I stumble out of bed and slip on my jeans.
In the living room, I retrieve my phone from my jacket pocket. Welch answers in two rings and any hesitation I had about calling him at five in the morning disappears. He must have been awake.
“Mr. Grey,” he says, his voice hoarse as usual.
“I’m sorry to call you so early.” I begin pacing what space I have in the kitchen.
“Sleep’s not really my thing, Mr. Grey.”
“I figured. It’s Leila. She accosted my girlfriend, Anastasia Steele.”
“Was it at her office? Or at her apartment? When did it happen?”
“Yes. Outside SIP. Yesterday. Early evening.” I turn, and Ana, dressed only in my shirt, is standing by the kitchen counter, watching me. I study her as I continue my conversation, her expression a mixture of curious and haunted. She looks beautiful.
“What time, exactly?” Welch asks.
I repeat the question to Ana.
“About ten to six?” she says.
“Did you get that?” I ask Welch.
“No.”
“Ten to six,” I repeat.
“So she’s tracked Miss Steele to her work.”
“Find out how.”
“There are press photographs of the two of you together.”
“Yes.”
over her shoulder as she listens to my side
concerned for Miss Steele’s safety?”
said so, but then I wouldn’t have thought she could
you should consider
go down.” I look at Ana as she folds her arms, accentuating the outline of her breasts as they strain against the white cotton of
you talk to Anastasia? Tell her of the
I’ll talk
bites her lip. I
Taylor and
“Yes.”
meantime, I’m going to
“I know.” I sigh.
vicinity of SIP. See if anyone saw anything.
up and look at Ana. Her tangled hair tumbles over her
some tea?”
I’d like to go back to bed.” And
like to join me for a cup?” She moves to the stove, picks up the kettle, and begins to fill
fucking tea. I want to bury myself
look and I realize she’s waiting for an answer about
my own
does Leila want
the hell hasn’t
is it?” Ana asks a few minutes later. She’s holding a familiar-looking
Please. I don’t want you to
going to
“No.”
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