Chapter 1

Christian's POV

I swear my daughter is going to be the death of me, since she turned 14 there has been nothing but arguments between me and her.

"Phoebe, you are NOT wearing that to school. Go and get changed now".

"Dad, seriously? What's wrong with what I'm wearing?".

I stare incredulously at my daughter. She is standing in front of me wearing a thin, white skirt that barely covers anything, black heels that look like they could break her neck and a top that exposes her stomach and is ridiculously low cut and her face is plastered in make up.

"Phoebe, you are practically nude. This is not up for discussion. Go and get changed now".

She screams and storms back upstairs. Hopefully she will come down with something more appropriate on.

I turn around to see my Ana, Teddy, Alyssa and Blake at the table.

"Morning Teddy, I didn't see you come downstairs".

"That's because you were too busy yelling at Phoebe" my son bites and rolls his eyes at me.

I take my place at the table and sigh. Clearly I can't do anything right today. "You two aren't annoyed with me, are you?" I ask Alyssa and Blake.

Alyssa laughs and shakes her head while Blake just gurgles at me.

"What would you like for breakfast Mr Grey?" Gail, my housekeeper asks me.

"Coffee with pancakes and bacon please".

Gail smiles and nods at me and heads back to the kitchen to prepare the food. A few minutes later Phoebe comes back downstairs wearing a pair of very tight jeans with the same top from earlier but she now has a jacket with it at least.

"That's better" Ana says before I get a chance to comment. Phoebe sits at the table and eats the cereal Gail laid out for her, within minutes the scowl has disappeared off her face and things are back to normal, for now anyway.

"Go and do your teeth" Ana says to the three older children who then dutifully all disappear upstairs leaving me, Ana and Blake at the table.

I lift Blake out of his highchair and cradle him in my arm.

"Are you working late tonight Christian?" Ana asks me.

"Yes, probably anyway. Ros wants to go over a few of the prospective deals".

Ana nods and I'm sure that I hear her sigh slightly. Things between me and Ana have been strained lately but I don't know why and have no idea what to do to fix it. I think that's why Phoebe has become so difficult lately, I'm sure all of the children can sense the tension. Of course Phoebe being a teenage girl has quite a lot to do with it too, I'm sure.

After a few silent moments Ana mumbles something about getting dressed and leaves the table.

I look down at Blake. "Just you and me then, lets get you dressed Mister". Blake finds this hilarious and breaks out in laughter which manages to bring a smile to my lips.

I carry Blake upstairs and change his diaper then dress him in the clothes that Ana has laid out.

When I take Blake downstairs I notice the time. "Damn, 8.30. I'm late" I think to myself. I give Blake a kiss then hand him to Gail and give the Phoebe and Alyssa a kiss and a hug to Teddy and Ana before heading out the door to work.

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