Fifty Shades of Sisterhood
What if Ana Steele and Eva Trammel were half sisters? Both are married to rich and powerful men, but have managed to keep their sisterly relationship from the public.
A/N: I do not own the characters from Fifty Shades of Grey or the Crossfire series. I am only playing with the subjects and examining another chapter in their lives.
Chapter One: The End
Ana sat across from her husband of little over three years—Mr. Christian Grey as the divorce negotiator began his spew of what he expected to occur this day. She still found him extremely handsome and it pained her heart that their marriage was over. After three years and three months and two children she was ready to end her time in domination hell. She was exhausted of dealing with Christian's moods and insecurities. She had become a prisoner in her marriage to the over-bearing billionaire. Ana sighed as she realized that she would become a twenty-four year old single mother of two with just a stroke of pen of a judge and their signatures. She stifled a sob that threaten to rise out of her throat especially when Christian stared at her with such sad grey eyes. He looked haggard like he had not slept in days. She could see the weariness that was etched upon his face and around his eyes. In a moment their whole lives raced through her mind….falling into his office….having tea at the coffee house… the drunk dialing…the Heathman Hotel…making love for the first time at Escala…his past subs…Mrs. Lincoln…their wedding…the birth of their babies…his current sub... the constant domination and accusations on his part of her being with other men. Her life had become a nightmare of constant monitoring, security, no privacy, and his jealousy. Every day had become a struggle to even be happy. If she worked he complained that she was not at home with their children being a proper wife and mother, but if she stayed home he complained that she was ignoring her responsibilities at Grey Publishing Inc. Ana felt she could not make him happy no matter what she did. Christian was more than difficult to live with. Their sex life had waned after the birth of their daughter. He no longer wanted to take her into the Playroom and he seemed bored with what he called their "vanilla" sex life. Phoebe was almost a year old and Ana could count on one hand the times that they had made love. I failed him; she thought to herself, I could not be what he wanted! And, he could not be my more…He broke us!
A soft hand gently squeezed her shoulder and she quickly covered that hand with her own. She turned to smile with tears in her eyes to glaze upon the person that gave her total support. "Thank You" She mouthed to the beautiful blonde. Eva Trammel Cross only smiled softly and nodded. "No problem" Eva mouthed back. "I love you." Ana nodded sadly the acceptance of the woman's love.
The divorce negotiator was still drawing on about the divorce settlement that Christian's lawyers had offered. Ana knew he would be more than generous but she did not want all that he offered. She did not deserve to take what he had worked all his life for. She stopped the negotiator with a wave of her hand.
"Even though Mr. Grey has been very generous…I cannot accept this settlement." The Grey lawyers started to nervously twitch in their seats. They were waiting for her outrageous demands. "I do not want his money or any of the property…not even the cars. All I want is sole custody of the children and Grey Publishing which was gifted to me on our first wedding anniversary. Mr. Grey can keep his money, Escala, the house on the Sound, and whatever else he has. I only want my children, my freedom, and my company."
Christian's head shot up at her words that were voiced with such strength. Gone was the quiet little wife who submissively bowed down to him. Somehow she had found her voice and some strength. She was defying him once again just like she did when they were first married. "Anastasia, just take it all. It means nothing to me without you and the children" He drawled in defeat.
"Mr. Grey, I do not want it all. I just want my children and the freedom to live my life without being scared all the time. I just want to run my company as I see fit without your constant interference. I believe that I am being very reasonable" His lawyers nodded their agreement. After all, she was turning her back on billions of his money. "I have already told you that I was not interested in your money. Just let me go, Christian. If you ever loved me once in these last three years…just let me go."
Christian came to his feet. "Give her whatever she wants." He said flatly. "I don't give a damn anymore." He was trying to play to the audience of being a heartbroken husband who wanted to give his estranged wife what she wanted.
"That's right, Christian…you stopped giving a damn months ago." Ana whispered as she wiped away the angry tears that fell down her cheeks. "Even now you have to set the terms. Our whole marriage had to be on your terms with no concern for my needs or desires."
Christian glared at his wife. "What more do you want from me, Anastasia? You are getting what you wanted…the divorce on your terms. You won't take what I want you to have. You still defy me at every turn."
"All I ever wanted was for you to love and respect me as your wife, the mother of your children, and a colleague. You only offered that settlement to soothe your own guilty conscience. Maybe your whore will enjoy all the material gifts that you will give her so you can beat her senseless!" Ana jumped to her feet knocking over her chair and stepped back as Christian came across the table threatening her to shut her mouth. Christian had to be restrained by his lawyers and Taylor. "You never did understand that I am not one of your submissives….I never was, Christian. I was your wife…the woman you wedded in front of our family and friends and promised to love, honor, and cherish."
The Greys stared at each other. Gone was the love that had bound them together. They were left with only the bitter memories of sadness and failure. His gray eyes shot daggers at her for bringing up his lifestyle that she refused to partake of. She had accompanied him into his playroom but only for pleasure play. He could not take a cane or a whip to her. She would not allow it. He did try to be her "more" but his demons overtook him. His jealousy kept her a near prisoner at their home on the Sound or at her offices. She could not go anywhere without an armed escort that Christian said was for her safety, but Ana knew it was because he did not trust her. In his mind, she was trying to escape to be with whatever man who had happened to look at her or showed her any attention. The final straw came when she had been late getting home from the office one evening and Christian accused her sleeping with Sawyer, their long time security guard. Their fight had ended with Christian slapping Ana and knocking her to the floor which brought in Taylor to restrain him.
As her last act of defiance Ana looked to the negotiator and stated firmly "I will only sign the divorce settlement that I offered where I leave with my children, my company, and my freedom. I have also been very generous with visitation rights for Mr. Grey to see and be with his children if he so wishes, but with stipulations. Mr. Grey cannot have our children at Escala or anywhere he decides to live when his so-called "girlfriends" are in residence which they are on weekends beginning on Friday evening to Sunday evening. I do want my children exposed to the lifestyle that Mr. Grey has returned to."
"Ana." Christian growled angrily because she had "outed" him. How could she be so vindictive? He leaned down to hear the whispered advice from one of his lawyers. When he looked up, Ana could see the look of defeat on his face. "I will sign her agreement …on her terms." He finally said in fear. He could not afford for her to be a loose cannon.
Ana took a deep breath as Eva took her hand. She had won. He was no longer her husband and it was happening on her terms. He would finally be out of her life and she could breathe freely. As Christian was kept restrained, Ana and Eva were escorted out of the room so Ana could sign the final papers. She stopped at the door and turned to Christian. "Goodbye, Mr. Grey."
Christian looked her up and down with the greedy eyes. In those few moments of her defiance he felt a renewed lust build him for this woman. It was a matter of pride also…no woman walked away from Christian Grey! He still wanted to dominate her and bend her to his will. "Good bye, Mrs. Grey… for now."
A/N: This is my first attempt on Fanfiction...yes I am a FF Virgin! So Fanfiction family...shall I continue or delete?