Chapter 13

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Christian POV:

It felt...relieving to finally have Ana know everything. And she still wanted me. I didn't deserve her but I would spend every waking moment trying to become the man her and Rosie deserved. We haven't seen the last of Adrian but if he tried anything, I would be prepared and he wasn't coming anywhere near my girls. Yes, I've gotten close enough to Rosie that...I see her as my daughter. If someone asked me 6 months ago if I saw myself in a real relationship with a little girl that was apart of my world, I would've said hell no. But now I can't see my world without them. I loved them...no doubt about it. Ana and I haven't had sex yet and I didn't want to scare her off

The next day, I woke up at around 5:30 in the morning. Ana was sleeping, peacefully, with her head on my chest and I kissed her head. She looked so beautiful. I carefully slipped out of bed and went to the dining room to find Gail putting a bear pancake made out of pancakes and strawberries in front of Rosie. There was a lot of food laid out on the table.

"Good morning, sir," Gail smiled at me. "Rosie was up early so I made breakfast for her and you and Miss Steele, as well. Can I get you anything else?"

"This is fine, Gail. Thank you," I assured her as I sat across from Rosie.

She nodded and smiled at Rosie before walking out. I poured myself a cup of coffee and helped myself to a croissant before unfolding the newspaper. Rosie pointed to the whipped cream can,

"Pease."

I opened it and put it on her pancakes. She giggled and it sounded just like her mother's. I smiled when she dabbed her finger in the whipped cream and then touched her nose. I put my newspaper down to watch her and she reached across the table to smear whipped cream on my nose, laughing like a little baby doll,

"Silly Daddy."

A smile slowly crossed my face. She called me Daddy. And it gave me the best feeling in the world. Ana came in and shook her head when she saw us, smiling. I felt on top of the world. I'm a Dad. Maybe I should take Taylor up on his offer to use a gun. There was no way in hell I was letting my little girl around boys until she was at least 35. Ana sat next to Rosie and wiped the whipped cream off her nose while she asked me,

"Do you have to work today?"

"Nope. I'm spending the day with my girls. I want to take both of you on a shopping trip," I said and she looked up, surprised.

"Christian, you really don't have to do that. And my dad is moving into a house so he said Rosie and I could stay with him. I really don't want to inconveniece you."

I sighed, walked around the table, picked up Rosie and sat her in my lap when I sat down next to Ana. She still didn't know how much her and Rosie meant to me. I would just have to tell her. My hand, subconciously, brushed her hair over her shoulder as I said,

"Move in with me. Both of you."

Her bright blue eyes that I could just stare into forever widened and she gasped, "Christian..."

"Don't say no. Ana, you are not inconviencing me. Finally, I can come home from work and not be greeted by an empty apartment this big. Do you know how amazing how that feels? You and Rosie mean the world to me. I would move heaven and earth for you...and all you have to do is give me the chance to show you what I will do for the two of you. How about this? We go on a vacation. Just the three of us. Anywhere you want to go for five days. When we come back, you can make up your mind and I will respect whatever decision you make."

She hesitated but I prayed to God she would say yes. I wanted to show them both the world. If we had to start in the United States, that would be perfectly fine. Ana looked at Rosie for a few moments. Rosie looked at her mother then at me,

"Daddy, down!"

I smiled and placed her down. She ran to play with her toys and I looked at Ana to see her eyes watering with tears.

"She called you Daddy," said a breathless Ana. "I'm sorry. She's confused."

"Why are you apologizing? It's the best feeling in the world," I grinned and Ana shook her head before laughing. "So, what do you say? Vacation?"

"I have to work," she reminded me.

"That is something I will handle. Now, what do you say?" I persisted.

She shook her head before sighing,

"Yes."

We landed in New York a couple of days later. That's where Ana wanted to go since she's never been before and I thought it would be fun to take my girls sightseeing and shopping in the Big Apple. We would've left sooner but I had to take care of Ana's boss. Jack Hyde. The bastard gave her hell about taking vacation for a week and she even offered to go unpaid but he was saying how much he needed her to stay in Seattle so I took care of it myself. I would've happily fired him but Ana would've killed me so I settled for going to his boss and making a small complaint. There was no way in hell I was letting my girlfriend be alone with the guy that has had four PAs in the last six months, none of them lasting for more than two months, some not even lasting for one. Elizabeth, Hyde's boss, overrode Hyde's decision and gave Ana a week of paid vacation.

Rosie was jumping and down as we walked to the SUV. God, the little girl was practically bouncing off the walls. That's what I got for giving her an ice cream sundae on the flight over. It was about 76 degrees outside but it was a little windy so Ana and Rose had on light sweaters. The only thing we had to do was go to our five-star hotel suite and take showers since we slept on the jet. I had wanted us to stay in my New York penthouse apartment but it was being renovated. And, when we got back to Seattle, I had a surprise for Ana and Rosie. Elliot promised me that while we were away, he was going to transform the guest room Rosie was currently staying in to a complete princess room and he was going to expand the library for Ana. But if she said no to moving in with me...I would feel completely ridiculous.

"So, what do you ladies want to do when we're dressed?" I asked once we arrived at the hotel.

The hotel was beautiful enough. And I got us the penthouse suite so it should be suitable enough. Ana gasped when we walked into the lobby. Everything was so delicately intricate. The wall behind the long reception desk was completely made of marble the color of chocolate. Everything was completely modern and unique. It wasn't a bad place to stay in for a week.

"Christian, you really didn't have to do all of this," Ana said when we got on the elevator.

"I wanted to make this the best vacation possible," I kissed her head before lifting Rosie into my arms.

When we reached the suite, everything was set up. The kitchen was stocked, there were fresh linens, everything was perfect. Rosie squealed and started running around like she did when she first got to Escala. I laughed and brought Ana into my arms before she could tell Rosie to stop,

"Baby, relax. We're here to have fun."

"But, she could break something and this stuff looks really expensive-"

"I make more money than I know what to do with. If she breaks something, I can afford to replace it. Now, relax," I tilted my head forward and started to kiss her neck.

She sighed and whispered,

"Not in front of our daughter."

"I like the sound of that. Our daughter," I grinned and Ana shook her head.

We put Rosie in the bath before we took our own showers. Rosie practically gave me a shower from all the water she was splashing. An hour and a half later, all of us were dressed. It was a little warm outside so we dressed comfortably. Rosie was wearing black skirt with white polka dots, black shoes, a grey shirt with a black collar, and a jean jacket. My little girl looked so beautiful. Ana was wearing a white button down shirt, light blue skinny jeans with a black belt, brown sandals, brown earrings, and sunglasses. I wore a blue button down shirt, a black belt, jeans, black shoes, and a silver watch.

"Where to first?" I asked them.

"Foo!" Rosie pointed to her stomach and Ana smiled.

"Maybe we should get breakfast first."

I agreed and we went to the hotel restaurant for some food. As soon as we sat down, my phone started ringing and I wanted to ignore it but Ana gave me a small smile before saying,

"Answer it. It's probably important."

Nothing was more important than my girls but I caved and kissed them both on the head,

"I will make it quick."

It was Taylor and he wouldn't call me unless it was of absolute importance because I didn't want to be interrupted today and this was his vacation time with Gail, as well. I went to a more private corner and answered the phone,

"Taylor, what is it?"

"Someone broke into Miss Steele's apartment and left a little message on the wall. It said, and not in my words, 'you think you're safe with Grey, but I'm just getting started'. And, before you say anything, it wasn't Blackwell. We have someone on him. He hasn't talked to anyone in a while, including his own people," Taylor explained.

I sighed and ran a hand through my hair before looking over at Ana and Rosie. Just when I got rid of Adrian for a little while...another threat pops up. And if it wasn't one of Adrian's men, it was probably one of my enemies. But it didn't matter who it was. All that mattered was my girls being safe.

"I don't care what you have to do, who you have to use, what you have to use...just make sure no one gets close," I said, softly, and Ana's eyes met mines.

She smiled at me and I gave her a small smile back.

"Yes, sir. I'll update you when I have something," Taylor said before I hung up but I had a feeling he wasn't going to update me until we got back so I could have time off from all of that.

I walked back and never brought up the subject with Ana for the rest of breakfast. This wasn't something she needed to worry about yet. We went everywhere. First, we took a ferry out to the Statue of Liberty and Rosie loved it but I had to hold her for the entire ferry ride after she tried to climb over the edge of the boat to touch the water. After that, we went to the Metropolitan Museum of Art which Ana absolutely loved, then the Museum of Modern Art, Ellis Island, the Rockefeller Center, and Coney Island, which Rosie loved the most, and Times Square. We only stopped for lunch and Rosie got the most things. Something from every place. When we got back to the hotel, she was worn out. Ana took a couple of pictures of me and Rosie and I took some pictures of her and Rosie. A couple of strangers took pictures of us as a family. My favorite picture was of the one we took in Central Park. They were going in the foyer at Escala, my work office, and my home office. This was, so far, the best vacation, I've ever took.

"Daddy, night night," Rosie said, yawning, as we stepped off the elevator into the penthhouse.

"I'll tuck her in," Ana whispered and I nodded, placing her in her arms, gently.

After Rosie was tucked in, Ana and I curled up on the sofa with a blanket to watch some movies but we got distracted. Halfway through our makeout session, the room's phone started ringing. Ana wrapped her arms around my neck and pulled me back on top of her, whispering against my lips,

"Ignore it."

We started kissing again, but whoever was calling was persistent and kept calling. I sighed and, reluctantly, pulled away from Ana. Sitting up, I reached over to get the phone and answered it, irritably,

"Grey."

"Sorry to disturb you, Mr. Grey, but there is a woman down here demanding for you to let her up."

Ana looked at me, confused, and I asked,

"What woman?"

"Elena Lincoln."

Ana POV:

Elena Lincoln? That pedophilic bitch really came to see us while we were supposed to be having a nice, drama-free vacation. Christian looked at me as if to ask what I was okay with him doing.

"Let her up," I said, quietly.

"Are you sure?" he asked.

"Yeah," I nodded.

I knew that if I wanted her to go away then I should've just told him not to let her up but I wanted to know what she wanted. This was supposed to be a week. One week when we were just another normal family. But, when we got back to Seattle, we would just be under scrutiny again. Christian has kept his relationship with me under wraps for a while but he couldn't hide it forever. People were going to find out eventually. But here in New York, Christian was just another man who happened to have money. Five minutes later, the elevator dinged. Christian had his arms wrapped around me and I looked over to see the blonde bat with another brunette who was taller than me and had blue eyes but they were a darker shade than mines.

"You brought another woman?" I scoffed. "Who do you think you are?"

Elena laughed and her smile just seemed fake because her Botox made it hard to look real,

"Who am I? I'm the one who made the man you are seemingly in love with. Now run off. This conversation is for adults only."

"Oh, I thought you liked to play with children, though?" I folded my arms.

Christian stood behind me and rubbed his hands up and down my arms, trying to calm me down.

"Permission to speak freely, Sir?" the brunette spoke but didn't make eye contact with Christian.

Who was she? Then it hit me. Christian knew her. She was one of his submissives. Sir? And she was asking for permission and avoiding eye contact? I couldn't believe Elena was bringing his ex-submissives into this. God, I was so glad Rosie was asleep.

"No, you don't have permission to speak, Melanie," Christian snapped. "Elena, we are not doing this right now. What are you doing here?"

"I was just in town and wanted to come visit my favorite friend," she smirked. "I just happened to bump into Melanie and Leila and few others having coffee. They wanted to come see you but I told them I only could bring one and since Melanie was most recent, I thought the two of you could reminisce."

She was his most recent submissive? Oh God, was he still with her when he met me? No. No, I wasn't going back to being insecure about everything I did and doubting what Christian and I had. He wasn't with any of his submissives. He was with me. And only me.

"Reminisce? There is nothing between us anymore. That stopped the day she tried to manipulate me into giving her a nice little trust fund. If you don't get out, I will have security on your ass," threatened Christian.

Elena walked over to Christian, slowly, her black stilettos clacking against the floor. She was wearing a short, slutty, red wrap dress. She needed to come to terms with the fact that she was twice Christian's age give ten years or so. Even I didn't dress like that and I was still in my early 20s. I tensed as she whispered in Christian's ear, but loud enough for me to hear,

"You aren't ready to change into a family man. When you're ready to embrace your real lifestyle...I'll welcome you with open arms."

And then she walked out, Melanie following her wordlessly but she gave Christian a pleading look before the elevator doors closed. I turned around and wrapped my arms around Christian. He easily reciprocated and kissed my hair,

"I'm so sorry, Ana. I swear, I didn't know she was here."

"No, don't apologize," I looked up at him. "This is our vacation. Don't let her ruin it. Please."

She wanted to try to get my boyfriend back into the lifestyle that was ruining him in the first place? Bitch was crazy if she thought I was just going to sit by and let that happen. As long as I was around, she was going to play games but I could do the same thing. No one messes with the man I love.

So, a lot of the first part was just some nice family moments. I added the little bit at the end with Elena just to spice it up but, don't worry, she won't be in every chapter. Especially not next one. I hoped you guys like it and there will be a lot of Pins up for this chapter so check it out. Review please. Thanks.

Rose xoxo