Fifty Shades of Grey - Chapter 2

We've made it to chapter two and Ana is still wrecking her brain trying to figure out her fascination for the OMG!-he's-so-hot-I'm-gonna-faint Christian.

Is it his looks? His civility? Wealth? Power?

And Anastasia Steel (her full name) has to lean on a steel pillar to steady herself.

What I'm not quite get is why she keeps telling herself that she will never have to see him again, anyway, when during their interview it was established that he will have some sort of official role at her college graduation. Short term memory loss, maybe?

Back at the WYU campus, we meet José, whom Ana is just good friends with but knows "deep down inside, he'd like to be more." She's just not that into him, or anyone else, never having met any man she is attracted to (before Mr. Grey, one assumes). The Pacific Northwest has rubbed off on this José, apparently, because he is pretty hot, "all shoulders and muscles, tanned skin, dark hair and burning dark eyes."

The following Saturday, Mr. Grey pops up at Ana's workplace. A hardware store, where he has no business being. C-R-E-E-P-Y. He's doing the "I was in the area" line. Aaaaahahahaha! Ana's reaction?

My heart is pounding a frantic tattoo [...] he is the epitome of male beauty, breathtaking, and he's here.

I kid you not.

He picks up cable ties, masking tape, rope - you know, your basic rapist/bondage enthusiast kit.