Hello, my dear sweetest readers. I apologize for not updating last week but it was a bit hectic for me and I wasn't able to finish this chapter until today. This will be the end of the weekend and next up graduation and a few other surprises. Thank you for all your kind support. I hope you guys enjoy this chapter. XOXO Jen

I do not own the Fifty Shades characters or the main storyline, all copyrights go to E.L James.

Chapter 24: Sweet relief

Christian's POV

I can't believe my mom just drop by to check on Ana and me. Fucking Elliot and his big mouth. After mom left I asked Ana what she wanted to do and she told me that the other times that she has been with Seattle was for short periods of time while her dad delivered some of his carpentry work and the only time she truly enjoyed her stay here was after she came from Texas and her and dad stayed overnight. So decided to take her on a little tour of the city.

"Ana baby, where are you? Are you ready to go?" I say looking around my bedroom.

"One second Christian I'm brushing my teeth." I hear her say and I know her voice is coming from the en suite.

"Ok, princess. I'll be in the great room waiting." I tell her through the door and leave. Two minutes later she comes out of the bedroom hallways, looking as beautiful as ever. I smile at her.

"Hi, handsome. I'm all ready." She says as she comes near me and kisses me sweetly. I moan as her lips leave mine and take her hand.

"Ok, let's go and make an adventure out of our Sunday." We go down the elevator and decide to take my R8. Ana whistles and I laugh.

"Boys and their toys." She says and shakes her head giggling. "This is one beautiful car Christian." She says as I'm opening her door. She gets in. I close her door and go to the driver side. On the way I take the top off.

"Baby, do you have a hat or something? My hair is getting all messy with the wind." Ana says and looks at me. Fuck! She looks adorable.

"Yes, princess. On the glove there are hats and sunglasses I think." I tell her and grin at her.

"Found them. Here one for you and one for me." She says and she gives me the hat and glasses. To be honest this is a good idea although paps are normally low on weekends because I normally don't go out but you never can be too careful.

Our first stop is Pike Place for some late lunch. We go to this little and quaint restaurant called Crab Pot and it has a view of the Ferris wheel. We had some seafood and a beer. I want this experience as laid back as possible. When we go out I tell Ana that if she likes we can go to the Aquarium and she squeals making me laugh.

After watching every possible sea creature at the aquarium. We walk hand in hand throughout the market, going on the Ferris wheel and even winning a bear stuffed animal for Ana. We decide that is time for some light dinner so I take Ana to the original Starbucks and get us something to go.

"Baby, why don't we take our dinner and seat at the Waterfront Park? So we can enjoy the view." I tell her and she flashes a beautiful smile to me.

"Perfect." That's all she says. We walk and take a seat on a bench and look over the pier to watch the sun go down. We eat in comfortable silence and once we are finish I decide that is time to tell her the last part of the story. Ana rest her head on my shoulder and I sigh. I hope to God she won't leave.

"What's the matter Christian? I can feel you tense up and today has been such a beautiful day." She tells me and kisses me on the shoulder.

"Yes, it has been pretty great day. Baby I want to tell you the last piece of my story but is hard for me to say it and even though you have proved me that you won't leave me no matter what. I'm still a bit apprehensive about this, but I know that I have to tell you because I don't want any secrets." I tell her and kiss the top of her head.

"Ok, go on. I'm listening and I won't interrupt you." She tells me and squeezes my hand encouraging me.

"I was adopted by the Grey's when I was 4, but before that I lived with my biological mother she was into crack and whore herself around to pay for her "fun" I'm not sure what her age was when she had me but from what I gathered from my parents she was young maybe in her teens I do remember her I mean what she looked like. She was petite with honey color eyes and she was brunette." I smile at her and her eyes widen. I continue.

"While I was with her pimp came to our apartment and he hated me. He hated that I was on the way from what I can remember which makes me believe that he found her after I was born. She was neglectful, when she was high she let me starve because she wouldn't cook, not that we had a lot to eat and when her pimp came she let him hit me and hit her. He also used me as his personal ashtray, he grab me and hit me with his belt or his fist and even sometimes kick me with boots I remember the sole of his combat boots." I shudder at the thought and Ana puts her arm around my waist still looking a head at the ocean.

"That's part of why I don't like to be touched on my chest and back because I'm afraid I will get hurt, although you had touch me a few times over my shirt and it felt nice. I would like to maybe in the future try it without my shirt on, but please be patient with me. Eventually the crack whore killed herself. She overdosed from what my mom Grace told me and she and I were found 4 days later in our apartment after her pimp came looking for her and left me there with her body and called the authorities. That was the last time he hit me." I sigh and take a deep breath.

"When the authorities came I was so afraid that I didn't talk at all I became an emotional mute and I didn't wanted them to take me away or touch me I fight me with the little energy I had until I passed out. When I wake I was at the hospital and restrained. Grace was beside my bed and smile at me looking down, she was wearing white and for me she looked like an angel. She was gentle and talked to me on a soft voice until I calmed down." I smile remembering my mom at the hospital. I feel Ana's smile against my arm.

" I was born in Detroit and adopted by Carrick and Grace there. They already had adopted Elliot 4 years before me so they applied to adopt me. Right after I was adopted we moved to Seattle. My mom and dad always respected my limits regarding my touching and my talking. My grandfather Theodore, Grace's father talked to me for hours and hours about everything and anything or took me over to his orchard and apple trees to help him. I didn't speak until I was 6 and Mia arrived at the house. She was so tiny and defenseless. My first word was Mia. She and I have been always close, she is the only person in my family allowed to touch me o hug me." I chuckle thinking about my little fireball of a sister.

"I always felt like I didn't belong and that some point they would notice and leave me or send me back. When I hit my teens I was so fucking angry at me, at my parents for not getting me, at Elliot and Mia because they could be normal when I was this fucked up kid with a very fucked up past, so I started acting out. I was being bullied in my school and one kid hit me and I just hit him back and it felt so right I was able to get some contact and then I started drinking so I could muffle my nightmares. Elena was my mom's friend and she offered my mom to give me a job and structure during the summer and that's how I started on BDSM. She seduced the horny 15 year old boy who couldn't bare to be touched and fell right in. After a few years as her submissive I got tired of being under her thumb so I asked her to train me to be a Dom. I thought she was my friend and someone I could count on, she made me dependent on her for a long time. Even after I became a Dom she found a way to keep a leash on me by offering to find me submissives. A few weeks ago something was brought to my attention by my COO Ros Bailey, there were anomalies on the books of her salons that I'm a silent partner in. She was embezzling money from me, so I started seeing her true colors. I asked Ros to start doing a deeper audit and to start handling the business side of the salons with Elena. She kept nagging me though about having a new sub despite the fact that I had told her repeatedly that I didn't need one or wanted one and that the lifestyle was quite not doing it for me anymore. The day after I met you she came all guns blazing at my office and the moment I got your message that you had arrived home safely I smile and she took notice and started asking question after question until I snap and had her thrown out of my office and had all her access denied to any of my properties. I hadn't seen her until last Sunday at my parents house and that day I just couldn't I panic I think my nightmare about her and me in her dungeon and the nagging feeling that she might do something against you or us was too much and I started panicking and Elliot took notice and let me out. That's it and now here we are." I tell her and she raises her head and looks at me smiling but I can see the tears falling down from her beautiful eyes.

"Don't cry for me baby, I'm here and I'm happy really happy and for the first time in my life I don't feel alone or lonely anymore." I tell her and kiss her tears away and she smiles with a sniffle. I gave her my handkerchief.

"I know you are, I'm crying because no child should be subjected to that sort of horrible and petrifying things in his life and also because for the teenage boy that needed to feel loved and cherish and instead was picked out by an evil bitch troll sort of Mrs. Robinson character and made him believe that he was underserving of anything but more abuse. Can I ask a few questions?" She asks tentatively and I kiss her soft lips.

"Yes, baby you can." I tell her and take a deep breath.

"You said that the evil devil woman chose the girls that were in this BDSM contractual relationships with you. How did she looks like and how does the girls look like?" She asks.

"The evil witch is blonde and the girls were brunette with brown eyes and petite. They all looked like my birth mom I'm sadist Ana." I tell her and close my eyes.

"No, you are not. Did the evil woman ever told you why she chose brunettes for you? Tell me the first thing that you took notice on this girls?" She asks me again and I feel like in a session with Flynn but I answer.

"Well first I told her I didn't wanted blondes and then she told me that I could use brunettes because that way she could be the only blonde in my life and she will remain special for me and then because that way I could punish my crack whore of a mother for what she did to me and release my anger like it was therapy. " Oh fucking hell that's sick. "As for your other question I can't surely tell you was the first thing that I notice on any of the girls because I never did. I'm such a bastard." I groan.

"So basically you don't like blondes that's the only thing you knew I bet my ass that you never liked blondes but since she offered and you were a horny boy you saw it like any other teen would've an easy lay. So that's why you accepted her deal out of curiosity. Also, you aren't a bastard you are a guy which means that if by normal settings you would've been at a bar like any hot blooded male picking up girls and had meaningless sex with some random girl you would've answer the same. So in some sort of way this girls were your bar, a very strange bar but nevertheless a bar chick. Do you remember the first thing you notice about me?" She asks. I smile remembering that day in my office and answer straight away.

"Yes, your blue eyes. I thought that you could see right through me. Then I notice your blush when I was trying to help you out and the your skin because it felt so soft against my hand. After that I notice your hair color that it was rich mahogany beautiful mane." She beams at me and crashes her lips to mine and we kiss under the stars in the pier for what it seems like forever.

After some make out session at the pier, we walk back to the car and drive back to Escala where we had a bath and then made sweet love until we both fell asleep.

Ana's POV

After the perfect weekend we had including our mutual open hearted discussions about our past, today is back to reality Monday. Christian asked me to go with him to Grey House and spend the morning there with him, so that we can leave directly from there to Portland after we have some lunch. We are walking to the car on the underground garage in Escala, Taylor will be following us on the SUV with Christian's luggage for the week. As we reach the R8 we hear the clacking of heels and an older woman with blonde hair approaching us. I look at Christian and he looks terrified and in that moment I know who this is now other than Elena bitch troll Robinson. I glower at her and squeeze Christian's hand so he knows I'm here.

"Christian, darling" The evil witch purrs, as she get closer to us. Taylor comes to stand between Christian and Elena.

"Mrs. Lincoln, please exit the garage you are not allowed here as per Mr. Grey's requests." He tells her and his voice sound tempered but full of disdain.

"Christian are you going to allowed your laky to talk to me in that tone." She says and smirks. Christian hasn't moved but I can feel the tension coming off of him.

"Mrs. Lincoln, Jason is allowed to talk to you anyway he wants as you must know is a free country after all." Christian tells her his voice full of hatred but calm too calm.

"Christian, what is going on with you? I won't allow you to talk to me in such disrespectful manner. Apologize immediately." The she- devil tells him in a commanding tone.

"Disrespectful? Disrespectful you say, Mrs. Lincoln? You have to be fucking kidding me right now." He tells her and in that moment I don't what posses him but he starts laughing uncontrollably, but I take this over a panic attack. She gapes at him.

"Clearly, darling you are not in your right mind. I mean I always told you that that shrink of yours was worthless." Christian composes himself and stands tall again. "Who is this little thing that you have here? Is she your new pet? I mean clearly you have lower your standards." She says and an evil smirk plays on her lips as she looks at me head to toe. Oh this bitch!

"She isn't my pet or little. Also Mrs. Lincoln if I would be quite frank although you aren't worth it my standards haven't lowered on contraire they have sky rocket just like my billion dollar company that I built on my own, with my sweat and countless of sleepless nights. At the expense and sacrifice of time with my family as you know." He tells her and standing even taller than before and he looks at me lovingly and I smile at him showing him how proud I am of him.

"Oh Christian, you are fooling yourself and you know it. You are who you are because of me, and the money I loaned you. I taught you how to dominate and rule the world at your heel. So stop this non sense, darling." She says and in that moment she tries to reach for him and I see red and I feel Christian tense and try to recoil. I stand in front of him I take her hand with mine.

"Taylor, please move." I ask Taylor and he nods and stands on Christian's side on a blink of an eye. I look at the bitch troll and release her hand. "Look, Mr. Lincoln I know exactly the stupid and desperate little game that you are playing here, so have some dignity and remove yourself from my boyfriend's life as he has requested you. He doesn't need you, he never did." I tell her and she laughs an evil laugh.

"Boyfriend? Oh, little girl, little girl. You are nothing to him more than just a passing entertainment. You don't know him but I do and I know exactly what he needs and is not you I assure you. Don't you see Christian she is just trying to derail you and set you back. She is just a gold digging whore who wants you for nothing more than your money, your looks and who you are, because she no one." She says and I can't contain myself anymore and slap her across the face s hard that it echoes all over the garage.

"Taylor, please take this old lady out and also make an appointment with her plastic surgeon because I think she just lost half of her Botox face." Christian says and turns to me. Her face falls. "Are you ok, baby?" I look at him and nod.

"Yes, I am. Can we please go? I think we are running late with our plans for the day." I tell him and he leans to kiss me.

"Yes, let's go we have a busy day ahead of us." He tells me and we see Taylor and the security from Escala escorting the bitch out. We get into the car and wait for Taylor to return.

"Are you ok, babe? That bitch is intense." I ask Christian and he shakes his head in amusement and I smile.

"Yes, I'm good and thank you for standing up for me you didn't had to but it help a lot. Thank you princess." He says and leans for a kiss and as we are kissing we hear a tap on the window. Christian breaks our kiss and lowers the window.

"All good sir, although I don't think this the last we will hear or see of Mrs. Lincoln." Taylor tells us.

"Yes, I think so too, but let's get to Grey House and then we will deal with the next step." Christian tells Taylor.

"Very well, Sir." He turns and gets into the SUV.

The ride to GEH was short and in comfortable silence. Once we arrive Christian opens my door and takes my hand and leads me towards the elevators. We get to his floor and get off and he leads me to his PA desk.

"Good Morning Andrea!" He tells the blonde that escorted me that day from the elevator.

"Good Morning, Mr. Grey. Anything you need sir?" She tells him while the other blonde looks quizzically at us.

"I just wanted to let you know that this lovely lady here is my girlfriend Anastasia Steele and she will be with me for the day today and if she ever calls or comes here in the future please make sure that she put through immediately. Also, please arrange for her to have an executive pass so she can access the floor at anytime." He tells her and I blush.

"Nice to see you again Ms. Steele." She says and smiles broadly at me.

"Nice to properly meet you Andrea and please call me Ana. Ms. Steele or ma'am makes me feel old." I tell her and smile back at her.

"Noted, Ana. Would you like something to drink while on Mr. Grey's office?" She asks me.

"Tea, bag out if not much bother." I tell her.

"Not at all, Ana. Coffee for you Mr. Grey?' She tells Christian.

"Yes, thank you Andrea. When you have our drinks please come to run my schedule." He tells Andrea and she nods. We walk towards his office.

Once we are inside his office Christian pins me against his desk on one of the hottest kisses in human history.

"Hmm as always your kisses are my best medicine princess." He says and I look bemused at him, but I feel him relax.

"My pleasure to be at your service, my sweet Christian." I tell him and caress his face. After a few seconds he goes to sit at his throne and sit across from him.

"I must tell you having you here feels a bit surreal, but I couldn't be happier. Just be aware in about Ros she is about to burst in here in 5,4,3,2 and 1." He says and that moment the door burst open and I giggle and he smirks.

Ros's POV

I see Andrea coming trough my door with a smile on her face.

"Ros, you won't believe what just happened?" She says in rush.

"I'll believe it if you tell me what happened." I tell her.

"Mr. Grey just came and introduce Ms. Steele as his girlfriend." She tells me and I smirk.

"Oh, really? I mean it was obvious that the man liked her since that day but I wouldn't have guessed that he would go all the way. Wow! I'm impressed but I must see this. Is she still here? Are they in his office?" I ask her and she smiles.

"Yes to both questions, apparently she will be here with him until he leaves to Portland at noon. You do know that he is leaving today and not coming back to the office until next Monday." She tells me.

"Yes I know he told me last week that he will be working remotely from Portland all week but now I can guess the why of the sudden relocation." I tell her and I get up. "Ok, let's go Andrea I want to see this." I tell her and we turn back towards the boss's office. Andrea goes to her desk and I open the door without even knocking and once inside I hear giggling and I look at Christian and he is smirking. Bastard knew I would be coming.

"Hello, Rosaline. I thought out meeting was in 30 minutes." He tells me.

"Oh, I'm sorry am I interrupting?" I tell him and he walks around his desk and gives his hand to Ms. Steele I presume. Once she is up, she turns towards me and he drapes his arm around her waist.

"No, Ros you are not interrupting but let me introduce you. Ana this is Rosaline Bailey my second in command or COO; Ros this is Anastasia Steele my girlfriend." He tells me proudly and all smiles. Who the fuck is this guy?

"Nice to meet you Anastasia." I tell her and extend my hand.

"Nice to meet you too Ms. Bailey and please call me Ana." She tells me in a sweet but very firm tone of voice. Oh boy is the boss in trouble.

"Ok, Ana it is and if you could call me Ros we will be good, only this clown here calls me Rosaline to fuck with me." I tell her and she giggles.

"Oh fuck off Ros, go to your office and I'll see in a few." He tells me and in that moment Andrea and her annoying shadow Olivia come through the door.

"Ok, boss I'll leave you to it. See you in a few." I tell him and turn and leave with annoying Olivia right behind me huffing. I decide to wait outside by Andrea's desk.

"Who does she think she is?" Olivia says the moment the door is close.

"Who Ms. Blandino?" I turn to her and ask her. She pales. "Because there was only two other females in that room just about now, one being Andrea and the other Ms. Steele. So, if you are referring to either one of those ladies inside you might as well and start looking for a new job. So who is it?" I tell her in a stern voice.

"No one, Ms. Bailey I apologize I was just thinking out loud." She says in a soft voice and looking at the floor.

"Very well then. Just let me give you a piece of advise here Ms. Blandino, be careful with saying your thoughts out loud because I'm well aware that you like so many other women look at the boss like arm candy and hot piece of ass. But you have to know your boundaries because that man inside that office has never or will never see you as nothing else but his employee and it has nothing to do with his current relationship status. So get it together and be professional if you want to keep working here." I tell her and I walk towards my office.