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Chapter 3: Like a fairytale

CPOV:

It has been two days since my last encounter with Miss Steele. From the moment I left the restaurant I knew I needed to see her again. But how? After Taylor and Welch reported me the full background check I ordered for her, I have been looking for ways to reach her without being a complete stranger. I even had lunch with her father so I could get few hints about it. Apparently since her last job and her college graduation she didn't really went out alot, her bestfriend Kate Kavanagh the daughter of Kavanagh Media was away, they only met up last Wednesday to grab a lunch and then shop. They both came out of the boutique with huge shopping bags I wonder what she bought -maybe sexy black laced underwear ? SHUT UP GREY!- In the background check I noticed that she was still jobless since her graduation, I wonder why she doesn't work with one of her father's company. Maybe she isn't intrested, but I see that she graduated from English Literature major, so she must like books and then why not entering the publishing world? Okay I'm in a competition with Steele Publishing but Grey Publishing also has many best seller books too. Maybe I can offer her an internship. Puting Miss Steele's, blue eyes out of my mind for few hours, I tried to focus on my work. Today was Friday so it's family dinner. So I'll go to Bellevue Grey Mansion tonight and see my dear loving family, Mia got back from Paris recently. Grace told me she stayed few days in Barbados I wonder why. I missed her alot actually, she's the same age as Anastasia, they may get along well who knows one day maybe.

After working non stop between 11AM and 5:30PM after shutting off the Anastasia part of my brain. I bip-ed Taylor telling him to be ready with the SUV and head downstairs telling my staff to leave work early and have a good week-end.

In the road, my mother calls me, she must still think I forgot the dinner night again.

"Hello Mom!"

"Christian my big boy, you know we are friday right?" she said always heading straight to the point

"Of course mom, and I didn't forget out dinner this time don't worry!" I said, proud of myself

"Thank God, you know Mia would kill you if you missed her!"

"Yes I know, and I'll be there, I'm reaching Escala, I'll change and get back to you." I said entering the garage.

"See you in a bit sweet heart. I love you!"

"I love you too mom!" I said and hung up. She can't hang up without saying that she loves me, motherly feeling I guess.

I remember after that dinner, I didn't hear anything from Elena, well not that I'm complaining I feel a whole lot better, I just in cas had Taylor find someone to follow Elena so what she meant by her last words weren't completely relevant. I reached my penthouse Gail obviously cleaned the house it smells fresh lavander and I feel thankful to have her around with Taylor of course. I feel lonely up here, so they are more like family to me now. I head straight to the bathroom and let the water fill the bath tub, I want to relax before entering the Grey Mansion area. I toof off my suit and my Calvin Clain dark blue boxers and entered the tub. The water is perfectly warm and I can't help but close my eyes. Closing them my mind drift to Miss Steele, her hair, her legs, her alabaster skin, so smooth, her blue eyes shining like diamonds and her tiny fingers brushing with mine. I wonder how she's doing? I would have given anything to have her here right now, -in my tub fucking her hard from behind- DAMN! I have the biggest hard on ever right now floating in the water! Shit, see what you do to me Anastasia? I can't miss her, absolutely not! I have to meet her again, I have to know her, make her mine. I have had Taylor following her, and pictures of her during her days, she is so cheereful and full of life. Living with her must never be boring. Opening my eyes and seeing my hard on, I jerked off from the tub and dried myself, I shaved hurridly and went to get dressed. By 7PM i was ready and went to my parent's house. The dinner went quiet good except Gretchen's attempts to seduce me -it's just the face baby- Mia told us about her journey in Paris and what she has learnt. While we were talking about the Mariners' game with Elliot and my father, Mom and Mia starter talking about how great tomorrow's charity event will be, I heard them talking about few of the guests they know including the Kavanaugh's and it hit me, Anastasia is a very close family friend with them! So I gently leaned to my sister and my mother and tried to find my way in the conversation without being suspicious about my plans.

"So, Mom, I have few business acquitance I wondered if you choosed well between them, I don't want some useless people coming there you know what I mean." I said

"I know few of your business acquitances, one is the family of as you do business with he's coming with his daughter. I know you like him since he's the only business partner of yours with whom you spend more time than necessary, and you always brag about his fishing skills to your dad. Aah and they are family friends with the Kavanaghs, owner of the Kavanagh media. Besides there's Mrs Lincoldsince you own her beauty salons and is my bestfriend" even hearing Elena's name made my stomach grumble that I wanted to throw up.

"Christian don't worry, there won't be many people to piss you off this time. Only important people will be attending, just like every year in fact"

To those words I felt my hopes getting higher, obviously Anastasia was coming too! And I need to have her, tomorrow night must be perfect for me, I'll tell her how much I've died to see her again and get to know her. I wonder if she will like me when she's going to learn about my touching issues, I have to find a way to cope better with it. My family can touch me, but I've never let any stranger going further. My ex-girlfriends ended up the relationship mostly because of this, and because I didn't want to open up myself to them, and I couldn't go further that liking, I never loved anyone, I don't even know if I'm capable of love. My family loves me, and I love them too, but this isn't the same.. I need to talk to Flynn about these touching and Love issues maybe one can open the door to the other. The night went smoothly and I went back to Escala not too late. I needed a deep and relaxing sleep without nightmares tho I didn't have any since I met Ana, I guess without even fully knowing her I got attached to her already, and she does makes me feel good. Seattle at night was lonely, and up from my penthouse it feels kinda depressing, I think it's more than time to not be alone anymore. With those thoughts I head to my bed and undressed. I took out my phone and called Flynn, I want an early appointment with him tomorrow morning which he doesnt decline since I pay him well enough. I slept through the night dreaming about blue eyes and alabaster skined girl I want so much since few days now. I woke up with a hard on again, what a waste. I went to take a shower before my appointment with Flynn at 10AM. Leaning to the shower's wall, I'm thinking about how to admit my attirance to that frustrating woman, Flynn will get the shock of his life I think. Thinking about tonight I managed to calm my thoughts and finished my bath. After eating my highly delicious breakfast made by Mrs Jones, this woman do know how to please a man's stomach. I reached to Flynn's building and went to the waiting room for him. After few minutes he opened the door and let me in to take my usual sit. And it begins.

"So, Christian, tell me to what do I owe your sudden visit. Not that I'm complaining but it's Saturday." he saiys crossing his legs with his notepad in his hands.

"Well, John, truthfully it was unexpected. You see, I met a girl, she's the daughter of a business acquitance of mine whom I appreciate alot. And she is so precious, beautiful and I don't have nightmares when I think about her at night. And when I touched her, or simply when our gazes met there's this strong electricity, this strong connestion between us. I don't even know how to qualify it." I began

"And what kind of help do you need from me Christian?" he says tapping his fingers to his pad and grinning to me.

"As you know, I have touching issue, and I have never been in a serious relationship, and I don't know if I'm worth loving, or capable of loving someone, or if they leave me after after..." he doesn't let me finish and snaps at me

"After what Christian, your past? You have nothing to be ashamed of you know? You are a brilliant young man who had a terrible past, but your present and your future are brighter. About love, why can't you love someone? Why do you think you aren't worth of it? You family loves you, and you love them back, it isn't the same love between a woman and a man, but it is a kind of love, and you receive and give it to them very well. Truth to be told, I think loving someone and being loved will have some great impact on you. Love doesnt involve leaving the other one behind when things are getting complicated, it's fighting together to a better life, and future together. You simply didn't met anyone to complete your other half yet, or maybe this girl you met could be the one, that is why you question yourself about love. As for touching, it is hard for you to let strangers touch you, me myself I still can't touch you but your family can, because you don't feel any threat from them, it's a loving touch. Well, some people also show their love through skinship, so do you. When you will Love someone enough, you will see that touching won't be scaring you anymore in fact, you can think like when the person you love touches you, that person erases the bad memories of it. I think it's time for you to stop dwelling on your past. Maybe that girl you met will bring something new to your life, I think you should grab the opportunity in full hands and go for what your heart says."

"I like her John. Her name is Anastasia, she's so beautiful and she has this beautiful ocean blue eyes, they shine so brightly. And she relashes this strong thing, it literally calls me to her. I need to think about this, she's all I want since these past days, and I can't bear not seeing her, not having her."

"Christian, you know what you need to do." John says, scribbling something on his pad.

After few more talks, I left his office an hour later. On the road I called Claude Bastille, I need to rehash some of my strength. Knocking him up twice on the floor I go back upstairs highly satisfied of this morning.

I decide to make a phone call to Ray before showering and starting to get ready.

"Hello, Ray!" I say

"Hey Christian, great to hear from you again, how are things?"

"I just heard from my mother that you are attending the charity ball, I wanted to make sure if you are coming and if you are accompanied so I can book place in our table or next to ours." I said trying not to sound weird.

"Of course I'm coming like every year actually but I never saw you there. Well, my daughter will accompany me as you have met her the other day. Oh you don't have to crowd your table for us, we can find another one, Christian ." he says.

"No it's okay, you are a close friend to me, so I want you to be comfortable as well as Miss Steele. We will be two table worth family so it's okay, I can put you in the older family members table as well as the Kavanagh's and Anastasia can come to our table with the Kavanagh's children. Mia and Elliot will be there too."

"Oh, okay, well I won't decline it you went through all these efforts. Anastasia needs to meet new people, tho she is a close friend of the Kavanagh kids. Thank you Christian I'll meet you there then, see you!"

"You are more than welcome Ray, it's a pleasure, see you there, Bye!" I said and hung up releasing a breath I didn't even know I was holding. Doing a "YES" punch in the air. I dialed my mother to let her know the changes in the table which she wasn't surprised about it since she knows I like Ray alot. I head to the bathroom starting my beauty shower with a huge satisfaction. Closing my eyes in my bath tub, I started to think about John's words and advices. I made the decision to go for what he said. If I want a true commited special relationship, I needed to trust my partner which I hope will be Anastasia soon. I fell asleep for like an hour got the shock of my life when I heard my phone ringing, shit it was 5:30PM and I need to be there before 7PM if I want to see Anastasia. Mia's call woke me up checking if I was still coming. I dried myself and shaved. Putting on some lotion, I went to my closet and choose my black Calvin Klein boxer briefs with my freshly ironed black tuxedo laying on my bed. I wear them and choose a dark grey noeud de papillion for it to go with my tux. I put on my last touches sleeve cuffs engraved CTG on them. And by 6:15PM I was ready. I check myself up on the mirror -I do look mighty fine- I puffed my Burberry perfume and head to the elevator where Taylor was already waiting for me chatting with Gail. I took my large box having my mask in it I plan to use it well tonight so I shouldn't forget it.

"Let's go Taylor". I said, he straightened himself "Alright sir" he said.

I was grinning like a small child for the whol drive, anticipating the night, I'm so nervous to see Anastasia, I don't know how will I react. Shit, it's not like it's the first time I'm seeing a girl, but my hard on is betraying me imagining her walking down the way to the Gala. My trousers tightened, this was a bad timing. I was early as predicted and I seized the opportunity to hide in my old teenage room. My dick was disturbing me and I had to release because it was getting just painful having hard ons everyminute of the day thinking about her and not being able to release it. I quickly jerked off and cleaned myself and I made a mental note to bring her here later or maybe tonight if I can't have the chance to talk to her. I went downstairs to find my mother and Mia checking the list and making sure the food was ready at anytime. Slowly the place started getting crowded, and I saw Elena with her husband Eric Lincold, she was eyeing me and shooting lazers doing some bitchy hip shows with her fake butt. How the hell does she feel comfortable hitting on younger guys while being married to a great caring man like Eric. Elliot was seeing my face he started to chukkle "That woman knows no stop, she tried to hit on my friend's brother last day, can you believe it. I bet she slept with many of them. Poor Eric."

"I do believe it, that bitch tried to get on my pants the other night when we went in business dinner. I met a girl there, and she was eyeing me like an eagle ready to eat his prey. I felt goosebumps El."

"Noo, you kidding she did not! That bitch! Wait, wait, what girl? You. Met. A. Girl!? I know you slept with girls but hell, I never saw you with any of them, and even more bringing one at home!"

"Oh, shut up Elliot, you will see her actually she's invited. And she isn't any girl! And I don't need to bring a girl home just to prove you that I'm not gay!" I said and he rolled his eyes leaving me with my champagne, finding a new girl to fuck at the boathouse or the old storage room.

The night was going smoother and I was standing away from the entrance, but where there is the perfect way to see who ever enters. I noticed the Kavanagh Family, damn where the hell is Anastasia! I'm going to pee in my pants now from anxiety. I went to find another glass of wine this time, when a few minutes later, I felt like I was in a Cinderella fairy tale. I saw the most beautiful girl, wearing the most beautiful dress, with the most beautiful skin walking in the carpet through the alley with people all gazing to her including me. Anastasia she was finally here, in her stunning blue dress, the same blue as her eyes, and I melted there, when our gaze met. My trousers got tighter and I wanted to take her there. This woman just flied from the sky. She is something, she is an angel.

I gathered my thoughts and Elliot was there standing beside me "This is THE GIRL ain't she? Or shall I say YOUR girl!", I cleared my throat and replied "Yeah, she is Elliot, she is or rather going to be MY girl" I said grinning to him and leaving him standing there.

ANA POV:

Today is Saturday, the Gala day. I woke up feeling freshly good and I dreamt about Christian again which made my between-legs wet. Kate and I are going to meet for a brunch and then we booked a full spa session. After getting ready and grabbing a small green apple I went to meet Kate at our brunch location. We ate peacefuly talking about how we want tonight to be perfect. She is confident about meeting someone there and I hope that person will be the last and the real for her. I told her about my dirty dreams and she can't stop to make fun of me which I admitted to be funny too. I had my first orgasmic dirty dream at the age of 24 with the most handsome and beautiful man I have ever known. My inner goddes started to show her white as fuck teeth too. After our brunch we head to our beauty salon for our spa session. I had to relax perfectly and all my past worries and tenses went away. Today was my day. After the spa session we had our mani-pedi, and were waiting for our hair stylist. Mine is always the same Franco. He asked me about what type of hair I want, well since I don't have any idea I showed him a picture of me wearing the dress from the back and the front. Like Kate and I said, he was going to put my hair up in order to reveal my beautiful sexy back as they say. By 14:30PM Franco starter doing my hair, and I opted for a natural make-up, fine line of eyeliner and mascara to show my huge eyes. They put on small amount of silver eye shadow on the worner of my eye. Pink cheek blush and a light pink matte lipstick I was ready. Franco curled my hair and maded a small plate bun with it, and I had a braided crown with small hair wildly falling from the side which he curled too. I felt natural and pretty when I checked the result, it was definitely my style! Kate had also a cornbraid put at the side with small amount of gold barette at the back. She was beautiful. By 5PM we were done and reached home fifty minutes after. Ray came back at 5:30PM. I wanted to grab something to eat before leaving so I made a small wrap for myself with a freshly pressed orange juice. Ray went to take his bath and asked me to bring his old scotch to his room. After I did so. I went back to my room and like promised Kate and I got ready while having the Skype camera call on. I don't know why we still do this like teens but with her it doesnt feel chizzy. I went to choose my Agent Provocateur white sating laced underwear and showed them to Kate for her approval, she nodded and showed me hers, beige lace Victoria Secret underwear. We got dressed I didn't wear any stockings but wanted to put some garter so I opted for one satin white one like my underwear. My Inner goddess was whistling you look damn sexy Steele she said. Well truth to be told, I felt hella sexy in it. After checking myself I put on a small blue ankle bracelet and put on my beautiful silver high heels and wear my beautiful as fuck dress. I went to see Kate she was ready like me. We said our laters baby and closed the ocmputer. I put on some more lipstick Franco gave to me and the same way he showed me to curl my losen hair, I was ready by 6:45PM Ray yelled my name from downstairs, I took my purse puting necesarry things in it, perfuming my long lasting odor I head downstairs. I felt like going to my Prom ball the way Ray was taking pictures of me. But I can't blame him I do love myself like this, and I feel confident! He hugged me once more and said "You mother would have loved you more in this dress , look at you, all grown up and all beautiful, oh Annie.." he said swipping a tear from his eye.I hugged him again and we head to our car. Luke Sawyer my father's driver was driving us. Ray handed me a long box containing a mask accorded to my dress. Apparently we had to wear them when they will tell us to. I was getting anxious, I'm dying to see Christian there but I'll be so disappointed if he isn't there. Texting with Kate, she told me she already arrived the location and she didn't see Christian yet. I hide my disappointment from Ray and texter her back telling her we will be there in a twenty minutes. By 7:15PM we reached the location the car stopped in front of a huge house which I presume to be the Grey household, there was a long red carpet showing the way in it. This is like the Oscars wow! Sawyer stepped out of the car to open Ray's door, and he reached for my hand. Taking his hand I stepped out also and had to breath hard seeing the entrance full of people. Checking our name in the list by the valet, they lead us inside, it was crowded and well spectacularly well decorated. I love the house, it's huge but also very homely. We can see the bay not far from here which I think is reachable from the house since there is a boathouse there I see. I crossed my arm to Ray's and we head further in, he squeezed my hand telling me to relax. I smiled anxiously at him and started to search for Kate with my eyes, when I suddenly met intense grey eyes looking at me, literally eating me.

Christian, my copper haired prince was here, and I'm standing like a idiot staring at him too. He is far but the intensity is there, the connection it's there. I can see desire and well my body heat incresed again and my legs got jelly again remembering his touch there. I swallowed hard when I saw him heading to me like I was his pray and he was an animal on hunt. Ray diriged us a little bit further and left me to talk with friend of his. I was pleading him to not leave me but he doesnt see what I see. I was looking for a way to exit hurridly I wasn't ready, he is so intense. By few more steps he was close to me, bending there he took my hand and put a gentle kiss to my knuckles. I was getting hotter and his gaze was so intimidating, it was undressing me.

I felt my throat getting dry and he opened his mouth "Anastasia" he said sensually.

"Christian" I said gathering my thoughts and hearing my name leaving his mouth. My panties obviously got wetter.

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