as i promised... and, of course, edited by icalyn :)

"You look fantastic, Anastasia." Paolo said as the waiter filled their glasses.

She had changed into a black dress that seemed to make her look even better than she had looked in the morning. The dress hugged her body and made her look like a Victoria' s Secret angel, not the ordinary girl she had always been.

"Thank you." Ana gave Paolo a smile as she replied.

But then she knew something was wrong when Paolo looked somewhere and kept staring. Only then she realised he was there.

Christian was there with a date. Emilia, or what's her name, the receptionist.

"Do you want to say hi to your colleague?" Paolo asked.

"No, It is not neccessary." Ana said, but it seemed Paolo had different plans. He waved to the other couple and of course Emilia had to be the one who noticed and waved back. She then walks over to them with Christian.

"Paolo! Ana! How sweet to see you, why don't we sit together?"

"That sounds lovely, don't you agree, Ana?"

"Of course, that would be fantastic!" Ana acted but inside she wanted to go back to her hotel room. Just when she had thought that she could actually have something happening in her private life, he has to come and ruin it! Or his date, in this case.

"You are looking very good tonight, Anastasia." Christian politely said as Paolo and Emilia talked something over with the waiter in Italian.

"Thank you. Didn't know you were capable of saying something nice to me."

"I say nice things when there is a reason for me to say them."

"Ah, of course." Ana mumbled while sitting down at the newly arranged table.

"Would you like to order?"

"No, but we will have the best bottle of wine you have and the rest we will decide on later." Christian told the waiter, while Ana and Paolo had already ordered their meals.

"So, tell us what it is like to work in the States." Emilia asked, after the waiter left.

"Well, it is fun, don't you think, Ana?"

"Yes. We have a lot of interesting things happening in the office. And it is really interesting, you know..." Ana said, aware of Christian's stare and smirk. Of course, he knew that for her, work in America was anything but fun.

"Yes, we often go to bars after work or have little parties at our houses." Christian added.

"Well, we sometimes do things like that too. I guess that happens all over the world. What else do you do?"

"Oh, Ana likes to read." Christian said, to stop this stupid 'date', wanting to stop this new Ana he did not know.

"Yes, I like to read..."

"She is a book addict! Whenever she has free time, she is reading a book."

"Really? I didn't think such beautiful woman would spend so much time reading." Paolo said while Ana planned how she should kill Christian.

He was doing this on purpose.

"Well, I have to say you are one lucky man, Paolo. Ana is looking really good now, considering how she looked just days ago..."

She watched Christian humiliate her and actually thought that she had never imagined him as a jerk like this. Why was he doing this? Was he actually trying to achieve something like this?

"What? No, look at her, she is amazing."

Ana tried to put on a smile, but inside she felt horrible. Emilia also did not look very happy.

"Wait a minute, you have to see her! She has improved so much, she really should get some prize now." Christian said as he took out his iPhone and searched for something.

And then Ana started to feel really, really embarassed as Christian gave Paolo the phone.

Where had he taken this picture?

It was her, sitting alone in the dining room, reading a book. Her hair in a ponytail, and she is wearing her normal everyday outfit – jeans (and not like those jeans that Kate bought for her), and a tee shirt.

She started to wonder if she would ever be able to wear her old clothes again after her makeover.

Anyway, when she saw Paolo's face, she realised this date had to be over. She did not care that she would have to work with this guy for the rest of the week – she still had her pride.

"You know, I am feeling quite tired. I am sorry." Ana said as she stood up from the table and collected her purse.

"Ana, but we just arrived!" Paolo exclaimed."You can't go to the hotel already."

"Yes, I can. But you can still have me through Christian's phone if you want." She said as she gave a look to her best friend (n)ever.

"Ana, please stop, we didn't mean to laugh at you." Paolo stood up and tried to follow her, but Ana was not going to turn around.

"Well, I am sorry, but I think I have better plans for tonight." Ana said, giving one final glance at the table, looking at Christian.

She had known this was not a good idea. She had to concentrate on work, not on men.

So on her way back to her hotel room, she made a quick stop in and purchased a bottle of wine. She planned to get back to her hotel room, take her notes and start to analyse and research the information she had gathered from the company today.

But that was not what happened. As soon as she entered her room, she took off her shoes, unzipped her dress and went to the balcony. She opened the wine bottle and started to drink straight from the bottle.

"Jerk." She said as a tear fell down her cheek.

Of course she had not planned to meet her one and only, and the guy had been a jerk, too, but she really hated Christian now. She had finally started to feel like a woman, like a lady, and finally men had started to pay attention to her.

But he had to ruin it all. And she had not even been ugly in any way! She had just not realized how she could look, so she was plain and unsophisticated.

She stood up as she heard a knock on her door – it must be the room service she ordered as she returned to the hotel. "Just a second!" She yelled and put the wine bottle on the ground. She actually did not care about how she looks to the person bringing her food. Even with red eyes and looking like some slut, she did not care at all. It seems she had been looking worse all her life.

But just as she opened the door she shut it in his face. He knocked once again, but Ana would not let him in. Who did he think he was? After what he did tonight, she wanted to never see him again.

"Ana, let me in." He knocked once again but Ana laughed.

"Go away, Christian."

"I can't, the guy left me your dinner."

"I will order another. Go away."

"Look, Ana, I'm sorry and now a German couple is staring at me as I yell to your door, please let me in." Christian waited at the door but still no response.

This time he really felt bad. Why did he do it? Why did he so want that date to end? Why didn't he continue his own date with that girl? Why was he at Anastasia's door, apologizing?

"Ana, let me in." He yelled ater another five minutes, but still no response. As he waited, he started to really think about what happened tonight and then he realised something – he just wanted her.

He wanted her, and he had just been jealous.

While knowing that Anastasia Steele was the last woman he wanted to share his bed with, he also knew that if she kept looking like this and being around him he just won't be able to keep his hands to himself.

He just had to sleep with her, and then he would get over this interest in her.

Just as he smiled at the idea of having sex with her, the door opened and he almost fell into her room.

She was wearing the same black dress and her face looked natural now – no makeup, no black tears. She actually looked beautiful, how hadn't he noticed it before?

"Ana, I – " He stood up, but she just took the food tray from his hands and was about to close the door again but this time he didn't let her.

"Get out." She commanded when he placed his foot between her room and the door.

"No, Ana, I won't get out, I have to say something and I want you to let me say it."

"You know, then tell me what you have to tell me because you already ruined my date and my plans for the evening!" She yelled as she walked back in the room and sat on her bed.

"Ana, I wanted to apologize for my behavior. It was rude and impolite."

"Really? You know, Christian, I hope it was fun laughing at me. And now, after reading books all my life someone finally asks me out, you ruin it! Thank you so much."

"Ana, he was stupid, you wouldn't have lasted..." Christian said as he followed her in the room and sat down next to her.

"I don't care! I wanted to feel wanted, to be given flowers, and I wanted to be kissed goodnight! Why did you do it? I am not asking you to like me, but can you just ignore me and leave me alone?"

"How can I not care when you go out with someone else and look so good and are so desirable?" And right as Christian finished the sentence he decided to show her how much he desired her by taking her in his arms and kissing her. He leaned over her on the bed and kissed her lips passionately and with power while his hands rested on her waist.

It was a perfect kiss, Ana realized.

But then she got back to the real world – she was kissing Christian! She immediately pulled away, but he stayed in his place looking at her as she was lying under him.

"Get out!"

"Ana, why so harsh? This was like wow..."

She rolled away and stood up from the bed, fixing her black dress. "What the hell was that?!"

"I told you, I just couldn't resist you."

"Well, you will have to because I am not one of those girls you sleep with and then leave."

"It is not like I just sleep with them and leave the next morning."

"I actually don't care, please leave me alone now." Ana said, opening the door for him to leave.

"This is so not over." He said as he stood up and left her room.