Chapter Five:

Here I was sat in a small restaurant with Christian Grey. The multi-billionaire CEO Christian Grey and I still don't know why I am here, he hasn't spoken a word to me, he just keeps looking at me like he's trying to figure me out, just as I think this, he looks at me again.

"Why do you keep looking at me like that?"

"Like what?" seriously?

"I'd really like to know why I am here and why you followed me home last night."

"I know, and I will tell you but first I'd like to know more about you". Oh crap!

"Tell me about your family…" he continued, when I didn't answer he asked another question.

"Where did you grow up?"

"Detroit" I mumbled quietly back, he is not knowing my life story.

"And you moved here?" I didn't have much choice I thought.

"Yes, when I was 18 years old"

"Why did you move?" What's with all the questions?

"Life got complicated" I snapped at him.

"You don't give much away do you Miss Steele?"

"I don't like talking about my past Mr. Grey, like you I am also a very private person"

"Fair point Miss Steele"

"Are you going to tell me why I'm here?"

"I wanted to get to know you..."

"Why?"

"Because you are an intriguing young woman, ever since you fell into my office"

"I want to apologise for what happened, I never meant to offend you when I asked you if…"

"I was gay?" I nodded.

"Nobody has ever dared to ask me that, not even my own family yet you did…"

"I didn't mean to, they were Kate's questions I just asked them"

"Did you not look at them beforehand?"

"No" I said honestly, I didn't even bother to look at any of the questions.

"I see, well Ana, apology accepted" I smiled.

"You called me Ana"

"That is your name after all", and for the first time he genuinely smiled at me.

"I want to apologise too, for shouting at you Ana, it caught me off guard"

"Apology accepted Mr. Grey"

"Call me Christian please..." I smiled at him.

"Christian"

We stared at each other without saying a word before he spoke up again.

"I did follow you home last night, but only because I wanted to make sure you was safe. Working in a nightclub is extremely dangerous Ana, after I left with my brother I went back to the hotel and left my brother partying but I couldn't shake the feeling that something might happen to you, so I came back…"

"I didn't see you again..."

"I didn't come in, I waited outside"

"For all that time? Christian, you didn't need to, I was safe, and I've worked there for over a year and nothing has happened to me…"

"That doesn't mean it won't Ana, why do you work there?"

"I was desperate for money and the pay is quite good, I didn't have much choice".

"I don't like you working there".

"You don't have to Christian, it's my job, and plus you don't even know me"

"I'd like us to be friends". Friends? Be friends with Christian Grey?

"Friends?"

"Yes, I told you, I find you very intriguing, and I'd like us to be friends".

"Ok, just friends?" Oh why did I have to say that?

"Are you blushing Miss Steele?" he smirked at me. I shook my head.

"Ok, friends it is Mr. Grey" I held out my hand to shake his. He smirked at me again and shook my hand, I couldn't help but feel that electric shock type feeling again as his hand squeezed mine just like it did when I met him. Just before I could speak again, someone interrupted us.

"Christian?" he let go of my hand straight away and when I looked at him he looked frozen to the spot. I followed his eyes and looked at the person standing next to our table. An attractive older woman stood there, dressed in all black and blonde hair, she was staring at Christian just as intensely as he was staring at her. Clearly something happened between these two. I saw Christian shift in his seat before he spoke.

"Elena, what brings you here?"

"I stopped by your apartment and you wasn't there. I saw you in here whilst I was passing, I was wondering if you had the chance to read through the email and the documents I attached to it and plus you haven't been answering your phone, you never ignore my calls?" she said looking directly at me, why was she looking at me like I was just something she wanted to stand on.

"I've been busy, Elena we can discuss all of this later, I will call you" he told her, noticing that she was just staring at me. Finally though she broke her gaze and looked at him.

"Very well Christian, are you not going to introduce me?" he didn't speak at first he just glared at her, I decided to speak.

"I'm Ana, Christian's friend"

"A friend, the Christian Grey I know doesn't do friends, he doesn't have the time, he has his family and me, and you call him Christian" I seriously beginning to dislike this woman. Well why wouldn't I call him by his name?

"Well now he has one" I smiled politely at her before looking at him, he didn't smile back, he just looked at me, maybe we wasn't friends after all.

"I will leave you to it, I'll wait for your call Christian" with that and one last stare at me, she turned and left. I waiting for Christian to speak first but he didn't so I did.

"Did I say something wrong Christian? Are we not friends because you just…"

"I can't do this Ana…"

"You can't do what Christian, be friends with me?" I asked although I already knew the answer.

"Ana I, let me explain..."

"You don't need to, I understand completely" I didn't but I wasn't going to let this bother me. Before he could say anything else I stood up from my seat.

"Goodbye Mr Grey" and without another glance at him, I turned and left the small restaurant and started the long walk back to my apartment.