Hyde and Seeking Mia

Chapter 1

Growing up, fast

I wake up with a blinding headache, oww what happened did I have a sherbet or three too many?

Then it slowly comes back to me, I was at the gym doing a class, 'Leg's Bum's and Tum's', as the class ended one of the other member's introduced herself and asked if I had time for a coffee? As she was at a loose end this afternoon, 'did I have time for a coffee?' I always have time, nowhere I have to be and no one I have to be their for, well Ethan, if we ever move on to dating properly, I'm not sure where if anywhere this is going, he is always happy for us to tag along with Christian and Ana or to a lesser extent with Elliot and Kate or if all six of us are going somewhere he is more than happy but I can't really remember the last time he just asked me to go somewhere with him just the two of us, my self conscience keeps chirping up "he's just not that into you" but Ana and Kate have both told me he is just very quiet and reserved and he will commit in time, once he gets used to the crazy situation that is Christian and Elliot are brothers Kate is engaged to Elliot and best friends for life with Christian's wife, he is Kate's brother and I am Elliot's sister. I do admit it's like how many steps till you sleep with? I giggle to myself at that thought. As I pulled myself from my wandering's I said "how lovely Elizabeth I would love a coffee. I text Southerby to tell him "just gone for coffee half an hour maybe an hour tops"

We made our way to the basement café at the gym, it was very quiet, only one other table was occupied, I recognised her and that wasn't her husband she was literally devouring, she recognised me and they left soon after, obviously hoping I hadn't noticed them. I wish Ethan would devour me like that, I giggle to myself. Elizabeth bought the coffees and as we were talking I started to feel dizzy and just not right, that's the last thing I remember.

I then notice mom reading my chart and dad pacing and pulling at his hair much the same as Christian does, at the same time mom notices my eye's are open and asks can you remember what happened princess?

I say "the last thing I remember is going for coffee with someone I met at the gym, but mom I have a horrible headache it's making me feel sick and like I am going to pass out" mom comes up to the head of my bed after replacing my chart and brushes my hair out of my eye's saying "I know sweetie you will be fine in a day or two, the doctor's want to keep you in overnight and if you are no worse tomorrow morning they say you can come home with us".

I am allowed visitors so dad goes to find everyone, Christian, Elliot and Kate come into my room to see me, I wonder where Ana is, and ask Christian he looks at mom and say's "she will be along later" I wonder about the look that passed between him and mom.

Ethan visits with me after the family have gone home for the night. We sit holding hands and talking till late, just talking about general stuff like what I want to do with my life where do I see myself in five years, I don't really know, I am so used to someone else making all the decisions for me so the thought of deciding things for myself is quite frightening, he starts to talk about where he wants to practice once he has completed his PhD, I am secretly really happy when he say's he wants to practice in Seattle. We haven't talked about a future together and I probably am getting way ahead of myself but I really do like him and the times he has kissed me, like he means it, I do get all tingly, I hope he does too and it's only the thoughts of my brothers that have stopped him trying to do more than kiss me, I think to myself I will have to engineer something romantic for us and make sure my brothers are completely unaware I'm with Ethan. Ethan then kisses me goodnight pulling me from my thoughts as I slip my arms around his neck he pulls away, I try to ignore the kick to the stomach I feel, especially when he says "you were attacked today we will pick this up later, when your feeling more up to it" ohh 'when I'm feeling up to it' those words have every nerve ending in my body tingling, I decide there and then I will willingly give Ethan my virginity as soon as I can, I just need to escape the ever present watching eye's of my brothers and to a lesser extent my parents.

Morning and after a wonderful night of dreams I didn't even know I was capable of, having thoughts that ran so far ahead of my experiences I'm all a fluster. My parents and brothers arrive to take me home, I am pleased to see them but wish Ethan was here and we were alone, I think to myself Mia get a grip, honestly your like one of those 'girls' you despise. I am discharged without fuss, one of the perk's of having a mom for a doctor I think to myself, we arrive home and I go to my room for a 'rest' I lie on my bed thinking about Ethan, boy I have it bad, I chuckle to myself.

Mom call's me to come downstairs there is someone here to see me, I quickly brush my hair and apply some lip gloss and pull on one of my new top's that enhance my curves without been slutty, it can only be Ethan I think to myself as I almost run downstairs, only to be greeted by two plain clothes detectives.

One of them is older than my father and act's worse than Christian

Detective 1 - "Miss Grey are you not aware of the security implications in agreeing to 'coffee' with someone unknown to you or your family, for someone like you"

Detective 2 – "Miss Grey I know this is extremely painful for you but could you talk us through what happened"

Mia – "I was at the gym doing a class, as the class ended one of the other member's introduced herself and asked if I had time for a coffee?

Detective 2 – "Do you remember this woman's name? I assume it was a woman"

Mia – "Elizabeth something or other, I don't remember her giving my her last name"

Detective 1 – "I assume you have a close protection officer assigned to you Miss Grey?"

Mia – "yes officer"

Detective 1 – "then if you don't mind me asking why the hell where you alone with a stranger?"

Carrick – "excuse me officer I really think that is a question for her family not you, if you have anymore questions for my daughter I suggest you keep them to anything you feel may help with your enquiries, although from what I am lead to believe you do have both perpetrators in custody?"

Detective 2 – "yes we do have them both in custody sir, but it may help us to secure a conviction and longer prison sentence if we have all the facts at our disposal"

Carrick – "Thank you officer and if my daughter has anything relevant to tell you I am sure we will be in touch, good morning"

Detective 2 "yes sir, thank you, we will leave your family to continue your recovery"

Carrick – "thank you we may be in touch, goodbye"

And with that both officers leave, but boy if I thought that was my ordeal over I was very much mistaken as Christian screams at me "yes what the hell where you doing alone without your CPO, I am sick of telling you it's for your safety, and this time your selfishness and immaturity hasn't just cost you"

Dad says "shh Christian she didn't know, she would never have knowingly put Ana in danger"

What? "Where is Ana" I scream in my head, as my parent's look shell shocked and almost holding each other up and Elliot says "easy bro, she wasn't to know" what wasn't I to know? I think to myself almost frightened to put my thoughts into words, mom leaves dad's side and comes to me and holds me all the while Christian is unleashing torrent after torrent of abuse about how selfish and stupid I am and I could have cost them their future, what? I hold on to mum for a few minuets and then I break free and manage to make it to my car before any of them can react, security must have been on low alert as none of them are anywhere near me as I floor it out of the gates, Christian I love you, you bought me a Porsche 911 for my birthday and I can outrun most things on the road, before I know it I am back at the hospital and in my most confident, almost diva voice I say to the receptionist "I am Tanya Steele and have been out of town, my sister Anastasia Gray was brought in yesterday, I would very much like to know whereabouts in the hospital she is?"

The receptionist quickly checks her computer and say's "Miss Steele, Mrs Grey is in ICU on the fifth floor would you like me to have someone show you the way" I reply "No thank you, I am sure I will find it" all the while my heart is pounding, as I think to myself what will I find when I get there?"

Not what I did find when I did arrive that's for sure.

I go to the reception for ICU and say "I am Tanya Steele, would it be possible to visit with Mrs Anastasia Gray, my sister" "Of course madam just this way, her husband is visiting with her at the moment but I am sure it will be fine" I think to myself, 'her husband?' Christian hasn't had time to get here, he will be tearing his hair out looking for me still, I walk into Ana's room with the nurse and the sight that greets me will be burned into my brain till the day I die.