Ana
Why the fuck does it feel like a boulder is on me? Groaning, I look over. Christian.
So last night wasn't a dream. It actually happened! Christian actually slept in the same bed with me last night. After a year without having him we finally had each other again. The only thing that upset me was that I wanted to keep going. I didn't get enough of him.
I need to go check on the kids and see if they're up. I'll think about this later.
I pull the blanket and sheets off my side of the bed and try to carefully push Christian off of me. He just wraps his arms tighter around me. I feel him press his lips against my neck. A tingling sensation runs down my spine as he moves his hand down my waist.
"Where do you think you're going?" he whispers as he dips a finger into my wet folds. I throw my head back, grinding against his hand as my body begins to heat against his.
"I was going to check on the kids." I say trying to act annoyed but failing. He flips me on top of him, bringing my lips to his.
"Mmm.." he pulls away after a moment then grins. "Okay baby, we have news to tell them anyways. To tell the family."
"You were able to sleep through the night." I bring my lips back down to his, deepening it as soon as I feel his fingers tangle in my hair. "You know," I say as I pull away from him, "I've missed this."
"I have to baby." he says sliding his hands down to my ass. "Not being able to hold you during the night was killing me."
Christian suddenly flips us over then climbs out of bed. He grabs my wrist and pulls me out of bed into his arms. I groan. He doesn't give me time to react does he?
"Come on baby." he runs his nose along mine. "Bedtimes over."
"No shit." I mutter. A sharp slap comes across the right side of my ass. "Damn Christian!" I snap. I can feel my heart beating in my ass.
"I don't like back talking baby." he says as he puts me down. I glare at him. Hmm so that's how he wants to play it huh? Okay, let's play.
"Okay." he hides a smile. "Let's go see if the kids are awake." fucking bastard already knows what I'm doing. Shit.
"Lead the way baby." he says holding out his hand.
I walk back to Teddy's room, the last time I had seen the three of them together, and see that none of them are there. I guess they're getting breakfast. At least I hope they are. No reason to panic, right? I never panic. When I turn around I notice that Christian isn't with me anymore. Oh boy, is this part of his game?
When I walk out of Teddy's room I head towards Gracie's. Before I can enter her room, laughter feels my ears. It sounds like it's coming exactly from her room, but when I go in her room no one is there. So, when I look out the window I see all the kids playing outside, even Sophie. Most of the family is outside, except for me. They are sitting on the back porch eating breakfast watching the kids. What are they doing up so early? It's seven in the morning.
I walk down the hallway and head towards the kitchen to see if Gail needs help with anything but I notice that she's not even in the room. When I walk out onto the patio I see Elliot holding Gracie in his arms while Luke has Phoebe. I hear bickering and when I look over Christian and Teddy are arguing. Time to break up the children.
Walking over, I push the two away from each other. "What are you two fighting about?" I ask. Teddy crosses his arms looking at Christian. I hold back a laugh. That copper hair and attitude is a perfect resemblance of Christian. Wait, could this be…
"He says batman is better than superman." Christian crosses his arms as well. Oh you have got to be kidding me.
"Are you serious Christian…" I rub my hand over my forehead. So childish.
"I can't believe it either!" he says surprised.
"Christian?" he raises his eyebrow. "Grow up." that causes Teddy to laugh.
As I walk away, Christian wraps his arms around me and swings me around. The thoughts I had earlier have now faded and a huge grin has spread across my face. Okay, he's forgiven. Kind of. A little.
"I like being childish." Christian says, kissing me on the cheek. "That's what you love about me." he says grinning as I turn to look at him. I nod.
"Ugh, I'm about to barf." Teddy announces. We laugh. "Oh, I'm not joking."
"Stop being an Elliot and go eat breakfast." Christian says, ruffling Teddy's hair.
"I heard that!" Elliot shouts.
"I know!" Christian shouts back.
I grab Christian's hand and walk us over away from the patio. I just want to make sure before we make the decision to adopt them. I don't want him lying to me during this whole thing. Of course I trust Christian. He's never cheated on me. The only time he's been with other women is when the tumor took over his brain. Hopefully no one is pregnant.
Christian is looking at me with a smile on his face, running small circles on my hand. Shit, I don't want to ruin his good mood. Maybe I should just drop it. They're most likely not, right? Who knows though. I'm such a terrible girlfriend.
I watch his smile fall as I don't talk.
"What's wrong baby?" he asks bringing his hand to my cheek.
"Can I ask you something without you getting upset?" his smile completely fades. Oh no.
"Depends on the question." he whispers. I take a deep breath.
"Are Teddy and Phoebe your kids?" the next thing he says surprises me:
"Sadly no. Those kids had shitty parents. A child their age shouldn't of had gone through what they did." he sighs. He then looks up at me. "You thought that would upset me?" I shrug.
"I don't know with you at times Christian." he chuckles, pulling me into his arms and kissing me. After breaking apart from the kiss he looks down at me with a sly grin.
"That makes the both of us. I guess we both need to see the psychiatrist." I laugh into his chest. Fucking ass.
I take his hand and guide us back over to the patio. Everyone, besides the kids, Charlie, Elliot, and Luke are sitting at the table. The girls are talking amongst themselves and Mia is sitting on Ethan's lap. Taylor and Gail are sitting by each other, holding hands. Carrick is talking to John and Justin about his experiences in fatherhood. It's entertaining to watch already.
"What are you guys doing up so early?" I ask. "None of you are usually up till nine." I look over at Hannah. She raises her hands up.
"Don't look at me, I heard a noise coming from upstairs." she explains. "I just wanted to investigate."
"She took the blanket." Luke grumbles. "So I ended up going with her."
"When we got there Kate, Elliot, Mia, and Ethan were already there. Dick heads didn't even have the nerve to get us." she says glaring at them. They laugh.
"You didn't get us." I state. She doesn't answer. "Exactly. So, what was the noise?"
"The noise came from the studio. These two were playing the piano." Ethan says pointing to Teddy and Phoebe. "The two of them were really good. Like they were taught by professionals." Ethan says nudging Teddy.
The kids don't move though. They just sit there as if they were stone. All color has drained from both of their bodies, and they look at each other.
"Guys?" Christian asks kneeling in front of them. "What's wrong?"
"We're so sorry." Phoebe cries into his shoulder. "Please don't get rid of us." I look over at Kate. Her eyes are wide.
"We didn't mean to play it that loud, Grey." Teddy tries to whisper but the emotions in his voice are making it hard for him. "We just wanted to try the new song out for you. We didn't even sing the lyrics. Please don't be mad at us."
I watch Christian carefully move the girl away then pick her up, then he picks the boy up. We all watch as the three of them walk inside the house together. It stays quiet for a moment until the one person we didn't expect to break the silence finally speaks.
"T-eddy." Gracie stutters as she sits in Carrick's arms. Elliot scoffs.
"But you can't say uncle." we laugh.
"What was all of that about?" Mia asks. I shake my head.
"Don't ask me." we only started sleeping together last night, so sadly I wouldn't know.
"Why would Phoebe think that Christian wants to get rid of them?" Kate asks.
When I look over at her I noticed that she looks pissed. Oh no, she thinks Christian did this to them. Well she better not because he's the one who saved their lives. I'm sick of the girls pushing the blame on him. It's like we're against each other all over again.
"Kate, those kids have had a tough life." I snap. "What the hell are they supposed to think? The man who finally saves them reaches out to the both of them, and when the two of the kids think they messed up what are they supposed to think next?" I ask her. She stays quiet. I walk over to one of the seats and sit down.
"They were really good." Luke says quietly. I look over at him. He's looking over at Gracie. "I don't know who taught them, but they played excellent for their age. Especially Teddy. Go figure." he says rolling his eyes. Hannah Smacks the back of his head causing Gracie to giggle.
"You need to stop that dear." Carrick says. "We don't want Gracie to start hitting any of the guys." I nod.
"Ray put me in self defense class, so maybe that can be her option." Carrick laughs.
"Perfect idea sweetheart." Luke cringes.
I hear footsteps coming from behind me. When I turn around I see Christian, Teddy, and Phoebe in front of me. I look on both of the kids faces and see dry tears but they have a relieved look on their faces. I guess Christian talked to them, telling them not to worry about anything.
"Do you two feel better?" I ask them. They nod. "Good. Teddy, guess what Gracie said when you were gone?"
"What did she say?" he asks.
"She said your name." even Christian looks surprised. "Can you and Phoebe go sit by Gracie?"
"Yes ma'am." he says.
I watch the two walk over and sit by Gracie and Carrick. I walk over to Christian and grab his hand causing him to look down at me. I think it's time to tell these kids, because I don't want their fears to be always overtaking them.
"Are you ready to tell everyone?" I ask him. He nods. "You should be the one to do it." I squeeze his hand.
"Can I have everyone's attention." Christian raises his voice. It gets quiet and everyone directs their eyes towards us. "As you all know, Theodore and Phoebe have become a big part of the family already at such little time. We were going to let them stay until we found a proper foster home for them or an adoptive family. That means the two would most likely be separated from each other." I watch Phoebe start crying again, but Teddy just stares at the ground, looking at nothing as he holds his sister. Christian continues.
"Ana and I don't want these two separated from each other, and I know that all of you have already grown close to them. We made the decision of adopting the two of them." everyone gasps. Phoebe and Teddy are gaping at us.
"Finally! Someone who can actually say uncle!" Elliot says with joy. Everyone starts laughing. "I'm not joking."
"Before this happens, would you guys want that?" I ask the two kids. Before I even finish the sentence they run over to us and wrap their arms around our waist and nod.
Looks like things are coming together.