By the time Nicole had finished showing Christian the sites in London it was nearly 5:30pm and the rush hour traffic had started.
"So go on then what do you think?" Nicole turns to Christian who is staring at her panicking she asks "What? Stop looking at me like that, have I got something on my face? What is it?" Christian looks to the window beside him and sighs "No you haven't got anything on your face you can stop panicking now! it's just you remind me so much of someone.''
Nicole slows to a stop at the traffic lights. "You know you remind me of someone that I used to be with, his name is Dale but I haven't see or heard from him in months." As Nicole continues she pulls off from the traffic lights and towards the mansion "By the looks of things you can't seem to get this person out of your mind, My advise go back to the states and get her back otherwise .. well you know what happens" Parking the Audi in the drive and getting out followed by Christian they both make their way into the hallway.
"Oh good your back Mr Grey you have a visitor in the study" Pete says as he walks into the living room. Following Nicole to the study both Nicole and Christian gasp in shock as they come face to face with Elena. "Elena what are you doing here?" spits Nicole as she approaches the desk. "Wait you both know each other?" Christian asks in surprise "Nicole how are you I haven't heard from you in such along time I was only speaking to Dale the other day its such a shame that it didn't last" plastering on a fake smile Nicole takes a seat at her fathers desk.
"Let me get this straight you both know each other from this guy called Dale why didn't you tell me you knew her Nicole?" "How was I supposed to know you knew her" Christian takes a sit opposite Nicole and next to Elena "What are you doing her then Elena?" Christian asks "I did come to see how you were getting on everyone is worried about you even Taylor was planning to come and get you, anyway he has also been keeping tabs on Anastasia and it wont belong before see comes back I can tell you that now I bumped into her and her friend Kath .." "You mean Kate" "Yes well anyway according to Kate she hasn't been the same and is defiantly thinking about you."
"So where does the visit to Dale come in?" Nicole questions not by any means impressed "Well he seems okay, he was asking about you but as I haven't heard from you there was nothing much to tell" "Oh." Christian stands and starts pacing the room "But what I don't understand is how you both know each other" Nicole stills in her chair. "Well thats something you don't need to know Christian." "Why? what are you hiding?." "Just leave it! I don't want to talk about it especial with her in the room." Pointing at Elena, Nicole stands and walks towards the door "I will be in my room if anyone needs me! Goodbye Elena" With that Nicole closes the door behind her and runs up the stairs slamming her door shut.
Christian shuts the front door after saying his goodbyes to Elena. Pete heads out from the kitchen carrying 2 plates of fish, chips and mushy peas. "I bet your hungry Christian. Hopefully Nicole will be down soon." Christian smiles and follows Pete into the dinning room and sits down Nicole enters carrying her plate followed by Jackie and sits down next to Christian. There is nothing but the sound of knifes and forks hitting the plates as they all dig in to there food with only small talk of the trip around London and some history to go with it. Once everyone is done Nicole excuses herself and heads off to the back of the garden where she sits down and takes a seat on the garden swing looking out onto the vast lawn.
"Is this seat taken" Christian nods to the space next to her and sits down. "I'm sorry she's your friend I shouldn't of been like that but after all these months of not seeing her I just wanted to scream at her." "Did she tell you?" she turns and faces him "No she didn't and i'm not going to push you to tell me either" "If I tell you it stays between you and me right nobody else" "I promise Nicole not a word from my lips." Taking a deep breath Nicole fiddles with her fingers.
"About 2 years ago a friend of mine met Elena online and he became her submissive it wasn't long until she came over and brought along Dale with her, I fell for him immediately and he knew I did, I kew what kind of a world they all lived in and for me to be with him I would have to become his sub so I did, I had been with him for a year and things were looking up we had started to go out in public and look like a couple it felt like we where a couple and when we were in the bedroom would I remember I was his submissive, I kept kidding myself thinking he would soon leave that would and build a relationship with me but it wasn't until a few months after that he was thinking of ending it all I came across the emails to Elena and I just had to leave I packed my bags and left and didn't look back he never came after me and hasn't even tried to contact me. I really loved him and I thought he loved me to he told me all the time how special I was and that he could never let me go now look at me I'm without him and crying about him while he's probably off with another sub doing the same thing as he did with me." Nicole burst into tears and is pulled in to a hug by Christian. "Thats why you need to go back to her otherwise she will feel that you were just using her, don't let her be the one that walked away because it sucks."
Christian holds her until she stops sobbing "Your right I should go back to her instead of being the authorised of the world but first we are going to get you sorted." Nicole lifts her head to look at Christian. "You are the only person I have ever told and it feels so good to let it all out I've spent months trying to put it behind me and forget and it just wouldn't go away."
They both head towards the mansion and walk up the stairs to the landing "Thank you again for letting me cry on you" "Just get some sleep its going to be a big day tomorrow." Nicole slips past her bedroom door not bothering to change she falls into bed and is fast asleep.
Christian heads for his room and checks his emails. Punching the number into his phone he presses call 3 rings later the other person answers "Hello" "This is Mr Christian Grey is Mr West there?" "Speaking" "Perhaps we could arrange a meeting for tomorrow say 1 o'clock at the Ritz" "Um yes can I ask what this is about Mr Grey?" "Its about a Miss Tyler you will defiantly be very interested I will see you at 1 o'clock Dale."