~~~ Author's Notes ~~~

I know this is short, but I wanted to get something up quickly.

There is a lot that does happen.

Please don't hate me. :)

Thank you for reading and all of the great reviews!

Chapter 21

Christian's POV

As I follow Taylor, I realize that I have no idea what to expect. I have no idea what could be waiting for us. We reach the stairs and he holds is arm out. We both stop. Taylor kneels down to get a better view of the downstairs. Once is is comfortable proceeding, he stands and motions forward. I follow him down the stairs and we hear a noise come from the front door. Taylor pushes me back against the wall and aims his gun at the front door as it opens.

"Tango!" Taylor yells out, waiting for the correct response.

"Charlie!" Sawyer yells out as he enters. Taylor doesn't lower is gun completely, but does look relieved to see Sawyer okay. Sawyer is shaking his head when he seems me holding my gun.

"He wouldn't go into the panic room. Ana and Gail are in there with Teddy. We were just going to check the downstairs." Taylor explains to Sawyer.

"I don't know how many men we lost Jason. It is insane out there. I've already called 911 and they are on their way. The men that were not hurt in the blast are administering first aid. It was Jose. He was wearing that damn vest. It blew suddenly. No one was ready for it. I was up against the house when it went off." Sawyer runs and hand through his hair. I see that he has a gash on his head.

"We need to continue and check the house. Sawyer, I'll take point, you guard the rear." Taylor instructs as I follow him down the hall towards the security office.

When we get to the office, Taylor checks the cameras, but they are offline for some reason. Sawyer works on gearing up with more weapons and ammo. Sawyer puts on a vest as does Taylor. After a few minutes we make our way back down the hall towards the kitchen. The sound of glass breaking and gun shots fills the air. Sawyer pushes me down to the ground. We are in the living room, ducked behind a wall. Taylor gives the challenge code, but there is no response. All we hear is someone laughing. It is a laugh I know all too well.

"You guys can't stop me!" Jack yells. Hearing his voice so close makes my blood boil. I try to get out of Sawyer's grip, but cannot. All I want is to get my hands on Hyde and finish him off for good.

"You won't get to them you fucker!" I yell out as I continue to struggle against Sawyer.

"Oh, I didn't expect the great Christian Grey to greet me! Just makes it easier for me to take you out." Hyde replied with that snide voice of his.

"You won't get your hands on them or me Jack! Ana isn't here!" I yell out to him. It was always the plan to deny that Ana was ever here if it came down to it. I am just hoping he doesn't get upstairs.

"You're lying Grey!" He yells as more shots are fired by him. Suddenly I head a loud thud. The last thing I feel is being pushed to the ground, the weight of someone's body on mine. The last thing I see is a bright flash of light.

Jack's POV

I duck down behind the large kitchen island as the flash bang goes off. My eyes are covered protecting them from the bright flash. Once it is over, I stay low and make my way towards the living room. My steps are silent as I make my way through the rooms. By the time I get to the living area, there is no one. I scan the room and see that is is empty. I have two choices, go down the hall way in front of me, or go upstairs. I know that if Ana is anywhere in this place, it would be upstairs where she could be protected. I start to make my way to the stairs when a sound from the hallway stops me. I get down low. I'm kneeling in front of the stairs, waiting to see if anyone turns from the hall. I hear steps and then see someone turn. I let off two shots. The shots hit the person in the chest. I don't stay to find out who it is.

I make my way upstairs, checking the bedrooms as I make my way down the hall. So far there is no one in any of them. When I reach the baby's room, I walk in and look around. Despite it only being a temporary home, there are family pictures hanging. I see one of Ana holding Teddy while she is on a swing. I am drawn to the smile on her face. I throw the photo frame down and step on it. Seeing her with his baby makes me angry. As I turn to exit the room, someone jumps on me. Before I realize it, Christian Grey is on top of me.

"YOU WON'T TOUCH HER!" He screams as he tries to hold me down. I am able to break free, and grab my gun.

"You're unarmed Grey. Give up!" I yell, wanting to pull the trigger, but seeing an opportunity.

"You'll never get to her Hyde," Grey says as he tries to make is way towards me again. I fire one shot. It hits him in the chest and he falls to the ground. I walk to him and see that he is still breathing. I grab him and hold on to him as I make my way down the hall.

The master bedroom is empty, but I look ahead and see another door. I walk over to it, still dragging Grey along with me, and open it. Before me is a giant metal door with a camera. Next to it is a screen with a pin pad. The screen shows me Ana, Teddy, and one other woman huddled together. I push the talk button on the pad.

"Ana darling, I've missed you. Come out for me and I'll show you how much I've missed you." I say to her making sure my face is visible in the camera. She moves towards the door, I assume to the screen on her side.

"Never Hyde! I'll never go anywhere with you!" She pushes a button and screams at me. I decide this is the time for me to use what I brought with me.

"You might want to reconsider that dear," I say as I hold up Christian and point a gun to his head. "I will kill him while you watch Ana. It won't be fast either. I'll take my time with him."

"Why me Jack? Why? I'm nothing. Why do you want me?" she asks as tears flow down her cheeks.

"Come out of there and I will tell you everything," I keep my grip on Grey and the gun pointed at his head. He is beginning to stir, so I know I don't have much time.

"I'll only come out if you promise to let Christian come in here unharmed," she replies, her face serious.

"Open the door now bitch!" I scream out and slam on the door, frustrated that she is taking her sweet time.

It take a couple moments, but I start to hear the door unlock. The seal breaks and the door slowly begins to open. I keep Grey in front of me, just in case the bitch tries to shoot me again. Through all of the waiting I let my guard down and don't realize until it is too late.

"You won't get her!" Grey screams out as he pulls me to the ground. We wrestle with each other.

Christian's POV

Now I think leaving Taylor and Sawyer in the security office was a bad thing, but I need to stop Hyde. Taylor and Sawyer were not in any shape to make their way up here. Taylor had a gash to his head, while Sawyer was knocked out. We barely made it to the security office. Taylor tried to make me stay, but there was no way I could. I needed to know Ana was okay. Despite her being in the panic room, I still was nervous. The gun shot hit me vest and caused a good amount of pain, but didn't penetrate the Kevlar. I was out of it for a couple of minutes, but when I hear the door unlock, I know I need to make my move. Ana opened the damn door! I'm furious at her, but right now my focus is on getting the gun out of Hyde's hand.

"Close the door Ana!" I yell out to her as I hear her screaming at me. It takes a couple moments, but I hear the door shut. Relief washes over me for a moment.

I am struggling on the floor with Jack. He still has the gun in his hand. I try to hold his arm away, but he manages to get it back between us. Fortunately, it is pointed to the side and not at me. I do not dare take my weight off of him, knowing that if I do he will be able to get up. He keeps trying to shift his weight so he can push me off or change the position of the gun. He is much stronger than he was when he kidnapped Mia. We continue to wrestle for a few more minutes, when it feels like he is giving up, I try to flip him onto his stomach. Instead he pushes me up. I am now standing with him. He still has the gun in his hand. We start to fight again. I'm trying to break his grip on the gun with all of my strength. The gun is between us now. It is pointing at me one moment and him the next as we continue to struggle. After a few minutes of struggling, the gun goes off and we are both lying on the ground.

Ana's POV

Opening the door was such a stupid move, but I was worried for Christian's life. I am more worried now that I see him fighting Hyde. I watch through the camera, but can't see too much of what is happening. They are wrestling on the floor. I know Hyde still has the gun in his hand and I feel my heart racing. After a few minutes, Hyde pushes Christian off of him and they are now standing, each fighting for control of the gun. Suddenly, I hear a gun shot and see both Christian and Hyde slump to the ground.

"OH GOD NO!" I scream out. I try to punch the code to the door, but my eyes are full of tears. I cannot focus on anything. The only thing I can focus on at the moment is the sight of my husband lying on the ground not moving. My legs give out and I fall to the floor. Tears are flowing down my cheeks as I feel Gail wrap her arms around me. I feel myself panicking, my breathing becomes fast, and soon everything goes black.

~~~ Author's Note ~~~

Ok, I know you hate this cliffhanger.

I had to end it here as it was the best stopping point.

I'll try to post the next chapter soon.

Thanks for reading.

Who else is going to go see Fifty Shades Freed when it comes out on the 8th?