in 45 minutes, we'll stop in New York to refuel and we'll be there late afternoon to early evening Paris time. Andrea is already arranging lodging"

"Four seasons or the hotel right beside it. Let's get going" he said turning to face his brother "are you going or not?"

"Kate will kill us" he said laughing nervously

"If your fiancé posed for a picture with a male model and showed it for the world to see what would you do?" He said point blank

"Kill the fucker" Elliot answered smirking at his little brother "you got it bad bro" he finished as he turned to his friends "who wants to go with us?"

In the end, only family members, Elliot, Carrick and the two Kavanaghs, Robert and Ethan, agreed to go with Christian. He and his team were able to file a flight plan in record time, all while keeping the groom's friends entertained in Vegas for the duration of their up stay in sin city. 'Yeah you must have it real bad, Grey' he thought an hour later as the plane started to taxi around the airport preparing to depart. All his companions looked at him like he had lost his mind, but he didn't give a damn.

Ana is skeptical about Christian watching the news clip, he never watch TV, but none the less, she's worried that she hasn't heard nor seen any message from him the past night as well as the morning. She decided he's probably busy spending time with the guys in sin city or working 'or putting hundred bills on strippers' her subconscious muttered while her inner goddess disagreed completely. She decided to let him be and went about her day, meeting with her editors, prepping with the bride and the party and attending one of the last, and probably biggest,shows from the most popular fashion house in the world, as well as the after party, where once again the reporters hounded her with personal questions. They were introduced to the designer, who bluntly asked her if she was interested on posing for the brand, Alex looked at her pleadingly as she said she will consider it.

She decided to bow out of the event, as Henry who was not supposed to attend, decided to show up. She only ever saw Henry during the events, and when they talked, she made sure there were no photographers around. 'He is flirting' her inner goddess observed while her subconscious was MIA. She tried her best to simply ignore him, but Henry had other plans. He followed her throughout the reception area like a dog, asking her about another chance to rekindle their relationship. When she politely refused, he proceeded to ask her questions about Christian, something that she preferred not to discuss. After deciding that she had enough, she called the ever reliable Frank and asked him to take her back to the hotel. Overall, she couldn't wait for this week to end, to have some normalcy where she could just go home and have Martha's home cooking.

She was surprised to find Taylor in the lobby. Mia warned them that if Christian saw the video or the picture with Henry for that matter, he would be on a plane to Paris and knowing Christian, that is probably an understatement. 'Either he's seen the news clipping or the pictures or worst, both!' Her inner goddess said while her subconscious just shrugged and said 'Henry is the past. Oh yeah, don't forget, he's the king of overreaction.' Taking a deep breath, she approached the now tired, haggard and extremely worried looking Taylor

"I guess he saw that news clipping?" She said raising her eyebrow

"Yes Ms. Steele and it didn't help that they are playing it over and over here" he said

"How is he?" She said after shaking her head

"Well, If I were Mr. Carlisle, I'd probably watch my back for a couple of years" he said making her chuckle

"Where is he?"

"In your room Ma'am" he said nodding at Frank who probably is behind her

"Thanks and please get some rest Taylor"

Taylor nodded and she and Frank took the next available elevator to her suite. Explains why she hasn't heard back from him the whole night and well into the morning she thought as the elevator opened to the eight floor and Frank led her to her room

She cautiously opened the door and scanned the room until she found him admiring the view from her balcony. He knows she's there but he doesn't look at her, he's still admiring the view of the Eiffel Tower. He's wearing dark jeans that hang perfectly off his hips, a white shirt and a black jacket. She knows a storm is brewing inside his head because of the pictures and the fact that she did not tell him when they spoke on the phone. She didn't tell him because she knew he would follow her and that his jealous nature would most likely lead them to fight... Either way, he will follow, she thought as she patiently waited for him to turn around and face her.

She looked at him for a moment deciding to keep her distance. She's not afraid of him, though she know he's probably in full thermonuclear mode at the moment, as his body language is betraying him, he's taking deep breaths and she can tell his hands are balled into fists. She decided to not say anything and wait for him to calm. She sat on one of the chairs and waited for him

"Henry Carlisle" he finally said after what felt like hours, though he still didn't turn around to face her

"I missed you too, I'm glad your here" she said rolling her eyes 'don't taunt the beast, Steele' her inner goddess cautioned 'its alright, your not afraid of him... Your not his sub anymore' her subconscious coached

"I'm not in the mood for your smart mouth Ana" he began

"What? You're here just to ask me about Henry? You didn't miss me?" she said

He didn't say anything, he simply glared, though she can tell he's trying his best to hide his humor. He closed his eyes, brushed his hand over his perfectly tousled hair and said "Henry Carlisle" for the second time

"What about him?" She said taking deep breath and closed her eyes

"You really want to go there?" He said as he opened her eyes to find him already facing her

"I thought we were not going to talk about anything that would upset either one of us?" She said glued to her seat

He took a sharp breath and walk towards her "not until that fucking news report and the fucking pictures!" he finally retorted

"I didn't know you watched TV now, I thought you hated it" she muttered

"That's beside the point"

"Then what's your point? You could've just called you know"

He gritted his teeth and closed his eyes trying to control the anger that is surely emanating from him and said "the point is... He still wants you. He wants what's mine" his gray eyes full of intensity

"I forgot how extremely jealous you are" she said, eyeing him intently as she continued "six years ago I would've cringed at your reaction and prayed to the heavens that you wouldn't use the cat on me" she finished glaring back at him 'good Steele, it's time for him to see the picture: he can't boss you' her subconscious said hiding behind her couch

"I would've spanked the living shit out of you" he retorted

"Well, that was the past, this is the present. You can't do that to me anymore and if I remember correctly, I warned you: be ready to be disappointed"

"Oh you think I'm just disappointed?" He snorted

"No, your in full thermonuclear overdrive mode right now, not because of my past, but because I did not tell you about Henry. i didn't tell you simply because I did not want you to over react like you normally do, obviously I was wrong and it didn't help that you saw that video"

"And pictures" he glared "I'm fucking upset because you let the fucker grope you!" He roared

She gaped at him unable to say a word 'this is insane' she thought as she shook her head and stood up "it was just a picture, nothing else. If I remember correctly you did the same thing to me in New York" she said as she approached him "I can't believe I'm actually explaining myself" she muttered as she looked into his eyes, gray to blue and proceeded "it's a crowded space, after parties are always held in the back stage, he approached me and said 'hi' I was with the designer and executives, naturally photographers snapped away when he approached so..." She said shrugging as she let the thought trail. He didn't say a word, he just looked at her face still angry. They stood silently facing each other

"I still want to spank the living shit out of you..."

"Im not your fucking sub anymore..." she said, anger pulsing from within her "I think it's best if you just leave" she said as she closed her eyes to stop herself from crying. Taking a deep breath, she opened her eyes to find him still rooted in place, only this time, his features have relaxed from anger to calmness as he said

"I thought I could share this suite with you" he said sheepishly

"You could if you weren't being an ass" she hissed

"You could've told me"

"You would have done the same damn thing if I told you Christian!" She said exasperated "don't even try denying it and if I know you any better I'm sure you've already run a background check on him as well"

"Good point as usual" he said as he finally took a few steps to close the distance between them "fine, I'm an ass... I'm sorry" he said taking her hands and pulling her towards him

"Apology accepted Mr. Grey" she said smiling weakly

"I think I want to talk about your dating history now" he said tentatively

"Alright, does that mean you're ready to talk about Elena and your errr... Ex submissives?" She said raising an eyebrow

"Deal" he said narrowing his steel gray eyes "how many?"

"How many what?" She smirked

"Answer the damn question Ana" he said irritated

"Dates? A few. Relationships, three" she said

"What is that supposed to mean?" He said

"Dates... The part where you go out usually dinner, get to know each other and decide in the end whether or not you want to continue seeing him" she said rolling her eyes "I dated a few guys... Most of them bored or irritated me to death"

"How many?" He said

"Six. Three of them bored and irritated me to death. The other three became real relationships. Don't ask me about the dates, I don't remember their names and I don'tnt wish to talk about them" she said and for the first time she saw him smirk

"That bad huh?" he said putting his hand on her face as he pulled her close so he could kiss her

"Yeah" she breathed after they pulled apart

"What about the other three" he said tilting his head

"You already know Rupert, now Henry, and then there's Philippe" she sighed

"Tell me about them" he said after a moment

"Henry lived next door, we ran into each other everyday. He was already a model and an up and coming actor. He's friendly, resourceful" she gulped "he asked me out and I said yes"

"He didn't bore or irritate you to death?" He said, whispering in her ear

"No" she said biting her lip, 'Henry is never boring' her subconscious sighed while her inner goddess stared at her and said 'then why the fuck was I snoozing the whole time?.' She can feel that he was struggling to control his anger as he held her close, taking deep steadying breaths before continuing with his questions

"Rupert" he said through gritted teeth

"He was already a friend when I broke things off with Henry. Henry wanted me to follow him in Hollywood but I didn't want to and frankly I only dated him to prove to myself that I was over you" she paused, "apparently, I wasn't and Rupert knew it - that's why he kept making fun of me. Rupert and I had one thing in common at the time, we were both broken, we thought our casual friendship could be changed into something different, we have so many things in common, he's like the male version of me and I'm the female version of him" she chuckled at his reaction

"You know our traditions right? We would meet whenever either one of us is in town. It started there, only at that time he was still based in London. We would go out to get some tea, go to pubs and then it changed into dinner, until he asked me out" she said reminiscing and paused to gauge his reaction

"Go on" he said

"Olivia, his fiancé died in a car crash, I lost you. We were both in denial and trying to tell ourselves that we were moving on. We weren't going anywhere. We didn't know it at the time nor did we tell each other. All we knew was that we had so many things in common and we always had fun together, it was natural for us to laugh and joke around, so we tried but in the end, we knew... We're better off as friends" she said as she looked at him, his face unreadable

"Philippe" he said

"Oh god. He's horrible" she said rolling her eyes "don't even mention that name when Rupert is around"

"Why?"

"Rupert hates him. Calls him a salesman"

"Why did you date him?"

"Stupid mistake. He was nice at first, but really he's a complete ass"

"Did you..." He began and she could see anger and jealousy on his intense gray eyes

"Not with Philippe" she muttered answering the unspoken question

"I see" he finally said

"Are we done here?" She said tentatively

"For now"

"Elena Lincoln" she said.

"Is old news. She was there for me when no one understood my moods." He shrugged

"That's why you consider her a friend?" She guessed, though she decided Elena doesn't deserve the right to be talked about and if she did, it should be in a court of law before a judge and jury.

"Yes" he said

"Submissives?"

"I'm a man, not a saint, Ana." He replied

"I know that." She smiled

"You stopped for a while after I left and then..."

"The night I followed you in London was the first time you defied me and you unleashed your smart mouth at me. I couldn't take it, I wanted to punish you, but I couldn't so..."

"You contracted a new sub." She said, finishing his sentence.

"Yes. None of them lasted and part of me didn't want it. Of course, I couldn't see or understand it at the time, but it was just not the same without you. It wasn't for sexual gratification; it was more for punishments and toys, which is probably why none of them lasted." He finished smiling his shy smile and continued. "You could say they bored and irritated me to death." He finished nuzzling her neck and making her giggle in the process.

"Really?" She asked suspiciously

"Check my bank records, baby" he dared

"I did and I believe you"

"Good. Are we done here?"

"For now, why?"

"I'd like to proceed with the reunion fuck" he said as he carried her to the bedroom

Christian woke up with a huge and rather victorious smile on his face. For once, he woke up earlier than Ana. The beautiful goddess who confessed on not having sexual compatibility with anyone but him. He smiled as he remembered their conversation last night and the ensuing make up fuck which lasted all night long. And even with the tiring sexcapade, he still wanted her 'control yourself Grey, she needs to rest' he thought as he got up slowly, making sure he didn't wake her. He went to retrieve his phone and to call room service for breakfast but he was surprised to find everyone, the bride, her family as well as his family, already seated and waiting for them in her dining room. Before he can say something Kate told him it was already planned and asked if someone could please wake Ana as everyone is starving

After the eventful Breakfast where he was made fun of for his reaction after watching the video, he's surprised to find his little sister doing the walk of shame, clearly having spent the night with someone. The ladies knew where she spent the night and with whom, but all refused to say a word. The parents decided to spend the day together rather than attending the last event they were scheduled to attend. With two free seats, Elliot and Ethan were invited to join Kate, Mia and Ana at the last event, Kate's favorite fashion designer, Tom Ford. Christian decided to bow out, insisting that they don't want to attract too much attention/PR which true, the press would have a field day if he went with her. And rather that sit and watch a bunch of people walking around and wearing weird looking clothes, he decided to stay to work as well as plan another surprise dinner on the balcony of her suite, as it reminded him so much of their night in San Francisco 'and a perfect opportunity to leave another good memory in Paris' he thought.

While the room was being prepped to his specifications, he decided to turn on the TV while working. The name Anastasia Steele is way too popular in Europe for her own good and he wants to find out if the Carlisle fucker will make another appearance. As expected, a lifestyle show provided live coverage of the show that Ana and the others attended, to mark the end of Paris fashion week. He smiled as the love of his life was being interviewed by a famous American reporter and asked about what she thought of the show. He laughed as she tried her best to answer the question and look like she was interested in Fashion. He laughed even harder at Ana's reaction when the reporter asked her to comment about her relationship with him. Ana just smiled politely and said no comment, but the reporter begs her to at least say something, to which she replied:

"If you can manage to convince Mr. Grey to say something, then I will gladly answer your question" she said smugly and proceeded to walk away, to which the reporter said with a defeated tone:

"Well... Here's to using a bread knife to carve something in a huge bolder"

Christian laughed at how well Ana knew him: at how he valued his privacy as much as she does. What she didn't know is that she is also underestimating him or challenging him or maybe is confident at the thought that he won't say a word, grant an interview to anyone. the thought made him smile a goofy smile as he continued to work while watching the tv. His goofy smile however quickly disappears when he sees Carlisle being interviewed by the same reporter He looked like a typical Hollywood actor; fake smile, too cheerful personality, and of course dressed to perfection. The fucker could easily dazzle all the women he wanted just like what he's doing with the reporter, who is clearly mooning over him as they converse casually about what he thinks about the event as well as his upcoming movies. He glared when the reporter finally asked him about his past with Ana and the glare only intensified when the reported asked what he thought of Ana's rumored relationship with Christian Grey to which the fucker shrugged and said:

"Well if its true, then Christian Grey is one lucky bloke and my advice to him is ... Tell the world mate!" He said as he looked at the camera and smiled "If you manage to snag a beautiful and wonderful woman like Anastasia, then you should be proud of it" he didn't want to listen, anymore and he saw nothing but red, blood red as he turned the fucking TV off. He grabbed his phone and dialed a number that he tried to refrain from calling as much as possible. 'But situations have changed Grey' he thought as he waited for the person to answer.

"Hello? Did you dial the wrong number? Do you want to talk to Ana" Kate's startled voice answered

"I want to talk to you... and don't tell Ana" He said rolling his eyes

"I'm busy Christian" she said irritated but he wouldn't listen

"How fast can you get back to the hotel, alone... I don't care how you do it"

"Why the fuck would I do that?" She said

"You have 30 minutes to get your ass back here Kate otherwise I will call my PR team to release a statement. Do you want this exclusive or what?"

"I can't leave Elliot" she finally said

"Elliot is fine as long as Ana doesn't know a thing"

"Fine! This better be fucking worth it Grey" she said

"Good. Bring your recorder or a camera if you have any" he said as he hung up