The first meeting

Ana smiled from the depths of her soul, the images and the song had excited her, but she could compose herself to speak.

- Before anything, I would like to applaud again for these little artists, are not they talented? - Ana asked and a rain of applause began, when all stopped continuous.

-"When I was told that they would make dinner, to thank me for the new shelter, I refused, because my intention is not to receive attention for these works but to help the children, and if I am honest, my feelings are also a bit selfish, since the satisfaction that I have to see a smile on their faces, makes anything that is worth it".

-"I never went through needs, my father always worked hard so that I could have everything I wanted, but I was never a girl with high pretensions, a good book and a chocolate already did the trick" - a round of laughter arose, Christian listened hypnotized – "And so I always felt blessed and grateful, because I felt immensely rich to be able to have a bed at night, a kiss of my father and dinner. Many people don`t have that privilege and they have to fight a lot to get something decent to eat, and not to say a bed where to sleep, and is that, so many times we take for granted the basic things for us, but that are treasures for others. Everything I do, I do only and exclusively so that all these children present, can count at the end of the day with a comfortable bed, a dinner and a person who watches their dreams, many of us didn`t have a mother to comfort us from nightmares, or to accompany us when we were sick, but my desire is, to be able to give these children a place that they can turn to when they need it, and why not, which they can call home. Gratitude should not be for me, but should be for all those people who put their grain of sand to make a difference in the lives of others and who, above all, give their time to comfort and help those who need it and that is much more valuable than any penny you give yourself. Thank you all for coming, especially my little angels, without them, nothing would be possible, good night".

When Ana finished her speech the auditorium was filled with applause, she stepped down from the stage and the children followed her, they all went to the game tent, Christian followed her with his eyes, he was totally astonished by this girl, everything she said seemed very sincere, and according to something he could understand, she had not mother, he needed to find out who she was, for the first time, he was happy to have attended a charity gala.

After spending time with them and letting them play a little longer, Ana took the children to the bus that would take them back to the shelter, hugged and kissed each one, and thanked them infinitely for the gift they had given her, it was A frame made by them that contained a photo that they had taken one day they were playing with paintings, the picture was taken when everyone threw themselves on it, they were all smiling and full of paint, it had been a wonderful day.

When she returned to the main tent, after greeting several people whom she didn´t know, but who were active participants in the charities, she approached the table where Kate and Mike were, but she didn`t find them anywhere, when she was about to look for them outside, she hear someone talking to her.

-"Ana, I finally find you, I need to introduce you to someone"- recognized the voice of the director of the shelter KH, when Ana turned around she was faced with what she could call perfection, next to Mrs. Miller was a god, was a A tall, stout man with a white complexion, perfect profiled lips, and penetrating gray eyes, he wore a black frock, which must have been illegal because of how well it fitted his figure, and his hair, God, was copper-colored, and It felt soft and disturbed, Ana had to contain herself to avoid jumping and touching him. When she realized she had been watching him for too long, she had to force herself to look away at Mrs. Miller and smile.

-"Mrs. Miller, of course" - said Ana, reaching out to the gentleman in front of her." Anastasia Steel, it's a pleasure to meet you, Sir...? "

Sir ... Christian thought that those words sounded wonderfully on those lips, when he had looked for the first time, had not done justice to her beauty, so it was not beautiful, she was dazzling when he turned and looked at him, God those eyes , He could stay all his life looking at those wonderful sky-blue eyes, her look was sweet and tender, he was wrapped in feelings that he didn`t know he had, and that mouth, those fleshy, pink, perfect lips, that word defined it, "perfection". When she had bitten her lip unconsciously, he had to gather all his willpower so as not to jump over her and devour those wonderful lips.

"Christian Grey, Miss Steel, and the pleasure is all mine," Christian said, extending his hand and taking Anastasia's in his.

Ana was totally blocked, "this Greek god is Christian Grey, Kate's ogre," but that line of thought was lost as he took her hands, an electric current ran from the tips of her fingers to the last corner of her body, making her blush, looked intensely at Christian and saw that he also reacted to that current, his eyes opened and changed, became a darker gray and his eyes filled with something that Anastasia could not identify.

Lust, that was what Christian felt when he touched the delicate hand of the beauty in front of him, he thought that the children had chosen the right song, she was an angel, had never felt this kind of attraction for a woman, made him feel lost and without control. When they heard a cough, they both let go and looked to Christian's right, the headmistress had a smirk on her lips, they had shaken hands longer than adequate, they both had lost track of where they were.

Ana tried to recover but the blush on her cheeks, betrayed that she was nervous, and Christian loved this image, he affected.

-Ms. Steel, let me congratulate you on the wonderful work you have done with KH, I was not very aware of everything, but Mrs. Miller informed me, and I also proceed to congratulate her on my mother's part, she would have wanted to be present, but due to commitments could not.

Ana looked at him with an expression of surprise and doubt, first, he did not sound like Kate described, but given the way she had behaved, it didn`t seem that they would have the same treatment, and second, who was her mother and what had to do with dinner, when Ana was going to ask, Mrs. Miller answered.

- Mr. Grey's mother is Dr. Grace Trevelyan - Grey, she is a pediatrician in Seattle and founder of Coping Together based in Seattle, they are in charge of helping families with addiction problems, and Mr. Grey Is one of the main benefactors of that and many other foundations, so is of Kids of Heaven.

Ana looked at Christian who was uncomfortable while Mrs. Miller explained this, didn`t understand, but it seemed to her that this explanation bothered him.

"Well, Mr. Grey," Anastasia said, looking into his eyes, she could get lost in those eyes. "I am very grateful for your words and those of your mother, but as I said earlier, the satisfaction I receive from looking at those children Is more than enough gratefulness."

"I'm glad to hear that, Ms. Steel, as I think the people who do these kinds of activities the last thing they should look for is recognition."

Anastasia nodded and when she was about to say something she was interrupted by a voice behind her.

"At last I find you," Kate said, coming to stand beside her. "I've been looking for you and ..." but her prayer remained there when she realized who was in front of Ana.

Christian felt again as the rage began to emerge at the mere presence of this woman, but he had to remember where he was and in the presence of who, so he decided to keep his composure.

"Good evening Miss Kavanagh," Christian said with a bow of his head.

Kate looked at him from end to end and felt her palms turn into fists at her sides, when she opened her mouth to say something, felt a hand pressing her arm and understood the warning.

"Grey," Kate said with all the venom that could prove her voice, she was not intimidated at the moment.

"You know each other," said Mrs. Miller, delighted with the idea, and beside her Ana felt cold sweat run down her palms, knew her friend and was afraid of the reaction she might have, mainly because at the moment Mr. Grey had been just kind, had given no hint of any discomfort.

"Unfortunately," Kate murmured to herself, but it was loud enough for Ana to hear and her eyes wide open, Christian could see the terror in Ana's eyes and the discomfort she was feeling, decided to let this situation go and put distance.

"What you said dear," said Mrs. Miller, but before Kate could answer, Christian stepped forward.

"Actually Ms. Kavanagh and I met, she interviewed me for the university paper - he decided to ignore the unfortunate encounter this week and before anyone could reply, "If you'll excuse me I should make a call" and looking straight to Anastasia he said - it was a pleasure to meet you Miss Steel - he stretched his hand towards her again and she mechanically passed hers, but before she could shake it, he took it, and lifted it up delicately to his lips, for Ana it was like a direct discharge to her belly to a dark and unexplored place and this causes her to blush more deeply - I hope to have the honor of dancing a piece with you - he said looking into her eyes, releasing her hand turned to Mrs. Miller - thank you very much Mrs. Miller - said with a bow of the head and the same made for Kate - Ms. Kavanagh as always a pleasure - and with this turned on his heels and headed to the end of the tent, Ana was following him with her eyes, wow, this man made her feel jelly.

"With your permission Miss," said Mrs. Miller, retiring, Ana and Kate nodded and watched as they left, when they were alone, Kate took her glass from the table and drank it in a gulp.

-"Kate" ... - Ana warned her with a stern look, they were in a public place

"Ana, don`t bother me," Kate said, but immediately regretted her words. "Shit ... forgives me Ana, but that man makes me hysterical," Kate said, sitting down at the table.

-"Kate", - Ana said taking her hands – "you have to control, he was very gentlemanly with you ..."

"Pff ... with you, you mean, he kiss your hand, yuck ..."

Ana blushed at this comment, she had liked the kiss on the hand

-He was just attentive, came to congratulate me

-"And what's he supposed to be doing here," Kate said sulkily.

-Is also benefactor of Kids of Heaven

-"Great," Kate said wryly, gesturing to the waiter for another drink.

Across the hall Christian furiously paced hands through his hair, Ms. Kavanagh, she almost make him to lose his temper, and what is worse, had stolen her time with Anastasia ... "Anastasia, what a beautiful name, perfect name for perfection", he thought, but then shook off these thoughts, that was not him. But even as this young woman had him hypnotized, he must have known more about her, he had convinced Mrs. Miller to present them, with the excuse that her mother had imposed upon him to pay her respects personally, it had worked well, but it was over, so he decided he would look differently.

He sent an email to Welch, asking him to find out all he could about Anastasia Steel, and after that, he went to the bar, needed a drink to calm down, and then watch the creature that had fascinated him.

When they began to serve dinner, all the guests were properly placed in their places, Christian was a few tables away from Anastasia, and he could not take his eyes off of her, watched as she spoke and smiled with Miss Kavanagh and this gave him a bad feeling, he hated that woman, and because of the complicity they were in, it was clear that they were friends, so he had to come up with a plan to get close to Anastasia and that the odious Ms. Kavanagh would not be a hindrance, but if that was the sacrifice he had to do to be with Anastasia, then it would be worth it , he was sure Kavanagh could contaminate any relationship he might have with her ... WOOW, woow ... "have a relationship ?, I don`t have relationships, I have contracts, where that came from ? "Christian thought before drinking from his cup.

Anastasia spoke animatedly to Kate, wanted her to forget her encounter with Christian Grey, although she could not forget it, that man was... she had no words to describe it, and when he kissed her hand and her soft breath touched her skin, her coherence flew, since all she wanted at that moment was his mouth, all over her body. Unconsciously she stroked the hand he had kissed and drew a smile on his face.

-Hey - gesturing with the hand in front of the eyes of Ana - earth to Ana, where you went?

-Hey? What? - Said Ana coming out of her reverie putting her hands on his lap - sorry I was thinking, you told me?

-"Yes I noticed, I told you Mike wanted me to tell you he was coming back right away, he had to go and talk to a client who can`t wait until Monday," Kate said, rolling her eyes and sipping her drink - "He likes you, you know"

-To who? - Ana said taking the disagreement and taking a sip of his drink.

Kate rolled her eyes again, after the meeting with GrEy, had taken 3 glasses of champagne followed, her mood was more loose and uninhibited

"Mike`s, Ana, it's obvious, you don`t realize he's drooling over you." - Ana blushed, she liked Mike, but just as a friend, she didn`t want to thrill him

"Kate, I have affection, but just like a friend, I'm not interested in any other way," he said, twisting his hands and biting his lip.

Kate nodded resignedly, knew that Ana was shutting down any relationship, or maybe she still dreamed of finding that prince who stole her breath.

Shortly afterwards Mike approached the table, he sat down and approached Ana, took one of his hands, gave him a squeeze and a kiss on the cheek, which made her blush uncomfortable.

"Precious congratulations, you deserve this and the world," Mike said, looking into that beautiful woman's eyes.

On the other side of the room a furious Christian Grey excused himself and retired to the courtyard, the scene he had just witnessed had triggered his rage to a high level, didn`t understand why but when he saw that man took her hands and gave her a kiss, wanted to tear out his head, never in his life had felt possessive for anyone, not even for Elena, who was still married when they had their relationship.

But seeing how he looked at her and how he approached her, had driven him crazy, almost broke the cup he was holding, looked around and found that he was alone, so he took his phone and the second tone, the person attended.

-Mr. Gr ... "began the man, but he was cut off by a roar.

"Welch, I want the information from Anastasia Steel immediately, I need it." Christian grabbed his hair, needed to calm down because if he went back to dinner now, he would kill that man.

-Mr. Grey, as soon as I got your mail, I set myself up for that task, but as you know those matters take time and ...

"I'm not interested, I need that information today, you have until midnight - and with that hung up, Alex Welch stared at the phone, it was normal for his boss to demand things and hang him, but this time was over the top, it was 10 pm in NY, and had given him 2 hours to get information that usually took two days, resigned moved his head, sometimes tired of the outbursts of his boss, but deep down, he knew it was a good person.

After walking and taking a deep breath to calm down, he decided to return to the living room, he didn`t know what he could see when he got there, but he thought that nothing could be worse than he had witnessed before ... he was wrong.

As he entered, he realized that people were already dancing, search for Anastasia around the room, and when he found her, the rage was resurfacing, she was dancing with him, and she laughed and enjoyed the way he carried her, and although he was annoyed by what he saw, he could not stop watching, she was radiant, her smile was enough to light the whole room, and he wanted to be the one to make her smile

Ana was enjoying the night, Mike was a great dancer, and he made her laugh, and although he had never tried anything, she was uncomfortable many times by the way he looked at her, was thinking in his mind, when she felt observed, she searched in the room until found the source, Christian Grey was staring at her, and when she met his eyes, she blushed, Ana thought, that he must be a forbidden gift from God for women, he was leaning on the bar with a cup in one hand and with the other hand touched the chin and the lips, God, those lips that Ana wanted, tried to shake those thoughts and looked again but no longer found, and was disappointed, Mike spoke to her but she didn`t listen to him, when the song was over and they separated to return to the table, somebody pushed her and almost fell, but strong hands held her elbow, and in that grip felt a very pleasant electricity.

"Are you all right, Miss Steel?" - Ana turned and found Christian holding her

"Yes, Mr. Grey, thank you," Ann stammered, the electricity in her grip making her gasp.

"I was hoping to share a dance with you," he said, moving closer to the girl and extending his hand, Ana with this approach became very nervous, but accepted the same way, she gestured to Mike and accepted the hand of Christian.

She let himself be dragged by him and when they reached the center of the dance floor, began the first chords of Frank Sinatra's "Fly me to the moon," Christian took her by the waist and she took him by the arms.

At first they said nothing and let the music envelop them and began to move around in all corners, being the center of attraction of all present, Ana was ecstatic, Christian Grey, danced and oh God did know how to dance.

"You are an excellent dancer..." Said without being able to stand, causing her to blush, Christian smiled

"Thank you, I had an excellent teacher, also dances very well," he said with a smile. They looked at each other for a long time, letting the lyrics of the song approach them,

"In other words, hold my hand,

In other words, darling kiss me

Fill my heart with song
And let me sing forever more
You are all I long for
All I worship and adore"

They were submerged in a personal bubble, there was no one else around, just the two of them, enjoying their company, no words were needed, and it seemed that their souls spoke to each other.

Christian was confused, never in his life, he had felt so drawn to anyone, it was like a force that brought him closer and did not let him go, nor ever felt the urge to kiss anyone, as he felt with Anastasia. Having her in his arms made him feel full, he had never experienced an equal sensation, it seemed that she was perfect for him, they molded as if they had been made for each other, and this feeling terrified Christian, but did not dare to break the spell, not yet.

Anastasia felt in paradise, felt safe, immersed in a dream in which she was with her prince, the way they moved together, made her feel that both fit perfectly and although it seemed strange, that thought made her happy, she didn`t understand how fit the horrible man described by Kate, and the gentleman who made her float in a cloud.

"You're from New York?" Christian asked casually. He'd never had to ask a woman this kind of question before. He always had the information beforehand, and although it was strange, he liked to experience it with Anastasia, it was a first time.

"No, I'm from Seattle, but for some family matters I'm temporarily residing in NY, and although I like it here, I long to be able to return to my city." When she finished saying this, smiled, Christian imitated her.

-"Yes, NY is a wonderful city, but there is no place like home, and if you forgive me the indiscretion, what you do for living".

"I have a degree in literature, but at the moment I'm unemployed," said the last part, laughing softly, to Christian it seemed the most beautiful sound in the world, "and you, Mr. Grey, do you work?" Ana asked, turning her amused face a little.

- Oh you know, investments here and there, nothing very interesting, - finished Christian, mimicking her smile.

They realized that the song was over because they heard applause, and the band warned that they were going to take a break, they both looked at each other and knew that their time together was over, Christian took her hand and brought it to his lips and deposit a soft kiss.

"It's been a pleasure again, Miss Steel," Christian said seductively.

"The same I say Mr. Grey," said Anastasia, withdrawing his hand and walking to his table, she could not help looking back and as she did so, she blushed as he continued to stare at her intensely.

When she got to the table, she sat next to Kate, that looked upset. Ana rolled her eyes and took a sip of her glass.

"Tell me," said Ana, and sighed.

"I don`t understand how you can dance with him, after all I've told you he did to me," Kate said, folding her arms and pouting.

-Kate, it was a dance, not that I'm going to marry him, just accept his invitation.

"Yes, and with that you not only hurt me, but Mike".

-Kate, first you feel bad because you want, to be honest your problem with Christian Grey is yours not mine, and before you say anything, during the whole evening he has behaved like a gentleman, if your presence had bothered him, he would have done the impossible to get you out of here, and second, why Mike would have to feel bad because I dance with someone, we are here as friends, I am free and he is free.

-Ana you can`t be more naive, I told you that he likes you and for those who know you it was clear that you like Christian Grey, we noticed how you looked, you were totally hypnotized by him, and that hurt Mike.

Ana blushed - I do not know what you're talking about, we were enjoying the music no more - she tried to take a sip, but she realized that her glass was empty, although she did not want to encourage Mike, nor did she want him to feel bad because of her, So she decided to go find him, walked to the end of the room and found him outside, looking down the dock.

"Hello," Ana said, hugging herself, the night breeze was very cold, Mike noticed this, took off his coat and put it on, and put an arm around her, Ana felt grateful and laid her head on His shoulder without saying anything, he was his friend and did not want to lose it.

Christian watched this scene from a distance, felt his blood boil with rage, and realized that if he stayed longer there he could not resist and he would end up doing something crazy, so he sent a message to Taylor to pick him up.

He look at the couple one last time and then retired swiftly with a bitter taste in his mouth, he was not used to feeling this way, and it was not a welcome feeling.

"Mike, I ..." But she could not go on, he put a finger to her lips.

-"Ana, I prefer to have you as a friend, not to have you in my life, and I understand, just friends" - Ana smiled and hugged him more, she also wanted to have him in her life, had become a person dear to her.

"What do you think," he said, tucking a strand of hair behind his ear, "if we go back inside and eat tiramisu until we get fed up, and we bother Kate"

Ana laughed, she loved the idea, and hooking her arm said: "Lead the way, gentleman."

And so they went in and found Kate devouring a cup cake, when they sat down they began to talk about anything, and they spent the rest of the evening laughing, Ana secretly looked for Christian with her eyes, but after a long time surrendered and she assumed that he had already left.

Christian arrived at his apartment near midnight, told Taylor to retire and he locked himself in his study, as much as he wanted, he would not be able to sleep, he was waiting for Welch's mail with information from Anastasia, he knew that he comply.

From the window of his office you could see part of Central Park, it was a calm sight, but at this moment nothing seemed to calm him, not even the amber drink that burned his throat when went down, never in his life had felt so out of control , He had no right to that girl, but anyway, wanted to hit that guy when saw he hugged her and she put her head on his shoulder, was about to lose his mind, was willing to go and remove him from his side with a punch.

At 12 o'clock Welch's mail arrived.

To: Christian Grey

From: Alex Welch

CC: Jason Taylor

Mr. Grey:

Attached sent the report you requested, there is some data that will take longer, since there are no medical records for a few years, also apparently Ms. Steel, has received a heredity recently, but all the data that involve that fact will take more time, what I could gather is detailed.

When I have the missing data I will send them to you.

At your service

A. Welch

GEH – Head of security

With eagerness Christian opened the attachment, he hoped this might tell him something more about Miss Steel.