Escape Artist

The Big Event

Sandra
I am dressed and Gabriella is ready as well. I know tonight is far from anything she has attended. Actually I seriously doubt she has been anywhere in the kind of attire this event calls for. We had to assure she could walk in her shoes, so she practiced a lot. She has been taught the service set on the table, so she is easily the best at table manners so she can be with me at any function without a misstep. I have been told that her scars are covered in a way that you can barely see them. I have made sure Gabriella has been taught etiquette one she was hired by me personally. I didn't care for the others they brought in to care for me. Something I sensed in my handshake with Gabriella told me she would take care of me better than her own self. The others it felt like they would take advantage of my situation.  I was right in my assessment of her, soon after one of the others proved to me I was right not to hire them, one in particular who apparently had about to be arrested for the death of her charge and was trying to get out of the area and using me to do so.
Gabriella or Ashleigh
Sandra recommended that I start using my true identity soon. It is difficult after all these years. I will need to change everything over soon legally. Miss Wilson's attorney suggest that he handle it all with Sandra and I overseeing it all. We finally are seated at a table close to the front and near enough to the restrooms that can get to them easily when we need to. We have also discussed security for both of us since we are two women and only bodyguards with us we needed two female security to be at the ready especially in this situation. We are seated when a very nice looking gentleman makes his way over to talk to Sandra. He introduced himself as Mr Christian Grey, I knew then that Sandra knew what he looked like prior to becoming blind. She invited him to join us and he sat down for a few minutes. Sandra introduced me as her caretaker and he nodded like he already knew who I was. He even called me by my birth name. They both went on to explain that he had his staff find out my true identity.
Christian
I sit with miss Wilson and miss Ashleigh Steele, I explain how I know her true identity. Then I start discussing meeting with miss Wilson about setting a meeting with her and her CEO about a deal I would love to discuss with her. We exchange numbers and I let them get back to what they were discussing before I arrived. I stop and talk to the Steele's next. Mia has came by with a special treat for her favorite writer. Unfortunately so did her friends who were all over her and when I came by it changed the direction of the attention to me. I must say Anastasia Steele aka Sarah McNamara is quite beautiful. Both the girls look like younger versions of their mother, both are very beautiful. You can see the difference in their eyes Ashleigh clearly has had a lot of suffering and wasn't loved or cared for until now. Anastasia it seems is loved and cared for and has always been. Mia goes visiting my parents taking her little entourage with her. Her friends think I am on the menu every time I am at an event they come to. I find out that Anastasia is the one who bought the haunted apartment. She tells me she suspects someone is using the staircases outside her apartment to go up to their apartment rather than take the lobby stairs or elevator. She heard it but they were gone before she opened the door. I tell he to let the building security about it so they can get an idea who it actually is going up the stairs. I am going to alert Taylor and Sawyer our newest team member working tonight. He is Taylor's second in command. I see Elliott being surrounded by the Mia groupies and I laugh. Better him than me. I think he is putting up with them because he likes Kate Kavanagh. No accounting for taste there. She is sort of like Elliott in that she likes to have sex a lot. They both have reputations. I talk to them and I think I ask them to come to the penthouse for dinner at one point. When I really only wanted to chat with Anastasia privately. I did get mr Steele yo discuss getting together to talk about a business proposal I have that we can make a lot of money on.
Raymond
I think that mr Grey was asking my daughter to dinner at his penthouse alone but I accept the invitation. He then asks to meet with me separately for a business meeting at his office. We exchange numbers yet again, I had to change my number for a number of reasons. We arrange the dinner as well. Carla knew what I was doing by not letting the invitation be just for Anastasia. Finally the event starts and we are sitting with other couples and their offspring.
Christian
I wanted to get Anastasia off to herself. Now that I know where she lives I might drop in on her to check those stairs.
Anastasia
I see someone looking at me with my own eyes and I know it has to be my twin sister. I will let her come to chat with me as to not scare her off. Christian couldn't get around my dad to get a dinner date alone with me. Dad sees who I am looking at and he is smiling at her and mom sees her now and she cries as she is looking at her other baby.