"Mom, what are you doing here?"
"I was worried about you…you just seemed so down when you left last night."
"Mom...you..should…have...called." That comes out sounding as though I am annoyed she's here. But that is not the case.
Ana has pulled my pajama bottoms down to my ankles with her feet and subtly stroking my dick.
"Christian." Great now she sounds angry. "I called, I've been calling all morning. Elliot tried calling as well. It's not like you to not answer your phone.
I look at Ana pleading for her to stop, every time she touches my dick, I take her hand away, but she goes right back to stroking me. I can't do anything drastic for fear my mom will see more than she ever intended.
"Christian did you hear me."
"Yes…sorry mom, we.. just woke..up," I say in a tone that says and we weren't just sleeping. Albeit with great difficulty. Her eyes widen, thank fuck she gets it.
"Oh, since you are okay I will leave you be. Will I see you tomorrow?"
"Yes, mom."
"It was lovely to see you again Ana, will we see you tomorrow as well?"
"Yes, have a great day. You sure you don't want to stay?" I shoot Ana a look, but she completely ignores me.
"No, I will see you tomorrow." Thank heavens.
The moment I hear the elevator doors close, I turn my gaze on Ana who is now slowly walking backwards.
"Ana, that was my mom." She shrugs.
"You shouldn't have left me hanging in your office yesterday." Right, so that's what this is about.
"Okay," I say stepping out of my pajama bottoms. Ana is rooted to her spot starring at me lasciviously.
"Chicken stew and subs for lunch okay with you. I think I got some cheese in the fridge." She doesn't respond. "Ana, Ana, ANA."
"Uh huh."
"Lunch." The look she gives tells me lunch is the last thing on her mind.
"Are you going to put your bottoms back on?"
"No, I like the freedom, and the fresh air feels nice." My smug smile is gone when she slowly starts to unbutton my dress shirt. I know she's got nothing underneath, this might be fun. She knows what I'm thinking.
"Oh, this is not going where you think."
"You are spoiling all the fun."
"Oh wipe that smug look off your face." She's had that look since I dejectedly put my bottoms back on."
"I like this side of you."
"What side is that?"
"Playful."
"Playful, I've called a lot of things playful is not one of them." Not in the way she means anyway.
"I don't want you to change who you are, not completely anyway."
"Ana the guy I was, was the one that hurt you."
"Christian yesterday in your office, that take charge attitude turned me on. You saw that. If you had seen anything else it wouldn't have happened."
"Did you have…enjoy…did I." I've turned into a blubbering idiot.
"Christian last night was great. Can we please try and not make this relationship about what happened."
"Ana I'm trying not to but at the same time it is also a reminder of how far off kilter I got. Keeping some aspect of that with me reminds me of what I stand to loose. But I have gone too far with the whole giving my family unfettered access to me." Ana laughs. I know I gave them the codes to the penthouse, it doesn't mean they can just barge in here.
"Your moms' sense of timing leaves a lot be desired.
"Christian…oh fuck. Please.. I need to ..cum.. oh God." I'm sucking on her clit while my finger rubs her g spot. "Oh.. fuck yes, yes, yes." She explodes in my mouth. I crawl back her body and kiss her.
"You ready." She nods, I don't think she can do anything else. I slowly sink into her. "Oh fuck Ana." I keep a smooth study rhythm, her breathing has become shallow, I increase my stroke while I rub her clit. Knowing she's close, I lean down and whisper. "I love you." I feel her body shudder as she cums looking into my eyes, I follow feeling more alive than I have ever felt.
"I love you too," she says after she gets her bearings. I chuckle. "Can we run a bath."
"Ana anything for you." We sit in the bath talking about nothing in particular until the subject of Elliot comes up. "Can I have your bet."
"I can't just give you my bet."
"Why not it's your bet you can do whatever you want."
"Okay, what do you have in mind?"
"Having Elliot at my beck and call for a week. He has to do whatever I tell him."
"Good luck getting him to agree to that."
"Does that mean I can have the bet."
"Sure, I want to see this."
We sit in the bath till its cold. Ana and I have a quick snack before hitting the sack. Lying in bed, I can't help think about our conversation. The last four months I've just realized how lonely and isolated my life was.
Loosing Ana made me notice just how much I had lost, I wasn't happy and yet I was so afraid of change. Then Ana came in and I was forced to change. I can't loose her and what happened in May is a fucking good deterrent.
But I have to balance it, acknowledging what happened but I can't let it control this relationship. I got a lot to figure out. I pray to God she's patient with me while I do that.
"Sorry, we are late, mom," I say giving her a hug.
"Its okay lunch isn't ready yet."
"Bro what took you so long," he says while simulating sex behind my mom's back. I am so looking forward cashing in this bet. Kate slaps him behind the head.
"Hey, Ana." Kate comes over hugging her.
We walk into the kitchen to say hello to Mia, Gretchen is frowning at Ana. The girl is wasting her time Ana isn't paying attention. I grab a drink from the fridge and make my way back into the living room taking Ana with me, I don't want to come back and find Gretchen has stuck a knife in her back. Ana, Kate and Mia are talking about God knows what. They talk on the phone all the time but when they see each other they behave as though it's been years since they last spoke.
"Bro what's this I hear about mom walking in on you and Ana."
"What?" I say choking on my beer.
"Where did you get that."
"I heard them talking."
"Did you hear the entire conversation or just bits and came to that conclusion." Knowing him it's the latter.
"Heard bits and pieces." Just as a thought. "So there was no walking in on you."
"No Elliot we were about to have lunch." He looks disappointed.
"That's boring, no one as any fun around here." Not the kind of fun he wants.
"So you and Ana." I know what he wants to talk about it's not happening.
"Elliot we are not having that conversation."
"Oh come don't be a spoilsport. You look too happy and…relaxed not to be getting some."
"Elliot we are not talking about my sex life. But I will tell you that Ana gave me her bet." He looks like I just slapped him.
"Banana you can't give your bet to him," he shouts at Ana.
"Why not it's my bet I can do as I please," Ana says sticking her tongue out at him.
"Banana don't do this to me, I thought you loved me."
"I do."
"Then you won't leave me at the mercy of this," he says pointing to me.
My mom walks in announcing lunch is ready. Ana takes a bit of her pie and starts coughing and choking. "Ana are you okay." She shakes her head and points to her food. I taste a piece of her pie and immediately spit it out. "You can't taste anything but salt," I tell the room.
"GRETCHEN." God, I haven't heard that tone of voice since I was fourteen. What was she thinking? Gretchen walks into the dining room looking wide-eyed. "Why don't you taste that pie." My dad says pointing to Ana's plate. She's frozen. "Do you care to explain to me why Ana's pie taste like salt and everybody else's is fine." She's still frozen.
"Gretchen." My mom steps in. "I'm aware, we are all aware of your crush on Christian, but Gretchen in the 3 years you've worked for us. Has he ever reciprocated.." My mom doesn't finish when Gretchen finds her voice.
"I am so sorry Miss Steele, I don't know what came over me, please forgive me, my attitude and behavior towards you have been completely unprofessional. With that said I will turn in my resignation immediately. I really am sorry."
"No need Gretchen." My father jumps in. "The fact that you apologised without any provocation from us and the look of horror on Ana's face when you mentioned resignation…From now on you will treat Ana with the respect she deserves, she's not just a guest she's family. Do I make myself clear."
"Yes Mr. Grey, thank you. Miss Steele, again I'm sorry."
Gretchen immediately comes back with a new plate for Ana. That was interesting. My mom is right I've never given her a reason to believe anything was possible between us. I don't have an issue with he girl. She's just not my type.
We spent a great deal of time at my parents, Elliot spent most of it trying to get me to tell him what I was going to have him do. I reminded him of the time he knew more about Ana's feelings for me and wouldn't tell me. I am going to milk this for all its worth. When we finally made it home it was just after ten. Ana and I made love several times before passing out.
I wake up feeling on top of the world. We have breakfast before heading out. I don't have much to do this morning except for a meeting with the various Heads of Department.
Just as I'm leaving my office, Taylor comes barging in and the look on his face tells me my day is about to take a turn.
"Sir, Mrs. Lincoln approached Miss Steele and Sawyer while they were having lunch at the small Bistro near GP." I knew it, I fucking knew it.
"Where is Ana now?"
"She and Sawyer are on their way back to GP." I grab my phone and call Eric, he told me the bitch signed the contract. What the fuck is she doing harassing my girlfriend?
"Eric."
"Christian."
"I thought you said she signed."
"She did, she was meant to present herself here an hour ago. I've got my guys looking for her."
"Well, I can help you with that. My Guys will be sending you the necessary information,"
"Christian I owe you two now." Good, I hang up.
"Taylor."
"Sir she's back at GP and I've sent the necessary information." Yeap, he's indispensable.
On the short drive to GP I have called Ana several times, she's not answering, left text messages, emails and two voice mail. I know the bitch didn't talk to her, what's wrong, what am I missing here. I call her again. "Ana please don't do this talk to me." Still nothing. I bolt out of the car and head straight for her office.
"Hello, Mr. Grey."
"Hannah, where is…"
"Mr. Grey Miss Steele is in the editors meeting, she asked that you wait in her office if you wanted to." Fuck I forgot, the fact that I blew off my meeting doesn't mean she has to.
"Thanks, Hannah, I will wait in her office."
Sitting here I'm eyeing Ana's phone I really should delete those messages and missed calls, I mean she doesn't know about them yet and I don't see why she needs to know.
I pick up her phone to delete my messages, the phone opens to her notes app with the message 'DON'T EVEN THINK ABOUT IT.' So close, I sit and wait.
"Mr Grey, as expected there you are." She's either going to find this amusing or she's going to be very pissed. I'm praying for funny here.
"Ana I was worried."
"Despite having Sawyer and whoever you have following the bitch troll, I'm guessing they called Taylor since Sawyer never once took out his phone."
Just before I can answer Ana's intercom buzzes. "Hannah."
"Miss Steele, there's an Eric Purcell here to see you." Ana looks at me and I shrug. I don't know why he's here either.
"Hannah sent him in."
"Eric walks in with Elena in tow, head bowed and collared. Surprisingly she looks decent, I'm guessing this is all Eric. This should be interesting.
"Miss Steele sorry for the intrusion but I believe my disobedient Sub owes you an apology." The smile on Ana's face could split it. Hell so is the one on mine. Got to love Taylor, the information he sent must have been very detailed.
"By all means carry on." Ana makes no attempt to hide the enjoyment of Elena's predicament. Elena doesn't miss it as she attempts to lift her head, that's when I notice the chain attached to the collar as Eric tugs it.
"Ana." The chain gets tugged again. "Miss Steele I am truly sorry for disturbing your lunch today. I have no right to interfere in your life. Sorry." Ana snorts.
"As sincere as your apology sounds we both know you don't mean a word of it." Ana is right Elena is already in for a world of pain for not presenting herself when she was supposed to. Approaching Ana was a last desperate attempt to see me and it backfired spectacularly. She's only apologizing to lessen whatever punishment is going to be doled out
"Eric thanks for coming but I'm afraid it's a waste of time. That wouldn't know the meaning of the word apology if it whipped, caned, belted and anally fucked her in the face." Fuck me Ana knows exactly what she's doing. Eric is famed for his use of the whip, I told Ana that and it appears Eric and Elena know it too. As one smiles and the other flinches.
Elena is going to get to know the whip intimately this afternoon. The rest well it's a given.
"I thought I'd try," Eric says smiling.
"Well, it was a pleasure meeting you." She actually means it.
"I shall take my leave. Miss Steele, Christian."
"Please call me Ana."
"Then Ana, have a good day." With that he turns to leave, Elena tries to look my way only for her chain to be tugged rather harshly causing her to almost fall.
"Now Mr Grey." Shit. "Please sit, I'm feeling quite generous this afternoon and since you are in some part responsible for the fun the bitch troll will be having in the near future." She pauses going through her phone. "I shall overlook the seven missed calls, but I'm afraid the text messages, emails and voice mail will count against you.
Did I say shit more like I'm fucked not the bitch troll fucked but fucked none the less?
"What do I have to do to make up for my misdemeanors." I can't quite shake the excitement in my voice.
"That's for me to know…"
"And for me to find out." I finish.
"As ever quick on the uptake Mr Grey." Yeap fucked.
She gets back to her work completely ignoring me, I've being in her position several times to know I'm being dismissed.
I walked in here worried what damage the bitch might have caused and leave a man with several misdemeanors handing over his head and yet I couldn't be happier.
ELENA
He didn't say a word, I stood there apologizing and the whole time he didn't say a word. Eric had told me to present myself at his penthouse at 2. I was desperate, I knew approaching Ana would bring a furious Christian, but at least he would be there and just maybe I can talk to him. When her CPO didn't even move to get out his phone, I knew all was lost.
I agreed to Eric's offer because I barely had hundred dollars left, that roach motel was costing me fifty dollars a day. I had spent most of the money I took from the saloons following Ana. He would also pay off my debt to Christian after three years and give me some money to start over, the money I got depended on how good a Sub I was.
I would have a luxury apartment to sleep in, even though I will be locked in and only go out if Eric deemed it necessary. I will maintain my looks as it was what Eric liked, he didn't care to know anything else about me.
I better stop referring to him as Eric, the last thing I want to do is call him by his given name considering how much trouble I'm already in.
He still hasn't said a word, not to me anyway when his men brought me to the penthouse, he simply put the collar on and dragged me to GP. I couldn't go back on my word as he'd already spent thousands of dollars sending me to a Spa for the weekend to look my best.
It was also why I made a last ditch attempt to see Christian I was hoping when he saw how good I looked he might come back to me.
The quicker I accept my faith and easier all this might be and hopefully after my time with Eric was over I might still stand a chance of getting Christian back. I know him he won't last long in this so called love relationship, he doesn't know the meaning of the word. I made him I know the kind of man he is. Whatever guilt he's feeling would soon wear off. I know I won't last three years with Eric because Christian would soon come spring me and all those people who looked down on me and laughed at me in the last few weeks will rue the day because with Christians money and power we will destroy them all.
AN: If you want to see the bitch troll as a sub let me know. Be warned it's not going to be pretty.