Chapter Two

Wednesday morning I wrote out a bunch of sticky notes for mom and as I came down stairs I would stick them everywhere she could see them so she will be reminded to pick up their dry cleaning. I quickly chow down my oatmeal then head out the door to wait for my bus with my nose in my maths book making sure I remember the formulas I learned last night. Christian walked up to me and pulled me in for a good morning kiss. I gave him a hug. He kissed the tip of my nose.

'Did you sleep well, Mr Grey?' I asked him.

'Did I ever, all I could do is dream about you.' He countered. 'Did you sleep well, princess?'

'Yes, like a baby. I like falling asleep next to you, Christian.'

'Did you know? Well I guess it is settled then.'

'What?' I looked back into his eyes.

'I will have to sit with you every night for the rest of my life to make sure you sleep well.' He spoke and made my heart leap of joy.

'Really you would do that for me?'

'Yes.' He answered as we stepped inside our bus. With my extra bag with clothes for my second job I start this afternoon.

'You really are a great man Christian Grey. I love that about you.'

'Really so Miss Steele what else do you love about me then?' He looked at me then laced our hands together.

'There is your incredible mind and you're a wonderful gentleman but it is your heart I love the most. You have a kind heart and I also notice that you don't like to be touched anywhere near your torso you shun away from anyone that wants to hug or show you affection yet you let me hug you around your neck.'

'Goodness Ana you're so observant. You are right my bio mothers pimp is the cause of that. I can't bear to be touch anywhere on my chest or back. But hugs around my neck is perfectly fine.' He looks off out his window at the passing scenery, his pain so clear in his reflection.

'Hey, please don't look so hurt. It squeeze's my heart into tiny piece to think how someone could have hurt and scared you so deeply. How can I make your pain go away Christian?'

'Just keep being the wonderful woman you are.'

'Very well.' I smiled up at him and lay down on his shoulder. He kissed my hair and inhale as he does. It made me smile. We arrived at school and the bus arrived late and we all had to run for our first classes. Our classes were all a bit relaxed today give me a little bit of a breather. My math's pop quiz went over in a breeze and so also the rest of our classes. At lunch time Christian waited for me at the cafeteria door. He gave me a quick kiss in front of the whole school passing us. But in that moment I really didn't care.

We finally walked into the lunch room and I had a salad today with a diet soda. We got to our table and we ate and talked about this and that and what happened yesterday at my first shift. I could see it angered Christian when I told him about the jerks of yesterday but he was relieved to hear that my boss came to my rescue. After school we made plans for Christian to come over again tonight and I have a pretty good feeling this is going to be a standing appointment between us.

I kind of like that. He gave me a good luck kiss as he sees me off to my bus then ran off to catch his own bus. My bus dropped me off in front of the Four Seasons Bistro. I changed into my work clothes and started to clean up the restaurant. By eight thirty PM I got on the bus and almost fell asleep so tire I am. I got off at my bus stop and Christian waited for me. He took my bags from me and carried them for me.

'Thank you. I am so tired tonight. I'm forcing my eye lids open as we speak.'

'Shall I carry you home then?' He asked and I could see he would really love that.

'It don't think that would be a great idea.'

'Why not?' He asked sounding a little disappointed.

'You may trip and fall and having my extra weight can drag you down.'

'Oh come on it looks like you barely weight anything.' He did pick me up and carried me.

'And what is the verdict sir?' I asked as I put my arms around his neck.

'You really barely weight anything and I am really dead serious, Ana. You should eat a bit more.'

'Wow now there you see, that make you different in an amazing kind of way. Now us girls can't be thin enough and here you are telling me to eat more to pick up weight.' I kissed his jaw as he kept on walking to my house while still carrying me and both my bags. We got to my house and I step inside and head straight for my room. I yelled a quick hello to mom and Steven in their room already. Christian was already in my room. My tree climbing boyfriend. I just chuckled and shook my head.

'What?' He asked with his amazing smile in place.

'My monkey man climbing my tree to sneak into my room.' He got such a sweet grin on his face. I came and stood beside him where he lay on my bed. 'Christian, I love you.' I spoke and looked deep into his eyes very seriously. He sat up and looked up at me and pulled me to sit in front of him.

'I love you too, Ana.' He looked at me all seriously. He gave me a quick kiss and he pushed me off to the bathroom to go take a shower. I got back and started on a few homework assignments. I looked up at the clock and it's twenty past nine PM. Gosh I am so tired. I finish up my homework and climb into bed. Christian massaged my sore feet.

'Ahg, awwe…'

'Sorry did I hurt you, love?' He asked looking at my sleepy eyes.

'No. It did hurt when you start but it is much better now. You have magic hands, angel.' I fell asleep while he rubbed my feet. He covered me after he was done and kissed my cheek as I he left again.

'Love…yo…you…Christian…' I mumble in my sleep. I heard the window close and I was gone in la-la-land.

The next morning I told mama that I have a date this Saturday and will be out. After breakfast Steven offered me a ride with him to school but I declined. It was weird he never offered before why now. Something is up with him. I walked to the bus stop trying to figure out Steven's wayward behavior this morning. Christian picked my hand up and I half smiled at him.

'What's up?' He asked picking up on my mood.

'It's my strange future step-father. I picked up something strange this morning from him.'

'Like what love?' Christian asked me.

'I'm trying to figure out what it could be but I can't put my finger on it yet.'

'No matter what I will protect you. I did tell, you I want to look after you my sweet Ana.' He cupped my cheek and I lean into his hand and held it to my face as I smiled at him.

'Thank you for being so wonderful. I just know something is off if I only knew what.' I spoke as we pick up the second bunch of kids at their bus stop.

'What made you suspicions now?'

'He suddenly offered to drive me to school. He never cared for me before and he surely haven't offered before. Why now?'

'I think you should keep track if his behavior change in any way.'

'I can do that. Maybe I am just jumping to conclusions I don't know.' I sigh and we got off the bus at school.

'Never through aside your intuition princess. Rather be cautious then careless.' He taught me a valuable lesson today.

'Really are you 16 or 46, Mr Grey?' He gave me his sexy grin and he melts my heart.

'No I'm 16 I promise you I turned 16 over the summer. The 18 of June.' He let me know.

'Oh, that is great information to have, thank you. Mine is on the 10th of September.' He pulled out his phone and stored the information on it. I wrote his birthday in my diary at my locker as I put my books in my locker with my bag for after work.

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By Friday we are both in a very comfortable routine and I finally introduced him to my mother Friday morning when he came round so we can walk to the bus stop together.

'So your mom seams nice.' Christian said as we walked and something bothered me of the early hours of this morning.

'Yeah… I guess…'

'Ana, love what is wrong?' He pulled at my hand he was holding.

'How late did I fall asleep last night?' I asked him trying to figure out what time it accrued.

'A quarter to ten. Why?'

'And you left right after that right?' I kept asking.

'Yeah. What's going on?' He asked as we finally reached the bus stop.

'I jolt awake but lay still early this morning as someone. I don't know who walked through my room door and sat on my bed next to me while I slept. I felt really scared.'

'Is it the first time this happened?'

'No it was the second night. It started last night.'

'Why didn't you tell me?' He spoke a bit angrily.

'I thought I was dreaming after it happened again this morning.'

'That's it. I'm going to radio shack this afternoon and I am installing your own bedroom security that only you know of.' Christian very clearly insisted.

'You really think that is necessary?'

'I told you I'm taking care of you and if this is the only way, then I'll pay anything to keep you save my very sweet Ana.' I kissed his cheek for being so sweet and for being so over protective over me. My mother is protective in her own way but nothing like Christian is. So I just let him be himself. We got to school and our day dragged on extra-long today. By lunch time we made plans for tomorrow and we decided on what movie we are going to watch so we can work out the times. School ended earlier on Fridays and I took my bus to work and was almost instantly pushed into my work.

I got some homework to do but not a lot. We have a class project due in two weeks, but it can wait. My boss is yelling at me and I later found out it wasn't just me it was everyone and I just kept to myself and work my tail off. But ten PM I took a cab home since the buses stop running by nine PM. I got home twenty past ten PM, ate a bunch of grapes and an apple then took a deserving shower then walked back into my room. Christian was hiding in my closet waiting for me.

'Hey, my sweet Ana.'

'Hi.' I gave a brief kiss hello.

'How was work?' He asked.

'My boss had a sore tooth, first I thought I've done something wrong but found out that he has been an ass all day. So I shut up and work twice as hard.'

'I'm so sorry? Okay so I went to radio shack after school and got back and installed the hidden camera over your bed with the view of it catching whoever is at your door. It has build-in night vision and extra sensitive microphone and I hooked it up to your computer so you can record everything.'

'Do you know how wonderful you are Mr Grey.'

'Well my girlfriend tells me every time but I think she's wrong.'

'Why?'

'Because she wonderful to me.' He smiled at me and kissed my forehead. He showed me how it all works on my computer and it is really simple. I was just so dead tired on my feet and I got into bed.

'I almost forgot we need to find me a dress for the dance next week.'

'Okay.'

'But I have to be either this Sunday or Monday after school.'

'Very well, we can go Sunday.'

'Thanks. I can't really go during the week with my busy work schedule.'

'I understand, angel. Now go to sleep, your eyes are so red it scare me.' He sat down next to me on my bed and just held me in my dark room as the silver moon light shine through my curtains. I fell asleep so fast. I heard Christian activate my security on my computer then turn my computer screen off then climb out my window. Closing it behind him. I sunk back into my deep sleep. I jolt awake again around three twenty-five AM when the exact same thing happened like the last three nights. I just lay perfectly still on my stomach hugging my pillow to me. I'm feeling so scared as the person sitting now next to me on my bed stroking my hair back.

I almost started to shake in fear but had to force myself to keep still. I make if I mumble in my sleep as I spoke loud and clear; 'must catch the devil in my r…oom.' I turn on my other side. I heard the person gasp then head out of my room closing the door behind them. I sigh in relieve and went back to sleep. The next morning about six AM I was up and at my computer as I looked through the footage on my computer.

At the time I heard the sound this morning, I saw Steven coming into my room and sat next to me on my bed stroking my head and I heard the words I spoke. His reaction was as of hurt and shocked all at the same time. I stored the video on a secure folder on my separate hard drive. I chose a new password for my computer and memories it. I got to work on my homework so I can get it out of the way early. By eight AM I was all done and getting ready for the day. Christian will be here at nine-thirty AM.

I went down to the kitchen and took out some cereal, mom and Steven are still in bed. I ate then head upstairs to brush my teeth then head out to Christian's house. I knock on the front door and Christian's little sister I think she was, answered the door.

'Hello. May I help you?' She asked me.

'Hi, yes please. I'm here to see Christian.' I told here.

'Please wait here, I'll call him for you.'

'Thank you so much.' I smiled at her and sat down on their porch swing. He stepped out and pulled me into a hug and good morning kiss. Gosh he smell so great.

'Good morning, Miss Steele. Did you sleep well?' I couldn't look him in his eyes. 'What? What happened?'

'Well your hidden camera paid off.' I let him know.

'And?'

'It's Steven my mother's fiancé.'

'Have you talked about it with her?'

'No, they were still in bed when I took off leaving her a note on the almost every surface of the house.'

'You have to talk to her about it.' He insisted.

'Yeah I guess you're right, but only later today.' I took his hand.

'Come I want you to meet my family.' He spoke and pulled me behind him.

'Mom, dad. This is my sweet Ana Steele, I talked to you about.' They are the most lovely and warm people I have met in a long time. That is Dr Grace and Carrick Grey.

'Come dear have a seat. We heard so much about you from Christian.'

'Really? I hope all good things.'

'Of course. It is rare for Christian to bring home a beautiful young girl.' Dr Grace added with a lovely smile.

'Well I am really loving his company to.' I looked from his mother and father to him as I gave him a smile.

'Okay, I am making my famous pancakes.' Carrick got up from the table fasten his robe better and got to work mixing the pancake batter. 'You having breakfast with us Ana?' Carrick asked me. I just ate but I can't be rude to these nice people.

'Only a few Mr Grey, thank you. I'm not really that hungry.' I smiled at him as he keep mixing the batter together. Dr Grace turn to me and Christian, who was holding me around my shoulders.

'So Ana, Christian said you just moved here and that you're working two jobs.'

'Yes, ma'am. We just moved here from Vegas. My soon-to-be stepfather got a really great job out here.'

'Oh, as what?' Carrick asked as he poor some batter into two pans.

'He is an architect sir and my mother is a house wife.' I explained on.

'And your own father dear?' Grace asked on.

'Mom, please.' Christian spoke up.

'It's okay love. My own father died in the war when I was just a few weeks old and my mother second husband Ray Steele I see more as my own father.'

'We're sorry for your, lose honey.' Grace spoke up and reach out to squeeze my forearm a little.

'Thank you.' I smiled at her then squeeze Christian's hand a little under the table.

'So on to lighter matters. Do you at least enjoy your two jobs?'

'Being a bus-girl at two restaurants is okay. Both the restaurants kitchen staff is really great people, I work great with them.'

'That nice. So as for the matter of the dance next weekend with you and Christian we already got his tux dry cleaned.'

'Oh, that's great. We are going to look for a dress for myself tomorrow in town.' I added with a smile.

'Good and the tickets for the dance is on the fridge. Christian bought them Tuesday.' I looked at him and he had a naughty grin on his face as he drinks his coffee.

'He did? I only gave him my answer on Tuesday morning.' I told his parents. Carrick lay our pancakes in front of us and Grace made us some more coffee and we all with Christian's brother Elliot and his sister Mia from earlier all sat and talked around the table. The telephone rang somewhere in the house and Grace got up to answer it. Guess it might be the hospital. Carrick kept all of us engaged in conversation. It was something totally different then what I am use to, it's so refreshing. After breakfast at the Grey's Christian and I left for town taking the bus to the cinema.

We took in our seats at the back of the cinema and chosen a movie we both really want to see. We sat down and I held on to Christian's hand and arm as we wait for the movie to start. I lay my head on his shoulder and he kissed the top of my hair. I quickly took my phone out of my pocket and turned it to silent. In the quite humming cinema my thoughts go back to the footage of Steven in my room and a cold shiver ran up and down my body.

'You okay love?' Christian asked lifting my chin to look him in his eyes. I just shook my head at him. 'What's the matter Ana?' He finally asked.

'This whole Steven in my room thing it's getting to me.'

'If he lay a hand on you Ana I swear I will not be able to hold back my anger on him.' I just looked into those amazing gray eyes of his, these eyes I came to love so much in a very short time span.

'Thank you for that lovey, but it will not be necessary. I may look tiny but do know a few things to protect myself. Ray taught me.'

'Good. Remind me to thank him for that someday. I can see you miss him. Do you?'

'Yes, very much. You'll like him. He likes to go fishing occasionally, when he is not busy with his duties on the base.'

'The way you talk of him, he sounds like a really great man.' We sat back properly in our chairs as the previews start to play.

'He really is. Just like you the great guy that you are.' He kissed my forehead then my lips as the whole cinema went dark. We kept kissing then we had to force ourselves to focus on our movie. An hour and forty minutes later and our movie is finished. We walked through the mall and found the bookshop that stock the book of the movie we just saw and we each bought the paperback edition then walked around the mall some more and I found my perfect dress on sale in a shop we passed. I bought it and we finally head home after I fit on my dress and then pay for it. We walked back to the bus stop and got on our bus going home.

'Thanks for today it was really nice.' I spoke as we rode back on the bus.

'You're welcome. Now that we done today what we wanted to do tomorrow we can just hang out and read at my place or your if you like?'

'Either way is good with me. Beside I still have some homework left and we have a class project due in two weeks I need to get started on.'

'Oh, maybe I can help you with that, if you don't mind me hanging around all the time?'

'Why would I mind. I love your company and I really like having you around.' I kissed his cheek then lay on his shoulder. We finally arrived back home and we got settled in my back yard under a tree on a picnic blanket as we both started to read our new books. Hours passed and I got the sunscreen from my house and we both rubbed sunblock on each other necks, arms and legs. Christian seem to like this idea very much. We kept reading he later lay on my stomach while I lay on my back reading. I played with his amazing copper colored hair. Around dinner time Christian went home and I went inside to start working on the rest of my homework. Mom made nice fried chicken and later called us to the dinner table. I kept silent as mom and Steven kept talking wedding things. After dinner I washed the dishes and packed them away. Took a quick shower then went straight back to my room to work. I'm almost done with it when mom came into my room.

'Sweetheart.' I turned around in my computer chair.

'Mama. You need anything?'

'No, honey. You were so quite at dinner tonight is everything alright?' Where to start.

'Okay total honesty, mama. I'm starting to feel uncomfortable with Steven. I don't know why but there is something about him.'

'That's pure paranoia sweetheart.' She brush it off.

'Maybe. Do you know that for the last four night's someone comes into my room while I'm sleeping. I hear them of course.'

'What? Who do you think it can be?' She asked me. I can't tell her I have camera proof of her almost husband.

'I really don't know mama. I just know I am scared shitless every time they come into my room.' She pulled me into one of her motherly bear hugs and kissed the top of my head.

'You'll tell me when this happens again okay.' She said looking into my eyes. I nod my head and gave her a hug back. 'Good girl. You doing homework?'

'Yeah a class project that I need to hand in later this week.' I spoke and caught a glimpse of Christian in my tree.

'Well you don't stay up to late now. You need to get some proper sleep too darling.'

'No, mama I won't stay up to late. Have a nice evening.' I said as she smiled at me and closed my room door. I held up my hand making sure she won't barge in at any moment. After a minute I opened my window and helped Christian inside.

'Hey.'

'Hello.' I smiled as he pulled me towards him.

'Did you tell your mother about your visitor?'

'Yes, but only gave her vague answers, but not whom we know it is.' I let him know.

'Very well. Now how far are you with your project?'

'I'm almost done.' I said as he took a seat on my bed with his book we bought earlier today. I turned back to my work and half an hour to forty minutes later I was done. And we watched some TV in my room. Tonight Christian fell asleep on my lap. I switched off my light and let him sleep. Yet when I suddenly woke around three AM I knew what was coming I pushed him off my bed to hide under my bed. I jumped to switch on my security camera then climb back in bed.

Thirty minutes later sure thing Steven was back. Christian lay perfectly silent under my bed, while I 'slept'. My room door softly squeaks open as it's been doing for the past five nights. I lay with my eyes closed just listening as my bed springs squeaked under his weight. Steven brushed my hair out of my face. Twenty minutes later Steven left closing my room door behind him. Christian was out from under my bed in a flash as he grabbed me and held me to his chest.

'Are you okay Ana?' He whispered to me looking into my teary eyes as he held my face in both his hands.

'No, this has been the fifth night he came to my room like this.' I started to cry as I held him around his waist.

'Come you're not staying here any longer.' Christian spoke and started searching for something in my closet.

'Where are we going?' I asked as he grab me a bag from my closet and stuffed some of my clothes in it, jeans, t-shirt, socks, underwear, jacket, the brush on my dresser. I switched off my security camera on my computer. I stepped into my sneaker and we are both climbing out of my window to go to Christian's house. He helped me down from the tree and we walked over to Christian's house to the window of his room, on the ground floor. We climb in and he helped me to get settled in his room.

I felt much safer here at the Grey's then I do at the moment at my own home. How can that be? Christian walked off to the kitchen and made us some tea. While the kettle boiled he got in a shower and got dressed for bed himself. I finished up our teas and then walked back silently to Christian's room. I just sat down on Christian's chair when he came back drying his wet hair with his towel.

'You okay yet?' He asked me walking over to me.

'I don't know, I'm still shaking like a leaf.' And I showed him how I was really shaking. He grabbed my hands and held them in his. He rummage through a wooden trunk and pulled a thick blanket out and wrapped it around me.

'Thank you.' I said taking the last sip of my tea.

'You're welcome. How come you didn't wake me earlier?'

'You were sleeping so peacefully that I didn't want to wake up. You told a couple of times you have nightmares and can't sometimes sleep so I let you.'

'You remembered that?' He asked surprise.

'Of course I remember. Your very important in my life, Christian.'

'I am?' I got a playful grin on his face.

'Yes you are Mr Grey.' I smiled shyly at him. He gulped down his tea and we went to bed.

He held me to him as we just fell asleep. I was soothed out of slumber with sweet piano music and I turned around and Christian was missing from his room. I can't just walk out of his room in my PJ's so I stuck around in his room. I later snuck over to the bathroom used Christian's tooth brush with his name on it wash my face then snuck back to his room. I was all dressed from the things he packed for me. I was tying my shoes when he walked into his room again.

'You're going back there?'

'I have to my mother will have a heart attack when I'm not there.' He just nods his head. 'Look I just climb up the tree get into my room say good morning and I'll be back here ten minute's tops.'

'Good I'll be timing you, Miss Steele.' He hugged me then I climb out his window, jogged across the street and struggled to climb the big tree. I finally got into my room then unpack my bag. Made my bed then head down stairs mom was busy baking something nice in the kitchen. I said a quick morning then was out the door walking back across the street. I rang the doorbell and Christian answer it. He smiled as he pulled me in his arms. Carrick peaked around Christian.

'Oh, Ana it's you. Come on in sweetheart.' Carrick invited me in.

'Thanks sir.' I spoke then stepped inside. We all sat in the TV room watching the news. I was just thinking about what happened last night and it play in a loop in my head over and over and before I knew it I was in tears as I keep staring at my hands. Christian gave me his handkerchief to dry my tears and wipe my nose.

'Ana?' Carrick and now Grace to called to me and I looked up at them. 'Ana what is wrong? Why are you crying?' Grace stepped closer and sat right next to me. Carrick sat on the edge of his chair. I looked up at Christian and he cup my face.

'It's okay Ana love you can tell them. You have to at least trust someone with this.' He encouraged me. I turned back to face Carrick and Grace.

'Ever since the beginning of this week my future stepfather is acting out of sorts.'

'Out of sorts how?' Carrick asked me.

'Offer to drive me to school. He never cared for me before and now he comes into my room in the early hours of the morning. It makes me really scared.' Grace and Carrick looked at each other. 'I told Christian this and he wanted me safe so he installed a security camera in my room and for the last five nights we caught him on film.' Carrick looked proud of his son.

'Did you told your mother about this Ana?' Grace asked me holding my hands in her.

'Yes, yesterday morning and I don't really know if she believed me.' I picked at Christian's handkerchief in my hands.

'And your father Ray, you say his name was.' Carrick asked looking concerned.

'I haven't talked to him since school started and he has received a new group of greenie marines to train the last time we spoke and he is always super busy drilling them into shape. So I don't want to bother him with my issues. Beside if he hears of this it will only upset him to the point where he will come take me back to Vancouver.' I explained.

'Well you're always welcome here Ana.' Grace and Carrick both made sure I have their home to escaped to.

'Thank you.' I smiled at the nice people that I felt more at home with then at my own home at the moment. Grace gave me a nice hug and we all sat watching TV again. Later on Christian walked off to his room to do his own homework. I later lay on his bed and fell asleep. I heard Grace's voice vaguely in the background as she must have covered me with a blanket.