Sorry it took so long. I'll do one last chapter of Mia and then back to Lina.


"Grey residence." Says a voice on the phone. Oh go she can't be serious. Elliot brings home a random girl when he just got custody of a five year old. A five year old that I haven't met, yet. He's had her for maybe what three, four days and is already fucking the other half of Seattle he hasn't yet fucked.

"Can I speak to Elliot?" I ask in a snarky tone. I don't mean to be rude but my brother can be such an idiot sometimes.

"He's upstairs. Do you want to wait or I can have him call you back when he gets downstairs." She says politely. Fine I'll play the polite sister.

"I'll call back later." I say hanging up. When is later, 2 am? It's already 11 pm. Shouldn't he be sleeping or having the little girl asleep. And where the hell is Kate?

An hour later he calls back. "What did you want brat?" He says surprisingly cheery.

"I just wanted to know how you were holding up."

"I'm fine Mia. She's fine. Everything is good." He says robot like.

"Ok good I just want to make sure she's okay. How's Kate? Are you two fighting again. You shouldn't fight with her in front of the girl. What's her name anyways? And who answered the phone? Oh my god are you cheating on Kate?"

"Mia! Shut up one question at a time. Shit I'll just see you this weekend. She's waking up."

"No I'll wait. I have nothing to do tonight anyways." We'll not anymore. I went out earlier with Luke. We went out to try some new restaurant that he's been wanting to try. And just like he promised weeks ago he's been a total man about taking me out. Besides the fact he won't let me pay. He won't even open the door for me. Hell, he just laughs when I crash into the door because I expect him to open it. It's kind of a jerk thing to do but he's keeping his distance. And he's pretty funny. He and Elliot would get along.

"Fine. I'll call back in a few minutes."

I sit looking at my phone waiting for something. I answer before it has a chance to end the first ring.

"Ok what's her name?" I start off.

"Isabelle."

"Why was she waking up at night?" Shouldn't kids her age be sleeping all night?

"She gets nightmares or starts to cry asking for her mom. It's okay I can handle it." He says simply. I believe that he can. Besides being this huge guy Elliot has the biggest heart.

"Kate?" I question him.

"She left. I asked her to." He says sighing.

"Left where?" I ask trying to contain my excitement.

"I don't know. I asked to to leave. She didn't want me to take custody of Isabelle so we broke up." I really want to sound excited and celebrate but I have to act cool.

"Oh I'm sorry lelliot. I'm sure if you talk to her..." I have to consider his feelings. I can celebrate later by myself but he did love her and I might as well be compassionate.

"Cut the bullshit Mia. You can be excited." He says chuckling. I join in the laughter. He knows me so well. "And you can break up with Ethan now. So grandpa can give me my money." He says joking.

"And you can take me to dinner." I comment playing along with his stupid jokes.

"Take you? No. You should have done it weeks ago now I have a child to raise. I'll put that to her college fund." He says laughing.

"So that's it, no more Kate?" I ask.

"No more. She has to pick up a few things on Tuesday but until then I won't see her. Feel free to celebrate." He says clearing his throat.

"Elliot are you okay?" I ask cautiously.

"Yea why wouldn't I be?" He's so casual about things.

"She was your fiancé?"

"Mia you and I both know it wouldn't have worked. I was just too stupid to admit it."

"Who answered the phone?" I ask changing the subject.

"Oh Isabelle's social worker. We had to buy Isabelle some things and she helped me out?"

"You could have told me."

"Yea but she's hot. Nice perky tits and everything. She's... Yea..." He says. What a pig. I was right. Sawyer and I knew he would be fucking the next person he could as soon as Kate was gone.

"Did you have sex with her social worker?"

"No, she's not like that. Be nice brat."

"You're defending a woman's honor? Whoa she must be really hot. I bet you kissed her though." I say laying in bed. Why do I feel like this night is going to be long? At least he's fun to talk to.

"She is. She's... I don't know. She looks like one of those people who have shit to hide. Not like a criminal record but she looks borderline depressed. But other than that she's pretty nice." We spent an hour on the phone just talking about his day. I have to admit that he sounds pretty happy. Happier than he has been in a while.

When I did finally meet little Isabelle she was pretty shy but she opened up to me easily. She cried when Christian tried to talk to her but he has an intimidating factor which isn't so good. He did try to make it up to her so he played her a few songs on the piano. She smiled but when he looked at her, her smile disappeared, like she was afraid that he would see her. But she couldn't hide it well enough.

I've been seeing Luke for our casual dinners for a while. The weekend that Elliot told me he and Kate broke up I went to Ethan's apartment unannounced. There wasn't much to it really. I told him that I didn't think we would work out. He said he didn't really get why. He actually thought our relationship was going great. I almost started laughing. Almost but not quite.

"Are you working?" I asked Luke later that day.

"Yes." Luke said on the phone. I needed to tell him. I don't know if he would care but I just had to see him.

"Are you mad at me?" He was giving me short answers not even trying to talk to me.

"No Taylor." He said emphasizing the Taylor.

"Are you with my brother."

"Yes I'm with Mr. Grey we are on route to Escala."

"Oh should I call back later?" I ask him.

"No. My shift ends in a few minutes. No... I'll be staying at my apartment Taylor. I'll see you when I get there." He says. Okay so he wants me at his place. That's kind of perfect.

"I'll see you then. Bye Luke."

"Taylor." He says shortly and hangs up. That's kind of hot. The whole sneaking around. I get my things ready and rush to his place being escorted by Reynolds.

"Where to Miss Grey?" He asks me as soon as I step out.

"Your place." I say winking at him.

"Miss Grey this isn't my place to say but be careful. Your brother is a very possessive and powerful man. That's a bad combination. If this thing with Luke is not serious just stop it because you could ruin him. In many ways." He adds giving me a knowing look.

I know that there are dozens of other guys I could have but there's something about Luke and I. We feel so natural and easy. And the sexual tension is ridiculous. Maybe it's because I know we both shouldn't do any thing about it. I think that's what Reynolds meant.

Some how Luke arrived to his apartment much faster than I did. Reynolds let me know that if I needed to leave to call but otherwise Luke would watch over me.

"Hey you're early. I thought there would be traffic. You look nice." He says eyeing me as I step inside. He nods at Reynolds before closing the door.

"I broke up with Ethan." I tell him quickly before nerves get the best of me.

"Oh." He look around awkwardly. There is no way I was reading him wrong so why isn't he happy or something. "I'm sorry. Do you want something like ice cream? Or to talk? Isn't that what girls do when they break up?" I shake my head. Why would I come be upset with him. Not that I am upset but he's so slow to think that I need comfort.

I take a slow step closer to him. "Luke I broke up with Ethan." He cocks his head to the side looking at me. Can't he see that I want him.

"Oh." He says moving his head back when it hits him. "Oh, good." He says as a smile slowly creeps on his face.

"Yea... I just wanted to tell you."

"I'm glad you did." Relief rushes through me.

"Good I honestly thought that I was making a mistake by coming here. I didn't want to embarrass myself any more than I already with you. Like when I asked you if you were gay I should have known that you're not but for some reason I couldn't stop myself. It wasn't even that I thought you were I just needed to say something and that was the only logically thing. Anyways I'm glad that you know because ...why are you smiling?" He looks at me chuckling.

"Because you're adorable Mia." He says as he cups my cheeks.

"Adorable? I would have hoped you think I'm hot. I mean adorable is nice but that's like you think I'm your sister and I would like to think that I'm more than a family figure than that."

"Well you are, adorable." He kisses the corner of my mouth. "You're a lot more than adorable. You're hot and sexy and a lot of other things but I can't really think right now knowing that I can actually have you now."

I close my eyes enjoying the contact of his thumb with my cheek. Before I know it his lips are on mine and I respond, eagerly. More eagerly than is suitable but I can't help my self to him.

I've never had this. I've never had some one kiss me like this. His hands move to my back pushing me harder against his body. No, never like this. How could I have gone so many years without knowing what a kiss like this felt like. For the first time it's as if he's holding nothing back as his tongue explores my mouth and when I need to catch my breathe his mouth moves to my neck sucking and nipping lightly. He moves lower until he's at the edge of my shirt. We could definitely keep going I know we both want to but is this the right time?

"We either stop now or keep going Mia. I want to respect you but I don't know if I have control if we keep going. What's it going to be? We can wait if that's what you want." He says placing his lips on my forehead.

"I want to keep going. I just need some wine." I say looking down.

"Why do you need wine? If you don't want to it's okay I'm not going to force you. You're my friend Mia you should know me better than that." Friend? Is that all I am?

"You make me nervous. I don't want to disappoint you."

"If sex is bad it's because both people aren't doing it right Mia. So if the sex between us isn't good I'm just as responsible. You and I have had this tension building for months all you had to do was break up with Ethan. And you did so now the only thing holding me back from making you mine is you." He says in his usual mysterious tone.

"Yours?"

"I want you. In every sense possible. I intend to show you when you'll let me." He steps forward until I'm on the armrest of the couch. "Mine. I won't share Mia. There's a very real possibility that if I have you I won't let you go." He looks as if he's just admitted something very big.

"Yours." I confirm. "I'm yours." I say before getting completely lost in him. It was easy being with him. Sex was easy. It came natural to me to be with him. He was by no means letting me take control of the situation but he also was force full. It was almost as if we were both fighting equally. He let me take control but he was also willing to show me what he wanted from me. I would touch him and he would respond with his body. And that worked both ways. I loved every second of it. But when I came he was not far behind. Everything about him was perfect. The ways he kissed every inch of my skin. The way his skin felt against mine. How his body responded to me. You always think that you do things so that your partner can feel turned on but it was almost absurd that I made him sound the way he did. That I was the reason he was breathing hard. I was the one driving crazy and moving in ways that pleased him as much as they did. My body was what he was so turned on by. He was a god so it's no surprise that I enjoyed it but to know that me, with little experience being intimate with someone, caused a man, because that's what he was a man, to lose control the way he did was probably the most amazing thing ever.

"God Mia." He said breathing into the crook of my neck. "You are amazing Mia."

"We are amazing." I said.

"No that was... Fuck that was good. Really fucking good." He kissed my skin. I felt sticky from the thin layer of sweat that our bodies had acquired in the last few hours. His body weight was on me and it wasn't uncomfortable. It was comforting. I needed to feel him as much as possible. How the hell do I get up after this.

He rolls over so that he is laying beside me. He's on his side and moves me so my back is to his front. I wasn't expecting this intimacy. "Thank you." I tell him. Thank you? Did I really say thank you. People only say that when sex is done as a favor. When it's a one time thing. There is no way I want this to be a one time thing. I want more. I want him more than one day.

"How long are you staying here?" He asks when he kisses my shoulder.

"I don't know I never told anyone I was coming. Besides Reynolds."

"Call your parents or who ever. Tell them you'll be home late and Reynolds is with you. You aren't leaving. Not because I want to fuck you because you..." He pushes my shoulder so I'm flat on the mattress. "Are mine." I smile against his lips. I call my mom telling her that I'm with a friend and we are going shopping them the movies so I'll be home late. I hate having to lie and sneak around but I want this to be serious before we have to tell Christian something.

"So does that mean you're mine?" I ask as we eat pizza half naked later that day.

"Yea I guess I am." He says taking pizza on a plate to Reynolds who's in his room. Earlier we told him to come in. We felt bad that he was sitting in the car outside of his own home. He's giving us alone time.

"I don't share." I tell him.

"You won't need to. You're all I need." He says running his finger tip on the inside of my thigh.

And he was all I needed. The next few weeks passed by quickly. I'd spend as much time with Luke as I could. He had Taylor work his schedule so that the days he had off were days when I wasn't planning the coping together Gala. Taylor didn't know but Ryan and Reynolds did. Reynolds got the flu for a week so he had to take the time off. I told Ana that Ryan wouldn't cooperate with me when I wanted to go shopping so we switched CPOs for the week. Luke and I went to California that week with Maynard. She was pretty cool actually. She said that if she didn't see anything then she wouldn't have to lie to Taylor. So we acted like a couple, who didn't participate in PDA, when she was with us. Which was easy considering we spent a lot of time in our hotel room. We were making up for lost time.

I found out Elliot was dating the social worker when we got back. I was kind of unsure of why until I met her for lunch. Elliot begged me to get to know her so I agreed. Then she told me that Elliot said I asked her to meet me. I know he does that but then I felt bad because she so easily agreed when I had to practically be dragged. It was that I didn't want Elliot to date, I just thought that he should stop the fucking and settle down. When I met her I understood how he so easily fell for her. She's a sweetheart. Exactly what my former playboy badass brother needed. And she's so good with Isabelle.

I told her about Luke. I didn't mean to but she was like Elliot in a girl version, except maybe a little more serious. She listened the entire time and even asked about him. What he was like, how we met, things that a girlfriend would ask. I'm terrible at secrets. I hate them. So it was nice to finally be able to talk to someone about my relationship. In California Luke and I talked and he told me that he was serious about us. It wasn't a big dinner or romantic walk on the beach it was just us watching tv in bed when he looked at me.

"I love you." He said. I thought I'd be dramatic and what not but I wasn't.

"I love you too Luke." I said simply. That's how it was. Besides the hiding we were simple. We just enjoyed each other. And he made me happy. He smiled just before kissing me. His hand squeezed my thighs as I moved to straddle him. Just when things were getting good his phone went off. We made it a point to always answer our phones or else people would suspect. It was Christian, he wanted to know what I was doing and that I was cooperating with security. Which Luke says that I was being very cooperative. He used a neutral tone though because Christian would suspect and things are getting good I don't need the extra drama.

"I don't want you to lie to anyone anymore." He said as he hung up. I was still naked straddling him. I sat back on his legs.

"What?"

"I'm tired of us pretending that we aren't together. This sneaking around, it hot and exciting but you're lying to everyone about where you go who you talk to. We can't even talk on the phone without being scared of your brother. I don't want that. I want to be with you. Really be with you. I'm not saying this, what we are doing now isn't real, I love you. You shouldn't have to lie to people about that." He pushes my hair away from my face. "Mia." He says my name as if he's worried.

"I don't want to lie either. I'm tired too I just never said anything because you could...no, you will lose your job."

"Baby I can get a new one. Don't worry about that. I love you." I smile shyly at him.

"We should start with our parents." I suggest putting my hands behind his neck.

"My parents know. Yours don't."

"Yo told your parents about me?" I ask surprised.

"Yes." He says as if it's the most simple thing in the world.

"We should tell mine. We can go on Saturday." And with that we set a plan to tell my family. I had it planned out. First my parents then Elliot and Christian last. Luke was fully aware that he would have to get a new job a new place to live because the apartment where he and his friends lived was paid for by Christian. I felt selfish knowing he would lose so much but I wanted him and he said that he wanted this too.

"How was California?" Elliot asked as he Christian and I all sat down for dinner that Friday night.

"Amazing. You should take Lina." I say trying to contain my smile. I couldn't help but to think about all the amazing sex I had. But thinking about all the sex I had just reminds me of how horny I am. So I text Luke asking him if he can take a quick bathroom break. He says yes and Taylor and him switch spots while he goes. I excuse my self and go into the woman's bathroom.

"Hey I just wanted to see-" I'm cut off when he pushes me on the wall trapping my hands over my head. With his other hand he's pushing up my skirt until it bunched up at my hips. He inserts a finger inside me moving it around my walls. My knees go weak so he stops and lifts me so my legs are around his hips. He sets me on the sink and runs his hands on my thighs before moving to the inside of my legs and closer to where I need him. Just as he's about to touch me there he's pulled off of me. "Christian stop it! Let him go!" I scream as my brother repeatedly hits my boyfriend. Luke isn't even trying to stop him. He's blocking but not fighting back. Not that he would. This is my brother and Luke respects that. But I don't want him to, not now. Not when he's getting hurt. "Elliot stop him!" I say looking at my asshole brother who is basically just watching. Just then security walks in and pulls Christian off Luke. "Are you okay?" I ask as I kneel in front of Luke. I grab some wet paper towels and wash off the blood coming from his nose and lip. He winces and I feel responsible for this. I should this is my fault. "I'm so sorry." I say as tears roll down my face. "What the hell is wrong with you? Why would you hit him?" I scream at Christian.

"He was taking advantage of you!" He says pointing at Luke as he pushes off the security.

"He wasn't. I told him to come in here. I love him. And you're being an ass. More than usual." I feel Christian grab my arm but I push him away. "Let go." I yell at him before focusing on Luke again. "We have to get you stitches for your cheek." I whisper when I see that the bleeding hasn't stopped. Christian says something to Taylor but I'm not paying attention. Before I register anything Christian throws me over his shoulder as if I weigh nothing. He manages to drag me outside and in his car.

"Sit in the fucking car Mia. Don't you dare move a fucking finger or else I'll tie you down understand." He says yelling at me. He never yells at me. Not like this anyways.

I see as he gets Ana in the car and says something on the phone. I know I should get out and see Luke but I'm to afraid to move.

As we start driving away I realize how stupid I am for leaving like that. I'm an adult and perfectly capable of making my own decisions. I shouldn't be here scared I should be with Luke making sure he's okay. When we stop at a red light Christian has finally shut up. He's been giving me a lecture on something about how what I was doing was wrong. The car wasn't moving. Christian was driving and it was just us elliot and Ana in the car. That's all. Before i had time to think I unlocked the door and ran.

I went into a building and looked back to see that no one was following me. How could they. Christian made all his guys stay back with Luke and he wouldn't leave Ana in the car alone. I thought about going back to the restaurant but that's the first place they'd look.

I had to use my phone to look up Lina's address and printed a picture of directions at a coffee shop. I took no more than five minutes and left my phone. I know Christian would find it. Two hours. That's how long it took to get to her freaking apartment. Luckily she welcomed me so the walk wasn't for nothing.

She helped me find Luke and he was sleeping when I walked in. I had to hold in a sob. This was my fault. I did this. I touched his hand and he woke up instantly.

"I'm so sorry." I said as I sat on the edge of his bed. He shook his head.

"It's not your fault I should have been more careful. We were gone a long time." I heard that Lina was talking to Elliot and I was scared but then she said something about them leaving and I relaxed.

"It's my fault too. I shouldn't have pushed the limits so much. I should have known. I'm so sorry Sawyer. Why didn't you fight back. You shouldn't have let him just hit you." I said looking at the stitches he had on his head.

"He's your brother Mia. You love him and I couldn't."

"You should have. I love you too."

"I know. It doesn't matter anymore. I love you. Let's just move on from this." Besides the fact that this yesterday, because it's past midnight, was crap I couldn't help feel happy that we could move on. I thought that would end it.

"I'm so sorry." I gently pressed my lips on his careful not to apply too much pressure.

"Stop saying sorry. This isn't your fault." He says wiping away a tear.

"Where is she?" Says Christian as he storms in.

"Leave! Get the hell out of his room you can act like an ass anywhere you want but not here. You're mad, then take it out on someone else because I don't give a shit about you." Where the hell is Lina? She was suppose to be here to warn me about this. She and Elliot come back. That's where they were. I'm about to ask Lina if she can drive us to his place but he's probably banned from there already considering that he lives in a Christian's employee apartment. Maybe I can stay with her. I can't go home. I don't want to leave him. How is it that things came crashing down so easily. Everything was perfect yesterday. Hell a few hours ago. "Leave Christian." I say in a much more calm voice. He says something to Elliot and Taylor then leaves.

If looks could kill Lina would be dead because Elliot is pissed at her. "I'm sorry." She says to me.

"Lina can we drive him home?" She nods and agrees to get her car. Elliot follows her. I thought since Christian was gone things would at least go smoothly but I should have known that wasn't even a possibility. I slapped Elliot. I didn't mean to but I was at the end of my patience. I have to admit that it felt pretty good.

Lina and I talked a little after we got to her house so that was relaxing. Not as good as when I got in bed with Luke though.

"Move in with me?" He said. "I know I'm not helping my case with your family by asking you to but I don't care anymore. Your brothers are going to hate me regardless."

"They'll come around to it." I say unsure.

"I'm sure we both want that but is it true. Mia I love you."

"I'll move in with you. But just rest for now. We can talk tomorrow. And every day after that." I pull up the blanket so that it is covering us completely.

"I'm gonna marry you one day." He says before kissing my temple.

"I know."