CPOV
It didn't take long for police and detectives to swarm the Lincoln's home. And soon, my parents. Linc claimed he didn't know about the dungeon in the basement. Elena told him she was putting in a in-home salon. So he had no reason to go down there. He came home early and saw Morton's truck parked in their driveway, then he saw the book case door open and heard noises coming from down there. Elena had told Linc the hidden door would look better than two basement doors next to each other. He said she got her salon room in the basement and he got his Man-cave room in the attic. That's why Ana was cleaning their attic. Linc could have hired people but since he was in no hurry he allowed Ana to work for them.
The detectives talked to the Isaac kid and called his parents. He's a foster kid so Elena saw him as easy prey. The detectives also spoke to Ana and I. We told them about what Elena was trying to do to me. And now Ana's mother's husband, who I learned is named Stephen Morton. Ana told Police that she woke up late and her step-father was giving her a ride to school, but he came to the Lincoln's home instead. She now suspects Morton fucked with her alarm clock. Morton told Ana that her mother's flight was delayed. It turns out Morton booked the flight to Vegas, but 'forgot' to book the flight home. I told them about the phone call Ana made to me and even gave them my phone as evidence, since the phone conversation is recorded on it.
Morton was taken away via ambulance. Ana and I really fucked him up. I broke his ribs, his jaw and his eye socket. Ana broke his nose when she hit him with her head trying to get away. We were informed he's on life support at the hospital in critical condition. It doesn't look like he's going to make it. Ana's mother is his only next of kin, so she will have the power to sign off on life-support or not. Something tells me she will pull the plug herself. My dad, being a lawyer, assured us no charges will be file against us for attacking Morton since it was self-defense and the detectives agreed.
Morton is being charged with assault and attempted rape of a minor. Elena was taken into custody and so far will be charged with soliciting and endangering a minor. More charges will be added later after they gather more evidence. A Detective Clark informed us that there was a lice outbreak at the jail they are taking Elena to and it's not in their budget to buy the lice shampoo, so she will get her head shaved when she arrives. Oh, fuck! Oh well.
It seems Elena and Morton met in a BDSM club and instantly bonded over their fondness of much younger submissives. When they both agreed 21 year old submissives weren't young enough for their 'tastes', they decided to build their own dungeon, they called it a playroom, for when they have an underage submissive.
Linc granted the police access to search the home without a warrant. Not that they couldn't get one, but it was faster and easier that Linc allowed them access. The police found child pornography and other evidence in the dungeon, proving Elena was doing this with another underage teenage boy. They also found photos of Morton with another underage teenage girl. The girl was the daughter of his previous wife. The police believe his MO is to seduce a mother with a teenage daughter so he can have access to the daughter. It seems they just started this underage pedophilic operation when Elena put in her dungeon, so they only had one underage victim each. That's two too many if you ask me.
The pedophiles kept insisting it was all consensual. Well Elena did, Morton was out cold and rushed to the hospital. Consensual my ass. When I arrived that fucker was on top of Ana with her pants off. She told him NO. They also found plans that Elena was planning to open a salon called Esclava. I don't know who she was trying to fool with that name. Esclava is Spanish for slave. She claimed the name was meaning women are a slave to beauty. I'm calling bullshit.
Linc is devastated. His wife was molesting teenagers in his home and he didn't know. It's a good thing my uncle needed help with his house when I was 15. She didn't have the dungeon then but she could have took advantage of having a 15 year old around her house. I turned her down now, but would I still turn her down when I was an out of control, vulnerable 15 year old? I may have fallen into the temptation of a hot older woman coming onto me. I don't know what would have happened if she got her claws into me. I'm just grateful I said no and she's caught.
The paramedics examined Ana and myself. We found Ana's shorts before the police and medical arrived so she is now covered with more than a sheet. We both only have minor injuries so we don't need to go to the hospital. I still want Ana to go because she lost consciousness but she insisted she was fine. My mother said she will keep an eye on Ana. Both the police and Ana can not get ahold of Ana's mother so Ana called her dad in Montesano. With the permission of Ana's father, my dad got them to release Ana into the custody of my parents, since Ana's mom is still in Vegas and her father is in Montesano, both hours away. She's going to stay with us until her father can get here. Ana's father is on his way but it's going to take him at least a few hours.
My dad drove my car home so I can hold Ana while my mother drives us to the house. Ana has fallen asleep, her adrenaline finally catching up with her and she crashed. My mom pulls into our driveway and opens the back door for us. I gather Ana in my arms and carry her inside with my parents following me.
I walk up the stairs and towards my room.
"Christian, put Ana in the guest room." My mother says. Fuck no!
"I want to be near her."
"Son, we are not allowing teenagers to share a room." My father says.
Oh for fuck's sake! She's not staying the night!
I walk into the guest room and I lay Ana on the bed then I get on the bed next to her. My mother gives her a quick check. Everything is fine, she's just sleeping off her adrenaline. I lay next to Ana and move her hair out of her face while I stare at her.
"I've gotten ahold of her mother." I hear my father say.
"What did she say?" My mother asks.
"She said she already spoke with Detective Clark. She's already at the airport and is on the next flight here."
"Good." My mother says relieved.
"She was shocked to hear the news. Couldn't believe what her husband had done."
"I couldn't believe it. Elena has been a dear friend for many years and I didn't even suspect this from her. Oh, Carry. What if-"
"Don't worry yourself sick with the what if's, darling. Just be grateful the kids are okay now."
It's quiet for awhile then my mother speaks again.
"Christian, dear. Let Ana sleep. Come on."
"No." I don't take my eyes off of Ana.
"Christian-" My father starts.
"I'm not leaving her alone after what happened, to wake up alone in an empty room!" I roar at my dad.
"Alright." My mothers says trying to be the peacemaker. "You can stay with Ana. We'll be downstairs."
"Grace!"
"Carrick, let's go. Christian we'll be just downstairs." She says in a warning tone. I resist the urge to roll my eyes. "We'll be back to check on you."
I nod.
~..~..~
I feel fingers in my hair. I blink open my eyes. Ana is awake and looking at me. I must have fallen asleep. I shift getting more comfortable.
"Are you okay?" I ask her concerned.
"I'm fine, Christian." She kisses my lips. "You're my hero."
"Oh, baby." I say so emotional. "If anything ever happened to you." I've never been this emotional. "I don't know what I would do."
"I was so worried you wouldn't be able to answer your phone because you were in class."
"I left after first hour."
"Why?"
"You weren't there. I tried calling you and you didn't answer. I was worried. I didn't know where you were. I was about to call you again before I went to your house. But my phone rang in my hand and it was you."
"Oh, Christian. If you didn't..." She sobs unable to finish her sentence.
"Shhh." I hold her close. "I'll always be here for you, baby." I kiss her head. "Always."
I hold her as she cries and holds me tight.
"Christian." She sobs my name.
"Shhh. I've got you, baby. I've got you." I hold her closer.
Once she's calm. We continue to lay and hold each other. She's laying on my chest and it feels so weird, but in a good way. I'm playing with her long hair. It's so beautiful. I can't help but wonder if she really was made just for me. She's perfect. And she loves me, imperfections and all. Love? Did I just... Does she love me? Can someone like her love me? What I feel for her frightens me. It's an unfamiliar feeling, I've never felt before. It feels... Is this love? Is that the unfamiliar feeling I've been feeling?
"Ana." I whisper. She looks up at me. "I- I think I'm falling in love with you." I say quietly and hold my breath for her reaction.
"Oh." Her eyes shine with happiness. "I know I've fallen in love with you."
"I love you, Anastasia Steele."
"I love you, Christian Grey."
When I kiss her, she thrusts her hands into my hair. I shift, getting on top of her. My hands roam her body. I sit up and take off her shorts then I reach for her panties and start to pull them down, but she stops my hands.
"Christian. I'm still not ready to have sex." Damn.
Fucking hormones! Calm the fuck down, Grey! She's just been through a traumatic experience!
I sit back on my heels.
"Okay."
She leans up on her elbows.
"We can still kiss and make out."
I nod.
I get back on her and softly kiss her lips. I quickly pull away hearing the door open just as I was about to deepen our kiss. I jump off Ana and she covers her exposed legs, before whomever opened the door opens it all the way.
"Christian." I hear my mother say as she opens the door all the way while knocking. "Oh, good. You're awake."
Ana blushes when my mother walks into the room and sits on the edge of the bed near Ana.
"How are you feeling, darling girl?"
"I'm okay now. Thank you, Dr. Grey."
"Grace, dear." My mother pats Ana's covered leg. "Since you're awake, you two need to come downstairs. Your father should be here soon, Ana."
We both nod and my mother leaves us.
I run my hand through my hair and exhale. I get off the bed and pick up Ana's shorts to hand them to her. She puts them back on. Good thing she stopped me. My hormones have a mind of their own. Thank fuck, my mother didn't notice Ana's pants were off since Ana was covered with the sheet.
Ana gets up and we walk downstairs together. When walk into the family room, Mia rushes to hug Ana.
"Oh my god, Ana! Are you okay?!"
"Yes. Christian saved the day."
"I can't believe Elena was doing that!"
We all sit down on the sofa to wait for Ana's father to arrive. I try to sit next to Ana but Mia beats me to it so I sit on Ana's other side then my dad walks into the room. He comes over and sits between Ana and I. Seriously?! There's an inch between us for fuck's sake. We have to move apart to accommodate my dad. I can't help but to scowl.
"Don't look at me like that, son. I want to know what's going on between you and your sister's friend."
"She's not just her friend. She's my-" I stop myself from saying she's my girlfriend. "She's my friend, too. I met her before she met Mia."
"Alright. So what is going on?"
"Nothing."
"Don't give me that, son. I'm not blind."
"Nothing is going on. We're just friends."
"You can say that until you are blue in the face, son. I know you are more."
I run my hand through my hair and look passed my dad to Ana. She nods. I look back at my dad and sigh.
"She's my girlfriend." I admit.
"Why didn't you just say that, Christian. Why didn't you tell us?"
"Her mom doesn't want her to date. We were keeping our relationship secret."
~KNOCK~KNOCK~
My mother gets up to answer the door and we can hear the conversation at the door.
"Good evening, ma'am." I hear a man say. "I spoke to a Carrick Grey. He said my daughter is here. I'm Ray Steele. I'm Ana's father."
Ana perks up hearing her father. Oh, fuck! Her father is here.
"Of course. Please. Come in."
We hear them walk the short distance from the foyer to the family room. My mother enters the room, followed by a man that looks military. I'm in trouble. I fucking ate his 15 year old daughter out on the couch we are all sitting on! I'm so fucking nervous.
"Daddy!" Ana jumps up and hugs her father.
Her father holds her tight, lifting her slightly.
"Oh, Annie."
"I've missed you so much, Ray." Ray? Why is she calling her father by his name?
Ana brings her father over to us. Oh, fuck! We all stand. My fucking palms are sweating.
"Dad, these are the Grey's. Mia and Christian are my friends and Grace and Carrick are their parents."
He shakes my parents hands.
"I can't thank you all enough for what you did."
"We're just glad Christian got there in time." My mother says.
Oh, fuck mom! Throw me under the bus why don't you?
"Christian?" He looks at me. I swallow hard and nod. He holds his hand out to me. "Thank you."
I quickly wipe my hand on my jeans and shake his firm hand.
"Christian is my boyfriend, dad."
Fuck! Ana too!
"Boyfriend?" He looks at me. Fuck! I'm dead.
I clear my throat. "Yes, sir."
"I see. I hope you've been treating my daughter right."
"I am."
"He's been really good to me." Ana! Shut! Up! "He's a great guy, dad."
"I'm glad to hear that. From what I've been told he did today. I can see that."
"Would you care to join us for some coffee?" No, mom!
"Thank you for the offer, ma'am. But I best take Ana home now." Home? Which home? "Some other time perhaps?"
~KNOCK~KNOCK~KNOCK~KNOCK~KNOCK~
"Excuse me." My mother leaves to answer the door.
"I'm Carla. Ana's mother. I was told my daughter is here." I hear a women say frantically.
"Yes, she is. Please. Come in."
Oh, fuck! Her mother is here too. I'm meeting her parents. I am so fucking nervous. Her dad wasn't so bad but Ana's mother is the one who didn't want her daughter dating.
My mother enters the room with a lady that looks like an older version of Ana behind her, looking a hot mess. She frantically rushes to Ana and hugs her.
"Oh god, baby girl. I am so so sorry."
"Mom." Ana hugs her mom back.
"I didn't know. I swear. I didn't know." Ana's mother is hysterical.
"I know, mom."
"Let's get going." Ana's dad says. "Thank you all, again."
Ana's mother is holding onto Ana for dear life and wont let her go.
"Mom, I'm just going to hug my friends bye okay?"
"Okay." Her mother reluctantly lets Ana go.
Ana and Mia hug first. When she turns to me, I start to panic. Fuck! I can't. I want to. I know she wont hurt me and she has been touching me. But I'm still adjusting to her touch. She must see the look I have on my face because she just smiles at me and grabs my hand, squeezing it and I instantly calm. How the fuck does she do this?! I pull her to me and wrap my arms around her, inhaling her scent. It calms me more and I relax. I hear my family gasp but ignore them. I want to kiss her so badly but I can't with our parents in the room. I'm reluctant to let her go.
Ana walks over to her parents when I finally let her go and her mother holds her as they all walk out. Ana and her mother get into Ana's father's truck. Her mother must have took a cab from the airport. They drive away. With my heart. I love her.
"Christian." I turn around hearing my father. "I'd like to speak with you." I nod.
APOV
My dad drove us to the home we shared with Stephen. He's in jail now but I still don't feel comfortable here. My parents were extremely quiet on the ride over and it's extremely awkward. I went to my room as soon as we got here. Before I went to my room, my mother told me I wont be going to school tomorrow. But I want to go. I want to see Christian. I love him.
My parents start arguing as soon as I went to my room. I shut the door but I can still hear them. I change into my pajamas and lay in my bed. I wish I could call Christian. But the police took his phone as evidence and Stephen broke mine. Christian will get his phone back after they record the phone conversation on it but I don't know if or when I will get another phone. My parents are getting louder so I grab my headphone and blast my music. I find the song I sang to Christian and hit repeat.
I wake early the next morning and I can still hear my parents talking. They are not as loud as they were last night. Did they even sleep? It's really early.
I get up and get dress. I want to go to school. I want to be with Christian. I want to see him. I hope I can convince my mom to let me go. I open my bedroom door when I'm ready so I can ask if I can go, but stop when I hear my dad.
"Carla, I think it's best if Annie comes home with me."
No!
I stand next to my door, listening to my parents conversation.
"Ray. I didn't know. You have to believe me."
"Questioning your judgment isn't what I want to do right now. It's what's best for our daughter. I'd like to go back home after Ana packs her belongings."
"Ray. Please."
"I can't believe you left me for that ... that... I can't even call him a man. And he does that to our daughter."
"I'm so sorry. I didn't know. I didn't." My mother sniffs. "Ana told me she didn't feel comfortable with him but I assumed she was just saying that because she missed you."
"What are you going to do?"
"What do you mean?"
"With the house?"
"It's his." She sniffs again. "We're married so I guess it's mine too. I can't afford it alone, though. I'll have to sell it. I'm going to see a lawyer later today about divorcing him. I don't know where I'll go."
"Well, you can come back to Montesano with Ana and me. I just moved into a two bedroom place. You can bunk with Ana or I can sleep on the sofa until you get on your feet."
"Ray." I hear my mother sniff. "We don't deserve you."
I hear my dad make a disapproving noise. "Well, pack your things. I'll go let Ana know we're leaving."
I quickly get away from my door. I open my window and climb out, then start walking to school. Christian doesn't have his phone and even if he did I don't have mine, so I'll have to walk. It's far so I hope I make it before school starts.
I don't want to leave Christian. I can't. I love him.
CPOV
I'm driving to school. I don't want to get my hopes up after what happened yesterday. But I hope Ana will be there. My parents said I didn't have to attend today but I wanted to see Ana. My mother said Ana probably wont even be at school today because of what happened yesterday, but it's a chance I'm willing to take. I don't want her alone at school if she decide to come today.
After she left, my father wanted to talk about sex. Again. How many fucking times does a guy need the 'sex talk'. This time he told me, just because I have a girlfriend and he gave me condoms, doesn't mean I have to use them yet. He started going on and on about how Ana is too young for sex. He said girls want their first time to be special. I can do special. Okay. No car sex or sex in the pool for her first time. And don't forget the candles. I will wait until she's ready. I'd like for that to be soon but I understand she's younger than me and not ready. I wont pressure her for sex. We can continue making out and doing oral. I'm totally fine with that. When she's ready she'll tell me.
My mother about had a heart attack when I told her Ana and I are working on my touch issues. I hope I will be able to hug my mother soon. She deserves it but I'm just too frightened. I hate to admit it but I am. I'm still adjusting to Ana's touch. It's all very new for me. I haven't been touched in 13 almost 14 years, since I was 4. And when ever someone would accidently touch me it burned and I would lash out violently. The tingling I feel when Ana touches me is unknown and mysterious. I don't know if I will feel that with my mother so it's best to wait longer before I attempt to let her touch me.
I pull into the student parking lot at school. I don't see Ana. Fuck! I guess it was too much to hope for to see her today. I get out of my car and sulk my way into the building. *sniff* I hear a sniff just before I enter the building. I look at what made that noise. I see a girl sitting against the building. She has her knees up and is resting her head on her knees. She seems to be crying. Probably over a breakup. She lifts her face to wipe her tears.
"Ana?!" Oh, god! What happened?!
When she looks at me, I can see her cheeks are tear-stained.
"Christian!" She quickly gets up.
I drop my bag and rush to her, wrapping her in my arms and holding her tight. She starts crying even more.
"Baby, what's wrong?"
She keeps crying, holding onto me for dear life.
"Baby, talk to me." I'm so worried. What the fuck happened?
"My dad... I have to... and my mom... we... we..." I can't make out anything she's trying to say.
"Baby."
I pull back and hold her face in my hands, wiping her tears with my thumbs.
"Slow down, I can't understand you. Take a deep breath."
She takes a shuttered breath.
"Now talk to me. Tell me what's wrong."
"My dad wants me to move back to Montesano with him." What?! "He offered my mother to stay with us. We're leaving, Christian." No!
"You can't." I barely get out. "I just found you."
"I don't want to go." She sobs, tears violently running down her cheeks.
I wrap her in my arms again and hold her tight. I wont let her go. I wont. I can't. Fuck school. I grab Ana's hand and pick up my bag. I lead her to my car, opening the passenger door for her and get in myself. I just sit here, running my hand through my hair and think. What the fuck am I going to do? I grab Ana and hold her as she cries harder, grasping my shirt.
What can we do?
Christian 17
Anastasia 15
A/N: I only wrote the monsters having one victim each because even fictional, that is sick! And I just couldn't write multiple victims.
