A.N
Little treat for you guys! I'm in a very good mood so have an extra chapter!
See you Sunday!
Much Love
K xx


Bursting through the doors of the emergency department, Ray glanced around before his eyes settled on Christian. When he had gotten a call from the school saying Ana had been in an incident in school and was on her way to the hospital, Ray felt his heart stop. Fearing Morton had got his filthy hands on his precious girl. He didn't even let the principal explain what had happened. He hung up his phone and told Carrick he had to go. He knew Carrick would be understanding, he had shown nothing but understanding for him and Ana since Carla was murdered. Heading over to Christian he sighed. "Christian…" He whispered, he felt sick. He didn't know what was wrong with his baby girl.

"Mr Steele…" Christian greeted as he got to his feet.

"Where is she Christian?" He asked. "Is she okay?"

"My mom is in with her in one of the cubicles examining her…"

"Was it Morton?" He quickly asked looking to him. His face had drained of all colour he had.

"No." Christian quickly told him before sighing. "It was my ex-girlfriend. I broke up with her this morning and for some reason she got it into her head that it was Ana's fault. Leila and her stupid friends beat her up. When I got there no one was helping Ana. I pushed them away from her but I could see her face covered in blood and then on the way to the nurse's office she struggled to breathe and then the nurse sent for an ambulance. I came with her because I had a free period and I didn't want her to be alone but when we got here my mom said I can't go with her because I'm not family." He explained looking to him. Truth be told he felt guilty as fuck. "I'm sorry sir."

Ray physically relaxed hearing it wasn't Morton. Listening to Christian explain he nodded a little before he frowned. "Why are you sorry son?"

"When I broke up with Leila, I told her one of the reasons was because I didn't like the way she spoke to Ana or anyone else in the school…she immediately thought that I had feelings for Ana and was breaking up with her to be with Ana. I just wanted her to understand she couldn't talk to people the way she was and think it was okay. I mean the way she spoke to Ana yesterday about her mom…" He sighed and hung his head. "Ana didn't deserve that. Leila was out of line…I shouldn't have mentioned Ana's name…she wouldn't be in this mess if it wasn't for me."

Ray sighed as he moved his arm around his shoulders. "Don't you dare go and blame yourself young man. This is not your fault. I am very aware of who Leila is, she used to be friends with my Annie and I know she can be a nasty piece of work. I know she's gives Annie a hard time but I know Ana ignores her. Don't go blaming yourself. Now you go back to school and I will call your dad later with an update on Ana…how does that sound?"

Despite Ray's words Christian still felt guilty. Nodding a little he looked to him. "If you or Ana need anything…let me know."

"Of course. Now get back to school." He told him patting his shoulder.

"Yes sir. Will you tell Ana I hope she feels better soon?"

"Of course I will."

Christian gave a nod to Ray, glancing to the cubicles one more time he then sighed as he turned and headed out of the hospital, hands deep in his pocket as he headed back. He'd have to walk back seeing as he came in the ambulance with Ana as he didn't want her to be alone. Seeing her hurt like that…it made his heart ache. No one deserved to beat up but what made him angrier was everyone just stood and watched. How could people let that happen? It wasn't normal. He hoped everyone saw Leila for what she really was, especially seeing as he happily vented his anger towards her. People weren't stupid, they knew what Leila was like but no one was brave enough to stand up to her. He hoped his outburst would make people come forward and put Leila in her place once and for all.

Watching Christian go Ray then headed over to the cubicle. As Grace came out before he got the chance to step inside, he looked to her. "Grace…how is she?"

Grace offered Ray a small smile. "She's okay, she's in a lot of pain at the moment but I've just administered some pain killers so she should start to feel a lot more comfortable."

"How bad is she?" He asked in a whisper, he was dreading the damage done to his baby girl.

"She does have a broken nose, but that is the only thing that is broken. Her ribs are bruised along with her sternum which has made it difficult for her to catch her breath." She sighed. "I know she's only just gone back to school but she's probably not going to be able to go in for the rest of the week. She needs to rest and give her body a chance to heal, especially her ribs. Her nose has stopped bleeding so we've cleaned her up. I'd like to keep her in for an hour or two just to monitor her and make sure the pain killers are working. I will prescribe some strong painkillers for her to take before bed so she can sleep better."

Ray sighed and rubbed his forehead. "Thank you, Grace."

Grace smiled. "You're welcome. I'll come back in a little while." She gave his arm a gentle squeeze before heading off.

Ray nodded before he stepped into the cubicle. Seeing his beaten daughter on the bed with her eyes closed his heart broke into a million pieces. Her nose was swollen and there was tape across it, her lip was cut and she had a few bruises covering her beautiful face. His poor baby girl. "Annie…" He whispered not wanting to startle her.

Eyes opening hearing her dad's nickname for her, Ana smiled tiredly to her father. "Hi dad…" She whispered, her voice hoarse.

"Oh sweetheart…" He sighed moving closer to her, gently taking her hand he looked to her. "That girl is nothing but a bully. I hope they expel her and her friends." He huffed with the shake of his head before sighing. "I thought Morton had got you." He admitted hanging his head a little.

Hearing her dad, Ana gave his hand a gentle squeeze. "Never going to happen." She whispered to him. "He'll never get close enough dad." She offered him a little smile before sighing. "As for Leila…well I hope this was worth it because the whole school will now know what kind of bully she is." She mumbled with a sigh. "If it wasn't for Christian god knows what they would have done. No one seemed eager to stop them." She grumbled with a roll of her eyes and sighed. "Can I go home yet?" She asked looking to her dad.

"Well I owe that boy. He saved you and then came here with you so you wouldn't be alone." He then shook his head. "Grace wants to keep you here for an hour or so just to monitor you and make sure the painkillers are working. You'll be off school for the rest of the week, Grace said you need to rest."

Ana gave a nod and sighed. "I figured as much." She mumbled before looking to her dad. "How bad is my face? Honestly?" She asked looking to him

"You're still beautiful to me."

"That doesn't answer my question dad…"

He sighed. "Your nose is quite swollen, you have bruises and your lip is cut…it looks bad now but once the swelling is gone, I'm sure no one will even notice."

Ana rolled her eyes. "If I have bruises then they're going to be there a while." She grumbled with a huff.

"Christian said he hopes you feel better soon…" He smiled. "He's a nice boy."

"Shame he didn't spread his niceness onto his stupid ex."

"I know but he's feeling guilty."

Ana frowned. "Why?"

"He said something about how if he never mentioned your name to Leila then she wouldn't have gotten the wrong idea of him breaking up with her for you."

Ana sighed. "Leila's been looking for an excuse for a long time to lay a finger on me. She blames me for Christian breaking up with her when in reality he saw what a bitch she was."

Ray looked to her. "Language."

"Sorry." She sighed. "He shouldn't feel guilty. I don't blame him."

"Well I told him I'd ring his dad and give him an update later. I'll make sure he passes on the message."

Ana gave a little nod. "He gave me his number earlier, I'll give him a message later if I don't fall asleep."

Ray smiled. "I'm sure he'd like that."

Ana nodded a little before she looked up as Grace poked her head in. "Hey Ana how you feeling?" She asked looking to the youngster.

"Okay, I think the painkillers have kicked in a bit."

Coming into the room more, Grace picked up her chart and glanced down to it before she nodded. "Well don't be surprised if you feel a bit sleepy. We've checked you for a concussion and you don't have one so if you feel you need to sleep just sleep." She told her with a smile. "We're just going to keep you another hour and then you will be free to go." She smiled to them both. "I'll let you know when you can go." She told them as she left the two alone once more.

"She's nice." Ana told her father with a smile.

Ray looked to his daughter and smiled. He could see her eyes drooping, the effects of the pain medication clearly kicking in. Leaning over he pressed a kiss to her head. "Get some sleep." He whispered to her as he took a seat next to her bed.

"Mr Steele…" Came a nurse's voice as he popped his head in. "I have a Mr McAdams out here looking for you. Says he's the Principal at your daughter's school."

Getting to his feet, Ray headed outside. "Thank you." He told the nurse before he then looked to Principal. "Mr McAdams." He greeted.

"Mr Steele, can I just say how sorry I am for what happened to Anastasia. I was absolutely appalled to hear what had happened. How is Anastasia?" He asked.

"Well she's going to be off school for the rest of the week. She has a broken nose and is one big battered bruise." He told him curtly. "I hope the girls in question have been dealt with appropriately."

"I assure you they have. All three have been expelled. One of the main reasons I came was to see if Anastasia wanted to press charges? The parents of all three are horrified about their daughters' actions and were quite understanding if charges were to be made."

"Well Anastasia is asleep right now. The pain medication they have given her has made her drowsy. I'll have a word with her when she wakes up."

"Well due to the fact Anastasia has ended up in hospital the police have been informed and they will need to speak to all parties involved. Fortunately, the girls are being honest with what happened and have accepted their punishment of being expelled from the school."

Ray nodded a little. "Well I personally don't see Ana pressing charges, it's not in her nature, but I understand the police will need to speak to her. When she's feeling better, we'll speak to the police."

Mr McAdams nodded. "I'll let them know. Because they are all classed as minors a parent or guardian will need to be present for the interviews."

Ray nodded. "That's fine, I'll be home until Ana goes back to school anyway."

"Well as long as you don't mind, I'll inform the police and then they can contact you to arrange a suitable day to come and speak to Ana."

"Thank you. And thank you for coming Mr McAdams."

"No problem. I'm just sorry it has come to this. If I had known I would have nipped this in the bud months ago. I hope Ana makes a speedy recovery."

"Thank you, Mr McAdams." Ray commented as he watched him leave. Going back into Ana's cubicle he smiled a little seeing she was still sleeping. She looked so peaceful. Sitting back on the chair he pulled out his phone to see if he had any messages. Seeing he had one off Carrick he made a mental note to call him when they got home. Slipping his phone into his pocket he watched his daughter sleep.

"Ray…" Grace whispered poking her head through into the cubicle before stepping inside with a pharmacy bag.

Looking up as he heard his name, Ray smiled to Grace.

"When Ana wakes up, you're free to go, here is a prescription of some painkillers for her. Through the day she should be fine with some standard painkillers but these are a little bit stronger for when she goes to bed. Hopefully they'll help her sleep at night and ease any discomfort." She handed the bag to him.

"Thank you, Grace. For everything." He smiled and looked to Ana before looking to Grace. "The principal came around. The girls have been expelled and the police have been informed because Ana ended up in hospital. The police will want a statement from Christian too."

Grace nodded. "I'll be finishing soon so I'll head straight home."

"Well fingers crossed by Sunday Ana is feeling better and we can still come to dinner."

"Well if she isn't don't feel you have to come Ray. Ana's health is the most important. If she's not up to it please don't worry."

Ray smiled. "You're too kind Grace."

"I'll see you soon." She smiled to him before leaving them alone.

Ray smiled. The Grey's were a gift. Between both Carrick and Grace and then Christian. He was glad they had met. As Ana began to stir next to him, he sat forward in his chair and looked to his daughter as her eyes fluttered open. "Hey pumpkin…"

Glancing around slightly Ana then looked to her dad. "How long was I out?"

"Not long." He smiled. "Grace said we can go. I have your painkillers. You okay or do you need a few minutes?"

Ana sat up. "I'm okay. I just want to go home and get into my own bed."

Getting to his feet, Ray helped Ana down off the bed before offering her his arm, smiling as she happily linked her arm through his. Pressing a soft kiss to her head he pushed the curtain open and headed out. "Do you want to get something to eat before we go home?"

Leaning into her dad as she walked, Ana shook her head. "I'm not hungry. I just want to curl up in bed with a hot chocolate."

Ray smiled. "Well I bought marshmallows and whipped cream the other day." He happily informed her. "I'll make you one when we get in."

"Thank dad. You're the best." She whispered as they headed down to the car. As they reached the parking garage, Ray headed over to the car and opened the door for Ana. "In you get kiddo."

Slowly getting into the car, Ana relaxed in her seat for a few seconds before she put her belt on.

Climbing into the driver's side, Ray put his belt on before starting up the car. Heading out of the parking garage he headed home. He just wanted to get Ana home and in the comfort of her own bed.
Arriving home twenty minutes later, Ray pulled up onto the driveway and climbed out of the car after cutting the engine. Moving around to Ana's side he opened the door for her and helped her out of the car. Closing the door after he headed up to the front door, unlocking it before guiding his daughter in. "Okay you go and get into your pjs and into bed and I'll make you a hot drink."

"Thanks dad." Ana smiled tiredly to him before she headed upstairs. Going into her bedroom she pulled her phone out off her pocket and tossed it onto the bed before stripping out of her clothes, being carful when she took her top off so she didn't hurt her body too much. Slipping on her fluffy pjs she climbed into bed and grabbed her phone, sighing at the number of messages from Kate. She knew she would have to text her back.

To: Kate
From: Ana
Hey Kate I'm home. I won't be in for the rest of the week. Doctor's orders. Broken nose and pretty much a battered bruise. I'll call you in the week when I'm feeling a bit better. Xx

Sending the message, she then glanced at a piece of paper that was lying on the bed. It must have been stuck to her phone. Picking it up she unwrapped it, seeing it was Christian's number she looked at it for a few minutes before she started a new message on her phone.

To: Christian
From: Ana
Hi Christian, It's Ana. Just wanted to say thank you for what you did for me today, you probably saved my life or saved me from having more than a broken nose. I pretty much owe you my life.
Your mom was really nice in the hospital. Don't blame yourself about what happened. I don't blame you. See you soon xx

Sending it she took a breath before putting her phone on silent and putting it on charge on her bedside table. Looking up as her dad knocked the door and came in, she smiled seeing he had a hot drink and put it on the side. "Thanks dad."

"You're welcome. Now drink that and get some sleep. I'll wake you in a little while for something to eat." He told her as he pressed a soft kiss to her head. "Give me a shout if you need anything, I'm just going to give Carrick a ring."

Ana nodded as she picked up her drink and took a sip. Watching her dad go she then relaxed against her pillows as she enjoyed the hot liquid flowing through her body. She was trying not to move so much to avoid her body hurting even more. Drinking the majority of her drink, she put it on the side before she relaxed more in the bed. Bringing the covers up around her she let her eyes fall to a close. She knew she couldn't have anymore painkillers just yet so the niggling headache brewing would have to stay put. It was safe to say she couldn't wait for summer to come. This year had been pretty shit and she just wanted to put it behind her and start a fresh. She had one more year of high school left and she couldn't wait to see the back of it. She just needed a fresh start. Though Christian has surprised her. She never thought she would be striking up a friendship with the elusive Christian Grey.