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Ana's birthday went great. Kate invited Ethan, Jose, and Elliot. Christian got a little upset that Ana didn't have more girl friends. Kate and Elliot got Ana an iPod and a pair of Beats. Ethan and Jose got her a new laptop so she could continue doing her work on instead of bumming Kate's all the time. Christian wasn't happy when he found this out. He would have bought her one had he know she had to borrow Kate's. Christian's gift was last. He got her tickets to the softball college world series which was still months away, a custom tiffany's bracelet that had softballs on it and the laces were diamonds, and a key. The key was a symbol for his apartment in Escala. She didn't actual need a key to get in, it was just a symbol that whenever she needed she had a place in Seattle to go to.
The day of her birthday she got a surprising visit from a lawyer. She asked Christian if he would sit with her while she talked to him because he might understand what he was talking about more than her. Christian of course agreed. The lawyer told Ana that Ray had left her something, if something happened to him, but he didn't want her to have it until she was 18. He did not want to take the chance that her mother might come back in her life and take it away since she was a minor. The lawyer handed Ana the envelope. Ana opened it and inside was a letter and a smaller envelope. Ana reads the letter and starts crying.
The letter said:
Hey My Little Sunshine
First off I want to wish you a Happy 18th Birthday since I know I am not there to celebrate with you. I hope that you are doing ok! Just know where ever I am, I am watching you and am so proud of you. You are an amazing person Ana and are very talented. I cannot begin to express how happy I am that you came into my life. You are the one and only thing your mother ever did that was good. So I thank her for bringing you in my life. I know how tough everything must be on you right now since you are on your own. I do hope Kate and her family are looking after you. They are such good people. Anyways Sunshine you and I both know I am not good at this emotional stuff. If you don't get that scholarship for softball that we both know you deserve or if you do and just need this while you are in school, this check is for you. It is from my life insurance policy only my lawyer knew about. Take care of yourself Sunshine.
Love Dad!
She opened the envelope and cried even more.
The check was for $500,000.
She didn't know what to do or say.
"Ana that's great that he did that for you," Christian said.
"Ana," the lawyer said, "his policy states that you get $500,000 when he passes, but if his death is an accident of some kind the amount doubles." He hands Ana a separate envelope out of his jacket pocket. She opens it to discover another check for $500,000.
Ana, Christian, and the lawyer talk for a while after she opened the letter. Ana is emotional about the whole situation and wants to go to bed. She had a long day.
The next couple of months were tough for Ana. She finally was able to get her cast off. Physical therapy was tough on her but she pushed through. What got to her most was missing softball. She was at almost every game. She couldn't work either. That stressed her out A LOT! Kate and Christian both told her she didn't have anything to worry about. They were taking care of everything. Ana put up a little argument about it, but really what other choice did she have?
What shocked Ana the most was Christian. He was by her side the whole time. He occasionally had to take trips back to Seattle, but he was never gone for more than 2 days at a time. Ana was letting her guard down a little at a time.
As she sat at the therapist office with Kate she thought about what would happen after she graduated. She didn't know which school she wanted to go to. She had the 'secret' money from Ray, so she could actually pick her school. She knew what Christian wanted her to do. He already told her she could come live with him in Seattle and go to school there. He gave her the key for her birthday! She wished he was here with her but he had to fly back to Seattle for a couple of days. This would probably be the longest he had stayed gone. He told her before he left it might be 4 or 5 days until he got back. She could get more done at therapy if he wasn't here.
The days Christian was gone was hard on both of them. They skyped every night before they went to bed. Christian couldn't believe that he had actually been dating Ana, exclusively, for a couple of months and they still had not had sex. This was not normal for him. He knew she felt him every morning. She never really said much about it though. He wanted her so bad, but something was telling him to wait, that she wasn't ready for that. She needed to take things slow. He did something he had not done since he was a teenager. He had to relieve himself though.
Ana went to the softball field while they practiced. Since Christian wasn't there and Kate was at school she wanted to do something. She was getting around pretty good by herself. She missed it so much. She talked to her coach about college. She asked if there was still a possibility that she could play softball in college. Her coach told her she was very hopeful if Ana worked her butt off to get her leg strong again! Ana was very close with her coach. She was one person who Ana could talk to about anything. Ana told her about the money Ray left her. She didn't however tell her about Christian. She didn't want him to get in trouble since he was her teacher. After practice Ana knew it was time to go home. Her leg was killing her.
Ana decided she wanted to go by the café she use to work at before heading home, even though her leg was killing her. She hadn't been there in forever and she could really use some of their famous tea. Well it was famous to her, it was her favorite. She was stopped at a red light dancing to the music on the radio. The light turned green and she started to drive away, that's when it happened. A driver ran the red light and hit the passenger side of Ana's truck, causing it to spin.
It was like everything was in slow motion for Ana. One second she was dancing the next she was struck by another vehicle. She had her seat belt on but her head still smacked the steering wheel and then the side window. She could taste blood in her mouth and her vision was going blurry. Her head was killing her. She didn't know how much time had passed after she was hit. She was going in and out of consciousness. She heard the sirens coming towards her and she heard someone trying her keep her awake. The man was asking her random questions trying his best to get her to talk. All Ana said was Christian.
Christian POV
"So we have eyes on Leila now. We need to continue watching her and if she so much as comes this direction notify me," Christian told Taylor.
It felt weird being back in his office actually doing work. He did miss Seattle, but nothing was better than being where Ana was. He missed her. His phone rang and on the second ring he picked up.
"Yes Andrea," he said annoyed that she bothered him. He wanted to hurry with his work so he could get back to Ana.
"Why? Fine. Send her in," he said even more annoyed.
Just then his office door opened an in walked… Elena.
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