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36

APOV

Taylor pulls up in front of Christian's jet. "Christian, where are we going? It's a Sunday."

"I had some slow days scheduled for the week and I figured you could use a break. Plus, we didn't get to properly celebrate our engagement."

"Oh, I thought we celebrated later that night." The look on his face when I said that was priceless; it was between shock and lust.

He leans in and kisses me quickly, "You are a flirt. Let's go board the plane." Taylor loads our luggage while we get on the plane. On the plane is Elliot, some girl, Mia, and Kate.

"Well, here's my brother and soon-to-be sister-in-law. You ready for some fun and sun in wine country? Christian, Ana, this is Ginger." She can barely take her eyes off Christian.

"Nice to meet you, Ginger," I say a little too loudly. Christian looks at me quizzically. And I just shrug at him.

Mia runs up and gives me a huge, smothering hug. "Ana! Finally, I'll have a sister. I'm so happy! And, Kate and I have a few friends in common. Small world!"

Kate gives me a big hug. "How are you? I heard what happened." She looks at me with concern in her eyes as she studies me.

"I'm fine, really." I try to reassure her.

"OK. Now let me see the ring!" Kate laughs with excitement and grabs my hand before I can give it to her. "Ana, it's gorgeous! Oh my God." She calls over to Christian, "Nice job, Grey!" Christian looks up at Kate perplexed and gives her a confused smile, not entirely sure why he is getting congratulated. "You look really well, I may need to start raiding your closet."

"Christian said I didn't have enough clothes. I told him I don't need much but he wouldn't hear of it." I feel guilty about spending so much money on what are essentially workout clothes. "So how do you and Mia know each other?"

"We were both cheerleaders at our schools and we have some mutual friends. Pretty cool, huh?"

"Hey Babe, we better take our seats so we can take off." Christian comes up to me and gives me a peck on the cheek. "Kate, I'm glad you could make it."

Christian and I sit down, "So, are you going to tell me where we are going?" I ask trying to sound frustrated.

He grins at me, picks up my hand and kisses it. "Since I can't say no to you, I'll tell you. We're going to California wine country for a couple of days."

"That's so exciting!"

CPOV

Anastasia's excitement is infectious, making me just as excited for the trip. I wish I could marry her right now.

"Am I dressed OK?" Ana asks me earnestly. She doesn't understand her beauty. She's wearing a light pink funnel neck sweatshirt, gray leggings, and black and gray flower print sneakers.

"Anastasia, you look beautiful."

The rest of the two-hour flight goes quickly with everyone chatting excitedly. Today, we're just going to check-in to the bed and breakfast but tomorrow we have a full day of winery tours followed by a nice dinner.

We land at the Sonoma County Airport where there are two SUVs waiting for us. I drive Ana and me in the first one and Elliot drives Ginger, Mia, and Kate. We arrive at the Cottage Grove Inn about a half hour later. We all check into our cottages and Kate and Mia decide they are going to share one since they were getting along so well. I refuse to let Ana help carry in the bags - I want her to relax. In our room is a chilled bottle of champagne and rose petals on the bed. It's a little cliche but it's still nice.

Once the bags are placed in the room, Ana comes up to me and wraps her arms around my neck. "This is very romantic, Mr. Grey. How can I thank you?"

"Miss Steele, I have an idea." I lean down and kiss her, slowly and intensely with both of our tongues entwined. I reach my hand up her shirt and moan as my thumb brushes her nipple making it hard. "No bra, Miss Steele?"

She gives me a shy smile and shakes her head. I can feel myself get instantly hard at the thought of her like that. I pick her up in my arms and carry her to the bed laying down on top of her. I feel like a teenager who is so excited he doesn't know what to do next.

I help her take off her t-shirt and sweatshirt so she is topless. I stand back to admire her. "Damn, baby, you've got some nice tits." But I'm not able to keep my lips off her and lean down to kiss her more while playing lightly with her nipples. I kiss down her neck and stop to tease and lick her nipples then I continue down to her belly button.

I slowly peel her leggings down and find her secret. "Fuck, Anastasia. You are wearing crotchless panties…" I can't wait any longer. I slip one finger in her and move it in a slow circle. "You're so wet already." She can't speak and just puts her head back and moans. I hold her thighs open more and slowly lick her. Gently I suck on her swollen clitoris making her cry out in pleasure. Her hands reach down to my hair and pull which only makes me want her more. I stick my tongue inside of her and at an easy and taunting pace I caress her g-spot. I don't stop as I hear her breathing become erratic and shallow. Just as her muscles start to contract I stop, open my zipper and push into her.

"Yes, Christian…" I pick up the pace pushing into her harder and faster. I'm not going to be able to last too long right now so I need to get her to come.

I reach up and squeeze her nipple hard. "Give it to me, Ana. Come on!" I thrust into her a few more times when I feel her muscles contract, and we both come hard. We say nothing while we both catch our breath. "Fuck, baby. That was good."

"So you like the new panties?" Ana giggles as she asks.

"I don't know, let me try again," I growl and jump on top of her making her squeal. We get dressed and join everyone else.

"Jesus, Christian. Could you at least wait until we've been here fifteen minutes? You're going to make her sore." For someone who gets around as much as Elliot, you would think he would be more couth.

"Fuck off, Elliot. If you had a fiancee like I do, you wouldn't leave the bedroom." Elliot laughs with me partly because he knows I'm right and partly because he's never had a chance to tease me about this before. "OK, if you are OK with it, we planned a spa day for you girls and a day of hiking for my brother and me."

"What do you think?" Before any of the girls has a chance to respond Mia say, "Yes! Tell us where to go and we'll see you later."

Ana comes up to me and says, "Thank you, have fun hiking." She gives me a sweet kiss and I almost cancel the plans and take her back it the cottage.

Ginger comes up to Elliot and gives him a very unladylike kiss in front of everyone. She then grabs his crotch, "I'll think of you, El." He gives her a smirk.

The girls get into the hired limo to take them to the spa and Elliot and I head toward the SUV.