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CPOV

"What's wrong?" Ana woke up and weakly pulled herself to lean on my shoulder.

I can't tell her right now. She just woke up and I know she's going to go crazy if she finds out. "Just work bullshit." I deflect. "Go back to sleep, Ana. It's too early." I try to suppress the anger in my voice so she doesn't figure out something is wrong.

"You gotta sleep with me too. You work too hard." Guess she was too sleepy to realize that I was lying. "Remind me to text Andrea about reducing your workload." She kissed my bicep before lying down and pulling the covers all the way to her chin. "Cuddle with me, please." She looked at me with her signature pout. As usual, I couldn't resist.

"Give me a minute to respond to Andrea." I immediately text Taylor to look into the situation and email Andrea to help Taylor fix this shitshow by canceling all my meetings for the rest of the week. Ros can handle it for me.

I try not to stress about this but I know it's going to hurt Ana. She's been in a really happy place recently and she doesn't deserve this at all. I lie down and spoon Ana's delectable body in my arms. "I love you." I don't know why but I needed her to know that.

"Mmm… I love you too. Now, sleep." Her voice was full of fatigue yet she pulled my arms tighter against her and nuzzled her cheek into her pillow.

I bury my face in her hair and pepper kisses on the back of her neck. I know we will get over this. Anastasia is a strong woman.

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APOV
Christian had gone to work soon after we woke up but forced me to stay home and 'rest'. He should be the one resting, not me. He is seriously a workaholic and I wish he would stop over-exerting his body and mind.

I am bored beyond belief so I decided to cook some lunch and bring it to Christian's office so we could eat together. Not to sound obsessive, but I miss him. I decided on making some grilled burritos because I have been craving Mexican food for quite some time and I just have not had the time to eat it. Plus. Christian and I have been eating out quite a lot and we need to get a hold on all the unhealthy eating.

"It smells delicious in here!" Gail waltzed in, interrupting my thoughts. I had told her that she could relax today because I wanted to cook for Christian myself.

"Thank you. I decided on some chicken and avocado burritos and I'm making these chocolate-dipped banana sandwiches with peanut butter in the middle. They looked really good when I was scrolling through Pinterest." I let out a little giggle at the end.

"Let me help you… please. I am so bored of doing nothing." Gail pleaded and walked over to me.

"Okay, can you please help me with the dessert. I need you to spread some peanut butter on one slice of banana and take another to make a sandwich of sorts." I take a deep breath before continuing. "And then dip half of it in the melted chocolate."

"Sounds like a plan." Gail smiled at me. "So, how were your birthday celebrations yesterday?"

"Like a dream!" I smiled reminiscing about all the things I did yesterday. "A ton of cake, a ton of food and of course, a ton of presents!" Christian had truly outdone himself with the gifts he bought me. He gifted me many small presents which consisted of jewelry, clothes, and of course shoes.

"I'm glad. You and Mr. Grey are perfect for each other." I'm pretty sure I'm cheesing really hard right now.

"Thank you, Gail. I think I should head out now before Christian eats without me." I mutter as I peer down at my watch.

"He doesn't know you're coming?" Gail questioned as she finished packing the food in the picnic basket.

"Nope. I tried calling him but it went straight to voicemail and I also tried Jason's but he did not pick up." I shrug. "Christian took quite a lot of days off for me so I'm pretty sure he's really busy catching up." He runs a multi-billion dollar corporation so I can't keep hogging him forever. He needs to work.

"Would you like me to call Julius for you?" Gail asked.

"Yes please! I'm going to run and change my shoes really quickly." I was already dressed in my jeans and full sleeve t-shirt but I had to throw on my large black and white Burberry coat and throw on some heels, because why not? Christian had gifted me these beautiful black heels that lace up and they were truly… magnificent. I love them so much.

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Narrator's POV

The food was packed and loaded in the Escalade truck along with Ana's purse and water bottle. The only person missing was Ana. Julius waited patiently outside the car for Ana, ready for business as always. He knew about the issue Christian was dealing with so he made sure to call ahead and get the green light for Ana coming by for a little bit.

Ana walked out the main doors greeting the security guards stationed in the front. "Hey, Julius! How are you today?" She was smiling brightly.

"I'm doing good, Ms. Steele." Julius remained professional.

"I'm glad!" Ana swiftly sat in the back of the car and waited for Julius to get in the front. To her surprise, there was another security guard that would be accompanying her and Julius. Christian is so extremely overprotective, Ana thought and shook her head.

Luckily, she had her laptop with her and the car had built-in wifi so she began answering some emails and focused on other work-related stuff. Just the boring stuff.

Ana was so distracted by her workload that she barely looked up from her laptop the entire ride to Christian's office. When Ana saw they were almost there, she shut off her laptop and started packing up her bag.

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Ana POV

Damn, I'm hungry. My stomach has been rumbling for the past thirty minutes and all I could think of were the burritos that have been waiting for me to devour them. I immediately hop out of the car as Julius puts the car in park and sling my bag over my shoulder. I stand patiently as guard #2 opens the trunk of the car and pulls out the basket.

"I can carry it." I propose. God gave me hands for a reason.

"It's okay, ma'am. I got it." He argued. I felt bad because he's probably some top-notch person who shouldn't be carrying bags, for fucksake.

"I feel weird." I grab the handle and comfortably hold the basket as we wait for the private elevator. "I'm Ana by the way. Don't think I've seen you before." If he is going to be in my security detail, then I should try to find out his name.

"My name is Saif Abbas. It's my first day on the job."

"Oh. I guess I didn't get the memo." I turn my head towards Julius and give him a mock glare.

"Hey, stop filming!" Julius yells startling me. I turned around to see a man in his early thirties secretly making a video of us standing in front of the elevator. Saif sprints towards the man and rips the phone out of his hand along with his nametag that was securely placed on his chest. Thankfully, the elevator opens and Julius nudges me to go inside before sliding his ID card in its designated slot. "I'll be back." Julius nods at Saif and soon, the elevator doors close.

"What are you going to do to that man?" I ask timidly. I was familiar with Sawyer but I wonder how Julius would handle something like this.

"Mr. Grey will decide what happens. He is an employee and I'm certain that will change soon."

"Damn, Julius. That's intense. He's gonna lose his job because of this?" I pause. "Never mind. That was an invasion of privacy!" The hunger is really getting to my brain. This is so awkward…

*Ding*

The elevator doors open to reveal the ever so familiar reception of the executive level. As usual, Andrea was at her desk, typing away. "Hey, Andrea!"

"Hello, Ms. Steele! How are you?" She immediately stands up and greets me.

"I'm doing great! Just a little hungry. How about you?" This woman goes through so much yet she manages to look so damn good.

"I'm… okay. The usual." Poor girl. "But Mr. Grey has been waiting for you. Please head right in."

I walk towards Christian's office ready to devour my food. Instead of knocking, I walk straight through the double doors and into the large office.

Christian was seated at his desk, on the phone but looked up at me with a smile as I walked through the doors. I dropped our lunch and my bag on the spare table by the door and rushed towards him.

As I went near him, both of our smiles got bigger. I wonder if this phase will ever end or are we always going to be lovesick puppies?

I lean down to reach his face and give him a chaste kiss on the corner of his lips. I didn't want to interrupt his phone call. "Hi," I whispered next to his ear which was free. Instead of replying, Christian puts the call on speaker and leans back in his chair. "I'm starving." I mouth, indicating to him that he should wrap up the call.

I take off my coat and hang it on the coathanger next to Christian's desk. While he wraps up his call, I decided to unpack the food and get the utensils ready. I pull out the food and place it on the table, hoping to entice Christian to hang up faster. This man is taking forever! Should I just start eating without him? Fuck it.

I grab a burrito and pour some salsa and guacamole on my plate along with some tortilla chips. My plate smells divine.

I eagerly picked up the burrito and brought it closer to my mouth but before I could actually bite into it, Christian swooped in, out of god knows where, and bit the burrito before I could. "Are you fucking kidding me?!" I yell without realizing that he was still on the phone.

"Excuse me?" A confused voice spoke from the speakers in the office. Christian had hooked up his call to the Bluetooth speakers in the office which was very convenient most of the time, but not right now. "Oh my god…" I am so horrified. "I'm so so so sorry." Knowing myself and my stupid memory, this awkward moment was going to haunt me for a while. Oh, did I forget to tell you guys who Christian was calling? Jeff fucking Bezos!

"I apologize Jeff. Just a hungry fiance on the loose. Do you mind if we continue this a little bit later?" He just exposed me.

"Don't worry about it. We can talk later." Bezos laughed.

Christian hung up and looked at me with a smile. "That was embarrassing," I confess.

"Don't worry about it. No one cares that you yelled at me in front of Jeff Bezos." He retorts.

"Doesn't help… at all. Can we eat now?" I quickly make him a plate and move to the side so he can sit next to me on the couch.

"You didn't even say hi to me properly." He puts his plate down on the coffee table before taking mine from my hand and also placing it on the table.

"I tried but you were on the phone." I can guess where this is heading. He pulls me towards him, tangling his hands in my hair and molding his lip against mine. His lips are so soft. Light stubble was covering his face and it felt so good against my skin. "Mmm. Let's eat before we do anything else. I'm actually starving." I have to stop him before we take this too far. Christian leaves an open-mouthed kiss directly on the spot where my pulse is. That feels SO good.

"Eat." Grumpy Grey is back.

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"That was delicious." Christian complimented once he was done devouring the food. "You sure you made this?" He teased.

"Yes. I'm sure." I retort. "You're such a jerk sometimes." Pretty sure I have a pout on my face.

"I'm sorry baby. I'm actually glad you came. I have to talk to you about something important." Uh oh. It doesn't seem like it's going to be good. We were seated on the chaise lounge placed in the corner of his office, overlooking the city. Well, I am lying down with my feet placed comfortably in Christian's lap. If anyone were to walk in, it would definitely look like Christian had a foot fetish because of the way he was expertly massaging my feet.

"What happened now?"

"Your "egg donor" tried reaching out to certain news stations and paparazzi and asking for money in exchange for some type of explosive news."

"Please tell me you're lying. I do not want to deal with this right now." I am so tired of this lady not leaving me alone. Shit, I can feel the tears coming and my throat tightening as I think about what I'm going to have to deal with. "Christian, I'm really tired of this." My bottom lip wobbles as I try to speak.

"Come here." I scoot closer towards Christian and he immediately wraps his arms around me. I really thought I had this woman off my back.

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CPOV

I feel like shit right now. She hasn't stopped crying and it's been over ten minutes. I got the call from Taylor early in the morning informing me about Carla's plans. Thankfully, we had informants in these publishing establishments and they intercepted this news and brought it to Taylor.

"Anastasia. Look at me." I cradled her face in my hands and looked in her eyes, trying to convey my love to her. Her eyes were swollen and her nose was bright red, easily noticeable on her tanned skin. "Let me handle this my way. I won't let that woman get to you or ruin your reputation. I promise."

"Promise?"

"Promise."

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Narrator's POV

After Christian calmed Ana down, he walked her down to the car and made sure she was okay to go home by herself. "Do you want me to go with you?"

"I'll be fine… I promise." Ana responded with a hoarse voice. All she wanted to do was go home and cry, but she didn't want Christian to find out and stress.

"I love you." He muttered while pressing a kiss on Ana's forehead.

"Love you. Go back before Andrea gets a coronary." Christian closed the door of the car and watched the car exit the underground parking garage.

"Sir, I have to update you on a situation that took place when Ms. Steele came. We had an employee secretly record her as she was making her way to the executive floor." Taylor updated Christian.

"Fucking hell. I can't catch a break these days. Fire him, effective immediately and get the heads of each department in my office in under ten minutes. Oh, and also get Carla to come to visit. Drag her if you have to but make sure no one sees you." He was back in his element and had the sudden urge to take control over everything going on in his life. "Taylor, make sure to remind the dumbass who was recording about the NDA."

"Sir." Taylor nodded his head in acknowledgment and turned around, heading to his office with a barely noticeable smile on his face. He's back. Taylor thought as he made his way to his office.

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*In the conference room*

The department heads gathered in a conference room on the executive floor, anxiously waiting for Christian Grey to make an appearance. He rarely called for a meeting himself, leaving the chit-chatting to Ros. Everyone in the room was silent; not a single sound was heard other than their breathing and shoes tapping on the clean, tiled floor.

Suddenly, the door swung open and Christian walked in, nodding at the scattered "hellos" and "good afternoons".

"I am going to cut the chase and brief you all about some privacy boundaries that have been continuously broken by employees. I don't have the time or energy to talk to every single employee, but I pay you all to do that for me. I need all of you to have some sort of discussion with the members of your department and remind them of the NDA they have signed along with the strict privacy guidelines of this corporation. If any personnel is caught secretly filming or leaking any news, they will be immediately fired along with the head of the department they worked in. I hope that's understood." Christian looked around and saw the panic in their eyes. He was done with this shit and he could not deal with them anymore.

"Mr. Grey, I apologize but how the hell do you expect us to control everyone working in our department? It's absurd."

"Either do it or I'll find someone else to take care of your department." Everyone quickly looked down and avoided all eye contact. "Any questions?" Comically, all the people at the table shook their heads at once and Christian stood up from his chair, buttoned his suit jacket and headed for the door.

While Christian was participating in the meeting, Taylor had picked up Carla from her motel room and brought her to the secret "meeting" room in the basement of Grey Enterprises. It was not easy to bring her along quietly and Taylor was more than happy to finally use his gun as a means to shut the old hag up.

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APOV

Today has been an emotional rollercoaster. And my emotions have been completely wild because I am currently PMS-ing. I have been holed up in the library all day trying to answer emails and work on my new album, but I really can't think. My mind keeps wandering off to what happened today and I can't stop thinking about what Christian will do. His anger is not pretty but it's been so long since I've witnessed it.

"Anastasia!" Speak of the devil.

"In the library!" Wait, he never calls me by my full name unless he's angry. Uh oh. Before I could really think of what I did to make him angry, the door swung open as Christian stormed in. "I didn't do anything!" Smooth, Annie… NOT.

Oh my god. I know I shouldn't be thinking about sex but he looks really good. His classic white dress shirt's sleeves are rolled up showcasing the wonderful veins on his forearms. Also, I get really horny near my period, so sue me.

"You're back early." I initiated our conversation. However, he stays silent for a moment before tossing his suit jacket on the couch and striding towards me. He quickly removes my laptop from my lap along with the blanket covering my legs and pulls me up against his body.

"Have I told you how much I love you?" His deep voice echoes in the large library. I silently nod at his question, lost for words.

"Are you okay?"

"More than okay." His hands tangle in my hair as he leans my head back and locks our lips together. I reciprocate my holding onto his neck and immediately deepen our kiss. I feel his hand traveling down my back and landing on my ass. I mentally pat myself for wearing a nightgown. I jump up and wrap my legs around his hips, my mouth never leaving his. I lose the sense of all directions until I feel my back is pressed against a bookshelf and hear a couple of books falling on the ground. "I have been imagining this all day long, baby. Undo my belt." He spoke against my right breast as his teeth were skimming the top part of my bosom. "Now." I jump at his command and immediately start unbuckling his belt. I pulled the belt from the loops of his dress pants and dropped it carelessly on the ground, the metal eliciting a clink.

"Christian, calm down, babe." I couldn't think straight with his mouth biting and sucking on my nipples while his hand reached for my panties. A slight tug and my thong joined his belt on the ground. I quickly unbutton his pants and push down his pants and boxers, causing them to pool around his ankles. By now, the straps of my gown were uncomfortably straining against my arms as Christian lifted me and slid himself in me. "Fuck." It felt so good. I would never get used to his size but the sheer pleasure I got from his movements were mind numbing.

My nails dug into his back as he maintained his thrusts, the books falling off the shelf from the force. It wasn't long before I felt the familiar surge of pleasure in my stomach. My arms tightened around Christian's neck and his mouth latched onto my left nipple. "I'm cumming. Don't stop! Don't you dare stop!" I barely recognize my voice, it was hoarse and seductively deep. My body freezes as I climax and Christian soon follows, grunting like a madman.

Shakily, I tried to lower myself on the ground but Christian tightens his hold on me, "I am not done with you."

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