Chapter 9 – Dinner at Elliot's
Ana's POV
I am so excited that Christian is letting me drive my R8 to Elliot's. I have hardly driven it.
"Fuck, Ana, slow down. Sawyer can't keep up and if you don't slow down I am going to take this car away from you." He looks at the speedometer. Oops, I am going 87. It is so hard not to speed in this car.
"Relax. We got a late start due to my morning sickness that seems to be morning noon and night. I am trying to make up for lost time." I tell him."Besides it's your fault we are late."
"How is it my fault?" Christian turns in the passenger seat and looks at me. I can't help but giggle as he looks so uncomfortable with me driving. "I waited fifteen minutes for you to get ready."
"It is your fault because you got me pregnant and I have morning sickness all day and I am always tired. This is because of you and your thing."
"My thing? What thing would that be?" He is smirking. "Jesus Ana, slow down. You need to look before you just jump out in front of cars." He is looking through the passenger side view mirror. "Tell me what thing."
"You know, your thingy."
"Ana you always call my cock my thingy. Just say it. Call it a dick, cock, one-eyed monster, anything but thingy." He rolls his eyes at me.
"Okay your weenie." Christian laughs.
"No, not my weenie, for god's sake." He reaches over and plays with my hair and strokes my cheek. I feel him staring at me which makes me nervous while I am driving.
"God I thought I could be more patient about the sex. When I see your bruises I don't want to touch you and hurt you, so I am trying to be patient until you are healed. But Ana, I am fucking dying here." He touches my ear and I get goose bumps.
"I'm sorry. I miss you too. I know we had sex yesterday and Monday, but it's not enough. I want you too but I have been feeling too nauseous in the morning and too tired at night and when I am feeling good we are in the car or around other people."
"I know and baby I am not trying to be insensitive to how you are feeling right now, but maybe you could let me know whenever you have a moment that you are feeling good and then we can get some quickie's in and excuse ourselves from whatever we are doing. You know how much I need you. I have a serious case of DSBS."
"Of what?" I look over and Christian has his shy smile playing with his wedding band. I love his hands. Wow, I could pull over and have sex with him right now. "What is DSBS?"
"DSBS. Deadly semen back-up syndrome. Baby I am use to getting off at least three times a day and in the last two weeks I have been laid twice. We need to capitalize on every good moment you have." He pouts.
I can't help but laugh. DSBS. It must be an Elliot term. "Are you saying this is a deadly condition? Christian do you think this is mental?"
"It feels like it could be fatal. My balls are killing me." Again, Christian is pouting.
"As soon as I am feeling better I will take care of you more frequently. But, yes we should capitalize on it when I am feeling good. So, should I pull over because I am feeling good right now?"
"You are? Seriously? So we can fuck like right now?" Fifty is practically drooling.
"Well we are close to Elliot's so maybe we should go down the road on his street and park like teenagers."
"No, no pull into his driveway." Christian tells me all excited and I notice that he is texting a message really fast.
We pull into Elliot's. Christian jumps out of the car and runs to my side, opens my car door, lifts me out and practically runs to the front door with me in his arms.
"Christian what are you doing?" I am trying to get out of his arms.
"We are knocking one off real quick while you feel good."
"Here? At your brothers?" I am mortified.
"Yes, why not?"
"This is embarrassing!" I look up and Elliot has the front door open."
"Guest room, stand and slam, no sheets. Hi Ana, glad you're feeling better. See you guys in what thirty seconds." Elliot laughs.
"Christian what the hell? Did you text Elliot?" He smiles at me. "What the hell did you tell him?"
"Honestly?" He grabs his phone and reads his text. "Ana finally feels up to fucking. I am suffering from DSBS big time. I will owe you - need to fuck ASAP, can we use your guest room real quick?" I just stare at him. He is unreal!
"What Ana? We're brothers we talk. He knows I haven't been getting fucked. He doesn't care if we need each other right now, he gets it. And right now I don't care who knows. You're my wife, you are feeling okay right now, I am desperate to be inside of you and hopefully you feel the same way." He puts me down in the guest room. "Do you feel the same way baby? You want me right?" Oh Fifty. He is still feeling insecure from when he thought I was leaving him. In addition, I always knew it was almost a full time job to keep Christian sated. And I do feel pretty good right now. I reach up and kiss him softly.
"Bring the big boy out Christian." I murmur against Christian's lips as I reach down for his zipper on his jeans. He is so hard I can barely get the zipper down past his erection.
"I will be giving you all I got baby." He pulls my leggings and panties down and looks for permission to turn me around. "I really want to take you from behind. Are you okay with that?"
I nod and he tells me to lean against the dresser reaching in to feel between my legs. He growls. I whisper "I am ready, go ahead Christian." Christian slams into me and moans. "Oh god baby, thank you. I needed this." I feel him roll his hips slowly and he is squeezing my waist as he pulls me towards him. He moans again really loud. Since when did he get so loud?
"Shhh. Christian." I don't want Kate and Elliot to hear us although they know what we are doing. Christian starts moving really fast. He is moaning and I am hanging on for dear life. God it feels good but I don't think I will come before he does. I look up into the mirror and see his beautiful face. His eyes are closed, his head is back and he is murmuring. Watching his body slam into me turns me on but I am so enthralled watching him that I am not thinking about my own pleasure. I push back hard against him.
"Oh baby don't do that, I want to make this last."
I decide to play Christian's game. "Come for me Christian." I whisper this and he pulls me hard against him with two more hard thrust. I watch his eyes roll back and he moans loudly yelling my name like it is an anthem. I can feel him unloading in me and it feels amazing. I missed this too.
Oh good lord how will I look at Kate again. Before I know what is happening he turns me around and inserts several fingers inside of me with his thumb on my clit and he whispers in my ear. "You will come Ana. I won't let you walk out of here not having your own release. That felt so good baby. You were so wet, hot and tight for me. Oh thank you, I feel so much better. I need you all the time. Thank you for loving me so much. Thank you baby." He is stroking me and moving faster. Christian is devouring my neck, ears, shoulders and I feel my own build up. "That's right baby, let it go. Let it go." My legs start shaking and I try to whisper his name as I come but it can only say a combination of yes, coming and Christian.
I look up into Christian's eyes and he has a huge grin on his face. I lean my face into his shoulder. "Oh my god, I am so embarrassed."
"Don't be baby. Please. Trust me Elliot is the biggest horn dog out there. If anyone understands needing to get laid, it's my brother. We love each other, you're my wife, its fine. There is a bathroom in there, lets clean up." He points to a door next to an armoire.
A few minutes later we come down the stairs and Christian is holding my hand walking me through the kitchen where Elliot is leaning against the kitchen counter drinking a beer and Kate is sitting at the breakfast bar drinking a glass of wine.
"Fuck little bro, you shame the Grey name. That wasn't even three minutes. Now does everyone feel better? Since you have already had dessert, let's wait on dinner. We can go outside and have some appetizers. Did you work up a thirst Christian? Need a beer." Elliot has such a smirk on his face. I am dying of embarrassment.
Christian smiles at Elliot, takes a beer out of the refrigerator, clinks bottles with Elliot, leans back against the counter. "Ahhh, much better." Kate has her eyebrow raised. I am sure she will give me grief when we are alone.
Kate hasn't officially moved into Elliot's house yet even though she is there most nights. It is a really nice house and he has put so much into it. This is the first time I have ever been to Elliot's which seems to surprise Elliot, Christian and Kate.
"I am telling you I have never been here in my life. I was never invited." I smile at Elliot who thinks this over. He seems sure I was there with Kate once. "Anyway, I really like your house Elliot." It is warm and very masculine. Unlike Christian's taste which tend to be austere, crisp and personally I think rather bland with all white walls and very modern art. Elliot has deep browns, warm greens and large Ralph Lauren leather couches. He has blankets, lots of pillows, throws and mission style furniture. He has several beautiful paintings and I love his dining room table which is a large mission style antique farm table.
"You like Elliot's style and taste don't you?" Christian whispers in my ear as he sips on a beer and hands me a glass of club soda with a lime.
"Yes I do, how did you know?" I look at him and then walk outside to his backyard which has a pool, Jacuzzi, fire pit, volleyball net and a basketball court along with an amazing outdoor kitchen.
"I can tell. I have noticed you perk up around this type of décor. We can do this or anything you want at our new house. I thought we would leave all the furniture and paintings that we currently have at Escala. So, if you like my brother's taste, then we can talk to his decorator." I think Christian is being sincere. "He bought this house relatively cheap right out of college and has really done a good job remodeling and making it a great home. It's not huge but it has been good for him. Great backyard isn't it?"
Elliot and Kate walk outside with an appetizer tray. Wow, who knew they could do this and of course Christian teases Elliot. "Did you make this?" It is hummus, crackers and French bread sliced up. Elliot laughs. "Fuck no, I bought it. So, I am thinking of putting the house up for sale."
"Why?" Christian puts his arm around me but looks up at Elliot surprised.
"Kate wants something less bachelor-like and with more space." Elliot tells us. Jeez it is about 5000 square feet. I can tell Christian thinks this is a bad idea but doesn't say anything. "We will probably build. I guess I could rent this and hang onto it. Not sure."
"How much do you want for it?" Christian asks.
Elliot laughs, "Why you want to buy it?"
"I might. How much?"
I need to talk to some of my realtor buddies but I think I can get $950,000. What do you think?"
"I'll give you $950,000 cash tomorrow." What, why does Christian want to buy Elliot's house. Again Elliot laughs.
"Well fuck that. I know you well enough to know that if you are going to give me $950,000 cash tomorrow, that means I can get a lot more. You're too eager to pounce on this."
Christian laughs. "I wouldn't fuck you over but if you're serious about selling, I will buy it. I am serious."
"Christian, we don't need another house. Why are you interested in buying this?" I ask him.
"Just an investment, we need the write offs and maybe you know I was thinking maybe Ray might want to move closer so you can have him here when Blip is born."
"What? You are crazy! My dad would never want a fancy schmancy house like this. Wait until you see our house tomorrow in Montesano. Dad would never expect you to do that!" Christian gives me that look like we will discuss this later.
"Think about it Elliot. Let me know."
Elliot suggest that he and Christian play a game of one on one on the basketball court for a little exercise before dinner and Kate and I sit in some chaise lounges by the pool.
"So how is it being preggers?" Kate asks me. 'Clearly you have not been feeling well enough to fuck the mogul. I can't believe he dragged you in here like a cave man to have his way with you. You don't look good Ana, are you still recovering from the injuries?"
"Thanks Kate. Jeez what do you mean I don't look good?" I thought I looked kind of cute tonight when we left. I am wearing leggings, flats and a cute crop shirt. I have make up on and my hair is in a long single braid. "I have been either too tired or nauseous to be in the mood. Christian has been really sweet about not pressing me for sex, but when I mentioned I was feeling good on the way over here he pretty much turned into a man possessed. Sorry about that. I am so embarrassed."
"God, don't be. I am kidding you. We fucked in your bathroom next to Christian's study the night last week when we came over after you got out of the hospital. Grace, Carrick and Christian were like ten feet away talking and we were in the bathroom banging."
"I didn't even know you two were missing." I am trying to remember when they would have done this and then remember being stuck in the kitchen with Mia.
"You are pale and super skinny. Too skinny. Are you eating anything?" Kate lifts my shirt and frowns when she sees my bruises. "Oh sweetie, I hate what you went through."
"I am trying to eat, but I have the worst morning sickness and the smell of certain food makes me gag. I love eggs but this morning when Christian was eating an egg I almost puked right in the kitchen. Ugh. I will be glad when this passes. I know I have lost weight, but it's only because I have this morning sickness shit. And my god, my boobs feel like they are going to blow up they are so sore. I seriously feel like they are going to split open." Kate reaches over and pokes my boob. What the hell?
"They look so hard. I can tell they must hurt. Your boobs have never looked bigger. She laughs. "Damn, maybe I should get pregnant." We both look up when we hear our men yelling.
"You were standing out of bounds when you took that shot Christian. I call bullshit." Both Elliot and Christian have taken off their shirts and in their typical competitive fashion they are playing basketball for blood. They are shoving each other all over the court and elbowing each other.
"Should we do something? They look like they are going to kill each other?" Kate asks.
"I think this is normal." I hear Christian laugh at something Elliot says. "See they are fine."
"Elliot, should we start the grill?" Kate stands up and yells out as she looks at her watch. "I'm hungry baby."
"Then start it." Elliot yells out as he makes a perfect shot and Christian swears.
"I don't know how." I look up at Kate. How can she not know how to start a grill?
"I'll do it. Jeez Kate." I walk over to the grill and look for the switch. This is a major gas grill so it takes me a few minutes but then I get it going.
"Ana, I need to check on the potatoes. I will be right back. Do you want anything? It sucks that you can't drink." I nod. I would love a little sip of wine but Christian would go nuts and I know it would be bad for Blip. I watch Elliot and Christian. Oh my. How did Kate and I end up with the two sexiest guys in Seattle? They have such amazing bodies and they are so hot.
"They are hotties' aren't they?" I look over at Kate and smile. "Your baby is going to be amazing between the two of you."
"Thanks Kate. I am glad you're not mad at me too for being pregnant?"
Kate asks me what I mean and I end up telling her about my mom. "I am not calling her back for awhile. I am done with her bullshit Kate. Christian really let her have it today. You know I told her off big time at the apartment before the wedding. I thought she would start behaving. I have tried and tried with her and Christian has bit his tongue each time she has come at me, but he has had enough and you know what Kate? I am glad he told her off. She needs to know that Christian and the baby are my priority now and if she doesn't want to be part of our lives, than she is on her own." I watch Christian and Elliot and feel good as I am not crying for a change. "These baby hormones and everything have had me in tears non-stop but I am done crying over my mom."
"I don't know what to say Ana. You know how your mom can be. But I'm sorry." She puts her arm through mine and I put my head on her shoulder. "But you're lucky, Grace is the best mother-in-law we could ever ask for and she will go nuts when that baby is born." I smile and she's right. I don't think I can make my mom want to be happy about this. I am still hurt, but I am simply not talking to her right now. I look over and guess that Christian and Elliot are talking about the same thing because they have stopped taking shots and Christian is holding the basketball and being quite animated. I hear Elliot say, "She is such a fucking bitch. I wouldn't let her talk to her anymore either. She doesn't need any more stress. You did the right thing. For fucks sake how can she treat her that way?" So I pretty much know that Christian is confiding in his brother. A few minutes later they walk up the yard to where we are sitting. They are both sweaty.
"Bro you want to take a shower, go ahead. I am going to take a quick one and then throw the steaks on. Can I get anyone anything?"
Elliot's POV
As I am getting dressed I feel bad for Christian. He is upset that he went off on Ana's mom and he is worried that Ana will be upset later that he told her off. But, fuck, Carla is a selfish bitch. Knowing my brother the way I do, I am surprised he didn't rip Carla a new one sooner.
After a shower we sit down for dinner. I am thinking about Christian's offer to buy the house. I don't really want to move but now that Kate heard his offer, I will probably get nagged about it until I accept his offer or get another one.
We sit down for dinner, which I think turned out pretty good. I rarely cook and Kate is worthless in the kitchen. Figures Christian has Gail to cook and he married fucking Rachel Ray. Ana can really cook and I wish Kate would take some lessons from her. Kate gets jealous when I mention how Ana is the perfect little wife. But she is and especially for Christian who is basically right out of the mid-evil times. I don't know why anyone is surprised Ana is pregnant. He claims that he wanted to wait and see the world with her, but I think Ana being pregnant probably fits better in his desires to have his little wifey comfortably close to home where he can control her every move.
"Did you hear from Mia after our call today?" I ask Christian. "She text me and I know she is pissed at me. She asked if she could come over but I told her no. I just wasn't in the mood for her tonight. She needs to get a job. Her laziness and spoiled little attitude are wearing on me. I can't believe after what happened last week she actually asks for more freedom."
"No, I didn't hear from her. I am tightening up security for everyone." Christian looks over at Ana. "I have a proposal for her."
I can see this is news to Ana as she looks up. "What is your proposal?" She asks.
"The woman that has been running our foundation is retiring. I thought this might be good for Mia."
"Awkward." I look up and I can tell Ana and Kate agree with me. "Bad idea bro."
"Why?" Christian tends to be naïve and puts his head in the sand when it comes to Mia. "She needs to do something besides sleep all day and party all night. I don't see why employing my sister is awkward. I would hold her responsible."
"Christian you will regret it within a week. She will use her little sister role to be late everyday and think she can get away with it. She will want to leave early, she has never managed and she is not reliable. You will end up fighting with her and it will get ugly. Don't do it." I am positive this is a bad idea and I don't want to be caught in the middle of this when it becomes an issue and it will.
"But you know she is good at planning and putting events together, so I think this would be a good match for her." Christian seems to have actually thought about it, but I am going to talk him out of this.
"Why don't you help her start her own party planning business?" Kate offers. I like that idea better than having her work for Christian. He will end up wanting to kill her.
I am rubbing Amigos' back and he rolls over so I can rub his stomach. "Maybe Mia can be a doggie sitter huh boy? No, I am just kidding. I wouldn't leave you with her. Where I go, you go." God, I love my dog.
"Maybe she should start her own business. I don't know, but we have to get her to start doing something. I worry about her not doing anything all day. Either way, I am letting her come in on Monday to interview her new security team. So I will talk to her then." Christian looks like he is still thinking about this.
"She needs to do this on her own, but mom and dad should make her move out, so she starts feeling some pressure. Right now she lives like a queen. Someone whose initials are CTG should take her car away that he bought her." I look up at Christian. He spoils her more than anyone. "Are you still freezing her out on spending money?" He looks over at Ana. Shit I wonder if she knew he was giving her ten grand a month.
"Yes, I haven't since you know the little problem before the wedding. She probably is starting to run low."
We talk about his company picnic and he tries to recruit me to be on his softball team at the picnic. Each of the executives is putting together a team and he still needs a few more people.
"I wasn't planning on coming. I need to get some shit done at your house. Who is on your team? I don't want to come if the team sucks."
"Taylor and Reynolds and that dick in my accounting department, some people you probably don't know and Andrea. I wanted Ros, she is tough as nails, but she has her own team and I will be fucking pissed if my team loses to hers." He works me over and finally I agree to show up.
"Hey next week for my birthday, should we give the ladies a rematch at Catch Phrase?"
"That will be hilarious with mom and dad. Is Ethan coming with Mia?" Christian asks. I look at Kate and she looks at me.
"What?" Both Ana and Christian are asking us.
"He is going to tell her they shouldn't see each other anymore." Kate says apologetically. "He just doesn't feel like there is anything there."
"Poor Mia," Ana states but I have to hide a grin when Christian shrugs and says "She'll live." I know he has never been a fan of Ethan's. I think Mia will take it hard though, so I might try and fix her up with this new project manager, architect I hired. His name is Brady, just graduated from college and he is new in town. He seems like a nice kid. He is about 23 and quite ambitious. I will play it by ear.
"So, I am thinking of taking Mom's phone away. And I am fucking serious. It used to be funny but it is getting worse. Today she sent me a text and I honest to god had no idea what she was saying. So I just called her and said, "Hi" like she does. She said "Hi" back. I said "hi" again about five times. Finally she said, "Elliot, what do you want?" I said "fla ya taquit texes." I start laughing and can barely finish telling what happened. "She said, 'Elliot Grey what are you saying? This is frustrating.' I said exactly mom. This is what it is like when you text. You don't need to say hi and if you can't learn to text correctly just pick up the damn phone and call. We all spend too much time trying to figure out what the hell you are saying." Christian's eyes get big.
"No you didn't. You told her that?" He can't believe I confronted her. "Fuck, was she pissed?"
"Hell yes she was pissed, but seriously I was sitting up on your roof fixing your god damn chimney and she is texting me jibberish and keeps typing 'Hi' over and over again until I respond. I lost it." I start laughing again. "God I love her but she needs to just pick up the god damn phone and call and quit with the texting. She said 'Elliot Grey if hearing from your mother is such a problem maybe I just won't bother you anymore." I imitate her voice.
"You're fucked. She can hold a grudge." Christian tells me something I already know. "But thank you, thank you! " Christian holds up his beer bottle and we clink glasses.
We are finished with dinner and Ana ask Kate out of the blue what she calls my "thingy." I laugh and Kate tells her she calls it the beast and Christian laughs but rolls his eyes.
"Hey Christian do you have a minute hand on your watch?" He smiles as he knows exactly why I am asking. When we were kids we use to play this game where we would say alternative names for words and whoever said the last word at the minute point won. If we run out of words before the minute was up we each have to do 50 push-ups. He takes his watch and gives it to Ana.
"Tell us when to go. Time us for one minute baby." Christian says this as he sits on the edge of his seat. We have done this hundreds of times over the years. Sports teams, bands, instruments, presidents, and all sorts of lists. I don't think we have ever done this for the word penis. Before Ana, he would have been all snooty about this. She has made him human again.
"Why am I timing you?" Ana looks confused as does Kate.
"Just do it. The game is other words for Penis. You're first Elliot." Christian announces. Ana tells us to go.
Me: Gristle Missle
Christian: Pumping Pole of Penile Power
Me: Granite Ediface
Christian: One-Eyed Fred
Me: Dip Stick
Christian: Piss Pump
Me: Meat Wrench
Christian: Night crawler
Me: Blue-veined Junket Pumper. Christian starts laughing really hard. That one got him.
Christian: Love Pump
Me: Richard and the Twins
Christian: One Eyed Wonder Weasel
Me: The Cheeky Monkey
Christian: Johnson
Me: Trouser Snake
Christian: Tool
Me: Thrill Drill
Christian: Sex Pistol
Me: Pocket Rocket
Christian: One Hole Friction Whistle.
"What? That is hilarious." I start laughing too.
Me: The Pink Oboe
Christian: Purple-Helmeted Warrior
Me: Purple-Helmeted Yogurt Thrower. "Oh you're fucking whacked Elliot." Christian says and cracks up. Kate and Ana are sitting there with their mouths hanging open.
Christian: Trouser Trout
"TIME!" Ana announces. Christian stands up holding his hands up in victory.
"Yes, I win. Oh my god Elliot. Purple Helmeted Yogurt Thrower?" Christian is almost crying he is laughing so hard and I am right with him. The ladies aren't even smiling. They don't get our sense of humor.
"Shit I had a bunch more," I tell him. I am laughing so hard I am coughing. "One eyed wonder weasel. Ha, god we are idiots."
"You guys act like ten year olds." Kate tells us.
I let Christian know that I am against him having any outside stairs on his upstairs deck. "Listen after last week I realize how vulnerable you are. People want your money and will do crazy things to get to you. With the baby, I don't think you should have stairs off the outside upstairs deck. It makes it way too easy for someone to break into your house with easy access to the deck and god knows what they could do. I think the decks off the bedroom should be contained without exit access."
"Well then how would guest sit on the deck, would they have to go through one of the bedrooms?" Ana ask a good question.
"I am proposing that, yes or that you have the room off the family room to build a large two story deck, like 72 x 48." I feel this is an obvious decision but they have designed a large upper level deck with stairs off the master bedroom and then on the other end. Christian runs out to the car as he brought his blueprints with him and I show them what I was thinking. I draw what the alternative deck would look like. Christian understands exactly where I am coming from and agrees with me but Ana has her heart set on an access deck.
"Let's look at this and talk about it in the morning baby." Which means Christian will work her over until she agrees with him. Now that I have pointed out the security issue, there is no way Ana will win this.
"So, we have some news too." Kate announces. "We are moving the wedding back until after the baby is born."
"Why? You don't have to do that?" Christian looks at Ana and me.
"Yes Christian. I want Ana as my matron of honor and the wedding is the same weekend your baby is due from what it sounds like. How can we get married if our matron of honor and best man are busy counting and pushing a baby out? So we are moving it until the first weekend in August. This way Ana, you can be part of the bachelorette party and be your tiny little self walking down the aisle." I watch my brother bristle. I knew he would react this way.
"Well Kate, I doubt that Ana will be going to a bachelorette party when we will have a newborn at home." He looks at Ana and she plays with her rings. "Right, Ana?"
"I don't know, I haven't really thought about it, but I will need to make it work. I will just have to take the baby with me."
"Or get a nanny." Kate looks up like the problem is solved but I told her this won't be that black and white. "Or hey Mogul, maybe you can stay home with your kid while Ana comes to my bachelorette party and then she can stay home when you have Elliot's bachelor party." God damn Kate loves to rile Christian. I told her we have plenty of time to figure this out but she is right in that we need to pick a date for the wedding.
"Ana will be nursing. I don't think she can just dump the baby off for a weekend so she can go out drinking with you Kate." Ana looks pissed. "You are nursing right baby."
"I don't know, I guess. We haven't talked about any of this yet. But I think you should plan your wedding for the date you want and we will do the best we can. We are both so honored to be part of it, and if you want to move your wedding to insure we are there to have a major role, we will make it work. Right, Christian?" Ana gives Christian a cold stare.
"Yes, if you want to guarantee our participation in the wedding you should definitely move the date from early May. But, I am not fucking promising that Ana will be off running around drinking and partying for a bachelorette party and leaving the baby with god knows who yet." Christian stares at Kate.
"Christian, let's not go crazy about this yet. I plan to pump so we can have some flexibility."
"Pump?" Both Christian and I say this at the same time. That sounds unattractive. Fuck this is going to be such a battle between Kate and my brother. "What does pumping exactly entail?" I ask. I have some strange visions in my head.
"Pretty much how it sounds. I will explain it later," Ana tells us rolling her eyes. "I am tired. Can we talk about this after Dr. Green gives us a firm due date please?" I look up and Kate and Christian are having a stare down.
Christian looks at me. "Yes, we better go. We have to get up in the morning and drive to Montesano. I will send you pictures of Ray's projects Elliot and then you'll let me know if you can help him out, right?"
"Yes of course. I think I can come up with something. Ray's a great guy, so anything I can do." I stand up. "Since you two have had dessert, I don't suppose you're interested in any cupcakes from Pinkabella's?" Ana perks up.
"You hardly hate dinner Mrs. Grey, should you be eating cupcakes." Christian lectures her and she puts on a full-fledged pout.
"Yes, bring them in here please! Yum I love cupcakes." I laugh when Ana's eyes get as big as saucers. She is so torn between one called Banana Split and another called Carmel Apple. She gives her puppy eyes to Christian. He smiles and nods, takes a knife and cuts them in half and puts a half of each on Ana's plate and the other halves on his plate. Ana claps and is ridiculously excited.
"Oh my gosh these look so good. You know what would go great with these?" She pauses and we are all thinking she is going to say milk but instead she says, "Strawberry jelly and peanut butter." What the hell?
Christian looks at her like she's nuts. "And so it begins."
Next chapter I will start fast forwarding things a bit, as I don't want to do every week or day of the pregnancy!
To the guest that was upset that I didn't have Ana get in her Mom's face and said my Ana has no backbone, please go back to After the Boathouse and read Chapter 43.
A lot of questions and request to bring Rusty in the picture to meet Christian. Not sure yet if I will do that. This is a mostly happy story with as much real daily life issues as I can come up with. Not sure how to bring him in without going against my own desire to make this drama free. I will be dealing with real life newlywed issues, Gramps and Grams aging problems, Mia finding a job, Kate and Elliot wedding planning, sex and pregnancy and Christian's control issues. Maybe even a little more Maggie and Ray. Also we will be doing lots of traveling in the upcoming chapters. But…Rusty? Do you want them to meet?
Thanks as always for your feedback. Lilly
