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'No Christian. You have to sort yourself out. I am not sure what made you jump into such dark path but I can't see this working.' This room screams torture and he is expecting me to stay for the night. Gah!

'Anastasia, please hear me out.' He pleads. My heart melts but also, that room actually scared the day light out of me.

'I have heard enough.' I am adamant to leave this place. The attraction is there but the thought of what goes on in that room of red blood is scary.

'Anastasia!' he holds my hand as I walk away.

I can't let her go until she knows why I am so fucked up. I pull her arm till she falls back on me. Her palms planted firmly on my chest and I don't have the burning feeling. I like her touching me. My chest is a no go zone for anyone. My dark past, my scars, no one, even my mother has not touched me. I realized her touch is more of a pleasure then pain when she pushed me by placing her palm on my chest in the playroom earlier.

'Christian. Let me go. You told me I can leave if I wish you.'

'Ana… please. Hear me.' I pleaded. I have never begged but with Anastasia, I just want her to hear me.

She stops and looks at me intensely. Her blue clear eyes were piercing my soul. Somehow, her posture loosens up and she drops her purse on the single seater, shrugs and nods.

'Alright. I am all ears.' She turns her full attention to me.

I sit opposite her and swallow hard.

'Anastasia, I have issues. I don't know how to love. I have never loved. I need control. That control is what made me.'

'Fine but you can't exercise control on a relationship. What you are proposing is something out of my league.'

'Anastasia. I am sorry. I assumed that you have been in and out of relationship. I was shocked to know that you are a virgin. But I like you Ana… I like you a lot to simply let you walk out of that door, out of my life.'

'Being a virgin is not a sin Mr Grey, and don't assume anything with me. You may need control. But not me. I wish you luck in getting another sub but I am definitely not cut for what you are looking for. I want love. So, I have heard what you wanted to say, and I have told you what I want. Please let me go.'

There is no damn bloody way to make her stay. To consider my proposal. She is way to magnetizing. I can't pull away from her. She stands and look around asks me bluntly, 'Are you sending me or what?'

I have no heart to even let her go out of that damn door, what is there to send her.

'Anastasia, please stay tonight.'

'No Christian. You picked the wrong chick.'

I stand there defeated. I just can't persuade her to stay. I know Jason is back with the pilot. May I will get both of them to fly the helicopter to Portland.

'I will get Jason to send you back.' I say defeated.

'Very well. Do you want coffee?' she turns around to the breakfast bar and started boiling hot water. She is so confident and relaxed and she switched from a defending woman to a normal friend. I don't do friend.. There is no submissive vein in her body and I was expecting her to be my sub? You can only have her if you agree with her term. HER CONTRACT!

I call Jason and as my guess, he has parked and gone for coffee with Martin. I told him to send Anastasia back and I can hear a hint of relief in his voice.

'I will come to get Annie in ten sir.'

'Jason will be here in ten minutes.' I tell her as she walks back with two cups of coffee. I assume.

'No problem. Here, coffee for you. Black and strong.'

'How do you know that I like my coffee black?' Now I am surprised. I have never told her how I like a coffee. I taste it and it is black and strong. My taste of coffee.

'I looked at you and I guessed it. A domineering character like you will like your coffee strong and black.'

'That is interesting. Okay, how about Jason?'

'Hmmmmm' she looks up, rubs her chin and finally, 'Coffee with milk, strong, less sugar.'

'How the hell… wait, maybe you had coffee with him.' I try to counter her but she shoots me a confident look which will shake a normal guy. Not me.

'Yes I have, but I never ordered or made coffee for him. So I guessed based on his look.'

'So everyone likes their coffee based on their look?'

'Yes… alright, how do you eat your burger?'

What is with burger? Hmm…

'Slowly. I enjoy every bite of it.'

'That means, you like to enjoy sex, slowly and you enjoy every minute. You never rush sex.'

On the dot! How can she know that?

'What! How do you know that!'

'A man, who enjoys every bite of his burger, enjoys every minute of sex. That is the theory.'

'That is impossible.'

'No… any man, who rushes and eats his burger in a rush, rushes through sex.' She nods drinking whatever she is drinking.

'Who came up with these theories?'

'Me of course! I am smart at reading people you know.' She has relaxed more and we are sitting and having a very normal conversation. I never had a normal conversation with a woman in my house except Gail. She slowly sips her drink.

'Is there any way I can persuade you to stay?'

'Nope!' she pops the 'p'.

'Alright.'

'Why not, you change your preference?' she says still sipping her drink and glancing out the window. Huh? Heart and flowers? Me?

'Anastasia, frankly, I am trying very hard to keep my hands to me. I have been attracted to you since the day I saw you. I wanted to fuck you since the day I saw you. But I never had a vanilla relationship.'

'What is vanilla relationship?'

'Plain, normal, without what I have in my playroom.'

'Playroom? That is Room of Redblood! Anyway? Why not chocolate relationship? Or a strawberry relationship? Or an orange relationship?

'Anastasia, it is called Vanilla. Vanilla sex or relationship is something that I have never had.'

'You can call it red valvet sex or relationship!' she laughs. I feel very light hearted after a simple and empty chat with Anastasia. She is a very unusual woman and as much as I want to drag her to my bed, I don't want to force her.

'You are so good with words Anastasia.'

'I am an English major student. If I am not good with words, then there is no point?' she sips her drink until the cup is empty. She turns it upside down and place in her saucer.

'True… true' I nod and Jason walks in at that moment. I know I have let Ana leave. I promised.

'Hey Jason!' she turns around and greets him. Jason nods and greets me.

'Taylor, Ms Steele will leave…' but Anastasia interrupts me.

'Give me ten Jason.' She yells friendly.

'Sure Annie, Mr Grey.' And he leaves to his security room.

'So Mr Grey, tell me. Why did you end up so twisted?'

'Twisted? Me? And please call me Christian. A while you call me Mr Grey, then you call me Christian. I prefer you call me Christian.'

'I was in fact confused. I didn't know how to call you. What if I call you Christian and you drag me to the Room of Red blood and just strap me up in that 'X' thingy. And Yes. You. How did you end up in such a dark sexual life?'

'It is a playroom and I won't strap you without your consent. I never force women. Anastasia, it is not dark. You won't understand until you get into it.'

'Christian, that cuff and binds and canes scares the day light out of me.' She say pointing towards the stairs.

'You didn't look scared.'

'Because, I didn't show it to you. I am a bold woman you know. Looks can be deceiving. I may appear brave but I might still be scared. As I said, never ever assume anything with me.' She raises her eyebrows and stands holding her hand out.

'Your cup?'

I raise and walk to the kitchen and she followed obediently.

'Christian, you are a nice guy. You should try a different type of relationship.' I say popping on the stool.

'Anastasia. I don't know how to love. This is the only thing that I know.' He says washing the cups.

'How long Christian?' I whisper.

'Since I was 15.' Oh my. I gasp. Such a tender age. Which monster did this to him? If I get my hands on the person who dragged Christian into it, I will personally burn the person and send him or her to furnace.

'Who dragged you into it?'

Christian closes his eyes and sighs heavily.

'You wouldn't want to know all those stuff.' He shrugs and stands infront of me. His both arms ether side of me, trapping me against the breakfast bar. Christian's lips is just a centimeter away and I wish I could just kiss him one more time before I leave this house. At least I will have some good memory, besides that red room. No Steele. Don't. You had your kiss earlier! Now that snapped me out of my trance.

'Alright. You may keep your lips tight. I have to leave now. See you around Mr Grey.' I jump off the stool and walk to the big room to pick my bag and walk to the foyer.

'Thank you for the wonderful night, except for the Room of Red Blood. So Christian, I guess we say goodbye here.'

'Anastasia, please. Give it a try, please.' He pleads. If I look at his eyes longer, I might just give him. Stay strong Steele!

'No Christian. Good Night.' I reply confidently.

'I will get Taylor.'

He turns around defeated walking away with dropped shoulder. Two minutes later, Jason walks out smiling ear to ear.

'Good decision Annie.' He whispers and walks me out to the elevator. We head to the helipad and I shoot a questioning glance.

'Are you flying?'

'No dummy. There is a pilot. He will fly it. I will fly with you. We can have a long talk.'

Once we are air bound, Jason says something to the pilot and then he turns to me.

'So, you saw the room.'

'Jason… the pilot!'

'I told him that I am going to speak to you privately. So he pressed a button and he can't hear us. Happy?'

'Are you sure?'

'100%'

'Yes I saw the room.'

'And?'

'I said no!'

'He is a nice man Annie. Don't jump into conclusion.'

'I know he is. He did not drag me and tie me up. He took it pretty light.'

'Annie, he doesn't give up easily. He will come after you.'

'Only if he agrees with my term. I said no to him. I said no to that Room of Red Blood. I want hearts and flowers, I want love, I want care…'

'Alright Annie, I get it. Trust me, something tells me he will come around Annie. He was very warm with you. He had a very soft gaze on you. I have never seen him looking at a woman in that kind of way.'

'How does he finds his sub?'

'Annnniiieeeeeee' Jason stretches my name.

'He doesn't need to know that we are talking about.' I reason and he smiles and shakes his head.

'Alright. He usually conducts interviews to see if the woman is compatible with his requirement.'

'Interview? Like a job interview?'

'Yes Annie. But with you, he is more relaxed. I have never seen him like this. Honestly.'

'Let's see. I like him actually Jason. He is sweet. But what I saw, that is scarry.' I shudder.

'Let's see what happens.'

Taylor drops me off at my apartment and drives off after exchanging some words.

'You really like him Annie, I can see that.'

'I am worried about Aunt Gail.'

'I will iterate to her what happen and she will be proud of you. We were only worried you will end up like all the other girls in Mr Grey's life.'

'Hey, I am different. You know that! Thanks Jason.'

'Good night Annie.'

'Anastasia! Wake up!' Kate is banging on my door loudly. What the hell does she wants. She was fast asleep last night when I return home and now she is banging my door.

'What!' I open the door and she is standing there with a stupid wide grin on her face.

'You must see this… Come!' she drags me to the living room.

'Oh My God!' I just have no words.

Again - Any guess what Ana sees?