The Maddest Obsession

As it is their third time having sex, Gianna expects that her encounter with Christian on the plane will be the last. However, Christian, who again clarifies that he is not interested in Aleksandra, instead proposes that he and Gianna keep having sex until he returns to Seattle. She hesitates until Christian baits her by asking whether she’s afraid that she’ll fall in love with him. She subsequently agrees, laying out her hard limits and insisting that they use protection going forward. Christian overrules one of her stipulations, but she accepts the proposal anyway.

Christian and Gianna settle into a nightly routine: At nine o’clock, Christian arrives, they have sex, and he washes her hair before leaving. Over five days, Gianna becomes alarmed by her growing attachment. Feeling consumed, she tries to end the arrangement. Christian refuses, undressing in front of her, and she yields.

In October, Gianna meets Elena at Ace’s club to help her friend with baby shower arrangements (Elena’s sister is pregnant). While there, she flirts a bit with one of Elena’s cousins, only for Christian to arrive and publicly call her “flighty.” Hurt, she waits for him that night, but he never shows.

The next day, a tabloid article shows Christian with Aleksandra and her father.