Sunday day eight: 9a.m.

Mia and Sawyer are just landing in Craig on Prince of Wales Island; A Bell 525 Relentless helicopter owned by Artic-Nomad Inc... Another shadow company of Christian: Is waiting to take them to Storm Break Island. Mia has cloths for Anna, both travel and for the Fundraiser tonight. It was decided to send them as they have the best chance of not spooking the hippies.

They should be back in Craig in two hours. Fred satellite pictures shows a good eighty-feet landing pad, the Bell only need sixty. The house is modern with a lot of anti-spying tech. even thought the pool roof is glass, it's tinted and anti-Rader coatings don't allow anyone to spy in. The Lodge reeks of go away. Yet several out buildings speak of a female touch, maybe even a bookworm's touch. I can't see Grey adding these very feminine structures.

My cell buzzes, Barney?

"Taylor."

"Jason I'm sending you some pics that just hit Noz and TMZ. I already checked they are not photo-shopped and the time stamps appear unaltered. I'm not sure how this plays out. get back to me."

I look at Ray and Gail. "Barney says some pictures hit the tabloid sites and they are genuine. I download the JPEGs.

Photo 1: WSU campus near the Agri-Research center, Ecology demonstration Garden; west entrance. Christian Grey walking out of the garden, smiling at his phone. Behind him is Brown Haired Girl, the blow up of the face clearly show Anna. She is smiling at her phone. Time stamp 1400 April of this year.

Photo 2: WSU campus Library building south entrance: Anna walking from the library, Christian leaning against wall twelve feet to the left of her looking at his phone, smiling. Time stamp 1900 May of this year

Photo 3: Defiance Park: Christian Grey leaning on Audi R8 at Defiance Point overlook. Smiling outward towards the Sound, talking on his phone. A beat up blue VW bug identified as Miss Steele is three spots away. A brown hair girl is seated on a folding camp chair near the lookout ledge with her feet on the parapet, reading. Earbuds in her ears. Timestamp 1000 July of this year.

Photo 4: Shows Anna and Kate in Pikes Market second floor, shopping. Behind them is a black hooded jogger, a blow up of the face, shows Christian. Time stamp 0930 September of this years

Shit! How much of the story they told is lies? This clearly shows the possibility of having met. A secret relationship why?

"Jason, the house and lodge? Right after they met. This shows a clear path towards what? Exile? I think relationship, family is a more likely motive."

"but secretive from us?" Jason asks

"He might have been worried about the Troll and his BDSM coming out or hurting Anna. I know Anna won't do a lot of those thing, particular after Three. So! she would have wanted a stable, clean relationship. Which you guys tell me he seemed to moving towards. I think he wanted to have a clean break from PR nightmare he knew was coming." Ray muses

"O'h good you guys saw the pictures. I honestly didn't see him at Pike Market, But Anna disappeared for twenty minutes. Said she was in the Quilt shop, but I was right outside of there trying to calling her. Plus, Ray did you know about the trip over New Years?" Kate says walking in.

"What Trip?" Ray asks

"I found in a book of hers we moved in here, a plane ticket to New York for December 27. One way:"

"Grey was scheduled to be in New York over the New Years. An the house on the Sound was to be open the week after. When was Christian supposed to be back?"

"January 15, but he wanted the plane ready to depart for the west coast starting the second. Shit! This is getting Twilight Zone."

"Jason the lodge was suppose to be open before Christmas. I would have bet that if the troll hadn't interfered, we would have met Anna in New York, and spent second to the fifteenth at the Lodge; with us moving into the House afterwards. Remember it has a separate house for us and security."

"If this isn't all a coincident, and the story a lie. But this public stuff is going make it impossible to get anyone to not buy into the story. All we need is another nail in the coffin."

BUZZ! BUZZ! Great Barney again.

"Barney?"

"Your Guy Wilson just leaked the House to TMZ, with the spec sheet. It's live in eight minutes. Sorry. Parks stripped him and escorted off the premise."

"Get the lawyers to tear him a new one for breaking the NDA and his contract, have Welch blackball him. Thanks bye."

"one of my guys sold the House to TMZ, he's gone. but its coming out in minutes"

Switching to the TMZ website. We watch the story.

Source in Grey House confirmed that Christian Grey has bought a large family estate on Bainbridge Island in July. It is currently in the finishing stages of remodel. Source on the jobsite confirm no dungeon, but a nursery with nanny room. Could the ex-Dom be family bound? This confirms the story put out by Grey House yesterday. That Christian Grey and Anastasia Steele are a couple, moving into a committed relationship.

Source in Seattle confirmed Seattle Police department and the FBI Sex Trafficking Task Force were alerted by Grey in August to the evils of Eliana Lincoln. Source say her ex-husband is singing like a opera diva to avoid the death penalty. Her protégé Leia Williams, not corroborating with authorities, is expected to serve several life sentences if not the death penalty; if she survives prison.

"Barney any way to match cell phones with the photos?"

"We all ready tried, in pic one and two; neither has their cell phone on. What they are looking at are unknown cell phones. Even worse they are not unlisted burners. Its impossible on a college campus to separate out visitor cell phone. In photo1: the number of non-student cell phone on the two main towers was 300 for the time range because of a track meet. All thought the date is right the time is off. Photo two: was even worse month was good, the date wasn't nor the time and occurred during a series of evening baseball game. They could easily have added a student surname to a new first name, we would have to call and check close to a three thousand people. Sorry Jason."

"Shit! What now?"

"We just have to wait for them to get here. I could use some air. I'm going outside on the balcony" Ray says.

Gail just takes my hand and we go to our bed, we have five hours before they get here. Gail is going to cure my worry with her hot sexy body and love.

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Ray-pov

I stare out across the Sound, I can just make out the house. Worries and issues flirt thru my mind. Why would Annie have a hidden cell phone. How could she afford it? the pictures seem to suggest a secret affair, but she promised me just three month ago she was a virgin and wasn't serious with anyone.

Annie can't lie worth a Damm, never could. That would have been July. She was very happy in July and August, more so than I have ever see her since three. Three? If Grey confessed his sex life, she would have refused or would she have. Maybe she demanded a good faith effort to be normal. Grey was moving away from the BDSM when they would have met.

I look out over the city, past the ferries wheel. Could this be her chance to be normal again, and not closed off post three girl. If he wasn't in prison, he'd be buried in a forest, never to turn up. I listen to my breathing, focus, calm. I picture Annie camping with me before the divorce. Happy bookworm, tomboy Annie. my happiest place.

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a-pov

We watch the Bell float onto the pad. Chris made sure the stumps were not going to damage are ride. With me in his arms, I feel safe and loved. I wonder if anyone realizes the truth with the tabloid finding those pictures. "o' what a tangled web we weave when we practice to deceive: Do you think we will ever tell them the true?"

"I doubt they would buy it. even I don't buy it and I lived it."

"well Master of me, what shall I believe?"

"that I love you, cherish you and will never leave you. Which means marry me."

"Stick to the schedule Chris. We will be rewarded in the end."

"SMACK!" "ok, let's meet Mia and Sawyer." He swaths my ass as we head down to the door. I watch the Energizer Bunny that is Mia. Sawyer is carrying my cloths. I will miss being a hippy here. when we come back its clothing optional, even if Jason and Gail are here. my house. My rules.

"Hi Mia! I'm Anna." I bounce to her before she can get her balance and hug her. Best defense is attack. I quickly grab my cloths and drag her away. Leaving the guys to talk.

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In the master bedroom.

I quickly change into warm outdoor cloths. Ignoring Mia question and demands. I head out to check the fantasy. I shut the door in Mia face. Taking the paved path around the north side of the house, across a suspension bridge to my tree-house. The most beautiful Tree-house. A complete house with bedroom and bath, even a Jacuzzi tub overlooking the four-season gazebo. I marvel at the book shelf's, empty right now, but soon I will fill them. I race up stairs and look at my view of the ocean on three sides.

My dreams, drawings never could have done justice to this reality. I smile at my world, how that night could have changed us forever.

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December last year. Kate and I stayed at her Family Condo in Collins Lake Resort. I left the sleeping Kate very early twilight Christmas morning to ski Skibowls famous Hannah Ridge run. Taking the Lower Bowl lift to the Mid-Mountain Warming Hut. I love the historic building simple grace and stoic mood. The Upper Bowl Lift takes me to Pizzaz. I move east along the ridge to Hannah.

I fall down the mountain thru Upper Cutoff, slicing thru the Lower Cutoff. I fly between Jesse's Johnson and Fistful of Willows headed for the Log Road. I slice lining up on the Log Road trail. When a missile wipes me out. We crash into the trees on the edge of out of bounds.

I look at grey eyes, unnatural glazed over. He seems lost, without any thought. He just rolls away, cries. I roll to him, holding him. We stay locked, hidden in the trees from the other early morning skiers.

He confesses everything to me, even this attempt suicide. HE dropped from Treviso Traverse thru Ruins of Brunn and Gunsight Notch. Swirling thru the Fistful of Willows to collide with me at the entrance to the Log Road trail. I have to confess I was doing the same thing. Hoping that I would fail and end my life. I could not move beyond three. We lost souls, fifty shades of F ##kedupness.

We finally recovered are skies and slowly made our way down the log road to Skibowl West area, talking the whole time. Parting we leave each other realizing we could never be a couple as we are right now. We need to grow and be true adults for the first time in our lives.

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It's the last of February. I'm sitting in the cold at my bench in the Demo garden on campus. Reading and enjoy the quiet and solitude. A suede bag is set next to me by Grey eyes. Inside is a Cell phone, a key to a post-box three down from Kate's and mine. I remember opening the box and finding my first letter. Instruction to destroy and not keep any trace and address of his box. He is ready to meet my demands for the possibility of us. I smile at my lost Peter Pan imprisoned in Captain Hooks body. Thus, beginning our journey.

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Present.

It is time to return to the house and head to Seattle to face the Adults. I smile as the door opens to my man. I jump in his arms a whisper my pleasure at my tree-house.

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C-pov

I ignore Luke and his questions, watching the magical surf spray thru the ancient sentinels of Rocks. Mia is shocked; I refuse to answer anything beyond what we released to the public. I feel the time is now. I head to the front door, seeing my lady walking up the steps. I open and take my final leap of faith. I am hers, forever.

The flight on the Lear is fun as we canoodle and just enjoy the last private time for a while. As the grey shapes of Seattle come into view and sharpen into buildings. I take a last look at my former self a fading reflection in the window glass. I have risen from the nightmare to heaven.

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The Seattle food Bank fundraiser at the EMP museum:

The herd enters the red carpet, ever paparazzi and photographer are snapping us. We ignore them in matching Rayban mirrored glasses. Can't have my girl tripping in these four-inch heels. I swing her about me like a marvelous enchantress she is to me. My Siren luring me into a heavenly demise. We mingle, some are cold, others have gotten over the shock of my past and the last Gala I attended.

We dance while other mingle, just the two of us. Lost in each other love. "TAP! TAP!" I turn to a person I didn't expect to see at all.

"Anna, My Grandfather Theodore and my Grandmother Theresa. Trevelyan's my fiancé Anastasia Steele."

"Please Anna call me grandma T and this my rascally husband goes by Grandpa T. We are very happy to met you. Christian, please?" Grandma T holds her arms in the dance pose. I smile and take her, dancing around the floor. While Grandpa T dances Anna. They interrogate us. I laugh as we pass the others. Letting this perfect evening sooth my nerves.

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Jason-pov

I watch the love birds, dancing with Christian grandparents. I know the parents are in a hospital in Sonoma California drying out, then to the famous Mountain Casa at Glen Ellen up the road. They just laugh at us demanding facts. I can't help but admire them.

"Of course, the press release was full of lies. The Pictures well they exist, bummer. But that all we are saying."

I shake my head, some where in Grey House is another traitor. I will find the person who outed Anna to the Lincolns. If I feel merciful; I will let them stew in prison for a long time, if not; a fall from the helipad on top of Grey House would be next mercy I would grant them.

I watch the family around their table. For the first time; I see the real man I protect and call my friend. I see the man happy and relaxed, without a doubt in his love for Anna and her love for him. I think Sophie will be babysitting at Bainbridge house very soon