

Afterwards, she realizes that the scars on his chest must be the result of cigarette burns. Christian leaves them, but Ana's mother insists that Ana go after him.Īna goes to Christian's hotel room, where the two of them make love.

Christian defends her as someone who helped him, but he is touched that Ana is jealous. When they have a moment alone together, Ana explains that she believes Mrs. Christian is staying at the hotel, and he quickly charms Ana's mother. She is surprised that Christian has not responded to her message from the previous night, and then more surprised when Christian abruptly appears at the bar. The next day, Ana spends time with her mother, and the two of them end up having cocktails at a hotel bar. Impulsively, she emails to ask him who is having dinner with. Robinson," the woman who initiated him into BDSM when he was a teenager. Ana is alarmed that he may be meeting with "Mrs. Ana is initially pleased, but becomes nervous when Christian mentions via email that he is having dinner with an old friend. Later that day, Ana receives an email from Christian telling her that he is open to extending the terms of their agreement, and that all he wants to do is make her happy. That afternoon at the beach, Ana tells her mother about her relationship with Christian, although she doesn't offer details about their sexual relationship. In Savannah, Ana's mother and her mother's husband, Bob, come to pick her up. On a connection between flights, Ana sends Christian an email confiding her fears that she will be hurt as a result of their relationship, and that he will abandon her once he gets tired of her. That night, Ana goes to the airport to catch her red-eye flight, only to find that Christian has arranged to have her upgraded to first class. Ana confides that she is in love with Christian, but doesn't know whether he shares her feelings, or whether he is even capable of loving anyone. Afterwards, Ana returns to her apartment and chats with Kate. Jack makes Ana slightly uncomfortable, but the interview goes well. At the second interview, she meets with a man named Jack Hyde, an editor at SIP Press. After leaving his apartment, Ana buys her ticket, packs, and then heads off to her job interviews. As they discuss her trip to Georgia, Christian suggests she fly on his private jet, but Ana insists on buying herself a commercial ticket. Ana wakes up blissfully happy, but also aware that her interactions with Christian always carry an element of uncertainty.
