Chapter Four – My Life Story

*Ana's POV*

"I just want to spend the day shopping tomorrow." Kate announced plopping down beside me. I gulped, afraid of telling her of what my plans were for tomorrow afternoon. I felt her gazing at me and decided, I had to tell her anyway so I should get it over with. Turning to face her, I took a deep breath before speaking.

"I'm meeting with Christian Grey tomorrow." I told her, watching her eyes widen.

"And what did you find out today?" She asked me, obviously very curious.

"He claims to not know of anyone named Geoffrey and doesn't know why someone is using his picture. He's agreed to investigate this matter and figure out who Geoffrey is. That's why I'm meeting with him tomorrow." I explained. Kate shook her head with a sigh.

"Ana, tell me why you're so damn adamant about finding out who this guy is again? Geoffrey is the catfish not Christian Grey. Accept it, and move on." Kate said crossing her arms across her chest.

But I couldn't just move on.

"And tell me again what attracted you about him?"

I ignored her and turned the TV on. There was no way I was admitting to Kate that it was Christian Grey's face I had fallen in love with. It was true that Geoffrey, the man I had spoken to was charming, witty and a very pleasant person to chat with but it had always been the face. And it was high time I had realized that he was not Geoffrey, which I finally have, but it wouldn't hurt to know who the catfish was, would it?

That's the only reason I was going to go meet with Christian Grey again, I convinced myself.

The next morning, I woke up with a throbbing pain in my neck from the position I had been sleeping in. Stepping up from the floor, I realized I had fallen asleep against the couch watching TV with Kate. Glancing at the clock, I was terribly disappointed that it was only 10 AM. I still had 4 hours to go before I'd see him again.

You're pathetic, my subconscious sneered. Instead of looking for a job, you're going to what, see Mr. Rich and Hot again and expect him to fall for you? I flushed with embarrassment. No, I wasn't a gold digger. But how was it my fault if I felt so attracted to the man? Shaking off all the negative thoughts, I decided to take a nice long bath to kill time and possibly relax my fraying nerves.

Closing my eyes in the warm bathtub, I thought back to a conversation I had had with Geoffrey. He had told her about his family.

I have an elder brother and younger sister. I haven't seen them in a long time but we're all very close to each other.

And a friend.

My friend's a photographer. Maybe I'll introduce you to him one day.

Suddenly, I was very bothered. Who was this Geoffrey after all? Why did I have a feeling that I knew him, somehow, in some way. Unable to continue sitting there, I got out of the tub, dried myself and put on the best formal clothes I could find in my closet – which unfortunately, was a black pencil skirt and a cream collared shirt from Walmart. It was tough being unemployed and on top of that, I had yet to pay off my student loan. A loan that had resulted to have been useless because I never did end up finishing school. After my step father whom I consider my father, was diagnosed with cancer, I could no longer concentrate on school and had spent my time taking care of him and being there for him. Once he was okay, I no longer had the interest in returning to school.

When I entered the kitchen, I found Kate munching on some left over pizza from last night.

"It's 11. Almost lunch so I skipped breakfast." She told me clearing her mouth of crumbs walking past me into the bathroom. I bit my lip and lay my head down on the cool counter in front of me. I had to stop freaking out. He was a normal human being. He wasn't going to bite me. Hopefully, mocked my subconscious. It was time for me to prepare myself for an entire day with Christian Grey.