Can you imagine what Ana would do if Christian pushed her buttons to far…would she be pushed to some form of breaking point or just let Christians behavior go because he doesn't know better…or would she finally…get...even.
Bubbles; Just a friendly reminder that I do not own the character or any other mentioned works in this piece or FAN fiction writing.
I have all my things packed and ready to go to the airport. Sawyer is loading the SUV and I start out toward the water, where I hear my little ones. My youngest child is loudest of all, playing in the Olympic Peninsula waters with a small paddle boats.
The scene before me is one that a long time ago, I was worried would never come. Christian is playing with our children, teaching them his love of all things boating. He is waist deep in the water holding on to Phoebe with one hand and gliding her boat around with a large smile on his face. Though I see the tight strain in his jaw, as he looks back and forth between my beautiful children. Teddy is on his wind surfer and heading toward the floating island that Christian bought when he asked for it as a birthday gift when he turned seven. I remember the argument and the subsequent night well. For once Christian was for something that I was against when it came to our children. Phoebe looks back to me and squeals "Mommy!" Christian turns and looks resigned to his fate.
"Your all packed, you have all your paper work, the business clothes I picked out, your laptop, the GPS watch, you have the-"
"Christian" I hold up a hand to halt his rambling…he knows I have most if not all the things he's about to list off, he packed half of them for god's sake. "I have everything I need. Well except one thing that is very important and cant be delayed any further." I smile at him as he hands me my little girl after he folds a towel around her wet form. "I need a special Angle hug from my special little girl." Phoebe wiggles till she has her head in the crook of my neck and gives me small butterfly kisses as I give her some on her head, everywhere I can reach. She's giggling now and demands to be put down. Teddy hearing Phoebe's original mommy scream is now heading back to shore, he raps in a towel and grabs my waist. For someone so young to be so tall, he will tower over me like his father sooner or later.
"Mommy I hope you have a great trip and bring us back lots of gifts" Teddy has a big grin on his face as he runs back to the water with his little sister in tow "Come on Phe let me show you this cool toy" I have a slight frown. Christian has set some really bad examples, like we leave on trips just to get them gifts. I guess I will end up playing the bad parent as I will not be getting something nice from New York just for him.
"Christian," he looks back to me from the longing look to his children and looks at me sadly, "I know you don't like this, but I need to go and you need to be here with them, we made a deal, and I have stuck to it." He has that resigned smile again and turns back to the kids.
"One of us will always be there for breakfast and dinner, one of us will be there when they wake and tuck them in at night." He restates the deal we made even before Teddy was born, he and I both insisted that they will not just know love from a nanny, they must know us. He turns back to me. "This will be almost as hard as those horrid five days without you," he walks to me and gives me my other angel hug "come home to me safe Anastasia, I will be a mess this whole week without you."
"You act as though we have never been apart, now you might understand what I go through when your business takes you elsewhere." I hear the SUV start, "that's my cue…I love you Christian, take care of our children." I squeeze once more than rush to the car.