Ana's POV
So tonight is the night. I'm going on a date with Christian Grey. Oh what have I gotten myself into now? When I woke up the next morning after he saved me from that asshole I found another small bottle of water and Advil on my nightstand and secretly I'm wondering how long he stayed in my apartment after I fell asleep. He even gave me a way out of our date when I received a text message from him asking me if I meant what I told him the other night. How he got my cellphone number? I have no idea and honestly I don't want to know, but I kept my word and told him we would go together. So for the last week sending text messages back and forth became our way of communication.
What worries me a little is that I still haven't told Kate that I will attend the summer party at the Grey mansion. I figured she couldn't make a scene if she is going to find out in front of his family. So when she left today to get ready at Elliot's I called Francine, my make up artist to come over and fix my hair and make up for the party. I met Francine about 7 or 8 years ago when I saw her fixing the make up and hair of another girl at a dance contest. Since I'm not that good at creating great hairstyles or do more than basic make up I asked her if she could help me as well and ever since then when I have a big show or contest in the Seattle area she does my hair and make up.
I told her I don't want to look over the top tonight more like a natural look and she did a great job by keeping my make up light and fixing my hair into an amazing up do with some lose curls. So all that I had to do was changing into my seagreen, strapless evening gown and my silver Jimmy Choo heels. Next I went though my jewelry box and what caught my eyes first where the silver chandelier earrings my sister Jenny gave me for my 18th birthday. I take them out and look at them. I never wore them other than the day she gave them to me and while my gaze goes to the pictures of her and me at our parents backyard almost 6 years ago I decide that I will wear them tonight. I finish my outfit with a silver cuff bracelet and take my purse. I need a glass of wine to gather my wits for tonight.
So I walk out of my bedroom and stop dead in my tracks. Standing in the livingroom are Kate and Elliot. Oh no, so much for Kate not being able to make a scene.
"Kate, Elliot hi, what are you doing here" I squeak my voice too high pitched. "I forgot my necklace, Ana why are you all dressed up" Kate comes over to where I am still frozen to my spot, to take a closer look at me. " I... umm... I have a date."
"Date, what with whom and where are you going dressed like that?" she gestures at my outfit and if I needed a drink before that feeling has now increased considerably, so instead of answering her I make my way into the kitchen and take a bottle of chilled white wine from it. I pour myself a glass and take a huge gulp.
"Ana what is going on and why am I the last to know that you have a date, were you going to tell me or do you secretly date whenever I'm not here?" she sounds hurt and I realize that I might have hurt her feelings since she wants me to put myself out there so much and find a nice guy.
"Kate I'm sorry I haven't told you and no I'm not secretly dating infact this is my first date since highschool and I'm nervous and I was worried how you would react." She walks over to me and gives me a hug.
"I just want you to be happy and if you like the guy enough to go on a date with him then I like him already. So tell me how have you met him?" Oh god please help me she is going to freak out, but maybe I can drag this out.
"Oh there is not much to tell. I met him here at Escala, he lives here, too. Look you have to go to that summer party I will tell you everything tomorrow." I hope that will distract her and sure enough she looks at the clock on the microwave and sighs.
"You're right, but don't even think for a second that we won't have a long talk tomorrow."
"Whatever you wish Kate" I smile and watch them walk to the door and right in that moment there is a knock. Oh no, well I guess this is going to interesting.
"That must be my date" I mutter, walk past them open the door and my heart skips a beat. Wow Christian Grey in a tux is a sight to behold, but then I remember how he feels about women ogling him and I pull myself together. "Hi Christian." I give him a warm smile and his answering smile is breath taking.
"Ana you look amazing. Are you ready?"
"Umm yes I just need to get my purse, come in" I let him in turn around and while Elliot has a look of utter disbelieve on his face Kate is furious and as soon as I am in reaching distance she grabs me by the elbow and pulls me through the apartment into my bedroom.
Christian's POV
"Well bro I must say I'm impressed how the hell did you manage to get Ana to go on a date with you." Elliot looks shocked and I have to admit that even I have no idea why she agreed.
"I asked her she said yes, simple"
"Simple, yeah right oh shit bro does Mom know you will bring a date?" Even he remembers, thank fuck Flynn convinced me to meet my mother and tell her that I'm planing to bring a girl to her party. To say she was not really happy with it would be an understatement and of course I was on the receiving end of an 30 minutes long lecture on things that are not acceptable to do with a girl during a party, dinner or any other social gathering. I was tempted to tell her I know all that stuff but after all I was the guy who got caught getting sucked off during a dinnerparty. In hindsight not a clever move but it was fun.
"Yes, I met her on Wednesday for lunch she is ok with it as long as I keep my dick tucked in my pants."
"Wow that conversation must have been awkward but then again it was your bad that it was Reverendt Walsh out of all people who walked in on you getting a blow job." he smirks at me and I know I will never see the end of this.
"Don't tell Ana ok?"
"You like her. That's it right you like her?" I stare at my brother who looks like he wants to start jumping up and down in glee. Do I like Ana, no, it's more like I'm fucking obsessed with her and I had a whole week to think about all the things that I could do unintentionally to fuck this date up. Let's just say Flynn is probably ready to seek therapy himself after having me call him about 5 times each day plus 3 sessions over the last week. Not sure though it helped, I still want to fuck Ana into next week but Flynn told me it's not a good thing to tell her this tonight actually he said I couldn't talk about fucking at all. Now thats a challenge for me but I will do my best to show Ana that I can behave like a gentleman.
"Hey earth to Christian! Do you like her?" Fuck why does he have to be that nosy. "That's what I'm trying to figure out here." I snap actually thats what I have been trying to figure out eversince the elevator incident. Instead I feel like a stalker now and found myself watching her sleep for hours before I left her apartment. Only thinking of that bastard in that shitty back alley makes my blood boil. Flynn is convinced I should try and date her but I'm not sure. I can't let her in, no way I am going to tell her about my past that's a subject I won't touch. And still the thought of her with anyone else is making me sick to my stomach. So I decided to make this up as I go.
"Bro just one thing. Don't hurt her. Kate told me some things about her past and well I promised not to tell anyone but she had a shitty time a couple of years ago. Just if this is about you wanting to fuck her and move on don't do it." Shit what does he know. I'm just about to ask when Ana and Kate emerge from Ana's bedroom. Ana looks a bit shaken and Kate walks straight over to me and glares up at me.
"If you hurt her I promise you I'll make you regret it." she hisses grabs Elliot's hand and storms with him out of the apartment.
"Umm we can leave if you like" Ana says looking clearly embarrassed. "Ok let's go Taylor is waiting outside, he will drive" I explain and so we leave and find Kate and Elliot waiting for the elevator. When we get in I offer a silent prayer to god that we won't get stuck again now because there is no way in hell that ball crusher Kate and I would survive that without seriously harming each other.
When Ana and I are in the back of the car she visibly relaxes. "You didn't tell her?" I ask and she nods. "I was afraid she would lock me into my room or something like that." she smiles and fuck that does things to me I could fuck her... no don't even go there Grey!
"So tell me about your family" thank fuck something else to talk about because even I am not fucked up enough to get a massive hard on while talking about my family.
"My dad is a lawyer he has his own lawfirm in the city and my mom is a doctor, she works and the Seattle Memorial. They are married for 35 years now and because they couldn't have children they adopted first Elliot, then me and finally Mia."
"And your sister?"
I smile thinking about Mia. "Mia is your age, she studied cookery in Paris, right now she is looking for a space to open up her own restaurant. She is out going, charming and sometimes really exasparating with her none stop talking but she is my babysister. Tell me about your siblings." For some reason Ana doesn't seem to be happy about the question but she answers.
"Patrick is 13, he loves to play football and basketball, he is very talented and smart for his age. Right now he is in this phase were he starts to like girls but he is too shy to show it to them it's really cute.
My sister Jenny is 20 she is studying interior design. When we were younger we were best friends, did everything together. She is very pretty and bubbly the kind of girl you meet and just like." She looks sad talking about her sister so even though I would like to ask further I know making your date sad is a bad thing that much I know.
"How did you meet your dance partner?" Since she seems close to him so I figure that is a safe question and thank fuck she smiles. "I was a really clumsy child. I could barely make five steps without falling over my own feet. A friend of my mom told her that learning to dance could help since I would learn how to balance myself better get a better feel for my body.
I told my mom I wouldn't do ballet. So she took me to a dancing school where they gave ballroom dance classes for kids. The first day there I was really shy and intimidated with all the kids who could already dance and then there was Jose, it was his first day as well so the instructor matched us up as dance partners. We just instantly connected eversince then he is my best friend."
"Have you ever considered to date him?" I need to know if she had feelings for him and the only reason why she is still a virgin is that she can't have him.
"No actually I knew that he is gay before he was willing to see it for himself. He is like a brother to me. I can't even think about beeing intimate with Jose it's just to weird." Well that is a good answer so it's not her dance partner. Shit I hate beeing in the dark but fucking Flynn told me I couldn't ask Welch to get more information on Ana because that it is not how it works so I have to find the answers on my own.
"What are your hobbies" Ana wants to know and I think for a second. "Sailing and flying."
"Flying?" her voice sounds surprised and suddenly I have an idea. "I fly both helicopters and gliders. I have my own helicopter Charlie Tango. If you like I can take you gliding or flying in Charlie Tango sometime."
"Yes I would love that" she says smiling and I smile back. Hah I just made plans for date number two. Well that is if I don't fuck up tonight and she decides not to see me again. If thats the case I'm fucked, so I better try to show her I can do better than I did when we first met. After all I have no problems to be polite in business related things so from now on I will see Miss Anastasia Steele as an acquisition I want to make.
When we arrive at Bellevue Ana's eyes widen and she looks like a child on christmas morning. To me my parents home is something I'm used to but I guess to her, especially now with all the trimmings for the party, it is pretty impressive. We get out of the car and let the photographer who is taking pictures get one of us before we get into the line of guests who are all being welcomed by my parents. I spot Elliot in front of us and he turns around and rolls his eyes. Yes he hates this standing in line to be welcomed crap as much as I do. It's our parents party for christ sakes we should be allowed to skip this part and just get in.
Finally after a couple of minutes we reach my parents and my mom surprises me.
"Anastasia oh my dear you look stunning" she gushes and hugs Ana tiedly. " Dr. Grace oh my gosh you are Christian's mom" Ana gushes right back. Wait how come they know each other and I never met Ana before. I look at my Dad but he looks as surprised as I am.
"Mom how come you know Ana?"
"Oh darling you could have told me that you would bring Anastasia Steele. She was a patient of mine about 4 years ago after she was in a car accident and her mother Carla is championing a lot of the same charities as I do." Well that explains a lot. I kiss my mother on both cheeks and introduce Ana to my father before we head to the garden where a huge tent is set up for the party.
"Your mother is an amazing woman Christian" Ana says but she looks deep in thoughts. "Yes she is now let's find my brother and your friend oh and of course you will meet my sister Mia." and hopefully at the end of the night you still want to have a second date with me.
Ana's POV
Finding out that I already knew Christian's mom was a pleasant surprise though more surprising is to see him interact with his family. Even Kate saw that since she is sitting next to me at the round table she whispered in to my ear " who is that guy and where is the asshole we met. Maybe this guy has an evil twin." that had made me giggle. But she is on to something. Christian is relaxed, talkative and he hasn't drop the f-bomb or any other cuss word once since we sat down. I guess this is due to his mother because when Elliot exclaimed " Fuck that food is amazing" she chewed him out in front of all of us.
Christian's sister Mia is a blast. She hasn't stopped talking since we sat down at the table and she is just like Christian described her. Bubbly is really the best way to describe her. Actually I like the fact that she is talking so much because this way the attention is on her and I can enjoy my food which is really good. When I take a sip of wine I realize Christian is watching me.
"What?"
"Nothing I like to watch you eat. You don't catch me as the kind of girl who is dieting all the time."
"No actually I never had to the dancing keeps me in shape and I can eat what ever I like."
"How much do you do each day?"
"Usually an hour of work out, three to four hours of dance rehearsal with Jose and I give 3 to 6 dance classes from monday to friday. So food is not an issue for me."
"That's good" he says but it sounds like he was more talking to himself than to me. After the dinner I excuse myself to use the ladiesroom and while I'm washing my hands a beautiful blonde woman comes to stand next to me to wash her hands.
"You are here with Christian right?" she asks her voice soft though it's fake I can tell she is up to something.
"Yes do you know him?"
"Oh yes I'm an old family friend I know Christian very well." Urgh from the way that sounds she is telling me that at some point she had sex with him. Dear Lord this woman is old enough to be his mother. I feel disgusted but what was I expecting he is a man whore after all. "Are you his girlfriend?" she asks pulling me from my thoughts.
"No I'm just his date" I answer clipped and dry my hands. "I see how did you meet Christian?"
"I have to go now. It was nice to meet you Miss...?"
"Mrs. Lincoln. Until we meet again" she gives me a fake smile that actually looks creepy and her last sentence sounded like a threat. I give her a tight smile and leave the ladiesroom. Well that was fucked up but I can't really blame Christian for it since this is his parent's party and he didn't invite her, still the thought of her and Christian is just gross.
The evening goes on with a charity auction and then the MC announces that there will be a first dance auction but other than usual this time the ladies have to bid for the men. Christian and Elliot are looking shocked at their parents.
"Mom I'm not doing this" Elliot whines. "Oh you will Elliot now both of you on the stage now" Grace says but this time Christian can't keep his temper in check.
"No fucking way this is humiliating and stupid mom" he hisses and Grace looks at him sternly. "First I don't apprechiate your tone young man and second you will do this it is for a good cause and I am sure Ana won't let any other woman get the first dance."
"You get your money back" he mutters petulantly to me and stomps off with his brother like a sulking teen to get onto the stage.
"Oh mom this is great I need to take lots of pictures" Mia claps her hands excited and runs off to stand in front of the stage while Kate and I follow in a more moderate pace. The first two guys in the auction fairly enjoy their time in the spotlight making stupid poses and of course we all laugh but they both go away for 5000 dollar each.
Next is Elliot and after a second he beats the two guys before him by making even more stupid moves and animating the girls to bid more. Kate is furious but finally manages to snatch Elliot for 15000 dollar which I assume she will demand back from him. I just watch as the next man is auctioned and then it's Christians turn, boy he looks pissed and before I can even get my bid out two girls have called out there bids, since he looks so pissed I decide to make this quick for him.
"15000 dollar" I call out and I think no will bid more when a voice rings through the tent. "50000 dollar" I gasp turn around and sure enough it's that cougar from the ladiesroom.
"Oh dear how... I mean why..." I look at Mia who is white as a ghost and then she runs off in the direction of our table. I look at Christian and he too looks white as a ghost. Shit I can't let her win.
"60000" I call but that fucking cougar won't give up and soon we are up to 150000 dollar I look at Christian and can actually see the sweat forming on his forehead. Ok I have to put an end to this so I make my next bid.
"5 million dollar" I call out loud and clear making everyone in the tent gasp and look at me but I don't care it's for a good cause and it's not like I will miss the money.
"Well this better be one hell of a first dance" the MC laughs " Going once, going twice... sold! to the lovely lady in green" he declairs and I make my way to the steps that lead to the stage and hold my hand out for Christian. He grabs it and starts to walk so fast that I have to hold my dress up with my free hand so I won't trip over it.
"Christian what is going on?" I ask but he is still nearly running further away from the tent while holding my hand in a tight grip. Finally I realise he is running to his car but we are not even there when he suddenly stops. He lets go of my hand and next thing I know is that he dropping to his knees supporting himself with his hands on the ground and starts to vomit. Shit that's bad.
"Oh dear are you sick, Christian" I turn around and again there is this fucking cougar and I know it deep down inside that she is the reason why Mia was so shocked in the tent and why he is now on his knees throwing up.
"Leave him alone he is not feeling well" I try for polite but my voice is to harsh and when she takes a step towards him I block her. "I said leave him the fuck alone!" Shit suddenly I feel more protective than I have ever felt over anyone before. But I know she must have done something terrible to him that he is reacting this way. Maybe she is the reason he is so fucked up, so there is no way I will let her anywhere near him.
"Excuse me who do you think you are talking to?" she hisses arrogantly but she has chosen the wrong girl at the wrong moment. "Who I think I am talking to actually I think I am talking to a woman in her late fifties or early sixties who had way too much plastic surgeries in a pityful effort to keep her youth. Now usually I have respect for the elderly but right now I have more important things to do so you better take off or my fist will make contact with what looks like thousands of dollars of bad plastic surgery and botox." there that told her!
She gasps but I keep my gaze fixed on her and finally she takes off and I bend down next to Christian who is now dry heaving. "Come on you need to get up." I help him up and into the house while he is still trying to fight back the dry heaves and I manage to find the kitchen in his parents home where I get him to sit down at the kitchen table. I kneel down in front of him and first remove his bowtie and then open the first three buttons on his dress shirt so he can breathe better.
"I'll get you a water" I tell him gently and he just nods. He looks so lost, scared actually like a small boy and it worries me and makes me think of terrible things that woman might have done to him. But right now is not the time to think about this so I get up open the fridge and find a small water bottle. I take it and hand it to Christian who is completely silent. When I hear footsteps I look up and get ready to tackle that damned cougar to the floor if she has followed us again but to my relief it is Taylor who comes in.
"Taylor can you please find Christian's parents he is not feeling well." I ask him and he nods. "Yes Ma'am they are already looking for him." he says turns around and leaves again. I sit down on the chair next to Christian and look at him. "Hey are you ok do you need anything?" He looks at me but that is all. This is really scary I mean its like he is mute or can't understand what I am saying. So I just sit with him and three minutes later his parents and Mia come running into the kitchen.
"What happened Ana?" Grace asks me as she kneels in front of Christian. "I .. I don't know Grace he ran out of the tent. I think he wanted to leave, but then he got sick and that strange woman followed us I told her to leave him alone when she finally left I helped him inside. He hasn't said a word in all the time." I explain and I hope Grace can do something as I have no idea what to do. I think he is in shock.
"Ana come on let my parents help him, lets get some fresh air." Mia says and actually I could use some fresh air so I get up but Christian grabs my hand. "You want me to stay?" I ask and he looks up to me. "She's out there it's not safe to go out." I nod and sit back down inwardly ridiculously relieved that he has started to talk. Ok, I guess now is the time where I have to admit to myself that I do care about him and seeing him like this scared and confused it makes me want to hurt who ever did this to him, starting with that cougar.
I sit with them while Grace talks quietly to Christian explaining him that Taylor is now working with the security that was hired for the event to find out how this woman could get in as she was obviously not invited and more importantly making sure that she is no longer here. After 20 minutes Kate and Elliot come into the kitchen and I can tell by the way Kate's updo is messed up a little that she has had a quickie with Elliot.
When Carrick fills Elliot in he is so mad he can barely talk and takes off to find the security guys and talk to them all the while Mia is outside since the party is still going on. Christian seems more like himself now taking a few small sips of the drink is father has fixed him and demanding to talk to Taylor so his father offers to look for him as Christian won't let me or his mother outside and only let Mia go with one the security guys watching her closely.
Carrick returns with Taylor and he tells us that she is no longer on the premises and that she was with some guy who brought her as his plus one. The tapes of the gate cameras showed her leaving shortly after our little conversation which was also caught on the security cameras.
"Christian please stay here tonight I don't want you out there tonight driving back to Escala with that woman outside" Grace says immediatly and she looks like she is about to cry which obviously hits one of Christian's soft spots as he pulls her into a hug and murmurs something into her ear.
"Good I will have Gretchen fix your old room and a guestroom for Ana." she says and I frown. "I can take a cab home Grace."
"No I don't want you out there either Ana infact Elliot and Kate aren't leaving aswell. By tomorrow we will have much more information." Grace says and the tone of her voice makes it clear that she is not to be argued with so I nod and she calls out for Gretchen who is there housekeeper and asks her to prepare the rooms. After she returns Grace sends Carrick to ask Mia to get Kate and I something to sleep in aswell as something we can wear tomorrow and when that is done Carrick and Grace return to the party while Christian and I decide on having a glass of wine in the kitchen and then go to bed.
"Ana I'm sorry, if you give me another chance I can make it better." Christian says and I frown. "What are you talking about?"
"Tonight our date, I fucked up and I know you probably won't go on another date with me but please give me a second chance."
"You didn't fuck up believe me this isn't the worst first date I ever had. Infact this is the second first date I had where the guy gets sick." he looks surprised and I can't believe I'm talking about him.
"When I was 16 I met my first boyfriend. I was head over heels for him. So of course I said yes when he asked me on a date. There was this event at Lake Silvia where you could ride a gondola like in venice. So first he took me to dinner and then there. Those silly gondolas where shaking so badly I was praying inwardly to keep my food down and when he leant over to kiss me he got sick and vomitted all over my dress I jumped up and fell out of the gondala and into the lake. To top it all I was wearing a white dress, white bra and panties so I was Miss Wetdress 2006. So you didn't top that and yes I will go on another date with you." He looks at me and suddenly he bursts out laughing.
"He threw up on you and you fell into the lake?" he laughs and I have to laugh too. "Yes I mean I wasn't going to sit there and wait until he was finished."
"And how long did you date him?" Well I started it so I might aswell answer. " 2 years it ended the summer before I enrolled at WSU."
"Why did it end?"
"Christian I... please I don't want to talk about it maybe another time but ... but this is a very painful topic for me and I don't feel comfortable talking about it."
"Ok, but one day?" I can see he is curious but I can't blame him I'm curious to know what has happened to him. "Ok one day."
After we finished the wine Gretchen comes in and while Christian takes off to his room she shows me to the guestroom that is ready for me. It's a nice room with a queensized bed and an ensuite bathroom. I find the clothes Mia has put out for me on the chest of drawers and take the pj bottoms and the tanktop with me in the ensuite open my hair, take a quick shower and use the new toothbrush I found on the counter over the sink.
10 minutes later in get into bed and sigh. Wow that was one eventful evening. But seeing Christian like this I can't really describe it though I know from now on I will be a little less mad if he has one of his brain to mouth filter malfunctions. After all for a guy who says he hates women I'm pretty sure he doesn't hate me. And with that thought I close my eyes and fall asleep almost immediatly.
So this was Chapter 6 and Elena's first appearance. Next chapter the shit will hit the fan for poor Christian. I hope you all enjoyed this chapter and for those of you who are wondering why Christian hugged Grace in my story he is not afraid of beeing touched. If you have the time please leave me a review ;)
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