First of all I want to make clear that I'm not copying any other story, sorry if any of you feel that or the other writers think that I'm copying their stories . it's not my intention at all, maybe I have some similar things to others stories and I have notice but I don't do it on purpose, so sorry if any of you feel that.
Chapter 10: the announcement
On Tuesday I didn't go to work because it was the day that my dad was going to be discharge from the hospital, so I went to the hospital to help him and make the arrangements from therapy and then I stay with him at Escala to help him settle down, he is able to walk but not too much so Christian hire a male nurse that will help him moving around the apartment and then he also have one of the new security guy to help him, he is not comfortable with all this help but Christian and I insisted so he had to agreed to let us help him, my mom arrived on Wednesday so she will make him company while I work during the time that she stays here which she doesn't decided yet.
Wednesday
To: Anastasia Grey
From: Christian Grey
Subject: Lunch?
Date: Wednesday, 16 November 10:45
Mrs. Grey I would love to have lunch with my wife and baby, would you two like to join your husband and father?
Then we can go together to the airport to pick up your mom.
I love you both so much.
Christian Grey, husband, future father and CEO of GEH.
To: Christian Grey
From: Anastasia Grey
Subject: Lunch!
Date: Wednesday, 16 November 10:55
Hmmm, yes Mr. Grey we definitely want to join you to have lunch together. Do you know what time my mom's flight land?
We love you more!
Anastasia Grey and Blip Grey
Mother to be and Editor of SIP.
To: Anastasia Grey
From: Christian Grey
Subject: Great
Date: Wednesday, 16 November 11:00
I will be waiting for you outside at 12:30, your moms fly arrives at 14:00 so we have time to have lunch.
Can't wait for see you both
LOVE YOU! X
Christian Grey.
Husband, future father in love and CEO of GEH
I close my emails and return to read the manuscript that I was reading before, I'm so concentrated reading that I almost didn't notice that someone knock the door and walk into my office as I look up I see my beautiful husband walking towards me with a huge smile on his face.
"What are you doing here?" I ask him.
"I missed you so much that I have to come earlier, are you ready to go?" he tells me.
I check what time is, its 12:10.
"Yes I will grab some things and then we can go" I put my phone, and others thinks in my purse, then grab a manuscript, turn off my computer and put my coat.
"We can go now" I say to him.
"Okay let me take your briefcase" he tells me.
We leave my office and I tell Christian that I need a minute to talk to Hannah, I go to her desk and tell her that I'm leaving and I'm not going to return because my mom is coming so I will see her tomorrow, she tells me that she will take my calls and messages as always and then she wish me well luck. Hannah is the only one besides the grandparents that knows about the baby, Christian insists that she has to know before the other because as my PA she has to know if something happens to me in the office even though Sawyer is here with me, outside my office. I guess he is right and he only wants the best for us. I'm starting to accept his control and security issues and now that I'm pregnant I'm more conscious that everything he does if for us and because he wants us to be safe which has reduced our fights and we are both grateful with that because as doctor Greene tell us stress is not good for the baby. When I finish my talk with Hannah I go with my husband who is talking with Sawyer.
"What do you want to eat?" Christian asks me as we make our way to the SUV.
"Last week Hannah told me about a new Italian restaurant which she told me that it's really good and she recommend me to try, so I have had a crave for pasta" I tell him.
"That would be great, I think I know which one you are talking about" he tells me while Sawyer opens the door for me and he goes to the other side of the car.
"Hello Taylor" I greet him with a smile.
"Hi Mrs. Grey" he answers me.
"We are going to go to the new Italian restaurant please" Christian tells to Taylor. I'm so happy that he starts to be more polite with his employees, which is something that Christian told me that is because I make him a better person.
The drive is short which I'm grateful because if any of these days I want to have lunch here or I want Sawyer to buy me food from here it's not too far away.
The place is really nice it's not too big and its feel really intimated, its rustic and most of the decoration is in light yellow and green which I like it very much. The place is very warm and it feels like a place to come with the family.
I opt for ravioli with meatballs and Christian chooses fettuccine with Bolognese. We talk about work and the new schedule for Ray, the dinner we will have on Friday, the gifts for the family and my plans for when my mom arrives. For dessert I have brownie cake and Christian has red velvet cake. Then we make our way to the airport where my mom will be landing soon.
My mom refuses to take Christians jet so she take a regular flight Christian wasn't so pleased with that so he told her that at least she has to agreed to make him pay for the ticket and let him put her in first class, which after a long talk with me she agreed.
Christian and I go to the VIP room where Taylor will bring my mom. After twenty minutes I see Taylor and my mom walking towards us. Once she see me she runs to hug me.
"Ana, sweetie you are so beautiful! Look at your face you are so bright!" she tells me as she hugs me. I tell her that she cannot say anything about the baby until Friday when we tell the rest of the family, but I tell her that when we are at home we can talk about the Blip because obviously the staff knows. "Congratulations baby girl I'm so happy for you! I have missed you" she tells me now a little more emotional.
"Thanks mom, I missed you too!"I can feel my tears start to build in my eyes.
"Oh Christian you look wonderful too. Congratulations to you too!" she says to my beautiful husband.
After picking up my mom from the airport we go back to Escala where Gail is waiting for us with tea, coffee and cake.
We spend the rest of the day talking about Blip, how everything is going on, my morning sickness, the appointments with Dr. Greene, when we will tell the rest of the family and how, she says that she wants to help Gail with the lasagna that she is going to do for dinner on Friday and then she says that she wants to do a walnut cake with coffee cream, I wrinkle my nose when she talks about the coffee cream because Blip doesn't like coffee. When we finish our afternoon snack I leave the living room and make my way to the library to read the manuscript that I brought from the office, leaving my mom and dad talking about his recovery, how good the food Gail makes Is and how excited they are about being grandparents.
I'm so happy to have both of my parents here with me for at least two weeks…
Today is finally Friday and I'm extremely nervous about telling the family about Blip, on Monday after our appointment we send an email to the entire family to let them know that we will have a family dinner tonight at Escala.
To: Grace Trevelyan- Grey, Carrick Grey, Mia Grey, Ethan Kavanagh, Elliot Grey, and Katherine Kavanagh.
From: Christian and Anastasia Grey.
Subject: Family Dinner.
Date: Monday, 14 November 10:15 A.M
Hi everyone,
Remember that on Friday we have a family dinner at Escala it's very important that ALL of you assist because there is something that we want to share with you, so come prepare.
See you on Friday at 19:30 at Escala.
Christian and Ana.
Although Carrick and grace already know about the baby we didn't tell them that we will share the news with the rest of the family.
Christian and I decide that we will give each member of the family a frame with the two scans of Blip the one of the 8 weeks check and the one of 12 weeks check with a picture of my belly that Christian took yesterday before sending them to the company that made them, he is also saving the pictures that he is taking every week with the improvement of my belly. Every Sunday night he took me a picture on my side with the same clothes, a short and a t-shirt, then with when Blip arrives he will give the pictures to the company and they will make a collage with all the photos, scans and the first picture of Blip.
I think that is so sweet of him. I really love the idea of having a big collage with all the improvement of my belly.
Thankfully tonight we will tell the family because every day is more difficult to hide my belly, if I continue growing like this at the end of the pregnancy I will be as big as a house.
My mom and Gail don't allow me to help them with dinner so I have to stay all day at the office until 5 pm, Christian and I take a shower together and of course we have sex there, as my mom and dad are here with us, we don't have too much time for ourselves, I'm not complaining but sometimes I need my husband.
I dress with a black jean, with a red blouse which is really loose so my bump doesn't notice but after telling the family they sure want to see it so I'm sure that I will have to change I put some beautiful shiny black shoes, Christian is wearing a black jean and for a change he is wearing a light blue shirt which sets wonderful with his body.
"You are beautiful hubby" I tell him as I wrap my arm around his neck.
"You look wonderful baby, those jeans make your ass look awesome" he tells me kissing my neck.
"Are you telling me that my ass looks bigger?" I ask him worried.
"NO!" he tells me seriously "I say that it's looks awesome not big"
"Okay, do you have the presents?"
"Yes I have them; they are all in separated bags with their names. Taylor leaves them in the library"
"Do you remember making one for Gail and Taylor?" I tell Christian that we should make one for them because they are family too I also tell him that I want them and Sawyer to have dinner with us. At first he didn't want to agree but as always he end up doing what I told him, and agree to let them have dinner with us, so Gail prepared all the food and Grace send Gretchen to do Gail's job for tonight, so she can have dinner and relax with us, I still doesn't like Gretchen she still look at my husband with desire but he is my husband and now we will have a baby and I can touch him wherever and when I want, that is a big difference from the first time I met her on the first dinner at his parents' house which I'm grateful, it seems to be such a long time ago but it only was a little more than 5 months ago. We had a such a long way together and we have a longer way waiting for us.
At 19:15 our first guesses arrives, they are: Carrick and Grace with the grandparents. They great all of us but they take more time with me asking me how I'm doing, how I'm felling then they go to talk to my mom and dad.
The next ones on arrive are Mia and Ethan, she looks gorgeous with leggings, flat boots and a long sweatshirt in light pink, with matching purse. Ethan doesn't look bad neither he is wearing light blue jeans, converse shoes, and a grey t-shirt. As always Mia is so euphoric, I love her she is so energetic, she is perfect for Ethan, he is so quiet, and she adds the excitement that he needs.
At 19:50 Kate and Elliot arrives, for the face that Kate has I can tell the exactly reason of the lateness, Kate looks awesome with white jeans, a purple shirt and matching shoes, Elliot is the same as always very informal, with worn out jeans, shoes and messy hair.
Dinner will be serving at 20:30 so we have time to talk while Gretchen and another girl, whom I don't know her name, make the last arrangements for dinner.
As we are waiting I have a little chat with Mia and Kate, Mia tells us that she and Ethan are taking things slowly and even if they are more close than how they were when they first meet, thanks to me, they don't have a title but they are exclusive, which means that they don't see another people, they fells as Christian, Elliot, Kate and I take thing too fast, they don't doubt that we love each other but they prefer to take thing slowly. I think its great that they take their tame with their relationship, they are both young, after all Mia is almost 22 and Ethan is almost 25, I don't know too much about Mia previous relationships but I know for Kate that Ethan doesn't has too much luck with girls and relationship he used to tell me that he would end up being gay and if he doesn't find a boy neither and I don't find a man then when we were older we would live together to make us company. Well now all that change because I find the love of my life and he is having a good relationship with Mia, so that will not happen.
Dinner was great! Gail is really a great cooker, everyone congratulates her for the food and then us for having her to makes us our meals, Elliot says that he has to come to have dinner with us more often, when we finish we move to the living room everyone is talking my mom is talking with Grace, Mrs. Trevelyan and Gail, Kate is Talking with Mia and Ethan about a family dinner they have next week, Elliot is talking with my dad, Jason, Luke and Carrick and my beautiful husband who is next to me holding my hand is talking with his Grandfather Theo.
After a while of enjoying this moment of peace, I whisper in Christian's ear that I think it's time for us to make the big announcement, as I think that the grandparents are starting to feel tired. Christian goes to the library and then he come back with a big box that has the little boxes with the presents.
"We have some presents for you "Christian announces.
I get up and start handing all the boxes, with their corresponding names, one for the grandparents, one for Grace, Carrick, Mia and Ethan, My mom and Bob, My dad, Elliot, Kate, Gail and Jason, and one for the security team.
"Don't open them yet, you have to do it all at the same time" Christian explains as he help me.
Once everyone has their beige boxes they wait for our command to let them open the boxes.
I look at Christian and he nods, "You can open them now" we are standing near the fireplace watching them open the boxes, the look on their faces are wonderful.
Every frame has the phrase "To the best, grandpa, grandma, great-grandfather/mother, aunt, uncle" depending on the person, they also say Baby Grey May 2012 and the ones for the security team and Gail and Jason just say Baby Grey May 2012, in the lower part of the light yellow frame with green letters.
Once they react, the first one to jump to her feet and congratulates us is Mia, who is really excited and is screaming and crying of happiness at the same time.
"Oh my god Christian, Ana I'm so happy for you I'm going to be an auntie! Congratulations" she says as she hugs us.
The next ones are Kate and Elliot, "Congratulations Bro, I'm happy for you" Elliot says hugging his brother.
"I knew there was something weird with you, now I may say there was someone in you" Kate tells me hugging me and crying with me, "I'm so happy Ana, you will have your own family, you deserve only the best"
"Thank you Ana" is all that Elliot can say as I can feel that he is really touched about this. "He is so happy now" he whisper in my ear, I know he is talking about Christian and how he has change, now they have a better relationship and they are closer than they were before, it's not that I'm egocentric but I know that Christian is different person now and it's because now he knows that his family loves him so he allows them to show him how much they love him and how much he loves them.
"Is this your belly Steele?" Kate asks me as she looks down at my stomach.
"Yes" I say shyly.
"Really I want to see it." Mia squeals.
I lift my blouse and show them my baby bump, immediately Christian puts his hand on my belly caressing it.
"How far are you?" Kate asks me.
"This week we had our 12 weeks appointment, we are starting the second trimester of the pregnancy. I'm starting my 13 week" I say smiling, I couldn't be happier.
After all the hugs and congratulations of the family we are sitting again in the couch enjoying our desserts which is a series of different little cakes, there are cupcakes, lemon pie, apple pie, ice cream cake, pudding, crème Brulé and chocolate chips cookies, everything made from Gail with the help of my mom.
My mom wasn't very good with pastry-making but apparently she has taken some classes, that seem to be her new project.
Mia notices that her parents didn't show the emotion that they should have shown if they were just discovering the news now, so as instinctive as she is, she asks them if they already know, Grace told her that she had discovers this when I was at the hospital.
Again Kate gets angry with me for being so stupid and getting in trouble with Jack, I explain her that we heard the news that week and there was nothing I can do because he had me threatened, she tells me that I have to take care of me and the baby now and tells Christian that he should had me locked up after that and if attempt to do anything similar and he doesn't do it she will do it herself.
"Do you know your estimated date of birth?" Kate asks me "Here it's says May"
"We don't know the exact date but the doctor told us that if everything goes well it will be between the 16 and the 23 of May" Christian answers her.
"Oh" is all that Kate says thinking for a minute. "So this was the business that you were talking about when you told us that you didn't know if you will be able to assist at the wedding" she tells us.
I only nod biting my lip hoping that she doesn't mind to change her wedding date, I'm sure Christian will not want me going to a wedding when the birth of his child is so close and I'm don't know if I will be able to move around if I continue to grow like this.
"We will have to change the wedding date" Elliot says.
"Yes if you don't mind to have a maid of honor that is about to explode" I say to him
"It would be so cute to have a little girl in her matching dress or a boy in his matching suit, don't you think?" Mia says clapping her hands.
"We will have to sit down and talk about the plans you have" Kate says "By the way do you know if there is a boy or a girl?" she adds.
"No, we don't know yet. If you want to have your wedding in May, then have it don't changed because of me, with or without baby I will be there for you, you know that and if not I'm sure Mia will do a great job" I answer her.
"I don't have doubts about Mia's job but you are my best friend I want you there and well if I have to wait until November just to have you in my wedding then I think I will do it"
"We can have lunch tomorrow or in the afternoon to talk about your wedding ideas and my dates, if you want" I suggest.
"Yes I think that would be great, but not tomorrow I have to meet my mom, maybe one day during the week we can have dinner together" Kate replies.
Suddenly my mom gets up from her seat and return five minutes later with a bag.
"I have a present for you too" she tells me handing me the bag, I can see that the tears are starting to build in her eyes.
I open the bag and inside I see a small box, when I take it I see that they are a pair of white baby booties.
"After the 3 months have pass the first present that someone has to give you is a pair of booties, i wanted to give you these ones that 22 years ago belong to you" she tells me as the tears roll down her cheeks. I immediately get up and hug her tightly crying with her.
sometimes my mom is not the best but I know she loves me and everyone makes mistakes in their lives, having her giving me this is really emotional and show me that the loves me and my baby. Even if she didn't want me to have a baby so young so i can enjoy my life but I think that I was born for being a mother, im not that party kind of girl i like to read a good book, see a chick flick movie, spend time with my husband, being around family and have a calm life.
"Thank you mom, i really appreciate this" i say to her.
After all this amazing time we have the family the first to leave are Carrick and Grace with the grandparents, they are too tired it's really late for them. Then Luke and Jason help my dad to settle into his room because its time for his meds and he needs to rest because tomorrow he has rehab in the morning. When they return they leave and Gail goes with them, Gretchen and the other girl will clean all the dishes and then they will leave too, not too much time later my mom also go to sleep and the only ones left are the young ones.
We talk about going sailing next weekend if the weather is good and having dinner during the week. Mia surprise us telling us that Ethan has helped her looking for a job, she wants to work at a restaurant while she finish some pastry-making course, and she wants to open her own restaurant after a year o more of working as she knows that Christian is a really good critical person about the quality of food and restaurants she want some help about the places that she has visited and had interviews to apply to the job, christian is very happy to help her little sister and promise her that he will do some research and then he will help her making her decision.
I'm starting to feel really tired and being sleepy, a couple of yaw comes out of my mouth so our last guests tell us that there are going to their places, promising they will in touch for the plans of the week.
Once they are gone Christian and I go to our bedroom to go to sleep.
"I don't think I have enough strengh to change my clothes, going to the bathroom and do all the things i have to before going to sleep, its been such a wonderful day but im too tired to do all those things" i tell christian with a weak voice.
He carries me to the bathroom and help me removing my make up and clothes and changing into my nightgown, then he goes out of the bathroom to change his clothes and leave mines, i pee and when he return i brush my teeth, he pee and then joying me brushing his teeth.
We get into bed and immediately he wrap himself around me kissing my hair.
"Thank you for being in my life, for this amazing evening with the family and for giving me the best present a man can ask. A family." he moves his head and kisses my cheek, "I love you so much Anastasia Grey"
I turn around wrapping my arms around his neck and kissing him, "Thanks to you" i say against his lips. "i love you more"...
In case any of you don't understand the meaning of the next words I will tell you what I wanted to tell.
*Booties: those shoes that babies use after they birth they are made of wool.
*Collage: is a series of pictures or papers together I don't know if the term is right.
I hope you enjoy the chapter, see you next time. Sorry for the spelling mistakes.
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