Ana POV

Christian just said I was the love of his life, no no no, I must be dreaming, come on wake up! I'm trying to wake myself up but I cant!

"Ana say something please" Christian pleads with me

"you, you love me?" I stutter out

"yes ana, I always have, and I always will, you're the love of my life, I'm sorry if this ruins our friendship" he looks down ashamed

"Christian no, I, uh well I feel the same, ever since I met you I knew I loved you" I say with sincerity

"what? why did you never say anything ana, why didn't you talk to me?" he asks me

"I guess I was scared, come on, look at you and look at me, I thought you didn't feel the same, I didn't want to ruin our friendship id rather have you as a friend than not have you at all" I say with trembling lips

"Oh ana, well now you have me, all of me, if you say yes, be my girlfriend ana?" he asks looking slightly nervous

"Oh yes Christian, of course I will" and with that he pulls me into his arms, against his chest, one of the no go areas I take a sharp intake of breath shocked by his actions

"Its okay ana, I can do this, I need to do this" his breathing is rapid but begins to slow and calm with my head flat against his heart, I'm a mess, sobbing so hard, I cant believe he would do something like this, something so brave, just for me.

"come to mine later? dinner? we can tell my parents, invite your dad too, you know my mum and dad adore ray" he says with a smile.

shortly after, he drops me home and says he will be back to pick me up at 6pm sharp, I feel so nervous to have dinner with his family, even though I have dinner there probably twice a week, this time is going to be different, this time I'm not his friend ana, I'm his girlfriend ana and we're telling the whole family tonight, I'm not sure how I feel about that, I'm excited yes, but nervous definitely. I know his mum and dad love me, but I'm not sure how they will feel about us being together, I also don't want this to change my relationship with his parents, I don't want grace and carrick to treat me differently. that would kill me, Grace has always been the mother I never had, it would destroy me if this changed our relationship.

Christian POV

I pull up outside Ana's and knock on the door, ray answers and lets me in

"annie will just be a minute, finishing touches, want a drink son?" he says to me

"no thankyou mr steele I'm fine thanks" I say gulping, why do I suddenly feel nervous around a man ive met a million times

"mr steele eh? you haven't called me that since our first introductions son, whats going on?" he narrows his eyes toward me and just then ana walks in saving me

"wow annie you look beautiful" Ray says as he hugs ana I nod in agreement

"breathtaking ana" I smile and hold out my hand leading her out of the house with ray following

The drive to my house, is quiet and awkward none of us really speaking just listening to the music

Once seated for dinner I decide now is the time to tell everybody, I stand and ana looks at me looking really nervous, I tap my glass gathering everyones attention, everyone looks confused so I pull ana out of her seat to stand next to me

"Ana and I have an announcement to make everyone, we're pleased to inform you that we are in a relationship, ana is now my girlfriend" I say and sit back down as does ana, bright red with embarrassment. Mia and my mum jump out of their chairs, running round the table to hug ana and I, saying how pleased they are for us, my mum is crying her eyes out, I look over to my dad, hes smiling at me and raises his glass to me

"I'm very happy for you son, ana is just a remarkable young lady and I'm glad to include her in to part of our family" my dad says standing to hug ana.

Ray coughs and looks at us

"well I must say you pair, that was a bit of a shock not what I was expecting, but I'm very happy for you, Christian you're the one young man I do think is only just good enough for my annie, so you have my approval, I'm happy for ya kids! ray says and raises his glass to us both.

Elliot has now came over and congratulated us and said its about time bro! he knew I liked ana, ever since I met her, he picks ana up and spins her round

"your now part of the family ana, my new little sis" he says causing her to giggle.

We spend the rest of the night drinking with the family, none of us are sober so ray and ana cant get home, Ray agrees to stay in the spare bedroom next to mine and Ana in my room, he wasn't to happy about that, but that was the only option, I'm happy to have my girl in bed with me tonight. ive waited long enough for her.