Just a friendly reminder that all mistakes are my own.

~Seattle Nooz~

Mystery Woman?

Seattle's most eligible bachelor Billionaire Christian Grey is once again official off the market. He was photographed with a young woman throughout the night at his parents' annual gala this past weekend. We have been informed by a source that Mr. Grey is in fact dating the beautiful young brunette who arrived with him. Her name is yet to be revealed at this time. It was also mentioned he bid $1,000,000 for her dance during the dance auction she participated in. Now that Christian Grey is taken, can we say Melanie Johnson who? It was brought to our attention that she was there at the gala and was a participant in the dance auction as well. So, just to refresh everyone's memory, Melanie Johnson is the daughter of David Johnson, who is a well-known defense attorney who comes from old money. Miss Johnson and Mr. Grey had previously dated for over 3 years but parted ways back in October of last year. By the looks of it, Mr. Grey has finally found his perfect match. A picture is worth a thousand words. With that being said, it looks like love is in the air. We will keep you posted when we find out who this mystery woman is.

JPOV

I throw Melanie's phone at the wall, shattering to pieces.

"Hey! That was my phone you just broke," Melanie yells.

"Shut the fuck up Melanie, it's just a stupid fucking phone! Go buy another one," I yell back. I am so fucking pissed off right now.

"I told you this would happen. I snuck you into the gala and what did you do? NOTHING! Absolutely nothing! I'm thinking you don't have it in you to take her like you said you would. I gave you the perfect opportunity, and you blew it," she says.

"What was I supposed fucking do, Melanie? That guy never leaves her sight. Not even to go to the fucking bathroom. I tried to bid on her and when I got to $50,000, I thought I had won her, but fucking Grey had to outbid me. I wanted her to see how close I was. Spook her even. Things might get more complicated now, but I promise I will take her far away from here," I snarled at her.

"You really thought by bidding on her would get you closer? You are an idiot! You know what I think it's time I took matters into my own hands. I will find some thug from the streets and pay them to help you capture Ana and get her out of my way. Christian threatened to file a restraining order against me right before Taylor escorted me. I have to be very careful now if he follows through with that threat," she says and I hesitate at first but nod in agreement.

"Let's find a shitty part of town and see what lowlife will get the job done for some easy cash. The sooner the better," she says to me and walks towards her room.

This can go either way, and I am hoping it works out in our favor.

CPOV

My phone has not stopped ringing this morning. I finally decide to answer it. I look to see who is calling, and it's my sister.

"What is it, Mia? Why do you feel the need to wake me up so early?" I groan.

"Christian, oh my God, have you checked your phone? You and Ana are all over the internet!" She screams.

I look at my phone to see the time and it's seven in the morning. I groan again and turn towards Ana and see she is still asleep. I get up, put on some sweats and head to the living room.

"Mia! Calm down, I'll read what has been written. I'll call you later," I hang up.

As I skim through all my alerts, they all say the same thing. Mr. Grey taken off the market. Young, beautiful brunette. No name was given. Well, that's good. The longer I can keep Ana's name out, the better. I knew this would happen. I just hope she is okay with it.

"What are you thinking about?" Ana asks as she kisses my neck.

"Well, I'm thinking about how you will react being in the spotlight now that they know we are dating," I respond.

"I think I'm prepared for anything. I have Sawyer with me, so I'll be safe at all times," she says.

"Believe me, Ana, I have half a mind to add someone else to your security detail," I tell her.

"Oh no you don't. I only need Sawyer. For all we know, they won't even bother me. Please just don't," she pleads.

"Fine Ana, but I swear if one paparazzo so much as bothers you, I will hire another CPO," I said firmly.

"Why are you not dressed for work?" she asks changing the subject.

"I was thinking after what happened on Saturday and with your session with Dr. Flynn, we take today off and go out on The Grace," I respond, hoping she will say yes.

"Mr. Grey, I never would have thought you would play hooky and not go to work, especially on a Monday. Now what would your employees think of that?" she smirks.

"Well, I am the boss. I don't to answer to them and I can come and go as I please. So what do you say? You, me, on a boat with no one around. You, wearing a nice bikini or nothing at all," I say, wiggling my eyebrows.

"Who can say no to that cute face," she giggles, "I'll call my boss and let him know I won't be coming in today, if I get in trouble I am blaming it on you."

"Okay baby," I say and smack her butt.

APOV

I have been wanting to tell Christian about Melanie said. It has been bothering me since that night. Dr. Flynn is right, I need to tell him. We returned a couple hours ago and we are now resting in the media room.

"Christian, I need to tell you something," I say to him.

"What's wrong baby? You know you can tell me anything," he replies, giving me his full attention.

"Melanie said something to me in the restroom the night at the Gala. She said she knows what happened to me and you are only helping me because you felt sorry for me. How does she know that? She didn't say she knew about Jose kidnapping me, but I have a feeling that is what she was referring to." I sigh.

"Baby, I would never disclose that kind of information to anyone, especially to her. Don't let her get into your head. Okay? I love you, Ana, and I will do everything in my power to protect you. Why are you just telling me this now?" he tells me softly, and I shrug.

"Anastasia, my relationship with you is nothing compared to how it was with her. I know this isn't something you would want to hear. Yes, we were together for three years but believe me when I say this, it wasn't always perfect. She would always get mad at me when I stayed out late at the office. She hated that I never took her out on dates anymore. I was too busy with GEH that, yeah, I kind of pushed her aside. Did I mean to? No. After a year, my company was making excellent progress, I had officially become a multi-millionaire and every was great. When I came home one night, I realized that I wasn't fair to her. I neglected her so much. So, it was either break up with her or propose to her. I couldn't break up with her, it wasn't her fault that our relationship was the same anymore. I was willing to make it work, now that GEH was expanding. I never got to ask her because she broke it off. When she left, I never went after her. I figured maybe that was the best for both of us. I continued focusing on GEH and months later, I met you. I have everything I want now. You are the breath of fresh air I never knew I needed. You make me happy. I don't want you comparing yourself to her because you are nothing like her. You are sweet, caring, and beautiful on the inside and out.

"I know you wouldn't lie to me, Christian, and thank you for your reassurance. It's just not only do I have Jose threatening me and now Melanie is trying to get you back. I'm tired of all this happening to me, to us. What did you see in her, anyway?" I say, frustrated.

"I don't know, baby, I really don't know. I was in college. We dated a long time, and she wasn't like that when we started going out. I really don't want to talk about her anymore." he kissed my forehead.

"Let's go away for a week or two. Wherever you want to go, I'll take you," he blurts out.

"Are you serious? Christian, I have work to do. I can't just leave without proper notice. It would make me look bad. It's bad enough I am seeing the owner of the company," I exclaimed.

"If they don't like it, then they can find another place to work." he says.

"Can I think about it?" I asked.

"Of course, but I really want to take you somewhere," he murmured.

"I'll let my boss know and if its alright with him, I will go where ever you want to take me," I promised.

"Sounds good, baby. I have a few things to do in my office. Will you wait up for me?" he asked. I nod and I make my way to the library to read for a while. I grab one of my favorite books and relax on the couch. I hear my phone ring and I see it's Mia calling.

"Hi Mia," I answered.

"Ana, hey I wanted to ask you if you and Christian had plans for next week?" Mia asks.

"Oh, um, I am not sure. Why do you ask?" I reply curiously.

"He didn't tell you, did he? Typical Christian," she sighs.

"Tell me what? What's happening next week Mia?" she has my full attention.

"Saturday is Christian's birthday, and we wanted to go to Aspen. I know he hates it when we celebrate it, so I thought that since he has you now and seeing the change in him versus how he was with that bitch, he would agree to it," Mia chuckled.

"Oh, know that you mention it. Birthdays was something we never asked each other. I know how old he is, but I never asked him when his birthday was. I'm sure Mr. Control Freak knows mine," I tell her. "He told me he wanted to take me somewhere for a week or two. Maybe we can use his birthday as a quick getaway."

"I totally agree Ana, I am going to talk to everyone and see if they want to go. It will be fun!" she squeals.

"I will talk to Christian, but no promises, Mia," I tell her, and I promise to call her back later.

I go to the bedroom and take a nice bath. I sit there and think about his birthday. What do you give a man who has everything? I will call Mia back and see if she wants to take a trip to a department store and I can purchase some sexy lingerie. I could wrap a bow around myself and have him 'unwrap' his gift. I think about the day he mentioned his apartment being ours. If he is still wants me to, I will tell him I accept living with him permanently. Do I think its too soon? Well my brain is saying yes but my heart is saying no. So I'm going to follow my heart. You only live once. Like Christian said once before, who gives a shit what people think. This is our relationship, not theirs.

"Hey baby," he breaks my thoughts.

"Hey, how long have you been standing there?" I smiled.

"Long enough. Mind if I join you?" I nod and he takes off his clothes. He gets in behind me and I lean back.

"Christian?" I whispered.

"Yeah?" he says.

"Why didn't you tell me your birthday was this coming Saturday?" I asked.

He sighs," Ana, my birthday isn't really something I enjoy celebrating."

"Well, I want to. You wanted us to go somewhere for a week, so how about we celebrate it together," I insisted.

"We? Who told you it was my birthday this weekend?" he questioned.

"Mia," is all I said.

"Of course, it was her," he rolls his eyes, "Baby, she is going to make it a big deal and I don't want that. I just want it to be us."

"Christian, they are your family and all they want to do is celebrate your birthday with you. They love you and they want to spend time with you," I tell him.

"Fine," he says and I squeal and kissed his lips.

"Good, now let's get out, I'm getting all wrinkly," I giggle, and he inspects my naked form before I wrap myself in my robe.

"You, Miss Steele, will be the death of me," he groans.

"Well Mr. Grey, if you hurry, you can catch me before I put my clothes on," I wink and he out of the tub in a flash, making his was towards me. He carries me to the bed and makes loves to me the rest of the night.

A/N: Phew, that was a lot. So the wackos are starting to panic. Next chapter will be CG's weekend birthday trip with the family. I won't be going into to much detail on the weekend. It just sets up something I have coming up in future chapters.