Sorry for not updating yesterday I ended up working both my jobs yesterday and didn't get home until after midnight, and I was just too tired to go online. Please don't forget to leave a review.

APOV

After calling my dad and telling him the good news about Christian being awake. I asked him if he wouldn't mind picking me up later. My dad had no problem at all and told me to give his congrats to Christian. When I ended the phone call Christian asked me to keep him company. I thought that's what I was doing by being there. Nope I was wrong. He wanted me to lay down with him in his hospital bed.

I did. We laid in bed watching TV until the both of us fell asleep.

I woke up feeling warm. I opened my eyes to see Christian wrapped around me like a vein. His legs are entwined with mine, his arm is draped over me, and I can feel his breath on the back of my neck.

I try slowly to move his arm but when I do he ends up holding me tighter causing my bladder to feel like it's going to explode.

"Christian" I whisper. He doesn't move. "Christian" I whisper again. This time a little louder and he begins to wake.

"Ana what's wrong?"

"I have to use the bathroom" He lets go. I make a quick dash to the bathroom. Finishing I wash my hands. Returning to the room I look at my phone. It's 7 o'clock. Visiting hours are over at 8. This gives me an hour to talk to Christian about the two of us.

I take the seat next to Christian's bed. He frowns. I'm sure he would rather have me back in the bed with him but until I know what we are I need to keep my distance.

"Christian can I ask you something" I prop my feet up on the bed.

"Sure"

"I wanted to know what's going on between…"

"Us?" He finishes my sentence.

"Well yes" I say firmly. "Am I you're…are you my…" I mean I know we have told each other that we love one another. But in all honesty friends tell each other that they love them. I tell Kate that I love her all the time and vice versa.

"Come here" He pats the spot on the bed where I was earlier. I get off the chair and reclaim my spot. Instead of lying on my side to face him. I'm on my back looking at the TV.

"Ana look at me" I do. "For the last 8 months. 2 of which I've been asleep for. I've been secretly falling in love with you. I'm more in love with you now than I have ever been. Knowing that you spent all your time taking care of me while I was in a coma when you could have been out having a good time. Before all this happened when I was with you I just wanted it to be you and me. And when I wasn't with you, you were the only person I could ever think about"

"So what are you saying Christian?" I try to act as if I'm having a blonde moment. Really I just want to hear him say it. I want to hear him say that I'm his. His girlfriend.

With a light chuckle and a shake of his head. He says, "What I'm saying Anastasia. I want you to be my one and only. That is, if you'll have me?"

"Yes Christian, I'll have you as my one and only" I giggle. Christian cups my face. I wrap my arms around his neck. We both pull each other close. I tilt my head to the side and crash my mouth onto his.

*Cough* Christian and I break away from our kiss. Looking at the door I see that it's my dad.

"Hi Daddy" I say shyly. My dad just caught me making out with my boyfriend.

"Ana"

"Mr. Steele. Good to see you again. It's been a while," I can tell by the tone of Christian's voice that he's nervous. Who wouldn't be when your girlfriend's dad just caught you lip locking with his daughter.

"Christian" My dad nods. "Ana told me you were awake. How are you feeling?"

"I'm feeling much better Sir, thank you"

"I better go" I give Christian a weak smile.

"Will I see you tomorrow?" I look over to my father. He gives me a slight nod.

"I'll see you in the morning" Dad walks out of the room to give us a little privacy.

"I'm going to miss you," Christian frowns.

"I'm going to miss you too. I'll be back in the morning. I promise"

"Now that your dads out of the room can I have a kiss before you go?" He wiggles his eyebrows. I nod my head and lean forward. He tucks a strand of my hair behind my ear. Looking deep into my eyes. Blue to gray. Gray to blue. "You are so beautiful Anastasia Steele" He lightly brushes his lips on mine. He smiles. Then in one swift move his tongue asks for entry. I open my mouth allowing him entry. Our tongues move slowly against one another. Pure love is what I feel in this kiss. Pure love and happiness. A long tear slips from the corner of my eye and runs down my cheek. Christian pulls away. With his thumb he wipes away the tear.

"What's the matter baby? Why are you crying?"

"Nothing's the matter Christian. Its happy tears. I'm happy you're awake. I'm happy that I'm with you"

"Good. I only want to see you happy" Christian kisses me once more. A light knock on the door tells me our moment is up.

"You better go. I don't want your dad mad at me for keeping you here"

"Good night Christian"

"Good night baby, dream of me"

"Always" I blow him a kiss as I open the door to his room. My dad is standing there with his arms crossed over his chest. Shit, I think he's mad. Here lies Anastasia Rose Steele killed by her father's death stare all because he caught me kissing my boyfriend. Yeah that should look good on my tombstone.

"Are you mad at me?" I asked.

"Why would you think I'm mad at you?" Is his reply.

"You kind of looked mad when you came in Christian's room"

"Annie I think I was more shocked then mad. I have to get used to the idea of you having a boyfriend. Also he just woke up from being in a coma for nearly two months. How do you know what your feeling is love and not sympathy" I can kind of see where my dad is coming from.

"Both of us had feelings for each other long before any of this happened. It only took us until now to realize it," I explain.

My father nods his head and says, "I understand. I'm happy for you and Christian. I've always thought that you two would make a cute couple," I laugh. I've never heard my dad refer anything to cute.

"I love you Dad"

"I love you too Annie"

CPOV

It's the middle of the night and I have woken up from a nightmare. Though this nightmare isn't like the normal nightmares I usually have. No, this one has to do with Elena. She had me tied to her St. Michael's cross as I watched her beat Ana. I screamed for her to stop but she wouldn't.

"Why are you doing this to me? What did I ever do to you?"

"You took what was MINE"

"I didn't take anything from you. I don't know what you're talking about"

"Christian" Elena hissed. "You took him away from me and now you must pay the price" I knew what the price entailed. Punishment.

I remember begging and pleading with Elena to punish me. To leave Ana out of this. That it wasn't her, it was me. She didn't care.

Elena walked over to the wall that held all her torture devices. She picked up a cane and walked back over to Ana. She grabbed her face with one hand and turned her to face me. Then she asked,

"What is it about her that makes her so special Christian? Why can't you love me the way you love her? Is it her ass Christian? Her round perfect ass?" With that Elena cracks the cane over Ana's ass.

It was the sound the cane made that woke me up. Just thinking about it has my body covered in sweat. Silent tears running down my face.

I need to tell someone. I need to tell someone the truth about what happened to me. The only question is who. Not to mention if the person would even believe me.

There's a soft tap on the door. It's my mom. She's dressed in her normal green scrubs, along with her doctor's coat. She has my carts in her hand and a smile is graced upon her face. What could she possible be smiling about at this hour of the morning?

"Morning sweetie. I have some good news. I spoke with Dr. Randall this morning. You're being discharged in a few days"

"That's great"

"Yes but that might change. We need to get you on your feet and moving. There's an order for a physical therapist to come in an evaluate you. Check and see if you have any muscle loss for being in this bed for nearly two months"

"Ok"

"If you can walk and stand on your own for at least 30 seconds you'll be discharged into my care. You'll still remain out of school for the time being. Your father has already been in contact with the school board. We'll have a tutor for you to come to the house and help you catch up with the rest of your class so that you can graduate"

My mother and I talk some more about my discharge and what not, but soon my thoughts are taking away from me when I think back to my nightmare that I had.

"Mom can I talk to you about something?"

"Of course Christian"

"I need to tell you something"

"What is it dear?" Mom comes over to the bed and sits down. She is giving me her undivided attention.

"Mom I-"I start but get interrupted by a knock on the door. Really! Who else could be up this early in the morning? The door slowly opens. It's Ana. Her blue eyes widen and so does her smile when she sees that I'm awake. As she walks in I notice her holding a plastic container.

"I hope I'm not interrupting?" she asks.

"No of course not. I was just leaving" My mom says as she gets off the bed. "Christian we'll continue this later" I nod my head. On her way out my mom gives Ana and quick hug and a kiss on her cheek. "I don't know how I'll ever repay you for taking such good care of my baby boy. He is lucky to have you in his life" A blush creeps onto Ana face.

"Thank you Mrs. Grey"

"Please Ana, call me Grace"

"Thank You Grace"

My mother looks back over to me and smiles before walking out the room. As soon as the door closes Ana runs over to me and places the plastic container on my lap.

"What's this?" I ask before catching hold of her hand to bring her closer to me so that I can give her a kiss.

"Breakfast. I thought you would like something homemade" I open the lid. The aroma of her cooking fills the room.

"This smells amazing" Though I'm not sure what it is because it looks like a mangled mess.

"It was an omelet with mushrooms and spinach. It got knocked out of my hands on accident by someone on the bus" I take a bite. I feel as if I'm on cloud nine. This is so good.

"Baby this is amazing," I say with a mouth full. She giggles at me. I slowly chew each bite so that I can savor it. She takes a napkin and wipes the corner of my mouth.

"So what was your mom doing in here so early in the morning?" Ana asks.

"She came in to check on me and to tell me that I might be getting discharged in a few days. Dr. Randall ordered for a physical therapist to come in an evaluate me. You know to see if I can walk and how long I can stand"

"That's good news"

"Yeah. My dad has gotten ahold of the school board too. They're going to get me a tutor to help me catch up with my studies so that I can graduate with my class" A small frown appears on her face. I know it's going to be hard on her next year with me not being there.

"Sounds like your mom and dad have everything covered" She looks down at her hands. I put the fork down and left her chin to make her look at me.

"I'll still pick you up every day after school, and we'll have the weekends to ourselves"

"How is that possible Christian? You'll be in college" Damn. I never thought of that. It must have slipped my mind. If I go to college we won't see each other.

"We'll think of something baby, I promise" I kiss her forehead.