Of course as you know I do not own I am just merely borrowing the characters to use and abuse as I please!
I watch Christian as he finalises some details about London on his cell phone. He has to leave in two hours for the plane and he's barely spoken to me since our earlier argument about me accompanying him to the airport.
He yelled and shouted that it wasn't necessary. I had told him I just wanted to be there to see him off but he was having none of it and even went as far as to threaten to tie me up in the playroom and have Sawyer set me free once he was in the air. That of course shut me right up because I never know when Christian is serious or when he's not and it sounded pretty serious to me.
Taylor and Mrs Jones take stuff down to the car and I just stand here at the glass wall looking out over grey winter Seattle wishing I could do something, anything, to stop myself from feeling this alone and this helpless.
I've already made sure I have a very busy week ahead of me. I have Lola, my personal trainer, coming in every morning at six thirty to do an hour work out with me, then I'm working from nine till six every day, Kate is coming around tomorrow for cocktails and girl talk without the infamous Mia Grey, I have an appointment with Flynn Tuesday evening and have been invited up to Bellevue Wednesday to spend some 'quality time' with Grace and Carrick, then on Thursday I'm taking a half day to go shopping for a dress to wear to the Charity Fundraiser I have to attend for Seattle Grace Paediatrics Friday evening and then Saturday Mia, Kate and I are going to a spa and having a real girls day with shopping and food and alcohol then Christian will be home Sunday. I'm hoping the week will fly by.
"Ok… that's all."
Christian finally hangs up the phone but I don't bother turning to him. He comes to me and slips his hands around my waist, snuggling his nose into my hair.
"Are you going to miss me at all?" He asks quietly.
"Of course I am!" I snap angrily, I don't even know how he can ask me that.
"You have a very busy week ahead." He says quietly. "Will you even have time to miss me?"
"Christian!" I sigh frustrated with him. "I am going to miss you from the moment you step into that elevator until you step out of it seven days from now." I explain as I turn to face him. "My busy week is just a distraction but don't you think that after Kate leaves I'm going to miss you more because I'll want to bitch about her to you? Or have you laugh at the things we talked about with you? Or when I attend this event on Friday that I'm going to hate not having you on my arm? And when I go to your parents I'm not going to wish you were there to tease me with some sex toy or other and make the evening a lot more exciting?"
"I'm sorry." He replies wrapping me up tight in his arms. "I guess I didn't think."
"No you didn't." I sigh holding him close and inhaling his sweet scent. "This week is going to be the worst of my life."
"It's going to be the worst for me too." He adds and I feel him grip me tighter. "I love you Ana."
"I love you too Christian, even when you threaten to tie me up and leave me there until you board a plane and have Sawyer come let me down."
"I didn't mean that."
"I know." I reply though in actual fact I didn't know and I was scared the whole time that he would do it.
"Mr Grey."
We both turn to see Taylor at the door of the lobby.
"Time to go." I say tearfully.
Christian not caring that his head of security is stood there wraps me up tight and latches his lips heavily onto mine. The salt of my tears mix in with our erotic kiss and I don't want to let him go. Even as he pulls away I don't open my eyes.
"I love you." He whispers into my ear and like that he's gone.
I stand with my eyes closed until I hear the doors of the elevator close behind them. When I finally open them a tearful looking Mrs Jones walks into the room.
"Hey you ok?" I ask her kindly.
"It's gonna be a long week." She replies with a soft sigh.
"Yes it is." I agree knowing she's going to be missing Taylor as much as I am.
"I'll get started on dinner." She says and I know she's hurting as much as I am.
"Gail…" I say stopping her in her tracks. "Have you eaten?"
"No."
"Then make enough for the two of us and I'll open the wine." I say with a half-smile that manages to break through the hurt.
"Are you sure?" She asks slightly taken aback.
"I'm sure. I think right now we both need a nice big glass of wine and each other's company." I reply and she nods and lets her own smile break through.
I pour us both a large glass of wine and sit on one of the bar stools while Mrs Jones gets to work. I watch her with fascination as it's obvious she enjoys what she's doing.
"It's going to be a boring week." Gail says and I know she's trying to make some conversation with me.
"How come?"
"Well only you to look after Ana, and you pick up after yourself unlike Mr Grey and Jason." She says chuckling.
"Well I'll make sure not to bother then Gail." I say with a wink and she laughs heartily, I like seeing Gail relaxed around me like this, I should get rid of Christian more often. NOT!
"I won't mind if you don't." She adds with a smile.
"Hey Gail…" I say cautiously and she turns all her attention from the pot on the stove to me. "Have you got any plans for Friday?"
"Mmm nope." She replies not knowing why I'm asking.
"I have this charity thing on Friday night and I was wondering if you'd like to come with me." I say nonchalantly, I don't want her to feel forced into having to come.
"I've never been to anything like that Ana, I don't think I even own anything to wear to one of those things."
"Leave all that to me Gail!" I laugh. "It would be as friends we'd go not as employee/employer." I say really wanting her to consider it.
"Ok. Yes I'll come with you."
"Oh Gail!" I squeal and I can't help run around the island and hugging her tight.
She's shocked at first but I relax when she returns the embrace.
"You can either give me your clothing sizes or you can make some time Thursday afternoon to come shopping with me." I tell her as I go to sit down.
She glares at me but I see the amusement there so I laugh.
"I think I'll come with you shopping." She says and I laugh again, I think Gail and I will have a great week together.
