B*tch I Quit

At 10 am the next morning Sawyer shows Caroline Acton and her cart of clothes into the great room. Caroline and Hannah shake hands and we wait for Jocelyn to show up. When she does she goes gaga over the clothes and I let her choose what she wants. I pay Caroline and she leaves…I do Jocelyn's hair and the photographer arrives.

As he sets up I suddenly feel the need for a drink. I indulge myself in a glass of white wine pleased with how events are going and still horrified by Christian's story last night. When the pictures are all taken I choose a life size shot for display at Fancy Folios and have the headshots printed for autographs. After that the day drags and Hannah leaves at 4 after we share a late lunch of salad together.

"Mrs. Grey," Sawyer startles me as he hands me a small bouquet and Kate's wedding invitation. I thank Sawyer and he leaves as I find a small vase in the kitchen. I pull the silver ribbon and place the flowers on the breakfast bar, tying the silver ribbon around the vase so it won't be lost. Oh the things you can do with 8inches of ribbon. I take my stuff from Christian's study and get sidetracked as I see that Hannah has left something on the dining table. I set my stuff down and go to collect whatever it might be. I pick up the small white paper that must have slid under her laptop.

Don't forget about me today, you should have asked the boss if I could do the photos. She would probably like me a lot. Then you could fight over me. Well, I'm putting this here to surprise you with my love. Work Hard Darling Hannah!

-Jose xoxo

My stomach drops from my chest. What the hell! Jose is dating Hannah to get to me! Fuck! She has all my plans and appointments stored on her laptop! What if he knows my every move for the next month?

"Mrs. Grey, your p.a. is here to see you; would you like me to show her in?" Sawyer asks and I nod to him. I walk towards the foyer and Hannah stands smiling and blushing.

"Oh Ana, you've found what I came back for. When I got to the car without it I panicked…it means a lot to me." She flushes.

"You're dating, Jose Rodriguez, the well-known photographer?" I ask as she takes the note from me.

"Yes…you know him?" She asks and I take a deep breath.

"I used to be friends with Jose in college…how long have you been dating?" I ask her.

"Oh I don't know about six-weeks I meet him in Portland at an art event…where I had a few of my poems on show." She says smiling.

"Hannah…I don't know how to tell you this but, I believe Jose is using you to get to me." I tell her quietly.

"What…are you serious? Wow you really think the world revolves around you, Mrs. Grey!" She says suddenly we lose the friendly tone to our conversation.

"Hannah he has been stalking me…he has done some awful things lately." I tell her and she gets cross.

"Look Mrs. Grey you can't tell me who and who not to date…it's not in the job description. I can't believe the length that you would go to in order to impede a personal relationship. I know Jose he is not who you say he is." She says and with each sentence her voice gets louder and she steps closer to me. "Just because your fucking the boss doesn't give you the power to tell me what to do!" and at this she shoves me and my head collides roughly with the marble floor as I fall backwards. Everything swims in front of me. What the hell? I was just trying to help her.

"Mrs. Grey," Sawyer runs over helping me to my feet and Hannah stands there sneering at me.

"You hoity toity gold-fucking-digger!" She says walking away.

"You're fired…I want the company laptop and documents now—or I will send someone after them!" I tell her in my manager voice.

"You can't fire me bitch, I quit!" She sneers then enters the elevator as it dings to a close I slump against Sawyer. He helps me into a chair and I tell him to bring me ice for my head. I sit there contemplating the vastness that Hannah's relationship with Jose has had on me. Jose more than likely knows all of my plans for the next month. I am so mad at her right now…no wonder she is still an assistant she has a terrible temper.

"Sawyer," I say and take a breath my head is killing me there is a large bump forming. "Get someone to follow her she cannot take the company things home. She is dating Rodriguez…he'll have greater access to me through the laptop." I say. Sawyer nods and is on his phone in a moment. Just then Christian and Taylor walk in talking animatedly about something or other. Christian and I lock eyes in the same moment and suddenly he is by my side.

"Ana what's happened?" He asks on one knee beside me. I start to tell him but Sawyer interrupts me.

"Ma'am she's gone," He says to me.

"Shit," I say standing.

"Baby, tell me what the fuck is going on!" Christian demands his eyes growing dark. So, I jump into a detailed review from finding the note to 'bitch, I quit!'

"Christian, that laptop has all of my plans on it…Rodriguez may have already gotten to everything…but I can't take the chance if he hasn't," I say to him and he calls Barney. I take some Advil for the bump on my head. I find myself very thankful that the fast-acting capsules react 10 minutes after taking them.