Last time in Grey...Christian and Ana had their first non-date in which he was a douche bag customer who thought everything was about his dick.
Thursday, May 19, 2011
“No!”
So you do know the word, you just choose to ignore it.
“My scream bounces off the bedroom walls and wakes me from my nightmare.”
Was it the one where your steak is under seasoned and the waiter is taking to long to replace it? Cause that seems like something you would bitch about.
Nah, he had a PTSD nightmare about his mother. In an attempt to calm himself he thinks about what he needs to get done and he is pissed because he has to play golf.
“I should cancel the golf; the thought of playing and losing darkens my already bleak mood.”
That's right, because he is exactly the kind of person who would throw a bitch fit and not play when he thinks he is going to lose. Nothing petulant about that at all.
He hates on himself for not kissing Ana when she obviously wanted to be.
“If my shrink was back from his vacation in England I could call him. His psychobabble shit would stop me feeling this lousy.”
- James, that's not how that works. Therapy isn't just a psychologist talking at you and making you feel better.
- Again, if Christian thinks so lowly of the mental health field then why the hell is he seeing a therapist?
There is a pagebreak and then the chapter resumes with Christian listening to a radio program about the auction of Jane Austen's unfinished manuscript for The Watsons, which is an actual thing that happened by the way. This reminds Christian that Ana likes books and he decided to give her his first edition of Tess of the d'Urbervilles.
“Hardy had a dark, twisted soul.
Like me.”
Thomas Hardy's books were not bleak because he had a dark twisted soul, they were bleak because he was trying to prove a fucking point. Hardy hated the social restrictions that Victorian society placed on people and showcased how those restrictions ruined people's lives. And the fact that he even points out that Tess is not the most romantic of novels fucking blows my mind. Just chapters ago, he was talking about how Angel was an impossible romantic standard, but now he admits that it's BS. Make up your mind.
Anyway... Christian remembers Ana's comment about him being the
“ultimate consumer”
and he thinks
“Yes. I like to posses things...”
Who does this remind me of?
Wait, it will come to me
It's on the tip of my tongue
Nope, can't remember. Oh well.
There is a page break and when the chapter resumes and we find out that Christian is a big fan of reading.
“Fiction was my sanctuary when I was a teenager.”
I'm sure it was, and I'm sure all you read was Nietzsche and Dostoevsky you pretentious prick.
“I nod and head into Grey House, the books tucked under my arm. The young receptionist greets me with a flirtatious wave.
Every day...Like a cheesy tune on repeat.”
Story time! I am female and I work with a lot of guys, like you do, and this has happened more than once. A girl will ask a question or ask for help and is nice and polite and all that good stuff. Then she leaves and the male coworker will inevitably turn to me and say something to the effect of “she was totally into me.” Now, I don't doubt that flirtation is a thing that has happened, but as someone who has seen the situation from all sides and been in the shoes of every person involved, I can pretty safely say “no, she is not into you. She was probably just being nice or friendly.” But, alas, no coworker ever believes me. Just like how I'm sure that Christian wouldn't believe me because everyone wants his dick all the time. There is no such thing as nice, polite, non-heterosexual women when his penis is near. Nope. None at all.
Anyway...
Christian exchanges pleasantries with a security guard which I guess is meant to humanize him, but I have a hard time believing that Christian would even notice someone like a security guard. He tells one secretary that he wants espresso and is glad that another is absent because, you guessed it, she wants him.
Secretary: Would you like milk, sir?
Christian (in his mind): Good girl.
You condescending ponce. Oh, but Hex he meant that in a Domly sort of way. Fuck that noise. This is not play time. This is not sexy times. This is him patronizing a female underling because she said something that pleased him. I don't care that he didn't say it out loud. He wouldn't have thought it about a male employee. It wouldn't have even occurred to him, and the fact that he thinks she should be so proud that she can please him makes me want to choke him.
Anyway...
He asks the guy who did the background check to see when Ana's finals are while he looks for a suitable quote to send with the book. After another pagebreak (she is getting as bad as Alice Clayton at this point) we resume with him talking about his smuggling business. He is pissed because the State Department might prevent him from working with Sudan. Go figure.
“I roll my eyes. Fucking red tape.”
It's not just red tape when there is an embargo in place. Red tape is more like the shit you have to go through to get women's health care in America.
“'If we have to grease some palms – or get Senator Blandino to intervene – let me know.”
Is this some alternate universe were Dean Blandino, the vice president of officiating for the NFL, is a senator for some random state? And if that is the case, is James suggesting that NFL refs can be bought? I don't know if you want to open that can of worms James.
Christian gets pissed because his secretary interrupts his meeting to say that his personal stalker has the info. He finds out that Ana's exams end the next day. We get another pagebreak and Christian gets his lunch.
“Tuna salad. Okay. She hasn't fucked this up for once.”
Just shut up Christian. He is referring the secretary that is always staring at him longingly and I hate to be mean, but if she is constantly fucking up his order than he should just fire her. He doesn't like the way she preforms her job and he doesn't like that she is apparently in love with him. There is no reason for him to keep her employed. Let the woman go.
“I've chosen a quote. A warning.”
The quote he has chosen is one that follows Tess being raped. If this is to be a warning, am I to understand that Christian is saying that he will rape her? Spoiler! He does. No one treats it like it's rape, but that's what it is. Furthermore, if he is so sure that
“I made the correct choice, walking away from her.”
Then why the bloody hell is he sending her a present? You know what would keep the woman away and at a safe distance like you supposedly want? Leaving her alone. Otherwise, all you are saying is "Here, allow me to show you a mixed signal."
Instead, he has secretary number 1 (the one that doesn't love him) mail the books to Ana and asks her to find a replacement set for himself. First editions of course. And that's it for chapter four. Not going to lie, this book gets harder and harder to read. I don't know if I'll ever be able to finish it, but for you gentle reader, I shall try.
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