HI there! Thanks charhamblin for telling me about the mistake I made. When I said Teddy was about to begin school, I meant to say what in USA is called pre-school. In Argentina, at that age, kids go to school, more specifically what we call Jardín de niños, which literally means kids' garden/ kindergarten. I'm sorry I messed up! Ted is 2 and a half years old, and about to begin pre-school. I think Ana and Christian would rather have him surrounded by kids his age, learning through games in a private pre-school, that at home with a nanny.

The system of education here in Argentina is very different. For example, if Teddy was from here he would begin first grade being 5 years old and would turn 6 years old 2 months after classes began, as here classes begin during March. I don't understand how old he should be when he begins first grade in this story.

Also, a person who is born in May in Argentina would graduate being 17 years old. How old should Ted be when he graduates?

Please, answer! And thanks for reading!

Here comes the new chapter. Enjoy...


Chapter 7: Teddy, why don't you go in and meet your classmates?

August 18, 2014

CPOV

Ana says I will lose my hair if I keep running my hands through it, but I can't help it. Today, it's Teddy's first day at pre-school. He will probably put a fight when we leave him in his room. And I'm still not so sure about security. I know he will have two men looking after him, standing right outside the door. There's also the privet security that this very expensive private pre-school has, but... But Teddy is in the top five list of most wanted kids by kidnappers! God! I'm not sure I can do this. How did Ana convince me?

Here comes my baby boy with his beautiful mom walking down the stairs! He looks perfect with his little uniform on! Ana already took pictures of him in his bedroom and now I'm taking pictures of him by the door. Once we are done, I walk with them towards the garage. Taylor will drive us and Sawyer, Stark and Cooper will follow us in another car. Stark and Cooper will stay with Teddy at pre-school and keep the second car, while Taylor will drive Sawyer, Phoebe, Ana and I back home. Then, Taylor and I will take another car and go to Grey House. Well, we will do that after Teddy lets us leave.

I have a surprise for Ana. Now that we are a family of four, when we ride together in a car, there's not enough space for all of us in the backseat. So, I bought a limousine. I know she'll probably freak out, but then she'll love it. We seriously need a car with many seats.

I take Fifi's bag and Teddy's backpack with one hand and my son's little hand with the other one. Ana picks up our daughter from the stroller and holds her in her arms. Taylor opens the door for us and we walk out. I hope she doesn't freak out that much.

"Oh my God, Christian, what's that?" She shrieks once our new acquisition is in sight.

"A limousine" I answer as nonchalantly as possible.

"A limousine" she repeats slowly.

"Yes. There's enough space for eight people in the back of this one. It wasn't easy to get, but..."

"Nothing's impossible when you're Christian Grey" she finishes my sentence with sarcasm. This doesn't look good. I know this is the kind of things she wants us to discuss together first, but I wanted to surprise my wife.

"This means we can all travel together in the back seats."

"Eight seats? Don't you think it's a little over the top."

"No. I think it's comfortable and practical. The four of us will be able to travel together. And when we have a third kid, it will be the five of us. Maybe we will need to take Ava with us sometimes, taking into account that she and Fifi are the same age and probably will become best friends and that Elliot and Kate are moving here, to the sound."

"You could have told me..."

"I wanted to surprise you, baby." I kneel in front of our son. "Don't you like this big new car, Teddy?"

"Yes! It's awesome!"

"Do you want to get in?"

"Yes! Will Taylor drive us to pre-school in this car?"

"Sure. Let me help you in."

If Teddy loves it, Ana can't hate it. I'm safe. She smiles down at our son and gets in after him.

"Wow. It's like a bus with couches in here" She says, fascinated. I laugh and take Fifi from her, so I can put her in her seat. I guess Ana does like it.


Teddy is excited the whole way and can't keep still. Thanks God pre-school is only about ten blocks from home! He can't wait to meet his schoolmates.

Taylor stops in front of the building and the four of us get out of the limousine. Cooper and Sawyer get out of their car and Taylor and Stark leave to park the vehicles. We walk in and ask for Teddy's classroom. We follow the instructions and find it. A blond woman in her forties is waiting by the door with a reassuring smile. She must be one of the two teachers.

"Hello. We are Mr. And Mrs. Grey and this is our son, Ted" I say with a polite smile and we shake her hand.

"My name is Nancy and that is Monique." She points at the other teacher, who is in her twenties and has dark black hair. "Teddy, why don't you go in and meet your classmates?" He nods and runs inside the classroom."Well, that was easy."

"What do you mean?" I ask.

"Well, usually kids clung to their parents legs and put on a good fight before letting go."

My face falls. Why doesn't he want to stay with us? What did I do wrong as a parent? I begin to panic.

"Don't worry Mr. Grey. It's better this way. And it means that Teddy is a very intelligent, mature kid. He isn't afraid of socializing or changing his routine. He knows he's going to be happy and safe and that you will be here to take him home by lunchtime. Does he have any older siblings or cousins?"

"No." Ana answers. "Why do you ask?"

"Well, kids usually feel safe at pre-school because children slightly older than them explain to them what to expect."

"Well, my mother is a paediatrician and instructed us to tell Teddy about pre-school in advance so that he would get used to the idea."

"That's a very smart recommendation. I wish every parent would do it."

"Daddy?" Teddy is standing by the door. Yes! He's here again! I don't care what this lady says about Teddy being mature and happy, I feel rejected and abandoned.

"Yes, handsome?" I kneel.

"You have my backpack. I want to show my new friends Joanne and Rick my spider-man cup!"

"Oh. You're right. Here." I give him the bag, pouting. I stand up and Ana laughs at my expression. Teddy turns around and begins to walk away, when Fifi cries out.

"What's wrong, princess?" Teddy asks walking towards his mother. Ana kneels so he can look at her. "Don't worry Fifi, I'll be back by lunchtime and I'll play with you all afternoon, I promise." And with that, he walks away.

"Wait!" Ana says. "Where's my kiss?" He kisses his mother and then turns to smile at me. I kneel and he hugs me. Then he whispers in my ear "I'll be back before you have time to miss me" and kisses me goodbye.

Even though I'm used to not seeing Ted through the morning, I will miss him and worry because he's not at home with Ana. I leave at 8:00 a.m. for work, but try to be home by 3:30 or 4:00 p.m. so I can be with my family. I'm accustomed to spending time with them. As I spend less time in Grey House now, I usually have to work from home. But I do it sitting on the floor next to Teddy, while he plays. Ana was always early from work, too, before her maternity leave. She worked from the sofa like she does now. We practically don't use our offices any more. And, of course, we always, always, have lunch together at home. Thanks God it's a 10 or 15 minutes ride for both of us from home to work.

Anyway, I've been thinking about installing a helipad over our home and Grey Publishing, so the travel time is reduced and we can spend more time with our kids. But this time, I will discuss it with Ana first. And then I'll convince her that even though it is over the top, this means more time at home. I only have to choose if I'll use guilt to convince her or if I should turn into Mr. Sexpertise. The second idea sounds... more enjoyable.


It's 11:15 a.m. and Taylor and I are ten minutes away from leaving. We'll go home to pick the girls up and then we'll collect Teddy. His class is dismissed at 12:00, and we want to be there a little earlier. I call Andrea and inform her I won't return after lunch. I decided I want to spend the afternoon with the new student of the house.

We arrive home and I walk in to help Ana with the baby. Five minutes later, we are seated in the limousine and at 11:54 Taylor stops in front of the pre-school. Ana and I get out of the limousine with Phoebe in my arms and then Taylor leaves to park the car. There's already a bunch of parents here already. I recognise many people, such as Johnson, who works for me, and Faraday. The latter owns a hospital and attends many of the charity dinners Ana and I go to. I approach him out of respect.

"Mr. Faraday. Mrs. Faraday."

"Mr. Grey. Mrs. Grey." They greet us back.

"I didn't know you have a kid at pre-school" Mrs. Faraday says.

"It's Teddy's first day" Ana answers. Women! They have this amazing ability to socialize. I, on the other hand, am too nervous to talk to anyone.

"Oh! Really? It's Joanne's first day, too!" They keep chatting but I can't seem to be able to focus. 11:59... They should be here in any minute. I hear the bell ring. Yes!

A whole minute later, Nancy and Monique appear by the door, followed by a herd of little kids in two tidy lines. One at a time, the girls approach Monique and the boys walk over Nancy. The teachers bend down and the kids indicate who their parents are. Then, they kiss each other goodbye and the children run to where their parents are with a smile plastered on their faces.

A little, pretty, blond girl points to the Faradays. She must be Joanne. Then Teddy says goodbye to Nancy and runs to where we are, with Cooper and Stark behind him. Ana and I kneel and we hug him. He kisses both of us and Fifi and tells his little sister that she's going to love pre-school. Great, she probably won't grip my legs, neither. Then he turns to look at the Faraday's kid.

"Joanne, this is my little sisi I was talking to you about."

"Oh. She is very pretty." She turns around. "Mommy, Daddy, I want a little sisi, too." They look at her with wide eyes and Ana and I can't help but laughing at them.

"Oh, no" Ted replies, looking serious. "You don't get to choose if the baby is a boy or a girl."

"But can I ask for a sibling, then?" Teddy looks at us. I guess he doesn't know the answer as he never asked for a sibling, we just decided to have another kid. I nod and Teddy smiles and tells Joanne "Yes!" She beams back at him and turns to look at her parents.

"Now, princess, say goodbye to your new friend." I think Mr. and Mrs. Faraday haven't considered looking for another kid yet, so their expressions are just hilarious.

"See you tomorrow, Ted."

"Bye, Joanne." They hug, which is kind of sweet, and Ana and I shake hands with Mr. and Mrs. Faraday.

"I conclude you had a good day" Ana tells him.

"Yes! It was awesome!" And with that he begins to talk. He tells us about the toys and how funny it was to play with kids his age. He is very fond of his new friends Joanne, Luna, Rick and Matt. But he claims Joanne is the prettiest. I guess my boy has his first crush.


Thanks Sofi for correcting this!

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