CHAPTER 13
"Baby we are home" I whisper as I gently nudge Ana. She is curled up fast asleep next to me and Teddy is asleep in his car seat. Ray had been dropped off and we were now sitting in front of our home.
"Hmmm" she murmurs sleepily.
Ryan opens the car door, "Could you take Teddy for me please" I whisper. Ryan nods and unclips the car seat and gently lifts Teddy out and carries him inside. I manoeuvre myself and lift Ana into my arms and prepare to carry her in. Gail meets us.
"Good Evening sir" she whispers, "Chris has taken Teddy straight to bed" she glances at Ana, "I am guessing Mrs Grey is heading in that direction too".
I nod and as I go to pass Gail she speaks again, "I need to speak to you in a moment please sir" she says and I nod.
Gail disappears into the kitchen as I carry Ana to our room. I gently lay her in the bed and undress her, then I slip her under the covers and it is a testament to how exhausted she is that she doesn't even stir. I place a small kiss on her head and touch her small bump lovingly before I cover her up and quietly slip from the room.
I head into the kitchen, to see the entire security team assembled along with Gail and I stop dead.
"What's happened?" I ask looking at their serious faces.
Prescott steps forward, "While you were in Aspen we had some mail from Jack Hyde arrive. We are not sure what to make of it to be honest sir; it is addressed to Mrs Grey and appears to be a complete apology for everything he did. He is asking for her forgiveness and hoping that he can make amends for the way he behaved towards her and he goes on to warn about Elizabeth Morgan holding a grudge and being a danger. I have checked and it appears he will be coming up for parole in a couple of years or so. I would appear to us to be a calculated move on his part, as he has decided to set the groundwork now to make it appear he is remorseful of his actions and trying to make it look like he will not be a threat to you all as he knows you will have more influence on the outcome of that hearing when it happens than he will. Personally I think it is all a lie and so does Luke especially when only a few weeks ago he was sending disgusting threatening letters to Mrs Grey".
"May I see it?" I ask.
"I'm sorry sir but I passed it on to Welch" Prescott says apologetically, and I nod.
"Very well, it doesn't matter I will just ask him for a copy. "Anything else?" I ask.
Sawyer stands up, "Leila Williams has been hanging around. As you and Mrs Grey weren't here I just kept up the pretence you were and every time I ventured out she drove off, she has also been seen hanging around Escala and Mr Steel's house again. She hasn't actually done anything though, which means we can't do anything, but she is becoming a cause for concern she seems to be getting more and more obvious. It's as though she doesn't care if she is caught or not, and I have a feeling it's not going to be long before she does something reckless and stupid".
Just as Sawyer says this we hear a smashing sound and all the alarms start ringing, the effect is immediate on Taylor and Sawyer and they reach for their guns and disappear out of the room Prescott goes to the control room to see where the breach has occurred and Ryan heads straight to Teddy. I am frozen to the spot until I hear a piercing scream from upstairs, Ana! Fear flows through me at the sound of her scream and I don't hesitate. I charge up the stairs and stop dead in the doorway of our bedroom as Ana is sitting now wide awake and petrified. She is staring at another figure in the room. She has the covers pulled up to her chin and sitting crouched on the bed near the end is Leila with a huge carving knife in her hand. I sense Taylor and Sawyer behind me as I move slowly and carefully towards Ana. Leila is staring at Ana and she is unnaturally still and then she looks around at me.
"Leila" I snap, and her head jerks up to mine.
She smirks "Yes master" she says sarcastically and I see she has a hard gleam in her eyes it is wild and unfocussed but not the vacant lost look she showed last time.
I am afraid she has lost her mind and I have no idea what to do, my hands fist and I start to tremble with a combination of fear and anger. Leila edges closer to Ana, crawling slowly up the bed and as she moves I move closer to Ana. We both stop and stare at each other and it's like a standoff. Leila looks up at me, straight in eye.
"What does she have that I don't? I love you better than she does. I could have given you children, she can't love you as much as I do so she has to go, I will love you, I will satisfy you, I..."
"Shut up" I snarl as my anger is now boiling over. I notice movement from the bathroom behind Leila and see two men quietly sneaking in with their fingers over their lips. They silently slip into the room and Leila is now surrounded, but she doesn't notice as her attention is fixed on me.
I decide to keep her focussed on me as I move closer to Ana, "How can I possibly love you, you betrayed me" I spit at her.
Her face crumples briefly but then she stops and it hardens and she shakes her head, "No I was declaring my love for you to the world telling them what we shared. She doesn't love you, she is no good for you, I understand you and I understand your needs".
"ENOUGH" I bellow I lurch forward, losing my self control.
"Christian, no!" Ana screams and jumps forward to stop me. Everything happens so quickly it's almost a blur, Leila leaps forward her arm raised to stab Ana and I put myself in front of Ana. The two men leap on Leila and Taylor and Sawyer also leap on her. I feel a sharp pain in my arm and see the knife sticking out of my upper arm, Leila looks horrified that it is me she has stabbed and then starts screaming as she is dragged away and I sink to my knees.
"Christian" Ana gasps and wraps herself in the covers to hide her modesty and crouches beside me.
Taylor moves towards me, he lifts my arm up gently and examines it closely, "We need to get you to a hospital sir" he says calmly.
I turn to Ana, "Are you alright baby?" I stammer as I visually check her over, "Did she hurt you?" I ask, wincing at the pain coming from my arm.
Ana shakes her head and she looks around the room she is deathly white but oddly defiant, "let me get dressed" she says in a firm voice. We all leave and it only seems like moments later, we are all downstairs the police have arrived and so have medics and an ambulance and Leila is wailing at me to forgive her.
"Please forgive me master I love you I would never intentionally hurt you, it was a mistake you got in the way. Why did you get in the way? It was her I wanted please for give me, I love you".
"Never" I snap at her.
As the police take her away, she screams "it was her, I meant to get her. It should have been her she needs to go so we can be together I didn't mean to hurt you, I love you".
Ana closes her eyes and Gail goes to her and wraps her arm around her and whispers in her ear. I don't hear what Gail says but Ana gets up and goes with Gail into the kitchen.
My attention is drawn to the medic who is addressing me, "Excuse me Mr Grey, we are going to have to get you to hospital to remove this knife and stop any bleeding and internal damage which it has caused".
I nod; I am taken outside and into the ambulance. Taylor follows and just as I am climbing in, I hear a voice.
"Wait" Ana comes running out and clambers into the ambulance, "If you think you are going without me you have another think coming" she says firmly and she reaches for me and grasps my hand tightly.
"Ana, you should stay here" I say gently, but she shakes her head firmly.
When we arrive at the hospital Ana stays with me while the knife is removed and tests are done to check for internal damage and then the wound is cleaned and I am stitched up and bandaged, I am told I was incredibly lucky and that the knife missed everything important in my arm. I insist on Ana getting checked over by Dr Green while we are here and I sigh with relief as she gives her the all clear.
As we leave Taylor stands and tells us Leila has been sent to a secure psychiatric facility. Sawyer is waiting outside with the car, his plaster caste arm shining brightly in the darkness. He moves to the passenger seat as Taylor goes to drive, while Ana and I sit in the back. I wrap my good arm around her tightly.
"I'm so sorry baby" I whisper to her.
"Hush" she says, "None of this is your fault" she says firmly.
When we get home Ana rings Ray, as somehow news has reached the media and there are reporters waiting outside the gate. I call Sam and prepare a statement to be released to the press, painting Leila as a deranged obsessive and stating that I hope she gets the treatment she needs. When I finish the call I go in search of Ana.
"Ok baby?" I say when I find her, she is sitting on the sofa looking bewildered.
I see her lip tremble and I immediately sit down beside her and pull her close and as I touch her she crumbles and turns her face to my chest and sobs bitterly. It shreds me to see her so upset, but I say nothing and I just hold her and rock her gently. This breakdown is long overdue with everything that has been happening recently, and so I pull her into my lap and hold her tightly and let her cry it out of her system. Every time she sobs her body shudders and I hold her to me desperate to take away her pain and distress.
I don't know how long we sit there but I don't care, I will sit here all night if I have to. Eventually her crying subsides and she lifts her head up and looks at me her eyes are red and puffy but she still looks so beautiful to me. I kiss her gently on the lips and she sighs deeply.
"Better?" I ask.
She nods, "I just want to go to bed now" she mutters.
I stand and we head off to bed together. She checks on Teddy before she goes to our room, he is still sleeping peacefully and oblivious to everything that has happened this evening, and for that I am thankful.
As we go to head into our room Taylor stops me.
"Sir" he says. I turn, and Ana slips from beside me and heads into our room.
"Yes" I say.
"Just to bring you up to speed sir, the window Miss Williams broke to gain entry has now been made secure and arrangements have been made for repair tomorrow. As soon as she did that, the USO's tailing her sent out a code red and followed her in, there were four altogether two who had been posted on Miss Williams and two who had also just arrived to shadow Mrs Grey. They split up and went in search of Miss Williams. They felt it was in everyone's best interests to allow Miss Williams to breach the property as there would be no question as to her intentions. They were surprised as to how quickly she managed to navigate the house and reach Mrs Grey. When Mrs Grey screamed two of the USO's were in the room adjoining the master bedroom's bathroom and used the air duct to enter the bathroom which is where they came from to apprehend Miss Williams. As I told you at the hospital, Miss Williams is now at a secure state psychiatric facility under close observation I doubt she will pose any further threat to you or Mrs Grey." He stops and looks at me.
I consider what he has said, and I can understand why the team made the decision they did, but the fact she threatened my wife and terrified her does not sit well with me and will be having words with Welch about the decision tomorrow.
"Thank you Taylor and would you pass on my gratitude to the entire team, Leila has proved once again what a difficult person she is and at least now she is safely out of the way".
"Yes sir, there is just one more thing. Are you intending to press charges on this occasion?" he asks.
I nod adamantly, "yes I am, I gave her the benefit of the doubt last time and she threw it back in my face so I want the book thrown at her this time".
"Yes sir" Taylor says and turns to leave. I head into the bedroom and get myself ready for bed just as I am climbing into bed my Blackberry rings, fucking hell now what? I clamber back out and pick it up and answer it curtly, and I discover that it is my father.
"Grey" I snap.
"Christian, are you alright?" his anxious voice comes to me.
"Hi dad, yes I'm fine," I say in a slightly less confrontational tone.
"Donald Treacher just called me and told me that, that girl who exposed you to the press broke into your house tonight and tried to stab Ana and that she stabbed you. Is this right? What the hell is going on Christian?" he asks.
"I'm fine dad and yes all that is true, she had become obsessed with Ana since the news broke about my lifestyle and she didn't come out of it looking brilliantly. She had this notion that she needed to get rid of Ana and then I would go back to her, she is completely unhinged. There was a scuffle and she managed to stab me in the arm, but I'm fine and no real damage was done. Ana is unhurt and Leila has been taken away," I pause then remembering my father's opening line I ask "is Donald representing her, because I am pressing charges?" I say.
"Yes" my father says with a sigh. "But don't worry he won't be putting too much effort into it, he realises he is on to a loser, with all the evidence and what she said at the scene, in front of so many witnesses about wanting Ana out of the way. So he is going for a plea bargain. One which will benefit everyone, and which will hopefully keep that girl locked up and out of the way for her own safety as well as yours, as she is in no fit state to stand trial anyway".
"Thanks dad" I say "and keep me posted" I add.
"I will Christian and I'm just glad you are ok, your mother is frantic. I said I would call and find out what happened" he says.
"Is mom there?" I ask.
"No she isn't, she is on a night shift at the hospital as they are short staffed in paediatrics and she volunteered. She heard through the hospital grapevine that you and Ana had been brought in but she was dealing with an emergency and couldn't leave. When she called me I had already heard from Don and I told her what he had told me. She called me back a few moments ago saying she had managed to get a moment to go down to ER and that she had heard that you had both been discharged. She wanted me to call you to find out what was happening as she had to go back to her patients".
"Ok, just tell mom I'm fine and I will call her tomorrow" I say.
"Alright I will. Goodnight Christian" he says.
"Good night dad" I say and I kill the call. I sigh and head back to bed. Ana has fallen asleep and I climb into bed beside her and wrap my arm around her and snuggle closely to her.
oooOOOooo
Two months later...
I am sitting in my office and the events of the past month have been going through my mind, Leila has been sent to a closed secure psychiatric unit and for all I care she can rot in there. It is a huge relief to know she is out of our hair for good. I sometimes wonder if I should have taken that approach before, rather than try and help her as it would have saved us a lot of heartache had I done so, but having said that my former lifestyle coming to light has actually been a blessing in disguise. I no longer feel trapped by my past as there is nothing to fear anymore, as everything is out there. The only real skeleton left in my closet is Elena and I really don't think she would say anything as she has her reputation to consider and revealing that she seduced a minor into a BDSM lifestyle wouldn't do that reputation any favours at all. I do feel a little uncomfortable at times, knowing that I have gone from intensely private and jealously guarding my privacy to someone who the entire world knows practically everything about. But the positives outweigh the negative by a long way.
Elizabeth Morgan has been unnaturally quiet for the past couple of months. We have the plan in place to allow her access to Ana to find out what her deal is. I was reluctant to proceed at first after what happened with Leila but Ana insisted that she wanted to, but since then nothing has been seen or heard of her. I hope it stays that way as well. Welch has the letter from Hyde supposedly apologising and I don't believe it for one moment, he is getting his ducks in a row to try and help his parole chances and starting now to make it look more genuine.
Ana is now eight months pregnant, we have been spending quite a bit of time lately at Escala in our playroom which was all Ana's idea, her libido has been out of control and she wanted to spice things up a little before the baby arrived. I am only too happy to oblige her although as she gets bigger I do have a fear of hurting her. I am still adamant that she is to have a scheduled C Section to bring our daughter into the world. We still haven't decided on a name yet, I spotted one which I liked and I need to run it past Ana.
It's Friday and I can't wait until the weekend. Taylor is having the weekend off as Sophie is coming over and spending time with him; she has grown into a lovely girl. I am just hoping to spend my time with Ana and Teddy. I am meeting Ana tonight at Escala and I feel myself getting hard just thinking about it. I do still like dabbling in the 'kinky fuckery' with Ana, but that is all it is as I know there are certain things Ana won't do and never will and that is absolutely fine with me, but a little spice here and there amongst the vanilla with her is always welcome.
The rest of the day passes swiftly and as I head to Escala I am feeling more than ready to play with my beautiful wife. As Taylor pulls into the garage area and I am practically humming with desire. I head up in the elevator willing it to go faster. As I enter the apartment it seems quiet and empty and I smile as I know where Ana is. I go to our old bedroom and quickly shower and change into my old battered and frayed jeans. I leave the top button undone and I head to the playroom.
As I open the door my eyes fall on Ana kneeling behind it she has her head down and her hands on her lap. She is dressed just in her panties, her huge swollen stomach looks so beautiful. She is kneeling on a cushion rather than the floor and I smile it must be uncomfortable for her at this stage in her pregnancy to sit like that. I walk towards her and hold out my hand to her.
"Look at me" I say.
Immediately her head lifts up and she gazes at me with smiling eyes, she grasps my hands and I haul her to her feet. She is a little unsteady and I hold her until she is stable.
"Ok?" I ask, and she nods at me.
"Yes sir" she mutters, and the way she says that sends little shivers through me.
I lead her over to the grid and she grins at me. She has been asking for this but I have shied away from it until now. I watch her carefully as I lift up her arms and tether her to the grid and I caress her swollen stomach and whisper in her ear.
"Tell me to stop and I will stop". I am anxious as I don't want to hurt her or the baby.
She nods her head again.
"Answer me" I demand.
"Yes sir, if I want you to stop I just say stop" she says staring straight into my eyes.
"Good girl" I mutter and then I slip a blindfold over her eyes and she moans.
I head over to the wall and after hesitating a moment I pick up the flogger. I look at Ana and then at the flogger in my hand, I'm not sure about this but Ana told me she wanted this the other night. She said she wanted it, so I decide to go with it. I walk up behind her and gently touch her nipples and as I do so a long groan comes from her and they instantly harden as I touch them and I smile, I gently run the flogger down her back and she stills.
"I have the flogger in my hand" I say, "You told me you wanted it" I add.
"Yes" she moans.
I pinch her nipple, "yes what?" I ask.
"Yes sir" she moans.
I quickly slap the flogger across her behind and she shudders, "Ok?" I ask.
"Yes again please sir" she says.
I swing it again and I get excited as I see her behind glowing a light pink. But I am conscious of not getting too lost in the moment. I rub her behind and move my hands across her stomach and then move to her breasts I place my lips on her breast and gently bite and she gasps.
I swing the flogger a few more times, and then gently run it slowly over her bump.
"Have you had enough yet Ana?" I ask her.
"Oh Please" she begs and she is pulling against the restraints.
I snap the flogger across her behind one more time a little harder, "Please what?" I ask.
"Please sir" she gasps, I rub my hand over her behind which is now a bright pink and then gently move south and slip my fingers into her, she is so wet.
"Oh Mrs Grey" I gently pull on her earlobe and then whisper, "you're so ready", I drop the flogger to the floor and gently push my fingers in and out and my other hand caresses her bump and then moves up to her breasts, I am breathing heavily and Ana continues to moan at my touch.
"Hush" I murmur and as I run my thumb over her nipple she moans again.
"Ah" she says and tilts her head back and pushes her breast into my hand.
I am so aroused it hurts; I love to hear Ana when she gets like this what it does to me is indescribable.
"I like to hear you" I say to her and push my rigid dick into her back so she can feel just how excited her sounds make me, "Shall I make you come like this?" I ask teasing her.
"No" she answers.
I smile and tease her some more, "Really Mrs Grey is it up to you?" I ask sternly and I tighten my fingers around her nipple.
Immediately she mutters, "No... no sir" and I smile again.
"That's better" I croon in her ear,
She begs me and I move closer to her, "what do you want Anastasia?"
"You... always you" she breathes.
I inhale sharply and close my eyes as those words sing though my mind.
"All of you" she adds breathlessly.
I pull my fingers out of her and remove the blind fold I give her my fingers and gently let her suck on them so she can taste her own arousal.
"Suck" I command and she does so, letting her tongue swirl around my fingers.
I free her from the grid and turn her around to face me and plant kisses on her throat.
"I want to be in your mouth" I whisper and she kisses me hard on the lips and I try and tug her against me but its hard with her pregnant belly but oh so erotic.
She runs her fingers down my body planting soft kisses all down my throat and chest. She runs her tongue through my chest hair and I shiver and she makes her way to my jeans which she slowly unfastens I watch her and I am panting, coming apart in her hands. I watch as she pulls me free taking my dick in her hands and I moan as she wraps her lips around me, she licks the sensitive head and then she swallows me. I grasp her head, and as I look down I see that she has her eyes closed.
"Open your eyes and look at me" I say and as she does so I start thrusting my hips gently pushing my dick to the back of her throat, as she reaches to grab me with her hands I stop her.
"Don't touch, or I'll cuff you again. I just want your mouth" she puts her hands behind her back and gazes up at me.
"Good girl" I whisper, and I am slowly and surely coming undone, I mutter some more things as I flex my hips. I am going to come and I don't want to not yet.
"Ah stop" I say and I quickly pull out of her. I grasp her shoulders and pull her to me kissing her wildly and then I lift her on to the four poster bed and lay her down gently.
"Wrap your legs around my waist" I say and slowly and gently I ease into her, I am desperate for her but I don't want to hurt her.
"Ok?" I ask looking at her carefully. I watch her every reaction and if I see anything I don't like I will stop.
"Oh god Christian yes, yes please" she begs, and I slowly start to move. I want to thrust harder but I am too afraid of hurting her, being too rough with her and she knows this so she speaks again.
"Christian please, harder, I won't break" she assures me.
I groan loudly and let myself go. I start to move, really move and I feel I am so close.
"Yes" she breathes and that one word nearly sends me over the edge.
"Come on Ana" I groan through gritted teeth and she obediently explodes around me and calls out my name and it sends me over the edge and I climax violently inside her calling her name.
I gently pull out of her and collapse on the bed beside her, pulling her to me as I do so I caress her bump.
"How's my daughter?" I ask as I feel movement under my hand.
Ana giggles and tells me she is dancing, and I smile as I feel the baby moving under my hand.
"Wow, I can feel her" I whisper.
It never ceases to amaze me when I feel our babies moving inside Ana I was the same with Teddy. I watch the ripples over her stomach as I see the baby move.
"I think she likes sex already" Ana giggles.
I still at her words and frown. Icy fear piercing through me, I know Ana is only joking but talk like that gets to me so I quickly try and lighten the atmosphere.
"Really?" I say and I move my lips to her bump. "There will be none of that, until you are thirty young lady" I say.
Ana giggles again, and calls me a hypocrite.
"No I'm an anxious father" I retort, I can't get the fear out of my mind that some day some man is going to want to do to my baby girl what I do to her mother and I just can't get my head around that fact.
"You're a wonderful father" Ana says gently as she touches my face, "As I knew you would be".
I smile at her, she has more faith in me than I ever will and I quickly decide to change the subject.
"I like this" I say stroking and kissing her belly, "there's more of you".
I don't say that I love her like this because it is like a neon sign on her saying Christian Grey was here, and it tells the world she is totally mine.
She pouts at me, "I don't like more of me" she says sulkily.
"It's great when you come" I add.
She looks shocked, "Christian" she splutters.
I tease her some more, "and I am looking forward to the taste of breast milk again" I say as I recall how I got a mouthful of milk after she had Teddy and I had kissed and sucked on her breast. It was accidental the first time, but after I realised what would happen I made sure to do it again but only after I was certain my son had been given enough as I wasn't about to deprive him of his nourishment.
Ana goes bright red "Christian you are a kinky..."
I stop her mid sentence and kiss her hard. "You love the kinky fuckery" I whisper into her mouth and run my nose against hers.
She grins at me, "Yes I love the kinky fuckery... and I love you – very much".
I groan again and kiss her deeply, my hand resting on her bump.
oooOOOooo
We have had a wonderful weekend, we have decided on a name for the baby. Our daughter will be called Phoebe. I chose it after seeing it in a book and immediately loving it. We are going to call her Phoebe Carla, I agreed but I can't think why Ana wants to give her, her mothers name as her second name but I go along with it as I chose Phoebe. Carla really doesn't deserve the love Ana reserves for her after the way she treated and continues to treat her. However, that is an opinion I keep to myself. I am just happy Ana has such a good relationship with my mother as I'd hate it if she thought of Grace the way I feel about Carla.
Ana is scheduled to have her C Section in two weeks time and I can't wait. I much prefer it this way, I know exactly when it is going to happen and everything is accounted for and controlled. I also know Ana isn't totally happy about it and only agreed to please me. She is desperate to give birth naturally and I do feel a little bad for denying her that right, but I really can't face going through what I went through when she had Teddy.
We are sitting in the hospital right now as it is Ana's final appointment with Dr Green before she comes in next week to have the C Section. I am sitting waiting with her as usual, I haven't missed a single appointment and I have loved attending every single one. I really want more children, but Ana isn't so keen now. Now we know that we are having a girl we will have one of each and Ana seems happy with that. I am hoping to change her mind but I suppose as she is the one who has to carry them if she says enough is enough then so be it.
Dr Green calls us in and she looks at Ana carefully. I watch her reaction, but don't say anything. I can tell she thinks something isn't right and I feel the panic starting to rise inside me.
"Ana are you feeling alright?" Dr Green asks carefully.
Ana nods, "I have a bit of a headache but nothing major" she replies.
I look at Ana carefully and notice her face is a quite flushed. I look from Ana to Dr Green and wait, I am desperate to say something but I keep my mouth shut as Dr Green is the expert on these matters.
She quickly takes Ana's blood pressure and frowns and then she asks Ana for a pee sample, as Ana leaves the room I lean forward and ask what the matter is.
"What's wrong?" I ask staring intently at Dr Green.
"I am a little concerned about Mrs Grey's blood pressure, it is rather high and the fact she has a headache and is a little flushed makes me even more concerned. I am considering bringing forward the C Section. Ana returns and hands the sample to Dr Green who tests it.
She smiles, "Everything ok there, let me look at your hands and feet Ana" she says.
She frowns as she sees Ana's swollen ankles and fingers.
"Mrs Grey I am concerned that your blood pressure is rather high and you are showing symptoms consistent with a condition called Pre Eclampsia which is highly dangerous and could prove fatal to you and the baby, so having said that I would like to re-schedule your C Section, how would you feel about that?" She looks at Ana carefully and waits for her response.
Ana looks at me and then puts her hand protectively on her stomach, "When?" she stammers.
"Today" Dr Green says firmly. "I would admit you now and alter my scheduled C Sections to fit you in how do you feel about that?"
I close my eyes praying Ana says yes, I lean towards her and grip her hand tightly willing her to say yes.
"Ok" she whispers.
I exhale and almost sag with relief, ""Don't worry baby I will stay with you and get Taylor to organise your things".
I reach for my phone and call Andrea, as soon as she answers I quickly jump in "Andrea, I'm at the hospital with Ana, she is having the baby today so clear my schedule and get Ros to call me if she needs anything".
"Yes Sir" Andrea says in her usual efficient manner, I hang up and text Taylor, who immediately knocks on the door and enters.
"Taylor, Mrs Grey is being admitted now for a C Section today, can you go home and arrange for her things to be brought to the hospital and if you could ask Gail to watch Teddy for us Ryan will help her but I want Sawyer here, with you" I demand and Taylor nods in agreement.
"Yes Sir" he says and turns to leave.
I turn to Ana, "Shall I call Hannah for you?" I ask and she nods at me. She hasn't said anything since giving her consent, and Dr Green is watching her carefully.
I call Hannah, "Ana Grey's office Hannah King speaking".
"Hannah, it's Christian Grey" I say.
"Oh hello Mr Grey what can I do for you?" she answers politely.
"Hannah, can you clear Mrs Grey's schedule, she has been admitted to hospital today to have the baby" I say.
"Yes certainly sir I can do that, she was winding down anyway this week so there isn't anything which can't be handled by others or postponed. Congratulations, and please pass on my best wishes to Mrs Grey" she says.
"Thank you Hannah I will" I say and then I kill the call.
Ana looks at me and I smile reassuringly at her, "All sorted Hannah sends her best wishes" I say. Ana just nods not stays silent.
Dr Green leads us to a private room and Ana sits on the bed looking bewildered and lost. I sit beside her.
"Baby what's wrong, talk to me?" I ask
Ana shakes her head, "it's just all moving so quickly, I was expecting to come in next week and now it's been moved to today. I am having a C Section which I realise I have to have, but it isn't what I wanted, none of it is. I feel everything is being taken out of my hands and I have no say at all as to what happens to my own body" she stops and I sigh.
I know exactly how she feels, she feels out of control. I also feel more than a little bit guilty by her comments, she has no choice but to have a C Section now but previously she did and I had bullied her into having one against her will. I pull her to me and hold her tightly.
"I know baby, but if you and the baby are at risk you need to follow advice" I say gently.
She nods, "I know, and I'm not saying that I know the baby has to be born today, but…" she trails off and then she rests her head on my shoulder and closes her eyes.
I don't know how long we sit there when the door opens and I look up to see Taylor arrive. He knocks and enters with Ana's case which she packed ready to come into hospital.
"I have your things Mrs Grey" he says kindly as he puts the case on the bed.
"Baby do you want to check you have everything you need if not Taylor can go and fetch things for you?" I ask hoping that doing something will pull her out of the funk she has fallen into.
Ana quickly goes through the case and we establish she hasn't packed anything for the baby in this case. She tells Taylor that there should be a separate holdall full of baby things and she apologises for not mentioning it before and for putting him out and she looks worried.
Taylor smiles kindly at Ana "It's no trouble at all Mrs Grey" he says and turns to leave.
I stand up, "I'll be back in a moment baby" I say as I follow Taylor from the room.
When we are outside, I see Sawyer who immediately stands up.
"Taylor sorry to send you back again that was my fault I helped Ana pack that bag I should have mentioned it".
"No problem sir" he says, he pauses and seems to be considering saying something else, "Excuse me sir, may I speak freely?" he adds after a moment.
I nod, "Go on" I say.
"Is Mrs Grey alright? As she seems a little... deflated" he stops.
I nod and sigh, "Yes she is a little thrown off by being admitted today, and having the C Section brought forward" I don't mention how she feels how everything has been taken out of her control and how she feels she has no say in what happens to her.
Taylor nods and leaves and Sawyer looks at me and I turn to address him, "Keep your eyes open Sawyer, with Elizabeth Morgan still on the loose I wanted plenty of security here – just in case".
He nods, "Yes sir" he says and sits down right outside Ana's door.
I turn and go back inside, where Ana has changed into her nightshirt and has climbed into the bed. I sit down beside her and hold her hand and she smiles at me.
"I'm sorry for being so miserable" she says bravely.
"No baby, never" I say firmly and kiss her hand.
She looks at me and sighs, "I feel such a failure, and I just wish I could have a baby naturally. It's supposedly the most normal thing for a woman to do and yet this is the second time I have failed to do it".
I pull her into my arms, "Come here and I won't have you talking like this, how can you say you are a failure when you gave me our beautiful son, and now you are about to give me a daughter".
I place my hand on her stomach "how we get the baby out of you is irrelevant, the fact you have made and nurtured two children who were both made with our love is the most amazing thing in the world. There is no way you are a failure, you are the most amazing woman in the world".
Ana smiles at me and leans her head on my shoulder, "You say the nicest things" she mutters.
"And they are all true" I say adamantly.
There is a knock at the door and Dr Green breezes in.
"Alright Mrs Grey, Mr Grey, we are ready now, shall we?" she says. A nurse arrives with scrubs for me to put on and I quickly head to a side room to change. I am back in seconds and Dr Green smiles and we head to theatre.
It is so relaxed compared to last time. I watch as the epidural is administered and everything is explained. I grip Ana's hand as the screen is erected in front of us again and before we know it, Dr Green speaks to Ana.
"Mrs Grey can you feel this?" she asks.
"No" Ana says.
"Right lets go" Dr Green says.
The whole atmosphere is so laid back, I sit patiently and wait and Ana looks at me tears in her eyes, I stroke her forehead.
"You are doing so well baby" I say and plant a small kiss on her forehead.
"I'm not doing anything" she answers bitterly.
"Baby you have kept my daughter safe inside you for nearly nine months and you are going through major surgery to bring her into the world, you are amazing" I say earnestly.
I can't bear it any longer and stand and look over the screen to see Dr Green pulling our daughter from Ana's stomach.
"There we go, Mrs Grey you have a beautiful daughter" Dr Green says.
I watch as Dr Green gives instructions efficiently and everything necessary is done. I step forward and Dr Green hands me some surgical scissors to cut the cord and my hands tremble as I do so. I stare at my daughter and my eyes follow her as Dr Green hands her over to a nurse and then she delivers the afterbirth.
"Can I see her?" Ana asks.
I move away towards the nurse who is sucking out fluid from the baby's mouth and wrapping her, I smile as Phoebe isn't impressed by this one little bit and she is crying loudly.
"There is nothing wrong with those lungs" I mutter as I stare down at my daughter who is wriggling angrily and going red in the face. I watch as she is wrapped and placed gently into my arms,
"Congratulations Mr Grey, she is a good weight, and had she gone full term she would have been huge".
"How much did she weigh?" I ask.
"7lb 5oz" a nurse announces.
I take our daughter over to Ana. I have tears streaming down my cheeks and I sit and place the baby in Ana's arms, "here you go Mrs Grey" I say.
Ana starts to cry, "Oh my god Christian look at her she is beautiful, she looks just like you" she says.
It is totally a different procedure to when Ana had the last C Section. She isn't exhausted from the hours of labour and when she is cleaned up and stitched up we return to the private room. As we head out of the theatre, Taylor is waiting for us. He stands and walks over, and looks down at the little wriggling girl in Ana's arms.
"Congratulations Mrs Grey" he says smiling at Ana.
"Thank you Taylor" Ana says and she gives him a genuine smile.
"Congratulations Sir" he says to me and I shake his hand warmly.
I am feeling a little wiped out now, when I woke up this morning I never expected that a few hours later I would be a father again. It dawns on me I should call the grandparents along with Elliot and Mia to announce our new arrival. When we get to the room, Sawyer is waiting and he stands and walks over to Ana and peers down at the bundle, and he smiles widely.
"Congratulations Mrs Grey" he says, he looks up at me "Congratulations sir" he adds.
He looks down again at the baby in Ana's arms, "She is beautiful Mrs Grey" he says.
Ana's eyes shine with tears again.
We are in our private room, I know we are safe as Taylor and Sawyer are both outside. I sit and watch as Ana feeds the baby, so I pull out my phone and start making calls.
I call my mother first, "Mom" I say as she picks up.
"Christian darling how are you?" she says.
"Mom where are you, are you at the hospital?" I ask.
"Yes darling I am on my break at the moment, why what's wrong?" she immediately sounds worried.
"Nothing mom, I was wondering if you wanted to come over and meet your new grand daughter?" I pull the phone away from my ear as my mother squeals and then the line goes dead.
"Mom are you there?" I ask but I am met with silence and I roll my eyes. I look at Ana who is grinning at me.
"I'm guessing that means she is on her way" Ana says.
I shake my head and then call my dad, he is pleased but doesn't stay on the line long to talk but he assures me that he will come over later as he is just on his way to court.
Next I call Ray, "Hi Ray it's Christian" I say as he picks up.
"Christian, how are you? It's good to hear from you, how's Annie?" he asks.
"We are all good thanks Ray; I'm just ringing to let you know Ana had the baby today. It all happened about half an hour or so ago. A little girl as expected and she's beautiful and they are both doing well".
I am met with silence, when Ray eventually speaks he asks "Did she go into labour naturally?"
"No, she had a section and it was brought forward from next week as her blood pressure was a little high and Dr Green thought it best to deliver today, but I assure you all is well and both Ana and the baby are doing well".
"Oh ok, well that's good to know and thank you for letting me know" Ray sounds worried despite the fact I have told him everything is good.
"Would you like me to send Taylor to fetch you to see the baby?" I ask kindly.
"Would you mind? I would appreciate that" he says.
"No problem at all I'll send him now" I say.
"Thank you Christian, I'd better go then and get myself ready" he says.
I call Elliot and his reaction makes me laugh, he tells me that having a daughter is scary and that it changes the way you look at everything. I know this already, but the way he says it makes me laugh as he sounds so disgusted that he thinks differently about sex and women now he has a daughter.
I call Mia and predictably she starts asking numerous questions and not pausing for breath to let me answer. She also squeals loudly and giggles a lot. I tell her calm down many times but she just doesn't seem to listen. I smile as I love Mia dearly but she is damned annoying at times.
I look up and see my mother entering the room, she ignores me completely and makes a bee line for Ana and the baby. Ana hands Phoebe over to my mother and she unwraps her and gently examines her.
"Listen Mia I have to go" I say and hang up before she can protest. "Good to see you too mom" I say with my eyebrows raised.
My mother beams at me, "Oh Christian stop it" she says and then she turns towards Ana, "you have a perfect, beautiful little girl" she says and wraps her up gently and holds her in her arms.
I watch her and once again I feel for her that she never got to have this moment herself, none of us were newborns when she and my dad adopted us and I once again feel guilt for the fact that I refused to let her hold me until quite recently.
She turns to Ana, "do your parents know?" she asks.
Ana looks at me, "Christian has called Ray and Taylor is going to fetch him".
I stand quickly and slip out of the room to ask Taylor to go and fetch Ray and then return. Ana looks at me "have you called my mom?" she asks.
I shake my head "No not yet, I'm just about to" I say.
My mother nods and hands Phoebe back to Ana, then she walks over to me and hugs me tightly and kisses my cheek "I'd better get back" she says.
I kiss her cheek, "Bye mom" I say and she leaves looking back at Ana and smiling. I watch Ana's reaction to my mom as she leaves, and it makes me smile.
With a sigh I pick up my phone and call Carla.
"Hello" Carla's voice comes to me over the line.
"Hello Carla its Christian" I say, "I am calling to let you know Ana had the baby, about half an hour or so ago, its a little girl and we have called her Phoebe Carla" I stop and wait.
"Oh hello Christian, thank you for telling me" she says.
I wait for her to say more, ask how her daughter is, ask if the baby is alright, anything. Eventually she seems to realise this and asks "is Ana alright?"
"Yes" I say, "she had a C section but everything is alright and both she and the baby are doing well" I say.
"Oh good, well I'd better get on" she says dismissively.
"Would you like to speak to Ana?" I ask hoping to galvanise some emotion into her.
"No that's fine, I need to get on but thanks for calling and telling me" she says and then she hangs up. I stare at the phone, and look at Ana she looks at me.
"She's not interested is she?" Ana says sadly.
"No baby it's not that, she was on her way out to an appointment we caught her at a bad time" I lie.
Ana shakes her head, and I am guessing she know that I was lying.