A/N Many thanks to everyone for your patience. I'm really sorry for the delay, I didn't get the time I thought that I would get. Just to reassure you I'm not going to end the story until it gets to the end. Thank you for all your messages.

Chimbwido xxx

"So what did Elena want?"

I look up to see Anna who has turned into a green-eyed goddess at the mention of the name Elena.

" I don't know what the fuck she wanted."

I say to her, I've had a very enjoyable day and the mention of that old bag makes my stomach churn.

"Ouch." I cry out as and she stamps on my foot

" Watch your language," she warns me pointing at Christopher who is humming as he has his burger and chips. He occasionally looks up to me and gives me a full beam smile; it's priceless. From the moment we left the waterpark he has been giving me a look that I'm still trying to interpret. It's as though he knows that something is up and his little head is struggling to make sense of it all.

"Oh shit, sorry." I say covering my mouth

" Christian!"

"Sorry I forgot to carry a filter with me today. It won't happen again." I hold my hands up as I chuckle to myself . There going to be so many adjustments to be made with the little man in the picture like minding my effing language.

" So what did she want?" Ana presses me with her what-did-Elena-want inquisition

" Come on Ana let's not talk about her. I haven't spoken to her my phone diverted to yours still."

Elena disappeared but now all of a sudden she is back on the scene as she has heard that the case is being dropped; how convenient. I will deal with her in due time because at the moment I have more pressing matters.

"Why haven't you collected your phone?"

" I will do at some point today, maybe I could ask Taylor to bring my stuff to your room. Besides I don't want to deal with nuisance callers at the moment. Actually, I wanted to ask you, how long are you planning on being around for?"

She hesitates for a moment, " Urm another 2 days perhaps. I have things I need to get back to I just needed this break. I also need to go to Georgia to visit my mother "

Two days? What am I supposed to do after that? If she goes to Georgia it probably be another week or two before we are together. Fuck. I feel the palpitations and then as if on cue her phone goes off.

" Hey Luke." She answers so softly. What the fuck does he want with my woman again? Seriously.

" Listen I can't talk much at the moment I will sort it out on Thursday I should be back then. Bye'

"Sort what out?"

I ask as she hangs up the phone.

" I told you that a have a business proposal for him let's discussed this later please."

My nostrils flare. Why is this happening to me? Why would my woman continue to associate with that asshole I fired? The one she was using to make me jealous just fucking yesterday

" Before you lose it, its not what you think Christian. Just chill out. Lets get Chris home and we can talk about this somewhere'

"Okay." I grumble and agree to let the subject go for the moment

We are now back in Ana's hotel room, sitting on the couch and she is on my lap. I would stay like this forever if I could.

"Hey baby," she looks up and I steal a kiss.

Where do I start with all the things I need to say to her? Yesterday I thought I was ready and I thought it would be easy but today I doubt it.

" There are things I need to say," I clear my throat. She looks at me with wide blue eyes.

" Baby what's the matter you look at me as though I'm going to crush you." I try my best to reassure her.

She rests her head on my chest and I place my hands on her thighs, stroking her tenderly.

" Well sometimes I don't know what's up or down with you." She confesses to me.

" Hey, that's what I want to talk about. See Ana I'm just used to having things working my way, you know my rules and regulations. I've come the realisation that if I'm going to win in this game of love I'm gonna have to change my .. my operational policy so to speak. What you said to me last night has been playing in my head."

" What did I say to you? I remember asking you to fuck me." She giggles and places her hand on my chest. I immediately take it in mine and I don't want to be distracted.

" Hey don't try to distract me otherwise I might have to tie you up." I send her a warning but she doesn't budge

" Maybe that's what I want and need ... To be tied up."

My cock reacts immediately, hard as a rock all for her.

" Ok before we get into tying each other up etc. what you said about me letting you go, it really hit home Ana. I wanna try to make this work; you and me. In actual fact I just better make it work. I hope you can give me a chance."

She runs her free hand on my stubble and her touch is electrifying with every cell in my body responding to her. I close my eyes momentarily taking it all in.

" Christian I'm here aren't I? I said I wouldn't go unless you don't want me. It seems you are trying to convince yourself otherwise."

My woman gets it again and strips me bare. I guess at the back of my mind I will always think that I don't deserve this, that I don't deserve love. Self sabotage.

" Do you always have the answer to everything?' I tease her as she rolls her eyes at me; a punishable offence and it's a shame she doesn't know.

"I've sought the services of a life coach." I find myself confessing to her, unsure of how she will take the news.

She looks at me; biting her bottom lip and I know she is trying to stifle a giggle. I'm glad she finds it funny as I'm here pouring my soul out to her.

" I didn't think you'd be the type to take instructions Mr Grey."

" Well neither did I but hey. The guy is aN asshole and I have to part with a million bucks for my sins. I will see where it takes me.. So what's the plan for you and me?"

"What do you mean?"

" As, from here are you coming home with me?"

" Is that what you want?"

" Yeah"

"Ok"

" That was easy"

"What? Were you expecting a fight?"

I don't know what I was expecting. For the first time in my life I find myself emotional, to the point where I might just cry because she loves me and me won't leave me.

" I love you Ana, so much it drives me crazy just thinking about you." I plant light kisses on her soft lips as she closes her eyes.

" How long are you gonna be around here then?"

" I don't know baby. I have to sort out the issue with the boy and take it from there. I have kinda put Grey Enterprise Holdings on hold for the moment."

Disbelief is written all over her face and I struggle to ascertain whether or not it's good or bad.

" Ros is taking care of things at the moment. There is so much shit going on in my life and I can't fool myself pretending it doesn't affect me." She doesn't comment but places her head back my chest. I resist the temptation to ramble on afraid of sitting in silence.

" Does that mean you will have a DNA test?"

" Yes I will and then take it from there. I don't want to think anything further than that.." At this moment in time I'm praying for a negative result at least that will give me choice and I know that Ana wants me to take him whatever the outcome but I honestly don't know how to handle it. A positive result will definitely leave me without a choice.

In one swift move I stand up with Ana in my arms as I lead her to the bed. I have done enough talking its time for me to show her how much she means to me the only I know best.

Ana POV

I wake up to the sound of my phone going off. I stretch to reach it. Christian is still sleeping soundly, breathing steadily as he has wrapped his naked self around me. Last night he made slow torturous love to me. Kisses rained all over my body, he told me he loved me so many times until that was all I heard from him. My body aches but I'm not complaining.

Its just gone 10am, we probably finally slept some time after about 4 am.

I never felt that I could ever love or be loved like this and now I know where I stand and where I belong; next to him. He would argue that he belongs inside me. I smile to myself reading my reminder

Oh shit. What's today? My reminder tells me its Christian's birthday on the 18th of June and today it's the 16th . Shit I might have to change my travel plans. Maybe that was why he was inquiring about my plans for the next few days. I don't even know how he likes to celebrate his birthdays, what to get him? I attempt to get out of bed but he holds me even tighter.

"Where do you think you're going?" his threatening tone sends dangerous shivers all over me.

"Good morning to you too." I turn to face him and all I can see is the ridiculous grin plastered on his face.

" What's making you so happy this morning?"

He plants a soft kiss on my lips and stares at me before he answers.

"If you wake up by my side each day, I will wake up happy every morning." He caresses my face and I find myself melting into his arms.

" What happens when you have had your fill of me?"

He chuckles, " That will never happen. I'm the one who worries about what happens when I have emptied everything in my sac and I have nothing left and you keep screaming for more like you did last night." I'm now blushing. being reminded of last night

" I need to pee if I'm allowed. I promise to come back as soon as I'm done."

" And I promise to make you cum." I escape at that and hear his infectious laughter.

I make an impromptu decision to take a quick shower, I feel sticky and smell of sex. If we do get to more dirty business this morning, I'd rather be confident about how things are down there.

When I return, Christian is sitting up with my phone is his hands and looks a little pissed at something. Panic sets in and I imagine all sorts of possibilities

" Sawyer called about three times and I ended up answering at fourth." His tone of voice says it all. He will not be brushed off this time round, he wants to know what the deal is with Sawyer. Well here it goes, probably lead to another break in the Ana- Christian saga

" I will tell you if you promise you won't get mad with me because if you do I'll be the one kicking you out and you wont be coming back."

My threat takes him by surprise as I watch him swallow hard

" I promise." He says reluctantly and I try but failed to read his expression.

" I'm thinking of, actually I plan on getting into business with Luke."

" And what sort of business are we talking here?"

I hesitate for a moment, sitting on the edge bed facing him, terrified of him.

" The restaurant business." I say eventually and his pupils dilate.

" Ana you don't know the first thing about running a business, how do you think you will manage that? Let me guess he has asked you to finance him because the fucker can't get a loan from anyone who cares to give him two seconds of their day. I can't believe it!"

This isn't going well at all and chances are it is going to lead to a fight but I'm not conceding to his shit.

" Well it's my money isn't it? Unless you want it back."

"Yes it's your money."

" And I don't remember you giving me instructions on what to do with it when you gave it to me!"

He swallows hard " That's correct."

" So I will help Sawyer out and I will take the risks that come with it. I'm sure when Elena gave you her husband's money she certainly didn't go around telling him or anyone else what she'd had done. I'm sure she trusted you not to fuck things up. So I trust Luke. I got to know the man on our little road trip. Just because he was working as part of your security team doesn't mean that the man had no other plans, no other ambitions for himself. He left the army with practically nothing. And no, he didn't even ask me. He didn't know that I had any money. I offered to help him and he refused now he is panicking because he has changed his fucking mind. And if you don't like it sorry there is nothing I can do. I would appreciate your support and you not treating me like some irresponsible teen!" I let out a breathe after my little rant, hoping my message has hit home.

He doesn't respond, instead he looks down and fiddles with my phone. I watch him wondering how to break this deadlock. Eventually he looks up with glazed gray eyes.

" Come here," he commands me and my body responds before my mind can tell it to stay put.

" I'm sorry Ana, I didn't mean to doubt you. I'm just afraid the fucker wants into your panties. If he makes any move on you I swear to God it will be him on the menu on the opening night."

His lips crush mine and he pins me under him.

A few minutes later he is pounding into me. I know this one is a punishment fuck. So that my body doesn't forget who owns it, so that it repels anyone who dares to even think of me in their arms

" Can you feel me baby?" he asks lifting my ass in the air so that he can fill me even deeper. i'm lost for words, all I can do is pant and whimper as he I clench myself around his throbbing cock.

" you're mine Ana and I am never letting you go…oh fuck..i'm gonna cum for you baby .." He collapses on top of me and I know I'm marked. I might as well tattoo his name all over my body in braille as well just in case they are blind enough not to see that I belong to Christian Grey.