Chp21 hospital ball

Children science museum in the shadow of space needle

Reflection pond.

I stand soaking wet, dress torn, battered and bruised. How did I get here? Standing next to the reflection pond I just climbed out of. A soaking wet Anna next to me. Gracie is staring at me with awe and pain. Behind her Elliot holds a battered Kate and Mia. Mia with a napkin with ice to her eye, she's gone have a shiner, while Sammy hold another napkin to her head. Kate as a napkin of ice to her head.

A loud moan, Carla is dragged away by security. I stare at everyone as Ray, Carrick and Christian come tearing into the crowd. I feel humiliated and terror filled, all my secrets are out.

I feel a hand grab mine, raising my arm in the air, the classic winners pose. Anna has raised my arm. She smiles at me as the crowd claps and cheers. Whispers "I'm going to call you mom from now on. That is if you still plan on wedding Daddy." I shudder. "we will talk later about frank"

"I'm so sorry Grace about lying to you. I understand if you"

"we have to stop these fights, will never get invite to another ball ever again" I cringe our third ball, third fight. "Mira nothing said changes our friendship. If Anna's ok with it so am I."

The men enclose us as Gail produces two table cloths and several linen napkins.

10 minutes earlier:

Apov

Some asshole spilled wine on Sammy dress, she's freaking out. Her first ball. Her date's AWOL, her dress stained and everyone is staring at her. Kate, Mia, and I take her to the ladies lounge downstairs. We're sure we can fix the dress, calm Sammy down. I kneel sponging the wine with a napkin soaked in club soda. When a shadow loams over me. I look up shit, mom, Carla is right in front of me.

I rise, "Kate take over" I move mom to a corner.

"Mom what are you doing here?"

"Anastasia, I need help. Money specifically. You own me."

"Mom? What are you talking about?" money? It's always about money.

"For birthing you, all those years of pathetic sweating Ray, and all those other to keep you in food and cloths, roof over your head. You owe me missy. Besides I'll make sure you keep money bags, the shine will wear off, and he'll see you for the incompetent little girl you are."

"I don't owe you a thing. Besides I don't have any money to give. I have debts, student loans, and "

"you bagged a billionaire, he has money, you didn't pay for that dress, or jewel. Some of my training must have payoff, you opened your legs and look at you deck out in tens of thousands of dollars, well I want mine part." Training what is she talking about.

"mom? There is no part of my relationship with Christian, you had any part of, so no money!" stand firm Annie girl.

"bullshit, he can spare a couple hundred grand, to keep me quiet about your secrets."

"Carla I have no secrets with Christian, or anything the tabloids want." I covered all that with Welch, my past is boring. The worst thing was Cheating on a high school freshman math test, and I felt so guilty I confessed to the teacher.

"I can make up some juice stories, to peak the money" you crossed the line Carla.

"Carla if you lie, I will sue. You'll be living in prison. Mother or no mother" god that felt good to say. How could she even think to do any of this to her flesh and blood.

What the fuck. She pulled a gun. Kate rush us. No Kate. Carla hits her hard with the gun. Kate goes down in a heap. Mia rush towards the door, another woman, blonde Botox pulls a Taser and hits Mia, she goes down. Sammy is frozen. "We'll just have to do this the hard ways, come along Anastasia. Christian Grey will pay a few million to get you back" Carla is kidnapping me at gun point. I stare hard at her. Carla you bitch

Suddenly Miranda, and Grace enter the lounge.

Miranda see Carla, the gun and explodes into first blonde Botox, then Carla. They fight and scream.

"M what are you doing here. Chasing after Franks still. Still second"

"Carla you bitch; I'm going to beat you to a pulp."

"Does Anna know you fuck Frank for years. Couldn't give him kids. I did"

They fight out on to the patio next to the ponds.

Anna rush over and tried to separate them. suddenly over the edge the three goes.

Meanwhile at the ball:

The asshole doctor is on the ground screaming in pain. Ray just broke his arm. While I snap kicked him into my car. The three of us stare around. What is going on. Five minutes early some waiter tell me dad is having chest pain and some doctor is taking him to my car. I rush out with Ray beside me. Finding Dad and some asshole with a gun at my car. Ray goes from zero to attack, he knew the gun was a kids toy.

Taylor comes running up with Parker, who was supposed to be with the car. "Christian it's a diversion, Anna being attack" what the fuck! I will kill everyone if she's hurt. "Is she safe?"

"NO! move it ladies lounge!" I bolt with Ray and dad on my hip. Parker stays to secure the doctor.

We tear thru the ball. Thru a crowd looking down into the reflection ponds. Anna and Miranda are climbing out with Anna dragging a third person. Suddenly she raises Miranda arm up. The winner. We bolt down the stairs and thru another crowd. Prescott has some blondie bimbo in a choke hold, bimbo wrist is bent unnatural; hanging limp. The ladies are ok, Kate and Mia are hurt. Gail produces some table cloth to cover the soaking wet champs. Ray hugs Miranda while I wrap my girl in my arms and kiss her deep and cleansing. My temper recedes from nuclear to puppy dog in the breath of her kiss.

Epov:

I am on mission to find one Jason Macmillan. Asshole, AWOL, escort of my niece Sammy. Some asshole spilled wine on her dress after Jason abandon her. Her first Ball and her date dumps her. Mom is pissed she set up this date for Sammy. Kate has ordered me to find the little asshole and remove him from the ball; before he can hurt Sammy again.

I find AWOL token and joke with a group of teenagers outside the planetarium back door. The pot smell is heavy, the Alcohol flask large. I reach out grab the flask up end it over some blondie indie dude joint and him too. Everyone scatters as I grab AWOL and inform him he is going home, explain to your mother why the Grey's found you wanting as an escort. And why Dr. Grace Grey will be having words with her about your behavior. I have uniformed security which followed me, escort AWOL to a cab. Oh ya, a sixty-dollar cab ride COD, his parents are going to be thrilled.

Shit I start for the ladies lounge to inform Kate and Mom, Prescott joins me. What the fuck Sawyers on the ground struggling to get up. As screams and shouts come from the curtain lounge area. We rush in.

Kate and Mia are down; some blond Botox bimbo with a gun is rising from the floor. I lash out, smashing her into a table and grab the gun and twist till she flips over on to the ground again; to bad her wrist didn't follow. I look up and see mom watching a three-way fight on the patio. I reach down and pick up Kate and Mia as Sammy gets napkin filled with ice. Shit Kate has a big welt on her head, shit so does Mia, with a shiner to boot. Whatever going on is serious. I hear a splash, the fight has gone into the pond, I wonder who? "Miranda and Anna just went swimming" peeps Sammy in Awe "some older woman tried to kidnap Anna, at gun point. It's over there under the table. Miranda just attack the bitch"

We watch as Miranda and Anna climb out of the pond dragging the kidnapper. Sawyer push pass with security to grab the drown bitch. Anna raise Miranda hand up and whisper something. The crowd goes wild with applause. The men arrive and grab their better half's. Little bro is calmed by sweet Anna hug. I hug Kate and Mia. Kate kiss me. "did you find asshole?" "o'ya baby, he's gone. Are you ok?" "No, Carla, Anna mom pistol whipped me. I wonder who the other bitch was, she pistols whipped Mia." "don't worry baby, she suddenly left handed for the rest of her life."

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Grey manor the next morning.

We sit in the great room. Christian and me, his parents and mine. Miranda has just explained how she knew my father and Carla. Her first boyfriend and ex step sister. I realized that my mother was never there for me I was just a tool, a prop for her conquests. I cry into Christian chest. I feel daddy and Miranda stroking my back. I know I'm loved and worth of love, and not my mother's daughter. I now have two new mothers. My future step mom; Miranda. And my surrogate mother Gail. I am blessed. Lose one bad mother, get two angels. Daddy is over the moon, he knew all along that Miranda had dated Frank, her maiden surname was close to mom's and daddy ran a background check, since husband three, daddy really careful about introducing people into the family.

Xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx

eighteen months later:

I sit in my meadow. My twin babies before me, teddy and phoebe. Their new cousin green eyed Michael Samuel, Sammy 2month old. And the adorable little Anna Grace, Kate and Elliot 4monthold. Something in that Montana water at the parent vacation house. Sophie with Sammy and her new husband Aaron Sawyer, Sawyer cousin, are playing croquet as the guys, horseplay with the dads' over who grills. I feel the Mom's, Grace, Mira and Gail sit next to me. I feel completed. Whole and loved.

The end.