yousee–iha一venoideaifyou’rejoking–andifyou’renot–thenithinki’llstayingeorgia.cratesareahardlimitforme.sorryimadeyoumad.tellmeyouforgiveme.

a

from:christiangrey

subject:joking

date:may30201122:31

to:anastasiasteele

howcanyoubeemailing?areyouriskingthelifeofeveryoneonboard,includingyourself,byusingyourblackberry?ithinkthatcontra一venesoneoftherules.

christiangrey

twopalmstwitchingceo,greyenterprisesholdingsinc.

twopalms!iputmyblackberryaway,sitbackwhiletheplanetaxistotherunway,andpulloutmytatteredcopyoftess–somelightreadingforthejourney.oncewe’reairborne,itipmyseatback,andsooni’mdriftingofftosleep.

theflightattendantwakesmeaswestartourdescentintoatlanta.localtimeis5:45,buti’veonlyhadfourhourssleeporso…ifeelgroggy,butgratefulfortheglassoforangejuiceshehandsme.iglancenervouslyatmyblackberry.therearenofurtheremailsfromchristian.well,it’snearlythreeinthemorninginseattle,andheprobablywantstodiscouragemefromscrewingupthea一vionicssystem,orwhateverpreventsplanesfromflyingifmobilephonesareswitchedon.

thewaitinatlantaisonlyanhour.andagaini’mluxuriatingintheconfinesofthefirstclasslounge.iamtemptedtocurlupandgotosleepononeoftheplush,invitingcouchesthatsinksoftlyundermyweight.butitwilljustnotbelongenough.tokeepmyselfawake,istartalongsteamofconsciousnesstochristianonmylaptop.

from:anastasiasteele

subject:doyouliketoscareme?

date:may31201106:52est

to:christiangrey

youknowhowmuchidislikeyouspendingmoneyonme.yes,you’reveryrich,butstillitmakesmeuncomfortable,likeyou’repayingmeforsex.however,iliketra一velingfirstclass,it’ssomuchmorecivilizedthancoach.sothankyou.imeanit–andididenjoythemassagefromjeanpaul.hewasverygay.iomittedthatbitinmyemailtoyoutowindyouup,becauseiwasannoyedwithyou,andi’msorryaboutthat.

butasusualyouoverreact.youcan’twritethingslikethattome–boundandgaggedinacrate–(wereyouseriousorwasitajoke?)thatscaresme…youscareme…iamcompletelycaughtupinyourspell,consideringalifestylewithyouthatididn’tevenknow

existeduntillastsaturdayweek,andthenyouwritesomethinglikethatandiwanttorunscreamingintothehills.iwon’t,ofcourse,becausei’dmissyou.reallymissyou.iwantustowork,butiamterrifiedofthedepthoffeelingiha一veforyouandthedarkpathyou’releadingmedown.whatyouareofferingiseroticandsexy,andi’mcurious,buti’malsoscaredyou’llhurtme–physicallyandemotionally.afterthreemonthsyoucouldsaygoodbye,andwherewillthatlea一vemeifyoudo?butthenisupposethatriskisthereinanyrelationship.thisjustisn’tthesortofrelationshipieverenvisagedha一ving,especiallyasmyfirst.it’sahugeleapoffaithforme.

youwererightwhenyousaidididn’tha一veasubmissiveboneinmybody…andiagreewithyounow.ha一vingsaidthat,iwanttobewithyou,andifthat’swhatiha一vetodo,iwouldliketotry,butithinki’llsuckatitandendupblackandblue–andidon’trelishthatideaatall.

iamsohappythatyouha一vesaidthatyouwilltrymore.ijustneedtothinkaboutwhat‘more’meanstome,andthat’soneofthereasonswhyiwantedsomedistance.youdazzlemesomuchifinditverydifficulttothinkclearlywhenwe’retogether.

theyarecallingmyflight.iha一vetogo.

morelater

yourana

ipresssendandmakemywaysleepilytothedeparturegatetoboardadifferentplane.thisonehasonlysixseatsinfirstclass,andonceweareintheair,icurlupundermysoftblanketandfallasleep.

alltoosoon,i’mwokenbytheflightattendantofferingmemoreorangejuiceaswebeginourapproachtosa一vannahinternational.isipslowly,beyondfatigued,andiallowmyselftofeelamodicumofexcitement.i’mgoingtoseemymotherforthefirsttimeinsixmonths.sneakinganothercovertlookatmyblackberry,iremembervaguelythatisentalongramblingemailtochristian–butthere’snothinginresponse.it’sfiveinthemorninginseattle–hopefullyhe’sstillasleepandnotupplayingmournfullamentsonhispiano.

thebeautyofcarry-onrucksacksisthatonecanbreezeoutoftheairportandnotwaitendlesslyforbaggageatthecarousels.thebeautyoftra一velingfirstclassisthattheyletyouofftheplanefirst.

mymomiswaitingwithbob,anditissogoodtoseethem.idon’tknowifit’sbecauseofexhaustion,thelongjourney,orthewholechristiansituation,butassoonasi’minmymother’sarms,iburstintotears.

“ohana,honey.youmustbesotired.”sheglancesanxiouslyatbob.

“nomom,it’sjust–i’msopleasedtoseeyou.”ihughertightly.

shefeelssogoodandwelcomingandhome.reluctantly,irelinquishher,andbobgivesmeanawkwardone-armedhug.heseemsunsteadyonhisfeet,andirememberthathe’shurthisleg.

“welcomeback,ana.whyyoucryin’?”heasks.

“aw,bob,i’mjustpleasedtoseeyoutoo.”istareupintohishandsomesquare-jawedface,andhistwinklingblueeyesthatgazeatmefondly.ilikethishusband,mom.youcankeephim.hetakesmybackpack.

“jeez,ana,whatha一veyougotinhere?”

thatwillbethemac,andtheybothputtheirarmsaroundmeasweheadfortheparkinglot.

ialwaysforgethowunbearablyhotitisinsa一vannah.lea一vingthecoolair-conditionedconfinesofthearrivalterminal,westepintothegeorgiaheatlikewe’rewearingit.whoa!itsapseverything.iha一vetostruggleoutofmomandbob’sembracesoicanremovemyhoodie.iamsogladipackedshorts.imissthedryheatofvegassometimes,whereilivedwithmomandbobwheniwasseventeen,butthiswetheat,evenat8:30inthemorning,takessomegettingusedto.bythetimei’minthebackofbob’swonderfullyair-conditionedtahoesuv,ifeellimp,andmyhairhasstartedafrizzyprotestattheheat.inthebackofthesuviquicklytextray,kate,andchristian:

*arrivedsafelyinsa一vannah.a:)*

mythoughtsstraybrieflytojoséasipresssend,andthroughthefogofmyfatigue,irememberthatit’shisshownextweek.shouldiinvitechristianknowinghowhefeelsaboutjosé?willchristianstillwanttoseemeafterthatemail?ishudderatthethought,andthenputitoutofmymind.i’lldealwiththatlater.rightnowiamgoingtoenjoymymom’scompany.

“honey,youmustbetired.wouldyouliketosleepwhenwegethome?”

“no,mom.i’dliketogotothebeach.”

iaminmybluehalternecktankini,sippingadietcoke,onasunbedfacingtheatlanticocean,andtothinkthatonlyyesterdayiwasstaringoutatthesoundtowardthepacific.mymotherloungesbesidemeinaridiculouslylargefloppysunhatandjackieoshades,sippingacokeofherown.weareontybeeislandbeach,justthreeblocksfromhome.sheholdsmyhand.myfatiguehaswaned,andasisoakupthesun,ifeelcomfortable,safe,andwarm.forthefirsttimeinforever,istarttorelax.

“soana…tellmeaboutthismanwhohasyouinsuchaspin.”

spin!howcanshetell?whattosay?ican’ttalkaboutchristianinanygreatdetailbecauseofthenda,buteventhen,wouldichoosetotalktomymotheraboutit?iblanchatthethought.

“well?”shepromptsandsqueezesmyhand.

“hisname’schristian.he’sbeyondhandsome.he’swealthy…toowealthy.he’sverycomplicatedandmercurial.”

yes–ifeelinordinatelypleasedwithmyconcise,accuratesummary.iturnonmysidetofaceher,justasshemakesthesamemove.shegazesatmewithhercrystal-clearblueeyes.

“complicatedandmercurialarethetwopiecesofinformationiwanttoconcentrateon,ana.”

ohno…

“oh,mom,hismood-swingsmakemedizzy.he’shadagrimupbringing,sohe’sveryclosed,difficulttogauge.”

“doyoulikehim?”

“imorethanlikehim.”

“really?”shegapesatme.

“yes,mom.”

“menaren’treallycomplicated,ana,honey.theyareverysimple,literalcreatures.theyusuallymeanwhattheysay.andwespendhourstryingtoanalyzewhatthey’vesaid–whenreallyit’sobvious.ifiwereyou,i’dtakehimliterally.thatmighthelp.”

igapeather.thissoundslikegoodadvice.takechristianliterally.immediatelysomeofthethingshe’ssaidspringintomymind.

idon’twanttoloseyou…

you’vebewitchedme…

you’vecompletelybeguiledme…

i’llmissyoutoo…morethanyouknow...

igazeatmymom.sheisonherfourthmarriage.maybeshedoesknowsomethingaboutmenafterall.

“mostmenaremoodydarling,somemorethanothers.takeyourfatherforinstance…,”hereyessoftenandsaddenwhenevershethinksofmydad.myrealdad,thismythicalmanineverknew,snatchedsocruellyfromusinacombattrainingaccidentwhenhewasamarine.partofmethinksmymomhasbeenlookingforsomeonelikemydadallthistime…maybeshe’sfinallyfoundwhatshe’slookingforinbob.pityshecouldn’tfinditwithray.

“iusedtothinkyourfatherwasmoody.butnowwhenilookback,ijustthinkhewastoocaughtupinhisjobandtryingtomakealifeforus.”shesighs.“hewassoyoung,webothwere.maybethatwastheissue.”

hmm…christianisnotexactlyold.ismilefondlyather.shecanbecomeverysoulfulthinkingaboutmyfather,buti’msurehehadnothingonchristian’smoods.

“bobwantstotakeusouttonightfordinner.tohisgolfclub.”

“ohno!bob’sstartedplayinggolf?”iscoffindisbelief.

“tellmeaboutit,”groansmymother,rollinghereyes.

afteralightlunchbackatthehouse,istarttounpack.iamgoingtotreatmyselftoasiesta.mymotherhasdisappearedtomoldsomecandlesorwhatevershedoeswiththem,andbobisatwork,soiha一vetimetocatchuponsomesleep.iopenthemacandfireitup.it’stwointheafternooningeorgia,eleveninthemorninginseattle.iwonderifiha一veareplyfromchristian.nervously,ilogintotheemailprogram.

from:christiangrey

subject:finally!

date:may31201107:30

to:anastasiasteele

anastasia

iamannoyedthatassoonasyouputsomedistancebetweenus,youcommunicateopenlyandhonestlywithme.whycan’tyoudothatwhenwe’retogether?

yes,i’mrich.getusedtoit.whyshouldn’tispendmoneyonyou?we’vetoldyourfatheri’myourboyfriend,forhea一ven’ssake.isn’tthatwhatboyfriendsdo?asyourdom,iwouldexpectyoutoacceptwhateverispendonyouwithnoargument.incidentally,tellyourmothertoo.

idon’tknowhowtoansweryourcommentaboutfeelinglikeawhore.iknowthat’snotwhatyou’vewritten,butit’swhatyouimply.idon’tknowwhaticansayordotoeradicatethesefeelings.i’dlikeyoutoha一vethebestofeverything.iworkexceptionallyhard,soicanspendmymoneyasiseefit.icouldbuyyouyourheart’sdesire,anastasia,andiwantto.callitredistributionofwealthifyouwill.orsimplyknowthatiwouldnot,couldnoteverthinkofyouinthewayyoudescribed,andi’mangrythat’showyouperceiveyourself.forsuchabright,witty,beautifulyoungwomanyouha一vesomerealself-esteemissues,andiha一veahalfamindtomakeanappointmentforyouwithdr.flynn.

iapologizeforfrighteningyou.ifindthethoughtofinstillingfearinyouabhorrent.doyoureallythinki’dletyoutra一velinthehold?iofferedyoumyprivatejetforhea一ven’ssake.yesitwasajoke,apooroneobviously.however,thefactis–thethoughtofyouboundandgaggedturnsmeon(thisisnotajoke–it’strue).icanlosethecrate–cratesdonothingforme.iknowyouha一veissueswithgagging,we’vetalkedaboutthatandif/whenidogagyou,we’lldiscussit.whatithinkyoufailtorealizeisthatindom/subrelationshipsitisthesubthathasallthepower.that’syou.i’llrepeatthis–youaretheonewithallthepower.noti.intheboathouseyousaidno.ican’ttouchyouifyousayno–that’swhyweha一veanagreement–whatyouwillandwon’tdo.ifwetrythingsandyoudon’tlikethem,wecanrevisetheagreement.it’suptoyou–notme.andifyoudon’twanttobeboundandgaggedinacrate,thenitwon’thappen.

iwanttosharemylifestylewithyou.iha一veneverwantedanythingsomuch.franklyi’minaweofyou,thatonesoinnocentwouldbewillingtotry.thatsaysmoretomethanyoucouldeverknow.youfailtoseeiamcaughtinyourspell,too,eventhoughiha一vetoldyouthiscountlesstimes.idon’twanttoloseyou.iamnervousthatyou’veflownthreethousandmilestogetawayfrommeforafewdays,becauseyoucan’tthinkclearlyaroundme.it’sthesameformeanastasia.myreasonvanisheswhenwe’retogether–that’sthedepthofmyfeelingforyou.

iunderstandyourtrepidation.ididtrytostayawayfromyou;iknewyouwereinexperienced,thoughiwouldneverha一vepursuedyouifihadknownexactlyhowinnocentyouwere–andyetyoustillmanagetodisarmmecompletelyinawaythatnobodyhasbefore.youremailforexample:iha一vereadandre-readitcountlesstimestryingtounderstandyourpointofview.threemonthsisanarbitraryamountoftime.wecouldmakeitsixmonths,ayear?howlongdoyouwantittobe?whatwouldmakeyoucomfortable?tellme.

iunderstandthatthisisahugeleapoffaithforyou.iha一vetoearnyourtrust,butbythesametoken,youha一vetocommunicatewithmewheniamfailingtodothis.youseemsostrongandself-contained,andthenireadwhatyou’vewrittenhere,andiseeanothersidetoyou.weha一vetoguideeachotheranastasia,andicanonlytakemycuesfromyou.youha一vetobehonestwithme,andweha一vetobothfindawaytomakethisarrangementwork.

youworryaboutnotbeingsubmissive.wellmaybethat’strue.ha一vingsaidthat,theonly

timeyoudoassumethecorrectdemeanorforasubisintheplayroom.itseemsthat’stheoneplacewhereyouletmeexercisepropercontroloveryou,andtheonlyplaceyoudoasyou’retold.exemplaryisthetermthatcomestomind.andi’dneverbeatyoublackandblue.iaimforpink.outsidetheplayroom,ilikethatyouchallengeme.it’saverynovelandrefreshingexperience,andiwouldn’twanttochangethat.soyes,tellmewhatyouwantintermsofmore.iwillendea一vortokeepanopenmind,andishalltryandgiveyouthespaceyouneedandstayawayfromyouwhileyouareingeorgia.ilookforwardtoyournextemail.

inthemeantime,enjoyyourself.butnottoomuch.

christiangrey

ceo,greyenterprisesholdingsinc.

holycrap.he’swrittenanessaylikewe’rebackatschool–andmostofitgood.myheartisinmymouthasire-readhisepistle,andihuddleonthesparebedpracticallyhuggingmymac.makeouragreementayear?iha一vethepower!jeez,i’mgoingtoha一vetothinkaboutthat.takehimliterally,that’swhatmymothersays.hedoesn’twanttoloseme.he’ssaidthattwice!hewantstomakethisworktoo.ohchristian,sodoi!he’sgoingtotryandstayaway!doesthismeanhemightfailtostayaway?suddenly,ihopeso.iwanttoseehim.we’vebeenapartlessthantwenty-fourhours,andknowingthatican’tseehimforfourdays,irealizehowmuchimisshim.howmuchilovehim.

“ana,honey.”thevoiceissoftandwarm,fullofloveandsweetmemoriesoftimesgoneby.

agentlehandbrushesmyface.mymomwakesme,andi’mwrappedaroundmylaptop,huggingittome.

“ana,sweetheart,”shecontinuesinhersoftsingsongvoicewhileisurfacefromsleep,blinkinginthepalepinklightofdusk.

“hi,mom.”istretchoutandsmile.

“we’regoingoutfordinnerinthirtyminutes.youstillwanttocome?”sheaskskindly.

“oh,yes,mom,ofcourse.”itryveryhard,butfailtostiflemyyawn.

“nowthat’sanimpressivepieceoftechnology.”shepointstomylaptop.

ohcrap.

“oh…this?”istriveforcasual,surprisednonchalance.

willmomnotice?sheseemstoha一vegrownmoreastutesinceiacquireda‘boyfriend’.

“christianlentittome.ithinkicouldpilotthespaceshuttlewithit,butijustuseitforemailsandinternetaccess.”

reallyit’snothing.eyeingmesuspiciously,shesitsdownonthebedandtucksastraylockofhairbehindmyear.

“hasheemailedyou?”

ohdoublecrap.

“yeah.”mynonchalanceiswearingthin,andiflush.

“perhapshe’smissingyou,huh?”

“ihopeso,mom.”

“whatdoeshesay?”

ohtriplecrap.ifranticallytrytothinkofsomethingacceptablefromthatemailicantellmymother.i’msureshedoesn’twanttohearaboutdomsandbondageandgagging,butthenican’ttellherbecausethere’sthenda.

“he’stoldmetoenjoymyself,butnottoomuch.”

“soundsreasonable.i’lllea一veyoutogetready,honey.”leaningover,shekissesmyforehead.“i’msogladyou’rehere,ana.it’swonderfultoseeyou.”andwiththatlovingstatement,shelea一ves.

hmm,christianandreasonable…twoconceptsthatithoughtweremutuallyexclusive,butafterhisemail,maybeallthingsarepossible.ishakemyhead.iwillneedtimetodigesthiswords.probablyafterdinner–andicanreplytohimthen.iclimboutofbedandquicklyslipoutofmyt-shirtandshorts,andheadtotheshower.

iha一vebroughtkate’sgrayhalter-neckdressthatiworeformygraduation.it’stheonlydressyitemiha一ve.onegoodthingabouttheheatisthatthecreasesha一vedroppedout,soithinkitwilldoforthegolfclub.asidress,iwakethelaptopup.thereisnothingnewfromchristian,andifeelastabofdisappointment.veryquickly,itypehimanemail.

from:anastasiasteele

subject:verbose?

date:may31201119:08est

to:christiangrey

sir,youarequitetheloquaciouswriter.iha一vetogotodinneratbob’sgolfclub,andjustsoyouknow,iamrollingmyeyesatthethought.butyouandyourtwitchypalmarealongwayfrommesomybehindissafe,fornow.ilovedyouremail.willrespondwhenican.imissyoualready.

enjoyyourafternoon.

yourana

from:christiangrey

subject:yourbehind

date:may31201116:10

to:anastasiasteele

dearmisssteele

iamdistractedbythetitleofthisemail.needlesstosayitissafe–fornow.

enjoyyourdinner,andimissyoutoo,especiallyyourbehindandyoursmartmouth.

myafternoonwillbedull,brightenedonlybythoughtsofyouandyoureyerolling.ithinkitwasyouwhosojudiciouslypointedouttomethatitoosufferfromthatnastyhabit.

christiangrey

ceo&eyeroller,greyenterprisesholdingsinc.

from:anastasiasteele

subject:eyerolling

date:may31201119:14est

to:christiangrey

dearmr.grey

stopemailingme.iamtryingtogetreadyfordinner.youareverydistracting,evenwhenyouareontheothersideofthecontinent.andyes–whospanksyouwhenyourollyoureyes?

yourana

ipresssend,andimmediatelytheimageofthatevilwitchmrs.robinsoncomesintomymind.ijustcan’tpictureit.christianbeingbeatenbysomeoneasoldasmymother,it’sjustsowrong.againiwonderwhatdamageshe’swrought.mymouthsetsinahardgrimline.ineedadolltostickpinsin,maybethatwayicanventsomeoftheangerifeelatthisstranger.

from:christiangrey

subject:yourbehind

date:may31201116:18

to:anastasiasteele

dearmisssteele

istillprefermytitletoyours,insomanydifferentways.itisluckythatiammasterofmyowndestinyandnoonecastigatesme.exceptmymotheroccasionallyanddr.flynn,ofcourse.andyou.

christiangrey

ceo,greyenterprisesholdingsinc.

from:anastasiasteele

subject:chastising…me?

date:may31201119:22est

to:christiangrey

dearsir

whenha一veieverpluckedupthenervetochastiseyou,mr.grey?ithinkyouaremixingmeupwithsomeoneelse…whichisveryworrying.ireallydoha一vetogetready.

yourana

from:christiangrey

subject:yourbehind

date:may31201116:25

to:anastasiasteele

dearmisssteele

youdoitallthetimeinprint.canizipupyourdress?

christiangrey

ceo,greyenterprisesholdingsinc.

forsomeunknownreason,hiswordsleapoutofthepageandmakemegasp.oh…hewantstoplaygames.

from:anastasiasteele

subject:nc-17

date:may31201119:28est

to:christiangrey

iwouldratheryouunzippedit.

from:christiangrey

subject:carefulwhatyouwishfor…

date:may31201116:31

to:anastasiasteele

sowouldi.

christiangrey

ceo,greyenterprisesholdingsinc.

from:anastasiasteele

subject:panting

date:may31201119:33est

to:christiangrey

slowly…

from:christiangrey

subject:groaning

date:may31201116:35

to:anastasiasteele

wishiwasthere.

christiangrey

ceo,greyenterprisesholdingsinc.

from:anastasiasteele

subject:moaning

date:may31201119:37est

to:christiangrey

sodoi

“ana!”mymothercallsme,makingmejump.shit.whydoifeelsoguilty?

“justcoming,mom.”

from:anastasiasteele

subject:moaning

date:may31201119:39est

to:christiangrey

gottago.

laters,baby.

idashintothehallwherebobandmymotherarewaiting.mymotherfrowns.

“darling-areyoufeelingok?youlookatbitflushed.”

“mom,i’mfine.”

“youlooklovely,dear.”

“oh,thisiskate’sdress.youlikeit?”

herfrowndeepens.

“whyareyouwearingkate’sdress?”

oh…no.

“wellilikethisoneandshedoesn’t,”iimprovisequickly.

sheregardsmeshrewdlywhileboboozesimpatiencewithhishangdog,hungrylook.

“i’lltakeyoushoppingtomorrow,”shesays.

“oh,mom,youdon’tneedtodothat.iha一veplentyofclothes.”

“can’tidosomethingformyowndaughter?comeon,bob’sstarving.”

“tooright,”moansbob,rubbinghisstomachandassumingafakepainedexpression.

igiggleasherollshiseyes,andweheadoutthedoor.

laterwheni’mintheshower,coolingunderthelukewarmwater,ireflectonhowmuchmymotherhaschanged.seeingheratdinner,shewasinherelement,funnyandflirtyandamongstmanyfriendsatthegolfclub.bobwaswarmandattentive…theyseemsogoodforeachother.i’mreallypleasedforher.itmeansicanstopworryingaboutherandsecond-guessingherdecisionsandputthedarkdaysofhusbandnumberthreebehindusboth.bobisakeeper.andshe’sgivingmegoodadvice.whendidthatstarthappening?sinceimetchristian.whyisthat?

wheni’mdone,idrymyselfquickly,keentogetbacktochristian.there’sanemailwaitingforme,sentjustafterileftfordinnerafewhoursago.

from:christiangrey

subject:plagiarism

date:may31201116:41

to:anastasiasteele

youstolemyline.

andleftmehanging.

enjoyyourdinner.

christiangrey

ceo,greyenterprisesholdingsinc.

from:anastasiasteele

subject:whoareyoutocrythief?

date:may31201122:18est

to:christiangrey

sir,ithinkyou’llfinditwaselliot’slineoriginally.

hanginghow?

yourana

from:christiangrey

subject:unfinishedbusiness

date:may31201119:22

to:anastasiasteele

misssteele

you’reback.youleftsosuddenly-justwhenthingsweregettinginteresting.

elliot’snotveryoriginal.he’llha一vestolenthatlinefromsomeone.

howwasdinner?

christiangrey

ceo,greyenterprisesholdingsinc.

from:anastasiasteele

subject:unfinishedbusiness?

date:may31201122:26est

to:christiangrey

dinnerwasfilling–you’llbeverypleasedtohear,iatefartoomuch.

gettinginteresting?how?

from:christiangrey

subject:unfinishedbusiness-definitely

date:may31201119:30

to:anastasiasteele

areyoubeingdeliberatelyob一tuse?ithinkyou’djustaskedmetounzipyourdress.

andiwaslookingforwardtodoingjustthat.iamalsogladtohearyouareeating.

christiangrey

ceo,greyenterprisesholdingsinc.

from:anastasiasteele

subject:well…there’salwaystheweekend

date:may31201122:36est

to:christiangrey

ofcourseieat…it’sonlytheuncertaintyifeelaroundyouthatputsmeoffmyfood.

andiwouldneverbeunwittinglyob一tuse,mr.grey.

surelyyou’veworkedthatoutbynow;)

from:christiangrey

subject:can’twait

date:may31201119:40

to:anastasiasteele