Chapter Twenty Two
I know there's a plot hole with Dr Greene saying to use condoms for a week and Ana taking her pill in chapter Twenty, they aren't using condoms I'm sorry for that!
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"Are you feeling better now?" I ask Christian, we've finished eating and are now laying on our sides in bed facing each other.
"Yes. I'm sorry." He replies avoiding my gaze.
"What are you sorry for?"
"Crying all over you." He replies still avoiding my gaze, a blush forms across his chiselled cheekbones.
"Christian, you and me are going to be together forever we're partners, this means that when you need to cry, I'll hold you, when you laugh I'll laugh along with you. There is no need to apologise for crying." I promise stroking his hair.
"What did I do to deserve you?"
"You're just you, you take care of me, I take care of you." I kiss pull his hand to my lips and tenderly kiss his knuckles. I move closer to him wrapping my arms around his shoulders pushing him onto his back I then straddle him, leaning forward I kiss his soft lips. I rest my head on his chest and move to lay on top of him. His arms hug me close, pulling me to him even more. We lay there in silence, taking comfort from the others closeness. Then we're interrupted by my phone.
"Not even my phone has gone off yet." Christian laughs.
"That's because I put it on silent when you fell asleep." I reply grinning.
"Why?" He frowns.
"Because you were emotional and needed comfort, not work."
"I feel fine now." He huffs.
"I'm not stopping you from working now, am I?" I snark, his face lights up like Fourth of July fireworks then within minutes he's barking orders at whoever is on the receiving end.
How are you feeling? Me and Claire want Chinese for lunch, want to come with? Joy texts, I sigh. I don't want to go outside right now, I think I'm scared, my phone screen goes fuzzy. Then I realise it's not my phone, it's me. I'm shaking.
"Baby, what's wrong?" Christian asks kissing my cheek.
"Joy and Claire asked me to go out for lunch with them, I just."
"What?" He probes.
"I don't want to go outside right now." I whisper.
"I have a meeting at twelve thirty that I need to be at GEH for and I'll be having lunch there, why don't you invite Joy and Claire round here, you'll be somewhere comfortable but still with your friends?" He suggests.
"Do you mind?" I ask hopeful.
"Of course not, this is your home baby." He kisses me on the cheek.
If you both want, why don't you and Claire come to mine? We can order food in.
Sounds great! I'm assuming you'll tell us how you're feeling when we're there. What's your address? I grin, it's like they're my parents. Shit!
"We haven't told my parents anything about yesterday!" I shout grabbing Christians arm.
"Call them." He suggests, I frown what do I say? I'd rather text them, how do I say this over the phone? But dad doesn't text. I decide to text my mom and call my dad.
Don't worry, I'm fine now! But, I was sort of attacked at work yesterday. I was grabbed, but I'm fine. I didn't need to go to hospital, I was seen my the EMTs but I do have bruises. I'm shaken up, but okay. What else could I have said to my mom.
"Sort of attacked?" Christian exclaims reading over my shoulder.
"I didn't know what to say." I shrug feeling my face heat up, Christian smirks but doesn't say anything else, I try to call my dad but he doesn't answer. He's probably working, I'll call him later. I lean into Christian's side needing comfort.
"Are you okay baby?"
"Yeah just a difficult few weeks." I sigh
"Because you met me."
"I would take all of the shit we've been through since we've met every day of my life, as long as I was put through it with you at my side." I vow, he grins kissing my cheek. He then kisses my lips which soon turns into more within minutes we're naked.
At twelve on the dot I'm on the sofa in the great room with a cup of tea and my copy of Sense and Sensibility on my lap, Claire and Joy will be here soon.
"Fuck me." I groan, Christian has just walked into the room looking so gorgeous I can't remember if I'm breathing or not. He's wearing a three piece grey tweed suit, a light blue oxford shirt, maroon tie with matching pocket square and black leather shoes. He sees me licking my lips, openly leering at him and smirks.
"See something you like, Miss Steele?"
"Yes, Sir." I breathe imagining that dark blood red tie wrapped around my wrists with my hands above my head, while he bends me over and roughly fucking me from behind after spanking me.
"You're playing with fire." He groans taking the book and tea from my lap, placing them on the coffee table before grabbing my hair with one hand and the other on my back pulling me towards him kissing me hard.
"Playroom, the moment we're alone." I beg purposefully biting my lip.
"Yes." He kisses me once again.
"Miss Andrews and Berry are on their way up." Gail announces, we share a small laugh smiling forehead to forehead. The elevator pings, Joy walks out first she looks stunning with a white camisole, black leggings, over the knee black leather boots matched with a long fluffy black cardigan making her look like a teddy bear. Claire is behind wearing light blue ripped jeans, a nude off the shoulder V neck sweater with all white converse. I feel severely underdressed in my navy blue long sweater with matching short shorts pj set. All self consciousness is out of the window as the girls run over to hug me, I barely make it off of the sofa before I'm engulfed in a three person hug.
"How are those bruises? They're a little swollen, are you taking any anti inflammatories?" Claire fusses.
"How are you feeling, Ana?" Joy asks almost pushing Claire away to hug me alone,
"I'm fine, no I'm not taking anything extra. I'm not in pain so, I don't want to bother. I'm feeling okay." I reassure, I smile at Christian.
"To be fair with a man looking like that at home I'd feel mighty fine too." Claire leers.
"Claire, you're married." Joy laughs batting Claire on the arm.
"Married, not blind." She shrugs.
"Meet my boyfriend, Christian." I interject, he shakes their hands formally making the girls laugh.
"Now that's the kind of manners I'm trying to teach my kids to have." Claire laughs.
"Nice to meet you both, I'll be back after my meeting." Christian smiles before turning to me kissing my forehead. "Laters, baby."
"Fuck me."Claire moans as Christian leaves making me laugh.
"I'm a lucky girl." I grin.
"I don't even go for guys but wow." Joy joins.
"Now we're done salivating over my man, where are we ordering from for lunch?" I ask.
"China Palace?" Claire suggests making Joy nod enthusiastically.
We share a delicious lunch of sesame chicken, sweet and sour chicken, egg fried rice and lots of other goodies. Both of the girls spent so much time fussing over my bruises and everything that happened with Hyde. Explaining exactly what happened to them, laughing with them sharing the happiness of my promotion to acting assistant editor makes me feel so much lighter a weight I didn't know was there has been lifted from my shoulders. My happiness only increases when I get a text from Kate!
Banana! Elliot just told me what happened yesterday, I'm on my way up now! Love you. Xoxo