o reassure
him as to where all the materials are coming from and what they are.”
“Of course,” she stutters, wide-eyed and frankly a little intimidated by me.
This is a first. My inner goddess runs around the arena, wa一ving to the
frenzied crowd.
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“The master suite?” she prompts anxiously, her voice a breathless whisper.
Now that I ha一ve the upper hand, I feel myself relax for the first time since my
meeting with Christian this afternoon. I can do this. My inner goddess is
celebrating her inner bitch.
Christian joins us just as we are finishing up.
“All done?” he asks. He puts his arm around my waist and turns to Gia.
“Yes, Mr. Grey,” Gia smiles brightly, though her smile looks brittle.
“I’ll ha一ve the revised plans to you in a couple of days.”
“Excellent. You’re happy?” he asks me directly, his eyes warm and probing. I
nod and blush for some reason that I don’t understand.
“I’d better be going,” Gia says again too brightly. She offers her hand to me
first this time, then to Christian.
“Until next time, Gia,” I murmur.
“Yes, Mrs. Grey. Mr. Grey.”
Taylor appears at the entrance of the great room.
“Taylor will see you out.” My voice is loud enough for him to hear. Patting her
hair once more, she turns on her high heels and lea一ves the great room,
followed closely by Taylor.
“She was noticeably cooler,” Christian says, looking quizzically at me.
“Was she? I didn’t notice.” I shrug, trying to remain neutral. “What did Taylor
want?” I ask partly because I’m curious and partly because I want to change
the subject.
Frowning, Christian releases me and begins to roll up the plans on the table.
“It was about Hyde.”
“What about Hyde?” I whisper.
“It’s nothing to worry about, Ana.” Abandoning the plans, Christian draws me
into his arms. “It turns out he hasn’t been in his apartment for weeks, that’s
all.” He kisses my hair, then releases me and finishes his task.
Oh.
“So what d
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