Thank you so much for following/favoriting/reviewing/reading my story! I hope you guys like the update. I want to tell you, this story is really about the struggle of the family when Christian and Ana's kidnapped daughter comes home. I'm going to slow it down a bit, but most of her 'childhood' will be skipped so we can figure out why she was kidnapped and how she'll get home. Anyways, Enjoy! And review!

Christian sprints through the door. "Where the fuck is she?!" He yells at Sawyer through the phone.

"Sir, she was riding the bus home, and she never came off the bus. We contacted the school and they said a man got her off the bus; he gave the driver a note saying it was okay, the driver didn't know that he wasn't supposed to. He described the male as blonde young man, nothing suspicious. We'll find her, sir. We've contacted the authorities as well. Detective Sanford is on his way."

Christian gave a "hmph" and ended the phone call. He entered the living room and his heart shattered at the sight. Phoebe stood next to Teddy, both crying with each other, and Ana sat frozen and distraught on the couch. When she saw him, relief for her husband washed over her, but then pure fear arose in her eyes. Christian pulled her close. "We'll find her, baby. I promise." He felt like he should be doing something, but he had nothing to do, so he held his wife. A few minutes later, the Detective came through the door.

"Mr. Grey, Mrs. Grey," He shook their hands and ushered them into the dining room, away from the other children. "I'm Detective Sanford, and I'm here to help find your daughter. Please inform me about all that's happened." They all couldn't sit down; they just stood across from each other. Ana tells the detective all that's happened in a hushed, hoarse whisper. Detective Sanford vigorously takes notes and intently listens to Ana.

"Mrs. Jones was waiting for her at home, I was at a meeting. Madeline usually gets off the bus at 3:45, and at 4:30, Mrs. Jones called the school. And she found out about what happened on the bus. She called me, and then I called my husband. He contacted his security team and they contacted the authorities. And now we've been waiting for news." Ana said, clutching tightly to Christians hand.

After a long pause, the Detective spoke up, "Mr. Grey, do you have anyone in mind who would want to hurt you and intentionally take your daughter?"

"Jack Hyde. But the bastard is still in jail. He can't have bail either. I can't think of anyone. . . What do you mean 'intentionally take your daughter'? Of course it was intentional, who would take a child by fucking accident?" Christian yelled.

"Christian. . . It's okay. . ." Ana whispered, trying to soothe him. She knew it wasn't 'okay', but what else could she say?

"I'm very sorry Mr. Grey. We will do everything we can. I will put out an amber alert as soon as I'm back in the office."

Ana's legs almost give out from under her, and she takes a seat in a chair. Christian sits as well and protectively wraps an arm around her. "Thank you, detective." He murmured Detective Sanford awkwardly exited the room, and leaves the couple.

"Where's Taylor?"

"He heard of the news, and he is flying back from Texas." Sophie was now in college, studying at the University of North Texas.

Ana nodded and Christian rubbed her arm. Then something hit him. "Her backpack!" He frantically jumped up and ran out of the room.

"What are you talking about?" Ana called after him.

He ignored her and called Sawyer. "Luke, we put a tracker in her bag. Come pick me up and we'll go."

"Tracker? What do you mean?" Ana followed behind Christian as he went about to getting his coat and the tracking device.

"Like what I put in your car. Tracker." He said.

"Hmm. . . I never thought that I would love your stalker-ish ways, but right now, I do."

Christian turned and flashed her a grin, the first one tonight. "I know what I'm doing, babe."

Sawyer arrived a few minutes later.

"I'm coming with you." Ana said. Christian hadn't noticed that she had gotten her own coat.

"No, stay with Teddy and Phoebe. I'll be back soon." He kissed her forehead.

She clutched his arm when he started walking away. "Bring her home." She cried.

"I'll try, baby." They went out the door.

Sawyer and Christian drove for about an hour until the tracker led them to the spot. They pulled over and looked around. Christian bent over and found a small round pin, perfectly sitting on the side of the road. No backpack, no child. "Fuck!" Christian cried and ran his hands through his hair. "This was our only shot in finding her. Now it's up to the fucking police. Who the fuck would take her? Hyde is still in jail. . ."

"I don't know sir. Taylor said that he would check the files when he returned, but he doesn't know either."

Christian turned away from the road and looked out at the trees. "I just want my little girl to come home." He cried. Christian almost broke down right there.

Sawyer placed a firm hand on his shoulder. "She will."

They returned back to the house. Phoebe and Teddy went to bed. Ana sat on the couch, the exact place she was earlier when Christian had first returned home. He strode over to Ana. "Ana, baby, it will be alright. We will find her. I swear to you. Don't cry, Ana." Tears flowed down her face, and she finally met his eyes. The dam holding back his own tears crumbled down when he saw those crystal blue eyes full of tears. The reality of the situation set in, and he realized that something had slipped through his fingers. His own daughter had paid the price for his foolishness, and he couldn't even track her down. The tracks were lost and it was out of his control. Tears streamed down his face.

His soliloquy was interrupted by two small hands placed against his cheeks. "Christian, you can't blame yourself. Don't you dare blame yourself. No one saw it coming. All we can do is wait."

Christian was overwhelmed with Ana's love. He kissed her sweetly. "Once again, your strength shocks me, Mrs. Grey." He kissed her again. "Have you eaten?"

He was still overbearingly strict about her eating habits. Ana had hoped that after a couple of kids, he wouldn't be so controlling about that, but of course, his protectiveness heightened. She rolled her eyes (After a long time of being married, she was glad she could finally do that!). "You really think I could've eaten at a time like this?"

A small smile reached his lips. "No. But you need to."

"Fine." She went to the kitchen, Christian following. She made herself a simple peanut butter sandwich. He watched her as she swallowed the last of the sandwich.

"Good girl. Let's go to bed. I know you're exhausted."

They both got in to bed and stared at each other. They held each other's gaze, and Ana was the first to crack. She sobbed violently in Christian's shoulder, then making Christian join her with tears for their missing child.

Madeline walked next to the woman whose name was Jennifer. Jennifer grabbed her hand after the long flight. "We'll see the world together, Maddie. This is just a short stop." Madeline didn't understand why they were going, and it wasn't even summer. The blonde man named Eric grabbed Jennifer's hand and gave her a small kiss. "We'll finally be a family."

Madeline kept trudging along, passing a sign that read: Berlin, Germany.

Christian's stalker-ish ways will never change. I hope you enjoyed it!