ANA

I'm shocked when I wake up. Christian is lying on his back, with me snuggled into his side, halfway on his chest. The area he specifically told me not to touch. I start to examine his chest from where I am laying without lifting my head; so as not to wake him. I see a few circular scars on his chest. With the hand on his chest I gently feel his scars. I wonder how they got there; did he have chicken pox as a kid?

I feel him stir under my head, and a struggled groan escapes his lips, so I lift my head before I get caught with it on his chest. I sit up and rub my eyes, while my eyes adjust to the light flowing in my window. I look down and see that I'm in Christian's t-shirt, and as I lift the covers slightly and see that he's only in his boxers.

I let out a groan as I feel my head pounding. What happened yesterday? When did he get over here? Did I invite him to bed or did he invite himself? God knows, and I won't get any answers until he's awake. I get out of bed, and the second my feet hit on the floor I am running to the bathroom and I immediately throw up.

I suddenly feel strong arms around me, stroking my back and holding my hair up. I can tell that it's Christian from the way he's touching me, and the familiar sparks I feel in his presence. I continue to hurl, and I feel my face go red in embarrassment. I let out a strangled cry, which is so low that I almost don't hear it, but Christian does.

''Shhh,'' he soothes while he continues to stroke my back up and down with his hand ''its okay,'' he whispers. When I've emptied my stomach, I dry my mouth with my hands and stands up. Christian stands up with me and steadies me in case I'm off balance. I walk over to the sink, and take my tooth brush out and begin to brush my teeth. I meet Christian's stare in the mirror, and he looks apologetic at me, almost like he's done something wrong.

''What?'' I ask when he doesn't stop looking at me sadly. But all he does is shake his head and leave the bathroom. I finish brushing my teeth and washing my hands, before I go out to figure out what happened yesterday.

CHRISTIAN

'The walk of shame' comment taunts me as I looked after Anastasia this morning. Did she mean that, or did she just want another shot? If she meant it, I'm sure it was with me, it has to be me, because she's never been with anyone else.

I just don't understand. Our first time, we were drunk and we didn't really have the nicest day after that, but does that count as a 'walk of shame'? Our second time was a mutual decision; I thought she wanted that as much as I did, so if that's the 'walk of shame' she was referring about then I will be fucking pissed. Of course it ended with my mother walking into my apartment pretty quickly after we had sex, but my mom didn't know that's what we were doing. Then there's the dry humping, we never talked about that, but why would she be ashamed of it? She's probably just ashamed of you; my subconscious tries to tell me.

I walk back into Ana's bedroom and find my jeans lying on the floor, so I grab them and put them on. I look around for my t-shirt just as Ana walks in and I remember that I put it on her last night. She finds a little bag under her bed, and places it on her bed, not saying a word to me. She takes out a bra, sweater and jeans, and then she walks out of the bedroom again.

Is she pissed at me? What reason does she have to be pissed? None. I haven't done anything wrong; I put her to bed last night when things got out of hand at the shot table, and if I may say so myself, I haven't been anything but nice towards her. Well nicer than I normally am towards people. If my business partners saw the way I treated Ana, they would probably get a heart attack. Even Ros hasn't seen that side of me, and we spend most of our days together, working side by side on projects.

It's no secret amongst businessmen that I am ruthless, and I don't try to sugar coat anything, I don't see the point in that. When I was a child I was always angry or confused, and only my mom and Mia ever made me smile. Now Anastasia has too, which is shocking, but I've made her smile also, and I fucking love it. I love the way her whole face lights up as her smile consumes her entire face.

Seeing her yesterday, free and careless, was… I don't know. I was pissed as hell over the fact that she had gotten drunk, and that the others didn't do anything. She was already prettily drunk when I got here, and Kate should've put her to bed long before I arrived. But seeing how happy she was, and how much she wanted me to join the fun, and that she whispered in my ear and told me how much it meant to her, it was...freeing.

I feel like I need a heavy session with Flynn, this whole situation is confusing me so much. I lust after her, that's the truth. I've loved the times I've had her beneath me and if she walked into her bedroom again right this second asking for me to fuck her, I wouldn't even think twice about it. But I care about Ana, and besides my family I've never cared about anyone before. The thought of her driving with Kate to Seattle bothers me; she should be driving back with me, where I know she is safe.

No. I need Flynn to explain these emotions to me. To help me see what's going on with me.

ANA

I walk back into the bedroom after I've gotten dressed, and throw Christian's t-shirt at him. He grabs it and slips it over his head. ''I need to get back to Seattle…'' he says, and I nod. ''I'm needed back, I've been here far too long.'' He explains, and he motions me to follow him into the living room. ''I'll have everything set up and ready for you. I'll see you tomorrow, right?'' I nod, and then frown. Have everything set up, what's there to set up? I'm about to ask him, when he stops me. ''Don't worry, we'll take our IKEA trip, I promised didn't I?''

I nod and walk into the kitchen to grab a glass of orange juice, my head is killing me. ''Kate and I'll be driving up tomorrow at noon. I'll probably go to her apartment, and help her carry everything and set everything up. I'll call when I know anything.'' I say, wondering how I will get to his place since I don't know where it is, and I don't have a car to drive anymore. Wanda said goodbye recently and there was nothing more that could be done for her, as the problem was she refused to start.

''Yeah, just call and I'll send Taylor for you. Ehm… I uh, I have contacted a psychiatrist for you. She will see you Monday morning, if that doesn't fit, we can change the day or time?'' He says looking uneasy.

''No, Monday morning's fine.'' I say crossing my arms over my middle. ''Guess I'll see you around?'' His lips rise at one side of his mouth, not in a smirk, but an amused smile. I like it, it suits him.

''Yes, tomorrow'' he confirms. ''Take some Advil, you had quite the night, last night'' he says with a smirk. Then he leans in, and I'm sure he's about to kiss me. But he goes for my ear, and whisper in a seductive voice. ''I know you don't have one, but if you want to, you can always measure mine'' he says with a chuckle before heading for the hall and walking out of the apartment.

What did he mean by that? Did I say anything inappropriate yesterday? I walk into Kate's bedroom, and both Kate and Elliot are still asleep. They're both sleeping on opposite sides of the bed with their backs turned to each other. They must be still fighting, about whatever made Kate mad.

Not caring about the fact that Elliot is lying in Kate's bed, most likely in his underwear; I jump into her bed, and lie down between them. Elliot rolls over and drapes his arm over my body, and I stiffen. ''Morning, sis'' he whispers ''tired of my brother's ass already and decided to switch to the better brother?'' he teases and I see a smile on his face ''you've definitely come to the right place.''

''Pig,'' I say lifting his arm of off me, and throwing it back at him. ''Can someone please tell me what happened last night?'' I ask, as I stare up at the ceiling. I feel Kate move, and when I look over at her, she has a huge grin at her face. ''Please tell me what I said.''

''You were our entertainment,'' Elliot says and tickles me on my ribs.

''If you say I was stripping, I might have a heart attack.'' I say looking at them both, first at Elliot then at Kate, and then at Elliot again. ''Please say that my clothes stayed on.''

''While you were with us yes, but we don't know what you and Christian did afterwards.'' Kate says, and Elliot mumbles his agreement. ''We played 'never have I ever'. Does that ring a bell?'' She asks, and I nod my head. ''Remember Christian joining us?'' When did he join in? I shake my head and she laughs. ''Well you found your spot at his lap, and looked really friendly with him. And you wouldn't stop giggling, I think Christian was into it.'' God, I can't remember that.

''Why are you wondering? Did Christian say something to you?'' Elliot asks, and I nod my head and blush.

''I didn't understand what he meant, though'' I say and both Elliot and Kate prop themselves up on their elbows and look down at me in the middle. ''He said something like, 'since you don't have one, you can measure mine' or something like that?'' I say, trying to mimic Christian's voice. And they both fall back on their backs laughing hysterically. ''What? What did he mean by that?'' I ask, feeling quite defensively.

''Jose… h he… and you… and…'' Kate tries to say something through her laughter. ''You say it Elliot'' she says as she continues to laugh.

''Geez, give me a second'' he says as he tries to get his breath back. ''When it was Jose's turn, he said 'never have I ever measured my penis' and guess who took a shot'' he says looking at me waiting for my answer. OMG! Did I make a comment about Christian's penis? When I don't answer he continues. ''You took a shot, and said if you had one you would have measured it, you were really out of it'' he says and goes back to laughing.

''That's when Christian decided you've had enough for the day'' Kate laughs. ''But talking about Penises, how is Christian in that department?''

''Kate, ewwwww, that's my brother'' Elliot says covering his ears. He rolls out of bed, in only his boxers of course, and heads out in search of the bathroom, I think.

''Well…'' Kate says, sitting up in her bed, and I sit up with her. ''Come on Ana, is he big?''

''I don't have anything to compare it too, you know that'' I say and Kate doesn't look very happy about my answer. ''I don't know, I haven't seen much'' I say trying to get off the bed, but she pulls me back. ''Between 8 or 9 inches maybe? Are you happy?'' I ask, and her eyes widen.

''Jesus Steele, you've hit the jackpot with that one. Good for you'' she says with a loving smile.

''I'll see you both in Seattle tomorrow,'' Elliot says as he walks over to Kate and kiss her on her cheek.

''You'll be fine, right?'' He asks us both but only looks at Kate; she nods up at him and smiles. I know my best friend and I've received many smiles from her, this one is not a happy Kate smile. There's something on her mind that's been bothering her. ''Okay, bye baby'' he says and peck her mouth.

Kate doesn't say goodbye back, but instead turn away from him. He looks sad for a moment then he shakes it off and walks to the door. ''Bye, Elliot see you soon'' I say with a smile, and he nod sadly before he leaves.

Kate stands at the same spot for what seems like ages after he leaves. It's only seconds really, but I can see that my friend is hurt by something. I walk over to her and hug her. She falls against my chest and a few tears slip out of her eyes. We sit down at the couch and she dries her eyes, and smiles like nothing happened.

''Kate,'' I sigh ''please tell me what's going on. Let me help you… what is bothering you?'' I ask and I start rubbing her back to sooth her. She shakes her head and smiles at me, but she's not kidding anyone but herself. ''I know you Kate'' I whisper, and she sighs and looks down at her lap.

''I'm late,'' she chokes, and I can see how scared she looks.

''As in…?'' I ask, even though I don't have to. She nods and bites her lip to stop from trembling. ''What are you going to do about it?'' I ask, and she shrugs. ''Have you told Elliot? You know he wouldn't…''

''He wouldn't what?'' she snaps, ''please tell me what he wouldn't do. Because I know he will leave me, and never look back.'' She cries.

''If Elliot's the father…''

''Ana'' she sighs. ''I haven't known him long enough for him to be the father. And he wouldn't stay with me if he knew I was having another man's baby'' she cries.

''Let's take a test…'' I say. ''Maybe you're just late, let's not tell him anything until we know for sure.'' She nods her head, and leans her head on my shoulder. ''I'll go get one,'' I say looking down at my watch ''I still have time. Where's your car keys'' she nods her head in their direction, and I take them in my hand. ''Will you be okay for 15 minutes? We can just wait until we get to Seattle?'' I say but she shakes her head.

''No, we need to do this know'' she stands up and walks towards me. ''I'm going with you. But you drive'' she says and we walk out together.

''OMG'' Kate sighs as we look at the ocean of different pregnancy tests. ''Which one?'' she asks me and I shrug. When it comes to pregnancy tests I have no idea what to choose. ''I'll take 3 different ones… If the result is the same, then I have my answer.'' I nod and give her a reassuring smile.

We walk to the register and Kate pays for the pregnancy tests. The lady shows us a toilet in the back of the store, and we walk in. Kate sits down not even embarrassed about the fact that I'm standing there. I sit down on the floor and wait for Kate to do her thing. She lays the 3 pregnancy tests by the sink, and sits down next to me.

''Can I ask you a question?'' I ask.

''I don't know'' she answer without me having to ask the question I was about to ask. ''There are 2 guys it could be… Arghhh!'' She says and hides her face in her hands. ''I'm such a whore.''

''No you're not. Don't ever say something like that'' I say sternly at her and she gives me a weak smile, and I see tears forming in her eyes.

''You'll make a great mom, one day Ana'' she smiles at me. ''I can't be pregnant. My parents will stop all income and not even regret it, you know how my parents are'' she sighs. ''They've always said that Ethan and I don't even have to think about kids before we're married. They'll be so disappointed in me.''

''Oh, Katie'' I say rubbing her back again. ''They won't. And you would make an amazing mother, you would be strict when you have to, and your kid would be so lucky getting a mom like you. And if you're pregnant then I'm here for you. I will always be here for you Kate'' I say. Then I remember what we were doing last night and ask, ''If you knew you were late, why did you drink those shots last night?''

She snorts. ''I made a few for myself with water. Aren't I pathetic? I'm just glad no one took them.'' She snorts again, and shakes her head like she can't believe she did that. ''Can you please look at the tests'' she chokes; I nod as I stand up.

''Everything will be okay,'' I say before looking at the tests and she nods. I walk over to the sink and watch the 3 different sticks. I turn to her, and give her a weak smile. ''They're negative'' she jumps up and hugs me.

''Thank god… I feel super bad for feeling like this, in case there was a baby in here'' she says holding her stomach. ''But I'm so happy,'' she says with a smile.

''I get that; a baby isn't in your near future. You want a job and a stable life before you start thinking about a family.''

''I need alcohol, like now.'' She says loudly as we walk out of the bathroom, and the lady at register smiles at us both.