Chapter 14
CPOV
The moment the jet lands, I turn my cell phone on and see I have a voicemail from Gail. I enter my password and hear my housekeeper's voice full of joy. "Congratulations Mr. Grey. Ana just delivered a healthy boy and girl and she is doing fine. She's sleeping now and I'm staring at the babies from outside the nursery. They're both so beautiful. I'll see you when you arrive."
I just sit there with my blackberry in my hand. Taylor interrupts my thoughts with a formal "Sir. Is everything alright?"
"I missed it. Ana is fine. The babies are healthy. But I missed it. I'm the worst husband and father. I missed my children's birth because I was working."
"Sir, you couldn't have know this would happen."
"I should have been prepared for this. Why did I leave her this morning?" It's more of a rhetorical question and Taylor understands.
"To the hospital?" my head security guard questions.
"Yes, and hurry."
I run into the hospital after Taylor drops me off at the entrance. After a nurse tells me which room Ana is in I take off again running faster than before. I open the door and see my wife sleeping soundly in the room. Gail is sitting with her and as soon as she sees me, she gets up.
"Mr. Grey. I'll leave you two alone."
"Thank you Gail." I pause. "For everything. Thank you for being here with her."
"It's my pleasure Mr. Grey." With that, she leaves.
I walk to Ana's bed and stare at my wife for a moment. I am one lucky bastard. Even now, she is the most beautiful woman I've ever laid eyes on. I pull up a chair and tuck her hair behind her ear. She stirs and I am faced with those adoring blue eyes I love so much.
"Christian." She says my name in relief.
"Hey baby. I am so sorry that I wasn't here for you. Can you ever forgive me?"
She just pulls my face to hers and she claims my lips. Pulling me close and gripping me tightly I reciprocate the much needed contact and know I'm forgiven.
"Have you seen them yet?" she looks so proud at this moment.
"No, I came straight here."
"They are perfect. Even after Teddy and Phoebe I'm still in awe of how precious they are after they're born."
"I can't wait." I kiss her. "Go back to sleep Ana. I'll go see them after I know you are getting some rest."
She just smiles and closes her eyes. Within a minute, she is sleeping peacefully and I make my way to the nursery.
I scan the cradles and then I see them, one in blue and one in pink. The names we chose printed for the world to see: Eli Grey and Lily Grey. Ana was right. They are perfect. I don't know how long I stare at them sleeping, but I am suspended in this perfect moment and I don't want it to end. My life has changed so dramatically from the moment Ana stumbled into my office, and I can't imagine how deprived my life would be if we had never met. And with that thought, I decide to return to my wife.