GPOV

Tonight, is definately going to be a memorable one, I know I'm going to be telling this story when my children are even older and maybe at their wedding. No Grace you can't get your hopes up, we always knew Christian was different and had never dated a women or man for that matter. Christian was always a loner even when he was a child, he barely spoke until Mia arrived. He came out of his shell a little more but even to this day he still has the shell and isn't his true self. I have sadly accepted years ago that he will always have his guard up, it may be slightly down around his family but it is still there, it's understandable with what he went through as a child before he came to our family. Myself and Carrick have accepted that he may never have a girlfriend or get married and have children but I'm still allowed to dream about it.

When Anastasia stepped through the front doors I could tell from that second that I liked her and she was a good person and was welcome to our family. I noticed that she was soaking and I could tell she had been wet a few days as she didn't smell the best but I didn't mind at all, I still wondered what had happened to her. She had old clothes on and had a few little holes in them. I really hope she is okay and is safe. Her clothes also buried her and I could slightly tell how slim she is but it was hard under the big clothing she had on. I invited her in and she met the family, Carrick seemed a little apprehensive around her which I decided to question him on.

When I came downstairs, Carrick was still in the kitchen and Mia had gone to sit in the living room while Elliot had gone for a shower.

"Hi honey, what was up before, you seemed a little off when you met Ana" I wrap my arms around his waist and hug him from behind.

"Why is she here Grace? How do we not know if she it just here for money or just came to get something on our family? I mean did you see how she looked, she looked like she could pass out any second she was that malnourished and her clothes"

I stop him right there. I cannot believe he just said that! I am fuming! How dare he judge someone he doesn't know! I turn him around so he is facing me.

"Carrick Grey, how dare you judge someone you have just met!?" I scold him.

"You know the story of what happened, Elliot splashed her and brought her here to dry because he is a gentleman which we raised him to be! And don't start on the way she looks! That very disrespectful! We don't know what she has been through or what she is doing with her life, we have been extremely fortunate and blessed with the life we have and just because we have money and nice things it doesn't give us the right to belittle someone by what they have. We both know it's what's inside that counts, not the outside. I'm shocked your judging anyone right because of the way my farther judged you when we decide to get married. You didn't exactly come from a rich or poor family Carry, and the way my farther belittled you was horrible and I thought you would learn from the way you felt and never judge someone by what they have!" I am so angry at him right now.

"Ana is a sweet and polite girl from the minute she walked in but your too busy to notice that because you're only seeing what's on the outside" If looks could kill, he would soon be gone. I can't believe he said those things, especially about her clothes. It's unbelievable because our second son could be looking like that right now if we hadn't taken him in.

He looks ashamed, as he should be "Your right Gracie, I'm sorry I shouldn't have said those things, I'm just on edge when someone new comes near our family, you never know what their intentions are so my defence wall comes up. I will never judge Ana or anyone else for that matter. The way your farther first treated me was horrible and I would never want to make anyone feel that way. Please forgive me?" He grabs my face and lightly kisses me on the lips.

"Of course, I do, there nothing to forgive towards me, I just don't want you to judge her like that please" he kisses me again then I notice a car pulling up the drive. It must be Christian.

Once we welcome Christian in, he goes upstairs for some files where he must meet Anastasia because they both walk into the dining room together, Christian pulls Anastasia's chair out, we raised our children with good manners and for the boy's to be gentleman. I'm not sure but it felt different like it meant more, he couldn't keep his eyes off her. Hmmmm.

The dinner runs smoothly, we all catch up with what going on in each other's life. I keep catching Christian in the corner of my eye looking at Anastasia like he has never seen her before and he is living the precious moment over again. He breaks his beautiful stare from her and he looks to me, I see a slight blush appear on his cheeks like he is a teenager again, I wink at him. Carry asks Ana about herself and I notice she is very hesitant and freezes, she is clearly uncomfortable talking about herself like she is trying to hide herself. She doesn't really tell us much about herself when she changes the subject to Mia. That was a little weird, I ponder.

I also noticed that Ana was eating very quickly like someone is going to take it from her, she is very polite and has good table manners but she defiantly ate quicker than us all, well apart from Elliot but he has always been a fast eater. I can clearly notice Ana's bones since she has got changed and is wearing Mia's clothes, they are quite baggy on her and I can see protruding check bones and collar bones peeking through the sweater. This poor girl, she needs to eat more, she is clearly not healthy, she has pale skin and looks like she should be in the hospital.

A few more hours have passed and the electricity cut out and we all relaxed in the living room and after a while I decided I was tired and headed to bed. I am sleeping peacefully when I wake up from the loud thunder, I try to get back to sleep but decide I need to get a drink and head downstairs with a torch. I notice one of the torches is still on in the living room so I decide to go turn it off to save the battery but instead I see something I never dreamt off seeing. I see my son and Anastasia lying on the couch with their arms wrapped around each other, Christian has his arms wrapped around her protectively and their legs are intertwined. They look so relaxed and content next to each other, the second I saw them I knew this was going to be something more than Christian being a gentleman, they like each other and its clearly evident. I decide they look too cute to not take a picture, I notice my phone on the coffee table so I grab it and take a few picture's of them which are priceless. I decide to grab a blanket from another couch and drape it over them so they don't get cold. As I place it down on them Christian wakes up and again looks shy like he did at dinner, he looked confused as to why I'm here but I explain I'm getting a drink and leave them too go back to sleep.

I quickly grab a drink and race back to bed, I practically jump back into bed I'm that excited that my son finally has a chance of happiness and may start to come out of his shell. When I got into bed I must have woken Carrick up, he turns over.

"Honey, what's wrong? Why are you bouncing on the bed?" He whispers groggy. I smile into the darkness

"I'm absolutely fine, perfect for that matter, he's finding his happiness Carry I can feel it" I exclaim.

"Honey, you're not making any sense, come back to sleep"

He opens his arms to me and a snuggle back into his chest and kiss his neck. I don't fall asleep for a while but after I do I dream of a white dress and a long isle.


Author Notes- What did you think of Grace's POV ? I have also noticed I've made a few little mistakes on a few of the chapters so I'm going to change them so If you notice anything different that is why. So next to come is the morning but will either of them regret what happened and what will happen when Ana goes 'home'... Please Review !