A/N: Ana doesn't seem a little off (I am sorry that it seems like it). I think its just my current mood that's being reflected in Ana….

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Christian's POV

I arrive home after being in the office for half a day. I don't like working on the weekends now that I have Ana, but we are having difficulty making a deal with the people of Dubai. We have a completely fair deal on the table, but for some reason they want more. Many would say that it is a good time to back out of the deal, but Im not a quitter.

The elevator doors open to the penthouse and I can smell mac and cheese. Its nice coming home to a beautiful fiancé and some mac and cheese!

I head to the kitchen to see what time dinner will be ready, when I find Ana taking out the food and putting it on the table. Um where is Gail?

Ana turns around and walks over to me, snaking her arms around my neck and pulling me into a kiss.

"Hey baby." She says.

" Hey beautiful. Where is Gail?" I ask.

" I let her go for the evening. I just wanted to spend it with you and no one else." She said. She kisses my on the lips and then moves to my neck.

I pull her closer to me and let my hands wander down her back. I pause my hands on her perfect ass and give it a gentle push so she can feel my now growing erection.

I hear someone clear their throat not far from me. We both break away from one another and I turn to see Taylor standing in the doorway.

" Taylor, it appears that my fiancé wants the spend the evening with me alone. She has already let Gail go for the evening and it would be most appropriate if I do the same for you." I tell him.

" Yes, Mr. Grey. " He nods and leaves the kitchen.

" Let's eat first and then we can continue what we started." Ana says.

I silently agree with her and head upstairs for a quick shower. I could find this a little weird. Ana has never let my housekeeper go for the evening; I usually do that. My favorite food is prepared for dinner and it's not even a special occasion. Oh shut up Grey! She just wanted to do something nice for you. You should be thanking her!

It would be nice to spend an evening with Ana, alone without any distractions what so ever. We need to catch a break! And hopefully we can tonight.

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I meet Ana in the kitchen. She has already warmed up the mac and cheese and has already placed some garden salad on both of our plates. Two glasses of white wine stand next to the plates.

" Let's toast to finally catching some peace and quiet." I say once Ana is finished plating the mac and cheese.

Ana raises her glass to toast and takes a sip of wine.

"So I hear that Kate has chosen her wedding dress already." I say after I take a fork full of mac.

" Yes. I was there. She looked amazing in her wedding dress." Ana says to me. "She is really excited for her wedding."

"Elliot is just as excited. He can't stop talking about it. That's probably the only thing he talks about now." I say. Its nice to see my older brother talking about things that are appropriate. Before Kate, he would talk about how he got laid the other night.

" The wedding will be here before we know it and I think that we should have a surprise bridal shower for Kate." Ana says. "I actually just had that idea."

" Yeah that is a good idea. Im sure Kate would love that." I say to Ana. My smart and beautiful fiancé.

" Yes, Kate loves surprises." Ana adds.

" Has Kate mentioned anything about the bachelor or bachelorette party?" I ask Ana.

Ana's demeanor changed once she heard my question.

" Kate wanted both of them to be in Vegas." She said, taking another sip of wine.

So why is that a problem?

" I don't see anything wrong with that." I tell her.

" Me neither." Ana says. I know that she is lying. Something is up!

"We can have it on separate days, so it won't be a problem with security." I suggest.

Soon we finish our dinner and Ana brings out the double chocolate cake from the fridge. Yup, now everything makes sense to me. This whole dinner was made with a purpose and it wasn't just to spend it with just the two of us. There is something more to this gesture than what meets the eye.

Ana gives me a slice of the cake and cuts a piece for herself.

"Aren't you excited, Ana?" I ask her.

"Of course." She says, enthusiastically. She isn't good at faking enthusiasm.

I stop eating the cake and look deep down into her eyes.

"Ana, I know what you are up to . There is no need to butter me up with a double chocolate cake and some mac and cheese. Whatever it is, just tell me." I say to Ana.

Ana looks at me and sighs.

" Oh alright. I wasn't buttering you up. I just wanted to treat you to a nice dinner." Ana says. " But there is something I would like to ask you."

" Ask me anything, baby. " I say.

"After Kate found the dress that she wanted, we stopped by a local coffee shop and we talked. Kate suggested the idea of the bachelorette party and that she wants to have it in Vegas. I immediately fell in love with the idea, because it is a perfect place to have one. But Kate was hoping to have the bachelorette party without Taylor or Sawyer being there." Ana explains.

"So you want a security free bachelorette party?" I ask Ana.

"That's what Kate wants." Ana says.

"Ana, you know the answer to that. I can't fathom letting you go without security, especially in Vegas where people don't think about what they are doing." I tell my fiancé.

" There will be security outside of the place and that's all that we need." Ana attempts to persuade me.

" I know that, but I don't trust them. They fail to overlook some things that for them seem minor, but for me they are not." I say.

"That's because not everyone is like you, Christian. Can you not be paranoid for once in your life?" Ana says. She sounds unhappy; she was hoping that I would somehow by some miracle, say yes to no security at the bachelorette party. But she thought wrong. That's not happening no matter how hard she tries to persuade me otherwise.

"Im not paranoid. I am just worried about your safety not to mention everyone else's safety that will be at that bachelorette party. Not everyone has pure intentions like you do. There are people that want to wreck havoc in people's lives, especially mine now that I am engaged. " I explain to her. My voice is getting a little bit loud now.

"Everything will be fine. Nothing will happen. I will allow you to run background checks on the strippers, but that's as far as I will go and I know Kate will do the same. I don't think I would be comfortable knowing that Sawyer or Taylor are watching us as male strippers give us lap dances." Ana says, smiling slightly.

"Then I will hire female CPOs for the time being." I let her know. Hopefully, this is something that she is okay with.

"Still, they will report to you and I know how you get when you see another man next to me. You go ballistic." Ana says.

"Well at least I will know that you are safe. I am just trying to look after you, Ana. You are special to me and I don't want to lose you. I won't forgive myself if I do." I tell her.

Ana puts her hands on my face and looks at me, her blue eyes face my grey ones.

"Baby, I can assure you that nothing will happen. You are special to me too and if something were to happen to you, I don't know what I would do. I am just asking for one night with no security inside the party." Ana says, softly.

"The answer is still no. " I tell her. She lets go of my face.

"Can you be understanding for a second?" She asks, obviously not liking the answer that I gave her.

" I am very understanding. There is just no way I can let this happen." I tell her.

" You can let it happen. But you just don't want to because you don't trust me or Kate or Mia." I tell him.

"Its more about safety than it is about trust." I say. "I trust all of you just not the people that surround you."

" Well we are obviously not reaching some type of compromise here." Ana says, moving her piece of cake around with her fork.

"I did give you the option of women CPOs, but you turned down that idea." I say.

"That's not a compromise. They are still CPOs." Ana says.

"Then I guess you are right; there is no compromise." I tell her.

With that said, Ana leaves the kitchen. I decide to sleep on the sofa tonight. Im just giving Ana some space so she can think about what I said. If she isn't comfortable with male CPOs at the bachelorette party, then I can easily hire female ones. But not having an security at all is not an option. I trust all the women in my family, but we aren't talking about trust here. Vegas is a great place to have bachelorette parties as well as bachelor parties. But it can also be an unsafe place. I hope that Ana understand that I just have her best interest in mind. I am doing this out of love for her.