Fifty Shades Darker Book 2 - Book 2 Chapter 2 Part 1

Fifty Shades Darker Book 2 - Book 2 Chapter 2 Part 1

He leads me into a small, intimate restaurant. “This place will have to do,” Christian grumbles. “We don’t have much time.” The restaurant looks fine to me. Wooden chairs, linen tablecloths, and walls the same color as Christian’s playroom—deep blood red—with small gilt mirrors randomly placed, white candles, and small vases of white roses. Ella Fitzgerald croons softly in the background about this thing called love. It’s very romantic. The waiter leads us to a table for two in a small alcove, and I sit, apprehensive and wondering what he’s going to say. “We don’t have long,” Christian says to the waiter as we sit. “So we’ll each have sirloin steak cooked medium, béarnaise sauce if you have it, fries, and green vegetables, whatever the chef has; and bring me the wine list.” “Certainly, sir.” The waiter, taken aback by Christian’s cool, calm efficiency, scuttles off. Christian places his Blackberry on the table. Jeez, don’t I get a choice? “And if I don’t like steak?” He sighs. “Don’t start, …