The next day, at the Cafe, Hanna wears her café waitress uniform, working her shifts, writing down orders on her notepad and serving food and drinks to customers.

{Hanna's Café Uniform}

At the kitchen counter, Hanna gently tears off another note sheet from her notepad and gently hands it to the chef.

"Thanks, Hanna." The chef thanked her with a small smile.

"You're welcome." Hanna said.

The café manager, Miss. Burgess, steps out from her office. "Hanna? May I see you in my office, please?"

"Okay, I'm coming." Hanna said, walking over to Miss. Burgess office and slowly walks inside. "Am I in trouble or something?"

"Not at all." said Miss. Burgess, gently closing the door behind her. "I wanted to tell you that Christian Grey has given me back my boss position at my café."

"Wait a minute, you're saying that you're the boss of your café again?" Hanna asked, a bit confused.

"I am." Miss. Burgess said. "And also, I've been noticing how much hard work that you've been, and I'm offering you a promotion to be my manager."

Hanna becomes surprised. "You want me to be the manager of your café?"

"Sure, but if it's what you want." Miss. Burgess said to her. "I will be the boss and you will be the manager. You're a very hard worker, Hanna. You've earned it. Just let me know your answer before the day is over."

"Yes, ma'am." Hanna said with a small smile.

*~*~*

Later that day, in the ladies restroom, Hanna is gently washing her in the warm water in the sink.

The door opens and closes. Jack Hyde is there.

"I didn't think I would ever see you again, Hanna." Jack Hyde said.

Hanna looks at Jack Hyde through the mirror as she dries her hands off with a sheet of paper towel. "This is the ladies restroom, you do know that, right?"

"Of course I do, but I don't care." Jack Hyde told her. "So, how did Christian Grey get you?"

Hanna looks at Jack Hyde. "What?"

"How did Christian Grey get you?" Jack Hyde repeated his question. "I mean, he is a clean guy, on the outside, but on the inside, he's completely fucked up. You're a sweet nice young woman, Hanna, and somehow, Christian found his way between your legs."

"Okay, I don't know what the hell you're talking about, but whatever tension between you and Christian, leave me out of it." A grossed out Hanna said, walking away.

But Jack Hyde walks up to the restroom door and puts his hand on the door to keep Hanna from leaving.

"You know, I can do so much better than Christian." Jack Hyde said to Hanna.

Hanna looks at Jack Hyde and gently takes out her pepper mace from her apron pocket.

"I can make you moan in lovable pleasure better than Christian." Jack Hyde said.

"Please, get away from me, Jack." Hanna told him and sprays her pepper mace in his face.

Jack Hyde groans and covers his face with his hands. Hanna opens the restroom door and runs away.

Hanna runs into Christian Grey and Taylor. "Christian?"

"Hanna? Christian said. "What's wrong?"

"It's Jack. He tried to come on to me." Hanna told him. "I maced him in the ladies restroom."

Christian glances at his bodyguard, Taylor. "Taylor? Jack and have removed from here."

"Yes, sir." Taylor said, and walks away.

Christian and Hanna embraces in a hug.

"You're gonna be okay, I'm here." Christian reassured her.

*~*~*

At Christian's penthouse that afternoon, Hanna is sitting on a chaise lounge. Christian slowly walks up to her with a glass of red wine and sits down next to her.

"Figured you may need something to calm you." Christian said.

And Hanna gently takes the wine glass of red wine and takes a sip from it. "Thanks."

"Why was Jack there at the café anyway?" Christian asked.

"I don't know." Hanna replied. "Maybe, he knows that I'm with you."

"Or maybe, he wants to hurt you to hurt me." Christian suggested. "Son of a bitch."

"What's with you and Jack?" Hanna asked.

"It's complicated." Christian replied.

"If you don't want to tell me to protect me, that's fine, but you should know I'm not made out of glass. I can handle myself." Hanna told Christian.

"Jack wants what I have." Christian told Hanna. "Jack and I were both in foster care. My parents took me in and raised me. And as for Jack, he went on a different path. He works at SIP."

"SIP? The book company thing?" Hanna said.

"Yeah." Christian said. "He's had many assistants, but they all quit."

"Jack Hyde is a scumbag." Hanna said.

Christian chuckled softly to himself. "Yeah, he is."

Christian and Hanna exchange looks at each other.

"Hanna? My life is very complicated as you may already know. And the reason why I don't quite tell you things is to protect you. Because I know people and they will tell you anything about me, whether it's dirty secrets, or to make you have doubts about me and our relationship." Christian said to her. "I lost you once, I don't want to lose you again."

"You won't." Hanna said. "I know you want to protect me from the truth or your dirty secrets, but eventually, it's gonna be revealed anyway."

"Tomorrow at work, I'll be busy with meetings. When you get off work, there's gonna be two bodyguards named Sawyer and Prescott. They will take you anywhere you like."

"Okay, and by the way, I have been given a promotion at work as the manager." Hanna told him with a small smile.

Christian smiles at Hanna. "Congratulations. I'm very proud of you. You deserve it."

"Thanks." Hanna said. "I just have to call Miss. Burgess."

"Alright, I'll leave you to it, I will be in my office if you need anything." Christian said.

Christian pecks a kiss on Hanna's cheek and he gets up, walking away.

*~*~*

Minutes after, in the kitchen, Hanna is on her phone with her café boss, Miss. Burgess while making chocolate chip cookies at the kitchen table.

"Miss. Burgess? About my promotion, my answer is a "yes" as the manager." Hanna said.

"Alright, then, Miss. Coleman. We'll talk more in the morning." Miss. Burgess said on the phone.

"Yes, ma'am." Hanna said with a small smile and hangs up her phone.

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