Chapter 4

A/N: Hey guys, thanks for all the reviews and support for the last chapter. I really appreciated it. There will be a time jump in this chapter and probably next one just to help the story move along a bit more. But I won't make you guys wait any longer so here's the next chapter.

Ana POV:

Christian may just be like Andrew when it comes to the thought of children but not me. I actually kind of welcome the idea of have a little baby. I found myself back inside Christian's bedroom, sitting on his bed.

"Maybe it wouldn't be so bad," I whispered.

"It wouldn't be so bad?" Christian exclaimed, coming to a stop at the front of the bed. He stares at me.

"Ana, I'm not ready for a baby. I'm too fucked up for a child. We only just started this affair. I trusted you with one thing! One damn thing, Ana. I know you aren't idiotic."

Now, he is starting to piss me off more than he was making me upset. I stood up, wrapped in the bed sheet and said,

"Don't you dare yell at me! I've had enough of that today without you adding to it. First of all, there is a slight chance I won't even get pregnant. Second, I didn't lay down alone and it isn't all of my responsibility to remember a fucking condom. And, as for you being too fucked up for a child…..you're the one who let Elena drill that into your mind. Elena. Of all people, you listen to the disgusting bitch that ruined your life. I hope that you start to use common sense and kick her to the curb. Until you can apologize to me….this" I motion my hand between us, "is over."

I grab my clothes and storm out of the room, walking to one of the guest rooms. In the bathroom, I wash up and put my clothes on. Walking out of the guest bedroom and down the hallway, Christian is standing in his bedroom doorway. He has the look of worry written on his face but I don't even stop to say anything to him...I just keep on going. Fuck him and fuck Andrew.

For a moment, I was thinking about going back to the house but I don't want to deal with Andrew tonight. Getting into my car, I know there is only one other place I can go to and that's Kate's.

When I show up at her front door, my face clearly indicates that I have been crying from the moment I stepped inside my car to the moment I got out and walked to her front door. When she opened the door, it didn't take her long to figure out that something was wrong. She pulled me into her arms and sighed.

"What happened now?" She asked as she walked me into her house.

For the next twenty minutes, I told her everything that has happened tonight. Including the part where Andrew hit me. And to say that she was pissed off was an understatement. My hands were shaking as I looked down at them, waiting for her to say something.

"You're not going back," She stated firmly.

"Kate-" I started.

"Look, Christian was right. Not about the birth control, but about sitting back and letting Andrew treat you the way he does. You are not going to go back to him if he is going to hit you. Listen it's 2 in the morning. I'm tired, you're tired. Why don't you stay in one of the guestrooms for the night? You can have the one at the end of the hall."

"Thank you, Kate," I hug her.

"You're welcome. Just make yourself at home, I need to go check on Ava."

Two weeks later

Kate POV:

I loved Ana and I didn't want her going back to Andrew but she was becoming so depressed and sulking around the house. She needed to understand that she had a man willing to take her away from all of this but she was so damn stubborn. Something was scaring her but I wasn't going to baby her anymore. Christian was wrong for reacting the way he did when she told him they didn't use a condom but what did she expect him to do? Be happy about it. I would never judge my little sister but she was having an affair and she couldn't expect Andrew to be all nice and happy about his wife sleeping with his #1 enemy.

"Ana, that's it. You need to stop sulking," I said, walking into the room she had turned into her own.

"I'm not sulking," she whispered, her eyes glued to the laptop in front of her but I saw her tear-stained cheeks.

"Yes, you are. Look, I love you to death and I would do anything for you. You're my little sister but you are so damn stubborn that you can't see that there is a good man right there in front of you, willing to give you everything. Christian loves you. He might not say it, but the way he talks about you to Elliot...the man worships the ground you walk on!"

Ana stood up and scoffed,

"If he really did, then he wouldn't have cared that we forgot a condom! He wouldn't have blamed me for everything. I didn't lay down alone!"

"You're married!" I exclaimed. "What did you expect him to do? If you loved him, you would leave Andrew for good and if you get pregnant, I am sure Christian would take care of both of you, no questions asked. But you can't expect him to be over the moon about it when you go home to a man who doesn't even appreciate you every night! He's screwing his assistant, one of your so-called friends that he always forces you to hang out with, and anything else that has woman parts! It doesn't take a fucking wedding ring or hell, even a college degree for Andrew to get into bed with someone else! Why you let him treat you like that? I have no fucking idea. But we both know how disappointed Mom and Dad would be if they saw you right now."

Ana grabbed her bags before turning back to me,

"Right, so it's Ana's fault. It's always Ana's fault. You know what? If you knew what Andrew had on you and your husband's family, you would understand! I'm not choosing to do nothing just for the fun of it! Don't you think I know he's in bed with half the women in Seattle? It doesn't matter! I wouldn't care if he was screwing men, too! The main fact is that I'm trying to pay you back for all you've done for me by protecting you from him but all of you are too damn blind to see it! You're talking to me like I'm that pathetic woman that goes back to her husband because he apologizes and says it will never happen again. And don't talk to me like you haven't been in the same position! You don't want me here? Fine. I'll go back to Andrew and I pray to God I am pregnant because at least the baby will actually be the only family I can count on!"

She took her things and walked out. I sat down on the bed and ran my hands through my hair. This was not what I wanted to happen. Great, I was trying to drag her away from Andrew and, instead, I drove her to him. Christian was going to hate me. He was already miserable because Ana wouldn't answer any of his phone calls or texts. Sometimes, Ana just didn't know when to let go of things. Yes, Christian was in the wrong a little bit but so was she. I mean, no one was blaming her, but she needed to stop blaming everyone else as well. Maybe I was being the worst sister at this moment but Ana need a wake-up call. Like I said, I loved my sister. But sometimes you have to hurt the people you love to get them to see the truth.

Ana POV:

As I got into my car, my phone beeped. Sighing, I picked it up and looked at the new text message from Andrew,

Baby, I love you. Please come home. I will never put another hand on you again. I was drunk and stupid. Just come home-Andrew

Why should I trust what you have to say?-Ana

His response was quick.

Because I love you and I wlll do anything to make it up to you. You can see your sister whenever you want, work. I'll even pay for you and any one of your friends to go on a vacation, my treat-Andrew

Promise me, Andrew-Ana

I promise, love. It will never happen again-Andrew

No, I wasn't naive enough to believe that Andrew was going to keep his promise but where was I going to go? A half hour later, I walked into the house, slowly, and Andrew smiled when he saw me walked in. He had company. And it just so happened to be Jason, the guy I met in the elevator. Andrew walked over to me and kissed me on the forehead,

"Go get settled in and I'll have Emma cook us some dinner."

Jason watched me, carefully, and I just nodded. I knew some people would think I was naive going back to Andrew because of the argument Kate and I had. But they didn't understand. Kate was my sister and she didn't even understand so who could I turn to? Christian? He's been trying to call me and text me but I wouldn't answer him. There was no one else that I had. When I put everything back in its place and walked out of my bedroom, I bumped into Jason. Strange, he lived at Escala yet he worked for Andrew who was on the other side of town. Wouldn't people usually choose a job a bit closer? And he looked so familiar but I couldn't quite pinpoint it.

"Sorry, I was just looking for the bathroom," he gave me a charming smile.

"You do realize that there's two bathrooms downstairs, right?" I countered. "I'm sure Andrew has told you that, considering he doesn't let anyone upstairs without special permission."

Jason's smile slowly faded. I scoffed and started to walk away, not in the mood to listen to anyone right about now, but he grabbed my arm. Turning to look at him, I said, slowly and softly,

"If you don't let go of me, I swear to God, I will scream."

"Don't, Ana. I promise you, I'm not here to try anything...But you can't talk to Andrew about me, no matter what you see, okay?" he said, quietly while glancing over his shoulder a few times to make sure no one was listening.

I narrowed my eyes at him, suspiciously. That was kind of blunt. Of course, if Jason was going to do something to ruin Andrew, I wouldn't stop him as long as it didn't make Andrew want to get revenge on me and take it out on my family. Even if Kate didn't understand, that didn't mean I was just going to let Andrew throw her or any of them under the bus. He let go of my arm and I folded my arms across my chest,

"Who are you?"

"No one you need to worry about. Ana, I know what he does to you...if you're scared..."

"What you need to do is mind your own damn business. I don't know who you are or what you're trying to do, but do not drag me into any mess you make for yourself. If my husband finds out you're doing something to betray him and he decides to hurt you, I am staying out of it. I have enough problems as it is," I snapped before turning on my heels and storming away. I was going to find out who Jason was and I just needed to find someone to help me. It certainly wasn't going to be Christian or Andrew. But I did know who.

Sorry for a short chapter but I wanted to update soon. I hoped you guys liked it. Please review and go easy on me. Thanks.

Rose xoxo