My dear little broccolis💚💚💚
💚 So, this story is dedicated to two particular authors with whom I have briefly touched on those issues, and who make amazing stories. paleseptember10 & Krooela. Go check them out, you won't regret it.
💚 Okay, I just want you to remember that Christian still has issues with touch. He dealt with his mommy issues, food issues, control issues and others. But the touch issue is something physical, not only mental. If you've ever been physically abused, you know that your body reacts to threats before your conscious mind can actually register it. And this is why he goes to the club. The bondage does appeal to him, but what he wants from a sexual relationship, is the intimacy. It's literally what he said gets him off when he watches a scene ...
💚 Fallen Angel💚
How would have Christian Grey's life turned out if the Greys had intervened when Elena tried to sink her claws into him? Would he still be the same man as we know, or someone completely different ...
‼️Rated M - {Out Of Characters/All Human/Alternate Universe}‼️
‼️Romance/Angst/Drama/Lemons‼️
‼️AS/CG/The Greys/The Steeles/Jack Hyde/Elena Lincoln‼️
Chapter 7: The Holy Trinity (1,2K)
Christian's Pov
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Another week goes by punctuated by Rose's texts. They do often make me laugh to myself like an idiot and I'm not going to sit here and pretend I don't like it. As I said, I enjoy the banter I have with her. I have officially passed from serial killer to mafia underlings since I was working well into the night on Wednesday and that no respectable man worked past 9 pm in her books. I guess I'm not a respectable man.
We've also talked about her moving to Seattle soon. She's rather conflicted about that. On one hand, she already has a place, and she doesn't have to worry about finding a roof to put over her head. On the other, she said that she's moving in with her best friend, but she knows that she would never be able to afford this place if it wasn't for her friend.
I do have to admit, I can't really relate. My parents have always been rather wealthy, and money has never been something I had to struggle for. Well, I did when I was out of control, but it was the only way Grace and Carrick found to try to keep me off drugs and alcohol without getting too drastic. Sometimes Carrick wonders if they should have been more drastic if that would have kept Elena away, but I guess we'll never know.
Right now it's Saturday night, and I'm in the Mile High Club with Mia and Elliott. Mia just came back for her excursion in the Sahara, all wide-eyed and tanned. But most importantly, she came back blonde! I didn't comment, because she does what she wants, but after a few pints in him, Elliott grins like the idiot he is and comments,
"Sooo … you decided to show the world the true potential of your intelligence?"
Mia narrows her eyes at him and flips him the bird before turning to me, completely ignoring our idiotic brother. That's why I'm her favourite. "You have to come with me next time I go. Seeing the stars in the middle of the desert, it's …" Her eyes sparkle. "It's like you're in space. Or I imagine it is."
I smile because we both know that I don't have time to take two weeks off to roam somewhere where there is no wifi reception. She slightly pouts and I touch her hair. It's not ugly, it's just different. But last time Mia did something drastic to her hair, it was because of a boy.
"It's nice," I tell her. She beams at me and turns to childishly stick her tongue out to Elliott.
"Do I need to go beat up some jerk?"
"No. I just wanted a change. My life doesn't revolve around boys, Christian. Gee, I thought you knew me better." She pouts, but her tone is teasing, so I shrug. She knows I'll always worry about her.
The first guy I found in her bed … Elliott had to refrain me from killing the asshole. She was just 17 and the asshole was 19. Okay, I might have overacted. Especially since we've known Rick for years and he had been her best friend since middle school. But … yeah.
Martha says I have a need to overprotect the ones I love because of what happened to my birth mother, but … I just think it's logical to protect the ones you love. Still, she did have a point when she said that by suffocating people with love, I might make them want to distance themselves. And Mia did become a bit cold after that whole Rick episode.
Now I'm better, though she's always careful with whom she introduces me to. I guess Elliott is more free-spirited than I am on this topic. He's met with all her partners, whereas I only met the very few important ones.
But anyway, she tells us about all the stories she'll make out of this. Let's be honest, out of the three of us, she's the least successful one. Her books are no New York Times bestsellers. But she writes for children, and she said it herself, she does it because she loves it.
Grace and she had a big argument when Mia said after a year in Uni that it wasn't for her and that she just wanted to write. Grace was all for her to finish her degree first, and then find a job that would allow her to keep her passion. But Mia wasn't in for it. It went as far as Mia saying that she would move out if she had to, and Carrick intervened, clearly not happy with the idea of his little girl moving out of the nest. Yes, Carrick is such a papa bear to his little girl, we all know it.
But at the end of the day, Mia makes enough money to support herself, and it's all that matters to her. Sure, she still lives with our parents, but she's barely home, none of us sees the point of her actually having her own place.
We keep on talking about various things, her next project, tomorrow's roast at the folks, her friend Lily getting married, and as we move to the pool table so we can play, as usual, she asks,
"By the way Elliott, how's that chick you're seeing? Any chance I'm going to meet her?"
I whip my head to Elliott, narrowing my eyes at him. I knew he was seeing someone. I mean, sure, he could have had some construction project in Portland, but Elliott loves to drive, and I found it odd that he always stayed overnight - week - there.
Elliott shrugs and breaks the triangle as he lightly said, "I doubt that. Christian cockblocked me."
"What?" Mia and I shout at the same time. Oh please, tell me he wasn't banging Rose! I mean, yes, we're just friends but still …
Elliott shrugs again and explains, focusing on one of the balls, "She was offered a job in your PR department, and she feels that it would be out of line to bang the big boss's brother."
Mia looks at me, perplexed, but something in my memory dings. "You're seeing Katherine Kavanagh?"
"Well, I was. She dumped me now because she wants to be all professional and proper. And I can assure you, when we got down to it, she was anything but proper." He wiggles his eyebrows and fist bumps Mia, making me shake my head.
Mia can be such a lady, and sometimes she's such a … dude. The word makes me smile because there hasn't been a day during which Rose hasn't called me 'dude'. Still, focusing on the problem at hand, my brother's blue balls, I apologise,
"I didn't know you were with her. Or that she would make a fuss about fraternising with the boss's family. I wouldn't have proposed, otherwise."
"Oh no. She's thrilled. It's just …" He grimaces. "She doesn't have the best relationship with her father, and she hates the idea that most of her life she's been privy due to his position. And she doesn't want to feel that in her working life as well."
"But … I don't follow."
"She's persuaded she's got the job because I'm your brother and I told you to take her. And nothing I say can pierce through her thick skull. She's pretty stubborn."
"Do you want me to email her that—"
I stop talking as Mia threw a balled-up napkin at me. This has become a thing to her. Since she can't hit me like she hits Elliott when he's being stupid, she throws stuff at me. Napkins are fine, books … not so much. I stare at her and she shakes her head as if I'm an idiot,
"Yeah, it won't look suspicious at all if you send her an email telling her Elliott has nothing to do with her job. Sometimes I do question your intelligence, Christian."
I glare at her and she innocently smiles, taking her queue and aiming at a particular ball as she continues, "Maybe, the best way to go is to explain why you offered her the job in the first place, then. In person, not by email. Oh, and let a hint that what happens outside the office stays outside the office."
I open my mouth to protest, but honestly, I have nothing to say. I am notoriously known to like better to seal deals in person because you can read a person better then. So yeah, maybe I should explain to Miss Kavanagh that neither her father nor her lover was part of my decision, just pure instincts and me recognising myself in her.
We spend the rest of the night drinking and playing. Well, I don't drink alcohol but since I own MHC, they always make sure to make me nice virgin cocktails. And playing … Mia is a beast at billiard, I blame Carrick for that. I have never been able to beat her at that game. But she spent more time than me playing at it.
All throughout the night, I wait for Rose's messages, but she's oddly quiet. I don't know if it's me who's being paranoid, or if there is something off. I do consider asking Elliott and Mia for advice, but then again, they might blow this out of proportion. Rose is just a friend, and they'll read into this way more than they should.
So I just resolve on asking Martha on Monday. After all, that's why I go to therapy. Not just to make my life easier to process, but also to see through the mess of it.
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💚Your thoughts and opinions are always welcomed💚
💚 So, I know it's a short chapter, but I really wanted to show that sibling bond. Christian is close to his siblings, they spend time together, and talk about things. I just wanted ... sibling time, haha.
💚 And it seems that people thought Elliott was with Ana ... If there is a love triangle in this story, it won't be between brothers! I'm a sucker for sibling love, and I can't break that, haha sorry.
💚 So Christian cockblocked his brother ... haha
💚Well, let me know what you thought of this chapter. What was your favourite part? What do you think will happen next?
💚 E L James owns the names of the characters from the Fifty Shades franchise, Everything else is mine (including the mistakes and grammar errors).
Love, Mina 💚💚💚