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Chapter 11: The 3rd Date
CPOV
On Sunday Welch sent me the report on Hyde and it's not good. In fact it's really bad. None of his previous PAs lasted more than three months. At a publisher where he worked in Oregon a female coworker pressed asexual harassment charges against him but they were then dropped. None of the women would talk even with how persuasive Welch can be. I feel sick in my stomach. Ana is in trouble. I need to protect her.
I put a call into Ros to buy SIP right away. I want no delay and she is to take it by force if she needs to. On Monday I contact Jerry Roach, the Managing Editor, and tell him that I will be purchasing SIP and re-branding it as Grey Publishing. And, if he wants to retain his position he will do as I say. I tell him that Hyde is to be sent away for business until I can get a CPO for Ana. I know since I am not yet the owner I can't fire Hyde and terminate his contract so this plan will have to do until then.
Next I call Taylor to arrange Ana's CPO. I don't want her to worry so this person should remain covert. He tells me he has the perfect person, a guy he served with named Sawyer. Starting Tuesday Sawyer is going to be at SIP under the guise of the new Director of IT.
APOV
This week has been pretty quiet. On Tuesday Jack was sent to NY to meet with some authors so I was on my own to read some manuscripts. Christian was busy working late on some acquisition GEH is in the middle of. I only got to text him and have a couple of phone conversations.
Tonight he is taking me out on a date again, this time we're going to see La Traviata. I've never been to the opera before. At least I know the story as it's based on Alexandre Dumas' La dame aux Camélias.
"Ana, it's your third date. You know what that means! We have to get you ready for sex!" Kate is as giddy as a head cheerleader on homecoming.
"Kate, this isn't our third date…"
"Double dates and group dates don't count. Now let's get you ready."
Kate insists that I wear her Herve Leger off-the-shoulder black bandage dress and Christian Louboutin black lace peep-toe pumps. She did my hair and makeup for me so I have a sexy smokey eye as she called it and my hair is in long waves. I feel like Julia Roberts in Pretty Woman.
Christian is of course on time and when I open the door he stands there frozen for a couple of seconds. He lets out a deep breath, "Anastasia, you are breathtaking." He hands me a little red box with 'Cartier' on it. I open it up and they are beautiful diamond solitaire earrings. I gasp. "Christian, these are gorgeous but they really are too much."
"You're my girlfriend, Ana. Get used to it. Plus they are as close to perfection as I could get next to you." He helps me to put the earrings in and we head on our way.
The opera was fascinating. We were, of course, in box seats. I was on the edge of my seat the entire time.
We go back to Escala. Christian pours us some Pape Clement Blanc. This wine is exquisite, much better than my usual Kendall Jackson. When we are finished with the wine he places the empty glasses on the table. He turns to me and holds me in his arms.
"Stay with me tonight, Anastasia." He gives me a kiss laced with sweetness and desire.
"Yes. Christian, make love to me."
CPOV
At that moment I pick Ana up and carry her to my bedroom. I've never had sex in my bed but this just feels right. This may as well be my first time too. It is my first time having vanilla sex in my bed with someone I care deeply about.
I kiss Ana with the fire and passion of a thousand suns. I step back and look at her. She really is beautiful. "Are you sure?"
She looks up at me with her radiant blue eyes, "Yes." I peel her out off her dress and lay her down on the bed. I take off her shoes and kiss the arches of her feet before I make my way up to her lips giving her another kiss. I step back and look at the angel laying on the bed below me in just her black lacy bra and panties. Her cheeks are rosy and her breathing has quickened. My God, I want her heart, soul, and body. I stand and begin to unbutton my shirt and take my pants off so I'm just in my boxer briefs.
Her eyes are filled with lust and she bites her bottom lip. I can't wait any longer. I crawl over her and remove her bra. I nuzzle my nose between her breasts I suck her sweet pink nipples and she cries out arching her back. I take my time with each nipple, sucking, kissing, and lightly pinching them. She's so close to an orgasm and I know I could give her her first orgasm just with this but I am selfish and want her all to myself.
I make my way down her body to her panties. Just at my touch she squirms calling out my name. I slowly slide them down and just as I go to put my tongue on her clit she says no embarrassed that I am so intimately close to her. I laugh and tell her this is my show and hold her creamy white thighs apart for me. I can smell her arousal and see how wet she is for me. I spread her legs a little more and lick her slit up and down pushing my tongue further into her as she moans in pleasure. Then I tease her clit with my tongue and lightly suck on it as she bucks up unable to keep still.
"Please, Christian." she begs.
"Oh, baby. In due time. Don't worry." As I say this, I gently thrust one finger into her slowly circling while pushing it in and out.
" .God!" She is panting now. I slide a second finger into her and do the same thing. "Christian, I want you now!" With those words coming out of her mouth I can't hold out any longer. I kneel above her and take off my underwear freeing my erection. Her eyes get wide upon seeing it. I slowly stroke my hard cock up and down keeping eye contact with her. She is now whimpering, slick with desire.
I grab a condom out and begin to roll it down my shaft. Ana is intently watching and says, "I'm on birth control. You don't need that."
I smile at her. "I need this to help desensitize things. I don't want things to happen faster than they should. Tonight is about you. Do you trust me?"
"I trust you with everything I have." I'm kneeling in between her legs and slowly rub the head of my cock up and down her wet folds.
"Are you ready?" I ask and she nods in reply. I hold myself above her and gently kiss her. I slowly push into her. She gasps and tightly squeezes my shoulders. "Are you ok?" I study her eyes as she nods to make sure she's telling the truth. "I'm going to start to move, ok?"
I slowly push in and pull out again. I take a deep breath, she is so tight and hot. It's hard to not just pound into her but I don't want to hurt her. I am slowly thrusting in and out picking up pace. I keep reminding myself to keep control. "Christian, faster please."
I pick up pace going faster and faster until I can start to feel her tight insides clench me tighter. She's close and I am about to come too. I say into her ear, "Give it to me, Ana. Let go for me." At that she finds her release calling out my name. I pick up faster and as she has the last few tremors of her orgasm I come too. My God. I've never had an orgasm feel like this. I feel light headed and am seeing stars. I'm out of breath and have a sheen of sweat covering my back.
Ana's eyes are still closed but I kiss her and brush some hair out of her face. "Baby, are you ok?" That was the best sex I have ever had even with it being vanilla. But this is for her, I need to make sure Ana is ok.
She lets out a deep breath and smiles at me. "That was definitely worth waiting for. Whew!" I laugh and bury my head in her shoulder. I lay down next to her. When I look at her again I can tell she's tired and her eyelids are heavy. She turns over to look at me and sees my scars. She goes to touch one of them and I stop her.
"Please don't. I told you I had a rough start to life and I can't bear anyone touching me. You're the first person to get close to me."
"What happened?"
"One day I'll tell you but not now. Ok?" I kiss her head and tell her is time to sleep.