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Chapter 30: Epilogue
~5 months later~
June 2020
Every tour Ana had ever been on in the past five years had been quite an ordeal, with experiences ranging from terrible to absolutely incredible. It could go from their tour bus breaking down on the interstate to her standing in a stadium with millions of screaming fans chanting her name. From fights breaking out backstage to having her diehard fans crying in happiness as they meet her in person after the show. So many crazy emotions came along with being on tour, but it was always such an amazing experience, Ana almost never wanted it to end.
Even now, months later, Ana was remiss to finally be finishing up her tour in Chicago. She had traveled across America, through Phoenix, Austin, Houston, St. Louis, Philadelphia, New York, and about two dozen other cities, where each venue was more new and fun and exciting than the last. This evening she was going to be performing at the Allstate Arena in Chicago, which had already been sold out with over 18,000 filled seats.
After their flight landed at O'Hare in the early afternoon, Ana and her crew were shuttled to the Hyatt Suites. It was a warm day out today, and Ana was dressed down in a pair of white cutoff shorts, sandals, and a t-shirt, her long brown hair thrown up in a high ponytail. A bunch of fans and media outlets were crowded around the front doors of the hotel, snapping pictures and shouting questions at Anastasia as Kate and a few other security guards escorted her inside.
"You still have a few more hours before the concert," Kate said to her once they were inside and away from all the hubbub. "If you want, you can probably just relax in your hotel room for a bit until then."
"Really? Cause I thought I would get a little training done with the backup dancers before my performance tonight," Ana said. A moment later, her phone chimed with a new Snapchat, and she giggled as she opened it to see a selfie of Ethan and Jose, their heads together with smiles on their faces, animated hearts framing the shot. Good luck at your last concert, girl! We luv u! the text read.
"Aw, that's sweet of them," Kate smiled down at Ana's screen. "They said they'd visit us in LA once we got back next week."
"God, I can't wait to go home," Ana sighed, putting her phone back into her messenger bag. "I haven't seen Christian since March. I miss him so much."
"Yeah, I remember him coming to your concert in San Francisco a couple months ago," Kate said, smirking in amusement. "You practically jumped him as soon as you saw him backstage."
"Well, can you blame me?" Ana grinned coquettishly. "Besides, are you really one to comment on who comes to my concerts when a certain someone stopped by my Portland concert to visit you?"
Kate actually blushed. "I don't know what you're talking about."
Ana couldn't help but laugh. "Oh my God, Kate. When are you going to admit that you and Colton might actually kind of like each other?"
"We don't. He was stopping by cause he was in the area shooting a scene for his new movie," Kate insisted. "That's it, nothing more."
"Right," Ana said skeptically. "And how did you know that he was shooting a movie in Portland?"
Kate was silent.
"It's not like I haven't noticed you've been covertly texting someone during those long hours we've been spending on the bus," Ana went on with a grin. "Care to explain that?"
"No," Kate said shortly, her face blushing pink. The two of them finally stopped in front of Ana's hotel room door. "If you're going to keep bugging me about Colton, I'm going to seriously regret teaming up with Vivian to surprise you right before your last concert."
"Surprise me with what?" Ana asked as Kate opened the hotel room door.
Inside was a softly-lit bedroom with a rose petal-covered bed and quiet piano music playing in the background. But all Ana could see was the handsome man standing and smiling at the foot of the bed, dressed in dark slacks and an open-collar shirt.
"Christian!" Ana exclaimed excitedly, her heart practically bursting with happiness at seeing her boyfriend for the first time in months. In a moment, she had run inside the room and practically pounced at Christian, wrapping her legs around his waist and hooking her arms around his neck, kissing him fiercely. Christian kissed her back just as exuberantly, grabbing her ass with his hands and squeezing tightly. Both of them were so wrapped up in each other, neither of them heard Kate placing Ana's suitcase inside before closing the door, muttering a "you're welcome" to Ana before the door shut completely.
"Oh my God… I missed you so much," Ana said breathlessly between kisses. "I'm never leaving you again."
"Good," Christian muttered, nipping at her lower lip. "Cause I'm never letting you leave again."
Ana moaned, and she unwrapped her legs from Christian's waist so she could stand up and quickly take off her shorts. Christian, just as impatient, began to undo his belt.
"I want you. Here, now," Ana insisted, grasping his shirt and pulling him toward her so they could lay back on the rose petal-covered bed, Christian hovering over her. "Please."
"God baby, it's been too long," Christian groaned as Ana grasped his erection. He suddenly raised his eyebrows, as if realizing something. "Your Depo shot is still in effect, right?"
Ana giggled. "Yup, I had an appointment two weeks ago. I wanted to be ready for when I came home to you."
Christian looked relieved, and he smiled widely. "Well thanks for thinking of me, baby."
Without another word, he leaned down and captured her lips with his, kissing her with the same exuberance as they had demonstrated earlier. Ana weaved her fingers in his hair, opening her mouth against his and tasting every inch of his mouth, and Christian reached his hand down to brush his fingers against her wet folds.
"Please, Christian. I need you." Ana moaned against him, and Christian let out a growl.
"This is going to be fast, baby."
He grasped his erection in his hand before guiding himself into her, sheathing himself in her warmth in a matter of seconds. Both of them let out a moan, the satisfaction of finally being joined together after so long almost overwhelming them.
Christian began to fuck her, at first slowly, but soon he got faster and faster. He still had his pants mostly on, so his button and zipper were rubbing up against them, but neither of them cared. They were so desperate to reach that finish line together, their movements were getting more frantic and sloppy by the second.
"Oh God - Christian!" Ana cried out, arching her back. "I'm so close!"
"Come for me baby," Christian growled. "Come on!"
Ana suddenly came loudly, her gorgeous body arching and thrashing underneath him, and Christian came a few moments after, burying his face in the crook of her neck as he thrust into her.
After a minute or two of their labored panting and coming down from their orgasms, Christian finally lifted his head and smiled down at Ana. "Hi."
Ana giggled. "Hi."
Christian slowly pulled out of her, missing her warmth as he rolled over and took her in his arms. Ana nuzzled into the crook of his neck.
"I wish I didn't have to perform later," Ana muttered, sounding close to falling asleep. "I wish I could just lay here in your arms for the rest of the night."
"After your concert tonight, we can go home and lay in each other's arms for however long we want," Christian smiled, pressing a kiss to her forehead.
"I really missed you," Ana said, lifting her head and gazing up at him.
Christian stared back at her, seeing the sincerity in her eyes. "I missed you too."
Ana smiled at him, her deep love and affection shining through. A moment later, she slipped out of his arms and got out of bed, picking up her shorts and putting them back on. Christian watched with raised eyebrows as she moved over to her messenger bag and took out her phone.
"Um... what are you doing?" he asked with a small frown. She didn't answer as she tapped something on her screen, walking over and sitting back down beside him on the bed.
She finally glanced up from her phone and smiled at him. "Kiss me."
Christian was a bit surprised at her random request. "What?"
Ana scooted in a bit closer, her smile turning seductive. "I said kiss me."
Christian was still a bit confused, but he smiled at her all the same. He leaned forward and pressed a sweet kiss to her lips, conveying all the love he had for her. He lifted one hand to cup her cheek, brushing his thumb against her soft skin, and he was so wrapped up in the taste and feel of her that he didn't even hear the camera click on her phone.
Ana finally pulled away and smiled before looking at her phone screen - she had snapped a picture of them kissing, and it looked good. With the black and white filter, it looked like it had been taken by a professional.
"That looks great," Christian said, surprised by how nice the picture looked. "I can't believe you took that with your eyes closed while kissing me."
"What can I say? We look good together no matter what," Ana smiled, and Christian chuckled. "I'm going to post this to Instagram right now."
Christian blinked, raising his eyebrows. "Are you sure?"
Ana nodded, a smile on her face. "I'm sure."
"Then go for it, baby."
Ana tapped a few buttons on her phone screen, and after a few moments she showed the picture to Christian. It was posted to her Instagram page with the caption 'My one true love'. Christian felt his heart pound with happiness as he stared at it.
"Your one true love, huh?" he asked, smiling up at her. Ana bit her lip, smiling back at him.
"Yes," she said, leaning toward him. She captured his lips again in a sweet kiss, and Christian couldn't help but smile against her.
"You know," Christian muttered between kisses. "You could have waited to post that picture."
"Why would I wait?" Ana whispered against his lips, lifting her hand and running her fingers down his face. "I want the whole world to know how much I love you."
Christian smiled again. "But you may have wanted to wait until I showed you my other surprise."
"What other surprise?" Ana giggled. "You being here to see me is surprise enough."
Christian smiled as he silently reached into his back pocket and produced something that made Ana's smile drop and her eyes widen with absolute shock:
A black velvet ring box.
"Now, I know it seems a bit sudden," Christian said, glancing down at the ring box. "And I know I can't afford the flashiest ring in the world. But I love you so much, Ana, and I want to spend the rest of my life with you…"
"Yes," Ana interrupted him breathlessly, tears in her eyes as she brought her hands up to cover her mouth. She let out a breathless laugh. "Oh my God - yes, I'll marry you Christian!"
Before he could say anything, she pounced on him, kissing him fiercely while wrapping her arms around his neck. Christian held her around the waist as he kissed her back, smiling against her lips.
"You didn't even let me finish," Christian chuckled against her, and Ana giggled tearfully.
"I'm sorry," she said, pulling back and wiping her eyes. "Please continue."
Christian held up the ring box and opened it, revealing a beautiful square diamond ring with two small diamonds on either side of it. "Anastasia Steele, will you marry me?"
Ana couldn't help but let out another sob as she laid eyes on the ring, it was so beautiful. "Yes Christian, I will."
Christian took the ring out of the box and slipped it onto her finger. It was a perfect fit.
"I love you," Christian whispered, cupping her face in his hands and brushing away her tears with his thumb.
"I love you too," Ana sniffled, and they leaned in for another kiss.
Ana didn't regret the fact she had announced her and Christian's relationship on social media right before he proposed. Their relationship was officially public now, but she knew she wanted to keep their engagement a secret for as long as possible. With this break she was planning on taking after her tour finished up tonight, she felt she could really spend the time focusing on her relationship with Christian.
She imagined a future with him... a future with a beautiful new house on the oceanfront and a couple children running around with his copper hair and guileless gray eyes. All of this felt like an amazing future, made possible by the love she and Christian shared.
My fiance.
For the first time in Ana's life, everything felt absolutely perfect.
THE END
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And be sure to check out the other FSOG story I'm working on called Fifty Shades of Pride & Prejudice.