THE ORIGINAL NOVEL WAS WRITTEN IN SPANISH, I APOLOGIZE FOR THE TRANSLATION. IF YOU WANT TO READ IT IN SPANISH LOOK FOR IT UNDER THE SAME PSEUDONYM AND BY NAME "EL SECRETO"

I headed towards the pantry to make two cups of coffee. Even I needed a loaded one myself if I was to stand on my feet all day long. When I finished I walked with the two cups to the office. I left mine on my desk and went into Ryan's office.

He looked up from the computer as soon as he felt the door open. I walked over to his table under his watchful eye. I put the cup on a coaster. Ryan took the cup and took a sip.

—Mmm! Delicious, just like I remembered. —my body from the waist down twisted with pleasure as I felt it groan.

I gave him a half smile and left his office before throwing myself at him and undressing him right there.

I sat at my desk and turned on the computer. Today was going to be a difficult day. I took a sip of coffee and started working. As Ryan had asked me to, I called security for an emergency meeting at 9:00 a.m. And then I asked for the files Ryan had told me about. The security staff arrived on time and I drove them to the meeting room where they spent about two hours with Ryan.

I had to make an appointment with a gynecologist and I also had to update Kate on our relationship. Maybe I could kill two birds with one shot. I picked up the phone and dialed Kate's extension.

She was gonna freak out as soon as I told her.

—Hi, New Yorker. —she replied at once.

—Hi, I need a favor.

—If it's in my hands.

—Do you have your gynecologist's number?

—Gynaecologist, yes. What happened? Are you pregnant?

—No, Kate, but I need an appointment as soon as possible. —I said, interrupting her.

—Okay, I'll call her and let you know.

—Thank you. —I hung up.

Ten minutes later my phone was ringing, it was Kate.

—That's okay with you in an hour.

—Yes. Will you go with me? — I asked her.

—Yes.

— I'll tell him I'll come out, I'll pick you up right away. —I said to her, hanging up the phone.

Now I just had to warn Ryan. I dialed his extension.

—Yeah. —I thought his voice on the phone wouldn't have any effect on me at this point.

I was wrong.

—I have a doctor's appointment in half an hour, Kate will come with me, don't worry, I'll ask Sawyer to drive us and wait for us. —I was just hoping he wouldn't object to Sawyer taking me.

—Are you all right?

—Yeah, it's just... it's routine. —I didn't want to specify what kind of doctor I was going to see.

—Well, when you get there, come through here.

—All right. —and hung up.

I took my purse and went out looking for Kate. When I arrived at the reception desk, she greeted me with a big hug. I was just hoping the cut on my cheek wouldn't show too much.

Kate just stared at me.

—We have to catch up, I have so much to tell you and I'm dying because you tell me everything that happened in New York, but what intrigues me the most is to know if it's true what I heard in the elevator this morning when I was going up.

Wau. The gossip here ran fast.

—What did you hear? — I said making myself misunderstood.

The elevator doors opened and we walked in. Fortunately, we were alone.

—Is it true you have a relationship with Ryan?

—Yes. —I answered firmly.

A strange relationship.

—But didn't you tell me he didn't want a relationship?

—He changed his mind in New York.

—I wonder what happened to change his mind.

Believe me, Kate, you wouldn't want to know the terms of our relationship. I had to divert the topic of conversation to something else.

—What did you have to tell me?

—I'm so happy. But I don't know how you're gonna take what I'm gonna say.

—Well, if you don't tell me, you'll never know.

—I moved in with Elliot! —she said very happy.

—I'm happy for you, Kate, but you don't think it's too sudden?

—No, I'm pretty sure of everything, the only thing I regret is that I'm leaving you alone. Well, now that I think about it, you're not gonna be very lonely. —she said smiling at me.

—Well, congratulations then.

—We have to go out and celebrate tonight.

— We can leave it for the weekend, all I want is to rest. I haven't slept all night, and I'm exhausted from the trip. —I shouldn't have mentioned that.

—Exhausted from the trip or Ryan? —I couldn't help but smile with his comment.

—Both of them.

We continued talking all the way to the clinic. When I got there, I got my phone and texted Ryan. I didn't want him to be worried about my safety. And the truth was that in my apartment I felt very safe, and I was going to feel very lonely too.

"Don't rush into finding an apartment, while you can stay in mine."

Ryan answered the message quickly.

"I prefer that you and I be alone in an apartment, it's not that I don't trust people, it's that I like to hear you moan under me... the higher the better. And I don't think you can do it with Kate in the next room."

His message made me laugh. But it also turned me on.

"I don't think I'll have any trouble doing my part... it'll be just you and me in the apartment."

And I sent him. A few minutes later my phone rang again and I was going to check it when the office door opened.

—Anastasia Steele.

—Yes, it's me. —I said standing up.

—Shall I come with you? —Kate asked me.

—No, I don't think that's necessary. —I said turning around and walking towards the doctor.

Half an hour later I was leaving the office after a routine inspection, complementary tests, and a birth control method. The results of the tests were due tomorrow and would be sent to my mail.

—So, how was your consultation?

—Good. —I told her while I was looking for the phone.

It was almost lunchtime. I checked the message I had. It was Ryan's.

"In that case I'll pack my things, I can't wait to get lost in your body again."

His message made me laugh once more. Kate stared at me while I was laughing alone.

—Anything you want to share?

—No. —I told her while I was putting the phone away. — Let's go to lunch. —I said to her by the arm.

Around 1:00 pm we were getting off in front of the company. We were laughing when something caught my attention. A car parked near us that looked like mine. And as we approached I realized it didn't look like it, it was mine.

—What's my car doing here? —I asked Kate as she continued to laugh.

—I borrowed it, mine, there was no god to start it this morning.

— I told you you had to get rid of that car, all he's been doing lately is letting you down.

—Yeah, Elliot tells me the same thing all the time.

At that moment someone stopped next to us and stared at the car.

—Nice car.

—Thank you. — I replied as the man continued to walk by and I stared in amazement.

But then I decided to forget about it and not make a big deal out of it. A lot of people would stop by to see my car, it would attract a lot of attention.

When I got to my desk I came across a handwritten note from Ryan.

"I'll be back in the afternoon, I went to pick up the rest of my stuff from the hotel. I hope you don't mind my staying in your apartment indefinitely."

The truth was, I wouldn't mind him staying with me forever.

I sat down to work. Ryan arrived after 3:00 p.m. and walked right into his office. I went to get his coffee and that was the only contact between us all afternoon. At 5:30 pm Kate arrived at my office. This was a strange thing because it was always me who went for her.

—Did anything happen? — I asked her when I saw her hovering in my office.

—Elliot came for me, he took the afternoon off today, I've come to leave your car keys. —she said, putting them on the table. I stood up and went over to where she was.

—I'll miss not having you in the apartment. — I said as I gave her a warm hug.

—Me too. But between you and me, you're not gonna miss me that much. —and we both laughed.

I said goodbye to Kate and threw my car keys in my jeans pocket. Ryan had asked me to stay late and I didn't object. I'd do anything to be by his side and leave with him. But Kate giving me my car keys back changed things a little bit. At 7:30 pm we were getting off in the elevator to head to my apartment. Ryan had to make some last-minute changes to Sawyer. He had to be absent because of a family emergency. That's why Ryan had named himself a bodyguard-driver. As we walked out of the elevator each with the suitcases in hand, Ryan with more things than I did, I remembered that my car was parked outside.

—I think we have a problem. —I told him as we walked out the door and a fine snow began to fall.

—You say.

—Kate borrowed my car this morning, but Elliot picked it up in the afternoon and she left me the keys.

—Well, we can go in your car, and I'll come back later for mine.

—That's not it, I don't drive when it's snowing. —I confessed to him.

Ryan just stared at me.

—Any special reason why you shouldn't?

—I can't do it. I've tried, but as soon as I sit behind the wheel and look at the snow on the windshield I freeze. I've been told it's a trauma I had from the accident I had as a child.

—I'm sorry, I didn't know that. Give me the keys, I'll drive. —he said, putting his bags on the floor and reaching out.

I took the keys out of the jeans pocket and when I went to give them to him, it came to my mind what happened when we returned from lunch. It had been a long time since anyone had stopped to look at my car. The truth was that there were better cars.

—What's going on? —he asked me, raising my chin with his hand.

—It's nothing, it's just that someone was staring at my car today. —I said as if it didn't matter.

Ryan took the keys out of my hand.

—Don't move from here. —he said in an authoritarian tone.

My car was parked about ten meters from us and Ryan was walking in his direction with a fast pace. He crouched on the sidewalk, looked under the car, and got up running in my direction.

—Watch out! —he said as he hugged me tightly.

Ryan covered me with his body as I closed my eyes. He hugged me as he put a hand on my head and we both fell on the sidewalk after the noise sound.