Пятьдесят оттенков серого
Chapter 20
“Butitwastolerable?”heaskssoftly.
Iflush.“Barely,”Iwhisper,butIcan’thelpmysmirk.
“Oh,thereyouare.”Shebeamsatus.
“IwasshowingAnastasiaaround.”Christianholdshishandouttome,hisgrayeyesintense.
Iputmyhandintohis,andhegivesitasoftsqueeze.
“KateandElliotareabouttoleave.Canyoubelievethosetwo?Theycan’tkeeptheirhandsoffeachother.”MiafeignsdisgustandlooksfromChristiantome.“Whathaveyoubeendoinginhere?”
Jeez,she’sforward.Iblushscarlet.
“ShowingAnastasiamyrowingtrophies,”Christiansayswithoutmissingabeat,completelypoker-faced.“Let’sgosaygood-byetoKateandElliot.”
Rowingtrophies?Hepullsmegentlyinfrontofhim,andasMiaturnstogo,heswatsmybehind.Igaspinsurprise.
“Iwilldoitagain,Anastasia,andsoon,”hethreatensquietlyclosetomyear,thenhepullsmeintoanembrace,mybacktohisfront,andkissesmyhair.
BACKINTHEHOUSE,KateandElliotaremakingtheirfarewellstoGraceandMr.Grey.Katehugsmehard.
“IneedtospeaktoyouaboutantagonizingChristian,”Ihissquietlyinherearassheembracesme.
“Heneedsantagonizing;thenyoucanseewhathe’sreallylike.Becareful,Ana—he’ssocontrolling,”shewhispers.“Seeyoulater.”
IKNOWWHATHE’SREALLYLIKE—YOUDON’T!Iscreamatherinmyhead.I’mfullyawarethatheractionscomefromagoodplace,butsometimesshejustoverstepsboundaries,andrightnowshe’ssofaroverthatshe’sintheneighboringstate.
