Chapter Ten
I'm sorry about any mistakes and I know this chapter seems choppy, but I didn't want to do lots of small filler chapters before the weekend. Thank you so so so much! Enjoy.
Still Thursday 9th June 2011
"Jose, can me and Christian talk?" I ask
"Sure, take your time. Tie on the door though!" He laughs.
"Fuck off Rodriguez." I giggle, I look to Christian he's lowed from furious to just angry. I can deal with that. Jose leaves closing the door behind him.
"Jealous?" I smirk.
"What did you both talk about, alone behind a closed door." He asks still glaring.
"We discussed how I'm unhappy that I wasn't told about the pictures, I'm still annoyed about him kissing me when I was drunk and said no, we made peace on both. I also told him that you are going to be in my life as my partner for the rest of my life, and that he has no chance even if you weren't in my life." I see his glare fade.
"You forgive too easily." He pushes.
"I know, but I forgave him because I can't be asked with a grudge right now, I'm in a happy place in my life right now, I don't want to hold on to things like that. You and I will be having a lot happening Sunday with telling your family about Elena, I want to focus on that rather than someone who's harmless."
"What if he isn't harmless." He pushes.
"Then you can say I told you so." I promise. "And I'll tell our fathers, who are friends, all about the bar."
"I'm not happy with how he treat you at the bar. And I'm not happy with you not being told about those photos. Although they'll look lovely at home."
"You're mine. I'm yours. We're leaving everything in the past, where all of the petty things belong. Now, let's go look at some more pictures and you can bring me home, to our bed, where we'll be naked all night. There's no need to be jealous, love. I love you, Christian."
"I love you." He sighs pulling me to him, kissing me feverishly. My hands in his hair holding his face to mine, his hands on my back forcing our chests together, I can feel his heart beat and his erection digging into me.
"Are we taking Charlie Tango home?" I ask before kissing him again.
"No." He growls.
"I'll just have to fuck you in the backseat then." I promise nibbling on his neck. I pull away from him before we get to the point of no return. "Let's go look at beautiful photographs." I suggest
sorting my dress out, somehow my breasts were out and it was around my waist. Damn that man.
"Ana, hair." Christian points trying not to laugh, I use a computer screen in the office as a mirror. Oh my god it's a birds nest. I find a hairband in my bag and put it in a messy bun. That's better.
"Good?" I ask.
"Beautiful." He replies with a kiss. I'm slightly jealous Christian can look so sexy with his hair all messed up.
The rest of the photographs are absolutely stunning. I lose track of time as I stand looking at a beautiful black and white one of a tree on the WSU College campus.
"Its a tree." Christian says his brows furrowed, I've been looking at it for minutes just reminiscing.
"That was our tree, me, Kate and Jose would sit under it for ages in the summertime we'd have a picnic underneath sunbathing with our books, in the winter we'd sit with flasks of hot chocolate and blankets." I wistfully reminisce.
"I'll buy it for you then, we could put it in the library." He suggests.
"I'd love that." I stand still staring at the photo until I realise Christian is speaking to Jose, they're both smiling. I walk over to them.
"Jose's going to come to Seattle with your photograph once the exhibition is over."
"Awesome! You, me and Kate should go out for dinner." I suggest looking at Jose.
"Stay with us, we have amazing views from the apartment. Especially at night." Christian suggests.
"Sounds great." Jose agrees. We say our goodbyes as Jose becomes surrounded by blondes. I shake my head, it's like being at Christians office.
"I'm hungry." I announce as we get outside. "Do you trust me?" I ask, he nervously nods. I give Taylor an address.
"Where are we going?" He asks.
"Don't be put off by how it looks, this place does the BEST burgers ever." I assure. "Me and Kate would come here when she'd had her heart broken for comfort food. The desserts aren't great, we'd just grab some ice cream on our way home before snuggling for a movie marathon."
"Kate is welcome at ours anytime." He offers.
"Really?"
"Anastasia, my home is your home. It's ours. I'm changing myself for you, can you please try with me?" He implores
"I know, the money is just scary for me. I never said before, but my mom went for guys with money. Stephen had a lot, so does Bob. Not your amounts but." I sigh. "I'm just worried that I'll become like her. I promised you I'd try, but it'll take time. Like your changes, you've been used to saying jump and everyone around you replying how high." I kiss his cheek just as Taylor stops the car.
"We're eating here." He says disgusted looking at the hole in the wall diner.
"Yep, come on Grey." I grin getting out of the car, we pick the least sticky table.
Not even an hour later we exit the diner, holding hands after a delicious meal.
"Say it. Please." I implore.
"I was wrong, that was delicious." He laughs.
Friday 10th June 2011
From: Christian Grey
Subject: Clothes
Date: 10th June 2011
To: Anastasia Steele
Your new clothes have arrived, Miss Kavanagh is better at spending my money than Mia.
If you'd like we can go out on the Grace after work, you can wear some of your new clothes.
Christian Grey,
CEO Grey Enterprise Holdings
From: Anastasia Steele
Subject: Clothes
Date: 10th June 2011
To: Christian Grey
I did warn you.
A boat trip after work sounds lovely. Claire and Joy will be disappointed I won't be going out for a drink after work, on the other hand Jack would be at the bar so I'm not bothered.
Ana xo
From: Christian Grey
Subject: Clothes
Date: 10th June 2011
To: Anastasia Steele
I'll let Mac know. Give me the word and Hyde's gone.
As long as you take Sawyer with you, go out with them during the week.
Laters, baby.
Christian Grey,
CEO Grey Enterprise Holdings
Christian texts me that he's outside, only then do I realise it's half five.
"Are you coming for a drink tonight?" Jack asks standing over my shoulder.
"I can't, I have plans." I smile, his face falls.
"I would have thought, you would want to get to know your colleagues better." He lectures
"Next week, I'll try my best." I fake a smile walking away before he can say anything else.
Me and Christian have a delicious clam chowder at one of his favourite restaurants by the harbour before a beautiful trip on the Grace. We see an enchanting looking house that is right on the sound, there's a dock for a boat, it looks old but well kept. I fall asleep on the ride home thinking about family trips on the Grace with me christian and three children who are perfect mini me's of us.
"Ana, we're home." Christian says gently shaking my holder.
"I'm up." I groan rubbing my eyes.
In the elevator I begin to properly wake up, Sawyer is stood behind us with Taylor in front, I need to be sneaky. I decide to grab his hand but manage to 'accidentally' brush against his erection. I grin knowing he can feel the sexual tension. Finally we make it to the top, I stride to our bedroom hearing Christians footsteps behind me.
We make it to the bedroom and only twenty seconds pass for us to be naked before each other. I look at his scarred chest an idea forming in my head.
"Christian, can I try something?" I ask, he nods.
"Lay back on the bed. Please safeword if you at any time you need to. I want to love you, this is about love and acceptance." I think he knows what I'm about to do.
I straddle him, leaving forward to kiss his lips. I move below to kiss one of his scars, his breath hitches but he doesn't stop me. I kiss another, and another. I softly kiss each scar marring his chest. After I've done his chest I move to look at his face, silent tears have been falling.
"My back, please." He requests. We move so I'm straddling his back, I continue kissing him again. As I place the last one to his back, I ask him to turn over. When he does I kiss his lips once more.
"Every imperfection I love, every part of you I love. Without these scars you wouldn't be who you are today. Have you ever heard of the butterfly effect? In chaos theory, the butterfly effect is the sensitive dependence on initial conditions in which a small change in one state of a deterministic nonlinear system can result in large differences in a later state. ... A very small change in initial conditions had created a significantly different outcome. If I could erase every horrible thing that has happened to you, I would. Even if that meant I may never have met you. You are the love of my life, what has happened to you has happened and as much as it kills me I can't erase it, but for as long as you want me in your life I promise to support you in any way I can." We slowly kiss our tears mixing together like a sad, beautiful, tragic waterfall.