Chp9 Seattle revisited.

* note Anna birth day is in Sept. is 16. Christian birth day is in June so he will be 18 soon. They are both going to be junior for the spring semester, and senior for the next school year. sorry for the confusion. they start the story as she's14 and he's 15. in may.

The Family helps us empty the RV into our new home. Anna is happy and shining like a beacon. She can so put the tension out of her thoughts a just live in the moment. I smile at her. She is already planning with Mia and Grace some changes. More book shelf for sure. Books are her passion. She what's to write and edit, be in publishing. I plan on making her dreams true.

Bruiser has a small dog run to play in. he hates it. I talk with Elliot about how to hide the chain link fence. It reminds him of the cages he lived in as a puppy. I make sure he no alone in the run. Dad's not happy about him being lose. Well, till the run is revamp, tough tits dad. My dog is not going to be traumatized again.

He loves the lakeside. The Chesapeake in him crashes into the water, loving the water, the swim. Anna calls him out and has a towel waiting. He stands and waits for her to wrap him up before he shakes. If it was me he'd shake as soon as I was within range. My baby dog, is a womanizing ham.

Lunch is a boisterous affair with Mia asking a hundred question and minute. Till Anna retreats a returns with the wedding album and some of the scrap books. The Girls huddle on the couch, uhing and ahing at the pictures. We men retreat to dad's office.

I hand Dad the copy of my marriage paper work. This is one of those make or break moment with my dad. He just put the paperwork in a drawer. "Sit down, please."

"We arranged for Anna and you to go into the school district office Tuesday and get placement tested. If they recommend high school. I arranged for the two of you to attend Seattle Preparatory High School. Yes, they will take you back. it's the best High school academicals in the state. I also arranged for your trust fund to be turned over to your lawyers in California. Questions?"

"I will have my Washington state lawyer take over the trust fund. I hope you can believe that I have my best interest at heart dad. I want this to work. For us to re-forge the family."

"You have a local lawyer. ME!" dad says hurt, I can see in his eyes.

"I arrange to have Henry Bailey be my local lawyer. I don't want a conflict of interest with you representing us."

"I know Henry, he's a top notch family lawyer. I don't see a conflict of interest representing my son."

"That's the conflict, dad. Representing your son. Not your Son and daughter in law. Just your son."

"you don't trust me, to have both of your interest at heart." The tears form in the corners of his eyes, I feel Elliot tense near me. I must choose my word wisely right now.

"Dad, I love you. But we just reconnected, trust will come, but it takes time. We all need to rebuild the world before that evil bitch destroyed us. I want to have faith that my family will love me and Anna. But I have learned the hard way to let actions speak, merit counts and Anna is my world above everyone and everything else." I watch the faces hard looking for the tells I know so well. They don't come. Dad is wiping his eyes.

"I understand; a lot has happened since you left. We've all changed. We are all going to have to come to terms with the new reality of our family." Dad says softly like he's talking to wounded kid.

"Well, Christian you and Anna are living here there are rules you both must at hear to." He waits, I nod.

"First, you can have parties with approval from us, your mother and me. second, no sex outside on the grounds. Yes, that applies to all the kids. (I look at Elliot who's sweating, ya! I learned half of what I know about sex watching him get it on in the pool, yard, garage, boathouse, boat dock, hell! just about every vertical surface outside the house, and a lot of flat surfaces as well.) third you guys will have a curfew during the school week. Lastly, if you want to be separate you have to have your own budget." Dad says waiting for me to argue.

"Ok, we accept the conditions. But a few extra rules. The apartment is ours, you guys, and I mean everyone will not enter without knocking and being granted permission to enter. Second, our dog will have the run of the place, till we get the dog run set up to not torture him. He hates cages, and we won't hurt him needlessly. Third, when you have events we reserve the right to not attend, even if their held here on the grounds. Lastly, I play the piano, so we may need to sound proof the apartment so as not to disturb you." I state my case.

"Ok, I accept your rules except the event one. That you will have to take up with your mother. I am not getting between you two on that one. I have more brains than balls, to challenge your mother on family attending events."

"Ok, I accept. So how does the schedule work now?" I ask

"I usually leave for work around eight. Elliot leaves around seven for college, he's local at Seattle U."

"I thought you were going to Sanford in California?" I look at Elliot.

"You disappeared bro, I couldn't leave to go out of state. I was needed here." Elliot looks away. I see tears in his eyes.

"I'm sorry. Elliot I ruined your dream."

"Christian, you coming home was my dream. Beside I got a better scholarship deal here to play sports and besides I get to live here. So my money is better for chase skirts and having a better time." He grins that I'm getting played and you're not. Well big brother, I grin back at him. I get my dream woman every night and day.

"Yes, you both are here. Remember the outside sex rule. Elliot; one more strike and your grounded for a month, doing Mia laundry." Ouch, that must hurt. I see Elliot sheep's face fall at the mention of laundry and Mia unmentionables. Something no brother should ever have to touch, see, or even contemplate.

Being a married man, I love to do my ladies undies. Remembering her in them, peeling her out of them, or just ripping them off her. I have to shake the images out of my head. Dad is watching me drool. He winks at me. like he knows I was thinking about Anna and not Mia.

"Well my boys, what have you planned for the weekend."

"I have to deliver the RV to a consignment dealer in south Seattle for sale. And pickup our new car at the Audi dealer. We need some school clothes, so I'm sure Mia has already roped Anna into a shopping trip. I need to get Bruiser registered and find a good vet. An Elliot needs to move his big butt to the game room, he still owes me twenty bucks in pool, double or nothing muscles boy." I say with a grin.

"OK, I got the winner. Who has to wash the boat keel to free-board." Dad speaks, he thinks he can take me. well, little Mrs. Grey is a shark at pool, cards, and even darts. Just not anything with rackets or ball larger than a cue ball. I've never met a person who throws gutter balls in bowling like it a real score. Or a danger on the tennis court. I mean how do you throw your racket every other swing. I laugh at the image of her trying to kill me on the tennis court in Florida with our neighbor. He boyfriend of the minute was running for his car by the third serve.

Elliot looks at me weird "OK what the joke?"

"never let Anna do a sport with a racket or a ball larger than a pool ball. She will injure you bad."

"hey, Dad. When does Mom go to work at the hospital?" he looks pained.

"She doesn't. she quit when you left. She devoted all her time to finding you and rebuilding the family."

I feel like shit, being a doctor was her passion, her love of caring and giving make her one of the best doctors in pediatric in the nation. I hope she will restart her dream, now we're here. I have to talk to her about getting back to work.

Elliot breaks and I clean the table. I beat dad two to three. The girls wander in and Anna takes Dad and Elliot apart. They have new respect for Anna. She is more than a pretty face.

Xxxxxxxx

Grace pov.

I marvel at the albums. The thoughtfulness and care are evident. Anna is a kind and caring young girl. But I remember the look in her eyes with the shotgun. She will do anything to protect her man. Her family. I hope we're included in her world now. Bruiser snores at our feet. He offers Mia a paw, but not me. he doesn't trust me, yet.

We finish the albums and clear the dishes. Anna easily mesh with us. Not a word or grip about working. She is really a quiet girl. She wanders thru a tour of the house. We arrive at the game room. Christian is just finishing beat Cary in pool. Elliot is already whining about washing cars and the boat.

I watch Anna beat them all. She is smart and really good. Christian jokes about Tennis, Anna blushes red. "Yea, Grey highlight your wife's deficient in sports. You're doing the dishes for a month. both sets." Anna fight back. Christian shut up and blushes too. My god their cute. I can't wait for my parents to come over tomorrow for dinner. They are going to love her.

After they head to their apartment. Mia curl up next to me on the couch in the great room. "Mom what do you think of Anna?"

"what do you mean, baby girl"

"Anna is so perfect, I mean she's so easy and caring, just free with her love and friendship. There has to be a dark side. Doesn't there?"

"Anna has a rough time before she meet Christian. She is very committed to him. She can be loving and caring and hard and all Grizzly bear when she need to be. So we just have to wait and see. You just treat her how you what to be treated. Ok, baby girl" kissing her hair. Hugging her. I realize the word I just spoke were as much for me as for Mia.

Xxxxxxx

Elliot pov

Chris is home and Anna is a dream. I mean how lucky my little bro is. to find the perfect girl, the perfect wife at his age. To know that she's the one. I sip my beer and watch the boat glide by in the dark. I have to wash the boat tomorrow. I know Chris feel bad I turned down Sanford. I knew it was the right thing to do.

I hope with Chris being back. Mom will go back to the hospital; she loves being a doctor. I know she misses it.

Anna Grey, short, petite, brown haired beauty. She will make a splash in school. even more once word gets out she married to Chris. I hope is touch issues are better. Otherwise he'll get expelled again. I'll have a talk with Coach Mike about watching Chris back.

I relive the hug this morning. How good it felt to hug him, be hugged by him. My little brother is home, married and happy. I finish the beer, a head to bed. I should call one of my hook ups. Tomorrow. Maybe do a double date. Shaking my head. a double date with my bro and his wife. God I think I love this alternate reality, please God, don't change it back to the dreary dark dates without Christian.

Xxxxxxxx

Mia pov

I lay in my bed, thinking about my new sister, my sister-in-law. My new project. Anna is beautiful by under dressed. Simple too simple for school. I will help make her the fashion icon of school, show those bitch on cheer and pep. Grey are tough and resilient. Anna rose Grey as some iron in her. I can see what mom meant about grizzly bear. Bruiser has this air about him. Anna is his world. Anyone screwing with her when he's around is in for a world of hurt. He licked my face, usually I'd pull a Lucy, but with him it feels right. Love even.

I dream of our shopping trip tomorrow at the mall and boutiques downtown. Mom is going all out to make Anna feel welcome. She is just so easy to like and feel safe with. Like she would throw herself on a grenade for you. I let dreams chase me to sleep, fashion, cloths and Christian hugging me and the family. My big brother is home. Finally, we can grow up. I think school is going to be a lot more interesting now that Christian and Anna Grey are attending.

Xxxxxxx

Las vegas nv.

I prowl the streets, the seedy underbelly of the Vegas underworld. The hookers, and drug dealers. Looking for two women. I will kill one and try to recuse the other. I can't believe how she screwed me over for him. Even had a druggie friend drug me and get me photo'd with that underage girl. Made up false charges to get her from me. I let my emotions and pain get the best of me. it cost me 11 months in jail.

I can't find either of them. I do find Stephen. In jail on drug, rape, and murder charges. I find a jail lawyer and get some one on one time with him. The bitch left, maybe Texas. The other; she split in Sacramento California, with some trucker. My heart breaks as I head home. Home to Montesano.

Arriving home, I find the girl, the now eighteen-year-old. waiting on my door step. She needs a place to live. She's alone. Her mother OD'ed after whoring her out. She is sober and clean, what to start a new life. I see Annie in her. I give it a try. Within a month I know it's a good fit. She tries to pay me with the only thing she has, but she's too much like Annie. It would be like incest. I try to rebuild my life too.

As we grow like father daughter, I meet an old friend. She's living in her car. Her husband kicker her out for a breeding twenty-something. We slowly merge into a relationship. As winter breaks and Christmas pass. I can't raise my happiness, knowing my daughter is lost somewhere out on the street, doing god know what to survive. "Ray, baby, come to bed. tomorrow where going to the party at the VFW." Lillian coos into my back, hugging me. I turn and follow her to our bed. I check on Leia. She asleep. So fragile and wounded. Slowly she building her self-esteem and worth. She could easily pass for Annie. I want my daughter back.

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Nevada state prison. Maximum security.

Prisoner 699523874-6559-69, serving four live sentence with no chance for parole, is moved to isolation at his request following a four month stay in the hospital unit. Apparently his passion for young kids was announced to the prison population with a bounty on making him feel the love, criminals have for a pedophile. His face and teeth will never be the same, as he has no more teeth or a jaw bone. He is scared of everyone and everything. The guards take special delight in reminding him of what general population awaits him. He can only stay in isolation for one year.