The Talk

Ana climbed the elevator, nervous, the conversation with Christian had left her uneasy, and now she was sure that Kate would be waiting for her, when she arrived at her apartment she took out the keys and opened the door.

Kate had not gone to work today, Ethan had called at 7 am to ask if she knew anything about Ana, because not attending his cell phone, Kate also started calling, started calling the apartment, and then she called Mike to see if he knew anything, it's safe to say that she didn´t explain everything that happened, just asked him if he had not talked to her, when he said he didn´t see her since Sunday she cut off with any excuse, wait 20 minutes and called back to Ana´s cell and when she didn´t answer, after much prodding got Elliot call Christian, he didn´t attend either the two calls, but then called back to Elliot, and explained what happened, while they were talking Ana called her and well there the whole problem was unleashed.

Since she ended the call with Ana, had not stopped crying, she knew had gone too far, so she decided not go to work and wait for her, although she told her that would return in the afternoon, she preferred to wait sitting in the room, didn´t wanted to let pass a minute to talk to her, after much pleading, she convinced Elliot to leave, but he had been calling her every hour to find out how she was doing, she had just cut him off when she heard the street door open, she got up and stood in front of the chairs, when Ana entered, closed the door and saw Kate standing in front of the chairs, Ana said nothing, left her bag and luggage at the door and approached her.

When they were face to face Ana noticed that Kate's face was red, his eyes swollen and bloodshot and his lower lip trembled, it was obvious she had been crying.

"Hey Kate" - Ana said very calmly

"Hi Ana" - she said her voice full of grief – "we can talk please".

Ana nodded and went and sat on one of the couches, Kate joined her, before she grabbed her cell phone and send a message to Elliot, telling him, she arrived and then turned it off did not want to interrupt, Ana put her legs under her and peered at Kate, she was not going to say anything, this time, Kate should be the one to talk.

-"Ana first of all, I want you to know that I am very sorry for everything I told you this morning, for shouting you, for saying those things about Christian, I don´t know what happened to me" - said and covered his face with his hands, a small sob was heard, Kate looked up, his face was covered with tears, she looked at Ana and she was looking at her impassively – "aren´t you going to say anything?"

Ana looked at her friend, loved her with all her heart, but with what she said today, she had gone too far, and she was sure that Elliot had said something to Christian, because of Kate, that is why the attitude change in him, she understood that they did not get along, but Christian at least respected his relationship with Kate and didn´t say anything bad about it, on the contrary, he even understood why she worried, but Kate had a chance and say something bad about him, and that really bothered her.

-"Is that all you have to say?" - said Ana calm and cool

Kate looked at her incredulously, her friend had never used that tone with her, and she was sure that it was influenced by his relationship with Christian.

-"I said I'm sorry and I don´t know what happened to me and you just look at me and ask me if all I have to say, and have a cold attitude towards me, this is not you Ana, you're very changed, you never had me spoken like you did this morning or as you do now, this new attitude, this new change, everything is since he is with you."

Ana was furious –"my change and my new attitude is since I'm with Christian Is that what you mean?"

-"Frankly yes Ana, you were sweet, tender, loving and kind and lately you are on the defensive and you get upset with me and you complain about my attitude towards Christian and sincerely it seems to me that everything is due to things that he tells you".

Ana sat up straight and opened her eyes; Kate was definitely not regretting anything.

-"¿Christian is influencing my reactions?" - she said, raising his voice slightly – "is that what you're meaning, my attitude and my sweetness and change everything you said, because I let myself be influenced by things he says about you?"

-"Well that's what you give to understand."

-"Oh God Kate" - said Ana and rose from the chair – "you definitely don´t understand anything."

-"You see!" - Kate said imitating her – "that attitude is what I mean" – pointing her with his hand –"the sweet Ana that I know would never react like that when I'm apologizing."

-"You're not apologizing, Kate!" - she said a little louder.

-"I said I was sorry for what happened" - said defensively.

-"That's not apologizing, that is explained, never told me you were sorry and did not want me to be upset with you, you just said that my personality change since I met Christian."

-"And it's true!" - she said raising her voice –"don´t you see it now?, You would have never reacted like that before."

-"No, I would have accepted your apology first, and I would have even given you the reason, right?"

-"Yeah"

-"Well, what do you think Kate, that Ana no longer exists and has nothing to do with Christian Grey."

-"That's what you want to believe" - she said sarcastically

-" No" - said Ana firmly and looking at her with anger –" that´s what YOU want to believe, that my change, and my way of being is due to him, but he has nothing to do, it´s all me, I´m the one who got tired of be the one that gives in favor so that no one gets upset and nobody suffers, the one that accepts everything for the common good of others, who tolerates without saying anything the abuses, the one allows to be told what to do and shut up when disagree, accept everything without protest and always give in to make another happy, I don´t want to be that person Kate, because I'm not happy, I'm tired of others thinking for me and what is good for me or what suits me."

-"But you´re very naive; people will pass over you and tell you what to do ..."

-"Like you?" - Ana said between teeth –"How you always do, Kate?" - Kate looked at her with her mouth open – "What is the real problem here, that Christian can influence me or that you cannot do it anymore?" - If it could, Kate opened her eyes wider and sat down on the sofa, looking at her astonished

-"Ana I never" ... - but she interrupted.

-"Yes Kate, you always gave your opinion and said what you want without measuring the consequences and without measuring the extent of your words in me, in everything, not only with Christian, FYI, he never told me anything bad about you, unlike you, he respects my relationship with you, his opinions regarding your person is saved, however when you have a chance you say something bad and poisonous against him, and I'm pretty sure Elliot said something to, because after he cut his mood changed."

Kate said nothing, blushed a little, it was not Elliot who said something to Christian, but she had started screaming on the phone.

-"I understand that you don´t like him, I understand that he has behaved horrible with you not giving you a opportunity to explain yourself, but that is with you Kate, not with me, it is your relationship with Christian and you cannot go through life saying what you want about a person that I like, and expect, that I stay quiet listening, or worse, that I stay away from him because you don´t like him."

-"I never told you" ... -Ana raised her hand

-"Didn't you tell me today that it was not good for me to go out with him? If that is not to suggest that I stay away from him then I don´t know what he is"

Kate stared silently Ana, did not know what to say, had never seen things like her was considering now, she never realized she influenced her friend, knew his personality was overwhelming but never thought Ana was being dragged by it .

-"Ana I'm sorry" - she said in a painful voice – "you're right, I never realized that I was the one trying to influence you."

Ana took a deep breath and sat on the couch, she wanted to fix things with Kate, but from now on she had to establish certain things or they could never talk.

-"I love you very much Kate, and accept you as you are, I understand and admire you, you're my friend, but I consider myself a sister, and don´t want to fight you, but don´t ever want to have this kind of discussion."

Kate nodded.

-"I know, you're a sister to me, and in all my madness and my outbursts, it is above all, I love you and want to protect you, I know that already suffered a lot in life, and I not want you to get hurt, and yes, I let my hatred towards Christian make me say things that hurt you and that's the last thing I want."

-"I know, but you have to understand, lately the one that hurts me is you, I feel divided, because I don´t know if I can tell you the things that happen to me, because of fear of your reaction, and I feel alone, because I don´t have anyone to share or to ask things, and above all, you are very important to me and you are part of my life, and I don´t want to have to choose between you or Christian, it is not fair, please don´t put me in that situation."

-"I don´t want you to choose, and I say it honestly, and you're right I don´t respect your relationship with him, I spend my life telling you bad things against him or grabbing assumptions that don´t belong to me, and even though it's going to cost me, I promise I'll try to control my tongue, and behave better, I'm so sorry Ana."

Ana gave her hand and a little squeeze – "Please don´t ever say that he influences me, I know him very recently so he can do that, and he does not say anything about you, he even said, he understood your attitude, sure you worried - Kate looked down and sighed.

-"Elliot didn´t say anything, it was me who started yelling when he called it" - Ana closed her eyes and pulled his hand – "I told him if something happened you, I would find where were and kill him, and I never should have allowed You would go out alone with him, and that he was a horrible person and that not even the money of the world would make him a better human being and that he was a soulless man."

-"Kate!" - said furious

-"I'm sorry, Ana, I really was very worried and don´t know, I thought he did something or he rejected you, I don´t even know what I was thinking, I was upset, worried and angry with him because it seems that when he's something wrong." - she said hastily

-Nothing bad happened - she said between her teeth

-"I know, I know and I'm sorry, I now realize, my attitude was ridiculous and childish, and although I hate to admit also owe an apology to him, Elliot try to explain that Christian would never let anything happen to you, but it was so angry and worried until I insisted until he called him and well, that's where everything was unleashed."

Ana said nothing, was still upset and felt that Kate was sincere, but only time would tell if she would behave.

-"Ana please say something..."

Ana sighed and looked her – "I don´t know what to say Kate, everything is very new and what you just said, I do not know what to think"

-"I understand, and I know what I did and said many bad things and I understand that you are still upset, but I promise that I will change Ana, because I love you very much and I do not want you to get away from me, I want you to count on me and be happy, please forgive me, I do not want to lose you" - choked a sob.

Ana smiled and looked at her friend and without thinking much gave her a hug, before this Kate began to cry, although his attitude proved otherwise, Kate just wanted Ana to be fine, many times she let her impulsiveness dominate her, but she promised in silence that would change his attitude and his thoughts towards Christian, and that in spite of herself she would ask for an apology, since she had behaved badly, Ana let go of the hug, she also had tears in her eyes, since she hated to fight with her friend, with his thumb gently clean the tears streaming down the face of his dear friend.

-"Please don´t ever act like you did today, trust me and be by my side, supporting me and holding back but do not assume something without knowing."

-"I promise", - said Kate sincerely – "and you are still tender, and sweet and loving, the one who spoke at that moment was the bitch that lives in me, but I swear Ana that I would never change anything of you, forgive me please I am a fool that is afraid of losing her soul sister."

Ana smiled – "Kate Kavanagh, what shall I do with you" ... - Kate laughed through tears and hugged her again.

-"Love me" - she said sobbing, Ana laughed and affirmed, they embraced again more calmly, a little later Ana got up.

-"I'm very tired I want to take a relaxing bath, tomorrow I have a very long day and I have to face Ethan."

-"Ahh yes, he was a little annoyed."

-"I know, well I'll take my things and I'll take a bath, I think I'll sleep right away"

Kate looked sad – "Will not you eat with me?"

Ana looked at her with compassion – "Of course honey, after giving me my bath, I'll cook something."

"No, do not worry" - Ana's eyes widened.

-"Do you cook?" - Kate laughed aloud

-"Not way, I do not want to end up in the ER" - and with that she got up, Ana picked up her things and went straight to the bathroom and began to fill the bathtub, before entered she looked at her cell phone and saw that light warned of a message.

From: Christian Grey

Posted on: Monday, January 30, 2012 7:30 PM

To: Anastasia Steel

Subject: Your conversation

Good luck with the conversation with Miss Kavanagh, I would have liked to be there, but I understand that it is something that you should do alone.

Christian Grey

CEO Grey Enterprises Holding

Ana smiled, despite being new to relationships, Christian was very considerate and tender.

From: Anastasia Steel

Posted on: Monday, January 30, 2012 9:03 PM

To: Christian Grey

Subject: You are very considerate

Thank you for caring and within all went well, I just hope that Kate will behave from now on...

I do not want to seem abusive and ridiculous, but I miss you...

Anastasia Steel

CEO Seattle Independence Publishing

Christian was looking at the city from his window, had sent an email to Ana shortly after leave but so far had not answered, he assumed were still talking, so when he arrived after bathing and changing, went to work, reviewing some things that Ros had sent him, he took some time to relax and look at the city when his phone vibrated warning of an incoming mail. Smiled when he read it, he also felt the same as she, and although he was not used to being very expressive, wanted her to know how it made him feel.

From: Christian Grey

Posted on: Monday, January 30, 2012 9:06 PM

To: Anastasia Steel

Subject: I only care about you

I also miss being with you, so that makes us abusive, are you getting ready to sleep?

Christian Grey

CEO Grey Enterprises Holding

Christian waited and after a while came the reply, when read in his face drawing a big smile.

From: Anastasia Steel

Posted on: Monday, January 30, 2012 9:09 PM

To: Christian Grey

Subject: First a bath and then the bed

I need a relaxing bath to sleep, MY BOYFRIEND, left me exhausted by the activities of the weekend, and this afternoon.

I have to leave the water in the bathtub overflows, good night and sweet dreams... I know I'll have them because I'll dream about you ... kisses

Anastasia Steel

CEO Seattle Independence Publishing

Ana left the phone on the bed and went to the bathroom, stayed there until Kate came to tell her that the food had arrived, got up and put on a robe to go to dinner, when she saw that his cell phone was blinking light message, opened the screen and smiled

From: Christian Grey

Posted on: Monday, January 30, 2012 9:12 PM

To: Anastasia Steel

Subject: Sweet dreams only with you ...

Only if you are in my arms I can have sweet dreams, but I will have to settle for seeing your face on them and continue to exhaust you there ;-)

Sleep well, my girlfriend...

Christian Grey

CEO Grey Enterprises Holding

And smiling she went to the kitchen to see what Kate had ordered.