Well, time for chapter fourteen. I know sometimes you don't like these chort chapters and short stories, but this is my way of writing - I have a lot of ideas and I can't stop thinking about them, I am really trying to work on something longer than 20k words, but I just don't succeed. This story also will have just about 20 chapters, but I hope you still like it.

But the good news is that I finished Never Too Late, so you will be able to read the ending chapters soon. And now I am finally going to work on Surprise Nanny ;) And I also wrote down a few new ideas, so probably in september you will be able to read two new stories from me.

This is edited by icalyn as everything lately :)

Her hair was sprawled on her bare back while she had hugged his waist. Her leg was wrapped around his. Normally he would silently leave the bed and then the room, eventually leaving the house entirely. And he left the woman's life, without ever looking back.

But this time he watched her sleep, afraid of waking her up. That it wouldn't be just this one night was clear.

How long? How long did he usually have girlfriends? A few weeks, tops. But, he knew he wanted to be with Ana for as long as possible. They were perfect in bed. They also got along pretty well so dates wouldn't be bad, either. Today he would show her she would not regret this.

He saw her open her eyes and he smiled.

"Good morning." She said as she saw him.

"Good morning." Christian said, then brought his face to hers and kissed her. She wrapped her hands around his neck as she let him kiss her and as she responded to the kiss as well.

"We are late for breakfast." Christian said as they pulled away.

"Well, I think we had a good reason to sleep in." Ana said, smiling as she remembered their actions last night.

"But now let's wake up and go." Christian said as he jumped out of the bed, standing there naked.

"Just five more minutes." Ana groaned.

"Well, then I will have to take that shower alone, I guess." He smirked and Ana immediately jumped out of the bed and followed him to the bathroom.

"No!" Ana exclaimed as Christian left the door open.

"Just take what you will need for the day and night. I am not going to close that door to give you time to get ready." He said, making her sigh as she quickly took a few things she would definitely need.

"One minute!" She yelled as she took a dress from her bag and clean underwear and went to the bathroom. She didn't how, but she managed to make herself look at least normal in that one minute.

When she returned, Christian was already waiting at the door with her newly packed bag for their little getaway.

"Our car is waiting for us." Christian said as they got into the elevator that took them to the lobby where Christian collected the keys and signed the necessary paperwork. They walked out of the hotel to the black Audi that Christian had rented. He opened the door for Anastasia first, then got in himself.

"So, where are we going?" Ana asked as he started the engine and started to drive.

"To some mall." He replied as he set something in the built-in navigation.

"Oh, what do we need from there?"

"You will see, Ana." He gave her a quick smile before he returned his eyes to the road.

In a few minutes he stopped the car in front of some shop and got out, again opening Ana's door like a gentleman.

"I'll give you twenty minutes by yourself, okay? Can we meet at the car then?" Christian asked and as Ana nodded he kissed her lips.

Twenty minutes later, Christian saw Ana return from the mall with a bag from La Perla. He knew he was going to like it. But even more he hoped she would like what he had prepared for them.

"Hey." He said as he got out to greet her.

"So, ready to go?" She asked as she got in the car and carefully put her new purchase's bag in the car seat behind her.

"I am. And you?"

"More than ready." Ana said with a smile.

"First, here is breakfast." Christian said as he handed Ana a bag from a cafeteria and a tea.

"Tea." She said, looking at him with a bit of surprise.

"I've seen you every day for... For like three years? I know you drink tea instead of coffee."

"Thank you." Ana said, taking a sip of the hot drink.

"Let's go." Christian said as he turned on the engine and drove out of the parking lot.

Ana was not sure how he managed it all so quickly – but she didn't care as long as everything was the way it was. U2 was playing on the radio, she was eating a very tasty sandwich, and they were driving somewhere. This was fantastic.

She kinda started to hope that their 'one night together' would turn into more. So much more.

"Oh, taste this." Ana said as she took a forkful of her dinner and moved it towards Christian's mouth.

"Mmm, it is so delicious." He said as he swallowed the fish.

The day had been perfect. They drove to some village in a mountain where they took a walk. They ate ice cream, they went through all the little shops, they laughed, they talked, and they kissed.

Then they got to their next stop – a slightly larger village near the sea. They checked into a small hotel and then went out for dinner.

"Yours is delicious, too." Ana said, pointing to his steak.

"Everything's wonderful here." Christian said. But the most wonderful thing in here was the woman sitting in front of him. How wrong he had been when he thought she was boring and unattractive? She was the most perfect woman he had ever met.

He truly hoped she would meet a man that realizes how much she is worth because she is gold. She is rare diamond.

They finished their meal and continued walking through the village. They passed a few shops but then Ana stopped at one window.

"It is so beautiful." Ana said as she looked at the ring.

"It seems to be something antique."

"I like old things. It makes me think if they have lasted this long they will last forever. And the piece has a story to it as well." She started walking again, and Christian followed her.

"So, how about we go to that beach?" Christian asked.

"I don't have my bikini." Ana said, and Christian leaned down to whisper in her ear.

"I don't see a problem in that."

And there wasn't any problem. The beach was empty since it was late so they both undressed quickly and ran in the cold water.

"Aaah! It's cold."

"Come here." Christian said as he opened his arms and wrapped them around the brunette.

"Warmer?" He asked as he ran his hands up and down her body.

"Yes. Perfect." And as they later lay on the beach in each other's arms, Ana noticed a few scars on his chest. She caressed them and decided to ask about them. "Where do these come from?"

Usually Christian would say to forget it or something like that, but this time he told Ana the whole story of how he had been treated before he lived with the Grey's. And it felt perfect to actually be able to share his life with someone.

Perfect was also what came next - the night. So perfect that the next morning they earned looks at the breakfast restaurant as they kissed each other. All of the hotel must have heard them together.

And as they drove back to Rome, they both knew it was not over.

"I need to get ready for work." Ana said as they entered the elevator.

"Me too." Christian agreed.

As they walked out of the elevator and Christian stopped at his room that was first, he took Ana's hand. "Nine in the morning at the breakfast restaurant?"

Ana nodded, smiling.

And then Christian kissed her one last time that night.