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APOV:

Walking up to the mansion that houses the Grey family, I feel a sense of dread fill the pit of my stomach. I check my surroundings and the people in close proximity to me. Will proudly has an arm draped around Christian's shoulder as Christian holds him in his arms, on the side. They are still laughing about Will's fart as we were getting out of the car. Christian praised him on how manly it sounded while I tried to go the alternate route with manners. Clearly, Christian's praise means a little more than manners tonight since he couldn't stop laughing long enough to even hear what I had to say. I let that slide only because it's Christian's birthday… I scan my eyes around the front yard and notice nothing out of the ordinary. Even the security is starting to look normal to me.

"Hey, you okay?" Christian's carefree voice breaks me out of my scan of our surroundings. Worry is slowly starting to etch onto his gorgeous, cheerful face that has been the highlight of my day and the star of my dreams tonight. I quickly give him a smile and I pray it reaches my eyes. I do not want him to even sense something is wrong.

"Of course, I just love your parent's home. I was just taking it all in once more." I say sweetly as he grabs my hand and pulls me into his other side. He places a sweet, tender kiss to my forehead just as the front door opens. The impeccably dressed Grace Grey steps through the door frame and clasps her hands together.

"I thought I heard people talking outside!" She exclaims as she takes the box of cupcakes out of my hands and hands it off to the blonde servant… what was her name? Greta? Ginny? Hell, I don't know. I do know she better stop sexing up my man right in front of me. Thankfully, Grace sends her to the kitchen before my claws come out. Christian gives me a look at his mother's words. I stifle a giggle that wants to escape from me. We saw her peeking through the window when we pulled up. She has been waiting for our arrival he assumed.

"We're here, cupcakes, little boy and all." Christian states sarcastically as he leans in to give his mother a kiss on the cheek. She pulls me into a hug next, which last longer than I assumed it would. She holds onto me and for a second I thought I heard her sniffle. When she pulls away, no tears or runny nose is in sight thankfully.

"Little boy, huh?" Grace asks Christian as she gives Will a kiss on his cheek. He blushes and hides his head in Christian's neck. "I could have sworn he told me he was turning twelve the last time he was over here." Will looks at her and a small smile plays on his lips. He will be running wild and screaming at the top of his lungs in about five minutes. I decide not to warn Grace of waking up the wild toddler. I have no doubt she will love it. We walk towards the family room and a familiar voice is echoing off the living room walls.

"Ana!" Kate's familiar voice screams when I walk into the living room. She jumps up and lunges at me.

"Hey Kate." I greet her back and she too holds onto me longer than usual. I find that I want to push her off of me but don't. I'm still peeved with Kate over her dramatic display with the pregnancy tests then jetting out the door after dumping her emotional turmoil on me. I take a deep breath and remind myself that is typical Kate fashion. Kate is a stressor if things don't go her way. Instead of stressing herself out, she places the stress on someone else. It's usually me in fact. I pull away from her and she eyes me curiously. I keep my face impassive because I don't think I have the patience to endure whatever Kavanagh inquisition lies ahead. "I haven't spoken to you since the weekend. How was your getaway?" She asks sweetly as if all is well now.

"It was exactly what we needed." Christian answers for us and I smile at him knowingly. We talked about some pretty harsh things, but it was needed. I feel even closer to him now.

"That is wonderful. Oh, Happy Birthday Christian." Kate says politely in response.

"Thank you Katherine." Ah, my love is always so formal. We finally get all the greetings out of the way and enjoy sitting down for a drink in the family room. Will is entertaining everyone with stories from today about him and Christian. He is animatedly acting them out in the middle of the living room.

"Dinner is ready, Mrs. Grey." A server announces and we all file into the dining room. I sit to the right of Grace and notice a booster seat in the chair next to me. I am so amazed that these people, who really don't know me or Will, have gone out of their way to make us comfortable. Christian picks up Will and puts him in his booster seat then sits on the other side of him.

"Mama." Will whispers not so quietly and gathers the attention of the whole table, unknown to him. I lean close to him ready for whatever he may say.

"Yes, baby?" I ask in response. I bet he has to use the restroom. He hasn't been in a little while and his bladder is pretty tiny. He gets that from me unfortunately.

"I wanna sit next to…Gra…" He says in a whisper. Will has a hard time saying Grace and we have been working with him on it. "Mama, I wanna sit next to GG." He says quickly and leans back to study my face. He is giving me puppy dog eyes and…well, how could I say no to that? I hear everyone around the table chuckle at Will and I look up to meet Christian's amused eyes.

"If that is okay with Grace, then we can trade places. Grace?" I turn to her in question and her eyes are slightly watery. I tilt my head to study her and her smile shines so brightly I don't think further on why she could possibly cry.

"Absolutely. Come sit next to me baby." She says sweetly. Christian gets up as do I. He grabs Will's chair while he is strapped into his booster seat and warns him to stay still while he moves him to my former spot. I move my chair at the same exact time and now I am situated in between my favorite men. I cannot keep this ridiculous smile off my face.

Dinner flows smoothly. Grace and Will are becoming best friends again and she keeps him laughing the whole time. Mia, Kate, and I catch up on each others lives while the men talk about nothing else besides sports.

"Oh! I forgot to tell you! Elliot is taking me to Barbados this week!" Kate shares to the whole table loudly. I frown at her admission and glance to Christian. He's staring at Elliot with the same look. Confusion.

"I set it up with Stephen. We will be leaving tomorrow night and returning Wednesday. A shorter trip than I had hoped for, but we start the huge historic renovations downtown next weekend. I cannot miss that. Katie girl happened to get off work only until then as well." Elliot shares while looking at Kate with so much love. I'm in awe that both of these "players" have completely settled down.

"I am so jealous! We haven't been to Barbados since last summer. We should plan a family trip soon! That would be so much fun!" Mia shouts excitedly. Since last summer? Oh the life of the wealthy.

"Elliot, are y'all getting away for any reason in particular?" Carrick asks out of what seems to be bored curiosity.

"Just a couple days away, much like Christian and Ana." Elliot wags his eyebrows and Christian glares at him.

"Me wanna go! Mama, we go?" Will chimes in excitedly and looks at me hopefully. I'm so tempted to say yes due to how sweet his little face is, but Barbados is unrealistic for us right now.

"Not this time, baby. I promise we will go to the beach sometime this summer though." I say matching his excitement. He pouts and turns back to his food. I have no doubt he will remind me about this until I actually take him to the beach.

"How about we plan a family vacation to the beach soon?" Grace chimes in while staring at Will worriedly. Will's face lights up at her suggestion and he starts clapping excitedly. Oh, man. Grace Grey just fell in the open trap Will set up. I shake my head at the thought and giggle. Christian's arm wraps around the back of my chair and his thumb caresses my spine. I involuntary shiver and stare up at him. His smile is breathtaking and I forget my surroundings for a moment. He leans in close to me and his lips barely touch the shell of my ear.

"It seems our sweet little boy just conned my mother into taking him to the beach." He leans back to look at me and places a tender kiss to my lips. Grace and Will are busy planning what they will do on this beach trip. Carrick is shaking his head at the two of them.

"Mom and Dad are heading to Paris tomorrow as well." Kate shares with me casually.

"Wow really? How romantic!" Mia chimes in.

"Yup. Dad proposed to her in Paris. They try to go back once a year. I told them they might as well buy a house there. It would make traveling so much easier for them." She shares with the group.

"Is that what every girl dreams of? Being proposed to in Paris?" Elliot asks with eyes trained on Kate. She shrugs in response.

"Well, I have no idea about every girl, but I think it would be incredibly romantic." She shares in a non-comitial way. I can feel Christian's firm stare on me and I do my best not to meet his eyes.

CPOV:

Elliot and I wandered down to the boat house to talk about the house I am looking for. I keep having a reoccurring dream of that huge home and the relaxing meadow on the sound. Elliot can usually find anyone anything, so I decided to ask him for help.

"I'll keep my eye out. I think the old Callahan place matches that description from what I can remember. I'll check it out and then look around as well." I nod my head and take a sip of my bourbon.

"What was all that talk about proposals and Paris?" I ask curiously. It is driving me nuts every since he brought it up. If he proposes to Katherine before I do Ana, it will kill me. He shrugs, but doesn't answer. "I didn't think you were the settling down type, playboy." I say jokingly, but maybe it will get a rise out of him and he will talk.

"Ha-ha, asshole. Very funny. I don't know, things have changed recently. I see a future for myself and Katie. Married, kids, and a dog. You know, a normal life." Red flag. Kids. Before I can stop myself, the worst thing I could ever say is out of my mouth.

"So, Kate is really pregnant?" My eyes go wide and my throat becomes dry. Elliot's head whips towards me so fast that I am unsure if he has whiplash.

"What did you just say?" He whispers in disbelief.

"I.." Think, Christian, think. "I was just asking. You said kids and this is a quick timeline for a proposal. I just-"

"Do you know something that I don't know?" He asks in a growl and it's clear that my explanation was absolute baloney.

"Of course not-" He cuts me off once more.

"You are a shit liar Christian." He drops the glass holding his drink and takes off for the house. I am right behind him trying to talk him out of going in that house and asking Katherine if she's pregnant. Ana is going to kill me. I pause mid stride in the yard as recognition hits me. She is going to leave me because of this. She trusted me to keep a secret and I blabbed the moment it comes up in conversation. I see him getting closer to the back deck and I take off full speed hoping I can tackle him before he makes it to the door. Luck is not on my side because he rips the door open so fast that I check to see if the handles are still there. I'm right on his tail when he comes across the women, Will, and father in the living room. Will and my father are playing cars on the floor and the women are chatting on the couches around them. They are absolutely unaware of our presence as we come into the room.

"Kate! Are you pregnant?!" Elliot shouts loudly through gritted teeth and you can literally see the steam coming off of him.

"What?" She squeaks back to him and her eyes go wide.

"Are you?" He bellows and I have never seen my brother so mad since we were teenagers.

"No!" Her voice is growing strength. Katherine Kavanagh is pissed off. Elliot visibly relaxes and realizes he is in a room full of people. It is only then that I do too. Will is huddled into my father's side with his face hidden in his neck.

DING DONG!

"That would be the door." My mother announces in bewilderment, her mouth hanging open at the situation unfolding in front of her. Then she slowly takes off to answer the door. My father and Will follow behind her, quickly. I turn back around to the scene unfolding in front of my eyes. I see the moment Katherine works it out in her head. She looks at me with narrowed eyes then very slowly looks over to Ana. Her eyes reflect anger as she stands up quickly and turns her whole body towards Ana.

"Unbelievable! How could you repeat what I shared with you?" She is now shouting at Ana. Ana has now worked out what is going on and her eyes find mine. I expect anger or fury to penetrate my eyes, but the look she is giving me is worse. Disappointment washes over all of her features and I feel like I'm going to be sick in the middle of my mother's living room. She looks back over to Katherine who is staring at her expectedly. She stands up and the five of us are now in a circle. Katherine is staring Ana down and Ana is staring back solemnly. Elliot, Mia and I look on with uncertainty. My mind is screaming fix this, Grey, but my body is paralyzed with fear. How could I have screwed up so badly?

"Kate..." Ana takes a deep breath "I'm sorry I shared something very private of yours with Christian." Ana says with so much sincerity that I'm saying a prayer that she forgives me with the same amount.

"I have stood beside you through everything. I have been your rock since day one and I have shared everything with you. What else have you shared Ana? It seems you aren't able to keep your lips closed." Katherine is volatile with her words and I find that I have shifted closer to Ana – waiting for my chance to pounce on Katherine. That little voice in my head is telling me to speak up now and admit fault. But much like Elliot, I continue to look on in shock at the situation.

"Kate, I have never repeated anything you've told me except this one thing. Actually, you know what? This is not my fault." Ana's voice went from apologetic to rage in the matter of milliseconds. I can see her shift her shoulders back and take on a very powerful stance.

"Well, it surely isn't my fault Ana. This is your fault for blabbing your mouth. You're a shit friend, Steele!" Katherine growled at Ana and I notice Elliot is staring at her. I can't place the look on his face. He doesn't seem pleased at either her or the situation.

"Shit friend?" Ana laughs sarcastically. "You would know what a shitty friend looks like, Kate. This is not my fault." Ana crosses her arms over her chest and gives Katherine this…look. It's scary and so fucking dominant that I feel myself shiver in fear. "YOU" she points to Katherine "are the one who came to my house and dumped all you emotional turmoil on me, like always, then you ran out of there so fast when you got good news that you forgot the positive test you left on MY bathroom sink. Christian found it and I couldn't very well lie and say it was mine, could I? So I was honest with him - the same kind of honesty that you should have had with Elliot from the beginning!" Ana says in the calmest voice I have ever heard, yet also the scariest one too. She holds her ground as Katherine shrinks away from her. She is staring at Ana wide eyed as if she has never seen this side of her before. Me either Kavanagh, me fucking either. I have no idea if I should be impressed or running for timeout by now. If she is like this with Katherine…I swallow hard as realization washes over me. She is most definitely going to dump me.

"Well, that was quite the show!" A sinister chuckle and clapping erupts behind us and chills run up my spine. I slowly turn around and take in the horrific sight in front of me. Elena stands between my parents with Leila fucking Williams standing to the side behind her. What the fuck are they both doing here and together no less?

"Un-fucking-believable." Ana whispers only loudly enough for me to hear. At the same time, I'm positive I hear Mia whisper something along the same lines. No one in the room moves as the five of us stare at the five of them on the other side. My father still has Will snuggled close to his side and his head is still hiding in his neck. A blur moves past me so quickly my eyes have a hard time catching up. Ana is making her way towards Will. She sweetly grabs him out of my father's arms and cradles him closely to her chest. I cannot hear her, but she is whispering to him and rubbing his back in circles. She makes her way back towards me.

"Will and I are going to leave." She says in a low voice that I am sure no one else heard. "Can we take your car and Elliot take you home later?" I stare at her in disbelief of the situation still. "Christian?" Her voice brings me out of my head and I finally register her words.

"No." Confusion masks her face then her impassive mask slips on. Seriously, fix this Grey. "I mean, no. We can leave together." I pull her and Will close to me. I feel her flinch as I pull her in my arms, but she doesn't push me away.

"Oh, don't leave on our account dear." Elena's evil voice fills the room and I wonder if she has recently gotten hearing aides. There is no way possible she just heard our conversation. Wait till I share that with Ana. She will get a kick out of it.

"No, we are leaving." I state with a hint of anger in my voice. I let go of Ana only to pull her into my side so we can make our way to the door. I'm not letting them go for one second.

"Christian…" my mother's voice stops me from moving though. "We haven't opened your birthday presents yet." Her voice is laced with sadness and I can hear the emotions stuck in her throat. She is staring at me with pleading eyes that are begging us to stay. I look down at Ana who is focused solely on Will.

"Oh yes! Please stay. I would love to catch up with all three of you. Especially that sweet little boy of yours, Ana." Elena purrs at us and I find myself nauseated once more. Did that shit really turn me on at one time?

"Mother, why don't you walk us out?" I say barely controlling the anger boiling up in me. Ana pulls Will even tighter if that's possible and my heart breaks. That little boy is scared of the scene unfolding tonight. He will never want to come back here. My mother nods sadly and I hear her sniffle. We walk towards the front door without uttering a word goodbye to anyone. My father follows with my mother behind us. I take a deep breath and look at Ana closely. I can see the stress and anxiety on her face. We make it to the door and turn around to give our good-byes.

"Mom, I'm sorry dinner seemed to be doomed tonight." I say sincerely. The one birthday dinner I have looked forward to here and it is ruined by fucking drama.

"No worries, Christian." She is trying to keep the hurt out of her voice, but is failing miserably.

"Why don't you come over tomorrow night for dinner? We can do presents then and it can be just the five of us." I offer at the last minute while pointing between all five of us. Her face instantly brightens and my dad smiles too when he sees her face light up.

"Oh I would absolutely love that! What time? What can I bring?" She asks excitedly. "I'm off tomorrow; I can make anything you wish to have." An idea pops up at her mentioning she's off.

"Dad, are you off tomorrow?" I know the answer, but thought I should ask instead of assume. He chuckles at my question.

"Other than beating Claude in a game of golf, I am off for the day." He says through a laugh.

"Well, how about you come over for the day tomorrow? We can swim and hang out before dinner." I look at Ana while asking hoping she is okay with this idea. She has a smile on her face as she rocks Will from side to side slowly. My heart soars at the sight of her keeping him comfortable and relaxed. I actually think he may be asleep the way his arms rest limply in-between her chest and his body.

"I love you dearly Christian, but I don't want to swim inside all day. It is supposed to be a beautiful day, we should be inside." My mother shares nervously and I have no idea what she is speaking of. Ana's pool is outside… haven't we discussed this before? "Escala" she says breaking me from my confused thoughts. "The indoor pool?" Now she is confused, but I understand fully.

"No mom, at Ana's house. The pool is outside." I chuckle at the thought. Why would I ever want to swim at Escala unless it's a work out? She giggles childishly while blushing slightly.

"Oh, sorry. I just assumed when you said come over that you meant your penthouse." She shares embarrassed and it leaves a sinking feeling in my stomach.

"Just bring yourselves and swimsuits. We would love to have you, especially this one, GG." Ana says quietly through a brilliant smile. My mothers smile reflects Ana's and I find that I am smiling as well.

"Then we will be there. I'll call you in the morning before heading over." Mother says to me but moves to hug Ana carefully to avoid waking up Will. She gives both a kiss on the head as if they were her own. I get a quick hug next and a pat on the back from my father. I help Ana get a sleeping Will in the car then we climb in ourselves. Ana avoids all eye contact with me. I try to hold her hand, but it sits limp in my own. The drive home is extremely quiet besides Will's soft snores coming from the backseat. Even with all the quiet suffocating me, I come to one conclusion: I'm in the doghouse and I have no idea when I am getting out.

I'm thinking of doing an Elena POV… what do you think of that? It would be fairly small if I do one. Again, thank you all for the reviews, PMs and well wishes. They mean the world to me. Apparently, vegetable soup did not agree with my body. I can positively report that super bland chicken noodle soup has been working wonderfully and I now have a small appetite again. On the down side, I caught the flu from being in the doctor's office last week. Can a girl catch a break here? The positive through all of this: I am actually feeling a little better which is great improvement.

Please keep reviewing as I enjoy hearing all each of you have to say. Also, please feel free to message me with any ideas you may have (not just for this story). I had an idea pop into my head while I've been in bed the last five days. I quickly wrote down the idea and characters I wanted in it. I hope to work on it as soon as I get all of my chapters completed with this story first. Until later my sweet little faces.

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