A/N: So I had this chapter written a while ago and finally got the opportunity to type it up. I was away for 4 days and got home to 17 story updates for ones I've been following so my first day back was spent catching up….hopefully this chapter is okay, we switch between Ana and Christian in this chapter and a different POV at the end which hopefully you'll enjoy…

Read and enjoy,

Much Love,

Xxx Aby

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Christian's POV:

The drive back to Escala is a quiet one, I know Ana is worried about 'Jose-Gate' leading her back to a courtroom and having to face him again…I know it can't be easy for her.

I'm still processing everything that happened at my parents' house…it's a crazy feeling knowing that I'm finally free of the secret that I've held for way too long.

Ana finally got her secret out too and then Elena decided to turn up, but she clearly wasn't expecting the reception that she got. Mom, I don't think has ever sworn, or if she has it's never been in front of us and for her to threaten to make her life hell….that's like straight out of my playbook. I saw Elliot ready to swing at her, Dad was ready to kick her out and Ray was well, Ray…short and to the point…but when Ana was out of my reach and right in her face telling her we'd 'off' her without blinking, that had me hard in seconds.

When she's in fight mode, she gets taller and more confident and that is sure as hell a turn on for me. I had a smirk on my face, seeing her go pale at the sight of my Bitty Spitfire was priceless. I saw Ana's hands ball up and I was ready to jump across the table to grab her before she connected because knowing Elena she would have pressed charges against her, not that it would matter because Dad would have got them dropped but still…the fact she showed Elena no fear was awesome.

Holding on tight to Mom while she gave way to her adrenaline was what I think we both needed. She confronted her about her behaviour and got some relief that I'm going to be okay with Ana. Seeing Ana come back in standing next to my Dad's side had me as proud as punch, even though it's not the birthday I wanted…I think it was definitely talking that was needed and the timing just really sucked ass.

Pulling into the parking garage under Escala I look over at Ana and she's leaning her head against the window.

"It'll be okay Ana, whatever happens, I'm here and we'll do this together just like we did this morning…" she turns to look at me and nods gently taking my hand in hers.

"I know it's just today is supposed to be a happy day and instead it's emotional and drama filled…" she sighs and laces our fingers stroking my hand.

"That's why we talk to Jace now and get finished then we can go out and end today on a happy note…" I squeeze her hand before letting go climbing out walking around to her door.

She climbs out and together we head to the elevator and ride it up to the penthouse. She cuddles into me and I wrap my arms around her kissing her head.

The doors open and we walking into the sound of the piano and little giggles. Ana smiles taking my hand and pulls me further into the apartment.

We round the wall and see Louise at the piano humming as she plays and Jace and Nastasia are in the kitchen….baking I think….Nastasia is on a stool standing next to the counter and Jace is chopping something. I have to admit it's a touching scene to watch.

"So what we do now is we heat up the pan, make these nice and hot and then we add them to the egg mix, pour it into the muffin tins and then put it in the oven…" he talks her through what he's doing and she's watching him intently.

"They cook Daddy?" she speaks so quietly you could miss it if you watching her closely.

"That's right Baby Girl…they'll cook, we'll leave them to cool down and then we can eat them…if Aunt Ana doesn't scoff them all before they've cooled…"

"You naughty Daddy, Aunty Ana won't do dat…"

"That's right Sweetheart you tell him…" Nastasia turns around and her face lights up as she sees Ana and it's only then I realise that Ana's walked around the breakfast bar to join them.

"What are you making?" Ana asks as she leans down kissing Nastasia's head.

"Savtory Muftins…" Ana smiles at her and I can see the love pouring out of her for this little girl.

"Ohh yummy…I can't wait to try one…" Jace looks at me and smiles before looking back at Nastasia.

"Why don't you go and see if Mommy is ready to put you to bed and when you get up from your nap you can have one..."she pouts but nods her head as Ana places her on the floor and she runs off.

"From the looks of you two, you've had one hell of a morning…" Ana sighs and shakes her head.

"That's the understatement of the year…but while we're on a roll why don't you let me have it about Jose and then we can get onto celebrating this one's birthday properly…" she looks at me and smiles before turning to Jace.

"Well I guess there's no time like the present…" he sets the timer on the oven and then heads towards the family room.

"If you'd rather do this on your own it's okay with me…" I grab her hand before she gets too far away from me and turn her to face me.

"No, I want you with me…you'll find out later anyway, you might as well get the whole story…" she presses herself up against me running her hands into my hair looking me in the eyes and my mind just went into R18 territory.

"…Besides you keep me calm and I need that with having to deal with this…" I smile and lean down pressing my lips against hers.

"Well let's not wait any longer then…" she takes my hand and we walk into the living room and sit on the couch opposite Jace. I'm just hoping that I can keep my anger in check while I listen to what he has to say….fingers crossed…

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Ana's POV:

I saw how Christian was watching Jace with Stasia and I can honestly say that it did make my heart swell slightly as I thought about our possible future. We'd have some really gorgeous babies…even if I do say so myself…but right now I need to focus on working out what my outcome could be from this stunt that Jose is trying to pull.

I snuggle in against Christian's side and rest my hand on his thigh as his arm wraps around my shoulders. I wasn't lying before when I said I needed him to keep me calm…he grounds me, much like he always has and I've missed it if I'm being completely honest with myself. I never understood his effect on me until I hit puberty….then it made perfect sense.

"So he's changed his plea and I'm looking at having to go back to D.C for a trial right?" I want this over with as fast as possible so to the point, no bullshit answers are what I'm looking for right now.

"At this point yes that's what the likely outcome is, but I'm going to do my best to get this dropped like I said on the phone. I have a meeting with his lawyer on Tuesday to find out how they expect to pull this off, obviously if I can't prevent it we'll have to go back over your testimony…"

Because that was so much fun the last time…I agree but this time we'll probably have to actually go through with it…

"And if you can get it dropped he'll still have to have his sentence hearing right?"

"Yes that will still go ahead. I think he's finally realising he could go away for a long time and he's doing everything he can to prevent it…what I don't think he realises is that by changing his plea he's opening himself up to even more charges. I've managed to call some of the other woman that reported him to ask if they'd be willing to testify as well but they haven't gotten back to me yet and there are some that I still have yet to get in touch with…either way he will be sent to prison…I'm just hoping it's for life rather than at the least Eighteen months with time served already….hopefully the woman will say they'll testify and we can prove a pattern, not to mention using the witnesses we already have. The Jury will have no doubt that he is guilty and was of sound mind when he did what he did…" I can tell by the look on Jace's face that he's just as annoyed about this outcome as I am.

"I'm assuming that you understand that he now doesn't go up for sentencing in two weeks like he was supposed to…of course that's only if the judge allows this to go ahead. I wish I had more concrete answers for you Spanna but I can only tell you what I know at this point…" I shake my head looking at him.

"You know what you're doing and I trust you…I asked Carrick if he would mind talking to you or even pointing you in the right direction and he said just give him a call when you have questions…" I pass over the card Carrick gave me when he hugged me goodbye.

"Obviously you two know the rules of conflicts etcetera so just do the best you can. I know you have no control over the judge or the jury, but by doing everything you can I have the best chance and whatever happens after that happens…" I could get angry about it but it's not Jace's fault and getting mad at him about it just puts unnecessary pressure on him and that's not fair of me after everything he's done.

"So you go back to D.C and get answers and then put a game plan together to get it dismissed or to have Ana prepared to testify?" I'd almost forgotten Christian was still here…I say almost because even though he's been silent the whole time his hand hasn't stopped moving up and down the top of my arm.

"That's pretty much it but I have a feeling given more than likely it won't be the same judge they'll allow his plea…which will mean you having to come back to D.C for a week at the least to testify…but I don't want you worrying about that until I have all the facts okay Ana? It won't do you or anyone around you any good…" I smile gently at him and nod.

"I know the rules Jace…I'm not allowed to think about what happened and get lost inside my memories because going back changes nothing and allowing him to occupy my brain is him winning…" it was how I ended every therapy session I went through with Dr Jane Fitzpatrick, she was the psychologist at Georgetown that Frankie made me go to, she said she wasn't leaving until I had sessions booked and had attended two of them…she didn't want to be worried about me while she was at the bottom of the world in Australia.

"Good, I'm glad you still remember it…so if it's okay with you I'd like to change the subject…"

"Oh please, change away…what would you like to talk about?" I breathe a sigh of relief knowing that we can move forward with celebrating Christian's birthday.

"Well Lou and Gail were talking and Lou asked if she would mind watching Nastasia so we could go out…we figured that given we kind of sprung our stay on you and that it's Christian's birthday we could go out to dinner and have a couple of drinks…I told Lou I'd ask you both and see how you were feeling after being at your parents and then talking about this….honestly I think you could both do with it but the choice is entirely yours…" I giggle smiling at him and look to Christian who's smiling to.

"Actually we'd already planned on going out, Carrick more or less demanded it so I think it's rude to not listen to his Dad…the four of us could go to dinner and then the others could meet us at the club…What do you think Christian?" he squeezes the top of my shoulder and kisses my head gently.

"Sounds like a plan, I'm sure I can reserve one of the V.I.P areas for us at the club and you can figure out where you want dinner and I'll make the reservations…"

"Why don't we go to Canali's…I'm sure they'll let you get a booking…I mean you and your family eat there enough that they should accommodate you and then head to The Mile High Club and get our drink on…" They both laugh and Jace stands up.

"I'll go tell Lou and Gail and leave you two to have some time together…" he walks out smirking and I know he wanted to say something else but given that it's Christian's house I think he thought better of it.

I sigh and cuddle deeper into Christian resting my head against his shoulder again, he turns his body into me and snakes his arms around me and I feel his lips press into my hair.

"How are you feeling Bitty?" he asks softly while stroking my arm with his fingertips.

"Honestly…I don't know, I mean I'm pissed off that Jose's doing this shit but it doesn't surprise me…other than that I feel fine…we've both opened up to our families, my best friend and her family are here and today is your birthday and we're going to go out and act like teenagers tonight so I can't really ask for a better end to the day…How about you?" I sit up turning to face him sitting cross legged on the couch.

"I feel….lighter…..it feels good. I'm worried about you but you continuously surprise me with how strong you are…so I know I don't have to…and you're finally back in my life for good so at this point I think I'm in a good place…" he smiles at me shyly and I can't help but giggle…he's cute and hot and sexy without even trying and I'm so happy that we're in this relationship….whatever it leads to, I'm in it for the long hall and judging by that statement he is too. I stand up and hold my hand out to him looking him in the eye.

"Take a bath with me Birthday Boy…I need to relax more…" I wink at him and he smirks back at me as he stands up taking my hand.

"Whatever you want Baby…" my stomach flutters as he says baby, the feelings that he invokes in me truly are magical and I can't wait for tonight….hopefully it will allow him to feel like it's not a completely horrible birthday…I want him to be able to say something positive about today…even if all he can say was positive was us having a bath together, making out and talking to each other….

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Christian's POV:

She nearly killed me when she asked me to take a bath with her…having her wet and naked against me pushed my self-control to the limit…I tried to get my erection tamed down but it was a battle I couldn't win and she told me that nothing like sex would be happening while there was a possibility of us getting interrupted by either Louise or Nastasia…it's easier to explain a perfectly innocent bath than it is to explain why 'Aunty Ana was moving on top of Christian making funny noises' turns out she didn't want to be in there very long anyway with having to get ready to go out to dinner and then dancing.

I'm not complaining, just hoping when we get home tonight I might get to have my favourite birthday present…okay so not really present but I'm craving her body and right now I'm in my office checking my emails waiting to see how she's going to torture me tonight…she certainly knows how to dress her curves and bring out her sexiness.

There's nothing better than seeing a woman who dresses sexy without even knowing, Ana falls into that, well I think she is anyway. Roz seems to be on top of the current contracts, nothing is screaming at me as pressing so I'm happy.

"Christian could you help…w…why are you staring at me like that?" The second she walked into my office my heart stopped….well it feels like that at the moment. I clear my throat and stand up walking around my desk.

"I'm sorry, you…you look beautiful….now what can I help with?" she giggles and turns around moving her hair to the side.

"Could you zip me up please? I swear if you make one R18 comment in regards to taking me out of this dress and I will head slap you so hard your ears will be ringing the whole night…" I laugh and step closer to her doing the zipper up. She's wearing a tight dress that has a lace bodice joined to a white skirt that has a sheer panel two thirds of the way down and then more white skirt, it comes to just about her knees, she's also wearing chunky grunge boots that make her about 5'6 as opposed to her 5'2 height.

"All set…" I lean back against my desk folding my arms over my chest.

"Thanks, my arms aren't quite long enough for this one…" she turns around while sliding her arms into her leather jacket.

"Always happy to help you into or out of your clothing…" Come on, this is me we're talking about; I had to say something….did you really expect anything less.

"I'll let that one slide because it's your birthday and thank you for the compliment; you don't look so bad yourself…." She runs her hands over the collar of my shirt and I lean forward and kiss her gently.

"Thanks, just something I threw together…" I'm wearing dark jeans, a white long sleeve shirt and a black button up sweater with red detailing around the shoulders, it's a little more laid back than what I wear to work but not so casual that I'll look underdressed.

She takes my hand and pulls me from my office. "Let's get Jace and Lou and get going. I'm starving…guess all my emotions drained my food storage…" I lace our fingers together and walk out seeing Jace helping Lou into her coat.

"Let's get going shall we?"

Dinner at Canali's was good, oddly enough I didn't find it too strange to be out with another couple, could be because I've known Louise for a while or just that they're really easy to be around…either way I had a nice time. I got the tasting menu with the wine ordered for us all to share and right now Jason is driving us to The Mile High Club where the others are meeting us.

Dad and Jace were right I did need this especially after today. Ana is amazing, I couldn't be happier to have her back in my life and I can't wait to dance with her tonight…Jason pulls over to the curb and I get out first holding the door open for the girls and Jace to exit.

"Welcome to my club…" I say to Jace and Lou as I wrap my arm around Ana's waist as we enter the building and call for the elevator.

"It's impressive, I'll give you that…sorry I can't spoil you like this Baby…" he says to Louise as we enter the elevator.

"You don't need to apologise Baby you spoil me plenty, besides it's a bit over the top for me…" her and Ana giggle and I can't help but smile as the door of the elevator opens to the nightclub and we all exit.

"Good Evening Mr Grey…the rest of your party has arrived…I believe a Happy Birthday is in order…" I shake Nelson's hand and thank him as we head to the V.I.P section.

"LOUBOO!" Mia yells as Nelson lets us through the rope. She's got Lou in a hug before she's even had a chance to get out of Jace's embrace.

"Hey Mia, it's good to see you too…you remember my husband Jace…" Mia nods as she lets Lou go and moves to hug Jace.

"Of course I remember and your beautiful little girl….It's been ages since I've seen you guys…" Jace kisses her cheek gently hugging her back. I remove my sweater and we say our hellos taking our seats.

Nelson returns with a tray of shots and two bottles of champagne with glasses, Elliot and I pour the champagne for everyone before he makes a toast.

"To my Baby Bro…Happy Birthday and here's to the start of an amazing year for you and little Ana-Banana here…To family and to friends who become extended family….To Christian…" we all clink glasses and take a sip before placing the flutes down.

"Great! Now that that's out of the way, let's get this party started…" Louise hands out the shots and we all slam them back before taking a second one. Ana takes off her jacket before turning to me.

"Dance with me Birthday Boy…" taking my hand she pulls me out onto the dancefloor, while I don't normally like crowds, dancing with Ana will totally be worth it.

Thankfully it's a song with a beat and Ana seems to know the lyrics so I'll follow her lead and see what happens…

*If you go hard you gotta get on the floor

If you're a party freak then step on the floor

If you're an animal then tear up the floor

Break a sweat on the floor

Yeah we work on the floor

Don't stop, keep it movin'

Put your drinks up

Pick your body up and drop it on the floor

Let the rhythm change your world on the floor

You know we're running shit tonight on the floor

Brazil, Morocco, London to Ibiza

Straight to LA, New York, Vegas to Africa…*

Ana wraps her arms around my neck as she grinds against me singing the lyrics

"…Dance the night away

Live your life and stay young on the floor

Dance the night way

Grab somebody drink a little more

La la la la la la la la la la la la la la

Tonight we gon' be it on the floor

La la la la la la la la la la la la la la

Tonight we gon' be it on the floor..."

She turns around in my arms and presses her back against my chest as my hands run down her sides to her hips pulling her tight against me.

*…I know you got it

Clap your hands on the floor

And keep on rockin'

Rock it up on the floor

If you're a criminal, kill it on the floor

Steal it quick on the floor, on the floor

Don't stop, keep it movin'

Put your drinks up

It's getting ill

It's getting sick on the floor

We never quit, we never rest on the floor

If I ain't wrong we'd probably die on the floor

Brazil, Morocco, London to Ibiza,

Straight to LA, New York, Vegas to Africa…*

I'll never be able to listen to this song again without getting hard…I'm so hard right now and there's no way to hide it from Ana.

*…Dance the night away

Live your life and stay young on the floor

Dance the night way

Grab somebody drink a little more

La la la la la la la la la la la la la la

Tonight we gon' be it on the floor

La la la la la la la la la la la la la la

Tonight we gon' be it on the floor…*

Her hand's made its way into my hair and her neck is just begging for attention so I leave open mouth kisses along her neck and shoulder before taking the lobe of her ear between my teeth biting gently. I can feel her grinding against me and it's killing me.

"You're mine when we get alone…I don't care where we are…" I whisper in her ear huskily as I push my erection against her ass.

*…That badonka donk

Is like a trunk full of bass on an old school Chevy

Seven tray donkey donk

All I need is some vodka, some chonky konk

And watch and she gon' get Donkey Kong

Baby if you're ready for things to get heavy

I get on the floor and act a fool if you let me dale

Don't believe me just bet me

My name ain't Keith but I see why you sweat me

L.A. Miami New York

Say no more get on the floor

She turns around to face me again pushing in close….

*…Lalalalalalalalalalalalalala

Tonight we gon' be it on the floor

Lalalalalalalalalalalalalala

Tonight we gon' be it on the floor

Lalalalalalalalalalalalalala

Tonight we gon' be it on the floor…*

She pulls me down to her and she kisses me deeply. "Who knew 'The Christian Grey' could dance like any normal red-blooded male…" she whispers in my ear as she hugs herself to me.

"Well it's not hard to follow you when you move against me like that…I wonder if we'll be on any magazine covers tomorrow…"she pulls back looking into my eyes.

"I guess I'll need to write a press release confirming that you're no longer Seattle's Hottest Bachelor…" she giggles pulling me back to the table.

I try to adjust myself as discreetly as possible but I can tell from the smirk on Elliot's face that wasn't quite accomplished.

"Damn Christian you put the rest of us guys to shame dancing with her like that…it's a good thing not a lot of people were watching you…"

"Don't hate the player Jace…why don't you take Lou for a dance, I'm sure at this point Mia's talked her ear off, she might need to get the blood flowing again…" Jace smiles at her and then pulls Louise up and out disappearing into the crowd on the dance floor.

She turns sideways facing me and leans her head on her hand.

"I take it you're having a good time…at least judging by the smile on your face, you're having a good time…" I smirk at her before getting Nelson's attention.

"Two more rounds of shots, four beers and whatever the girls want…" I turn to Ana raising my brow at her.

"Three G and T's" she says politely and Nelson heads to the bar to get our order.

"I am having a good time…mainly because you're here but also because this is what I've been missing out on, just hanging out with people…I love you Anastasia, I don't know if I've said that to you today…" she moves closer to me stroking my cheek gently.

"You probably have but I don't mind hearing it again…I love you too Christian and I'm glad you're enjoying the teenage debauchery…" she giggles kissing me gently then looks out at the dance floor where we see Louise, Mia, Jace and Justyce dancing meaning Elliot is still sitting at the booth with us…I think he's feeling like the seventh wheel…

"Remind me that we need to do this when Frankie's back so he can have some fun…" I whisper in her ear kissing it gently before seeing Nelson come back with our drinks.

After three hours of dancing, four rounds of shots, two bottles of champagne along with beers and G and T's we're all pretty inebriated and the girls are starting to drupe…I need to get Ana home before I miss out on losing myself in her…I need it…I want it and I'm hoping she wants it too…

Jason called an extra car in to take Elliot, Mia and Justyce to their houses and he's just dropped us off at the elevator in the parking garage before parking the car. We ride up in silence with Louise asleep in Jace's arms and Ana wrapped in mine as she hums some song.

We say our goodnight to them both and head towards our room…I say ours but I guess it's really still mine…I'm waiting for her to tell me she's found somewhere to go…hopefully she'll just stay here and I won't have to worry about it. She slides her jacket of facing me.

"Are you going to unwrap me Christian or do I have to do it myself?" Oh no baby, you're all ours…

~oooOooo~

Ana's POV:

"Are you going to unwrap me Christian or do I have to do it myself?" I'm not drunk but I know I'm tipsy. My hormones are crazy from the way we were dancing together; I would have given into wanting him in front of everyone…

"I'll gladly unwrap you baby, turn around…" I turn my back to him and the second his fingers touch my skin I'm breathing deeper and harder. His fingers brush my shoulder as he moves my hair over my right shoulder kissing the base of my neck before I feel the dress loosen as he unzips it.

"You are so beautiful baby…" the way 'baby' sounds coming out of his mouth is so sexy, even if he's slightly slurring…it's endearing to know that I'm the only one he's calling Baby.

He slides the straps of my dress down my arms and it pulls at my feet after he lets it go, his fingers trace up and down my arms before sliding down to the top of my bra.

"Innocent with a hint of naughty…something tells me you planned this…" I can hear his smile as he runs his finger over the sheer material on my bra and then down to my panties, they're a little more adventurous than what I normally wear but it's his birthday and I thought he'd like them and I was right…they have sheer material that meets up with white lace pattern forming the two pieces.

"Not planned per say…more like hoped…" I look over my shoulder at him before turning around to face him sliding out of my boots.

"You appear to be over dressed…can I unwrap you too?" biting my lip I start to undo the buttons on his sweater before sliding my hands inside and up over his shoulders pushing it down his arms. He's watching me intently and it's making me shake slightly…I'm not normally nervous around him…I think my 'virgin' nerves are still there from last night…

"As much as I would love for you to unwrap me…I need to be inside you…so I'm going to speed this up…" he undoes the top two buttons of his shirt pulling it over his head and then undoes his belt and jeans sliding them down with his underwear and toes off his shoes and socks. In minutes he's naked in front of me.

God, his body is pure perfection, chiselled abs, muscles, perfect V and toned thighs…Adonis sounds so cliché but it's what he looks like.

"See something you like Bitty?" he breaks me out of my ogling and I smirk at him shaking my head.

"No…I see someone I love…who promised to unwrap me, yet I'm feeling overdressed…Do you think you could help with that?" I walk backwards towards the bed and slide onto it never breaking eye contact with him.

"I'm so ready to get you naked…" he strides towards me grabbing my legs to stop me from moving…his hands move up my legs and over my thighs and he grabs the top of my panties pulling them off me.

"I'm never going to get enough of you…" I reach down and run my hand into his hair pulling his lips down to mine.

"Stop torturing me and fuck me…" God I'm so horny and I need him.

"We'll I'm more than willing to do that…" his hands snake around my back and he undoes my bra and I'm finally naked.

"Please Baby…"

You sound like a slut you know that right?

Shush leave me alone, I'm happy and tipsy and he's doing amazing things to my body…

"Uh…yes…just like that baby…" he's kissing down my body while his fingers are rubbing against my inner walls and it feels incredible.

"You're so wet for me Bitty…" he murmurs against my pelvis as I push up into him.

"This is going to be hard and fast baby…" Just the way I want it.

He moves my legs wider apart and places himself at my core watching me as he laces our fingers putting them above my head slamming into me.

OH…FUCK…ME!

Don't have much to say now do you?

"God Baby…You're so fucking tight…it's incredible…" thankfully he gives me a minute to get use to his size before he begins to move in and out of me. He wasn't kidding about hard and fast, even with him being tipsy he still knows what he's doing, it feels so fucking good but I know it's not going to last…I'm not going to last.

"That's it Baby….squeeze me….Cum for me Beautiful…" his breathing is hard and husky in my ear as he kisses my neck and it's my undoing…I cum hard screaming out his name wrapping my legs around his waist holding him to me. He thrusts into me two more times before I feel him come inside me…

"I know it's not my best but alcohol messes with my…well everything really…" I giggle running my hands into his hair now that he's released them.

"It was amazing and I couldn't think of a better way to end tonight…" I whisper gently as I feel my body give way to the oxytocin running through my body.

"Neither could I baby…Thank you for an amazing birthday celebration…" I kiss his head gently as I move my hands down his back.

"Anytime baby…" I murmur gently to him as sleep starts to take over.

"Sweet dreams Baby…I love you…" he pulls out of me and I groan curling up against him.

"I love you too…" I kiss his chest before slipping into a deeper sleep. Here's hoping tomorrow is not so eventful…sleep in…watch a movie…just relax for the day. Sounds like a perfect plan….

~oooOooo~

Grace's POV:

Ugh…I can't believe the nerve of that woman, for years she was using me to get information on my son…I bet I was the running joke for her and any of her friends that knew what was going on…

Hosting fundraisers for abused children is so fucking twisted that it makes me wish I'd slapped her when she was in my house. I don't normally like foul language but today she's pushed me to it.

Christian must have been so scared when he couldn't figure out what she was doing, the fact that he sat there with me while we both cried and held me close made me happier than I've been in a long time. I just hate that she's the reason he finally got to that point…I know him being happier and more open comes down to Ana and I'd rather think she was the reason than that vile woman who manipulated my son.

"…you're supposed to be relaxing in that bath Gracie…you look tenser then when you got in…" he sits on the side of our Jacuzzi tub looking at me.

"I'm sorry…I'm trying but she has me feeling more murderous than I've ever been and I feel like I failed him as a mother Carry…" he reaches over taking my face in his hands as he strokes my cheeks gently.

"Now you listen to me Grace Maria Trevelyan-Grey and you listen good… you have not failed any of our children, you are a wonderful Mother and I won't let her have you thinking otherwise. This is what Christian didn't want…" I lean into his touch and close my eyes before looking back up at him.

"We're going to be here for him now, whatever he needs and I'm going to get the ball rolling on seeing if I can pin her for something, even if it's not to do with Christian…he's been through enough, he's in a good place with Ana and he needs to put that abuse behind him…" he leans down kissing my lips gently before pulling back smiling at me.

"You my darling Gracie are going to put her in her place by getting the society woman together and telling them what happened…you don't mention how you found out, Christian doesn't need that unless he has to testify against her…you know how much her reputation means to her…Destroy it and then as a family we can Destroy her…" he's smirking at me and I know he's going to enjoy taking her down but I don't know if I can find a vindictive bone in my body.

I always pride myself on being polite, respectful and being the bigger person…but this time I just don't think I can do it. She messed with my family and I don't take kindly to that…she also seems hell bent on messing with the Steele's and that's just pathetic even for her.

Getting the woman together to tell them all about Elena's preferences is going to be fun…and it might make me feel a little better about not being there sooner for Christian.

"You're right, she needs some comeuppance and I'll gladly get that ball rolling…however right now I can think of something we can do to take my mind off of her..." I smirk at him and stand up out of the bubbles. He moves to the towel warmer and holds one out to me.

"I'm more than willing to be the distraction that you need my darling…" I step out and he wraps it around me kissing my lips gently.

"You finish up in here and I'll check on Clarissa and then I'm all yours for as long as you want my love…" he kisses my head before leaving the bathroom.

I got lucky when he walked into my life and I wouldn't have it any other way…tonight the distraction is just as much for him as for me and I'm hoping we'll end up sexing ourselves into a coma meaning we won't even have the energy to have a nightmare or a dream…that's about all I can hope for at this point…tomorrow brings new challenges and probably more grief but at the end of it all I'll still have my family and hopefully Elena will be on her way to the bottom of the pile…now that outcome is one that I can get behind…

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A/N: The update for FSOEA is coming, I wrote most of it while away for the four days and I start a new job in two days so my time for writing is being cut down but fear not as I'm nowhere near done with this story or the other one…

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Much Love,

Xxx Aby