Chapter 6
"We need to talk" Christian said.
"Not really a good time at the moment, i'm at my friends show" Ana smiled, trying to brush him off politely.
"Oh yea and he will totally notice your absence" Christian said looking over in José direction, he was surrounded by girls and seemed to be enjoying the attention.
Ana didn't like that and she wasn't sure why.
"Let's go get dinner or something?" he suggested
"I'm not hungry" she replied.
"Coffee then" he asked.
Ana looked hesitant.
"Come on you owe me one, I helped you out with that hangover" he smiled.
Ana blushed, he remembered that.
"I can't leave" she told him firmly.
"Fine I said I own this place, come to my office I have a perfectly adequate coffee machine" Ana looked at him and he looked strangely hopeful. She considered the fact that this place was full of people she could always scream if he got aggressive, not that he seemed the type.
"Ok" she said shyly and she followed him down a corridor and up some stairs. Ok now they were quite far away from people. This building didn't look quite so big from the outside.
"Here it is" he said pushing a door open and revealing a very modern and contemporary but mostly very large room. With a glass table and a comfortable looking white sofa and a glass desk with his apple mac closed on it.
"Take a seat" he said.
Again Ana looked hesitant.
"I'm not the big bad wolf Ana I'm not gonna eat you all up" then he said something under his breath that worryingly sounded like "yet"
Christian went to close the office door behind them.
"Don't" Ana whispered.
He left it wide open and walked towards her.
"That isn't champagne, that's so cheap I imagine it tastes like cat piss" he said looking at the glass in Ana's hand.
"He's a poor struggling artist and you're a snob" Ana told him.
"You are a contradiction you know that" he smiled.
"Why is that?" she asked.
"You blush like a child but you have a very smart mouth" he said.
"Maybe we both judged each other too quickly" Ana replied.
"Maybe" he said perching on the edge of the sofa as far away from her as was physically possible.
Ana thought that was strange.
"So you really aren't stalking me" Ana said.
"No but I was going to contact you tonight, as I said I would. My business trip was cut short and then the gallery was going to hold a show here tonight so I thought I'd drop by" he answered standing up and striding across the room and over to the coffee machine.
"Milk?Sugar?" he asked.
"Black please" she replied.
"So you like art then?" she asked.
"I can appreciate beautiful things but I suppose not really. I like investments." he said over stirring the coffee.
"You seem a little young to be so business orientated" Ana told him as she walked over to him and took the piping hot cup of coffee he handed her.
"Some kids collected trading cards growing up, I collected businesses" he shrugged as if that was a normal thing.
"See what I meant when I called you a snob" Ana laughed.
"You have a lovely laugh" he said looking at her sincerely
"Lets not get back on the creepy train" she said.
"So now we know about me, I'm a boring workaholic. Now lets talk about you" he said.
"In an office this nice, I would feel like I am at a job interview" she smiled.
"Now that is something I can do" he enthused, sounding excited and smiling from ear to ear. He walked over to his comfortable yet intimidating looking leather chair behind his large desk.
"Please Miss Steele, take a seat" he said signalling to the chair in front of his desk.
He was being stupid but seeing his boyish excitement she thought she would play a long.
"So Miss Steele, what do you do when you aren't working?" he asked.
"Getting drunk and putting embarrassing ads on the internet" she answered.
"Is José your boyfriend?" he continued.
"Little personal for a job interview" Ana smiled.
"What you gonna do file a sexual harassment suit you don't actually work for me" he nodded insightfully.
"Was" Ana answered.
"And he cheated?" Christian questioned.
"No" she replied.
"You're not helping me very much here Miss Steele. He must have done something for you to get drunk and ask for someone to tell you what to do in life" Christian prodded.
"Ok Mr Perfect what do you do when you get drunk?" she asked.
"I thought I was the one asking the questions" he countered.
"Well now its my turn" she smiled sweetly.
"I don't drink any more. When I was younger i'd get drunk and buy a business" he smirked.
"So no different to what you do sober then?" she replied.
"Well my business purchases were less sensible when intoxicated, this place was clearly one of those drunken purchases" he was properly smiling now and he looked even younger.
Then they heard footsteps running towards them, José entered the room panting and smiling.
"Ana i've sold 7 painting in one night this is insane!" he smiled.
"That's great José" Ana smiled sincerely turning to face her friend.
"We are gonna go grab a slice, now you've gotta come with, I have so many people to introduce you too!" he said running over to her chair and grabbing hold of her arm.
"It's been very nice talking to you Mr Grey" Ana said turning to face him.
"I'm sure it won't be the last time Miss Steele" he replied.
And with that Ana let herself be led out of the door.