"Knock, knock." Smiled Grace as she popped her head around the door and looked to her daughter in law. "May I come in?"
Looking up from the picture in her hand Ana smiled and nodded. "Of course."
Grace smiled as she stepped into the room, gently closing the door she glanced around before looking to Ana. "Christian?"
"He's gone to take a shower and I'm hoping he's going to shave." Ana told her with a slight chuckle. It had been four days since she had been admitted and she was feeling much better now. She felt somewhat normal although her morning sickness was becoming a daily issue but the hospital staff were great and they had taken her cast off and replaced with a splint. She found it a lot easier to do things. She was also a lot more relaxed about being in the hospital knowing Hyde was in jail and Elizabeth was dead. It was like a great weight had been lifted off her shoulders. Even though Hyde was handcuffed in the hospital it wasn't enough for Ana. She still didn't feel safe but knowing he is locked up and would be for a long time was enough to make Ana relax more. She could get on with her life and concentrate on her family.
"How are you feeling, darling?" Grace asked softly as she sat down in the chair next to her bed.
"Better." Ana told her with a smile. "I'm looking forward to going home. I miss my bed and Mrs Jones's cooking."
"Well I'm happy to report that you have had the all clear to go home." Grace told her with a smile.
Ana's face lit up as she looked to her mother in law. "Really?"
"Really." Grace confirmed with a smile. "It won't be until later this afternoon as you need to finish that antibiotic drip but we'll give you the remaining course in tablet form to make sure the infection is gone for good."
Ana smiled as she relaxed back against her pillows. "Christian is going to be very happy."
Grace smiled. "I bet. How are your burns?" She asked curiously to her. "Christian told me he applies a cream to them for you."
Ana nodded a little. "They don't hurt much anymore apart from my thighs. They're still quite sore." She admitted to her.
"Can I take a little look?" She asked her.
Ana looked to her for a few minutes before she gave a small nod. Pushing the covers off her, she pulled her shorts up slightly to reveal her burns.
Getting to her feet Grace moved closer to the bed, knowing she wouldn't like to be touched she just examined the burns. "What cream are you using?"
"Just one that I picked up from the pharmacy."
"I'll prescribe an aloe vera gel. It's a natural substance that is used for burns; you might find it better than that cream you're using." Grace told her looking to her. "It should help the weeping to stop…do you not want to wear a dressing on them? Stop your clothes irritating them?"
"I thought if it was aired it would heal better and most of my clothes are loose fitting so don't really rub against them."
Grace smiled and nodded. "I'll put the prescription in for the gel and it'll be ready by the time you go home."
Ana smiled and nodded to her. "Thank you, Grace."
"You are welcome darling girl. It's so nice to see you smiling again."
"Wanna see something?" She asked to her.
Grace looked to her curiously but nodded.
Ana smiled as she passed her the picture she was looking at when Grace first entered the room.
Taking the picture Grace's face lit up. "Oh Ana…"
"Turns out I'm nine weeks but baby Grey is good and healthy."
"Well Dr Barns isn't a sonographer so we will let him off with getting the age wrong." Grace chuckled and smiled looking to the scan picture. "No wonder you can't stop smiling."
"Neither can Christian. He has a copy in his wallet. I was going to wait till my twelve week scan to show everyone when it looked more like a baby but you know what you're looking at."
"You'll both make wonderful parents." Grace told her with a smile as she handed the scan picture back.
Ana shook her head. "You keep that. Christian had like twelve copies done." She playfully rolled her eyes before looking to Grace and smiling. "I hope to be the parents you and Carrick are."
Grace looked to her in awe. Resisting the urge to hug her Grace smiled and took her hand and gave it a gentle squeeze. "You are so precious, Ana. I hope my son knows how lucky he really is."
"I sure do." Came Christian's voice from behind his mother as he came back freshly showered and shaved and in a pair of jeans and a black t-shirt. "Good morning mother." He greeted as he pressed a kiss to her cheek before he then smiled seeing the scan picture in her hand. "Taking a shine to your grandchild already?" He teased with a smile to her.
"Of course! I can't wait to become a grandmother." Grace grinned before she smiled to her son. "I was just telling Ana that she will be allowed to go home later this afternoon. She has to finish her current antibiotic drip before she can leave. We'll give the rest of the course to her in tablet form. I'm also going to prescribe a gel for the burns on her thighs to help with the healing process and hopefully it'll stop any weeping coming from the burns." She told him with a smile. "I'll see you guys in a little while." She told them before leaving the couple to it.
Hearing Ana could go home, Christian grinned as he looked to his wife. Nodding as he listened to his mother he then moved over to Ana, perching himself on the edge of the bed he smiled to her. "What would you like for dinner tonight then?" He asked with a smile to her.
Ana smiled to him before shrugging a little. "Anything. As long as it's Mrs Jones's cooking I don't mind what she makes."
Christian smiled and nodded. "I'll let her know you will be returning tonight."
Ana smiled to him before she took his hand and played with his fingers slightly. "I'd like to see Flynn."
Christian nodded. "Of course…today? I could get him to come to Escala?"
Ana shook her head. "No, not sure what time we'll be home and to be honest I just want to go home have a nice hot bath, stuff my face then curl up in bed with you. I'd like to see him maybe tomorrow or whenever he has an appointment available."
Christian nodded. "I'll give him a call later. See what he has available." He told her with a smile.
"Thank you." She smiled to him before raising an eyebrow. "So how many people have you shown the scan picture too?" She asked curiously to him.
Christian smiled his boyish grin. "Pretty much everyone."
Ana chuckled slightly as she smiled to him before she happily held onto his hand.
"It's so good to see you smiling again." He whispered with a smile to her.
"I feel…normal…ish." She told him with a slight shrug. "I feel like the old me is slowly starting to make an appearance and knowing that Hyde is locked away and Elizabeth is dead…I feel like me." She told him with a soft smile. "I feel safe and I feel like I can go back to being who I was before. Wife, daughter, friend…"
"And mommy to be." He whispered with a smile. Christian was a lot more relaxed about the baby. His mother had given him numerous lectures and when Ana was admitted to the hospital he was terrified. He was scared he'd lose both Ana and the baby but now they are both here. Both fine and he couldn't be happier. He was going to be a father and he couldn't wait.
"And mommy to be." Ana smiled to him as she gave his hand a gentle squeeze. "And it's going to be a lot easier to get around now. My ribs are healing so I can move a bit more. The bruising has almost cleared up. Still uncomfortable at times but it feels much better and having this splint is going to be a lot more easier for me to do things."
Christian couldn't help but smile to her. The difference she had made in the last couple of days has really surprised him. Though he was curious about why she wanted to see Flynn again but he knew she would tell him when she was ready.
"I hope you are planning on going to work tomorrow Mr Grey."
Christian scoffed. "No I'm not."
Ana sighed a little as she looked to him. "Christian. You need to go back to work." She told him firmly.
"Yeah and look what happened last time I did." He grumbled with a shake of his head. "I just need a few days at home with you to make sure you're okay. Put my mind at ease." He told her looking to her, hoping she would understand it from his point of view.
Ana looked to him before she gave a slight nod. "Okay. Two days but then you need to go back." She told him. "I'll be going back as soon as either Sawyer or Prescott are back."
Christian looked to her. He really didn't want her to rush back to work but he knew that his wife was stubborn. At least she wants the security. "Well Prescott is back. Police have finished with their investigation and are happy with everything that happened. Sawyer should be back in a couple of weeks. He's going to have some physical therapy and some training sessions before he returns to work."
"But he's okay?" Ana asked looking to him, chewing the inside of her lip. She hated that he had gotten so seriously injured. She could still remember all the blood of the floor and Sawyer's lifeless body.
Christian nodded. "He's home at the moment but he's okay. Maybe when you are feeling a bit more up to it we will go visit him?" He suggested looking to her. He could see she was feeling guilty for Sawyer getting hurt.
"I'd like that." Ana told him with a soft smile before she let a yawn pass her lips before she looked to the clock then to Christian before frowning. "Didn't you bring any food?"
Christian couldn't help but laugh at her question before he smiled to her. "Well what would you like Mrs Grey?"
Ana thought for a minute before looking to Christian. "I could kill for a cooked breakfast. Either that or a cheese burger."
"A cheese burger? Baby it's eleven in the morning…"
"Baby wants what baby wants." Ana mused with a smirk to him.
Christian smirked to her. "I'll see what Taylor can do." He told her as he got up from his seat, stealing a kiss off her he then headed over to the door and poked his head out of the door, speaking with Taylor for a few minutes before he then happily went back to his wife. Just to see her smile again was making him smile. They had so much to look forward to the next year and he was going to make sure that they were going to enjoy every minute of it.
Hey lovely people so i'm going to be wrapping up this story in the next couple of chapters. I just want to thank everyone who has supported this story. It has been completely been overwhelming and it makes my love for writing all worthwhile knowing you are enjoying it.
I do however have one question...would you guys like a sequel to this story? I won't be finishing this story on a cliffhanger but i won't be finishing this story with their baby being born yet either...tell me what you would like :)
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K xx