Freed: Fifty Shades Freed as told by Christian

Chapter 44

She’s a worthy opponent now.

And she keeps my ass in line.

And I keep hers—

Don’t think about that now!

He raises his fists. “Ready, old man?”

What? I’m ten years his junior.

“Old. I’ll give you old, Bastille.” I lunge at him.

Feeling refreshed and ready for the day, I take my seat at my desk and fire up the iMac. Ana is waiting at the top of my inbox.

From: Anastasia Steele

Subject: Soaring, In and Out of the Red Room.

Date: July 18 2011 09:32

To: Christian Grey

My dearest Mr. Grey

It’s hard to know which I prefer: sailing, soaring or the Red Room of Pain Pleasure. Thank you for yet another unforgettable weekend.

I love flying high in every way with you.

I am, as ever, in awe of your talents…all of them. ;)

Your soon-to-be wife xxxx

My grin in response to Ana’s e-mail is out of control. But I don’t care. I look up when Andrea places a cup of coffee on my desk, and she looks a little disconcerted.

“Thanks, Andrea.”

“Shall I ask Ros to come up?” Andrea asks, recovering her composure.

“Please do.” I clear my throat, wondering what’s bothering my PA. I type a quick response to Ana.

From: Christian Grey

Subject: Physical Pursuits

Date: July 18 2011 09:58

To: Anastasia Steele

My darling Anastasia

I love soaring with you.

I love playing with you.

I love doing you.

I love you.

Always.

CEO, Grey Enterprises Holdings, Inc.

PS: Which talent in particular? Inquiring minds need to know.

Ros knocks and enters my office. “Good morning, Christian,” she chimes as I press send. She’s unusually cheerful. Standing, I wave her to the table.

“Good morning.”

“Why the frown?” she asks as she sits down.

“I don’t think I’ve ever seen

rival the Great Sphinx at Giza. “God

I raise my eyebrows. This is very un-Ros-like behavior. Taking a seat opposite her, I wait patiently for an explanation. She shuffles her papers and hands me the agenda for our meeting. It’s obvious she’s not going to elucidate, and I don’t wish

“They’re offering a full disclosure of their P&L, their assets and liabilities. They want to partner with

“They sound eager.”

“They do,” Ros confirms.

“I think we should take them up on the offer

“I think so.

“Okay. Let’s do it.”

“I’ll put the paperwork in place.” Ros scribbles down a note

from Ana waiting for me when I’ve concluded my meeting with Ros.

From: Anastasia Steele

Subject: Your Physical Pursuits

Date: July 18 2011 10:01

To: Christian Grey

Why, Mr. Grey…so rude and so modest! I think you can guess—your sexpertise knows no

I’m very much looking forward to seeing the house again this evening.

meeting that concludes at 5 p.m. I’ll see you then?

Ax

I pick up my phone and dial

“Ana Steele,” she answers in her crisp, executive voice.

“Ana Steele,

“Ah, my talented fiancé. How are you?”

“Very well, thank you. Taylor and I will

need to get back to daydreaming…I mean work. I

“What do you think

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