I'M SORRY, I KNOW IT'S BEEN A WEEK SINCE LAST UPDATE, AND BELIEVE ME I HAVE A GOOD EXCUSE. I HAVE FOR A LONG TIME STRUGGLED WITH REALLY BAD MIGRAINES AND NOW THIS WEEK I HAD THE WORST ONE YET, AND THE LONGEST ONE. SO I HAVE BEEN A NO SHOW, AND I AM TRULY SORRY FOR THAT, BUT I CAN'T HELP IT.

ANYWAY HERE'S THE NEXT CHAPTER, AND I REALLY WANT TO THANK YOU FOR NOT SENDING ME A REVIEW OR A PM ASKING FOR A NEW UPDATE. THANK YOU SO MUCH.


ANA

''Elena,'' Christian says rather stiff and formally while moving to stand in front of me in order to hide me from her view. ''What are you doing here?'' he asks coldly, and I clutch the blanket Christian had draped over me tightly. She looks between Christian and me, with a disgusted look on her face.

''I can see someone is enjoying his child bride.'' I can't hold back the humorless laugh escaping my lips. She wanted to talk about children now, did she? As if reading my mind, Christian grabs a hold of my arm to prevent me from lunging forward. I wish he didn't though, I would really love to get in her face and discuss what she did to a child. But maybe undressed and still reeking of sex is not the best time to have this conversation with her. ''Isn't it your bedtime, girl?'' She asks while looking over Christian's shoulder to meet my eyes. ''Go to bed so that the grownups can talk why don't you?''

''Watch it,'' Christian snaps at her, before turning around to look at me. He better not ask me to go to bed now. I will seriously lose it if he asks me to leave right now. ''Come,'' he says to me, taking my hand in his, before looking back at the vile woman who is spewing venom at us with an annoyed look. ''We're getting dressed,'' he says and leads me to his room.

''Christian,'' I hiss at him immediately after the door to his bedroom closes. ''I don't have any clothes in here.'' Having to go back out there, past Elena, to get into my room to grab some clothes is not a pleasant thought.

''Here, use these,'' he says while throwing a pair of sweatpants and a t-shirt at me. He steps out of his jeans, standing completely naked in front of me, before pulling on another pair of sweatpants and a t-shirt. He lets out a chuckle, and I realize that I was blatantly staring at his body while he got dressed. When I meet his eyes, I see amusement in them, and I blush.

He walks over to me and takes the blanket from my body. I'm biting my lips nervously, wondering what he's going to do now. My eyes follow his every move as he slowly starts to dress me. He takes his sweatpants and helps me step in them, but what he does next surprises me. He lifts my hands up above my head, as if to pull his shirt on me, but then he tickles my ribs, making me giggle and his warm, soft laughter quickly joins in. I hold my arms up once again, and he then pulls the t-shirt over my head. He kisses me chastely on my lips, ''Thank you,'' I whisper, even though I didn't need help, it was a nice gesture.

''Do you want to stay here? I can make her to leave,'' he says and I shake my head. There is absolutely no way that I'm staying here to just wait for her to leave while Christian is out there with the pedophile. ''Okay,'' he says, taking my hand in his once again, and we walk back out to meet her. She is now sitting at the kitchen isle, with a drink in her hand.

''Oh you're a matching couple, how cute,'' she says mockingly with an annoyed tone. ''Can we talk Christian, without her?'' she asks, and the way she specifies me as 'her', disgusts me. She is the disgusting person and yet she talks about me with so much venom, as if the mere sight of me makes her ill. It is almost as if I disgust her so much that I must be removed from her sight immediately.

''No. If you have anything to say, then you say it now or leave. I told you to stay away Elena, now you showing up and starting uproar is becoming uncomfortable.'' Christian says, and I bite my lips to keep from grinning at the shock on her face. ''I think it's best for all of us, if you distance yourself from me for a while. '' He looks back at me and says, "Actually stay away from both of us for awhile." I want him to say forever, because she is a disgusting and manipulative creature and I don't want her near Christian, let alone near me, but I'll take whatever he is willing to offer. It's a start at least. I look over at Elena, and she is not pleased at all. .

''What happened to you? This is not who you are Christian!'' she says and walks over to him and immediately starts to rub his arm. After only a few seconds he pushes her away from him and she looks outraged.

''Elena, what you have done is unacceptable. You went to the fucking media and told lies about us!'' Christian shouts, and she tries to look innocent, but it is a poor expression on her face and neither of us believe her. ''The media!'' he repeats louder, as if she hadn't heard him the first time. ''Do you know what you're doing to both of our reputations? What people are thinking about Ana? Ana has done absolutely nothing wrong, and yet you made her appear like some sort of money-grubbing crazy bitch, who spreads her legs for every rich guy around! You had no right to spread such falsities and accusations.'' I am stunned at Christian's passionate speech to defend my honor. I was upset that he had just let the whole media issue go so fast, as if it didn't bother him at all that people were slandering my name and portraying me as a horrible person; but hearing how much he cares, it warms my heart in a way that I know it shouldn't.

''That wasn't me!'' She gasps her voice full of fake horror and dismay that he would accuse her of such.

''Oh give it up Elena. We know who it was, and I would suggest now that you stay away from us. We've been friends a long time, but if you push me any further, you can kiss your salons goodbye, as well as my family and their connections.''

''Has she told you to say that to me? She's starting to fill your head with lies! Don't you see that Christian? She's trying to make what we had into something ugly and immoral. It wasn't Christian, don't you remember?'' She asks while taking out her phone. ''We were so good together,'' she says and turns her phone around to show us something on it.

As soon as I see what it is, I close my eyes and hide my head in Christian's side. When sounds from the video start to play, he wraps his arms around me and holds me tightly to his chest. ''What do you want?!'' Christian shouts at her furiously. This is the most angry I have ever seen him, and I feel tears start to sting my eyes and a sob breaks free. ''Turn it off. Now!'' he growls at her, and after a few seconds the sounds stops.

''See how much you enjoyed it? That's the sound of pleasure. The sound you made out on the balcony was just a whisper compared that all those times we had.'' Her words stung so badly, but I don't believe her, I won't believe her. If Christian didn't enjoy having sex with me, then why would he still want to continue it with me? Or… maybe he's just trying to teach me something. Maybe I'm really bad at it and he feels sorry for me. Maybe he wants to help me to stop being so pathetic in bed so that I won't be terrible for the next guy.

''What are you planning to do with the video?'' Christian asks his voice still cold and emotionless, but not loud anymore. I look up into his eyes, which are equally as cold, that are staring angrily at her. He looks down at my face, and his expression softens when he takes in my tears, and he flashes me an apologetic look, before returning his emotionless stare back to Elena, once again cold. ''I was underage at the time of that video. Without my permission, you recorded that video, so tell me, what exactly your plans with it are.''

As Christian's words register in my head, I feel so relieved and sick at the same time. He was underage, she can't use that to blackmail him, she would go to jail for that video if she tried to use it as leverage. But it is disgusting to see that she has an underage video of him so readily available. I see Christian pulling his phone out. I don't know what he's doing, but after hitting some buttons on it he puts it back into his pocket. He was underage, and although he agreed to it, it was still illegal to do what she did to him. I hope he finally starts to realize what they did was wrong, very wrong, and then makes her pay for it.

''Christian, you have lost your fucking mind!'' She says and if I'm not mistaking, she's on the verge of crying. ''You are not yourself. I think you should sub for me again, let me help you gain your control back, rememb-''

''Sub for you! I will never sub for you ever again, Elena. We're over. We have been for 6 years now! Get that through your head.'' He says with such cold fury in his voice. I see movements to my right and I look up to see Taylor standing there, waiting for Christian's orders. ''Taylor will show you out Elena,'' he says and once again takes my hand and leads me away from her.


CHRISTIAN

''Un-fucking-believable'' I shout as we enter my bedroom. I can't believe that woman. I have told her many times that her salons are hanging by a very fine thin thread and she keeps pulling this bullshit. She loves her salons, so I don't get why she continues to antagonize me every step of the way, it's almost as if she is trying to be an active part of my life, where I don't want her. I look back at Ana, and she's still standing in the doorway, looking rather displeased. ''What is it?'' I ask her but she just shakes her head. ''Tell me,'' I say.

''You didn't solve anything. Yelling back and forth with her won't do anything, it won't make her stop,'' she says with a shake of her head. ''Forget it, I'm going to bed'' she turns around and walks out of the room. I want to go after her so fucking much, but at the same time, I want to give her space. If she needs space, then I won't force myself on her. She is going to her bedroom so I have no right to follow her in. I told her she could go there when she needed space from me, so that's exactly what I'm doing. Even if I hate doing so.

I sit down on the bed and drop my head in my hands. How did this incredibly amazing day turn into such a fucking mess? I just had mind-blowing sex and I was planning on taking Ana in the shower. I love that I'm the one giving and getting her pleasure, I'm the one showing her how good sex is, and she's all mine. She lost her virginity to me; no other man has touched her, only me. I have an urgent need to stand up and beat my chest, and I think I would, if only my phone hadn't just beeped with a text.

Looking down at my phone, I see a text from Taylor. All it says is:

It's taken care of.


ANA

The second my door closes; I let all the tears that were threatening to fall throughout the whole Elena ordeal, fall. I cry for Christian. For a boy, confused and alone in the world, and who didn't know where to turn. I cry for the pain he felt when his mother's pimp used him as an ashtray. I cry for the teenage boy, so out of control and lost in this world. I cry for the teenage boy who didn't know better when his adoptive mother's friend seduced him, and did horrible things to him.

I cry for me. I cry for all the anger that the plastic faced troll has directed at me and for all the lies she has spread. I cry for letting her make me feel insecure and for making me question if I could ever be good enough for Christian. I cry because I think I'm falling in love with a man, who I should absolutely not love. A man who I don't think could love me back. Not in a million years did I ever think I would love him, it was never part of the plan. And yet, I think I'm losing myself in him.

''Baby?'' I hear Christian whispering in my ear, before nibbling on my lower lip. I can't help the smile forming on my face, and I feel Christian smile back against my lips. ''Are you awake?'' he asks and I shake my head no. He chuckles before going back to kissing and nipping my lips. ''I think you are, can we talk?''

I slowly sit up in bed and look over at the clock and see that it's only 10pm. I sit and wait for him to talk, but he stands up and takes off his clothes, all of them but his boxers, and sits back down under the covers with me.

''I'm sorry,'' he says silent pause. ''You were right about Elena, but it's all taken care of now.'' I look at him, waiting for him to explain what he means by that. ''She's gone Ana, I promise. She won't bother us anymore.''

''What do you mean 'gone'?'' I ask wearily. Surely he hasn't done anything to her, but I do hope this means he has cut all ties with her, because she's no good for him, or anyone for that matter. I may not be good for him either, but she defiantly isn't good for him.

''I mean she won't bother us. She won't get near us if she knows what's good for her. She will still be a friend of my mother's, but she won't be in our way ever again. She's out of our lives and I don't want to see her anymore.''

''You're serious, huh?'' I ask and he nods his head. ''What happened? Why now?''

''There was no way I was letting her go, while I knew what she had on that phone. Taylor took it from her, without her noticing, but she probably will figure it out any minute. I had planned on removing the video, or videos and pictures of me, but there was so much more on it.'' My eyes widen, both in horror and disgust. "She had videos and pictures of other men or boys?"

''Yes. Most of them were underage, and she had video upon video of them."

"That is disgusting. Why would she keep so many pictures of those people? It's horrible!"

''Ana,'' he sighs, his voice so full of regret. ''I also have pictures of my previous subs,'' he says wearily, and my heart stops. ''It was a precaution, I was making sure that they would uphold the NDA. It is sort of like an insurance policy. But I don't use them as Elena does, and I don't look at them either. I need for you to understand that.''

''I don't,'' I whisper, and I hear his sharp intake of air. ''You're threatening them in a way too. If they break the NDA, then you will release the photos? How's that any different?''

''I… well, uh it… I've never looked at it like that.'' he says in defeat. ''I've never shown them to anyone, and I haven't looked at them after their contracts were over. I had forgotten about them, until I saw the pictures on Elena's phone. If you want, I'll destroy them.''

''They're yours, do with them what you like,'' I say and once again, I feel tears threatening to make an appearance. ''What more did you find on her phone? I'm guessing there is more?'' I say wanting to change the subject off of his subs.

He doesn't answer for a little while, and I don't say anything else. I am still trying to wrap my head around his reason for having pictures of his subs, trying to defend him in my mind, but I come up with nothing. ''She filmed us,'' he whispers suddenly. I throw my head up to look at him, and he's looking apologetically at me.

''What? How? No!'' I cry out, and before I know it, I'm in Christian's lap. I don't want to be here because I am mad at him, but when he hugs me tightly to him, I don't want anything else other than to remain in his embrace.

''I'm sorry baby, I hadn't planned on telling you that. It's too much information for you right now, I'm so sorry,'' he whispers while stroking my hair. ''There's no way I'll keep in touch with her after that. I deleted the video and first thing tomorrow morning I'll have my people on the look for any other videos she has of me. Baby, I won't let her get away with this. Enough is enough,'' he whispers, now starting to rub my back soothingly.

''I hate her,'' I admit. ''I would do quite a lot to never see her again.'' I say and I feel Christian slightly shaking, and trying to muffle his laugh in my hair.

''You're giving me a few sexy as hell images in my mind, baby'' he says before holding me back so that he can kiss my lips. ''Are you okay?''

''You promise every trail of that video will be gone?'' I ask, and he nods. ''Then I'll be fine, is she going to be there Saturday?'' I ask, and once again Christian gives me an apologetic look.

''She said she wouldn't, but you never know. Speaking of which, have you picked out a dress?'' He asks, and I think back to my frustration as I was looking for a dress in the massive wardrobe Christian gave me. I'm pleased with the dress I ended up with, but it was a bad day.

''Yes, I have,'' I say and he looks questioningly at me, but I shake my head. ''You'll have to wait to see which one I chose,'' I say and he gives me an exasperated look.

''Okay, it's only 2 days. I can wait… Are you sleeping in here tonight?''

''If you don't mind,'' I say and for a few seconds I think he will say that he does mind. I want him to say that it does matter and he wants me with him, but he shakes his head and kisses my lips chastely, before getting to grab his clothes off the floor and leave the room.

I TRULY AM SORRY, AND TO MAKE UP FOR IT, I'LL JUST SAY NOW THAT THE NEXT CHAPTER IS A BIT LONGER THAN MY CHAPTERS USUALLY ARE.