DECEMBER 2002

"How is life at Harvard?" Ana asks with obvious enthusiasm.

"Bored out of my fucking skull. God Ana, I'm learning shit grandpa thought me years ago."

"Wow."

"Wow… did you hear a word I said."

"Yes, so you are like one on of those geniuses who doesn't require four years to get your degree." A slow smile spreads across my face. "What?"

"No Ana you are the genius," I tell her running to my room. I put my plan into action by having a detailed… plan. Now I have to get my professors to agree to it. The only downside to my plan is I have to give up rowing.

"So, what brilliant idea did I give you?" Ana asks on our way to the movie theater.

"Like you said there are students who don't require four years to get a degree. There are guys capable of getting their masters and doctorate in a matter of months. Hell, there was that kid in London who finished high school at 10 or something. I can graduate Harvard by 20 if I put my mind to it"

"Two years, seriously."

"I don't see why not.

MAY 29TH 2003

I have missed my family, especially Ana but as I stand outside my apartment waiting for them I can't but feel it was worth it. There were two people who knew, Ana and grandpa. Ana give me the idea, thank god I was close to dropping out and grandpa, he has helped me immensely and he's the biggest reason I'm graduating today. There they are, I can already hear Elliot and Mia. "Bro you better have a good reason for dragging us here. I know your sidekick here knows but she's not talking."

"Hello E nice seeing you too," I reply sarcastically.

"I've got a business to run you know." Elliot got a loan from dad to start his construction company a year ago and he's doing very well.

"If you have time for your women you have time for me," I tell him while I give grandma, Ana, Mia and mom a hug. "The reason you have rarely seen me in last two years is because I was hoping to graduate this year and I am."

"You are graduating, today." Mom asks looking a little stunned.

"Yes, mom." I get slapped on the back by dad and Ray.

"Congratulations son," dad tells me grinning from ear to ear.

"All those phone conversations," grandma asks. Before grandpa can respond my phone goes… guys we have to get going. I get in the SUV with Ana.

"So what are your plans?" Ana asks.

"I would have loved to put my feet up for a few days but that's not going to happen. There's a printing press here that went out of business and the owner is looking to sell the equipment and building, I know a few companies interested in the equipment and a company wants the warehouse space for storage. Grandpa helped me with the contract now all I need is the money."

"How much?"

"Hundred thousand dollars should do it."

"I don't know how much we have in that savings account…?"

"No Ana but thanks for the offer."

"You seem to think I'm giving you a choice." Ray and grandpa nearly lose their shit.

"Don't worry dear he will take it," grandma tells Ana. "Never look a gift horse in the mouth." She says not looking at me.

"Thanks, Ana, I will draw up a contract giving you a percentage in the business."

"Sure, if that is what it takes."

"My first venture into the business world has so far worked out very well indeed and long may it continue. I've got a shitload of things to do first, register my business, find a space to work in whilst looking for permanent office space, preferably one I can knock down and build my own in at least a year.

During the numerous commencement speeches, I reflect on the last two years of my life. Being so far away from home hit me quite hard the first few weeks, I was definitely among the minority of students quite sad about not being close to home. I suffered a few nightmares, one night Ana called me waking me up from quite a nasty one, she said she felt the need to call me I had never felt more grateful for her than I did in that moment. Unlike Elliot, I was far too busy with studying and exams to be distracted by the various activities that happened on and off campus. I did have a brief on and of friends with benefits with a girl called Alex but that came to a complete stop by my second year.

I feel a bump on my leg and I realize it's time to collect my degree, my name gets called and naturally I hear Elliot and Mia above everyone else. I walk across the stage take my degree from the Dean and wave it at my family, my time here is over.

SEPTEMBER 11TH 2004

"How much will it cost me," I ask Elliot even though he gave me a breakdown of the cost.

"Well, Ray is doing all the woodwork and knows someone who will get us the metal so you are okay in that department. Don't worry bro it will be done on time and come in under budget. I need this to work for you just as much for me."

"It's my Birthday so stop with the business talk," Ana tells us with her hands on her hips.

"Sorry ma'am," Elliot says with a salute.

"I've got a present for you, don't give me a hard time," I say handing her the envelope. She takes the check out and without really looking at it…

"Okay, thank you… put it back in the business."

"It's a present."

"Thank you, put it back in the business." Her tone says this conversation is over.

"God, you are difficult."

"Thank you."

"It's not a compliment," I shout after her. I sneak away to make a couple of phone calls first to Ros, words can't express how lucky I feel to have her by side, she left a successful job for a start up, and then to Welch, Ray's recommendation, he's an ex-army buddy of Ray's and the things the man can do when behind a computer is unreal.


I watched in amazement as the hundreds of steel beams and posts are unloaded from the truck and bolted to the concrete foundation. "Come to see the first post bolted."

"All of a sudden I can finally believe this is a building."

"Yeah I know what you mean, you don't get much from just the foundation." Ana and Mia have their oversized hard hat on and the sight is quite comical.

"You have big heads." Mia huffs as she tries to adjust her hat.

"I think we have small heads," Ana says as she gives up. I take the hat off her head and adjust the plastic looking straps inside.

"There you go… now you can see."

"Thanks," she says blowing her hair out of her face.

"Mia, Ana." Lily shouts, Elliot and I groan.

"Be nice I asked her to meet me here." Mia mumbled.

"Hello Christian, Elliot." That constant batting of her eyelashes drives me mad. She's fifteen for fucks sake she should act like it and go bat it at someone who cares.

"Lily," I answer with as much blandness as I can summon. Ana rolls her eyes and I chuckle. "Come on I will buy you lunch." Lily's eye's light up, "Oh yes lunch." only for Mia to thoroughly crush it.

"Lily we are going to the mall, remember."

"But I would love so…"

"Sorry you might as well go shopping, I only got a table for two," I say with a smirk.

"So where are we going," Ana asks when we get back in the car.

"I don't know, where do you want to go?" I ask laughing as I know what she's going to say.

"She's not so bad you know."

"You are not the one she's always fawning over." She laughs. "How is life as a sophomore."

"School is great Mia and I have become quite popular since you were in Time magazine." I was featured in an article about young and upcoming businessmen and women. I was also the richest and youngest at 21.

"As long as no one is giving you a hard time about it, that's all that matters."

"Why would anyone? They are all dying to meet you."

"There goes my plans to pick you up." Ana snorts before breaking into a fit of giggles.

"It's not their siblings you have to worry about it's the students."

"If Lily is an example to go by… I'm staying well clear." That gets her laughing some more.


DECEMBER 2ND 2011

Ana is in hysterics, she's laughing so hard she's crying and holding her sides. "Oh god, I can't breathe." I get up to grab a drink from the drinks cabinet in my office, after all, my work for the day is done and the building is practically empty. "So let me get this straight, Evelyn Parker thought I was dating her son."

"Apparently so, from what Eric told Ross, his wife believed you two were dating and well got a nasty surprise when she found out we were engaged," I say chuckling.

"I can't believe the little rat told his mother we were dating."

"Yes, she overheard him telling someone he was dating you when she asked, he said yes, went as far as telling her he would bring you round for dinner sometime. The woman was so happy. She thought the boy had finally done something right for a change."

"Poor Evelyn."

"Poor Evelyn, the woman lost it and was coming to confront you because she thought you had led her son on, if it wasn't for her husband we'd be dealing with a pissed off Mrs. Parker." At that Ana starts laughing again. I don't know what she finds so funny.

"You know this explains a lot." I raise my eyebrows at her. "At the engagement party, she couldn't look at me without looking guilty while her husband just smirked at her the whole time."

"Probably called you every name under the sun. Then again I can't really blame her, her own son fooled her. She was bound to believe him after he apparently trashed his room when he heard about the engagement and was still lying to his mother." Ana's mouth drops open at that. "Would you like me to stick my dick in your mouth?"

"Christian, be serious."

"I am."

"There is something wrong with that boy, I can't stand him and yet he's still got this… Christian…"

"Love, don't worry about him, we haven't got another José situation here so don't worry. When we finally confront him with what we have and know, believe me, he will run like the rat he is." I say kneeling in front of her. She nods. "Do you want a drink?"

"I could do with a beer if you've got one."

"Coming right up." I hand her the beer but still keep my hand on it.

"You can let go now." I don't.

"God baby you feel so good." I groan while Ana bounces on my dick, I grip her hips and move her back and forth on my dick hitting her favorite spot.

"Oh fuck." She moans.

"That's it baby, you like that don't you." I say thrusting my hips hard into her, just then I hear the door, Ana is off my dick and behind me in a flash. The door opens revealing a very angry looking Fredrick Parker, whose anger quickly turns to shock. I hear Ana behind me laughing.

"What the fuck do you want?" He's busy craning his neck to get a better look at Ana. Not going to happen, Ana is safely tucked behind me but he gets a good look at her long legs. "PARKER. Get. Out." Knowing he brought Alex here, I have even less tolerance for him now. Fucker doesn't know what's coming.

"I need to talk to you," he says, now looking at my very erect dick with obvious envy.

"Get out now before I call security to throw you out and put you on the proscribed list. Do not enter this building without an appointment." I say glaring menacingly at him. He turns around and slams right into the door, I cringe when I hear the sound of his nose breaking. I will make sure he gets an appointment and that is the day I bury him.

"This is the second time he's come here without an appointment, why do they allow him in," Ana asks.

"It was an arrangement I had with his father, made life easier when it came to using his company and clearly the rat is taking advantage of it. I will have Taylor make sure it doesn't happen again." I say getting up to lock the door.

I saunter back to Ana grab her legs and pull her butt to edge of the sofa and quickly drive my dick home.


I'm sat here watching Ana shave her leg; my eyes have not left her for a second. She giggles and I finally tear my eyes away from her legs. She smirks at me, spreads her legs further to shave her bikini line and if my dick wasn't throwing a tantrum before it is now. She cleans up and gets ready to take a shower and I wait patiently for my invite to join her in the shower. "You can join me but no sex." I pout which gets me nowhere. "You fucked me for over an hour in your office, I sucked your cock twice." Oh yeah, I don't hear her complaining about the multiple amounts of orgasms she had.

Much to my disappointed, the shower was just that, a shower. I know I'm acting like a teenager whose girlfriend refuses to blow him but I sulk all the same not that Ana pays any attention to me. "How long are you going to sulk for?"

"I don't know," I mutter. she puts down her manuscript and turns to look at me. I give her my best puppy dog eyes. She giggles at me and leans in to kiss me.

"Can I drive your Zonda F Roadster?" Fuck, fuck, fuck.

"No, Ana absolutely not." She doesn't say much she just looks at me with an are you sure look. "Ana, you are not driving my car, get your own." She straddles my thighs and starts placing butterfly kisses along my jaw line. She removes my dick from its confines and gentle starts stroking him. Son of a bitch is going to let me down I know it.

DECEMBER 5TH 2011

"Strip."

"What?"

"Take. Off. Your. Clothes." I heard her, god she's so angry it's fucking sexy. I know I'm pushing my luck here but it's not every day I get a jealous Ana. Who would have thought bitch reminder would be the one to bring out this side of her. "Am I speaking a different language, lose the fucking suit." She looks positively primal.

"You do it." She's breathing hard, bitch reminder or rather Ms. Williams and her unabashed flirting and constant touching of my arm have my fiancée incensed and I am loving it. She feels the need to mark her territory. An ex, well not exactly an ex turns up and she barely bats an eyelid, a woman I met once before while waiting for her and have no interest in has her… "Fuck that hurts." She pulls at my tie hard enough to cause friction burn.

"The next time I ask you to do something you do it without the backtalk and wipe that stupid grin off your face." If she carries on like this I'm going to cum without her touching me.

I brace myself for the pain when she yanks on my belt, my shirt flies off, she pushes me onto the couch before yanking my shoes, socks and trousers off. She gets on her knees and my dick disappears into her mouth before I even know what's happening. She could suck a tennis ball through a hosepipe. This is exquisite, I try to grip her head and my hand gets slapped away, any attempts to thrust my hips is meet with a slap to my thighs. I have never been this turned on. "Oh fuck Ana…I'm…fuuucck." She carries on sucking like I just didn't blow my load down her throat.

We finally get round to ordering lunch. "I have to get you jealous and angry a lot more." She tries to glare at me but it's hard to pull off when she's blushing.

"I don't know what came over me, that woman was pissing me off. I've got a rock the size of Gibraltar on my finger and she still flirts with you like a bitch in heat, her lawyer was embarrassed for her for fuck sake." I chuckle at her rant. Usually, behavior like Ms. Williams gets on my nerve but Ana's reaction I found overrode any anger I might have felt. My fiancée is hot when pissed off, just like her anger at Alex's attempt to touch me she calmed after a couple of hours of raw hard fucking, yet again my dick feels raw and tender. I smell of sex and yet Ana refuses to let me shower, yep her territory is well and truly marked.


I'm smiling like a loon when we walk into the conference room. Ms. Williams gets a little too close, her head jerks back and surreptitiously sniffs the air before she can say anything to me I quickly move away from her and into my seat still smiling like a loon.

She's got the final contract in front of her and instead of signing she keeps talking and dragging this out. She finally signs when I audibly show my irritation and pushes the contact towards me.

There is a small and I mean minuscule part of me that feels sorry for her. I take the papers in front of me and push them towards Ana. As much as she doesn't like the idea of being the CEO of GEP on paper she is and it's signature that completes the acquisition of Williams Publishing House.

"I'm sorry did I miss something?" Yes, something huge.

"Ms. Williams, Ana is the CEO of GEP." I'm surprised I managed to pull off the incredulous sounding voice and look. "How the hell did you not know who you were selling your company to?" Considering Ana's name is down on the contract as the CEO of GEP.

"Maybe if she had spent less time flirting and paid more attention to what was going on, she might actually know that. Do you know the number of times your lawyer tried to get your attention, he should have been the one you focused on." Ana looks and sounds incredibly smug. This is the first time since this acquisition started has she looked anything other than pissed off. Jack makes no attempt to hide his glee. Williams's lawyer looks embarrassed, but then he's looked that way since her client started behaving like a bitch in heat as Ana so eloquently put it. From the get go we were aware of the fact that she thought she was selling to me, she also made a request for a senior position with the Seattle branch of GEP instead of flirting she should have made sure it was part of the contract, she didn't. I just got engaged to a woman I wanted for four years, what in god's name made her think I was interested.

"Miss Steele…"

"Let me save you the trouble of kissing my ass. Jack here does the hiring it's his ass you want to kiss." Jack is enjoying himself far too much.

"Yeah… You can fill in an application form online if we have any vacancies we will contact you." Williams looks worried.

"Miss Steele please…" Ana is walking out the door as the woman begs.

"Mr. Grey."

"Ms. Williams even if I were in a position to offer you a job it will be with the Portland branch." The look on her face confirms my suspicions as to why she's pleading for a job she doesn't need. "But that's not what you want. You want to be in Seattle close to me, do you actually think I'm stupid enough to have you in the same building as my fiancée the woman you completely disrespected during the entire meeting, more or less near me. Don't you have any dignity, I'm engaged or does that mean nothing to you. You didn't even know who you were selling to, why I would hire you when something of such magnitude escaped you."

Ana is standing by the bank of elevators waiting for me with a shit eating grin on her face. I smile back at her. "I would say that was a very good outcome."

"I have to agree," she adds giggling. "When do we have to check out, I could do with some pampering at the spa."

"Not till tomorrow, while you do that I have a meeting at your old university. We can enjoy some room service when I get back." I would feel bad about taking advantage of this situation except she does it to me all the time, I don't want to wait till May to get married, for once my mom's need to get things moving as quickly as possible when it comes to Ana has worked in my favor, now all I have to do is talk Ana into it.