Chapter 14
'Mom!'
My son bursts through the door and rushes over to the bed as Christian retreats to speak to Taylor. My plastered arm is the only thing stopping me from wrapping my arms around him and pulling him to me. Instead he hugs my good arm, clambers up onto the bed and crouches next to me. I reach my arm up to touch his face while I try to examine the rest of him for any sign of injury.
'Hey baby, are you ok?'
'I'm fine mom'
I pull him close to me and breathe him in. Christian watches us carefully as he strides back over to the bed.
'Oh honey, I'm so sorry'
'It wasn't your fault mom'
His voice is so small as he curls up under my arm. Christian settles in the chair next to me.
'He's right Ana, Taylor has spoken to the police and they have arrested the driver of the truck, I could smell the liquor on him…he won't get away with this, I'll make sure of it…it's a wonder you weren't both killed in that death trap you were driving too'
This is Christian Grey in megalomaniac CEO mode, and if I'm really honest with myself I have missed him as well as the other 49 shades of him so I ignore his comment.
'Did the doctor say how long I'm going to be stuck in here?'
'Ana you have just come out of surgery, you aren't going anywhere anytime soon'
'But I have to work, and who is going to look after Christian?'
'Well…I thought…me'
What?
'I thought I made it clear I want you both back in my life…starting now…if that's what you both want too?'
Words fail me. I can do nothing but gape at him. To hear him say the words…that he really wants Christian…and he wants me…after everything I have done. Then a small voice breaks the silence.
'We do'
Christians eyes are now fixed on our son as he finally exhales heavily and a small shadow of a smile crosses his face.
'Well I mean I think it would be nice to have a mom and a dad…and it's weird…you were in the car behind us when the truck crashed into the car'
'Yeah it was pretty weird wasn't it?'
I had been so scared that I would never get to see Christian and his son together, just talking like they were now and maybe my son was right…fate was telling me it was time to remedy the mistakes we had made.
'Like you were meant to find us'