Chapter Fourteen

The Gala started precisely at seven PM and the master of ceremonies is a very funny comedian for the evening. There are a ton of fun activities for the charity gala and it's So great to be laughing so much. Our starters are being carried out and it is a lovely cold creamy shrimp soup, pared with the perfect wine and about an hour later our main course arrived and soft classical music played in the background as we all sat around talking about our up and coming wedding. Everyone is so excited about our pending nuptials. Near the end of our main course my phone vibrated in my clutch and it shows Ray's number.

(Here I got the shock of my life. I didn't even know that the Marines call Ray back to active duty and is now somewhere in Iraq already. Why haven't Ray told me? He only called to tell me when he already arrived in Iraq. Ray is there because of the Paris, 13th November bombings. Keeping these ISIS terrorists troop under control.) I excused myself and walked out of the tent and towards the house as I answered Ray's call.

'Hello.' I said as I answered and stepped through the French doors of the Grey's house.

'Miss Steele, it's General Brown.'

'What happened, sir?' I feel my whole body turn to ice. Christian came through the door and closed it behind him with Grace. I sit on the couch listening to the General.

'Ray was at the front lines and artillery fire broke out between us and ISIS troops and Ray got shot.'

'What?! When?' Now I'm in tears.

'Yesterday afternoon, near the Iraqi border were he got shot in the chest. He is in ICU here on base.'

'Thank you for letting me know General.' Christian and Grace sandwich me in on the couch.

'You're welcome Ana dear.'

'General will you keep me posted on his progress please.' I asked him. I know he and Ray have been old friends for years now.

'I most certainly will. Stay strong sweet girl, Ray is a fighter he will get back on his feet again.' The General tried to give me a bit of hope.

'Yes, sir he will. He has to. He must give me away at my wedding, but I want to keep it a surprise for him when he gets back.'

'When is it maybe we can arrange something here?' The nice old General asked me.

'It's in six weeks from today sir.'

'Yes we can surely make it work. Don't worry Ana your, secrete is safe with me.'

'Thank you, sir and thank you for letting me know.'

'You're, welcome honey. Have a nice evening.'

'And the same to you, sir.' We hung up and Grace and Christian just looked at me.

'Ray got shot in the chest this yesterday afternoon by ISIS troops and is in the M.E.S.H. ICU.' My first tears start to roll down my face. Christian pulled me to him. I pulled off my mask as Grace hand me a tissue to whip my tears with.

'He is getting the best care that I can't even give him Ana. I can give you my word on that. M.E.S.H. teams at the best at all the cutting edge medical skills and equipment. Ray will recover, honey.' Grace assured me.

'Thank you Grace. Your support is the one I value along with your wonderful son here and family.' Carrick came in to search for us.

'What is going on in here?' He asked walking towards us. Grace got up and pulled him to the side.

'Are you going to be alright baby?' Christian asked me, and gave my hairline a kiss.

'I don't know, I'm still in shock.' Christian took my hand and felt how cold I am.

'Jeeze Ana, your like ice.' He said and shrug out of his jacket and wrapped it around my shoulders. I sat forward rest my elbows on my knees and held my head in my hands. Christian got up and left to go talking to his parents.

Oh, daddy please don't die on me. Don't you dare die on me. I wrapped my arms around myself and lay on the arm rest of the couch. More of my tears ran down my face. Oh, Ray. Christian excused us from the rest of the gala. Carrick got Mia to gather our things from our table in the tent and brought it for us in the house. We said our goodbyes and we drove off. Taylor were at the wheel driving us back to Escala. Once we were in the great room I was sat down in front of the fireplace while Christian rushes about the penthouse, doing who knows what. I just sat staring at the flames. An hour later Kate and Elliot came rushing in and Kate just held me in her arms.

'So what did the doctors say?'

'Just that Ray were at the front lines on the Iraqi boarder when ISIS troops open fire and shot Ray in the chest and he is now in ICU.'

'He is a strong man Ana, he will pull through.' Kate hugged me again. Elliot and Christian talked as they both looked over to us on intervals.

'Thanks for coming Kate. I missed you these past few months.'

'I missed you to. I almost got to you tonight when one of my father's friends cornered me. We must have a girls evening sometime soon.'

'Yes that would be nice. There has been one thing I was meaning to ask you, but I've been so busy at work and arranging our wedding.'

'Yes we heard.' Kate smiled at me.

'Well I wanted to ask you for a while now, to please be my maid of honour.'

'Oh, Ana I will be honoured to be. Thank you. Let me guess you pick sweet energetic Mia to be your bride's maid.'

'Yes, a few hours ago in fact.' I smiled through my new tears.

'Come let's go make you some tea.' Kate said then she pulled me to the kitchen. We got busy around Christian's kitchen. The men wanted wine and beer and we just settled for tea. We rejoined the men in the great room. Christian sat next to me holding me to him. As Kate and I just listened to the men talk about baseball. I fell asleep on Christian's shoulder and I was later on carried to bed. I was zipped out of my dress between Kate and Christian I was tucked in after Kate whipped my make-up from my face. I was gone and was later woken by a really bad nightmare about Ray being actually killed in the line of duty. Christian cooed me awake, as I was crying in my sleep.

'Shhh… baby girl everything is alright now. It was just a bad dream.' He smoothed my bed head out of my face. He held me to him and I fell asleep as my favourite Christian scent helped me to drift into a better dream state.

By morning I was up early and I got into Christian's over-sized college football shirt and I set out to go make us some Sunday morning pancakes since Christian is still fast asleep. I was still mixing pancake batter when Elliot came walking down from upstairs in search of his jacket of last night for his cigarettes. He is only wearing pajama bottoms. He found his jacket and step out onto the balcony. Now that my best friend and future brother-in-law spend the night here I have to mix more pancake batter.

So I got to work and was almost half way done when Christian found me in the kitchen talking to Elliot about how we met again after all these years. You know the really need to know things only the family needs to know, not all the stuff that goes on behind play room doors. I can see Christian was getting very irritated with his brother and I intervened with actual food as Kate joined all of us and we enjoyed breakfast overlooking the greater Seattle below. After breakfast Kate and Elliot left and we head back to bed it is after all Sunday and I fell asleep again with Christian watching me. My ringing phone woke me and it was the General from Iraq. He is just giving me an update on Ray's condition and he is practically the same. I thanked the General and we hung up.

'So how is Ray?' Christian asked pulling me to him.

'He is still the same. No change yet.' Christian kissed my hair and I lay on his chest and so the morning drift on.

'You know even though most of our wedding things are already booked and paid for but we haven't picked a venue yet.' I utter hours later.

'What are you thinking sweet girl?' Christian asked smoothing my hair back so he can look at me better.

'That I really love the look over the sound at your parent's place do you think they will mind if we have the reception at their home.'

'Are you kidding me, you might have just made mother and Mia's day by having it there. I'll give them a call.' I gave his scruffy cheek a kiss. He really looks so hot in a day old beard. I rubbed the back of my fingers over his beard. He punched in the number of his mother and held his phone to his ear.

'I love your day old beard Mr Grey.'

'You do?'

'Yes master, it's very sexy.' He smiled at me and pulled me closer so he could kiss me. His call connects and he was talking to his mother and she was clearly over joyed by our change in venues. As for me on the other hand I was up to no good. I threw the football shirt on the floor and step out of my lace thong and then just sat on my mans harden manhood and started to sway my hips so it was getting to be kind of difficult for him to concentrate on his call with his mother as I kept up the rhythm of toying. About forty minutes later he finally hung up and pinned me to our bed as he pin my hands above my head.

He clearly had enough of my slow and pure torture and really let me have it. I came around him and he press on and upward. Over and over he gone, I already came four times already and he is still going. We later lay facing each other and with us laying on our side nose to nose and my legs raised to my chest he gets back to pounding on and faster. I came about two more times as we made love into the morning. We just finished when Taylor rushed into our room with Ryan and Prescott, more of Christian's security.

'Taylor what's going on?' Christina asked sitting up in bed.

'Someone attacked one of your cars sir, Sawyer is running the surveillance footage with Welch.'

'What? When?' Christian asked looking from me to Taylor.

'This morning sir after my rounds in the garage.' Taylor let Christian know.

'Do we know who it is?' I asked covering myself with the bed sheets.

'No ma'am not yet that is what Sawyer is trying to find out. We have thoroughly inspected every inch of the penthouse sir and there are no signs of forced entry anywhere.'

'Good work Taylor. Please keep me posted of the footage.' Ryan got back into our room after checking the balcony and the fire escape. Everything is clear. So the three of them left. After that Christian and I got in a shower and got ready for the day. While Christian is working in his study, I was also working my tail off in the TV slash library room. I was defining the e-book lay outs and by mid-afternoon I was pulled from my work and I taught Christian how to make pasta with Mrs Jones wonderful pre-made bolognaise sauce. We heat it up and sat down and ate our early dinner.

We just finished dinner when Taylor came to get Christian to go show him the footage the security team gathered for the day. Christian pulled me behind him which was weird for me since he usually talks to Taylor alone about these sorts of things. He dragged me till I sat on his lap behind his desk in his study as we watch the computer screen as Taylor explains and tells us what we are seeing here. But the figure on the screen is rather familiar. I just can't put my finger on it.

On the one of four small screens on the computer you can see the person breaking his way into the underground parking garage then with a tin of paint he threw it out on one of Christian's cars but more over the windshield so you can't really drive it. I looked at Christian as he sigh heavily and then look so tired. I cupped his face in my hands.

'Hey we will catch this ass. Please don't look so defeated. There is something familiar about this man though I just can't put my finger on it.'

'What do you recognise Miss Steele? Please share.'

'The way this man walks and carries himself and not to mention his body language it's of a very disturbing nature.'

'You got all that from just watching this man, ma'am?' Taylor asked surprised.

'Yes, I have.'

'Miss Steele here can read people better then any fortune teller can only dream of. Yet she's no magic user but only use her very developed senses.' Christian added with a smirk.

'Very well. What does Miss Steele observe about me then?' Taylor asked and I looked at Christian and he smirked as he nods his head at me. I got off his lap and walked around to where Taylor was standing and looked him up and down as I circle him once.

'You have been married before and you where caught off guard by a divorce when you thought all is fine. You recently found a new love judging by your fancy cologne and you love your job and take every once of data that you gather very seriously. You're a hard man to get to know but a true friend in need. Your daughter is very fond of you and you clearly are a great father.' I looked up into his eyes and they are a light hazel colour.

'You have dark war secrets you don't want to share and your favourite colour is powder blue. You have a real romantic fantasy you want to live out with your new love.' I added and Taylor's mouth hit the floor. I looked back at the Christian and he has his full blown American boy smile on his handsome face.

'How did you do that ma'am? Not even with all my Marine and FBI training did I ever seen such a skill before.'

'I observe Mr Taylor and I have to have this skill to run my own business and to read my clients to know their desires before they even do.' I answered Taylor as I sat back on Christian's lap.

'Business?' Taylor asked.

'Yes, Taylor business. It is listed under Miss Steele's profile on our system. You can go take Gail there if you want to have a good time.' Christian explained to Taylor. Then it hit me like I just walked into a brick wall. The familiar man is no… but how can he…

'I know who that man is on the video?'

'Who baby?' Christian encircle my waist with his arms while I sat on his lap.

'It's Jack Hyde.' I breathed.

'Jack Hyde ma'am are you sure?' Taylor asked.

'Yes, I've worked four months for that asshole, I will know that lazy ass swagger anywhere.'

'I'll look into it Mr Grey.' Taylor spoke up and was heading for the security surveillance room.

'Thanks Taylor.' Christian turned back to me. 'So I see you observed your old boss very closely to remember that.'

'Well how can I not the man tried to get close to me at every twist and turn. He really like to invade someone's personal space and it is not just me. I noticed he've had the nature to do it to all the woman in the office. Yet I don't know how he couldn't take a hint that all the women he interacts with has basically the same reaction towards him. At arms length and run really fast the other way. He really gave off such a super creepy vibe.'

'I'm just glad he is not your boss anymore.' Christian gave me a kiss. I gave him a kiss back. Taylor later returned while we were still in Christian's study.

'Sir. Ma'am. I had a look into Miss Steele's play house and Gail and I would like to make our very first appointment, if Miss Steele is up for it.' Taylor blushed as he spoke to us or more me.

'Look Taylor there is really nothing to be embarrassed about it is perfectly normal to explore all sexual plain fields. I'll start you two off on the beginners level.'

'Thanks Miss Steele.' I picked up Christian's desk phone and called Sue my play house secretary.

'Hello Sue, Steele here. I would like to make a couples appointment for…' I held the phone to my shoulder to talk to Taylor.

'This evening ma'am, Gail and I we are both off duty.' Taylor spoke to me and Christian's mouth turned into another smirk.

'For this evening. Really? Okay eight PM it is then. See you tonight.' I hung up and wrote on a piece of paper for Taylor with the address. I hand it to him.

'Thank you ma'am. We'll see you at Milady's tonight.'

'Of course. I always keep my appointments.' Taylor nod his head then left the study.

'I see you're recruiting my staff as your new subs Miss Steele. I think I will have to arm wrestle you for that one.'

'Hey. I'm not stealing anyone. This is how I use to get my clients back when I was still with Master Louise. Yet I still use it to win over newbie clients everyday with my talents Mr Grey, not everything is won over by sexy CEO's in all sorts of fancy cars and two-thousand dollar suits. Some people find the pure powers of the mind a huge turn on, Mr Grey.'

'I have observed your powers at work before Milady and I really do know how every so called newbie feels when they encounter you at first meeting.' He kissed me, I kissed him back.

'Oh, shoot.' I picked up Christian's desk phone again.

'What now?'

'If Jack is out and about destroying things I have to put my play houses under high alert as well.' Sue picked up and gave her the story with instructions to our handful of playhouse security. Here in Seattle and in Portland. We hung up and she made the calls for me to alert everyone about Jack.

'Nice Miss Steele I would have probably taken the same action if I were in your shoes. Now come let's go take a quick shower since we are going out this evening for some fun.'

'You're coming along love?' I asked him as we walked towards his bathroom.

'Yes, one of your dom's can fit me in for a teaching session while you work over my staff.'

'Oh Mr Grey what will I ever do with you.'

'You could marry me and well then we can disappear altogether. How does our very own Island sounds?' He joked as he bit the tip of his tongue playfully. I really do love playful Christian he really makes a rare appearance.

'It sounds too good to be true. So when can we leave?' I joked back.

'Well my realtor is looking in on the matter and will get back to me this week.' His tone changed and it pulled my attention back to him as we step into the shower.

'You're really serious about this.'

'As a heart attack. Some fool is selling his three islands just off the coast of South America and I'm considering on buying them.'

'To do what with Mr Grey?'

'To have our own breakaway place with a ton of privacy.'

'Okay love just tell me quickly how many times are we going to use it, if we all work all the time?' I asked folding my arms around his neck as the cascading waters of the shower fall over us.

'I haven't really thought of that? But what if we buy it now and retire there in a few years with our kids.'

'Kids?'

'You want kids one day Miss Steele?'

'I don't know, I haven't really thought about it that far in advance yet.' I admit.

'Very well we can talk about it on our honeymoon.' He smiled then kissed me.

'Honeymoon? Will you at least tell me where we are going so I can pack appropriately?' I asked as we start washing.

'Nope, that is 100% a surprise. What I can tell you is that we are going for three whole weeks.' He spoke as he washed.

'Three weeks. I have to talk to Roach about it for thing on Monday.'

'Relax I have already talked to him. He okay'ed it.'

'He… he did?' I turned to face him.

'Yeah, he did. He also told me that you guys at SIP are looking at buying a print house so you can start cutting extra costs and start running your own prints.'

'Yes, we've all been talking about it for the past month and it would really help us and our great authors in this matter. With our current client growth's we really need to look into this matter rather urgently.' I lay it out.

'We'll going to have to call a meeting to talk about all this real soon then.' Christian spoke in his big boss voice.

'Good that would great. Now let's get going.' I squeezed past Christian purposefully brushing past him on my out of the shower. He grabbed my arm and turned me around and press me up against the wall with my arms pinned above my head to the wall. He kissed me.

'I love you Miss Steele.'

'I love you so much Mr Grey it hurts.' I smiled at him.

'I don't think I could ever get tired of hearing you say that my sweet Ana.'

'I really love hearing it to. But I can't wait anymore to become Mrs Grey.' I smiled. He kissed my forehead and we finally turned off the shower and got dried off and dressed. I got into my pencil skirt with a blouse and stocking and high heels. Christian smiled when he looked me over.

'What sexy?'

'You look like you're ready for a business meeting at Grey House.

'Will soon Milady's Steele will become Grey so in a way it will become Grey 'play' house two point oh.' I smirked at him a little.

'Are you smirking at me Milady?'

'Yes I sure am Master Grey.' He sat on our bed and pulled me face down over his lap and gave me a quick delicious spanking. Then let me go. I stood up stepped in between his legs and cupped his still scruffy face in my hands.

'My wonderful and full of surprises fiancé. You're the only one with my heart in your hands please keep it safe for me.'

'I will, as long as you promise me to safe guard mine with these delicate hands.'

'You have my word Mr Grey. Would you like a contract to that effect or is verbal agreement doable?'

'Verbal agreement is perfectly fine Miss Steele.' After that we drove off with Taylor and Mrs Jones who I now know as Gail is driving behind us to my play house. We got there and Christian and I with Taylor and Gail walked into Milady's.

'Hi Sue. How are things looking today?' I asked my secretary.

'Everyone is over booked for the past week and the coming two weeks we're just as busy.'

'Good.' I glanced over the appointment book and everyone is very busy and at a basic session of three- hundred dollars, people somehow pay it with a smile and for our exclusive members we have it at seven-hundred and fifty dollars per session. But for my dear boy Taylor he can come here at his leisure because he keeps my fiancé safe every single day.

'Milady a Mr Fletcher has been calling here wanting to have a session with you all the way from Portland.'

'What? I thought Cherrie is keeping him busy there? I'll give him a call once I've broken in our newbies here.' I let her know.

'Very well Milady. Shell I get the tea room ready for you and Mr Grey here?'

'Yes please with two extras as well I need to go over somethings with them first.'

'Of course Milady.' She hands me our newbie info packet and I shown Taylor and Gail with a grinning Christian to our court yard tea room. We all sat down with a tea tray full of teas and coffees with yummy fresh muffins on it for Taylor and Gail to drink and eat to their hearts content.

'Now, there are a few basic things you two need to know and learn on your own time. This here is your information packet it has more literature in here explaining our way of life here and how our community of discreet members move around.

'Sorry Miss Steele or is it Milady here?' Gail asked drinking her tea.

'It's Milady, Mrs Jones. But Ana in this situation here. You wanted to ask me a question Mrs Jones?'

'Oh, yes. You said this is a lifestyle, what did you mean by that?'

'It means when some people enter this life style like Mr Grey and I we work around our everyday lives in this world and yes there are the singular ones that comes here for something so called exotic and something extreme butt they all run out of here so fast their skid marks are all still on the parking lot. So what I mean by lifestyle is that we all exercise to stay so to say sex fit at all times. We sometimes have mixer evenings here and all our community of the BDSM world come together here and we make new acquaintances either in the business sector or form new friendships and relationships. Now onward. In the BDSM world we have sub worlds with in it. We have groups that only love the BD or Bondage and Domination part of the society and then there are others that prefer the SM or Sadistic and Masochism of the society. Then you get your groups where only singular sectors of the BDSM world work for them but most of the times it is two aspects mixed beautifully together. When your finished your teas I can go and show you these two groups at work. If you are both still interested after our tour then we can only start you on your beginners session.' Taylor drank the last of his tea and looked at Gail that smiled at him. They really are so in love with each other it is so clear to see.

'Oh before I forget in the info packet are a standard BDSM contract and in the booklet it tells you all you need to know and what everything in the contract means, their functions and their roll in the scene and heresy play. But for tonight you'll both sign only an evening Contract with a NDA once you decided to conduct a scene after the tour.' I let them quickly discuss it amongst themselves while Christian and I step away for a while letting them talk.

'That was a nice introduction Milady. I wish I had an introduction into this lifestyle like that.'

'Yeah well we kind of thrust ourselves into this lifestyle you and I but yeah it would have been nice to have such an introduction. Yet we can't always have what we want. You simply have to work through it all to get to your goal.'

'True yet it didn't make us fall in love with this life style less.' I nod my head at his statement. 'Perhaps I'm making this too easy on my new comers.'

'No not at all. I have been a member of your play house since you opened this one in Seattle and even then with all my riches I couldn't get in here without your screening process you put in place.'

'You think so? I did that to keep my staff save and also my clients.'

'Well it has work so far. Keep on doing what you've been doing and keep your play house security tight and you'll be alright love.' This is where I have to bring up my next order of business.

'Okay, Mr Grey please sit I want to discuss something with you quickly.' We sat on the bench under the cherry blossom tree.

'What is angel face? Is something wrong?'

'No nothing is wrong. I have an idea I want to pitch to you and want to have your opinion in the matter.'

'Go ahead love.'

'I have been toying with the idea for a while now to buy the property next door and extend the play house to a BDSM night club with viewing boxes in the basement.' I lay out the plans that's been burning the back of my mind for a while now. He was silent till Taylor and Gail interrupted us.

'Milady. We would like our tour now if it is okay.' Gail spoke up.

'Sure. After our tour I will show you to the couple's changing room where you'll change your clothes and follow my instructions exactly. Then once you are in the play room I prepared for us we will start at the very beginning where I will test you pain and pleasure levels.'

'Pain and pleasure?' Taylor asked panicking a little.

'Yes, you see in this life style it is not all about using our simple toys it is the practice of the fine line between pleasure and pain. The word pain is such a dull English description really. Pain in the right amount and the right setting can be quite pleasurable without you even knowing it yourself yet your very own body gets aroused by it and on the pleasure side it can get so good that it really hurts. So you see it is purely a state of mind by the mere words pleasure and pain. Don't look so worried I'm your teacher now and if this is the route you've both chosen then I will keep being your teacher till you are ready to move on to more.' I smiled up at them.

'Please don't look so worried Milady Steele here is the very best Dominatrix in the business. And I had quite a couple of dom's in my life time and none of them come up to parr to Milady Steele here. Your both in the best hands here.' Christian stood up and spoke to Taylor and Gail to ease their clear nerves.

'With a vote of confidence like that from Mr Grey it must surely be true.' Taylor spoke up and held Gail closer to his side.

'Now let's all start your tour.' We all step back into the moaning, yelling and screaming play house and in between it there are a hint of my favourite classical music Vivaldi. 'Here at Milady's Seattle we have a total of ten play rooms. I am sure you both know how Mr Grey's play room look at Escala since you both work for him.'

'Yes Milady we know it.' Gail spoke up and smile slightly.

'Well these play rooms here are a little more basic so we can change the décor in a few minutes to whatever scenario we want to live out the fantasies and desires of our clientele.' I open the first door of a empty play room to give them a general idea, of the order of the rooms. We moved on and I showed them our stacks of brand new toys. Each toy being use on our regular clients gets washed and stored in a filing system under the specific regular clients so the toys are their own being used over and over only on them. All our new clients always – always gets new toys.

It's like a needle being used only once per single patient. Then we're all in the single viewing booth we have here at Milady's we let Taylor and Gail sit in on the scene being constructed. I sat next to them and explained to them what they are seeing and what is happening. At the end of the play in the viewing booth we moved onto my office slash display wall with all the BDSM toys you can ever possess I have on display here with name tags on the bottom. I would point it all out for them and gave them their functions and how they are all used. I took questions and they lay it all out there for me.

I answered all their zillions questions and now that they both 100% agreed to all of this they gave me their consent and signed the evenings BDSM contract with a NDA. I don't want every one telling just anyone of the inner workings of my business to anyone. So I showed them to the changing room where they can both change. We had safes installed for our clients small valuables like their car keys, wallets, cell phones etcetera. I changed into my latex bodice and fishnet stockings with my latex tight high boots. I pin my hair up and met Christian at my office door. He is now wearing latex pants with a leather vest on and a thick stocking mask with eye holes and a mouth hole with two nose holes for proper breathing.

'Who will partner with you Mr Grey?' I asked.

'I'm partnered with Rupert.' He pulled me closer to him.

'Oh that is great he can teach you better about woman anatomy buttons you can push, he really knows how to push a woman over the orgasm edge. You'll learn a lot from him.'

'I would prefer you Milady.' He kissed me.

'Yet I can only teach you things from a woman's perspective. Now an experienced man like Rupert he can show you so much even with just a single session. Observe and listen what he is saying and you'll do great. But coming back to your earlier statement it would have been nice to be with you to Mr Grey but yet duty calls.' I kissed his nose.

'Oh speaking of earlier. Your earlier question still haven't slipped pass me Miss Steele. We'll discuss the night club when we get home later okay.'

'Okay. Thank you for thinking about it. I will see you later.' I gave him another quick kiss and walked off to go work Taylor and Gail over in my set op Office theme. Since that is what I sensed earlier from them both. They followed my instructions to the letter and they are both instructing to call me Milady from this moment on. We start our play really slow as I work them through most of the things we are going to do.

I end up letting them both work each other over then for the last hour I let them follow through on my orders and I would spank them over and over when they don't obey me. At the end of our two hour play I wrapped them both in a thick double blanket and let them each hold each other for the next half an hour. Then I helped them back into their robes and sat down with them.

'So how do you feel after your first scene of play?' I asked them.

'At first I was so nerves but about twenty minutes in I started to relax more and more and find that it is not that bad at all. The fact that you tested our pain levels in this fashion made me learn something new about my body and myself that I never knew I could handle. I would like you and only you to be my Dominatrix Milady if that is alright with you ma'am?'

'It is sure alright with me Gail. And You James how did you find the experience?'

'I really didn't know what to expect really but it turns out I really love all this and the way you made Gail and me connect on a whole another level and I get it that in the end you took back the control in the play as you call it Milady. We need discipline in this new life style we are now clearly entering. I would also like to add with what Gail said earlier, I would really like you to be our teacher, if you can fit us in your busy schedule Milady.'

'Of course it will be my honour to teach you two, on one condition.'

'What is it Milady Steele?' Gail asked.

'That you both can come here to the play house as many times as you like, because you've both been looking after my future husband so wonderfully this is my way to thank you for looking after him for the years of service you worked for him. I know he can sometime make you want to tear the hair from your head but deep down he is loving gentle soul.'

'We know the true nature of Mr Grey Milady, we've both started working together for Mr Grey five/ six years ago and we've all seen his true nature shine though the hard exterior he so hard tries to keep around himself but we do see who he is over the years.' Gail explained and Taylor nod his head as he agrees with Gail.

'Well let's keep my high school sweetheart safe at all cost. He really is my whole heart and in so let's keep this all between us. I'll arrange for special passes for both of you when you want to come around. Christian do want me to have fewer session here and be more with him in the near future but if there is any constilation, all my dom's at this play house and my Portland play house are all personally trained by me. As in everything else everyone are their own person so dom's play styles may very but in the end the same pleasure and pain is administered at the clients level.'

'Very well but we will really like to learn mostly from you Milady.' We got up and started for the door. I showed them back to their changing room. I got in a quick shower and got dress in my regular clothes. Christian came back walking into my office as I go over our books.

'This is quite astonishing.' I said looking up at Christian.

'What is it lovely?' He came and sat next to me in a chair he pulled closer.

'This play house has made two-hundred thousand dollars in just the past two weeks.'

'What?' He was in such surprise. 'I know you were doing well Milady I just didn't know you were doing this well. Congratulations baby this is fantastic.'

'Thank you and Sue told me when we came in earlier that we are booked solid for the next two weeks. At this rate I can pay my dom's a proper Christmas bonus this year.'

'Well-well-well Milady look at you. My future wife the successful business woman.' He smiled at me and gave me a hug. 'So onto other matters what does our newbies say about their first session.'

'They were both rather nerves but they both want me to be their dom.'

'Wow. That is big. I guess you gained two new subs to your client lists.'

'I guess I did. Also I want to thank you for when we talked to them in the court yard, I think your convincing them was a huge leap forward in their discussions.'

'You're welcome. Come now let's get back home you look so tired and we both have such full calendars this coming week.'

'Yes, I am pretty poofed myself.' We closed up shop and Christian and I were escorted back home by Gail and Taylor. I did on the other hand called Mr Fletcher and he isn't having troubles with Cherrie but would just like a private session with me like we used to play. So I made him an appointment on Wednesday evening when I'm free of a book launch for a single evening. Ahg! Mr Fletcher the funny fat man with the pain level of an ox. Maybe I can take out my frustrations out on him. Yes I think I'll do just that. Hey wait a minute why am I so frustrated? I thought about it till we got home at Escala.

Yes it's this week my period on top of everything else. I usually try to avoid people contact during my period that way if I'm moody it can be on myself and not on my lovely people. So I crawl back into my allocated office space in the library at Escala and continue my work for the week. Christian got a call on our drive back from my play house and he is in his study still on te phone wit Ros. At two AM I shut down my laptop and gone to my own bed in my room Christian located to me. I changed my clothes and climbed into bed. I fell asleep so fast.

Yes beating people for a living can be so tiring at the end of the evening. I fell asleep and dreamed of where I got the most horrible phone call where the nice General Brown calls me and told me that Ray was shot and killed in the line of duty. I was in a state. How can someone just shoot my precious father like... like this. I was besides myself when I received the news. I was in tears as I curl up in a ball. I was lightly shaken awake by Christian with such concern for me in these gray eyes I love so much.

'Everything is okay sweet girl. It was just a dream.' He held me to him and kissed my hair. I just kept crying.

'It was horrible they said Ray was dead.' I explained while I cried some more.

'He will get better baby and come home promise.' I just nod my head and whip away my tears. 'Ana baby why are you in here?'

'You gave me this room so I'm using it. Where do you want me to sleep then Mr Grey?' I asked rubbing sleep from my eyes.

'Well our room down stairs of course. This is a guest room now.' He spoke so casually as he took my hand. I just nod my head and then looked away. 'What is wrong angel?' He tip my chin back in his direction so I can meet his eyes.

'What if Ray doesn't make it back here? You know worst case scenario.'

'Hey he will be here for our wedding and he will get better. Once he is back here mother can have a look at him.' Christian spoke like he knows something.

'What are you up to Mr Grey?'

'Okay don't be mad. I send my jet to go fetch Ray in Iraq and they are already en-route back to Seattle.' He spoke up.

'You did this for me?'

'Yes, I could see you were worrying about him so I talked to the General Brown you talked to earlier and got him to agree to bring Ray home.'

'Thank you so much.'

'You're welcome princess.' I hugged him and he kissed the side of my head.

'What I still don't get is why Ray haven't told me about his reinstatement into the Marines?'

'Maybe there is a good explanation.' Christian assured me as he held me in his arms. We finally lay down and fell asleep in my old room. By the next morning at six AM I was already up and running around getting ready for work and Sawyer and I drove to SIP after I had a quick breakfast from Gail, who look so full of life today. Where is Christian you may ask, well Mr Grey is still fast asleep in my old room upstairs I did moved his alarm clock to my room so he could wake up on time for his own work. Sawyer and I were stuck in traffic and a few minutes before ten to seven AM we arrived at SIP. I got right back to work when I got to my office. When Hanna got in I gave her- her instructions for the day and we got right to it by eleven AM we left for 'Barnes & Noble' bookstore for our first book launch of the week.

Hanna and I got everything set up with our handpicked team and when the clock struck noon the launch has started with a huge bang and people are standing in line to get into the bookstore. By seven PM Sawyer and I drove to my own apartment for the evening when Christian called to let me know Ray just landed at Sea-Tec airport and is being escorted to North-West Hospital in an ambulance. Sawyer and I raced off to the hospital. Dad looks worst then I thought he would look. He had scrape wounds on the left side of his face like someone dragged him on a stretch of dirt or normal tar road for a distance.

His arm is in a cast and his chest is bandaged up. Oh, daddy what have that gorillas done to you? I was silently crying as I took my father's one hand and he was rather warm. Christian walked into Ray's room with Grace behind him as they gave me an update on Ray's condition. According to the M.E.S.H. ICU charts, Ray is healing rather quickly and will be back on his feet soon. I was so relieved that I almost sunk to the floor of Ray's hospital room. Christian gave me a hug and just held me to his side. We stayed for another hour and then we all head home. Christian dropped me off at my apartment with Sawyer and Taylor and Christian drove back to Escala.

I took a shower and gone to bed. The following morning Sawyer and I head to the hospital first to be with Ray for a while and at seven AM we weave through the heavy traffic to get to SIP. By eleven AM we all left again for our book launch, but today at four PM Christian made an appearance at the bookstore as for our book launch it's in a very successful proceeding. By five PM I was whisked away by my fiancé and we took off to the Seattle space needle at the mile-high club for our evenings dinner and also Christian want to fool around with me in the elevator. His hand slide up my leg till his hand got to the top of my thighs.

'Oh dear lord your wearing stockings…' He moaned as he proceeds to kiss me as we rode the elevator up and his hand found his target. His hand worked it's way inside my panties and his magic fingers are working me over till I came in his hand. We reached the top and we rushed to redress properly again. I was still quite out of breath when we stepped out of the elevator and shown to our booked table. We placed our order and just sat quietly in our crescent booth.

'Now Miss Steele. As for the matter of your night club you want to start. What do you have in mind?'

'I was thinking on buying the property next door and demolish it completely so we can build it like we want. I want at least two to three playrooms with viewing boxes in the basement area and the night club on top.'

'You do realise when you're going to do this I will see much less of you and I want to see you more love.' He spoke and took my hand. It started to rain and the sound of the rain hitting the windows and the soft music in the background is almost like a lullaby.

'I did say it is more an idea Mr Grey but if you are against the idea of the nightclub then I'll just expand the play house.'

'Going bigger will be a good idea that way you can start coping with the numbers your clientele basis are growing.'

'You think it's a good idea to rather expand then to start a night club?' I asked my fiancé. He nods his head.

'Yes, Milady I think so. At a night club you will have to be there almost twenty-four seven as where you already have your own trained dom's that help run your business for you while you have an extra job during the day.'

'Very well Mr Grey you have convinced me to follow your instructions but I would still like to have a night club one day for our BDSM community. Did you know I have done research into this matter over the past two years to find proper BDSM night clubs in the whole world and only managed to find two in the entire world. One in Mississippi and the other one were in an underground facility in Germany.'

'Really now that is interesting. Maybe if we can open a night club and get well-mannered staff to run it for us then only will I allow it.'

'So what are you saying Mr Grey?' I asked wanting to make sure I heard him correctly.

'That since you have your data to support your decision then I will allow you to have your night club Miss Steele.'

'Really?' I asked with a smile looking from the table to Christian's eyes.

'Yes really.' He smiled with a nod.

'Thank you master Grey. Speaking of which, I want to remind you Mr Grey that I have a few regulars to work over tomorrow night.'

'Very well Miss Steele but please don't work to late okay.'

'Very well sir.' Our wine arrived and we sat quietly for a while. 'Oh, have you heard or seen anything new of Jack Hyde yet?' I asked taking another sip of my wine.

'No, but our security teams are working hard to catch the criminal.'

'He clearly is a very unstable man and I'm really scared at what he might try next. First of all how are we going to fix your car with all that paint on it and then secondly how are we going to catch him it's like he's gone underground since last weekend.'

'Hey relax baby. I have everything under control. I have replaced my car already and our security is on high alert until we finally find him. Now please take a breather.' I did what I was told and took a deep breath. 'Now onto other matters. I want you to start moving in Miss Steele.'

'Wait? What?' I asked looking at my fiancé.

'You clearly heard me Miss Steele. You are going to be my wife soon and I want you to move in with me. We can get someone else to take over your apartments lease.' Here I had to break eye contact with him. 'What? What's the matter?' He asked squeezing my hand so I'll look up at him.

'I'm not leasing my apartment anymore, I bought it three months ago. I own it now.'

'You bought it?' He asked surprise.

'Yeah, sorry I didn't tell you about it.'

'No, it's perfectly alright. One can never go wrong on purchasing property. Yes, inflation goes up and down but you have to know the market your entering.' He added in his decades old wisdom. I always knew he's a wise and very brilliant man.

'I would have to sell it if you want me to move in with you Mr Grey.'

'Of course, we'll start on that first thing in the morning.'

'Very well.' Our dinner arrived and we ate and then afterward we drove to Ray first then to my apartment where Christian spend the night with me. Back at my own apartment I got busy with Thursdays book launch things. Christian pulled me away from my work awhile later and we head for the bathroom where we took a nice bubble bath then got ready for bed. Christian fell asleep before me tonight for a change. So it gave me ample opportunity to just lay and watch him sleep. I must have fallen asleep sometime and when I woke up I woke up with the end of a barrel of a gun pointed in my face. Jack is in my house. Christian was still fast asleep beside me and I woke him up. But clearly Jack has it in for me not Christian.

'Good morning Jack. How may I help you on this peculiar morning?' I spoke calmly as Christian woke up beside me and finally saw the scene in our room.

'You… you are the bitch that caused my whole world to crumble to pieces. You… you…' he rubbed his temples with both hands and in one was his gun he is waving around in all directions. Maybe I can use my dom ways to control him. So I started to stare him down and Jack's whole demeanour changed once I started to dominate him in this manner. I later got to my feet and with my hands raise I kept staring him down good. I finally forced Jack to his knees and got him to drop his gun. I took a bunch of tissues and picked up the gun and hand it to Christian and send him out of my room with the gun now in Christian's hands he gone off to call Taylor and the guys to come and take Jack away. I closed the room door behind Christian and look Jack over.

'Mr Hyde you've been such a bad boy, I think you need a spanking.'

'Yes, Mistress I've been bad. Do as you wish.' He uttered in almost a breathy whisper.

'Pull down your pants.' I ordered and pulled out my personal flogger from my night stand drawer.

'Why are you getting a spanking Mr Hyde?'

'Because I've been a bad boy?'

'That right. And what are your safewords?'

'Green and orange.'

'Good. Now I'm going to spank you twelve times and you're going to count with me Mr Hyde.'

'Yes Mistress.' I bend him over the feet end of my bed and started to spank him really hard with my flogger.

'One.' I said and he didn't count with me. 'Mr Hyde if you're not going to count with me you'll get two additional spankings. Do you understand me?'

'Yes Mistress.' He responded and started to whimper a little. I picked up my flogger again and started to spank him again.

'One.' He counted and clench his fat butt cheeks in the sting of his spankings. My flogger kept going till we hit fourteen and his butt has turned a lovely bright red colour and only three or four lines that welted have drawn blood to the surface. Serves him right the fucker.

'Fourteen.' Jack spoke as the last flog spanking leave his red behind. He was in tears as he lay face down on my bed.

'Now Mr Hyde will you break into my house again?' I ordered.

'No, ma'am. I am sorry.'

'Forgiven.' I walked to my closet and took my robe sash and tied his hands together and tied him up to my rod iron head board. I moved my nightstand.

'Now stand there and think about what you've done while you rub yourself and you may not come until I give you permission. Do you understand me?!' I spoke now more angrily then I was a few minutes ago.

'Yes, Mistress.' He still cried as he answered me and started rubbing himself.

'Keep rubbing yourself Mr Hyde, and remember don't come until I give you permission.'

'Yes Mistress.' He started rubbing himself and I got my other toys out and my self-defense whip. I saw Jack's eyes widen when he saw all my toys and especially my whip.

'Turn around and face the wall and look at the floor while you keep rubbing yourself.' I unleash my whip and I crack my whip right behind him and he is crying again while he keep rubbing himself. He got such a fright that the stopped rubbing himself.

'I didn't gave you permission to stop rubbing yourself Mr Hyde. Do you want another four spankings with my flogger?'

'No Mistress.' He spoke through his tears.

'Now then keep rubbing.' I barked at him, then crack my whip again behind him and he cower into the corner of my bed and wall. I walked towards my bedroom door and cracked it.

'Taylor is here with Sawyer and Ryan.' Christian told me.

'Good can you please get me a plastic beer glass above the stove.' I asked him.

'Sure.' Taylor got the plastic glass for me and hand it to me.

'Thanks. I'm almost done in here then I can give you guys free reign.' They nod their heads and I close the room door again and turn back to Jack. I cracked my whip over and over behind him and then on a few occasions I let the tip of my whip smack on each of his butt cheeks. He cried out every time and a little blood seep through the thin lines on his behind.

'Oh, please Mistress may I come now.' He started to beg me.

'No. Keep rubbing.' I ordered. I took my egg vibrator and held it to his egg sake and turned it up on high. His legs buckled at the pressure of release. I cracked my whip on his right side then his left and he almost fainted. His legs buckled more and his face is so red I thought he was going to have a heart attack. I took the plastic cup and held it in front of him.

'You may come now.' I gave the word and he empties out in a tiny amount. 'You boys out there my come in now.' I yell. Jack was still busy pouring out into the cup when Taylor and Sawyer with Ryan stormed in. Jack finally is done pouring out into the cup. I untie his hands and gave him more orders.

'Pull up your pants.' He complies and I gave him further instructions. 'Now you will go with these men and you will listen to them, you will not run away or I will find you and give you a much worse spanking you will never forget do you understand Mr Hyde.'

'Yes, Mistress. I understand.'

'Now look at the floor and you are not to make eye contact with any of them, unless you are spoken to. Now go.' Taylor and Sawyer tied Jack's hands behind his back with actual real police handcuffs with ankle chains as they hand him over to the authorities. Once Jack was out of my room I almost fainted by the stress I felt waking up with a gun in my face. Christian stormed into my room and just held me to him and I was finally in tears.

'Everything is over now my angel face. Everything is over.' He just held me to him as I kept crying.

'I'm so sorry I put you in harm's way Christian. I never…'

'Hey we didn't think this could happen so please love stop apologising.' He brushed my hair back.

'How did he got in here in the first place?'

'He came through the fire escape. Taylor and the boys checked every inch of your apartment and the fire escape was the only door the was wide open.' Christian spoke and dried my tears with his handkerchief he pulled from his pants pocket on the chair. 'What did you two do in here for so long?'

'I played my dom part and he clearly complied to my every demand and I flogged his intrusive ass and then with intervals I gave his already flogged behind a few slaps from my whip I always keep on hand, while he gets himself off.'

'You denied him to come?' Christian asked me kissing my forehead.

'Of course. He begged me to come. His legs buckled and then after a while his legs buckled some more I let him go some more and then at the crucial moment I let him come.'

'Goodness look at you Miss Steele the sadistic torturous dominatrix in the country.' He smirked while saying this.

'Am I a monster for doing this? Because it sounds like I am.' I fold my arms around myself.

'No Miss Steele you are not, you were defending yourself with a self-defense trigger you put in place for yourself and a very good one at that.'

'I'm not a monster then?' I asked again with new tears running down my face.

'Of course not baby. You're not a monster at all. Why would you even think that?'

'Because I feel like one and when I told you the happenings just now I realised it. I'm sorry.' Christian farrow his brow and looked at me. I feel so cold again, so I sat on my bed folding my arms around my legs staring into a distance.

'You don't have to apologise to anyone Anastasia because you've done nothing wrong here. Jack invaded your home and you defended it.' Christian came and sat in front of me and took my hands. 'Goodness Ana you're an ice cube again.' He pulled the throw from the feet end of my bed and wrapped me in it and rubbed my back warm. Taylor and Sawyer with Ryan came back once they handed Jack over to the police and gave them their statements. They are sweeping my whole apartment for anything that doesn't belong. They only found four listening devices and then Ryan volunteered to guard us for the rest of the night and Christian and I went back to sleep.

The following morning, I got up at five and got the kettle going for tea and just sat staring out my large window as the ferry boats going about their business on the waters. The morning sky were painted in the loveliest colours of orange and warm yellows, shone through the building clouds as it could rain again in a couple of hours from now. It is all so breath taking. I made some tea and got down making us some eggs, bacon and sausages with a slice of toast. Christian walked in as I was half way with our breakfasts.

'Morning Mrs Grey.' Christian greeted with a smile and rubbing his one eye.

'Good Morning handsome, sleep well?'

'Yes thank you and yourself princess?'

'I made breakfast.' I tried to avoid the question altogether. He caught on quickly and looked angry.

'You didn't sleep angel. I'm calling Roach.' He pulled out his phone.

'Please don't I have still a ton of work to do and I have to work over my clients tonight after work. One such an appointment is Gail and James.'

'You have an appointment with Gail and Taylor tonight?' He asked surprised with a lopsided smile on his face.

'Yes, it's their third session and they both asked me at the start that I'll be their primary dom. Besides before my sessions tonight we both need to see the realtor tonight to view the property next door.'

'You want me to be there love?' We both sit down and started to eat our breakfast.

'Of course we are going to be married soon and by the time the extension is done we will be married so yes Mr Grey I would like your input in this matter.'

'Very well. I'll meet you there after my meeting the Dr Flynn.'

'Very well. I'll be at Ray's this afternoon then I'll meet you there.' We finished our breakfast then took a quick shower each to get ready for the day. I was almost ready to leave when Christian spoke up again.

'I'll get some of our security to come and pack up your things here and move it to Escala for you.'

'Thank you Mr Grey but I can really pack my own things. Your staff is already running around enough doing your bidding.'

'None sense. I'll also get Andrea to call a realtor to put your place on the market for you.'

'Thank you my handsome man. I do appreciate it. Get a good price. I'm sure you already know at what price I bought it for, since you can be a bit nosy at times.'

'Really am I that bad?' He asked hugging me.

'No it's quite alright Mr Grey. It gives you control and I understand that.'

'Yes it does, but some days it's so top's and bottom's between us I don't know which way is up.'

'Yeah I felt like that as well from time to time. But it doesn't matter which way is up as long as it's with you Mr Christian Grey, CEO.' I smiled up at him and we finally parted ways for the day.