Christian has hinted that his relationship with his birth mother was very difficult, and that this seems to be a source of his inability to achieve emotional intimacy.
The intimacy Christian and Ana establish when they make love for the first time extends into her getting a spontaneous window into his personal life. That night, after the ceremony, he comes to her apartment. Spontaneously, Ana tells Christian that she will agree to the contract. After the ceremony, Christian tells Ana that he needs an answer from her by the next day. Christian delivers a speech at the ceremony and alludes to having experienced hunger as a child. The next morning is her graduation ceremony, which she attends with her stepfather Ray. Unwilling to totally cede control, Ana leaves without making love, and goes back to her apartment. Christian shows some willingness to compromise on minor terms, but is mostly insistent on the structure of the agreement. She meets him at his hotel and they discuss some of the terms. Wednesday is the night Ana and Christian have planned to meet to have dinner and discuss the contract. The next day, Ana calls her mother, who is not going to be able to attend the upcoming graduation ceremony. She also emails Christian to articulate some of her concerns about the contract and is not comforted by his stern response. When he leaves, she bursts into tears, and explains her apprehension to Kate. Although she loves the way he plays with power during sex, she also wishes they could have the prospect of a loving and emotionally intimate relationship. They make love, and then she tries to find out more information about why he has the specific desires he does. However, a short time later, Ana is surprised to find Christian in her room. When she returns, she sends Christian a playful email, and is surprised that he doesn't respond. Ana also uses the laptop to do further research into dominant-submissive sexuality, and winds up even more confused than before. Now, they can communicate via email, and she quickly begins exchanging flirtatious messages with him. The next morning, Ana receives a laptop which Christian has given her as a gift. She is very hesitant, but also can't stop thinking about how much Christian excites her. Ana also reads over the contract Christian has provided her with, which details a relationship in which he will have almost total control over her life. In a few days time, Kate and Ana will be moving to Seattle to share an apartment there together.Īna eventually accepts a call from José: he apologizes, but also annoys her by complaining about her relationship with Christian. Ana has internship interviews scheduled with several publishing houses, and Kate is about to depart for a family trip to Barbados before starting a journalism internship.
However, both of them have other things to think about. Kate and Ana immediately share their experiences with their respective lovers Kate is enthralled by Elliott. He drops her off at her apartment with a plan for them to meet in a few days for dinner. Ana is conflicted about what her relationship with Christian will be like if they move forward. They are still friends, although they no longer have a sexual relationship. He also explains that when he was fifteen, he became the submissive to an older woman who was a friend of his mother. He confides that he has done things with her that he has never done with any other woman. However, when Ana asks if she can break their confidentiality agreement in order to confide in Kate about their relationship, he agrees.Ĭhristian drives Ana back to Vancouver, and they stop for lunch along the way. When Ana calls Kate, Christian assumes she is calling José, and behaves coldly. Ana admits that she doesn't have access to a laptop. After Grace leaves, Christian tells Ana that she should read the contract and research some of its stipulations over the next week. Grace is very warm towards Ana, but Ana is distracted by a phone call from José, who has been frantically trying to reach her in order to apologize for his behavior. Christian introduces Ana to his mother, Dr.
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