Written in the Stars

By Tvdfanpam

Chapter 6

Go Big or Go Home

A/N: I tweaked the story a little bit to make it more cohesive. You might want to go back and read from the beginning. No major changes, just subtle ones.

Ana worked her shift on Sunday afternoon at the library then studied for her tests coming up that week until bedtime. She got up early Monday morning and did yoga in the living room while Kate slept in. Kate wasn't feeling completely well yet so she skipped yoga. Ana went to her first class of the day at 8:30 am anxiously awaiting Wednesday when she would see Christian again.

Christian was touring the campus with the Chancellor Monday morning while Ana was in class in the English Building. He wanted to see if he could get a glimpse of Ana and he was going to donate money to the college, particularly the farming division. He was interested in funding draught resistant crops to be planted in third world countries. He wanted to do his part to help feed the world.

"My girlfriend is graduating in May. I may be interested in setting up a scholarship fund for English Literature Majors in her name. That's in addition to the donation to the farming division." He said to clarify. "That would have to be ran by her first."

The Chancellor was busy trying to figure out who his girlfriend was without being obvious. He could think of five senior girls that he knew in the English department but hated to hazard a guess.

He didn't want to seem eager but the English department was often overlooked in scholarships. There just wasn't a high demand for a degree in English Literature unless you became a writer or went into publishing. Most English teachers had Bachelor of Science in Education degrees.

They happened to be walking by the English building and the Chancellor decided to give Christian a tour of it. There were some updates that needed to be done and he knew from experience in dealing with other donors to strike while the iron was hot. He showed him the main lecture halls that needed new audio visual equipment and new seating. He was just about to introduce him to the head of the English Literature Department when a class let out and Ana walked out with some other students.

Ana did a double take when she walked out of her class; there was Christian! She saw him talking to the Chancellor of the University. What to do? He spied her and smiled in her direction.

"Here's my girl now. How are you Ana?" He said as she walked over to the group; he kissed her on the cheek and took her hand. "How was class? How did you do on your exam?" He asked in a rush.

"Class was good, I am fairly confident I passed my exam." She said shyly. The Chancellor and the Head of the English Literature department was staring at her. "Christian what are you doing here? I didn't think I would see you until Wednesday." She was a little breathless now.

"Taking a tour of the campus. Chancellor Vaughn was showing me the new farming division and we walked by the English Building. I am going to partner with the University to develop draught resistant crops." He left out the major donation and the possible scholarship. He was so happy to see his girl and kept stroking her arm.

The Chancellor didn't know what to say now. He was amazed that The Christian Grey was dating Anastasia Steele. She was in the top 1% of students at the University! He thought she studied all the time! He had never heard a bad word about her. All of her professors loved her. She was a model student!

"Ana, good to see you again. Are you ready to graduate? I can't wait to hear your speech at the ceremony." Chancellor Vaughn said to let Christian know his girl was speaking at graduation.

"Thank you Chancellor Vaughn. I can't believe you talked me into that!" Ana joked with him.

Christian stood beside his girl and marveled at her. Beautiful and brains! The total package. Also sweet and a good kisser, she smelled nice too. Ana put a slight pressure on his arm bringing him back into the conversation.

"My last class gets out at 5:30 pm. Call me later? I have to get to my next class." Ana whispered softly so only Christian could hear her.

He kissed her softly again on the cheek, smelling her hair again.

"Laters Baby. I'll call you." He said as she walked away. He turned back to the Chancellor. "Where were we?"

The next two days flew by for Ana. She was really busy with school and work. She found a recipe on Pinterest for Lasagna that could be made ahead and put in the oven to bake when ready to serve. Salad was made ahead too and she would put the French bread in the last ten minutes with the lasagna. She raced around cleaning the apartment. Ana and Kate had both been so busy with exams that the apartment was a little messier than usual.

Kate helped Ana clean the bathroom and Ana's room. "Don't sleep with him on the first date." Kate said seriously. Ana gave her the stink eye as she fluffed a throw pillow and put it on the bed.

"Is this a do as I say not as I do moment?" Ana asked making Kate laugh.

"Yes it is. You don't want to do something you might regret. Just don't rush into anything. He's the first man to catch your eye. Do we need to talk about birth control? Do you need condoms?" Kate was serious. "I won't ever judge you Ana and I won't stick my nose in your business either. Doesn't hurt to be prepared for anything that might happen."

"Thank you mom. I bought some condoms. Not that I think we will need them today but I believe in being prepared!" Ana giggled. "Please let's talk about something else. Help me find something to go with my favorite jeans." The girls ran into Ana's closet to find a pretty shirt.

"Don't do anything that I would do!" Kate said hugging her roommate. "I have to work on the newspaper until 8:00 pm tonight. I'll text you when I start back to the apartment."

Ana smiled at the joke and let Kate out and locked the door behind her. She sat the table and then put the lasagna in the heated oven. Christian would be there soon and she wanted to have everything done before he came over. Her phone buzzed with a text message: I think I might be at the wrong apartment. No one is answering. You are at home? Ana opened her door and stuck her head out; she saw Christian standing at the next door down.

"Get down here. You don't want to wake up Jose. He works nights. He won't be happy if he doesn't get his full 8 hours!" Ana said as she motioned for Christian to come into her apartment.

He looked around and spied the huge bouquet of flowers. "Pretty flowers!" She blushed.

"Thank you. That is the biggest bouquet I have ever seen ever." He handed her a bottle of wine.

"This should go with lasagna. I hope you like red wine." He kissed her on the cheek. "The lasagna smells great! I can't wait to try it."

She put the wine down on the counter and turned around to find Christian in her airspace. "Hello Princess." He gathered her in his arms and kissed her passionately with lots of tongue. "I wanted to do that Monday but was afraid to do that in front of the Chancellor." He kissed her again. "How much longer until you graduate Miss Steele?" He asked as he kissed her neck, smelling her hair. It smelled like heaven and he couldn't get enough of it! "I assume since you are planning on working in Seattle after graduation that you are moving there soon?"

She squirmed in his arms, aroused by his nearness. "Yes I will be getting my very own place in a few months! Kate will be sharing an apartment with her brother. They are both going to go to graduate school in Seattle in the fall. I wanted my own apartment anyway so we will be parting ways in May." She was breathlessly thinking she might need those condoms after all!

"I might know of some one bedroom apartments that recently became available." He said still kissing her neck trying to remember that he came for lunch. He was ready to skip lunch and go straight to dessert!

"Where would these apartments be located?" Ana asked. She knew he was up to something and was having trouble keeping her wits about her.

"My apartment building Escala. It was recently renovated. I know they reconfigured a few floors to accommodate more single units. After the economy took a downturn, there were several floors that stood empty for a long time."

"I'll put it on my list. Why were you in the English building Monday?" She suddenly remembered that she wanted to ask him that question. He smiled a breathtaking smile.

"The Chancellor was telling me that the English Literature department doesn't have as many scholarships to award as other departments. I may be able to help with that. He also wanted to show me where improvements needed to be made to some of the classrooms." He answered truthfully. "Shall we have some wine?" He asked to distract her.

He wasn't sure how to bring up the scholarship yet. She told him she was a very private person and he wasn't sure how she would react to having her name attached to a scholarship. He had planned to ask her to be his girlfriend before he brought up the scholarship anyway. He also needed to tell her that Sawyer was shadowing her now. He was afraid someone would try to kidnap her once word got out that they were a couple. He hoped they would be a couple!

They sat on the sofa drinking wine waiting for the lasagna to finish baking. "Ana, I can't wait any longer. Will you be my girlfriend? I haven't had a serious girlfriend before just mostly one night stands." He blushed at that admission rubbing his neck in shame. "Ahh, there was one chick that thought we were engaged after two dates! But seriously, you are the first girl that I couldn't stop thinking about." He took her hands in his and stared deep into her eyes. "Since I met you, I wake up thinking about you. I go to sleep thinking about you. You are the kind of girl I want to take home on Sunday to meet my family. The first moment I saw you, I thought there she is, the girl I have been waiting for my whole life! I couldn't stop smiling I was so happy." He was pulling on his hair, nervous to be confessing this to her!

Ana sat there in silence, stunned. She didn't know she had tears in her eyes until Christian wiped one away with his thumb. "Wow! You go big or go home!" He grinned at her and took her hand again.

"I'm not saying let's run off and get married, but let's see where this goes!" She leaned over and stared into his eyes looking very serious.

"If you break my heart, I won't recover." She thought about it for a moment. "I'm yours. No more one night stands for you mister." He laughed at her bossiness and grabbed her off the sofa and twirled her around the room. He was giddy with success. He had a girlfriend! "Now, tell me about the chick who thought she was engaged to you!?" She demanded.

Okay, so in case you didn't know, this is a love at first sight kind of story.