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C POV

"Ah. I remember it now. It's Ana." A sly grin crosses Samual's Donovan's face as I get right in front of him. "It's a lovely name."

"Stay away from her.", I hiss, trying my best not to throw his ass out the window. "I know all about what you tried with her."

"What I tried with her?", he scoffs. "I'm not sure what she told you, but I didn't try anything. Your girl was the one who wanted to hit the sheets with me, but I was determined to keep things professional. Now I'm second guessing my decision because her pussy must be made of gold and draped in diamonds if you're buying companies that are competitors against the guy that turned her down." All restraint in me evaporates, and I grab him by the collar.

"She didn't come on to you. I heard the recording." His eyes widen. "Yeah, that recording. I know all too well what a piece of shit you are. I could knock the taste out of your mouth right now, but I'm not going to because I'm fond of this suit and don't want to ruin it. Instead, I'm going to run your little business into the ground and make you regret the day you were born." I keep my grip on him and open the door. Outside my office is Taylor who replaces my hold with his own. "Taylor, take the trash out."

"Yes sir.", Taylor nods.

"This isn't over!", Donovan yells while being pulled away. Unfortunately he's right, yet I'm not going to let the bastard win.

Pissed off, I slam my door shut and go back to my desk. I try to sort through some files, but I find it difficult to concentrate. I need to tell Ana about Donovan's visit, and I know it's not going to be an easy talk. As if she's reading my mind, I hear my phone ringing with a call from her. I take a few deep breaths and answer.

"Hi.", I say, trying to get all the harshness out of my voice.

"Hey.", she says cheerfully. "I'm calling because Kate asked if I want to have a night out with her. I told her ok. That's fine, right?"

"Of course it's ok. You've got people in your life other than me, and I don't want to take away from that." I should go ahead and tell her about Donovan, but telling her would probably ruin her good mood which would then ruin her night. She might even want to bail on her night out with Kate, and I don't want that to happen.

"Great. Are you sitting at your desk?", she asks.

"Yeah. Why do you ask?"

"I'm just thinking about how hot it would be if we were to go at it on your desk one day." I've got a damn tent in my pants. "We could take everything off first so nothing would get messed up."

"Baby, I wouldn't mind shoving things off the desk.", I laugh. "I hope you and Kate have a wonderful time."

"Thanks. I've got to go, but I'll call you later. Bye."

"Bye." The call ends, and I send a text to Sawyer, informing him that Ana's going out tonight and to keep an extra close eye on her.

"I was pleasantly surprised when you agreed to have dinner with us.", my mom says. I twirl a few strands of spaghetti around my fork and take a bite. She called before I left work and invited me and Ana over for dinner, and I agreed even though Ana's going out with Kate.

"Grace, no one can resist your homemade spaghetti sauce.", my dad grins from his end of the table. "I'm sure Elliot would've been here if he wasn't working, but they're trying to reach the set deadline for the house he's working on."

"All the rain we've been having hasn't been good.", I reply, glancing towards the window where I see the pool house where Mia lives. Not a single light appears to be on. "What's Mia doing tonight?"

"She and Becca are volunteering at the downtown soup kitchen.", my mom answers.

"That's great."

"Mia said she felt she could do more for the world so they're volunteering tonight. How's Ana?", my mom asks.

"Ana's good.", I reply before taking another bite of my food.

"I'm happy to hear that especially after the talk I had with Elena yesterday." I set my fork downa and sigh. "She was telling me how she went to your office to discuss Ana's verbal attack on Leila, and that only led to you going off on her."

"Apparently Elena is like her daughter in not recalling details accurately. I did get upset with Elena, but that was only after she told me Ana was no good for me. I wasn't going to stand there and listen to her bullshit. I'm sorry for my language, but I'm not sorry for anything I said to Elena."

"And you shouldn't be.", my dad tells me. "Elena should mind her own business."

"Which is what I told her.", my mom adds. "I explained that you're an adult and free to date whoever you want. I also told her that she needs to worry about her own life instead of others."

"I bet that didn't go over so well.", I murmur.

"Not really. Elena seemed to be wounded over the fact that I'm willing to let our friendship suffer over this. She's the one who's hurt our friendship when she stuck her nose where it didn't belong. However, it wasn't a genuine friendship. Elena's changed so much since we first met. She used to be one of those people who I could talk to and have a nice time with, but she's not the same person. She's vain and selfish."

"She never laughs at my jokes.", my dad mutters as my mom and I break out into laughter. "I'm a funny guy."

"Yes you are. Elena wouldn't know a sense of humor if it hit her on the side of the head."

"All I know is I'm not going to let Elena or Leila mess up my relationship with Ana." The same goes for Samul Donovan.

A POV

"We needed this night.", Kate says as we sit at our table Taven Law. "I feel like I've been spending more time with Elliot than with you."

"Kate, it's fine. I've been spending a lot of time with Christian as well. Still, I'm glad we're having a night out with just us." I take a sip of my cocktail and look over my shoulder at Sawyer who's drinking his water while keeping an eye on our table. "Well, it's mostly just the two of us.", I laugh.

"Sawyer hasn't been too bad, right?"

"Nope. Christian assured me Sawyer wouldn't interfere with my life, and he hasn't."

"I thought Julia was going to jump him the other day, but finding out he has a girlfriend stopped her.", she says, grabbing a few cashews from the basket on our table. "He could've just told her that to get her off his back."

"The thought crossed my mind. I thought he might've said that because he didn't want to have a conflict of interest with him being my security, but I asked him whether he was telling the truth. He really has a girlfriend." Kate's phone chimes with a text, but she ignores it. "Just because we're having a night out doesn't mean you can't answer a text from Elliot." She smiles and glances at the screen.

"He was texting to let me know that he just left his job site and is going to grab a burger on his way home. Ana, I can't express enough how much I like him. He brings out the best in me."

"I've definitely seen that since he's been around."

"I've seen the same with you when it comes to Christian." I feel a warmth on my face. "Huh." Kate chews on her cashews while not moving her eyes off me. "Ana?"

"Yeah?" She wipes her hands on a napkin and leans closer.

"Did you and Christian have sex?", she asks as I glance down at the table. "You did." Leaning back in her chair, she folds her arms with a satisfied look on her face.

"We did, but I don't want the entire place to hear about it.", I say in the lowest voice possible considering there's music blaring around us.

"I won't push you for details...here. Later, we can talk about it. Don't worry thought because I'll make sure to tell you about my sexcapades with Elliot." I shake my head profusely. "Kidding. I'm not going to make you tell me. I've realized there are some things that should be kept private. I almost forgot to tell you that Ethan and Caroline are going to be in town next week. They want all of us to go out to dinner." Ethan is Kate's older brother who along with his wife Caroline are journalists for the New York Times.

"It's been a while since they've been here."

"It has. Works keeps both of them busy, but Ethan's thinking Caroline might be slowing down soon since they're trying for a baby. I'm aware it won't be an overnight thing, but I can't wait to be an aunt. I'm going to spoil that baby so much. Having them living so far away won't be easy, yet I'll make the most of all the time I get."

"Ethan and Caroline are going to be incredible parents, and you'll be a great aunt."

"Aunt Kate.", she sighs as a raven haired girl walks over to our table. Sawyer's on his feet and beside me in no time.

"You're her.", the girls says to me. "I thought it was you, but I wasn't sure."

"Do I know you?", I ask.

"Oh. No. I love going on the Seattle Nooz site and finding out the latest celeb happenings, and you were in an article with the one and only Christian Grey. The two of you are dating which is so exciting because the guy has never had an actual girlfriend. Supposedly he only did hookups, but the Nooz article said the two of you are hot and heavy.", she rambles. "I'm Jillian, by the way. Anyway, many women are probably upset that he's taken, but I for one am happy that he's found someone. I've never met the guy, but he seems like he's a nice guy who deserves to find love."

"He is indeed a nice guy."

"I'm going to let you get back to your night.", she says. She waves and walks away while I wonder about the article she mentioned. Kate, who's been sitting in silence, slides her phone across the table.

"I read your mind.", she shrugs. On the screen I see the article which states Christian's got a new lady in his life. It goes on to say the woman's name is Ana. A photo of us that was taken at the Fremont Sunday Market also appears.

"We knew photos would be taken and articles printed, but I didn't know it had already started." Kate picks the phone up and studies the article.

"That's a good picture of you and Christian."

"Why thank you.", I giggle.

"How was last night?", Christian asks as we're having the breakfast I brought to his place.

"It was really good.", I reply, taking a bite of my saugage and egg biscuit. "And how was dinner at your parents'?"

"The same. The only negative part of the evening was my mom telling me how Elena was upset for how I treated her the other day, but my parents know all too well how Elena Lincoln is."

"I will say she and her daughter are both relentless."

"They're not going to be relentless enough.", he murmurs.

"Oh I did have an interesting thing happen to me last night. This girl came up to our table and said she had seen me in a photo with you. It seems that website the Seattle Nooz did an article about you having a new girlfriend. The girl was really nice and said she was happy for you." Christian stops chewing midbite. "What?"

"I already knew about the article even though I didn't know about it until yesterday afternoon. Samual Donovan's the one who told me about it. He showed up at my office with the initial pretense of wishing me luck with Rawlings Motors which he found out I bought. Ana, I had all sorts of bad thoughts in my head, but I remained calm until he was almost out the door. That's when he decided to tell me about the article. He toyed with me by acting like he couldn't remember the name of my new girlfriend. The second he said your name I came unglued." I suddenly get chills and begin shivering. Christian gets out of his chair and picks me up, depositng me in his lap and wrapping me in the security of his arms. "I wanted you to have a nice evening with Kate, and that's why I held off on telling you."

"He was bound to find out sooner or later, but I'm still nervous about what he might do." He rubs small circles on my back.

"I'll make sure nothing happens to you. I promise you that.", he tells me as Mia walks into the kitchen.

"Uh...maybe I should've called first.", she says as I ease out of Christian's lap.

"It's fine.", I say.

"I was on my way to volunteer at the soup kitchen and thought I'd stop by to say hi first."

"Mom said you and Becca were gone there last night.", Christian says. "I'm proud of you."

"Thanks. Becca had to work so it's just going to be me today." Christian takes a drink of his coffee, only to spill some on his white tee shirt.

"Crap. I'm going to change, but I'll be right back.", he says. Once he's out of the room, Mia takes off off her black pea coat and lays it on the back of one of the chairs. Underneath she's wearing a long sleeve black shirt that's paired with a multi-pink scarf. The scarf immediately pops out at me. It looks exactly like the one Sawyer bought, but I'm sure that scarf has been purchased by lots of different people.

"Mia, I really like your scarf.", I tell her. She blushes at my compliment.

"It was a gift.", she replies softly while looking at the doorway. Her behavior is making me more suspicious.

"A gift?"

"From my boyfriend."