Steele's Fifty Shades Darker **Book 2** (Completed)

Chapter 7

Christiansen Grey

The evening at Carla and Ray's place, we all had a blast talking about everything and how we celebrated my new position at SIP. Ray gave us the load down on the lawsuit and that they send US Daily the lawsuit already with our demands. Angelo pulled me to one side later and told me it is Anabelle's birthday next week Saturday and that he and Carla are already planning a big birthday party for her and that presents are mandatory. Great, what do you give a woman that already has everything she needs. I really need to rattle my brain for something. Our evening progressed and I notice that Marco's new date for the evening started to look more and more uncomfortable as the evening progressed. I wonder what that is all about? We left the Steele's place around 10:30 PM.

'Have you notice how Marco's date reacted tonight?' I asked Anabelle when we on the road back to Seattle.

'Yes, she's really an odd girl, not really much of a talker.'

'Yeah. That I did notice as well.' The rest of our back was a silent one and later I pulled Anabelle onto my lap and she did the strangest thing ever she fell asleep on my lap and in my arms. I let her sleep. I also do know she is currently in a lot of stress and pressure, with her work and our personal matters and on top of it all, Sam that evades all our attempts to catch him so we can get him the help he really needs. My phone signaled that I received a text message. I maneuvered Anabelle in my arms so I can reach my phone and read my text. It's from Keegan. There are at the Dubai airport and their connecting flight to Seattle will only be in- in 6 hours. So in the meantime, they have to stay at the airport. At least they are only one flight away from getting home.

We arrived back at Escala and I carried the now sleeping Anabelle in my arms. We all got into the elevator and rode it to the penthouse. Once we all stepped out into the foyer I walked with Anabelle still in my arms to our room. I lay her down on her pillow and got her pants, shoes, socks, and jacket off of her and covered her with the duvet. I got dressed for bed and got in behind her. She was so restless till I got in with her and saw her physically relax in my arms. I really hate to see her so stressed up and then the few times I witnessed her nightmares was like watching someone drown, but seeing her much more relaxed in my arms is more of a relief to us both I am sure.

The next morning we both woke-up early. I had a million things to do today and Anabelle, was already gone by the time I got to the kitchen. She had a breakfast meeting at Steele House. Gail made me delicious pancakes and bacon for breakfast. I ate then ran off with Sawyer and Ryan to SIP. Why Anabelle thinks I need two bodyguards is beyond me. I would rather let her have an extra bodyguard than me. Then again I notice last night at the Steele residence that they too had rather tight security details. Maybe I should just ask Anabelle tonight about that. Elizabeth our head of the HR department here at SIP came around yesterday and gave me my new job description and I read through it all and I am actually thrilled about it is, of cause, everything I always wanted to do.

So today my second day in my new position I am on top of everything I need to do and am really hard at work. At lunchtime we of all, the department head are called in for our monthly meeting and I it all went well. They served a nice lunch spread afterward and then I got straight back to my work. By the time I almost got to go home three new submitted manuscripts were sent in and now I have something to do tonight while Anabelle work in her study. After five Sawyer came to fetch me so we could go home. Ryan stood outside my office door.

I pack up my things and we left for Escala through the back of the building, because the blood-sniffing press sharks crowded outside SIP's entrance, yesterday and today. We were stuck in the peak time traffic. Keegan called letting me know their finally back in Seattle and that he will be staying over with his parents tonight and will see me tomorrow. I told him I'm a working man now and will see him tomorrow night, to give him back the apartment keys, then hung up. At the Escala undercover parking lot, Anabelle waited for me with Taylor and Prescott at her side. I got out and walked over to her.