Good morning everyone! Hope you all had a fantastic weekend. Ok so I was crying just a little when I wrote the cemetery scene. So just wanted to warn you. You may not even cry but I was thinking about my dad a little when I wrote it. Pins are up, so take a look if you want. Don't forget to leave a review.
CPOV
Ding…Ding…Ding
I stir in my sleep as I hear the most annoying sound of my life. Someone is dinging a fucking bell and it sounds like its right next to my fucking ear.
Feeling very pissed off I open my eyes and about five feet above my fucking head is a god damn bell slowly moving from side to side. What the fuck is this shit. I didn't ask for a fucking wake up call. I stretch out just a little and turn to my side. There she is the most beautiful woman I have ever laid eyes on completely oblivious to the bell ringing as she sleep.
I can see the whole outline of her body as she is only covered in the thin bed sheets. Fucking perfect. I'm debating if I should even wake her for breakfast or let her sleep a few more hours. I could spend the rest of my life just watching her sleep, eat, and walk everything.
After hearing her say that her mom and dad had always wanted to come here to renew their vows I am sure she will want the full experience of this place. I scoot myself closer to her and start placing feather light kisses down her back. She slowly starts to stir so I continue with a few more further down her body to the back of her legs.
"Christian" she softly whispers as she wakes.
"Good morning baby" I whisper against her back as I trail more kiss up her back and place the last one at the back of her neck which sends Goosebumps all over her body. Even her ass has the cutest Goosebumps I have ever seen.
"What time is it?" She asks and I look over to the side table and see that it is just a few minutes after 8.
"Just after 8 baby. I didn't know if you wanted to eat breakfast here or grab something on the way to the cemetery?"
She lets out a small little yawn and says, "We can eat here if that's ok with you. Unless you want to go somewhere else, there is this little place in town where you can…." I hush her by placing my lips on hers. But she quickly pulls away.
"Christian, I have morning breath" She whines in a cute voice while scrunching her nose.
"I don't care" And rejoin our lips again.
While in the middle of our kiss that damn bell starts to ring again. Can't a guy kiss his girlfriend in peace for crying out loud? That's all I ask for one more freaking minute. Ana giggles as I pull away.
Ana doesn't waste any time, she washes up in the bathroom and changes into an outfit that Gail had packed for her. When she is finished I do the same. The bathroom is rather small for the two of us in there. I quickly wash as well and change into some clothes.
We walk out of our room and head into the dining room where most of the guest are sitting eating their breakfast.
"Good morning. What can I get for the two of you this morning?"
"I'll have a cup of coffee and an omelet please" I tell her and watch as she writes down on a tiny piece of paper.
"And for the Mrs." She looks over at Ana. Ana blushes the deepest shade of red.
"I'll have the same and a bowel of fruit please"
"Of course, I'll be right back with your coffee and fruit" She smiles at the both of us before turning on her heel and walking into the kitchen.
"So after we go visit your parent's what do you want to do?"
"Well how about I show you around, show you my old high school, my childhood home. Maybe walk around town"
"I like that idea. A lot, I get to know the real Ana. See where you grow up"
As Ana and I enjoy our breakfast I look across the table and see a couple staring me. The woman is eye balling me strangely. It's just a pretty face. But the man who I assume is her husband looks as if he is in deep thought about something.
"Do I know you from somewhere?" The man just blurts out.
"Um I don't think so" I tell him and continue eating. I feel Ana's hand grab ahold of mine.
"Are you sure? I swear I have seen you somewhere before"
"Yes I'm positive" I say to him in my most calm voice. Shit if he knows who I am I'm screwed, this is going to ruin Ana and my weekend alone together.
"But you look so familiar. Doesn't he honey?" His wife says a quick 'Mmhmm' and I've had it. Thankfully both Ana and I have finished out food. We both get up from the table and leave. I don't even give Ana a chance to go upstairs to brush her teeth or anything. I want to get out of here as soon as possible.
When we get outside I take a deep breath. If I would have stayed in there any longer that guy would have ended up on the floor with a broken nose or a black eye.
"I'm sorry baby, I just had to get out of there"
"I know its ok. You ready to go? Do you want to walk or drive to the cemetery?" She asks me.
"How far is it?"
"Not too far maybe about a mile or two"
"It's up to you baby. This is your weekend, so whatever you want to do we'll do it"
"It is nice outside so how about we walk there. We can always take a taxi back if we're too tired later" She suggests and I agree, it is a nice day out. The sun in shinning, it's about 65 outside and we are dressed in warm clothes so I don't see why not.
"Ok" I lace my hand with hers and we begin our journey to the cemetery. We walk down the streets of Savanah, it's very beautiful this time of year, unlike Seattle where it's cold and wet around this time. Not to mention that by 5 o'clock it's pitch black outside.
I watch as Ana smiles as we walk. She's happy here, this is her home. She lived her whole life here until the untimely ending of both her parent's. As we pass a few shop's we stop and pick up some coffee. As well as a small bouquet of flowers for her parents. After sitting for a while drinking our coffee we continue our walk to the cemetery which isn't far from the coffee shop.
As we walk through the iron gates of the cemetery a big gust of wind hits us. If I didn't know any better I would say it's a sign that her parents know that she's there. As we walk in further I watch as the autumn colored leafs fall from the trees. Amazing. It's like a scene from a movie.
Leafs crunch under our shoes as we walk. I have no idea where we are going but I follow Ana's every move. She turns left I turn left, she smiles I smile. Finally after five minutes we reach her parent's grave site.
The grave stone isn't very big but it has both her parents' names on it as well as their birthdates and day of deaths. Both of them died just days apart from each other.
I look over to Ana and you would think she would be sad or crying but no. She is smiling away. She sits on the grass next to their head stone. She wipes away a few of the falling leafs off the stone and places the flowers on top.
I'm not sure if I should give her a moment alone of if I should stay. I've never went with anyone to a cemetery before, nor have I ever been to a funeral before. So I don't know how one should act in a situation like this. I decide it would be best if I give her some space, I start to take a few steps back and just as I was about to turn around I hear Ana saying,
"Christian where are you going?"
"I just…I thought that maybe you wanted some alone time with your parents"
"I would like for you to stay. That's if you don't mind" She smiles.
"No I don't mind" I walk back to her taking the space next to her. We sit in silence for a moment until she starts speaking.
"Hi mom, Hi dad. I've missed you guys so much, so so much" She starts
"I can't believe it's been almost five months since the two of you been gone. There isn't a day that goes by that I don't think about the two of you. So much has happened in the last 4 months since I moved to Seattle. The weather sucks but there are some views that are just breathtaking" She stops and looks over to me and smiles. I want to tell her it's not me that's breathtaking it's her, but I don't want to interrupt her.
"So you're probably wondering who this guy that is sitting next to me is….His name is Christian Grey, he is 28. I know your freaking out about his age, but he doesn't act like it. Well at least not around me, But his brother Elliot is worse he acts more like his shoe size than his own age which is 31. Anyways I want to thank you mom because really, if it wasn't for you getting ahold of Elena when you did I would have never met him or his wonderful family. His parents remind me a lot of you guys. Grace is such a sweet and caring woman, she's a pediatrician for Seattle Grace Hospital. And Carrick, Christian's father is a lawyer. He runs his own firm.
Then there is little Ava she's Elliot's and Kate's 2 in a half year old daughter. She is just the sweetest thing I have ever met, she already calls me her Aunt. At first I was against it but there is no use telling her no, because she starts with her little puppy dog eyes. After that you're a goner. Kate her mom has become one of my friend, more like best friend. Kate and I can talk for hours on the phone, and that is until Ava figures out I'm on the phone.
Christian's Sister Mia, she's a trip. Mom you would want to ring her neck, she never stops talking she is like the energizer bunny, she just keeps going and going" Ana starts to giggle
She is quite for a while, just looking around the cemetery taking small glances at me from time to time. I look down at my watch and see we have been here for about thirty minutes now. It's still early in the day, not even lunch time yet. She talks a little more filling them in on her schooling and how she works for me as an intern, and that she spends every weekend at my apartment. It just amazes me on how she talks, she talks to them as if they are sitting right next to her.
"Christian you ready to go, we still have so much to do"
"If you are" I tell her, I don't want to be the one that forces her to leave if she doesn't want too.
"Yeah I'm ready" She frowns. I know she doesn't want to leave. I bet she could spend all day here just talking to them.
I stand before she does and help her. She brushes off the dirt from her backside and takes my hand into hers. I bring her close to me tucking her under my arm and gently squeeze her. As we walk a few feet away from her parents grave site I reach in my back pocket for my phone and notice it's not there.
"Baby wait here. My phone must have fell out of my pocket when I stood up, I'll be right back" She nods her head and says 'Ok' I kiss her lightly on the side of her head and walk back to the grave.
As I figured my phone is right where I was sitting. I pick up my phone and put it back in my pocket. I felt a cool breeze pass by me. WTF was that? I've never been one for believing in certain things but hey you never know.
"I don't know if that was you Mr. Steele or Mrs. Steele, but if it was I just want you to know that I'm in love with your daughter and I will do anything and everything to protect her, and one day I plan on marrying her. I know you can't answer me but I would like your permission" I close my eyes for a minute and I swear to fucking god it feels like someone has their hand on my shoulder.
I quickly turn around to make sure no one was behind me fucking with me, and there is no one. Ana is still where I left her. Looking at me with a smile on her face. The only thing I can manage to get out was a 'Thank you' I turned on my heel and quickly walked back towards Ana.
"Everything ok?" She asked
"Yeah fine"
"Ok where do you want to go now?" She asks
"Anywhere that you please baby, this is your weekend remember"
"I know but I don't want you getting bored"
"Babe I could never get bored with you" With that I pick her up bridal style and carrying her a ways until she starts kicking her legs asking to be put down.
"Come on there is something I want to show you, it's kind of cool but kind of freaky too" Great cool but freaky, I think I just felt something cool and freaky I don't really want to see something cool and freaky. But I know she wants to show me so I just go with it.
Thinking that what she wanted to show me was somewhere outside the cemetery but again I was wrong, really wrong. In fact we ended up walking further into the cemetery. It's beautiful here, I'll give it that but still it's a cemetery, so to me it's a little creepy. A lot of the head stones are very old and some are in very bad shape.
"We're almost there" I hear Ana say. I say nothing, just smile at her and continue walking behind her while she holds my hand and pulls me along. When we get to the spot she wanted to show me she tells me to close my eyes. I roll my eyes and let out an annoying sigh. What is so special in a cemetery that I have to close my eyes?
She turns me around and says, "Ok open your eyes" I open my eye and I see a statue of a girl holding a bowl in each hand. Wait I've seen this before.
"Is that from…?"
"Yep! Midnight in the garden of good and evil. Isn't it cool?"
"Wow I didn't know this was real, I just thought…oh wow" She giggles at me. I know I sound like a blabbering mess but this is really fucking cool. I pull out my phone and take a couple of pictures, one of just the statue itself and then a few with Ana standing next to it, then me and then a selfie of Ana and me with the statue in the background. Elliot isn't going to believe this when I tell him, so these pictures are my evidence that it is real.
"You ready to go now?" Ana asks me.
"Yeah but only if you are"
"Yes I am and I'm starving. Where do you want to go for lunch?"
"Baby you know this town better than I do. You lead I'll follow"
"Perfect I know the best place. So follow me hot stuff"
And that is exactly what I do I follow her once again. She seems so peaceful here. It feels so peaceful here.
The whole time walking to our lunch destination not one person stops to look at me and go hey that's Christian Grey. Of course I get looks for the women passing by, but I don't pay them no mind. I just pull Ana closer to me letting them know I'm taken.
We reach west congress St. Ana stops and looks at me with a smile. After a while her eyes start to bug out giving me a look like I should know where we are. I laugh at her.
"What? Am I supposed to know where we are?"
"Look" She points to a large neon sign that says 'Lady and sons'
"I don't get it?"
"Oh My God Christian this is Paula Dean's place. You know Paula Dean from food network, that Paul Dean"
"I'm sorry Anastasia I have no clue who she is"
"Are you kidding me?"
"No I'm not"
"Oh for heaven sakes, what am I going to do with you?" She shakes her head while taking my hand and drags me inside. We wait near the door until someone comes over and greets us and takes us to our table.
We both order a sweet tea for our drinks. While our waitress goes off and gets our drinks we both look over the menu. Let me be the first to say the sound of fried green tomatoes makes me squirm in my seat. Who would want to eat unripen tomatoes that have been deep fried. Not this guy!
"Are ya'll ready to order" The waitress asks.
"Yes can I start with a cup of the blue crab stew with a biscuit, then I would like the shrimp and grits" Ana tells her.
"And for you Sir?"
"Um….I guess I'll start off with the black pepper shrimp, then I would like the BBQ pulled chicken sandwich"
"Alright I'll be back shortly with your apps"
"So we came here to have lunch because it has to do with this Paul Dee lady?"
"It's Dean, and no that's not why I wanted to come here. I wanted to come here because this is where my parents used to take me every Sunday for lunch, and since we're going back to Seattle on Sunday I figure that we could go today"
"I'm sorry. I didn't realize. Forgive me?"
"Of course I forgive you. Now what do you say after lunch we go walking around some more then go back to the B&B and rest for a little while before dinner. Then we can go driving around for a little bit and I can show you my old house and high school"
"Sounds good" We sip our tea, well Ana actually gulps it. Our starter arrive and I watch in amusement as Ana digs right into her crab stew. I don't think she even took a breath yet. Just as we are finishing the starts our meal arrives. Ana eyes go wide and she licks her lips.
After a few bites of her dish with her mouth still full of food she tells me how good it is. Thinking I should try it, I reach my fork over to take a bite and she nearly stabs me with her fork.
"Oh no you don't Grey, these are my grits" She says and continues eating. I have never seen her eat like this before. Not even at dinner yesterday for thanksgiving. She had so much food left on her plate. Well I'll be sure to tell Gail to look up as much recipes as she can on southern cooking.
