Christian's POV
"Good morning Mr. Grey."
"Good morning Mrs. Grey and Little Blip. How are we feeling this morning?"
"Blip must be hungry; I'm craving Mint Milano cookies and orange juice."
"That's a weird combination my love, and usually your wish is my command, but you may have me at a disadvantage Mrs. Grey. Mint Milano cookies might be a little scarce on this island. Let me see what I can do. I call down to the concierge and give him my request. He's a kind gentleman and tells me he will see what he can do. I call down to room service and order some normal breakfast while Ana takes a shower. In about twenty minutes I hear a knock at our door. It's our breakfast with 2 boxes of Mint Milano cookies. "Thank you, thank you so much!" I hand the waiter a very large tip, and his face immediately lights up. "Thank you Mr. Grey."
"Ana breakfast is served."
"If I knew Mint Milano's had that effect on you Mrs. Grey I would have bought the company the day I met you." Now, let's go meet up with the rest of the family.
Ana's POV
"Kate you seem a little out of sorts this morning. Let's go for a quick walk on the beach." She grabs my hand and we walk outside while the rest of the family talks about the plans for the day. "What's wrong?"
"It's nothing, it just Elliot seems so distant. I tried to get him to sneak into my room last night and he wouldn't do it. He's barely touched me since we arrived. I think Ethan and Mia have had more sex than us since we've been here, and don't even get me started with you and Mr. Sexpertise." We both begin to laugh out loud. We haven't laughed like this in a long time it feels so good.
"Kate, Elliot loves you. I can see it when he looks at you. I'm sure he's just nervous, and your parents were pretty vocal about the sleeping arrangements. Maybe he's just trying to show them that he respects them and you."
"Do you really think so? Maybe he's getting cold feet."
"Are you kidding me, don't you know you're the best thing that was ever happened to him. His world begins and ends with you Kate."
"Oh Ana, thanks for reminding me."
"I was going to give you something later tonight, but since we have this time alone now come with me to our room."
"OK, ready? Kate you have to promise that this gift will be our secret. I don't want my brother-in-law getting any wired ideas."
"Yes, I promise." We put out our pinky fingers and swear.
I hand her the beautifully wrapped box. She opens the card and reads it.
Variety is the spice of life – A
She unwraps the present and carefully opens the lid. Her eyes light up and her mouth drops to the floor. She can't believe what's in the box. Hell I can barely believe I'm giving her what's in the box.
"What? I can't believe this. I've shocked my best friend and future sister. Mission accomplished!" Kate begins to examine the contents of the box; a butt plug, a small bottle of lubricant, a spreader bar, a pair of nipple clamps, and a pair of silver balls.
"Ana, you're such a naughty girl. You're going straight to hell! Elliot might have a heart attack if I show this to him. Hell, I don't even know how to use all of it!"
"Research my dear, as my husband once told me, "Always start with Wikipedia." We both roll back on the bed laughing so hard we can barely stop. My phone buzzes with a text from Christian: Are you coming back? Lunch will be served in 10 minutes. Kate and I arrive back at the Villa just in time for lunch. Now she's in much better place.
Christian, Elliot, and Ethan are going jet skiing followed by a poker game while we girls do some shopping followed by the spa. These are our bachelor and bachelorette parties. We promised each other no strippers.
"Christian, please be careful, we need you all back in one piece." I kiss him on the neck and whisper in his ear. "Remember what we did after our last jet-ski trip?" I do believe it made him blush. He kissed me goodbye and I watched his sexy ass leave with Elliot and Ethan.
"God Ana, wipe the drool off your mouth!"
"I know Kate, but I just love looking at that fine piece of ass.
"Ana!"
I snap out of it and quickly switch to hostess mode. "Ok ladies, shall we go?" We head to the car that is waiting for us at the lobby with our security detail.
"Where exactly are we going Ana?"
"You'll see when we get there." We pull up to the private entrance of Diamonds International. Christian has arranged for the store to be closed for our party. Kate and Mia are so excited they can hardly contain themselves. "Let's go get frosted. I believe we all need matching earrings for tomorrow."
Everything is so beautiful, but we almost immediately agree on our choice of earrings for Kate, Mia, and myself. They aren't to over the top, but I do believe that Mr. Grey will be happy with me spending our money more freely. For Grace and Birdie Kate selects a lovely diamond pendant. Simple yet elegant just like both of them. I drop down my Amex card and practically sing the bill without even looking at the total.
"Thank you Mrs. Grey, we will have your items delivered to the resort this afternoon."
We hit and few more stores and then return to the resort. As another surprise, monogrammed robes await everyone at the spa. Of course Kate's says "KG", and she is so thrilled. As we await our services, I hear the familiar pop of a champagne bottle. Kate hands me a glass and I take a fake sip, and then "accidently" spill the rest of the glass. Before another glass is poured we are called to our rooms. That was a close call! Grace give me little smile. Everyone else is having the full works done, but Christian was adamant that I not have a massage because of all the different information that he had researched on the web. I was fine with that. I decide to go with the warm shower. Different water temperatures hit my body and invigorating scents made it an incredible sensory experience. It starts with a cold mist that gives me a feeling of early morning dew, followed by a tropical rain shower mimicking summer rain and then finishes with a vigorous and stimulating side jet blast. It was perfectly safe for pregnancy. I wonder is Christian and I would have time to come back here before we leave? He would love this. I then enjoy a facial, a manicure, and a pedicure. I know I feel like a pampered princess and I hope my guests to do. I head back to the private waiting room for everyone else to return. I put my head and close my eyes. I quickly drift off to sleep.
"Ana, Ana dear" I hear Grace as I wake up from my cat nap.
She's sitting next to me on my lounge. She looks relaxed too. "Did you enjoy your services Mom?" This was a name I had recently started calling Grace after months of her insisting.
"Yes, but I thought you would be done before everyone else so I was anxious to get out here to keep you company. How are you feeling honey?"
"I feel very relaxed. I think that little nap helped too. Little Blip sure can suck the energy out of me."
"That's perfectly normal dear. That was a close call with the champagne earlier. How are you planning on avoiding alcohol for the rest of the evening?"
"Grace you should know by now that Christian thinks of everything. I'll be drinking the rum punch. My pitcher will be the one with the pink and blue paper umbrellas. But if you could help cover for me that would be great."
"Ana, why don't you just tell everyone? This is happy news. They will be so excited for you, and you're past the twelve week mark."
"I know Grace, but I don't want to take the spotlight off of Kate and Elliot. We will tell them after the wedding."
"I understand Ana, I'll help you in any way that I can." She gives me a great big wink.
The other ladies begin to trickle back into the lounge. We head back to our rooms and get dressed for dinner at the Villa. We have a delicious meal, Kate opens some gifts, and we end our evening with a decadent and delicious dessert bar. I totally over indulged, but hell I'm on vacation and I'm pregnant. The evening was pretty low key compared to the all night bar hop that Kate arranged for my wedding. I think everyone knew we had a busy day tomorrow. We settle in with a classic movie – Runaway Bride.
"Goodnight ladies, I'll see you in the morning." I need to get back to our room. Certain promises of a stripper have made to my husband.
Christian's POV
"Come on guys, you can do better than that!" I stop my jet-ski and wait up for Elliot and Ethan. "You guys are being such pussies, Ana drives faster than that!"
"Screw you Little Bro!" With that they are off leaving me in their wakes. They head out to the reef where we meet up with our guide. He anchors the ski's and gives us our snorkeling gear. It seems like we are in the middle of the ocean but the water is really shallow because of the reef. We can see every kind of sea life possible. As we head back to the resort I can't help but think of Ana, she would have loved to do this.
We arrive back at the beach, and have a few drinks at the bar then head to the steam room at the spa and get dressed for the rest of our evening. The poker game is all setup in Elliot's room with a full bar, and a large assortment of his favorite "man foods".
"Gentleman we should do this more often, Do you think I could have a moment alone with my brother on the balcony?" Elliot and I get up from the table. I stop at the bar and pour two brandies. He follows me out, and I close the doors behind us. I hand him his brandy and then a cigar from my shirt pocket.
"Are these Cuban?" He rolls it in his hand and I offer him a light
"Of course, nothing but the best for you Bro. Take a seat."
"What's on your mind Christian?"
"Ana and I areeeeeeeeeee. Ana and I areeeeeeeeeee"
"You and Ana are having a baby."
"What? Yes, but how did you know?"
"Bro I could just tell. She's glowing and her boobs are huge! Plus on the catamaran the other night I saw your tell. After she puked you were sitting next to her and you put your hand on her stomach plus I've been around a pregnant woman before, remember?"
"God Elliot, I'm sorry. I didn't mean to bring up any old memories."
"It's all good Bro, it wasn't meant to be. I'm happy for you and Ana. How far along is she and why the big secret?"
"She's twelve weeks; Ana's worried about taking the spotlight off of you and Kate. She doesn't want Kate to resent her for ruining two weddings."
"That's just the crazy pregnancy hormones; Kate is going to be over the moon excited for her."
We stand, and I give my brother an unexpected hug. "Thanks bro"
"Congratulations Little Bro. I guess we have a lot to celebrate." Cheers. We clink our glasses and finish off our brandies.
"Ana wanted to tell everyone after the wedding, so please don't say anything to Kate yet."
"Don't worry; your secret is safe with me."
"Laters, I need to get to back to my room. I believe I have a stripper waiting for me."
"Thanks a lot Bro, and I'm left here to my own devices. You're one lucky S.O.B Christian!"