Meet the Greys.

Remember fancy name hat? Well. Let's meet the folks behind those names.

Meet Carrick Grey. Patriarch of the family, Mr. Grey is one of Seattle's foremost lawyers, or so we presume. He is an attractive older man.

Meet Dr. Grace-Trevelyan Grey. Matriarch of the family, Mrs. Grey is a highly successful doctor. She is an attractive older lady.

Meet Elliot Grey. The eldest son of the Grey family, Elliot is also very successful and very attractive, in case you were wondering. Elliot will eventually be the primary architect on a very important home in the series. Guess who.

Meet Mia Grey. The youngest of the Grey family, Mia...I don't really know what she does. She's pretty.

See the pattern?

Ana goes to meet these folks on one fateful night in book 1. Surprise! They love her! Like everyone does.

Naturally the night does not come without its fair share of high stakes drama. For instance:

1) Ana doesn't wear panties to meet her lover/boyfriend/master's parents. Just to turn him on. Again, Ana. Stop working so hard and stop being an idiot. It must be exhausting.
2) Christian becomes "palm-twitchingly mad" when he learns that Ana has seen a FRIEND of hers and is possibly going to visit her MOTHER in Georgia, taking her away from him. CALM. THE FUCK. DOWN.
3) Ana wonders whether Christian will punish her...for the thousandth time.
4) Every part of the meal is delicious. Just delicious, other adjectives don't really convey the point.
5) Christian tries to feel up Ana during the main entrée of the delicious meal.

And then we hit this:

"No one's ever said no to me before. And it's so––hot."
"You're mad and turned on because I said no?"
"I'm mad because you never mentioned Georgia to me...because you went drinking with that guy....And I'm mad and aroused because you closed your legs on me...I want you, and I want you now. And if you're not going to let me spank you–which you deserve–I'm going to fuck you on the couch this minute, quickly, for my pleasure, not yours."

Thank god for boathouses, am I right? We're FINALLY treated to some soft porn after 10 long pages of plot development.

Oh, he doesn't let her come. Luckily for Ana's ass, she complies. What a night.


I should throw more dinner parties.