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style. Yes, but he could have asked me or told me. Not made me look like a complete klutzat check-in. I press send and wait, feeling like a very naughty girl.“Miss Steele, you’ll need to stow your laptop for take-off,” the over-made-up flightattendant says politely. She makes me jump. My guilty conscience is at work.“Oh, sorry.”Crap. Now I’ll have to wait to know if he’s replied. She hands me a soft blanket andpillow, showing her perfect teeth. I drape the blanket over my knees. It’s nice to feel mollycoddledsometimes.The cabin has filled up, except for the seat beside me which is still unoccupied. Ohno… a disturbing thought crosses my mind. Perhaps the seat is Christian’s. Oh shit…no… he wouldn’t do that. Would he? I told him I didn’t want him to come with me. Iglance anxiously at my watch and then the disembodied voice from the flight deck announces,“Cabin crew, doors to automatic and cross check.”What does that mean? Are they closing the doors? My scalp prickles as I sit in palpitatinganticipation. The seat next to me is the only unoccupied one in the sixteen-seatcabin. The plane jolts as it pulls away from its stand, and I breathe a sigh of relief but feela faint tingle of disappointment too… no Christian for four days. I take a sneak peek atmy BlackBerry.From: Christian GreySubject: Enjoy it While You CanDate: May 30 2011 22:25To: Anastasia SteeleDear Miss SteeleI know what you’re trying to do – and trust me – you’ve succeeded. Next time you’ll bein the cargo hold, bound and gagged in a crate. Believe me when I say that attending toyou in that state will give me so much more pleasure than merely upgrading your ticket.I look forward to your return.Christian GreyPalm-Twitching CEO, Grey Enterprises Holdings Inc.Holy crap. That’s the problem with Christian’s humor – I can be never be sure if he’sjoking or if he’s seriously angry. I suspect on this occasion he’s seriously angry. Surreptitiously,so the flight attendant can’t see, I type a reply under the blanket.From: Anastasia SteeleSubject: Joking?Date: May 30 2011 22:30To: Christian Grey