Chapter 37:
Five Years Later...
"Mommy! Daddy! Wake up!" I groan as Teddy jumps up and down on our bed. Christian is the first to move, he grabs Teddy's legs and pulls him down, tickling him. Teddy squeals and giggles, I sit up, rubbing my eyes and turning to look at my copper haired men sharing a morning cuddle. "Mama!" He jumps onto me and I wrap my arms around my little boy.
"Hey, take it easy Ted, you might hurt the babies." Christian says, in a warning tone. Teddy instantly panics but I keep hold of him.
"I hurt the tinies?" I shake my head.
"No you didn't baby boy, daddy was just being silly. But you mustn't jump on my belly because the babies will get seasick." Teddy nods, putting his fingers in his mouth.
"So the tinies is ok?" I nod and he cheers up instantly, my mercurial little boy. Ever since I told Teddy that we called him tiny he's called the other three tiny. He called Phoebe tiny and he's calling the twins the tinies. It's sweet really, and we're lucky that he's fine with having more siblings. Christian was panicking when we found out we were having twins but I think it was because he knew it would be harder for me. Christian smiles and walks out the room to get Phoebe. "Guess what day it is." I put my finger to my chin pretending to think.
"Could it be pancake day?" He shakes his head. "Hmm, is it Christmas?" He shakes his head again and I pretend I remember. "Oh! It's your birthday!" I lift him up and blow on his stomach and he laughs. "And how old are you Teddy bear?" He puts up his hand and shows me his five fingers. I gasp. "Five? Wow, mama is getting old huh." He nods and I gasp again. "You little devil! Shall we go and see if the birthday fairy brought you any presents?" He nods and gets out the bed quickly running down the hallway. "Do not run Theodore Raymond Grey!" I walk after him down the stairs where Christian is holding our two year old. Phoebe is very much a daddy's girl. She has my colour hair and Christian's grey eyes. The complete opposite to Teddy, but they both look like each other. Our baby girl wasn't planned but we were thrilled when we found out we were having another child. We found out few months after our honeymoon. Teddy stayed with Grace and Carrick and Christian and I went to Europe for a week. I missed Teddy terribly but it was still wonderful. Christian bought a huge house beside this gorgeous meadow for the kids to grow up in, I was sad to leave Escala but I was just blown away by the house. It's been our home for four years and it feels like we've been here forever. I am now Mrs Anastasia Grey, wife of major CEO billionaire Christian Grey. Our wedding was beautiful and two years after Teddy was born. I got back in shape and then we got married. Kate was right I did get flabby. As a wedding present Christian bought me a publishing company that I'm the CEO of. Of course at first I refused but with a lot of persuasion and some of his sexpertise he was able to get me to agree. So I work part time there and part time at home with the children. I have a co worker Elizabeth Morgan who sees to everything when I'm off. Elizabeth is lovely and an angel to work with, I'm lucky to have her, though I wanted a guy called Jack Hyde but Christian said he looked at me too much and he was a creep. I didn't really see it but then Elizabeth came along and I was satisfied. Though she said there was a large some of money deposited into her bank so she said she could afford to leave her job. Something makes me think it has something to do with my husband. I love being a mom and a wife, there isn't a dull moment in the Grey household. Everything is perfect. Christian clicks his fingers to make me focus. I pick up Teddy and kiss his cheek.
"Morning baby." Christian smiles and kisses me chastely on the lips.
"Mommy isn't a baby, daddy." We both laugh.
"It's a term of endearment Teddy bear." He looks at me with a little furrowed brow.
"What's a term of indearmend?" I giggle and kiss his nose and he smiles at me. "Can I have my birfday pancakes now?" He says with his hands on his hips. Christian and I look at each other.
"He gets that from you." We say at the same time. Then we open our mouths. "No he doesn't! Stop!" We say at the same time again. Then we laugh and I put Teddy on the counter where he swings his legs.
"I'll make you my special pancakes shall I?" He nods enthusiastically. "I'm just going to say hello to Phe first." Christian hands her to me and her grey eyes light up when she sees me.
"Mama! Mama!" I kiss her cheeks and give her a cuddle. "Get down." She starts squirming so I put her down and she tries to climb up the counter. I laugh and help her by lifting her up the counter like she's climbing. She sits next to Teddy. "Ted Ted." That's her name for him and my heart melts every time she says it.
"My name is Teddy, Phe. Idiot."
"Hey! Don't speak to your sister like that." Christian says. In this house what Christian says goes, and if he tells them not to do something they do not do it.
"Sowwy daddy." Christian loses his stern face and kisses his head.
"It's ok my boy. But we don't call people idiots, we call people mentally challenged." I hit his arm and shake my head. "What?"
"Don't teach him that!" He smirks and wraps his arm around my waist, kissing my forehead.
We spend the morning opening Teddy's presents then we tell him that we have a birthday surprise for him so I go and get dressed. I look at myself in the mirror at my stomach when I'm in my underwear. I'm five months pregnant with the twins, we haven't found out the sex of them yet because we want it to be a surprise. We knew with Teddy and Phoebe so we fancied a change. I love being pregnant, it's the best feeling knowing that your taking care of a child inside you. I'm responsible for my little babies for the next four months. I see Christian walk in and he smiles at me in the mirror. He wraps his hands around my waist and strokes my stomach. "Phoebe is taking her nap and Gail is playing with Teddy." I immediately know what he's getting at so I turn around and pull him to me, kissing him hard, he turns me round and lays me on the bed where we spend the next twenty minutes. Christian and I's relationship is amazing. Sure we fight sometimes, but doesn't every couple? I love him so much and I don't regret doing anything. He literally is the perfect husband, he's so supportive and I couldn't be more grateful. And our sex life is incredible. You wouldn't think it with two young children and two more on the way but somehow he finds time almost everyday for sex. It helps having Taylor and Gail living with us in their private part of the house. I am finishing up my hair when Christian walks back in wearing his dress shirt and pants. For a thirty five year old he's pretty hot. "Ana, you look beautiful." He says when I wrap my arms around him.
"As do you husband of mine. I love you." He kisses me and I sigh contently.
We make our way downstairs, getting Phoebe ready on the way, then get an excited Teddy into the car. "Put da song on!" He shouts from the back of the car. Christian and I both know that he means Witchcraft, which is my favourite song, and it soon became Christian's after Teddy started loving it. I plug my phone in and soon Frank Sinatra's voice fills the car.
Those fingers in my hair
That sly come hither stare
That strips my conscious bare
It's witchcraft
And I've got no defence for it
The heat is too intense for it
What good would common sense for it do
'Cause, it's witchcraft
Wicked witchcraft
And although I know it's strictly taboo
When you arouse that need in me
My heart says yes indeed in me
Proceed with what you're leading me to
It's such an accent pitch
But one I wouldn't switch
'Cause there's no nicer witch than you
We all sing along, some better than others, and Christian does his Sinatra impression that is pretty spot on. He does it because he knows it makes me get the feelings, you know, down there. Christian is taking a lot of joy in the fact that I'm pregnant because through the middle of all my pregnancies I get aroused by anything, and what with Christian Grey being my husband it doesn't take much for him to get in my panties anyway, but with me being ridiculously horny all the time he's taking full advantage of it, and I definitely do not mind. "I love you." Christian says, leaning his hand over and squeezing my thigh. I smile warmly and feel tears stinging my eyes.
"I love you too, so much." I see him smile as he takes my hand and brings it to his mouth, kissing it gently. I wipe away a tear sliding down my cheek. Everything is perfect.
We get to the bay and Teddy squeals. "We're goin on a boat?" Christian and I get them both out the car and I balance Phoebe on my hip while Teddy holds on to Christian's hand. A few people notice us and snap pictures, but I've pretty much got used to it now.
"We're going on daddy's boat." I say and Teddy screams in excitement jumping up on Christian. We walk down the deck and when we get to 'The Grace Teddy' rushes forward.
"Ah, ah, ah, not yet little man." Christian says, dragging him back and throwing him over his shoulder, with me and Phe giggling behind him. We board the boat and Mac helps us to get out into the water, then steps off quickly, wishing us a good day. We thank him and I take Teddy and Phoebe downstairs, they sit on the sofa with some juice and cookies while I steer and Christian gets us out into the Ocean by securing the sails.
"Can we go up now?" Asks Teddy, I look down and shake my head.
"Daddy will come and get us when we can go up." He pouts as I get their life jackets on. He asks a few more times before Christian tells me to cut the engine and come up. I have Phoebe in my arms and Teddy is holding my hand, we walk up the stairs and the kids gasp. Teddy runs forward to Christian and he picks him up.
"Do you like it?" Teddy giggles his response and I think he's just a bit starstruck bless him. It's his first time on the boat and even though Christian was madly against it at first with a little bit of my sexpertise I was able to convince him to give Teddy the best birthday ever. I walk over to my boys and Christian puts his arm around me, pulling out his phone. "Picture time!" I smile at him and all four of us do cheesy smiles when he takes the picture. I look at it and smile brightly.
"That's a wonderful picture baby." He leans over and kisses me and we all look out onto the vast Ocean. It really is beautiful, and I couldn't be looking at this amazing view with a better group of people. Christian and my beautiful children, the twins, everything is falling into place. You know, after what happened to me with him, I didn't think that I would ever be happy again, and I wasn't for years. But now I realise that what he did to me only gave me more of a reason to search for my happiness. When I met Christian I knew that he was special but I didn't imagine any of this happening. Abusive best friends, confronting crazy near rapists, playing the piano again, my mom getting better, graduating, getting pregnant and married, even losing my virginity, I just never thought Christian would bring me all of it. Sure there have been ups and downs, there still are, but the highs outdo the lows by a mile. Being a wife and a mom is the best thing that could have ever happened to me, and not only do I have the most amazing family, I have wonderful friends and in laws, I have a huge group of people who all love me and no drunk, disgusting man can ever take that away from me. And as I look out to sea with my perfect husband and children I realise that this is the best life could possibly be, and I wouldn't have it any other way. I put my hand on Christian's and he smiles at me. I love you." He kisses my hair.
"I love you too." We both know what's coming next, we don't even have to look at each other when we say it.
"Always."
A/N - It's the end! I hope you guys liked the ending, and that you thought it was a nice way to end it. I just want to thank you all for all your advice and follows and favourites on this story. It's my most popular story and it's all you guys so thank you, you have made my first ever completed story a pleasure to write:)
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