CPOV
I just Ana from the diner. I am raging at the moment. I have lost four years with my son because I was told she was dead. Taylor was the one who told me. I call him from cell phone and tell him that he is to meet me in my hotel room as soon as I get there. I walk through the lobby and I see Taylor standing outside my room as I leave the elevator. I do not say anything to him until I'm in the room. I take off my jacket and take a deep breath.
"Now Taylor - I've got some news today."
"Yes sir?"
"Yes I bumped into someone who I knew five years ago, I think you remember her. Anastasia Steele." His eyes go wide.
"Sir-"
"What sort of twisted fuck are you to tell me that this girl, who was my fucking girlfriend - the girl I loved, was dead?!"
"Grey - if you will let me explain-"
"Not only did you keep me away from her. You also kept me away from my son." His expression is priceless. His eyes are nearly out of his face.
"Grey - listen to me. I never knew anything about a kid." I glare at him.
"You didn't know she had a child? My child? She says she's attempted to get in contact with me. Now you're in charge of stopping someone coming in contact with me. Why did you stop me from seeing her?"
"After the accident - Ana was hurt. She fainted when you were shot and fell to the floor. She had a very serious concussion. She had a small hemorrhage due to the stress so they put her in a medicated coma for 72 hours for the swelling to go down which it did. Her father blamed it on you. He told me that you had to be off her case. I told him you wouldn't take no for an answer. He begged me to tell you some way to get you away from her. I told him I wasn't comfortable and he told me he was going to ruin my business, Grey. I couldn't let happen. My buisness pays for my daughter. He told me to tell you that she was dead so you would give up."
I can't believe this. I am raging, fuming with anger. My fists are in balls by my side. I wish I could fucking punch someone right now.
"You didn't know anything after that?"
"No. After a month - he said he no longer needed anyone looking after Ana. Said her mother was going to look after her instead full-time."
"Her parents threw her out when she found out she was pregnant with my son." I whisper to correct him.
"Grey - I'm so sorry. If I knew - I would never have got involved. He brought my business into it. I thought it was helping you as well."
"Instead Taylor, it's made me lose precious milestones with my son."
"Sir, I will never forgive myself for that. I am truly sorry. I'm only in charge of stopping someone approaching you physically. I have no idea how her attempts were being thrown away. Maybe you should ask her the methods of how she tried to gain in contact with you?"
Yeah, that's a good idea. I'll talk to Barney tomorrow about that, about my e-mails. "Ok. You're dismissed Taylor for today and tomorrow. I'm spending time with her and Teddy."
His face gets a little brighter. Yep - that's my son's name. "Permission to speak freely?" I nod to him in approval. I'm so drained, I don't really know what the fuck to think about right now. "That's a very nice name, sir. I'm sure you will make an excellent father." I put my hands on hips and sigh.
"Well I'll have to be considering he hasn't had one for four years. Thank you Taylor. You may leave." And he leaves. I go to my laptop, I cannot let this rest any longer.
From: Christian Grey
To: Barney Welch
Subject: Missing E-mails
Barney,
I have been notified that some of my e-mails are not getting through to me from a particular person for the last four years. Can you please find these e-mails from Anastasia Steele to myself and tell me why I was not receiving these e-mails. It is important she is able to contact me.
Can you please also arrange for a Blackberry to be sent to Miss Steele with an e-mail address already put on? Also an Mac for her as well.
Christian Grey
Grey Enterprises & Holding
I tap my laptop and hear a ping. It's from Barney.
From: Barney Welch
To: Christian Grey
Subject: Missing e-mails
Evening Mr Grey,
Please find attached the e-mails from Miss Steele to yourself over the last four years. I do apologise regarding this issue. When you started your company, I was told by PR that you'd been receiving nuisance e-mails from females regarding the new public found attention in regards to yourself therefore you wanted the e-mails filtered so that any e-mails regarding from females regarding their attention to you were not sent to your inbox. Miss Steele was counted as one of these females as there were a several thousand.
I have a Blackberry and Mac sorted out for Miss Steele. It will be sent tomorrow to hotel tomorrow. Her e-mail address is .
Kind regards,
Barney Welch
IT Department at Grey Enterprises & Holdings
Right. It was just a mistake. The e-mails were accidentally filtered. Ok - the time is now 1am and I am exhausted. I take a cold shower to gather my head space. I need to get ready for the park tomorrow for Teddy. I spend all night reading up parenting books.
I can't believe what happened last night between me and Ana. Why can't we just go back to how we were? We were so good. I'm running my hands through my hair. I can't stop thinking about her. All I see is her face in my mind. Her beautiful face. When I got back last night, the hotel told me that they had received the phone and the Mac so I asked them to deliver it to her apartment before I got there to say bye to Teddy. I send her a quick e-mail.
From: Christian Grey
To: Anastasia Steele
Subject: All yours
Miss Steele,
I hope you like your new laptop and phone. It is important that I am able to get hold of you in regards to Teddy. If there is anything else you may need, please let me know and I will try to sort it out for you. I will be over at 9:30am to say goodbye to Teddy. When I am back in Seattle, we should sort out a time for when you can relocate back to Seattle and get Teddy signed up for a new school.
Christian Grey
Grey Enterprises & Holdings
I get out of the shower and see that I have an e-mail, From her!
From: Anastasia Steele
To: Christian Grey
Subject? Seriously?!
Christian,
This is getting all too much. I don't need all this fancy stuff - just a flip phone would have done fine to get in touch. On the basis that it is for communication in regards to Teddy, this is on loan. Thank you.
We can do a Skype session when you're settled back in Seattle. Skype session every night before Teddy goes to bed so you can say goodnight? I'm sure you will get on the best schools for him. I want to have some part though in paying for his education so please include me on all matters.
See you at 9:30am :)
Anastasia Steele
Very tired mother of one.
Well - she is actually being co-operative?! Skyping Teddy every night? Relocating back to Seattle?! Finally - I'm getting my family back together!
I drop by Ana's apartment. She buzzes me in and I go up the stairs in a rush. Can't wait to see my beautiful girl and little boy. I knock on the door and she answers immediately. God, she is beautiful. Her lovely chestnut hair perfectly styled and coiffed flowing down to her button down black shirt which cups her boobs perfectly. Her beaming eyes glaring into my soul. She hasn't changed one bit since I last saw her. She's perfection.
"Morning Christian."
"Morning Anastasia. Is he up?" She waves her hand to motion me to come into the apartment.
"Teddy - Dada is here to say see you later."
Teddy runs up to me as I bend down to him to give him a hug.
"You're leaving me?" Oh god, this is breaking my heart.
"I'm not leaving you, buddy. Dada just has some work to do somewhere and it's a bit too far away but soon, you and Mama are coming to live near me so we can see each other all the time!" I fake my enthusiasm. I admit it - I don't want to go.
Ana comes closer to us and sits next to Teddy. "Also Dada got us a computer so we can video chat him every day!" Ana claps her hands to make Teddy happy. He looks at me with such sad eyes.
"You will talk to me?" I nod like a crazy person.
"Every day. I promise champ."
He walks into my arms and I hold him there, embracing this moment. He's accepted me as his Dad. Two days ago, we were strangers to each other. I rub my hand in his copper hair and I hear him sniff. I hug him tighter and I sneak a peek at Ana who is tearing up with her hand covering her mouth.
"You going to say see you later to Mama as well?" He asks.
"Of course. In fact, why don't we all have a see you later family hug?" I take off one of my arms from Teddy and gesture Ana to come into the hug. She crawls up and puts her arm around my lower back. She still remembers? She puts her other arm around Teddy and we sit there for god knows how many minutes. I kiss the top of Teddy's head, his hair smells like Ana's - apples. "Love you Champ." I then move my head to Ana's forehead and kiss it. Oh god, it's better than I remember. "Love you Ana." I then remove my arms from them and stand up. I wave to them as they wave back. As I shut her apartment door, the guilt sets in. I feel so awful. I just see Teddy's eyes in my head. Urgh great. The sooner these two weeks go by, the better. I will have my family back in Seattle and that's it.