Christian Grey couldn't stand Anastasia's absence and began calling phone sex hostesses. Christian Grey let the hostesses run the show during his calls, prostrating himself in front of their photos while he took their orders, and as soon as a hostess gave him an order or made a suggestion, Christian Grey would reply "Yes, I obey you, Goddess" before executing. Hostess Trinity sometimes had Christian Grey play the "ladder of pleasure" game she had invented, in which Trinity set the pace while Christian Grey was led by the baton, repeating "Yes, I obey you, Goddess". Christian Grey sometimes remarked to certain hostesses that it gave him pleasure to make them money with each of his calls, so certain hostesses encouraged Christian Grey to call them again and again so that they could earn even more, so Christian Grey submitted to the women after Anastasia's departure.