?”
“Of course I am.” I hope. I automatically cross my
fingers.
“So where shall I meet you?”
“You could collect me from work,” I offer.
“Okay.”
“I’ll text you the address.”
“What time?”
“Say six?”
“Sure. I’ll see you then, Ana. Looking forward to it. I
miss you.”
I grin. “Cool. I’ll see you then.” I switch the phone off
and turn.
Christian is leaning against the car watching me
Christian is leaning against the car watching me
carefully, his expression impossible to read.
“How’s your friend?” he asks coolly.
“He’s well. He’ll pick me up from work, and I think
we’ll go for a drink. Would you like to join us?”
Christian hesitates, his gray eyes cool. “You don’t
think he’ll try anything?”
“No!” My tone is exasperated—but I refrain from
rolling my eyes.
“Okay,” Christian holds his hands up in defeat. “You
hang out with your friend, and I’ll see you later in the
evening.”
I was expecting a fight, and his easy acquiescence
throws me off balance.
“See? I can be reasonable.” He smirks.
My mouth twists. We’ll see about that.
“Can I drive?”
Christian blinks at me, surprised by my request.
“I’d rather you didn’t.”
“Why, exactly?”
“Because I don’t like to be driven.”
“You managed this morning, and you seem to tolerate
Taylor driving you.”
“I trust Taylor’s driving implicitly.”
“And not mine?” I put my hands on my hips. “Honestly
—your control freakery knows no bounds. I’ve been
driving since I was fifteen.”
He shrugs in response, as if this is of no consequence
whatsoever. Oh—he’s so exasperating! Benefit of the
doub一t? Well, screw that.
“Is this my car?” I demand.
He frowns at me. “Of course it’s your car.”
“Then give me the keys, please. I’ve driven it twice,
and only to and from work. Now you’re ha一ving all the
fun.” I am in full-on pout mode. Christian’s lips twitch with
a repressed smile.
“But you don’t know where we’re going.”
“I’m sure you can enlighten me, Mr. Grey. You’ve
done a great job of it so far.”
He gazes at me stunned then smiles, his new shy smile
that totally d
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