Written in the Stars

By Tvdfanpam

Chapter 8

Weekend plans

Christian left Ana reluctantly at her door Wednesday afternoon since he had a call from his number two in his company Rosalyn. He had to take a meeting with some of his staff about a new deal they were working on. He went back to his hotel and spent the next four hours on a teleconference call. He ended up heading back to Seattle; his staff needed him to handle the deal in person.

Ana cleaned up the kitchen and put the leftover food in the refrigerator to eat later. Kate would be hungry when she got home. She got out her backpack and worked on homework until her phone buzzed around 7:30 pm. Headed home, put your clothes on! Kate texted. Ana rolled her eyes at that and texted back: Home alone and fully dressed, LOL. Kate sent back a happy winky face. Ana got up and got the lasagna out of the fridge and cut off a piece for Kate and slid it onto a plate and put it in the microwave for her roommate to heat up when she came in. Then Ana gathered up her books and put them in her backpack and took it to her room.

She changed into her pajamas and grabbed her phone and went into the living room to wait for Kate on the sofa. She saw a new text message from Christian: Wish I was with you instead of working. Ana sent a selfie of herself in her new pj's: Getting ready for bed. Wish you were here too! Smiley winky face.

Christian almost dropped his phone when he got the selfie of Ana in her pajamas. He sent back: Thanks for sending me a pic, it's my new screensaver! I like it! Ana texted back: Perv He laughed out loud: I'm your perv! Smiley face.

Kate came in and dropped her keys on the table by the door. "Honey, I'm home." She called out to Ana.

"In here." Ana called back and Kate walked into the living room and dropped down on the sofa beside Ana.

"What a long day! I'll be glad when we get the last edition of the paper finished. How was your date? Did you save me any lasagna? I'm starving!" Kate said with a big yawn. Ana pointed to the kitchen.

"It's waiting for you in the microwave. Just heat and eat!" Kate jumped up and ran in there and soon Ana heard the microwave running. "My date was great! I have a boyfriend!" Ana said proudly. "No sex yet though." She blushed at the admission.

"Plenty of time for that after you get to know each other." Kate said as she took a bite of her lasagna. "Mmmm, this is great Ana. Thanks for leaving some for me. Did you just stay here or did you go anywhere else?"

"We went to the Botanical Park and walked around for a couple of hours. He had to go back to his hotel for a meeting though." They watched TV for another hour and a half then Ana went to bed. She had to get up early Thursday for class. Kate stayed up trying to catch up on her homework. The next morning Ana got up and took a shower before heading out to campus. She left Kate to sleep in on her half day.

"Good morning Princess. Have a good day at school. Call me between classes if you can." Christian sent Ana a text just as she was walking into her first class of the day. She sent back a quick good morning to him before she put her phone away for class. Her professors had a strict no phones out policy during lectures.

"Hi handsome!" Ana said into the phone. She was walking to her next class. "How is your day going?"

"It's better now that I have heard your voice." He said. He was in a meeting and he signaled that he was going to step out of the room. Ros(short for Rosalyn) smirked at him. He glared back at her. "I'm actually in a meeting, I'll step out. I just wanted to tell you I had a great time yesterday and can't wait to see you again."

Ana giggled into the phone. "You just want me to feed you again!" He laughed with her.

"You are a very good cook Miss Steele, bonus points to you."

"Well, you are very good looking Mr. Grey, extra bonus points to you." She was having fun talking to him. He could always make her day!

"Well, if we are giving extra points for looks, you get more. You are so beautiful baby." His staff was staring at him in shock. In his haste to get out of the room, he left the door open. Everyone in the room could hear his whole conversation. He usually made grown men cry at least once a day. They had not EVER seen this side of him. Andrea knew he was talking to Miss Steele and if she had to bet, she was well on her way to being Mrs. Grey.

Rosalyn got up and closed the door. "Back to work people. Mr. Grey has a girlfriend, thank the lord for that. Now, look at page 4 of your booklet…"

"I wish I could have stayed the week in Portland near you. The deal I have been working on needed my expertise and the buyer wanted to meet with me in person. So I came back to Seattle late last night. I may have to go out of town early next week too. That means it may be a while before I can see you again." He was pulling his hair in distress. "Are you sure you can't go to the ball on Saturday night with me?" He wasn't going to beg. He just missed his girlfriend already!

Ana sighed. "You know what? I will ask. The most they can say is no. I'll call right now and find out."

"Thank you baby. I appreciate it. Let me know if I need to donate money to the library for a new wing as incentive!"

Ana laughed. "Not going to happen. You would insist on naming it after me and that would be super embarrassing! I'm at my next class. I gotta go. I'll text you when I hear something. Have a great day!"

"You too baby!" He hung up and went back to his meeting. "Ros, catch me up." He said as he sat back down at the head of the table.

Ana sent a quick text to her supervisor asking for Saturday off. She crossed her fingers then put her phone away and took out her book and small laptop and got ready for her next class. It was an hour and a half long class and she sat there on pins and needles the whole class wondering if she was able to get off work or not. Sunday the library would be closed during her normal shift to wax the floors. She grabbed her phone after class and nearly dropped it when she saw that her time off request had been granted. Yea! She would have the whole weekend off! Her supervisor said ok since she never asked for time off before! She sent a quick text to Christian: YOU HAVE A DATE SATURDAY NIGHT!

Christian had been staring at his phone waiting breathlessly for Ana to text back and nearly leaped out of his seat when he saw the text! "Let's take a break people." He grabbed his phone and ran out of the room much to the astonishment of the people sitting around the conference table. "Hey baby! I am so happy you get to go to the ball with me." He was practically screaming he was so excited. "I haven't ever taken a date to these types of events before so be prepared to be stared at!" He was so happy! "People will be staring anyway because you will be the most beautiful woman in the room."

"Dial it down a notch mister." Ana laughed. "You would think I agreed to marry you or something! I just realized that I don't have a ball gown." Ana said in dismay.

"Not to worry. I was hoping you could come so I kind of already bought you a dress." Christian confessed. "I have a personal shopper at Neiman Marcus and she sent a dress over. Always be prepared, that's my motto!"

The next two days flew by as Ana was super busy with school and work. Friday afternoon she ran out of her last class of the day and went straight back to her apartment. Christian was waiting for her in the car with Taylor driving. "Hi princess! So good to see you!" He jumped out of the car when he saw Ana walking down the sidewalk. He ran down the sidewalk to meet her. "My family is super excited that I am bringing a date to the ball tomorrow. My sister Mia will probably squeeze you to death hugging you."

"That doesn't make me nervous at all." Ana said. Christian hugged her close and kissed her.

"Let's get your bags and go. I want to take you out to dinner tonight at my club." He said eager to get on the road. They walked hand in hand to Ana and Kate's apartment. Kate came out of her bedroom as they walked in the door.

"Ana be sure and take pictures! I can't wait to see pictures of you in your dress!" Kate was super excited for her best friend. "Have fun and remember to take those condoms." She thought she was whispering the last part but evidently not as Ana's face turned bright red. She hugged her bye.

"I'm so glad you are staying with me tonight Ana." Christian helped Ana into the car and got in beside her. They waited for Taylor to get the bags put in the trunk then he got in and they were on their way back to Seattle. "I know we haven't known each other very long so I had one of the guest rooms prepared for you." He actually had it redecorated specifically for her. It was done in shades of pale pink and white and silver. His sister Mia helped him and she stocked the walk in closet with pretty clothes and shoes too. He wanted her to feel at home, so he might have gone a little over the top!

"That's so considerate of you." She was touched that he wasn't going to pressure her to have sex with him. That made her feel better and more comfortable. She relaxed against him. "So what is the name of your club? Or is this just one of many clubs?" She really didn't know how wealthy he was or how much property he owned. He rubbed his neck, embarrassed.

"We'll be going to the Mile High Club tonight." Not to mention all the businesses and apartment complexes, too numerous to mention. Oh, a jet and a helicopter! He wouldn't mention the radio stations or restaurants. The last five years his net worth had quadrupled. "This is just one of four that I own in Seattle." He needed to have the talk with her someday about his wealth. He didn't want to brag but she didn't have a clue! He liked that about her, she didn't seem to care that he was uber wealthy.

They talked about Ana's move to Seattle after graduation and he convinced her to view the apartments for lease in his building while she was there that weekend. He just had to have her close by! Ana had a lot to do in the remaining few weeks before graduation; get a job and get an apartment, get furniture for the apartment, get a new car! The list seemed endless.

"We are here sleepyhead." Christian patted Ana's arm to gently wake her up. She fell asleep in his arms; he loved it! He spent the rest of the way smelling her hair! He still didn't know what brand she used!

They pulled into the underground parking garage and parked in one of the Penthouse reserved spaces not realizing that he owned all six of the cars parked there. Ana grabbed her purse and Christian helped her out of the car. Taylor got the bags out of the trunk and followed them to the elevators where they made their way to the top.

"Oh, this is beautiful!" Ana exclaimed, walking into the large open living/dining room. There was a fireplace and a black grand piano and huge floor to ceiling windows with a breathtaking view of the Seattle Skyline. "I would stand here at the windows all day if I lived here." Ana had her nose to the glass! Christian stood there in awe as he watched his girlfriend enjoy the view. He was enjoying her enjoy the view!

"There is a terrace through there." He gestured towards the dining room. "The view is even better out there." Ana ran over there like a little kid and opened the door and ran outside.

"You live on top of the world." She said in awe. "You can see the water from here! I love it!" He laughed.

"We can go out on the water Sunday; I have a boat." She smiled at him.

"Of course you do!" He grinned back at her.

"Would you like to see your room, Miss Steele?" He said. She reluctantly came back in and shut the door behind her.

"Yes sir, I would." She followed him through the apartment and he led her upstairs to a beautiful room. It had pale pink walls and a king sized white upholstered bed with a pretty chandelier above it. There were mirrored side tables with lamps on either side of the bed. The bedding was plush: white down comforter and soft pink cashmere blankets. She stood there in wonder then narrowed her eyes. "It smells like fresh paint in here. Did you paint this room just for me?"

"Yes baby I did. Isn't pink your favorite color? Do you like it? I can always have it painted a different color if you hate it." He couldn't tell if she liked it or not by the look on her face. "I actually had the room done just for you." He couldn't stop talking. "Mia helped me and we redid the closet too." He might as well confess everything. "There is a whole wardrobe just for you in there." He hung his head. "I wasn't sure what you would need so I might have gone a little bit overboard." There he told her everything. Well, almost everything. He would tell her about the jewels tomorrow when he presented them to her. They were bought to go with her dress for the ball. Beautiful earrings and a bracelet to match!

Ana threw herself on the bed laughing hysterically. "This is crazy over the top, you do know that?" He looked like somebody kicked his puppy. "I love the bedroom. I might want to move in, I like it so much." She couldn't help teasing him. He smiled at her.

"Well, if you moved in here, you wouldn't have to rent an apartment." He liked that idea, now to get her on board with it. That was even better than her being in her own apartment. I wonder if she would really would go for that! He was deep in thought.

"Kidding! I'm not going to move in with you after knowing you less than a month!" She giggled. "Thank you for the beautiful room. I am sure I will be very comfortable here this weekend." She clarified. "Let's get this over with: show me the closet!" He led the way.

There were rows of beautiful clothes and shoes. Ana couldn't speak. She had only seen this amount of clothes in a store! Then she saw it! It was a red beaded dress! That must be the ball gown! She picked it up and held it to her and looked in the floor to ceiling mirror. She turned to Christian with tears in her eyes. "I love it! It's exactly what I would have picked for myself if I had unlimited time to shop and an unlimited budget." She looked at the tag; it was an Elie Saab original with a retail price of $11,400.00 USD. She put it back on the rack with shaking hands. She sat down on the fancy chair in the closet.

He came over to her and kneeled down in front of her taking her hands in his. "Ana, I make over $100,000.00 an hour. Please don't fret about that dress. It took me less than 10 minutes to pay for it." He smiled at her, trying to make a joke of it. She fainted.

She woke up with Christian standing over her and Taylor and who she assumed was Christian's housekeeper. She turned bright red. "I'm so sorry! I was just so overwhelmed. I am so embarrassed!" Taylor and Mrs. Jones left the room. She turned over onto her stomach away from Christian. He touched her softly.

"No Ana, I'm sorry. I should have told you what to expect. You like me for me, not my money. You never asked me how much money I made or hinted at trying to find out what I am worth. You never expected me to spend money on you. Hell, our first real date, you cooked for me. I'll try to dial it down a notch! I've never had a girlfriend before and I wanted to please you." He said softly. "I'll take back the car I got you."

She giggled and turned over. "I don't need all of this. Just you." She reached up and kissed him on the lips pulling him down on top of her. "It's very sweet but way over the top!" She groaned. "Did you really buy me a car?"

A/N: I had fun with this chapter! Hope you like it. Now Ana knows she is dating Mr. Megabucks Billionaire Bachelor, LOL. Check out the Pinterest page for this story: pcwbooks/written-in-the-stars to see her dress and jewelry.

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