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A POV

"Jamison, come on." Christian walks into the bedroom with a tray of food and a small vase. He stops just short of the bed and turns to look behind him. Making his way into the room is Jamison who's holding two red roses.

"What do we have here?", I ask as I scoot up in the bed. Christian sets the tray over my legs and takes the roses from Jamison, placing them in the vase.

"Jamison and I wanted to bring breakfast to our girls." My mouth salivates over the plate of eggs, bacon, and toast.

"This looks delicious, but I'll eat when the two of you have your breakfast." Christian picks up Jamison and sets him down on my left while he gets on the other side of the baby. I tear off a piece of toast and feed it to him.

"Jamison and I have already ate. He was wide awake when I went to check on him so he and I went ahead and had breakfast. We then made yours. Well, technically, Nancy made the breakfast, but I put it on the tray. I also went outside and got the two roses and cut their thorns off."

"I'm still touched. Thank you from both Delaney and myself. I'm excited that we have a first name, but now we need a middle name.", I say. Christian smiles shyly. "You've got one."

"Possibly. How about Grace? Delaney Grace Grey.", he replies.

"It's beautiful and perfect." I pick up my toast and bring it towards my lips but gasp when Christian leans over and takes a bite of the other end. The temperature in the room feels like it's doubled.

"You're flushed."

"Uh could you blame me after what you just did? So...what's on the agenda for the day besides me resting?"

"Well Mrs. Grey, I'm going to do some work in the study, but my mom is going to drop by for a while to see you. Carol's going to be here as well. Charles said she's been worried about you so I called and asked if she'd like to come for a visit. She said yes and will be here along with my mom around eleven. Your dad and Mary are going to be home this evening."

"I didn't think they were going to be back for another day. What happened?"

"Nothing. He called this morning and said they were ready to get back home. He also said that he had called your phone last night but didn't get an answer." I reach over to the nightstand where my phone is resting.

"It's off.", I reply, holding the phone up. "It's not that I'm avoiding my dad. I turned it off to block off the outside world for a while. It's part of my relaxation technique."

"I'm not sure I believe you.", he sighs. "Regardless, your dad asked if they could come over after they get home."

"I guess I should stop worrying and just tell him what's been going on.", I murmur. "He's not going to be thrilled, but at least it'll be out in the open."


"Carol, this chicken salad is incredible.", Grace says. She picks up her sandwich which has the chicken salad that Carol brought with her.

"Thank you. Charles made the comment that he likes chicken salad, and I happened to have a family recipe for it so I made a batch last night. He came by this morning and got a sandwich to take to work."

"It's really good.", I reply. "But you didn't have to bring so much of it." She brought two large bowls of it.

"I got a little carried away while making it.", she laughs. "I've still got some at my place, but Charles and I are going to make at least a small dent in it tonight at dinner. I wasn't sure if he'd want the chicken salad for both lunch and dinner, but he said that's what he wants."

"I remember when Carrick and I first got married.", Grace says. "I knew how to cook but wanted the food to be perfect. I ran into the issue of wrong portion size. I was worried about not cooking enough, but I'd end up cooking too much. Luckily, he was a believer in taking his lunch to work. He was understanding."

"That sounds like my problem. I've been cooking for myself for so long and didn't want to not have enough so I've been overdoing it. Charles says it's cute."

"Cute is good. He said things between you two are going well."

"They're going great. Charles is funny and sweet. He's very charming. He opens the door for me and pulls out my chair. I've never had a guy be such a gentleman to me." She clears her throat and looks over at Grace. "He listens to what I say, no pretending. In the past, I've dated guys who only had one thing in mind, sex. Charles, though, is real."

"Ladies, don't mind us. We're just getting some juice.", Christian says. He holds Jamison's hand while walking over to the fridge. Even though he's got work to do, Christian is watching Jamison in his study, calling it "guy time."

"Christian, help yourself to some of the chicken salad I brought.", Carol tells him. I see him spot the two large bowls in the fridge. "I made a little too much."

"I'll have some later." He pours Jamison's juice and closes the fridge's door before pressing his lips on the top of my head.

"Jamison, would you like to join us?", Grace asks.

"No. Dada.", he answer, wrapping his arm around Christian's leg.

"He's helping me go over calculate some numbers for work.", Christian laughs. "Come on little man. Let's get back to work." Jamison releases his hold but stays right by Christian's side while they head back to the study.

"My boys.", I sigh.


C POV

"Ray, Mary, come in." They step into the living room where Ana's swaying back and forth with Jamison in her arms. Jamison giggles and immediately holds his arms out to Ray who takes him.

"Hey.", she says. All of us take turns hugging each other. "I've missed you guys."

"We missed you all.", Ray tells her. He continues holding Jamison while sitting down in the chair next to Mary's. Ana and I sit down across from them on the love seat.

"Christian, Ana, thank you so much for arranging the honeymoon. It was spectacular.", Mary smiles. "The villa we stayed in was perfect. Heck, everything was perfect."

"Which you deserved.", Ana says. Her anxiety level over telling Ray about what's been going on isn't as high as it has been, but it's still there.

"How have you been feeling Annie?", Ray asks. Ana rubs her hands nervously over the knee of her jeans. "Annie?" Both Ray and Mary have narrowed their eyes on Ana.

"Would you like something to eat or drink? Carol brought by a lot of chicken salad earlier."

"No thanks. What I would like to know is why you're not answering my question. Sweetheart, are you and the baby ok?"

"We're fine. Now.", Ana murmurs. "I had a little scare the other day, but everything is ok."

"A little scare?", Mary asks. "What in the world happened?"

"My blood pressure got high, and I passed out. I was taken to the hospital where I was kept overnight. Dr. Greene assured me both the baby and I would be ok as long as I don't get stressed out and take care of myself."

"You were in the hospital and didn't call? Annie, I wish you would have called us.", my dad says.

"I didn't want to interrupt your honeymoon. You and Mary needed that time."

"You've always been the most unselfish person I know, but you still should informed us." Ana nods and knots her fingers together. "I don't mean to sound harsh."

"You don't, and you're right. You should have been told. Dad, there's more. The reason why I was so stressed in the first place is beacause of Madeline Turner." Ray's face tightens while he shifts in his seat.

"What does that woman have to do with you being stressed?", Ray asks. Jamison touches the side of Ray's face, easing his grandfather.

"Christian had an employee named Donna Baxter. She was fired for not doing her work, but then she had the nerve to ask for an upper level job with him. The job question was only a ruse to try and sabotage our relationship. Christian's guy Welch did some digging and found out that Donna's mother was in the same cell as none other than Madeline Turner. After Donna's mother passed away, Donna continued visiting Madeline who put her up to getting a job at GEH. She was then told to try and interfere with our marriage."

"We figured out what was going on.", I say.

"Can't Madeline just leave you all alone?", Mary asks. "She and her son put you through so much."

"She still has a lot of anger and hostility.", Ana answers. "I found that out when I went to see her." Ray shakes his head. "I needed to talk to her and let her know that she wasn't going to ruin my marriage or my life. She's the one responsible for where her life is, not me."

"I watched Ana as she met with Madeline. Ray, she did good.", I add.

"Even so, I was still stressed. I suppose even though Madeline didn't mess with my life in the way she planned, she did in another way."

"I can't believe all that took place. I have the right mind to go and see that woman.", Ray snaps.

"Don't Dad. I want to try and move past all of this."


"Christian, hey." I see Ben standing by the door of my office. Andrea buzzed me a few moments ago to let me know that Ben was asking to see me.

"Hi. What are you doing just standing there? Come in." He slowly walks across the carpet to my desk. "Have a seat."

"I just finished my shift at the hospital and wanted to see you. I spoke with Carrick and Grace last night and had coffee with Elliot during my break earlier."

"From the way you're acting, I'm guessing those meetings weren't just to catch up. You look like you're about to pass out." His face is pale, and a small bead of sweat has formed

"Sorry.", he mutters. "I was nervous when I met with them, and I'm more nervous now."

"Ben, take a deep breath and relax. I'm not sure why you're this way, but it's going to be ok." He follows my instructions and rubs the side of his face. "Are you ok? Do I need to grab a waste basket in case you vomit?"

"I'm ok. You're important to Mia, and I know she's important to you."

"That she is. Go on."

"She's told me about your bond. I know how much her happiness and well being means to you." He stops and wipes away the sweat.

"If you're here to tell me you're breaking up with my sister, you might want to put some distance between us."

"That is not even close to why I'm here. I love Mia. She's the best thing to ever happen to me. I found the other half of me when I met her. I want to spend the rest of my life telling her and showing her how much I love her. I want to propose to her, but I would like your consent to do so.", he says. "I wanted the family's blessing which is why I asked your parents and Elliot. I saved asking you for last since you make me the most nervous."

"I make you nervous?", I laugh. "I understand how I might to do that. I see how crazy Mia is about you. You make her very happy, and that makes me happy." I hold my hand out for him.

"Are you giving me your blessing?", he asks as he shakes my hand

"Yes Ben. Make my sister even happier by asking her to marry you."