Chapter 54
Christian POV
We arrive at API and it is just as huge as GEH, we get the royal treatment and the head of the company Mrs. Samuel gives us the tour. The last stop is Ana's supposed office with the same darn locks as the house safe on the island. I ask Samuel's to get all the head of department staff in the boardroom for a chat before we leave. She says ok then leaves us there and says security will take us there when we done.
"Ana you know the drill." Elliot says and I give him a dirty look. Face scan, hand scan and voice recognition "Mrs. Anastasia Rose Paul. Access granted. We walk in and it is horrible. There are pictures of them all over the room. "I don't remember posing for any of them." Ana says. Our security teams take them all down immediately. I go over to the desk and open the draws and they are empty. The room just feels so wrong. We leave there and go to the boardroom. It's an intimidating feeling so she hangs onto me and smiles at me getting reassurance.
My wife is not used to addressing crowds so I take the lead. I put on my CEO face and stride to the front of the room. I ignore the woman eying me up but I hate the men gawking at my wife so I stake my claim. I walk up to her and give her my pant-dropping smile and take her hand and lead he to take her rightful place next to me.
"Good afternoon ladies and gentlemen. My name is Christian Grey CEO of GEH and this is my lovely wife Mrs. Anastasia Grey CEO of API. We are here today to inform you that GEH has bought over API and we are in the process of merging the two companies. Things are going to be a bit hectic for the next few weeks but we will make it work. I would like all of you to continue the wonderful work you'll are currently doing. This is my right had women Ros Bailey and she will be around more often sorting out all the finer details till the companies are totally merged together. Thank you for your time and have a good day." I take Ana's hand and we leave the building and go home to pack for her birthday weekend cruise tomorrow afternoon.
When we get home dad calls me to tell me that, because of the amount of evidence against Paul and Elena the case is no longer going to trial. Their lawyers have taken the plea bargain 50 years each with no option of parole. I am trilled. Anna does not have to go to court. When I tell her she says that's the best birthday present ever.
It is now lunchtime and I am in my office waiting for word of Ana's arrival for lunch. I get it and go down to the lobby and there she is all hot and sexy still sitting on her bike, helmet off and looking beautiful with her long hair loose around her shoulders. I can't keep the smile off my face. The cameras are going wild and I lean over and give her a passionate kiss that takes her by complete surprise. She gets off and I carry her into my building again.
"Baby I thought we were going out for lunch?"
"We were but not anymore, because they will spoil it by following us and getting into our faces and I don't want to be arrested for punching a camera guy." And I burst into laughter. We have a great lunch and we leave together in the SUV and Bulldog takes my bike.
Elliot POV
I can't believe we have been home for over a year. Next month Ana and Christian will be celebrating their 1-year anniversary. I have finally found me a lovely woman Megan Foster. We have been dating for 3 months now. She is the manager of GreySteele. I have no issues with her, she understands my relationship with my baby bro and his wife. She also has a very close friend that she lives with. His name is Mathew Parker. I have no problems with them.
The past months, business has been very good. We are in the process of expanding Grey Construction. Anna's security company/home business GreySteele Securities have also taken off fast and she has expanded. Last month we found the perfect 10 stories property to buy down the block from GEH. It is huge. It has its own underground parking space and 4 private elevators. We set the elevators out so that 2 go to the first 5 floors only and the other goes to the top 5 only. This way she can rent out the top without compromising her security. All renovations are done on the first 5 floors and Christian hired a moving company to set Anna up. Anna has rented out the top 5 floors.
I got a huge contract last month for a rebuild for a private club. The weird part is the owner would like to stay anonymous and all my staff and I had to sign NDA's. I hired GreySteele Securities to aid in the project. My plans were approved yesterday and we start construction today. Anna is with me and we just found out the top 5 stories in her building are rented to the new club owner. How convenient too, the club is called Steel Bound. We had a good laugh about this.
Ana POV
All is right with the world. We have passed our first year wedding anniversary and we have never been happier. GEH took complete control over API and rebrand to GreySteele Inc. it's a big success. The ranch is running smoothly we have run 3 camps so far and it was a success. Coping Together South Africa is hosting their first masked ball in 6 months time. My wonderful husband has arranged for us to attend the ball, which I am trilled about.
It has been 3 months and the club Steel Bound is complete and it looks fabulous. Grey Construction done a fantastic job on the place. Nobody knows that I actually own Steel Bound and I would like to keep it like that for now. This is my way to prove to the world I can do something big on my own. I know when I tell Christian he is going to be so proud of me. He mentioned to me he has been trying to convince the owner to sell him shares but he has not been successful yet. I had to laugh at that. That only means he knows it is a good business venture.
My policy is, what happens in the club stays in the club. It is the only club of its kind in Seattle. Entry is by membership only. It's for the élite men and woman of this world. 1 million dollars and a background check will get you an anonymous membership. All applications have to go through me first then my head of security then back to me for final confirmation. I have a private elevator from my GreySteele office to my Steel Bound office so nobody sees me come and go but I have 24/7 live surveillance on both places. I go in once a day to screen applications. They all have to buy a 10 000 dollar fingerprint card for accesses for security reasons so no body else can use their card.
I have hired a complete management team to run the place. 10 barman per bar that rotate on two shifts. We have 20 sexy hosts and hostesses on every level working the floor. Also I put 4 security men on the first 3 floors and 2 guarding the stairwell to the top two floors. We have 2 at the main entrance. Since we have 40 private booths in total we hired 50 dancers that get a basic wage and commission and tips.
The entire club is one-way glass. We can see the city but the city can't see us. We have a dance floor on the first 3 floors and comfy sofas all over. The bars are situated in the center of the dance floors. It's a round 360' bar. We have 40 private booths on the top 2 floors. We supply a range of private dancers and strippers. We do not offer any physical sexual favors to our guests. If there is a single complaint about you, your membership will be revoked and you will loose your membership fee. You will also be black listed so your details will be flagged if you try and gain membership again. Steel Bound does not tolerate sexual harassment.
We have been open 3 weeks now and I have 12 applications already approved. I have 72 sitting on my desk that I am working on. I laughed when I saw Elliot has applied for membership. His birthday is soon I think I will privately gift him a membership. I am very grateful my husband is not interested in getting membership. I would have killed him if he tried. He only wants shares. Little does he know he owns half the club already.
