Ana
Elliot and Kate seem to be hitting it off. I sit here sipping my drink and think of all that lead us here. I try not to think about the past. Me and Christian were young and swept up in the feeling of first love. That all-consuming feeling I got when he would walk into the room and the comfort we felt when we fell asleep was something I missed.
I feel my mood changing sitting here while Jose talks about his latest boyfriend and Ethan talks about the medical program he got into. Everyone was planning for the future and here I was stuck in that dang office Christian made is announcement in. I look down at my shoes and see that I am ready to just go home. I walk over to the dance floor and interrupt Elliot and Kate quickly.
"Hey Kate, I am going to be heading back to my apartment. I am tired and I have a thing tomorrow at school." I yell in her ear.
"Oh come on Steele! Live a little." She yells back with a laugh
"I need sleep to live Kate." I give her a quick hug and make my way to the line of cabs outside of the club. Oh how I love the night cleansing air. I take a deep breath and step inside and give the cabbie my address. All the while I am just looking out of the window. It is not until I hear him clear his throat and tell me the total that I actually realize that we are parked outside of my apartment.
I hand over my twenty dollars and step out into the night and run straight into the building. I quickly lock up the doors and get ready for tomorrow. I lay out some jeans and a t shirt because I honestly do not know what kind of event this is. All I know is that it is about money and the state of the economy as spoken by some big billionaire donor. I think me sitting in the crowd listening would be enough for my contribution to the clubs newsletter.
As I put on my pajamas I realize that I am still wearing that damn necklace. I go back and forth with this this every time I wear it. It reminds me of a time when I was really happy. I just could not explain what happened that day between me and him that it leads to him exploding. During those months of my freshman year I didn't see that coming, but then I think I should have. The whole adage of out of sight out of mind weaves its way through my brain.
I should have realized that there would be a difference in our relationship if he was across the country from me. I should have seen the fact that his letters, phone calls and messages were becoming less and less apparent. I always knew Christian was a focused man and for that I did love him but I wonder when his focus shifted to being just his business. I know at one point I wanted nothing more for his to realize that he would not have had that business if it wasn't for me. Funny thing is that honestly everything he has is technically half mine. But I didn't want to be spiteful….haha well not any more.
We were both childish back then. Heck we still are childish. I never went out of my way to see him or speak to him and honestly I couldn't face the Greys after what Christian said. I did not want to see him in that setting anymore because I was JUST SO ANGRY. I still am. Seeing Elliot showed me that all me and Christian did was put off the inevitable. We were going to have to talk eventually. I mean COME ON! THAT MAN ISNT EVEN LISTED AND IS SURROUNDED MY LAYERS OF SECRETARIES AND SECURITY.
My wounded ego stopped me from facing him. I went out of my way to become invisible again and I achieved that goal.
My eyes start to burn and I look at the clock and see that it is two in the morning. I lean back on my bed and shut my eyes. Hopefully I will get over this madness. God help me.
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Christian
"Taylor can we speed this up a little because we are already late for this damn lecture?" I look out at the road and try to remember what I wanted to say.
"Yes, sir" Taylor says in response.
I wonder if Ana is around here. It would probably be a lot to take in. I mean I was so mean to her the last time I saw her. I told her we needed a break? I mean honestly how much of a douchebag does that make me? I was eighteen and fucking dumb as hell. I should have just told her. I should have just told her HE came to see me. HE being that fucking sperm donor of a dick that came into my office when I just started to become confident in what I was doing. I just got to that place where my company was actually making money.
*******flash back*********
"Sir, a Mr. Morton is here to see you." Andrea says over the intercom.
Who is that?
"That's fine you can send him in." I sit back in my chair and think of everyone I have had a connection with in business and cannot for the life of me think of who a Mr. Morton is.
A knock at my door rings out and Andrea leads in a man in cheap slacks and a very unflattering Hawaiian shirt.
"Thanks darling how about you leave me and your boss here alone for a minute and make some coffee or something." He chuckles and hits down on the chair across from my desk and just smiles. I wave off Andrea and sit down.
"How can I help you?" I say
"Well for starters kid stop acting like you are old enough to have a business and to get to the point I want money." He has the audacity to tell me how to act in my own office.
"I don't know who you are coming in here trying to tell me how to conduct business in my own office and I am not a bank to be giving out money." I say with a thundering yell.
"You aren't going to help out your own father? Kid I am hurt." He holds his chest in mock hurt.
I am struck I look closely at this disgusting man and see that we have the same eye color and hair tone.
"Well you are no father of mine so you can just leave. I will not be giving you anything. Next time you want money you should look for a job and not handouts from your maybe son." I go back to typing on my computer as he just sits there smirking at me.
"Oh you get your spunk from that whore of a mother. Oh she was a feisty one I must say. She said no to me too. But I was able to beat her down a peg or two when it came to getting what I wanted." He leans over and lifts up a picture frame I had of me and Ana that was taken at our graduation. "Nice piece of ass you got there kid. I must admit. She reminds me of the whore. It would be a shame if something should befall her or this company." He puts the picture back and leans back in his chair with a happy smile on his lips.
I stand tall and rush him in the chair and wrap my hands around his neck. I pull him up by the neck and push him against the wall.
"Oh you don't understand how much I hate being bullied or intimidated. I will give you nothing. And as for that piece of ass I am no longer with her so go right ahead and threaten an ex-girlfriend." I hold tight on his neck and I know I lied about that last part about Ana. I had to make him believe I wasn't with her so he would not do anything to harm her.
I hit him over and over again in the face and stomach.
When I am done he is in the fetal position and I go back to my desk. I watch as he struggles to stand up.
"You will pay for this boy. And if you are anything like your bitch whore of a mother you will fail at everything that you do. It will all crumble around you. This little shit of a company will fail because you and your bitch of a mother could never do anything right. Mark my words boy this place will fall around you and as for your bitch she is better off without you. That nice piece deserves a dick worthy of her nice pussy." With that he leaves holding his ugly ass fedora over his face.
It wasn't until an hour later did I truly hear what he said. I will not let this place fail. I have people dependent on me to help them pay bills and support their families. I never did fit in with my perfect family. I would just disappoint them. I need to work. I need to make my company vital and needed in every corner of the market.
Ana?
He threatened my Ana. She is my weakness and I believe he saw that today. My phone vibrates and her face shows on the screen. I cannot risk her. I click ignore. And focus on a way to make this company secure and for Ana to be safe.
******Flash back over*******
"Sir we are here" Taylor says as he unbuckles himself and walks around to open my door. I am greeted by the Harvard suits.
Lots of "Welcome welcome" "We are honored for your time" and "Thank you" and I am lead to an auditorium of smartly dressed students. A round of applause and women in the front row show off their cleavage and whisper to each other. Oh the whores never cease to amaze me. Things haven't changed since high school. I have only ever touched one woman in that way and I have no desire for these wenches. I finally realize that I actually am within a distance of Ana. I look out at the sea of people and begin my speech. I boringly explain how to keep a business afloat and how to find the best of the best.
"Okay lets give Mr. Grey a round of applause for his great speech." The MC says. "Now is time for the Q&A portion."
Slowly but surely the microphone is passed along the crowd. Some were interesting questions and others were from women asking me out on a date and asking if I am reading for my social life to flourish. I guess for a twenty five year old I live like a widower. Which I sometimes think I am because I actually killed my relationship all those years ago.
"Final question goes to the economics club. Ms. Steele" My ears perk up and there sitting in the back of the auditorium is her. My Ana. Dressed in jeans and a t shirt with Darth Vader on it. The audience turns to her and awaits her question. She blushes and reaches for the mic. Finally makes eye contact with me. She has changed but for the better. She stands and steps into the aisle. Her hips are wider and very becoming. Her breasts are larger and her long hair now runs now to past her waist. Her waist still tiny as ever. She looks like a deer in headlights when she faces me. She takes a deep breath and opens her mouth.
DUM DUM DUM
SO I HOPE THIS IS HELPING WITH THOSE BURNING QUESTIONS YOU HAVE BEEN HAVING.
PLEASE REVIEW AND FOR THOSE OF YOUS WHO ARE HANGING IN THEIR WITH ME I LOVE YOU GUYS AND I REALLY AM JUST TRYING FOR ANA AND CHRISTIAN TO HAVE SOME MORE LIFE EXPERIENCE.
AND I HONESTLY HAVE FIRST HAND EXPERIENCE WITH PEOPLE WHO ARE MARRIED AND THEY DON'T EVEN TALK OR SEE EACH OTHER.
ALSO WHAT DO YOU THINK HER QUESTION SHOULD BE?!