Written in the Stars
By Tvdfanpam
Chapter 7
Lasagna for Two
A/N: Thanks for all the positive reviews for this story. I love how excited everyone is about this.
"I'm yours and that means YOU are mine." Ana said possessively as she kissed Christian back. He grinned at her.
"I agree. We are together!" He was so happy at that moment. Ana was his girlfriend and he had never felt so alive in his whole life, not even when he made his first million!
The timer on the oven dinged signaling the lasagna was ready. Ana ran to the kitchen to get the food out of the oven. Christian came up behind her with both wine glasses in his hands and sat them down on the counter so he could pour more wine into them. They dished up their food and took their wine to the small dining alcove to eat.
"This is delicious Ana. Are you a self-taught cook?" Christian asked as he sopped up the remaining sauce with his bread. He was almost licking the plate it was so good!
"Yes, my dad and I had to eat and he is hopeless in the kitchen. He can make coffee and a peanut butter sandwich but not a lot more than that." Ana laughed. "He tried to make grilled cheese sandwiches one time and had the heat under the pan too high. They were black on the outside and the inside wasn't even melted. We went out for pizza after throwing the sandwiches in the garbage."
They laughed and talked their way through dinner enjoying each other and finding out they had several things in common. They both were very well read. Christian had a library in his apartment and confessed that he had read every book in there. That was one of his rules; if he bought a book for his library he had to read it before it went on the shelf. They might be first editions and rare books but he wasn't a snob. He had to like all the books in there and he could say that he picked them out himself.
"Speaking of books and libraries, I submitted my application and resume online for that librarian's assistant position at Lakeside Prep. Fingers crossed I hear back from them soon!" Ana took a sip of her wine. "I also got a call from Perkins Cole LLP about a Library Technician position. It's in their Law Library. That is a little above my comfort level. This past week I have sent out resumes for ten different positions. Hopefully I will get a call back from one of them."
They were back on the sofa and Christian took Ana's wine glass out of her hand and sat it on the coffee table along with his glass. "With your GPA and a recommendation from the Chancellor of the University you can work anywhere you want." He kissed her and held her close. It wasn't close enough for him so he lifted her up and sat her on his lap. "This is much better." They made out on the sofa for a while. Ana slid off his lap.
"No more distracting me with those lips and hands Mr. Tell me about the girl who thought you were engaged. Why did she think you were engaged?" Christian had a pained expression on his face and grabbed his hair with his hands, pulling on it. Ana reached up to stop him from pulling all his beautiful hair out. "I won't tell anyone." She said gently, caressing his hand. He relaxed.
"Leila Williams was a girl I met when I was a freshman at Harvard. She was in my freshman Sociology class and came in late on the first day of school and sat beside me. She asked me for my class notes and we studied together a few times. She didn't know anybody at school and asked me to go with her to her Sorority Mixer. I went with her and we went out one more time with a group of students. She assumed that we were dating after that and I don't know why because I never led her on, we didn't even sleep together. She got my mother's number off my phone one time when I went to the bathroom and called her. Told my mom we had been dating since the first day of school and recently got engaged! My mom called me to congratulate me and I didn't know what she was talking about. I confronted Leila and she said she loved me and was going to marry me. I couldn't believe it! I told her no way and not to sit by me in class or try to call me or text me anymore. She was tracking me with an app on her phone so she would show up wherever I was saying what a coincidence it was! She had already bought a wedding dress! She told the Resident Assistant in my dorm that we were engaged and wanted to surprise me in my room so he let her in. I came back from class and she was naked in my bed. After kicking her out, she was so upset that she tried to slit her wrist. I didn't get the courage to date anyone for three years after that."
Ana rubbed his arm in sympathy. "Thank you for telling me that. No one wants to feel responsible for someone else's pain. Sounds like she had some mental health issues." Ana had a soft heart and knew what it was like to be rejected by someone she loved. "Did she get help?"
"Yes, her parents came and got her. When they went to her dorm room to pack up her things, she had the walls covered with pictures of me and she had a diary full of wedding plans. She didn't come back to Harvard, I lost track of her. I just hope she found someone to return her love. Is it bad that I was relieved that she didn't come back?" He whispered quietly as Ana leaned against him, holding his hand.
"I don't think it is. You were relieved to avoid any more awkward situations with her. She was probably so embarrassed by the whole ordeal that she couldn't face you so she didn't go back to Harvard. If that was me, I would have avoided you like the plague."
"Do you have any old flames in your past that you want to discuss on our first official date? No, it's actually our third date!" He sat up and turned to Ana. "Do the first two count as two dates since they were in the first 24 hours we met?" His playfulness returned. Ana smiled at him.
"I don't know! You are trying to confuse me! I'm almost sure it is our third date." Ana laughed. "Kate gave me the sex talk this morning before she left." Christian almost spit out his wine. "Yeah, she told me not to sleep with you on the first date, so according to Kate this is our first date!" Christian coughed and Ana pounded him on the back. "She was going to buy condoms if I didn't have any!" Ana was on a roll. "I told her I already got some."
Christian picked up a giggling Ana and threw her over his shoulder. "Which bedroom is yours? I think you have had too much wine!" She pointed to the one on the left. He took her in there and laid her down on her bed. "Your room smells like your shampoo. I love the smell of it. What kind is it? I may have to buy stock in it." He laid down beside her and looked down at her; he was propped up on his elbow.
"You are so weird! I'm not telling you what kind of shampoo I use." She giggled. "I don't have any old flames but the guy next door has it bad for me." Christian made a fish face. "He has asked me out at least 17 times!" Christian tickled her ribs making Ana laugh and squirm.
"Is that the f***er Jose whose door I knocked on by mistake?" Ana nodded yes. "I'll have to wake him up on my way out and set him straight. I'll make sure he knows you have a man now." He bent down and kissed Ana softly on the lips. She wrapped her arms around his neck and pulled him down closer to her. He deepened the kiss and could feel his heart racing and his pants tighten. He broke off their kiss and laid down beside Ana on the bed trying to still his heart and libido. "I know you have condoms Ana but I don't want to rush this. When we make love I don't want to worry about roommates coming in or having to be somewhere because once I have you I won't want to let go of you." She blushed down to her toes at that admission.
She took his hand in hers and squeezed it. They laid there catching their breaths for a few more minutes. "Thank you. I'm a virgin in case you didn't know." She whispered. He squeezed her hand in response. He rolled over onto his side to face Ana. He brushed her hair off her face, caressing her face with his hand.
"I figured that out on my own Miss Steele since you said you never had a boyfriend. That just raises the bar to make your first time extra special." He kissed her again then rolled off the bed. "We are getting out of here, too tempting. Let's take a walk. I saw a botanical park on the way here." He pulled Ana off the bed and she slipped on her shoes and they walked hand in hand out the door and down the street.
A/N: Did anyone else catch the Grey brothers' references on The Big Bang Theory last night? They were talking about names for their kids.
**My internet has been down for the last three days so I am posting what I have ready for this chapter. It's not as long as I intended but I thought I would post while I could.**
