Chapter 4

Ana POV

What the actual Fuck! I'm sweating out of places I never knew existed, my panties are soaked for a completely different reason, I have just ruined any chance at getting this job, and what's more is now I can't breathe because Christian fucking Grey has me pulled so close to him we may as well be laying on top of each other.

So in a matter of seconds I managed to trip backwards and black-suit-man bursts through the door in enough time for him to see me basically draped all over the CEO. Great. This is just perfect.

My hands are resting on his chest, my eyes are wide with shock, I can't seem to catch my breath and I'm so close to this man's mouth that one slight movement and our lips would be touching. His eyes go wide after a few brief seconds and he's staring down at me and our position in complete… awe? Not surprise or annoyance but as if he just discovered a state secret…

After what felt like hours, which I'm sure was only mere seconds, I try to push off his chest, urging him to release his hold on me… but he doesn't.

He's still looking at me with wonder and has a vice grip around my waist. The man in the black suit is intently staring at us with a surprised look on his face, clearing his throat after some more very awkward moments pass.

"Umm… you can let me go now Mr. Grey… Thank you for not letting me fall." I say so timidly. This is such an intimate position that I barely whisper the words out. He shakes out of his tranced state, no doubt shocked that I'm making such a huge ass of myself, and slowly loosens his grip enough for me to break his hold and step away from him. Then came the shock.

It was like a bulldozer hit me. I felt the loss of his body immediately. I felt cold and alone being suddenly separated from his body and I hated that I felt like that. What the hell is going on with my body betraying me today? I wanted to step back towards him. I had will myself not to jump back into his arms.

I look him straight in the eyes and he seems upset all of a sudden, like I did something he hated. Well, I did basically fall on top of him after attempting to storm out of an interview sooo…

His head suddenly snaps around to the man in the suit,

"Taylor, I want everything you've got on Jack Hyde. And I want it in the next hour. Also tell Ross I need to see her in five minutes. It's urgent and inform Ms. Johnson the position of head editor is filled, and I'll have Andrea send her all the necessary paperwork. Ms. Steele is also to be given a security pass to the floor. Have Welch sort that immediately." He speaks with such authority that my body is now craving him more than before. I want this man badly. Wait… Did he just say the position is taken? He wants to give me a security pass? So I did get the job? I'm so fucking confused by this beast of a man.

"Yes sir, I will handle that immediately," Taylor states completely unfazed by Christian's ordering nature. "Also, sir, your Mother just entered the building."

Christian stares at me for a moment before saying, "Thank you Taylor. It's fine, I'll handle her."

Taylor nods and retreats out the door. I stand there still completely confused; did I just get hired? And what the hell is he going to do with Jack Hyde? I go to open my mouth to speak but her beats me to it.

"Ms. Steele, like I said I'll handle everything. The position of head editor is yours. You clearly have passion, drive and know what you're talking about. I know the position you were interviewing for was simply editor originally, butposition of head editor hasn't been filled yet and I'd like to give you the opportunity. What do you say Ms. Steele?" He is staring me dead in the eyes, only a few feet away from me and I long to step closer to him.

'Answer his question you idiot!' I scream at myself mentally… he is giving me the job? But more than that he wants me to be head fucking editor?

"Mr. Grey… I… I don't…" I stammer out words, I'm in utter shock. I can't complete a sentence!

His face grows with concern, "Ms. Steele… Ana…". He says slowly taking a few steps closer to me. "I know this has been a rather unorthodox interview, but this is business and I believe you are the best person for the job. Your past has no hold over your future here. Please accept my offer Ana." This man has totally consumed me. I'm so screwed.

"Ok… I mean, yes, I accept the position… Thank you… I don't know what else to say." I finally manage to stutter out. A wide grin spreads across his face and reaches his eyes. His smile is contagious, I can't help but smile right back at him. I'm broken from the spell as a thought suddenly hits me.

"Mr. Grey, you said I'd be given a security pass to the level… I don't understand, why would I need a pass if I wouldn't even be working in the building? I was told Grey Publishing would be completely separate." That had truly puzzled me. Grey Publishing wasn't set to be in this building at all. I knew that because Ms. Johnson had mentioned on the phone that the job would be in the Downtown area in a new building they'd acquired.

Mr. Grey looks at me as though he did not see that response coming at all. His surprise quickly fades and is replaced with something else I can't pinpoint.

"No Ms. Steele. Grey Publishing will be run out of this building until I decide otherwise. Ms. Johnson is mistaken. Your office will be across from mine… here on this floor." He makes a point of taking his time with the last part of his sentence. I would be working across from the hot as hell CEO? Oh, this is not going to end well.

"Oh… ok but don't you think maybe whoever I report to should be up here instead of me?" I shouldn't have said that, and I could tell the second I did. Christian's face grew hard.

"You will report directly to me Ms. Steele. No one else. Only me." His words are hard and dark as though the thought of anything else is a crime, "Grey Publishing is something I'm taking a personal interest in getting off the ground. I'll be available to you at all times and I expect the same form you. Is that understood?" I couldn't tell if this was meant to scare me or he truly felt this way. But his tone threw me off and I didn't like it.

"Mr. Grey I understand completely." I say with a hard bite and slight sarcasm. This does not go amiss by him and his face softens.

"I apologize I didn't mean to sound rude." He's apologizing? And by the looks on his face this is not something he does often.

"It's ok. So… if I got the job then when do you want me to start Mr. Grey?" I ask attempting to change the subject.

A slight grin forms on his face and he takes another step, so he's now right in front of me. "Please call me Christian, we'll be sharing an office until they can sort the other one on this floor out so let's drop the formality, shall we?"

I go silent.

Share his office? Is he fucking joking? I mean this office is huge with multiple other doors running off of it but he's the C E O… what is he thinking? And dear god he wants me to call him Christian? Before I know what's happening, I have already opened my mouth and started talking.

"You're joking right? I can't share an office with you! I mean… I don't want to be an imposition… I'm sure there's a cubical or some space in a common area I can set up shop until the room in available…". My voice has gone up an octave, he is so close to me it's making me nervous as hell and what's worse is he can tell. A small smile plays on his lips as though I said something entirely amusing.

"No Ms. Steele. You'll share with me… I insist." Despite the smile on his face his words are final. He's so close to me; the air is starting to become electric again. It's an immediate pull I have towards him. Just as quickly as the spell appears it's broken by the interruption of a voice.

"I'm glad to hear someone has finally taught you to share Christian… This is a first." I turn my head to see that the voice is coming from a beautiful middle-aged woman wearing a very expensive pants suit. She stands in the doorway which must have never been closed properly after Taylor's exit. The woman is staring at us both and by the look on her face extremely shocked to find us so close.

Christian doesn't move from beside me, instead he turns to the woman and places a hand on my lower back ushering me a step towards the stranger with him. He really can't touch me without my body catching fire.

Without missing a beat Christian responds, "Mother I have always known how to share I just didn't care to with certain people… Mother meet the new head editor of Grey Publishing… Ana Steele. Ana this is my Mother - Dr. Grace Trevelyan Grey."

And you shall hate me but I'm stopping this chapter there. I want to pick up in Christian's POV now. Hope you enjoyed this chapter. As always thank you for your reviews, I'm really grateful to the community following this story. It was my birthday, so I apologize with the delay of the chapter being posted.

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