ioblige,andhesitsbesidemewhilemrs.jonesbusiesherselfwithbreakfast.gosh,it’sunnervingha一vingsomeoneelselistentoourconversation.

“ha一veyouboughtyourairticket?”

“no,i’llbuyitwhenigethome–overtheinternet.”

heleansonhiselbow,rubbinghischin.

“doyouha一vethemoney?”

ohno.

“yes,”isaywithmockpatienceasifi’mtalkingtoasmallchild.

heraisesacensoriouseyebrowatme.crap.

“yes,ido,thankyou,”iamendrapidly.

“iha一veajet.it’snotscheduledtobeusedforthreedays,it’satyourdisposal.”

igapeathim.ofcoursehehasajet,andiha一vetoresistmybody’snaturalinclinationtorollmyeyesathim.iwanttolaugh.butidon’t,asican’treadhismood.

“we’vealreadymadeseriousmisuseofyourcompany’sa一viationfleet.iwouldn’twanttodoitagain.”

“it’smycompany,it’smyjet.”hesoundsalmostwounded.oh,boysandtheirtoys!

“thankyoufortheoffer.buti’dbehappiertakingascheduledflight.”

helookslikehewantstoarguefurtherbutdecidesagainstit.

“asyouwish,”hesighs.“doyouha一vemuchpreparationtodoforyourinterview?”

“no.”

“good.you’restillnotgoingtotellmewhichpublishinghouses?”

“no.”

hislipscurlupinareluctantsmile.

“iamamanofmeans,misssteele.”

“iamfullyawareofthat,mr.grey.areyougoingtotrackmyphone?”iaskinnocently.

“actually,i’llbequitebusythisafternoon,soi’llha一vetogetsomeoneelsetodoit.”hesmirks.

ishejoking?

“ifyoucansparesomeonetodothat,you’reobviouslyoverstaffed.”

“i’llsendanemailtotheheadofhumanresourcesandha一veherlookintoourheadcount.”hislipstwitchtohidehissmile.

ohthankthelord,he’srecoveredhissenseofhumor.

mrs.jonesservesusbreakfastandweeatquietlyforafewmoments.afterclearingthepans,tactfully,sheheadsoutofthelivingarea.ipeekupathim.

“whatitis,anastasia?”

“youknow,youneverdidtellmewhyyoudon’tliketobetouched.”

heblanches,andhisreactionmakesmefeelguiltyforasking.

“i’vetoldyoumorethani’veevertoldanybody.”hisvoiceisquietashegazesatmeimpassively.

andit’scleartomethathe’sneverconfidedinanyone.doesn’theha一veanyclosefriends?perhapshetoldmrs.robinson?iwanttoaskhim,butican’t–ican’tprythatinvasively.ishakemyheadattherealization.hereallyisanisland.

“willyouthinkaboutourarrangementwhileyou’reaway?”heasks.

“yes.”

“willyoumissme?”

igazeathim,surprisedbyhisquestion.

“yes,”ianswerhonestly.

howcouldhemeansomuchtomeinsuchashorttime?he’sgotrightundermyskin…literally.hesmilesandhiseyeslightup.

“i’llmissyoutoo.morethanyouknow,”hebreathes.

myheartwarmsathiswords.hereallyistrying,hard.hegentlystrokesmycheek,bendsdown,andkissesmesoftly.

itislateafternoon,andisitnervousandfidgetinginthelobbywaitingformr.j.hydeofseattleindependentpublishing.thisismysecondinterviewtoday,andtheonei’mmostanxiousabout.myfirstinterviewwentwell,butitwasforalargerconglomeratewithofficesbasedthroughouttheus,andiwouldbeoneofmanyeditorialassistantsthere.icanimaginebeingswallowedupandspatoutprettyquicklyinsuchacorporatemachine.sipiswhereiwanttobe.it’ssmallandunconventional,championinglocalauthors,andhasaninterestingandquirkyrosterofclients.

mysurroundingsaresparse,butithinkit’sadesignstatementratherthanfrugality.iamseatedononeoftwodarkgreenchesterfieldcouchesmadeofleather–notunlikethecouchthatchristianhasinhisplayroom.istroketheleatherappreciativelyandwonderidlywhatchristiandoesonthatcouch.mymindwandersasithinkofthepossibilities…no–imustnotgotherenow.iflushatmywaywardandinappropriatethoughts.thereceptionistisayoungafrican-americanwomanwithlargesilverearringsandlongstraightenedhair.shehasabohemianlookabouther,thesortofwomanicouldbefriendlywith.thethoughtiscomforting.everyfewmoments,sheglancesatupme,awayfromhercomputerandsmilesreassuringly.itentativelyreturnhersmile.

myflightisbooked;mymotherisinseventhhea一venthatiamvisiting;iampacked,andkatehasagreedtodrivemetotheairport.christianhasorderedmetotakemyblackberryandthemac.irollmyeyesatthememoryofhisoverbearingbossiness,butirealizenowthat’sjustthewayheis.helikescontrolovereverything,includingme.yethe’ssounpredictablyanddisarminglyagreeabletoo.hecanbetender,good-humored,evensweet.andwhenheis,it’ssoleftfieldandunexpected.heinsistedonaccompanyingmeallthewaydowntomycarinthegarage.jeez,i’monlygoingforafewdays,he’sactinglikei’mgoingforweeks.hekeepsmeonthebackfootpermanently.

“anasteele?”awomanwithlong,black,pre-raphaelitehairstandingbythereceptiondeskdistractsmefrommyintrospection.shehasthesamebohemian,floatylookasthereceptionist.shecouldbeinherlatethirties,maybeinherforties.it’ssodifficulttotellwitholderwomen.

“yes,”ireply,standingawkwardly.

shegivesmeapolitesmile,hercoolhazeleyesassessingme.iamwearingoneofkate’sdresses,ablackpinaforeoverawhiteblouse,andmyblackpumps.veryinterview,ithink.myhairisrestrainedinaponytail,andforoncethetendrilsarebeha一vingthemselves…sheholdsherhandouttome.

“hello,ana,myname’selizabethmorgan.i’mheadofhumanresourceshereatsip.”

“howdoyoudo?”ishakeherhand.shelooksverycasualtobetheheadofhr.

“pleasefollowme.”

wegothroughthedoubledoorsbehindthereceptionarea,intoalargebrightlydecoratedopenplanoffice,andfromthere,headintoasmallmeetingroom.thewallsarepalegreen,linedwithpicturesofbookcovers.attheheadofthemaplewoodconferencetablesitsayoungmanwithredhairtiedinaponytail.small,silver,hoopedearringsglintinbothhisears.hewearsapaleblueshirt,notie,andgreyflanneltrousers.asiapproachhim,hestandsandgazesatmewithfathomlessdarkblueeyes.

“anasteele,i’mjackhyde,thecommissioningeditorhereatsip,andi’mverypleasedtomeetyou.”

weshakehands,andhisdarkexpressionisunreadable,thoughfriendlyenough,ithink.

“ha一veyoutra一veledfar?”heaskspleasantly.

“no,i’verecentlymovedtothepikestreetmarketarea.”

“oh,notfaratallthen.please,takeaseat.”

isit,andelizabethtakesaseatbesidehim.

“sowhywouldyouliketointernforusatsip,ana?”heasks.

hesaysmynamesoftlyandcockshisheadtooneside,likesomeoneiknow–it’sunnerving.doingmybesttoignoretheirrationalwarinessheinspires,ilaunchintomycarefullypreparedspeech,consciousthatarosyflushisspreadingacrossmycheeks.ilookatbothofthem,rememberingthekatherineka一vanaghsuccessfulinterviewingtechniquelecture–maintaineyecontact,ana!boy,thatwomancanbebossytoo,sometimes.jackandelizabethbothlistenattentively.

“youha一veaveryimpressivegpa.whatextra-curricularactivitiesdidyouindulgeinatwsu?”

indulge?iblinkathim.whatanoddchoiceofword.ilaunchintodetailsofmylibrarianshipatthecampuscentrallibrary,andmyoneexperienceofinterviewinganobscenelyrichdespotforthestudentmagazine.iglossoverthepartthatididn’tactuallywritethearticle.imentionthetwoliterarysocietiesthatibelongedtoandconcludewithworkingatclayton’sandalltheuselessknowledgeinowpossessabouthardwareanddiy.theybothlaugh,whichistheresponsei’dhopedfor.slowly,irelaxandbegintoenjoymyself.

jackhydeaskssharp,intelligentquestions,buti’mnotthrown–ikeepup,andwhenwediscussmyreadingpreferencesandmyfa一voritebooks,ithinkiholdmyown.jack,ontheotherhand,appearstoonlyfa一voramericanliteraturewrittenafter1950.nothingelse.noclassics-notevenhenryjamesoruptonsinclairorfscottfitzgerald.elizabethsaysnothing,justnodsoccasionallyandtakesnotes.jack,thoughargumentative,ischarminginhisway,andmyinitialwarinessdissipatesthelongerwetalk.

“andwheredoyouseeyourselfinfiveyears’time?”heasks.

withchristiangrey,thethoughtcomesinvoluntarilyintomyhead.myerrantmindmakesmefrown.

“copyeditingperhaps?maybealiteraryagent,i’mnotsure.iamopentoopportunities.”

hegrins.

“verygood,ana.idon’tha一veanyfurtherquestions.doyou?”hedirectshisquestionatme.

“whenwouldyoulikesomeonetostart?”iask.

“assoonaspossible,”elizabethpipesup.“whencouldyoustart?”

“i’ma一vailablefromnextweek.”

“that’sgoodtoknow,”jacksays.

“ifthat’sallanyonehastosay,”elizabethglancesatthetwoofus,“ithinkthatconcludestheinterview.”shesmileskindly.

“it’sbeenapleasuretomeetyou,ana,”jacksayssoftlyashetakesmyhand.hesqueezesitgently,sothatiblinkupathimasisaygoodbye.

ifeelunsettledasimakemywaytomycar,thoughi’mnotsurewhy.ithinktheinterviewwentwell,butit’ssohardtosay.interviewsseemsuchartificialsituations,everyoneontheirbestbeha一viortryingdesperatelytohidebehindaprofessionalfa?ade.didmyfacefit?ishallha一vetowaitandsee.

iclimbintomyaudia3andheadbacktotheapartment,thoughitakemetime.i’monthered-eyewithastopoverinatlanta,butmyflightdoesn’tlea一veuntil10:25thisevening,soiha一veplentyoftime.

kateisunpackingboxesinthekitchenwhenireturn.

“howdidtheygo?”sheasks,excited.onlykatecanlookgorgeousinanoversizedshirt,tatteredjeans,andadarkbluebandana.

“good,thanks,kate.notsurethisoutfitwascoolenoughforthesecondinterview.”

“oh?”

“bohochicmightha一vedoneit.”

kateraisesaneyebrow.

“youandbohochic.”shecocksherheadtooneside-gah!whyiseveryoneremindingmeofmyfa一voritefiftyshades?“actually,ana,you’reoneofthefewpeoplewhocouldreallypullthatlookoff.”

igrin.

“ireallylikedthesecondplace.ithinkicouldfitinthere.theguywhointerviewedmewasunnervingthough,”itrailoff–shiti’mtalkingtofoghornka一vanaghhere.shutupana!

“oh?”thekatherineka一vanaghradarforaninterestingtidbitofinformationswoopsintoaction–atidbitthatwillonlyresurfaceatsomeinopportuneandembarrassingmoment,whichremindsme.

“incidentally–willyoupleasestopwindingchristianup?yourcommentaboutjoséatdinneryesterdaywasoutofline.he’sajealousguy.itdoesn’tdoanygood,youknow.”

“look,ifhewasn’telliot’sbrotheri’dha一vesaidalotworse.he’sarealcontrolfreak.idon’tknowhowyoustandit.iwastryingtomakehimjealous–givehimalittlehelpwithhiscommitmentissues.”sheholdsherhandsupdefensively.“but–ifyoudon’twantmetointerfere,iwon’t,”shesayshastilyatmyscowl.

“good.lifewithchristianiscomplicatedenough,trustme.”

jeez,isoundlikehim.

“ana,”shepausesstaringatme.“you’reokay,aren’tyou?you’renotrunningtoyourmother’stoescape?”

iflush.

“nokate.itwasyouwhosaidineededabreak.”

sheclosesthedistancebetweenusandtakesmyhands–amostun-katethingtodo.ohno…tearsthreaten.

“you’rejust,idon’tknow…different.ihopeyou’reokay,andwhateverissuesyou’reha一vingwithmr.moneybags,youcantalktome.andiwilltrynottowindhimup,thoughfranklyit’slikeshootingfishinabarrelwithhim.look,ana,ifsomething’swrong,youwilltellme,iwon’tjudge.i’lltrytounderstand.”

iblinkbacktears.

“oh,kate.”ihugher.“ithinki’vereallyfallenforhim.”

“ana,anyonecanseethat.andhe’sfallenforyou.he’smadaboutyou.won’ttakehiseyesoffyou.”

ilaughuncertainly.

“doyouthinkso?”

“hasn’thetoldyou?”

“notinsomanywords.”

“ha一veyoutoldhim?”

“notinsomanywords.”ishrugapologetically.

“ana!someonehastomakethefirstmove,otherwiseyou’llnevergetanywhere.”

what…tellhimhowifeel?

“i’mjustafraidi’llfrightenhimaway.”

“andhowdoyouknowhe’snotfeelingthesame?”

“christian,afraid?ican’timaginehimbeingfrightenedofanything.”butasisaythewords,iimaginehimasasmallchild.maybefearwasallheknewthen.sorrowgripsandsqueezesmyheartatthethought.

kategazesatmewithpursedlipsandnarrowedeyes,ratherlikemysubconscious–allsheneedsisthehalf-moonspecs.

“youtwoneedtositdownandtalktoeachother.”

“weha一ven’tbeendoingmuchtalkinglately.”iflush.otherstuff.non-verbalcommunicationandthat’sokay.well,muchmorethanokay.

shegrins.

“that’llbethesexing!ifthat’sgoingwell,thenthat’shalfthebattleana.i’llgrabsomechinesetake-out.areyoureadytogo?”

“iwillbe–wedon’tha一vetolea一veforacoupleofhoursorso.”

“no–i’llseeyouintwenty.”shegrabsherjacketandlea一ves,forgettingtoclosethedoor.ishutitbehindherandheadofftomybedroommullingoverherwords.

ischristianafraidofhisfeelingsforme?doesheevenha一vefeelingsforme?heseemsverykeen,saysi’mhis–butthat’sjustpartofhisi-must-own-and-ha一ve-everything-now–control-freakdominantself,surely.irealizethatwhilei’maway,iwillha一vetorunthroughallourconversationsagainandseeificanpickouttelltalesigns.

i’llmissyoutoo…morethanyouknow...

you’vecompletelybeguiledme…

ishakemyhead.idon’twanttothinkaboutitnow.iamchargingtheblackberry,soiha一ven’thaditwithmeallafternoon.iapproachitwithcaution,andi’mdisappointedthattherearenomessages.iswitchonthemeanmachine,andtherearenomessagesthereeither.sameemailaddressana–mysubconsciousrollshereyesatme,andforthefirsttime,iunderstandwhychristianwantstospankmewhenidothat.

okay.well,i’llwritehimanemail.

from:anastasiasteele

subject:interviews

date:may30201118:49

to:christiangrey

dearsir

myinterviewswentwelltoday.

thoughtyoumightbeinterested.

howwasyourday?

ana

isitandglareatthescreen.christian’sresponsesareusuallyinstantaneous.iwait…andwait,andfinallyihearthewelcomepingfrommyinbox.

from:christiangrey

subject:myday

date:may30201119:03

to:anastasiasteele

dearmisssteele

everythingyoudointerestsme,youarethemostfascinatingwomaniknow.

i’mgladyourinterviewswentwell.

mymorningwasbeyondallexpectations.

myafternoonwasverydullincomparison.

christiangrey

ceo,greyenterprisesholdingsinc.

from:anastasiasteele

subject:finemorning

date:may30201119:05

to:christiangrey

dearsir

themorningwasexemplaryformetoo,inspiteofyouweirdingoutonmeaftertheimpeccabledesksex.don’tthinkididn’tnotice.

thankyouforbreakfast.orthankmrs.jones.

i’dliketoaskyouquestionsabouther–withoutyouweirdingoutonmeagain.

ana

myfingerhoversoverthesendbutton,andiamreassuredthati’llbeontheothersideofthecontinentthistimetomorrow.

from:christiangrey

subject:publishingandyou?

date:may30201119:10

to:anastasiasteele

anastasia

‘weirding’isnotaverbandshouldnotbeusedbyanyonewhowantstogointopublishing.impeccable?comparedtowhat,praytell?andwhatdoyouneedtoaskaboutmrs.jones?i’mintrigued.

christiangrey

ceo,greyenterprisesholdingsinc.

from:anastasiasteele

subject:youandmrs.jones

date:may30201119:17

to:christiangrey

dearsir

languageevolvesandmoveson.itisanorganicthing.itisnotstuckinanivorytower,hungwithexpensiveworksofartandoverlookingmostofseattlewithahelipadstuckonitsroof.

impeccable–comparedtotheothertimesweha一ve…what’syourword…ohyes…fucked.actuallythefuckinghasbeenprettyimpeccable,period,inmyhumbleopinion–butthenasyouknowiha一veverylimitedexperience.

ismrs.jonesanex-subofyours?

ana

myfingerhoversoncemoreoverthesendbutton,andipressit.

from:christiangrey

subject:language.watchyourmouth!

date:may30201119:22

to:anastasiasteele

anastasia

mrs.jonesisavaluedemployee.iha一veneverhadanyrelationshipwithherbeyondourprofessionalone.idonotemployanyonei’vehadanysexualrelationswith.iamshockedthatyouwouldthinkso.theonlypersoniwouldmakeanexceptiontothisruleisyou–becauseyouareabrightyoungwomanwithremarkablenegotiatingskills.though,ifyoucontinuetousesuchlanguage,imayha一vetoreconsidertakingyouonhere.iamgladyouha一velimitedexperience.yourexperiencewillcontinuetobelimited–justtome.ishalltakeimpeccableasacompliment–thoughwithyou,i’mneversureifthat’swhatyoumean,orifyoursenseofironyisgettingthebetterofyou–asusual.

christiangrey

ceo,greyenterprisesholdingsinc.fromhisivorytower

from:anastasiasteele

subject:notforalltheteainchina

date:may30201119:27

to:christiangrey

dearmr.grey

ithinkiha一vealreadyexpressedmyreservationsaboutworkingforyourcompany.myviewsonthisha一venotchanged,arenotchanging,andwillnotchange,ever.imustlea一veyounowaskatehasreturnedwithfood.mysenseofironyandi,bidyougoodnight.

iwillcontactyouoncei’mingeorgia.

ana

from:christiangrey

subject:eventwiningsenglishbreakfasttea?

date:may30201119:29

to:anastasiasteele

goodnightanastasia.

ihopeyouandyoursenseofironyha一veasafeflight.

christiangrey

ceo,greyenterprisesholdingsinc.

kateandipullupoutsidethedrop-offareaatsea-tacairportterminal.leaningacross,shehugsme.

“enjoybarbados,kate.ha一veawonderfulholiday.”

“i’llseeyouwhenigetback.don’tletoldmoneybagsgrindyoudown.”

“iwon’t.”

wehugagain–andtheni’monmyown.iheadovertocheck-inandstandinline,waitingwithmycarry-onluggage.iha一ven’tbotheredwithasuitcase,justasmartrucksackthatrayga一vemeformylastbirthday.

“ticketplease?”theboredyoungmanbehindthedeskholdsuphishandwithoutlookingatme.

mirroringhisboredom,ihandovermyticketandmydriver’slicenseasid.iamhopingforawindowseatifatallpossible.

“okay,misssteele.you’vebeenupgradedtofirstclass.”

“what?”

“ma’am,ifyou’dliketogothroughtothefirstclassloungeandawaityourflightthere.”heseemstoha一vewokenupandisbeamingatmelikei’mthechristmasfairyandtheeasterbunnyrolledintoone.

“surelythere’ssomemistake.”

“no,no.”hecheckshiscomputerscreenagain.“anastasiasteele–upgrade.”hesimpersatme.

ugh.inarrowmyeyes.hehandsmemyboardingpass,andiheadtowardsthefirstclassloungemutteringundermybreath.damnchristiangrey,interferingcontrolfreak–hejustcan’tlea一vewellenoughalone.

iammanicured,massaged,andi’vehadtwoglassesofchampagne.thefirstclassloungehasmanyredeemingfeatures.witheachsipofmoet,ifeelslightlymoreinclinedtoforgivechristianandhisintervention.iopenupmymacbook,hopingtotestthetheorythatitworksanywhereontheplanet.

from:anastasiasteele

subject:over-extra一vagantgestures

date:may30201121:53

to:christiangrey

dearmr.grey

whatreallyalarmsmeishowyouknewwhichflightiwason.

yourstalkingknowsnobounds.let’shopethatdr.flynnisbackfromvacation.

iha一vehadamanicure,abackmassage,andtwoglassesofchampagne–averynicestarttomyvacation.

thankyou.

ana

from:christiangrey

subject:you’remostwelcome

date:may30201121:59

to:anastasiasteele

dearmisssteele

dr.flynnisback,andiha一veanappointmentthisweek.

whowasmassagingyourback?

christiangrey

ceowithfriendsintherightplaces,greyenterprisesholdingsinc.

aha!paybacktime.ourflighthasbeencalledsoishallemailhimfromtheplane.itwillbesafer.ialmosthugmyselfwithmischievousglee.

thereissomuchroominfirstclass.champagnecocktailinhand,isettlemyselfintothesumptuousleatherwindowseatasthecabinslowlyfills.icallraytotellhimwhereiam–amercifullybriefcall,asit’ssolateforhim.

“loveyou,dad,”imurmur.

“youtoo,annie.sayhitoyourmom.goodnight.”

“goodnight.”ihangup.

rayisingoodform.istareatmymacandwiththesamechildishgleebuilding.openingmylaptop,ilogintotheemailprogram.

from:anastasiasteele

subject:strongablehands

date:may30201122:22

to:christiangrey

dearsir

averypleasantyoungmanmassagedmyback.yes.verypleasantindeed.iwouldn’tha一veencounteredjean-paulintheordinarydeparturelounge–sothankyouagainforthattreat.i’mnotsureifi’llbeallowedtoemailoncewetakeoff,andineedmybeautysleepsincei’venotbeensleepingsowellrecently.

pleasantdreamsmr.grey…thinkingofyou.

ana

oh,he’sgoingtoflipout–andishallbeairborneandoutofreach.serveshimright.ifi’dbeenintheordinarydepartureloungethenjean-paulwouldn’tha一vegottenhishandsonme.hewasaveryniceyoungman,inablonde,perma-tannedway–honestly,whohasataninseattle?it’sjustsowrong.ithinkhewasgay–buti’lljustkeepthatdetailtomyself.istareatmyemail.kateisright.itislikeshootingfishinabarrelwithhim.mysubconsciousstaresatmewithanuglytwisttohermouth–doyoureallywanttowindhimup?whathe’sdoneissweet,youknow!hecaresaboutyouandwantsyoutotra一velin

style.yes,buthecouldha一veaskedmeortoldme.notmademelooklikeacompleteklutzatcheck-in.ipresssendandwait,feelinglikeaverynaughtygirl.

“misssteele,you’llneedtostowyourlaptopfortake-off,”theover-made-upflightattendantsayspolitely.shemakesmejump.myguiltyconscienceisatwork.

“oh,sorry.”

crap.nowi’llha一vetowaittoknowifhe’sreplied.shehandsmeasoftblanketandpillow,showingherperfectteeth.idrapetheblanketovermyknees.it’snicetofeelmollycoddledsometimes.

thecabinhasfilledup,exceptfortheseatbesidemewhichisstillunoccupied.ohno…adisturbingthoughtcrossesmymind.perhapstheseatischristian’s.ohshit…no…hewouldn’tdothat.wouldhe?itoldhimididn’twanthimtocomewithme.iglanceanxiouslyatmywatchandthenthedisembodiedvoicefromtheflightdeckannounces,

“cabincrew,doorstoautomaticandcrosscheck.”

whatdoesthatmean?aretheyclosingthedoors?myscalppricklesasisitinpalpitatinganticipation.theseatnexttomeistheonlyunoccupiedoneinthesixteen-seatcabin.theplanejoltsasitpullsawayfromitsstand,andibreatheasighofreliefbutfeelafainttingleofdisappointmenttoo…nochristianforfourdays.itakeasneakpeekatmyblackberry.

from:christiangrey

subject:enjoyitwhileyoucan

date:may30201122:25

to:anastasiasteele

dearmisssteele

iknowwhatyou’retryingtodo–andtrustme–you’vesucceeded.nexttimeyou’llbeinthecargohold,boundandgaggedinacrate.believemewhenisaythatattendingtoyouinthatstatewillgivemesomuchmorepleasurethanmerelyupgradingyourticket.

ilookforwardtoyourreturn.

christiangrey

palm-twitchingceo,greyenterprisesholdingsinc.

holycrap.that’stheproblemwithchristian’shumor–icanbeneverbesureifhe’sjokingorifhe’sseriouslyangry.isuspectonthisoccasionhe’sseriouslyangry.surreptitiously,sotheflightattendantcan’tsee,itypeareplyundertheblanket.

from:anastasiasteele

subject:joking?

date:may30201122:30

to:christiangrey