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.”
her head to one side and tosses her hair over her shoulder as she
we should be concerned for Miss
have said so, but then I wouldn’t have thought
should consider additional
I look at Ana as she folds her arms, accentuating
security, too, sir. Will you talk to Anastasia?
talk
lip. I wish she’d
“I’ll brief Mr. Taylor and Mrs.
“Yes.”
to need more personnel on the
“I know.” I sigh.
stores in the vicinity of SIP. See if anyone saw anything. This could be the lead we’ve been
her.” I hang up and look at Ana. Her tangled hair tumbles over her shoulders; her long legs are pale in the dim light from the hallway. I imagine them wrapped around
want some tea?” she
to go back to bed.”
She moves to the stove, picks up the
fucking tea. I want to bury myself in you and forget
I realize she’s waiting for
Even to my
does Leila
the hell
it?” Ana asks a few minutes later. She’s holding a
I don’t want you to worry about
going to tell
“No.”
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