DISCLAIMER: Fifty shades of Grey or its' characters do NOT belong to me. I own the plot and more than a few characters though. I would like to remind you that this is a work of fiction. Any resemblance to real people or places is accidental.
Thanks so much to my awesome Beta, Ninkita
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*Some information: ELENA IS NOT IN THIS STORY AND JACK DOES NOT KNOW CHRISTIAN PERSONALLY. THEY DON'T HAVE ANY PAST CONNECTION LIKE FSOG.
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*Information:*
Ana and her friends = 24 years old
Christian = 28 years old
Mia = 22 years old
Elliot = 30 years old
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Previously:
Ana and Liam started snickering as Caleb rolled his eyes. From the corner of her eyes, Ana noticed one of the library employees heading towards her urgently. "Ana, the police are here," the employee said reaching their table.
"Police?! Did they tell you why?" Ana asked as all four of them stood up from their seats.
"No, but they are asking for you.,"
"Okay. Thanks," Ana gave her friends a confused look before heading towards the front of the library where two police officers were waiting. "Good evening, officers. My employee said you were looking for me?" she asked.
"Ms. Steele, you're under arrest for stealing company secrets from GEH," one of the officers said.
"We also have a search warrant to search your apartment for the stolen property.,"
"What in the hell are you talking about?" Ana asked in disbeliefve.
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"According to Mr. Grey, he had top secret files about a business transaction in an USB drive on his table theat day of the fire. He accused you of stealing that," the officer informed.
"WHAT?! Why the FUCK would I steal from him?" Ana burst out angrily.
"Ana, calm down. Let them do their job. I already called Kate," Caleb said holding Ana back.
"Calm down?! That asshole is accusing me of stealing!" Ana exclaimed in disbelieve.
"Yeah, I've heard. Now, take a deep breath and settle down, please," he insisted, pulling her away from the officers' path. Liam offered to show the officers to Ana's apartment. One of the officers went upstairs with him, while the other one stayed behind with Ana and Caleb.
"I saved his life that day and THIS is the 'thanks' I get?" Ana was muttering to herself.
"Annie, I'm sure it's just a misunderstanding," Caleb assured.
"I'm not forgiving him for this. I'll take revenge and it'll be sweet," Ana hissed like a cat. Caleb winced. He wasn't sure talking about revenge in front of a police officer was a good idea… especially when he was there to arrest her.
Half an hour later, Liam and theat other officer returned. Liam had a smirk on his face, while the officer was blushing as he announced their presence with an awkward cough. "I gathered all the USB drives from the apartment. I checked a few, but… I think it would be better if the accuser checked them to be sure which one is his," he said. Ana glared at him silently. The officers took Ana to the police station to interrogate her further. Caleb and Liam followed them in their car. When they reached the station, Kate was already waiting for them with an angry look on her face. The next three hours were filled with stress, frustration, and anger.
Finally, Christian arrived with his second in command, Ros, and his trusted IT guy, Barney. "Sorry, we are late. It took us some time to assure our clients that a pesky theft won't keep GEH down," Christian stated arrogantly as he glared at Ana who was sitting on the opposite side of the room. "This is my second in command, Ros and this is my IT guy. You found our USB drive?"
"Actually, Mr. Grey, we found 27 USB drives from Ms. Steele's loft. We're just waiting for our computer specialist to come to look through them," one of the officers informed.
"If you don't mind that I would like my IT person to look through them. That drive had sSecret information about our deal was in that drive. I don't want any outsider to go through them. I brought permission from the commissioner," Christian told them, handing them an envelope.
After reading the document thoroughly, the officer nodded and told Barney to follow him. Another officer showed Christian and Ros to a waiting room with coffee. Two hour later, Barney and the officer returned. They both were blushing and looked uncomfortable. "Did you find it?"' Christian demanded impatiently.
"No, Mr. Grey, sir. None of the USB drives were the one missing from GEH. They were all Ms. Steele's… personal collection," Barney informed, clearing his throat uneasily.
"What's with that expression? What was in those drives?" Ros questioned curiously.
"P-porns. Lots of different kinds of… porns," Barney replied, blushing harder.
Christian blinked, hoping that he had heard it wrong. "Excuse me?" he asked.
"Yes, sir," Barney replied as the officer nodded in agreement from beside him.
"All 27 USB drives were full of… porns? Seriously?!" Ros asked snickering. Barney just nodded.
The officer cleared his throat awkwardly and said, "Since we didn't find any proof that could point prove that Ms. Steele stole your property, we would like your permission to check the video footage of your floor and office for it. It would be a solid proof against her.,"
"Don't worry, officer. One of my trusted employees, Welch and my head of security, Taylor areis going through the ose footages currently. They would will let us know as soon as they find something and hand over the footage to you," Christian informed.
The officer was just about to speak when Christian's phone rang. Seeing that it was Welch who was calling him, he answered it and put the phone on loud speaker. "Mr. Grey, we found the footage of the theftif. It's not Ms. Steele. That day when you both left your office to go to the break room, Mr. Decker came to your office to drop some files. He saw that your cabin was empty and took the USB drive," Welch informed.
Christian and Ros frowned angrily. Decker was one of the managers who was working on this particular project. To learn that one of their own employees had betrayed them was maddening. "Send Barney the video. We're at the police station. We want to watch it here," Christian ordered. A few moments later, Barney received the email. Welch was correct. It was not Ana; it was Decker who had stolen that drive.
The officer left to finish the paper work as Christian had withdrawn the case against Ana. He felt embarrassed that he had accused her unthinkingly, but he didn't want to confess that he was wrong. That's why as soon as he finished giving his signature, he was turned to headheading out of the station. But he was not successful. Ana had seen him heading out and blocked his way.
"That's it? You're just going to walk away after all thisese?" she asked in disbeliefve.
"I withdrew the case, didn't I? What more do you need?" Christian sneered. He felt cornered.
"You ACCUSED me of stealing! I SAVED YOUR LIFE! AND THIS IS THE 'THANKS' I GET?! HOW COULD YOU?! You, Mr. Grey, are an ungrateful asshole. If you think you'll just go on with your life normally after this, then you don't know how wrong you are," Ana hissed stepping closer to him.
"Are you seriously threatening me? In a police station?" Christian asked in disbeliefeve.
"Oh, you fool! I'm not threatening you. I'm promising you," Ana replied with a dark smirk before she turned and left the station. Christian was left staring at the empty door.
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"We can sue him for defamation if you want," Kate said when Ana joined them by their car.
"We're canceling our contract with GEH. How dare they accuse you of such an offensce!" Caleb added angrily.
Liam was the only one who was observing Ana's blank expression. "What are you planning?" he asked.
"Caleb, Kate, cancel their contract. Liam, contact all our clients and assure them that this whole incident was a misunderstanding," Ana said getting inside the car.
"Are you suing?" Kate asked.
"No. Caleb, call William and ask him to meet me in my loft. Kate, did you get my USB drives back from police custody?"
"Whaty do you need Will for?" Caleb asked frowning.
"Don't worry about it. The less you know, the less likely for you are to get in trouble," Ana replied ominously. "Kate?"
"Yeah, I got them. Here," Kate replied handing her a plastic baggie with all 27 of her USB drives. "Why aren't you suing him?" Kate asked frowning.
"He's a billionaire. He would just give us the money and be done with it. I want revenge. I want him to regret EVER messing with me. That jerk!" Ana hissed. "Anyways… let's go to a pet shelter. I'm getting a dog," she added rubbing her temple.
"A dog? Are you sure?"
"I want that asshole to get bitten by my dog if he ever comes near me again," Ana answered.
Kate and the boys exchanged wary looks in return. "Ana, I don't think that's a good or valid enough reason to get a dog. Didn't you avoid getting a pet because you live in a loft? You could get one a few years later when you buy a house, you know?" Caleb tried to change her mind.
"Caleb, pet shelter, please," Ana said before turning her head to look outside.
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They reached the shelter about fifteen minutes later. After talking to the people in the shelter, they were led to the cages. The cages were small rooms with iron bars on the front. Ana started interacting with each dog after reading their descriptions. Finally, Ana asked to meet one of the dogs, named Tyson.
Its name was Tyson, a 4-year-old Pitbull. They were taken to one of the rooms for the meet and greet. Liam and Caleb were excited for their new family member. They started chatting with Ana about the activities they would do after the dog goets settled in. Kate was the only one who remembered that Ana wanted the dog so that it could bite Christian Grey. So, she started Googling about lawsuits due to dog bites, to be prepared. She was sure Christian Grey was going to sue Ana for this.
"Did you see how relaxed he was? And he wouldn't stopped waggling his tail whenever I went closer to him," Ana squealed.
"Yeah. That was super cute. According to his description paper, he's friendly and loves people. That's a really good thing," Caleb said with a huge smile.
"Oh man! I can't wait to take him for walks," Liam added grinning widely.
A few minutes later one of the employees came with the dog. She told them that they could have 15 minutes with the dog to get introduced, then they could take the dog to walk in the shelter's backyard. She asked to let her know whethern they wanted to go for the dog or if the dog doesn't like them. She then left, closing the door behind her. Tyson was a 4-year-old male Pitbull. Hie's belly was white and the rest of his body was grey. He had soulful, wise eyes, and a patient nature. At first, he stood in front of the door looking lost, but as Ana started interacting with him with toys and treats, he started showing affection in return. He started jumping on her and licking her jaw, making her giggle like a little girl. Caleb and Liam also took a seait on the floor and started playing with Tyson. As time passed, Tyson revealed that he was a very affectionate dog. After a while, Kate also wasn't able to resist. She also ended up joining the others on the floor. Liam went out to get the employee so that they could take Tyson for walk. The employee returned a few minutes later and they went to the backyard to walk with Tyson. Tyson was calm. He didn't stray from them or bark at others; dogs or people. After spending ten to fifteen minutes outside, they went back inside.
Ana filled out the required papers for adoption. The employee told them to wait in the waiting room and they would inform if Ana was approved for the adoption or not. One hour later, the employee came and informed Ana that she was approved. Ana fist pumped excitedly as the others cheered happily.
"Hey, I didn't ask earlier, but how long has Tyson been here?" Ana asked the employee.
"He was dropped here last year. His last owner had died from cancer and it was too painful for his family members to take care of Tyson when their son was not alive. So, they dropped Tyson here with a sizable donation for the shelter," the shelter worker said with a sad smile.
"Is there something I should be aware of?" Ana asked.
"He might suffer from separatione anxiety. You have to look out for that.,"
"Thanks. Oh! Do you think I should take a dog training course with Tyson since I've never had a dog before?"
"I think that's a brilliant idea. It'll help you understand your dog better.,"
"He's neutered, right?" Kate asked.
"Yes, he is. His previous owner had him fixed," the employee informed with a patient smile.
"Great," Ana said, beaming with amusement as both boys winced.
After they were done at the shelter, they went to the nearest PetSmart. They bought all the necessary items and headed back to Steele tower. As soon as the rest of their friends heard that Ana was had been released from the caseby the police and she had got them a new family member, they arrived to at Ana's loft. Ana introduced everyone to Tyson and let them play with him, while Caleb, Liam, Ana, and Tom started setting up a play pen area forrom Tyson in Ana's lieaving room. They removed Ana's couch and set up the play pen there. Since it was one of the smaller lofts, there wasn't much space.
"I think I want to change up my loft a little. I want to extend the loft a few feet and change my normal stair case with those spiral stairs so that it doesn't take so much space. I want my whole kitchen under the loft area,," Ana said, looking around at the space.
"I'll call the contractor," Jose offered.
"Or you can just get a new place instead of changing this place," Carla said entering the apartment.
"Mom! Look! I adopted," Ana said excitedly as she pointed at her new baby. "And what are you talking about? Why should I change residence? I'm already late every morning. If I live far, I'll be later than usual," she said snickering.
"Why don't you just have an apartment builtd on top of this building? That way you can get a new place without relocating from this building. You'll need less permissions for this since you own the building," Nicolas suggested.
"Oh! I love that idea," Bill said excitedly as Ana nodded in agreement.
"Nicolas, my boy, you are a genius," Carla said with a proud smile causing the young man to blush.
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Later that night, as everyone was heading back to their own apartments, Ana asked, "Did you call William?"
"Yeah. He'll be here around 12 o'clock," Caleb replied looking at the wall clock. It was 10 pm at the moment. "Why do you need him here?" he asked.
"Good night, Cally," Ana said giving him peck on his cheek.
Shaking his head, Caleb headed out. He knew Ana didn't want to tell him what she was going to do. He was scared for her. "Good night, Banana," he said with a wave and headed to the fifth floor where he lived in one of the studio apartments.
Closing the door behind Caleb, Ana danced inside, humming under her breath. "Tyson, I've good news. A week from now we are going to dog training courses. So that mommy can learn how to properly take care of you," she said in a sing song voice as she sat beside Tyson's play pen. Tyson poked his nose through the bars and bumped it with Ana's fingers. "I promise. I will take you for walks every day. I even got a leash for you," she cooed at her dog.
Tyson barked before getting oin his hind legs and licking Ana's face, making her giggle. After playing with Tyson for another 30 minutes, she went up the loft and started looking through apart5ment designs for her new apartment. Ana wanted two bedrooms, 2 bathrooms, a large closet for the master bedroom and a smaller one in the other bedroom, a full size kitchen with isle, floor to ceiling windows, a small veranda for her bedroom, space for Tyson's play pen, and a washer-dryer unit. Her apartment would take only half of the terrace, so she wanted to convert the rest of it into a rooftop deck with a hot tub. Ana was getting excited for the new improvements. Around 12 am, her doorbell rang. Running down the stairs, she opened the door, huffing.
"You're excited…" William commented, looking a little terrified., "That's not good. Who's the poor fellow that's going to fall victim of to your excitement?" he asked giving her a hug in greeting.
"You'll see. Come in! Did you have dinner?"
"Yeah. Here, I got what you wanted me to buy," Will said pointing towards beside him. There was a large white teddy bear and a large empty cardboard box.
"I knew I could count of you," Ana said smirking as they got the teddy and the empty box inside the loft.
"Sooooo… what are we doing?" Will inquired after they settled on bed with their laptops.
"Someone hurt me and humiliated me. I want revenge," Ana replied with a sneer.
"Kate didn't suggest suing?" William asked curiously.
"She did, but he's really rich and it won't bother him. I want him to go through what I went through without giving him the satisfaction of being able to take any legal actions… and that's where you come fromin. You're the best hacker of in the USA. No one can trace you.,"
"Thanks… but 'hacking' is such an ugly word," he sniffed. Ana giggled at him s word before she started explaining her plan.
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NEXT DAY.
Around 10 in the morning, a large parcel arrived at Christian's penthouse. It was a large cardboard box with 'Ffragile' written on it. Gail received the box and carted it into the living room. Theat box was oddly heavy. Opening the box, she found a large white teddy bear inside. Since it said the package was from Mia, Christian's sister, Gail asked one of the CPOs to place the teddy on the couch. Half an hour later, Gail left to do grocery shopping. As soon as Gail left the building, the CCTV cameras of the penthouse started running on a loop, showing an empty apartment, and the elevator stopped working. The security people of the building and the Christian's CPOs started were focuseding on fixing the elevator.
As soon as the text came to Ana's phone that she was safe, she started moving her hand to unzip the back of the teddy. She had been hiding inside it all along!. Getting the things she needed from inside the teddy, she started her task. First, she went to the kitchen. She pulled out an injection full of lLaxative and injected it in the milk carton and orange juice in the fridge. She also added powdered chocolate lLaxative in to the coffee. Smirking in amusement, she headed to Christian's study. William had hacked Christian's computer, which that allowed Ana to access it easily. Pulling up the Craigslist website, she placed two ads on it. After clearing away the browsing history, she headed out of the study and went to Christian's bedroom.
William had hacked into theis penthouse's CCTV cameras last night to make a map for Ana. So, it didn't take her longer than 2 minutes to reach Christian's bedroom. Heading straight inside his closet, Ana started opening drawers until she found Christian's underwear drawer. "Oh ho! Mr. Creep wears boxer-briefs," she commented offhandedly as she pulled out a pair of gloves. Putting it on, she got poison ivy from her pocket and started rubbing it on all of Christian's underwear. After she was satisfied, she refolded them and hid the poison ivy back in her pocket.
Next, she went to the bathroom. The first thing she did was hide all of the penthouse's toilet papers. She then took the showerhead of the master bathroom and removed it. Pulling out a chicken bouillon from her pocket, she snickered as she stuffed it inside the shower head and re-attached it. "You're not having a calming or cleansing shower for a while, Christian Grey," she stated with a smirk. Then, she emptied out the toothpaste and started filling itn with white glue.
After that, one by one Ana went to all of the bathrooms in the penthouse and in each showerhead, she poured neon pink body paint. She ran to the living room to get a plastic bottle from inside the teddy's skin. She had stuffed all kinds of items in that thing. Heading back to the master bathroom, Ana started injecting the liquid of from that plastic bottle into Christian's deodorant and shampoo. After everything was done according to her plan, she placed small cameras in every bathroom and in Christian's bedroom. These were the only places with no CCTV cameras to hack into. Ana wanted to see his reaction. Noticing that it had been more than half an hour, Ana hurried out of there and went to the living room. Since she had hid all the toilet papers of the penthouse inside the teddy, it was still heavy enough so Gail wouldn't get suspicious of its weight. Being careful not to touch anything with her bare skin, Ana headed out of the penthouse through the stauff elevator. William then restarted the CCTVs, making it look like no one was had ever been in the penthouse.
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A/N: What do you think Christian's reaction would be? Are you with Team Ana or Team Christian? Don't forget to leave a review.