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Ana stared at the document in her hand. She couldn't believe it. Why the hell would Jack Hyde want to see her? Her hand instantly went to her bump as she quickly blinked back the tears to prevent them from falling. She had tried so hard to try and forget everything he had did to her. The nightmares had stopped both to the relief of both her and Christian but this was just threatening to open old wounds. She could feel the bile rising in her throat the more she thought about it. Grabbing her phone she dialled the only person she knew who would be able to offer her advice on what to do. Nervously bouncing her leg she looked to her door before she relaxed a little as they answered the phone. "I need to see you." She whispered trying not to burst into tears. "It's an emergency." She looked to Prescott before sighing. She didn't want Christian knowing. Not yet. "Are you able to come to my office? I don't want Christian knowing and security will tell him."
"I'll be there in thirty minutes." Came the reply.
"Thank you." She whispered before she hung up the phone and popped it on the side before her eyes travelled back to the request form. Putting the document away not wanting to see it anymore she tried to busy herself with work. She couldn't think about it. She would end up over thinking it and driving herself crazy. Her paranoia was starting to make an appearance and it made her more nervous the longer she waited. As a knock came at the door, Ana jumped slightly before she looked up as Prescott entered.
"Urm Mrs Grey…you have someone who would like to speak to you…"
Ana frowned slightly noticing that Prescott didn't feel comfortable. "Who?"
"Elena Lincoln."
Ana's face drained of colour. This day was going to get worse by the minute. She could feel it. "Are you serious?"
"Very. She says she's not leaving until she has spoken with you." She paused and sighed. "I'm going to call Mr Grey."
"No." Ana cut in looking to her. "Don't call him. Let her in."
"Mrs Grey, Mr Grey won't be happy. He's asked us to make sure she stays away from you. He would want to know that she is here."
"Considering the day I'm currently having I don't really care right now. Send her in."
Prescott looked to her for a moment before she gave a nod and opened the door for Elena to walk through.
Looking up as Elena came in, Ana tried her hardest to glare at her, but her with her current mood it was pretty much impossible. Elena was wearing a short black dress, emphasising her curves and her hair was flowing loosely over her shoulder. Not only did she looked older than she was but she looked like she was going to a funeral. Classic Elena fashion.
"Anastasia. So lovely to see you." She mused looking to her as she moved and sat on the white couch opposite Ana's desk.
"Can't say the feeling is mutual. What do you want Elena?" Ana asked bluntly looking to her.
"I just wanted to talk to you."
"About?"
"Christian."
Ana rolled her eyes as she relaxed back in her chair. "My husband is no concern of yours."
"But it will be your concern when your baby arrives."
Ana frowned as she looked to her. "Meaning?"
"Meaning Christian isn't ready to be a father. And seeing as each day your due date comes closer…the inevitable is going to happen."
"And what is the inevitable Elena? Please enlighten me."
"He'll leave. He won't be able to cope with a child. He doesn't know the first thing about children."
"Unlike you of course." Ana snapped looking to her before got to her feet, her hormones getting the better of her. "I want you to listen to me very carefully Elena because I am only going to say this once. You are here on a free pass which means I allowed you to come in here without my husband's knowledge or his interference." She narrowed her eyes. "But make no mistake I will be telling him about our encounter. But let's get one thing crystal clear. Christian is my husband. Not yours. He is nothing to do with you. And frankly whatever bullshit you want to try and tell me I'm never going to believe in a million years considering the last stunt you pulled with us. Christian is ready to be a father because he loves me and he loves his baby. Whatever evil little plan you are trying to pull off in that sick, perverted little head of yours ends now. Now get out of my office. Out of my building and out of mine and my husband's lives. You are not welcome." She told her firmly before sitting back down in her chair. She had nothing more to say to the woman.
Elena glared to her as she got to her feet. "Well when it all falls apart don't be surprised. Christian will find his way back to me. One way or another. He always does. He'll never be happy with a little mousy thing like you. Sooner or later he will realise what a gold digging whore you really are."
Hearing her Ana saw red. Getting to her feet she marched over to Elena and slapped her full force across the face, ignoring the sting in her hand as she glared at her. "You stay away from me and you stay away from Christian." She warned her.
Elena's head swung to the side at Ana's hit before she looked to her and smirked. She knew she was getting under her skin. "So there is a little bit of fire in you after all." She rubbed her cheek before smirking. "But it'll never be enough. You will never be enough and neither will that child. He'll get rid of both of you as soon as he comes to his senses."
Ana practically went for her. Grabbing a fist full of hair as she tried to hit her again.
"Mrs Grey!" Prescott shouted as she burst in, pulling Ana away from Elena as Ryan came running up. "Get her out of here!" Prescott demanded as she pushed Elena towards him, not caring if she ended up hurting her. Elena had caused enough problems for Ana and Christian.
"This isn't over Anastasia!" Elena shouted as Ryan dragged her out of the building.
Ana moved away from Prescott and headed over to the window to try and catch her breath. She was furious. The rage was radiating off her. She wanted to just burst into tears but she refused to do it in front of that woman.
"Mrs Grey are you alright?" Prescott asked as she moved closer to her.
Ana gave a nod of her head.
"Can I get you anything?"
Ana slowly shook her head.
"I'll take it from here." Came a strong British voice from behind them.
Ana turned her head slightly to look and smiled weakly to John Flynn.
Prescott gave a nod before she left the office, gently closing the office door behind her.
"Thank you for coming John." Ana whispered as she looked back out of the window.
"Well you said it was an emergency on the phone…then as I pull up I see Elena Lincoln is being escorted out of the building with a bright red cheek."
Ana laughed without humour as she kept her eyes locked out the window onto the busy street. "Believe it or not she wasn't the reason I needed to see you."
"Maybe not but considering how Elena left…I think we have a lot to discuss. Come sit down. You need to relax before your blood pressure goes through the roof."
Ana gave a nod as she moved back over to the desk and sat herself down, running her fingers through her hair as she looked to Flynn across from her.
"So. Where shall we start?" He asked looking to her, relaxing back into the chair.
Ana sighed as she grabbed the envelope and slid it over to him, refusing to speak a word.
Taking the envelope Flynn opened it and scanned through the document before he then looked to Ana. "Have you spoken to Christian about this?"
"No. I know it won't go down well. In fact I dread to think what his reaction would be. We've been in such a good place and we've been so happy. This is just threatening to open old wounds. Both mine and Christian's."
Flynn looked to her. "Would you consider seeing him?"
Ana frowned. "What the hell would that achieve?"
John sighed as he sat forward and looked to her. "Sometimes victims who want to move on in their lives come face to face with their attackers, in a way they find it comforting so they are able to close that chapter in their lives and therefore move forward."
"I thought that chapter was closed." Ana admitted with a sigh as she rubbed her forehead a little. "Even if I thought that seeing Jack would help…Christian would never allow it."
"Ana, do you want to go and visit Jack?" Flynn asked. "Forget about Christian and his reaction. Do you want to see him?"
Ana looked to him, not sure of what to say before the swift kick in her stomach confirmed what she wanted. What she needed. "I don't want to see him." She began looking to him. "But I need to see him. I need answers. I need to know why he did what he did. I need that closure. The fact that this visitation request has sparked a panic from me…maybe I was just ignoring the problems. Putting everything to the back of my head so I could forget."
"Then tell Christian that. He might not be happy about it but that will be the fear in him talking. After what Jack did to you Christian's first instinct will be to protect you which will mean keeping you away from Jack, especially considering that he sent the request here and not to your home. Christian might see that as threatening. But you need to stand your ground and explain why you need to see Jack. Invite him to come with you; it'll be his reassurance that you still need him."
"But I do need him."
"And it's just what he needs to hear. Jack is in prison. He can't hurt you or Christian anymore. Remember. Communicate. Go home and talk like adults about this okay? If you're willing to talk then he is more likely to listen."
Ana simply nodded as she looked to him before running her fingers through her hair once more, her eyes moving to the window.
"What happened with Elena?" Flynn asked softly.
"She was being a bitch." Ana told him bluntly. "She got under my skin. And I let her. I just…snapped."
Flynn sighed as he looked to her. "She got the reaction she wanted from you. She was seeing how far she could push you."
"Well she succeeded." She mumbled as she rubbed her bump as she felt the baby move around. "She said that me and the baby wouldn't be enough for him. That I'm just a gold digging whore."
"You are enough." Flynn assured her. "You both are. Elena Lincoln is playing her last card. She's run out of ideas to try and get Christian on her side and she was simply provoking you in hoping that Christian will go to her to comfort her. She knew she could get under your skin."
"And I was foolish to let her."
"You're not foolish Ana. You're pregnant. Your hormones are bound to heighten your emotions. She used it to her advantage but it certainly won't put any stress between you and Christian. He loves you. Not her. He never loved her, it has always been you."
"But I hit her."
"And after those comments she made I'm not surprised." He smiled to her. "Don't worry about Elena Lincoln. She's not worth stressing over. You and Christian are in a good place. This doesn't need to affect you. Elena's doing what she does best and that's get on everyone's last nerve."
Ana was about to respond before she jumped slightly as Christian came bursting into her office, his face drained of any colour.
"Anastasia." He breathed as he moved over to her and embraced her. "Ryan called me. I can't believe she came here." He pulled back and gently cupped her face. "Are you alright? She didn't hurt you did she?"
Ana just gave a little nod. "I'm fine." She smiled a little to him.
Christian pressed a kiss to her forehead before his eyes found Flynn for the first time. Frowning he stood up straight. "John." Christian greeted before looking between the two. "What's going on? Why are you here?"
"I asked to see him." Ana mumbled running her fingers through her hair. "I needed to see him."
Flynn looked to Ana who sighed and gave a slight nod. They needed to get this out in the open now. "Christian why don't you come and sit down and I'll explain."
Christian looked to Flynn before he then looked to Ana before reluctantly moving to sit down in a spare chair opposite Ana, his eyes locked onto hers. He was worried. What did Elena say to her to make her call Flynn.
"Christian I want you to know that Ana didn't call me because of the incident with Elena…I was already on my way over when that happened."
Christian frowned as he looked to Flynn before he looked to Ana, his features softening. Now he was worried. If he wasn't here because of Elena then why was he here? "Baby what's going on?"
Ana looked to Flynn who nodded before she looked to Christian and sighed. "I received a visitation request from Jack Hyde."
Christian's face paled hearing that name. His jaw clenched as he took a breath and closed his eyes. "I'll kill him." He whispered shaking his head as he got to his feet as he started to pace Ana's office, running his fingers through his hair. This could not be happening. This monster couldn't be working his way back into their lives. He wouldn't allow it.
Ana looked to Christian before she looked to Flynn who gave her an encouraging nod. "I want you to come with me to see him." She told him looking to him.
Christian stopped as he looked to Ana. "What? Are you crazy? We are not going to see him. No fucking way."
Ana sighed as she got to her feet and looked to him. "Christian we need to do this."
"We don't need to do anything, Anastasia." He told her firmly as he shot her a look. "We are not going to see him. End of discussion."
"No not end of discussion." Ana snapped looking to him. "This isn't about us going to see an old enemy Christian. This is about is going to get answers about why he did this to us. He might have physically and mentally hurt me but he emotionally hurt you and we need to know why. He targeted you and we need to know why. We need those answers so we can close that chapter of our lives and concentrate on this important part of our lives. Our baby."
Christian glared at Flynn. "What physiatrist bullshit are you putting into her head?"
"He's not putting anything into my head Christian. You think I want to go and see Jack? I don't want to go and see him but I need answers. We need answers." She shook her head as she moved to sit down and looked to him blankly. "We can either do this together or I will do it without you."
"You can't be serious right now." Christian commented as he looked to her.
"I'm deadly serious Christian. You might not want answers but I do. Not ten minutes ago I had your paedophile of an ex in here making it perfectly clear that when you come to your senses you are going to drop me and our baby as soon as you can and go running back to her because after all I'm just a gold digging whore." She spat as she glared at him before shaking her head. "Just go." She mumbled before she looked to John. "Thank you for coming."
Flynn nodded as he got to his feet and looked between the couple. "Communicate." He told them before looking to Christian. "Listen and communicate as a couple." Looking to them each one last time he left the office, gently closing the door behind him. They still had a lot to talk about and it might be easier if he wasn't there.
Christian looked to Flynn and watched him leave before he then looked to his wife. He didn't know what he should do but right now he wanted to get rid of the big fucking elephant in the room. Elena Lincoln. He thought she was out of their lives but when Ryan called him and told him what happened. He was both furious and worried. Furious with Elena for even thinking about pulling this stunt but worried about Ana and the impact it would have on her. He knew it wouldn't have gone down well. Grabbing a chair he moved it next to Ana as he then sat himself down and swivelled Ana's chair for her to face, leaning forward he moved his hands around hers, frowning slightly as she winced he then turned her hand around and looked to her red palm.
"I hit her." She mumbled refusing to look at him. "And no. I'm not sorry about it either."
Softly stroking her hand he looked to her. "You shouldn't have let her in."
Ana looked to him. "If you're going to lecture me. Save it. I'm not in the mood for it. I wanted to know what she wanted. I gave her a free pass but not anymore. If she's going to be a constant problem in our lives then I will be taking the necessary measures."
"Ana she wants you to react…."
"And I will be. I'll be emailing your dad and I'll be putting in a restraining order by the end of the day. I don't want her near me and I don't want her near you and I don't want her in breathing distance of our son. You've cut all ties with her. Pulled out of her businesses yet she's still coming around causing fucking problems for us. She's pushed me too far this time." She told him, her voice breaking as she got to her feet and headed over to the window as she fought back the tears.
"Hey, hey…" Christian got up and pulled her to him, wrapping his arms around her as he pressed a kiss to her head and held her close to him, softly rocking her side to side as she clung onto his t-shirt. He could feel how tense she was. If this was how she was feeling he dreaded to think how he would feel if he had actually heard everything. He knew he would have lost it completely if he heard anyone saying those things to Ana but knowing Elena said it…it infuriated him even more. Kissing her head once more he looked down to her. "Let's go…"
Ana frowned as she looked to him. "What?"
"Please come home…you're so tense, you need to relax. We will sort this shit with Elena together and we will discuss the whole Jack Hyde thing…"
Ana looked to him before she sighed and gave a slight nod. She knew he wouldn't give in and right now she didn't have the energy to argue with him. She wanted to go home and have a nice relaxing bath. This morning had not gone as planned, she could happily forget today had ever happened but right now she'd settle for an afternoon in her husband's arms. He was her solace.
