APOV
Kate's coming over to drop Ava off so she can go out with Elliot tonight. Christian is still at Grey House but should be home soon and I've already organized our dinner with Gail. Elliot is going to pick Kate up here since Kate will already be here that way he wont have to drive to Bellevue to get her. Sawyer has informed me that Kate's car pulled into the parking garage and is parking in one of our parking spots. I'm setting up the playpen that I used as a bassinet when I watched Ava while Kate went to school and I already have her swing set up, ready for tonight. Sawyer announces Kate's arrival and soon the elevator DINGS. Kate steps off the elevator with Ava in her carseat and I'm shocked to see Kate wearing flats on a date. She may not have dated in awhile but this girl never wears flats on a date.
"Why are you wearing flats?"
"I brought heels." She tells me. "It's just easier to carry her when I wear flats." That makes sense.
"You look great."
Kate's wearing an olive green loose fitting dress and it goes great with her eyes. I haven't seen her this dressed up since before Ava was born.
"Thanks. I tried to find something that would hide the baby fat I still need to lose." She says putting Ava's seat down along with her bags. "And thanks again for watching her. I honestly don't know why I'm doing this but Elliot can be very persistent and persuasive. I just hope I don't regret this."
Kate takes Ava out and starts to talk to me about when she last ate which was right before Kate came over so she should be fine for a few hours at least and is due for a nap soon. Since Christian will be home soon I notice Gail in the kitchen, getting our dinner ready. Kate and I sit on the sofa to chat until the guys get here but then Ava decides to ruin her mommy's dress by spitting up on it.
"Oh, Ava." Kate whines. "I don't have time to go home and change, what am I going to do?"
"I can borrow you something, and we can launder your dress before Elliot arrives. Gail's great at getting stains out. You may be a few minutes late but that's fashionably late, right?"
"Really?" Kate asks me then looks at Gail, who nods in agreement. "Okay."
I take Ava and Kate follows me to my closet so she can borrow some sweats until Gail cleans her dress. I hand Kate a pair of sweatpants and a T-shirt so she can change and give Gail her soiled dress.
"Can you imagine the look on Elliot's face, seeing me wearing this when he comes." She laughs as we walk out of the bedroom and into the main room.
"Mrs. Grey, I'm so sorry." Gail says as she walks over to us with Kate's dress. "I wont be able to launder this here. It's dry-clean only."
"Oh, no." Kate says worriedly.
"Don't worry. We'll go upstairs to my closet and you can find something in there to wear."
"Oh god, Ana. Thank you."
I hand Ava to Kate and grab the bouncer then we go upstairs to my closet and start looking for something for Kate to wear on her date with Elliot. Kate puts Ava in the bouncer while we look for something Kate can wear, since our styles are so different I'm not sure what we'll find.
"Do you know where he's taking me?"
"No, where?"
"I don't know. I thought maybe he told Christian and Christian told you. Elliot wont say. He just said dress casual dressy."
We continue to look through my clothes until we hear a knock on the closet door. Kate looks at me with confusion all over her face. I walk to the closet door and open it expecting Gail.
"Hey." I grin, seeing Christian.
"Hey, baby. Gail said you were up here. Elliot's here for Kate."
"What's he wearing?"
"What?"
"His clothes. What's he wearing?"
"Jeans and a button up?"
"Thanks." I kiss him. "We'll be done shortly."
"Okay. You want me to take Ava so you can do whatever you need to do?"
"Yes. That'd be great." I say opening the door wider, allowing him to follow me inside my closet. "She's getting sleepy so she'll probably fall asleep soon then we can have dinner."
"Alright." Christian says, picking up Ava and leaving her bouncer in the closet with us then kisses me once more before he goes downstairs with Elliot.
"Christian said Elliot's wearing jeans and a dress shirt so lets do the same for you. Jeans and a sexy top."
"Okay."
I usually keep my jeans in the main closet but I do have a few in this closet and I have just the pair I think Kate should wear. They are distressed and are snug fitting so they will show off her curves. Now we just need to find a sexy top that will hide the baby fat Kate insists she has even though I don't see any fat on her. I find a top that's snug along the breasts but flares out at the bottom so it will hide her tummy that she claims she has and it has thick Xs down the back holding it together. Wow, I think Kate looks better than when she arrived. Sexy.
"I can't believe shy little Ana has clothes like this."
"I'm not shy little Ana anymore. Christian has boosted my confidence."
"Thanks again." She hugs me.
Kate pairs the outfit with the heels she brought and thanks me a million more times as we walk downstairs.
When Kate and I arrive downstairs, the guys are goofing around, playing with Ava. When Elliot hears us, he glances up then looks back at Ava then his head whips back up so fast I'm afraid he got whiplash. I notice his eyes greedily fucking Kate and he looks at her the way Christian looks at me. I smile at them and continue walking to Christian, who is holding Ava. He gives me a chaste kiss then we look at Kate and Elliot who are still looking at each other. Christian clears his throat, bringing them out of their thoughts.
"Have her back at a decent hour, young man." Christian says in an overly deep voice portraying a father so I giggle.
"You two have fun." I smile as they walk toward the elevator. It reminds me of when Christian took me out for my 16th birthday and how my parents acted so I shout. "But not too much!" Just like my mother did that day.
Though we did have fun that day. Too much and not enough.
After they leave I turn around to face Christian who is holding a sleeping Ava. It's dinner time so we put her down in the playpen/bassinet and walk to the breakfast bar where Gail serves us our dinner and we eat. We start talking about my online college and GEH, just everyday things, when Christian's phone rings halfway through our meal. He looks at who is calling then ignores it because he doesn't like to work on the weekends and since it's Friday evening it's technically the weekend so he wont answer his phone unless it's family.
"You should answer. What if it's important?"
"It's not important."
"How do you know?"
"If it was they would call Taylor and he would alert me."
When we finish eating we watch a movie in the media room and since the playpen has wheels, Christian gently brings Ava with us. While we watch the movie his phone rings again and he ignores it.
"It's probably important." I tell him, popping some popcorn in my mouth.
"Nothing's more important than you and you are here with me." Swoon! "If it's to do with business, they can call Ros, or Me on Monday morning." He kisses my head and continues to watch the movie with his arms wrapped around me.
I snuggle closer, bringing my legs up to get more comfortable and lean against Christian. I love my husband.
Halfway through the movie Ava wakes up, and since she's not crying we hold her in our laps, playing with her. Christian is so cute with her, he'll make a wonderful father. Ava's not crying but I know she'll be hungry soon, so I get up to get her a bottle ready.
When I come back to the media room Christian is talking to Ava about No Boys Allowed. I giggle, standing at the doorway when Ava grins at Christian.
"You think she's learned to work the system already?" He asks.
"Oh, I think she has you Grey and Kavanagh men wrapped around her little finger." I say walking in, sitting next to Christian.
When Ava sees I have her bottle she starts to get fussy so I take her from Christian and feed her.
"You're a natural."
"I'm just use to it by now so I know what to do."
Christian is watching me feed Ava so intently, then he licks his lips and shifts, running his hand through his fair. A telltale sign he wants to talk, not just any talk, a serious conversation. I wonder what could possible be on his mind.
"Baby." I stay quiet, looking at him and waiting for him to continue. "We're married now." He states.
"Yes, we are."
He runs his hand through his hair again so I look at him suspiciously. He only does that when he's upset or nervous and I know he's not upset.
"You're doing online college." Another statement.
"Yes.
He exhales. "Do you think... Can we..." He trails off.
"Christian, what is it?"
Now I understand why he gets frustrated when people don't get to the point quickly.
"I want to have a baby." He blurts out causing me to widen my eyes. Is he serious?
"Christian-" I start to say but he cuts me off.
"I know you're 18 so that technically makes you a teen mom but baby, we're married, we've been together for years, we're finically able to care for a baby, we're mature adults that love each other." He lists his reasons why we should have a baby. "You'll make a wonderful mother, Ana. I think we should have a baby."
"Christian." I pause incase he interrupts me again. He doesn't. "I told you we could have a baby someday but today is just too soon. I know we're finically stable. Our baby will be loved and want for nothing. But I'm still a teenager. I'm still in college. We may be mature and wise for our age but I just don't think now is the right time in our lives. I want to at least finish college first and I'd like to work and start my career before we have babies. I want to enjoy it being just us for awhile longer, babe. A baby will change everything. I will give you babies, I promise, but there is so much that we should do before we have children."
Ava has finished her bottle so I put it down and start to burp her. I doesn't take long for her to give me her good daddy-like burp.
"Can we negotiate. Compromise when?"
"Okay."
He nods. "You say you don't want to be a teen mom. If we get pregnant when you're 19 but you have the baby when you're 20, you wont be a teen mom."
"Christian." I giggle his name. "That's not compromising at all."
"Okay. After you finish college."
"What about my career? I'd be going to college for nothing, why even bother going?"
"Exactly, why bother going."
"Because I've always dreamed of working in publishing. Even if we don't need the money, it's still what I want to do. I'm sure you'd rather me be some bored trophy wife but I'd like to do something and I love books so I'd like to work in publishing at least for a bit before we bring babies into the mix. Besides, you already bought the publishing house and moved it to Grey House."
"Would you settle working part-time?"
"Yes."
"Great." He seems thrilled, like I just agreed to having a baby right now. But we didn't agree on when we would have a baby.
"So after I graduate and get settled at Grey Publishing then?"
"A year after you start working at Grey Publishing?"
"Deal." We shake hands like we just agreed on a business deal. "I blame this on you, little one." I say to Ava.
If Christian never found Kate's pregnancy tests, thinking they were mine, he wouldn't have gotten Baby Fever.
"Don't blame her." Christian says, taking her from me. "Tell her, Ava. Say, 'give me a cousin'." I giggle at his demand through her. "How could you say no to this face?"
"No." I say to Ava, then giggle, unable to keep a straight face, but then Ava starts to cry. "Okay. Okay. Yes. Yes." I say taking Ava from Christian and give her kisses.
"You heard her, Ava. She said yes. Let's call her parents," He says to me, taking out his phone. "so they can pick her up and we can get started."
"No." I giggle, taking his phone from him. I notice he has many, missed calls, voicemails, emails, and messages all unanswered.
"You can't take it back, baby. You said, yes."
"Because you probably pinched her, forcing her to cry."
"I would never." He says offended.
"Did uncle Christian pinch you, baby girl? He pinched you, didn't he?" I giggle when Ava coos and smiles.
"See." He says.
"What do you mean, she agreed that you did."
"No, you got it wrong."
I shake my head at him, grinning then lean forward and he follows. Our kiss starts off slow but soon becomes hot and heavy, much like many of our kisses do. I open my mouth to allow his tongue entrance and moan, tasting him. Christian thrusts his hand into my hair, holding my head, deepening our kiss but we both pull away laughing when Ava passes gas.
"I think that's her way of saying she doesn't want a cousin yet."
"No, way. That's just her way of saying she shit and needs to be changed."
"Christian, you're so blunt." I giggle, getting up. "I'm going to change her. I'll be right back."
I start to walk to the door but stop and turn around to face Christian.
"Unless, of course, you'd like to change her?"
"No, I'm good. Besides, you're already up."
I giggle. "Uh-huh. Mr. I-Want-A-Baby doesn't want to change a baby."
I walk out and to the main room and when I lay Ava down, Christian's phone falls onto the sofa with Ava. I must've still had it and it some how got in between Ava and I. I pick it up and put it in my pocket then continue changing Ava. Thankfully, she only peed, I should have Christian change a dirty diaper, that will surely change his mind.
After I've changed Ava, I lift her and walk back to the media room. As I'm walking Christian's phone buzzes in my pocket so I take it out. It's just a number with no name attached so it's probably business but I answer it anyway because like I've been telling Christian, it may be important.
"Christian Grey's phone. Anastasia Grey speaking." I try to sound professional.
"Um. Hello." I hear a women on the other end of the phone say. "May I please speak to Mr. Grey?"
"May I ask who is calling?" I ask as I walk into the media room.
Christian takes Ava from me, seeing me on the phone. He probably doesn't realize it's his phone.
"Hannah Jackson. Um, from Grey Publishing."
"One moment." I say then cover the phone. "It's a Hannah Jackson, from Grey Publishing. She's asking to speak with you."
Christian frowns. "Hannah Jackson?" He says like he doesn't know who she is then sighs, taking the phone from me so I take Ava from him.
"Grey." He snaps.
I expect Christian to be his CEO self and tell this person not to call on the weekend but then the look on Christian's face changes.
"Baby, I have to take this." He says to me, covering the phone with his shoulder.
I nod. "Okay." It must be important, like I thought it to be, Christian never accepts work calls on weekends.
He kisses me then walks out of the media room, presumably to his study.
CPOV
"May I ask who is calling?" Ana says, walking into the media room on her phone so I get up and take Ava so she can talk.
"One moment." She covers the phone. "It's a Hannah Jackson, from Grey Publishing. She's asking to speak with you."
That's when I notice Ana has my phone.
"Hannah Jackson?" I have so many employees, I don't recall a Hannah Jackson.
I don't like discussing business on the weekend so I take the phone from Ana as she takes Ava from me so I can find out what is going on with this Ms. Jackson then get back to spending the evening with my girls.
"Grey." I snap, irritated for being interrupted during the weekend.
"Mr. Grey, this is Hannah Jackson from Grey Publishing. You said I should call you if anything inappropriate happened with my editor and boss, Mr. Hyde."
Fuck. Hyde.
I cover the phone with my shoulder and let Ana know I need to take the call. "Baby, I have to take this."
She nods. "Okay."
I kiss her then walk out of the media room and into my home office.
"Go ahead, Ms. Jackson." I say once I'm seated in my chair behind my desk.
"I'm sorry to interrupt your evening, sir."
"It's fine. You said something inappropriate happened." I prompt her.
"Yes, sir. He's been nice since you and I last spoke but then he was asking me out all this week, to join him for a drink after work. Your warning of him made me wary so I declined his offer. Today Mr. Hyde asked me to copy a letter that needed to be sent to the author's for him. It was towards the end of the day and most employees had already left. I believe only a few were still there. I wanted to hurry and get home so I went to the copy room and shortly after I entered the room, Mr. Hyde followed me and came into the room as well. He made a sexual advance toward me and I refused."
"Could you tell me what happened?" I ask, putting the phone in the crook of my neck, as I swipe my finger across my mouse, bring my laptop to life then sending Barney an email to get me the footage from the GP copy room. I guess Hyde didn't realize I had security wire every inch of GP with cameras so Sawyer can watch Ana from in a security suite, not yet used, while she works at GP when she starts working there. I also send an email to Welch to get a more detailed background check on Jack Hyde. While I'm at it I send Barney another email asking for Hyde's personal data on his SIP and GP hard drives, maybe something will be on those.
"He said I should thank him for the job so I said 'thank you' but he said I could do better than that and started to um, unbuckle his belt. He said if I didn't thank him properly I was fired so I slapped him just as the door opened and another employee came in. Since she saw me slap Mr. Hyde but nothing before that, Mr. Hyde fired me on the spot. He said if I told anyone what happened he would tell management that I was the one that forced myself on him and they wouldn't believe me over him and his seniority because, um..." She pauses briefly. "Well, when I was in college I was a stripper, sir. But you said to let you know if anything inappropriate happened."
"I'm very sorry you had to experience that, Ms. Jackson. I'm glad nothing serious happened to you. I have cameras recording in that copy room and will access the video after our conversation. I will view what happened and if necessary, I'd like your permission to release the video to the Seattle police department. I will speak to Mr. Hyde Monday morning and he will be terminated. I will understand if you wish to leave GP and I will provide you with a letter of recommendation as well as a severance package, however, I'd like you to remain a GP employee. The choice is yours." I don't bring up the fact that I knew she was a stripper because it's irrelevant.
"I'd like to stay at GP, Mr. Grey. I enjoyed working for your company all except Mr. Hyde. He didn't touch me but if you feel the police should see the video, I don't mind."
"I appreciate that and thank you for letting me know."
"To be honest, sir. If you didn't speak to me awhile back I probably wouldn't have. I'd like to thank you for that, Mr. Grey."
"I glad I did. Before I forget could you tell me the name of the employee that walked into the copy room?"
"Elizabeth Morgan, sir."
"Thank you, Ms. Jackson. Please, take a two weeks off from GP, with pay of course. You can return to GP anytime within your time off but I'm going to speak with Mr. Hyde on Monday so I wouldn't want you in the building at that time. Enjoy your time off and GP will welcome you back in two weeks."
"Thank you, Mr. Grey."
After I hang up with Ms. Jackson, I call Taylor into my office and click on the link Barney sent to me. Soon Taylor knocks on the door and enters after I allow him permission then he sits opposite me on the other side of my desk.
"We have a problem at Grey Publishing. Jack Hyde." I let him know. "I was suspicious of him, having so many assistant and put him on administrative watch and extended his probation period. I told him if his currant assistant quit without notice during his probation period, he would be terminated as well. Unbeknownst to him, I spoke with his current assistant, Hannah Jackson, and told her to come to me if anything inappropriate should happen. His probation period is over and it seems Hyde made a sexual advance towards Ms. Jackson today and then tried blackmailing her into not saying anything. She just phoned me about this allegation and told me what happened and that Hyde fired her. As you know, we had security cameras put in on the publishing floor for when Ana starts working. I've emailed Barney and he's just sent me the video for the copy room. I'm going to speak with Hyde on Monday and terminate his employment then send the video to the authories. I would have used an undercover to catch him but since the incident happened in the copy room where there is a camera, I wont need to do that. I'll need you to come with me into my office first thing Monday morning when I fire Hyde."
"Yes, sir."
"I had Barney send over the footage and he's going through Hyde's computer from SIP and GP now." I say and start the video for Taylor and I to watch what happened to Ms. Jackson in the copy room at Grey Publishing.
..
I note the time stamp on the video is well after I left Grey House and most employees would have been gone for the day. The room is empty and the light is off until Ms. Jackson opens the door, turning on the light with what looks like a piece of paper, presumably the letter Hyde told her to copy, in her hands. When she walks to the copier, the door opens again and Hyde walks in blocking the door. I notice he tries to lock it but I had maintenance remove all locks on public employee areas for Ana's as well as other employee's safety.
"I don't think you appreciate the fact that I gave you this job, Hannah. You haven't even thanked me yet."
"I've said thank you, Jack."
"Oh, I think you can do better than that, Hannah."
"Thank you very much for the opportunity to work here, Jack."
Hyde shakes his head. "Not good enough. We need to work out a deal. A deal where you keep me happy."
"Jack, I honestly don't know what you're talking about." I can tell Ms. Jackson knows exactly what Hyde is saying.
"I gave you this job, and I expect you to show me some gratitude. In fact, I'm entitled to it. Look at it as refining your job description if you like. And if you keep me happy, I wont tell anyone at GP that you were a stripper." Ms. Jackson's eyes widen. Then Hyde unbuckles his belt. "Now I know you know what to do so be a good girl and get on your knees to show me how much you appreciate me giving you this job."
Ms. Jackson slaps Hyde just as the door opens and Ms. Morgan enters.
"Arrgh!" He cries out, holding his cheek. "You fucking bitch! You're fucking fired!"
Ms. Jackson rushes out of the copy room as Ms. Morgan enters the room completely and closes the door.
"What are you doing, Jack?" Ms. Morgan asks Hyde.
"Nothing. You saw, she slapped me."
"I knew we shouldn't of hired her." At first I think Ms. Morgan is blaming Ms. Jackson but then she continues. "We're never going to find someone vulnerable and weak to please your needs if a fucking stripper wont even suck your dick." She knows about this shit?! "You're coming on too strong, Jack."
Jack slaps Ms. Morgan.
"Don't tell me I'm coming on to strong. I'll show you strong, bitch." He sneers.
"I'm sorry, Master." Ms. Morgan lowers her head and my eyes widen. What the fuck?! I know this shit. It's that shit Elena Lincoln tried to get me involved with.
"Now since you interrupted me getting my dick wet you're going to please me. Aren't you?!" He demands.
"Yes, sir."
Hyde moves a copy machine, blocking the door and I fast-forward Hyde getting his dick sucked as I don't want to fucking see that shit but I want to know if they have anything else to say. After he finishes and pulls his pants back up, I click play. He grabs Ms. Morgan, bending her over the copier, lifting her skirt and pulls her panties down and off then uses them to tie her hands behind her back. Then he removes his belt completely, coiling it around his hand.
"You will count, Ms. Morgan." He demands.
He strikes her with his belt.
"Answer me!"
"Yes, sir."
She whimpers when he strikes her again.
"Count, bitch!"
"One."
He hits her again.
"One, what?!"
"One, sir!"
This is the shit Elena wanted to do to me?! I still don't see how this would have helped me. I don't want to hear or see this shit so I fast-forward the video again until he's finished beating her and continue to fast-forward through him fucking her from behind. I click play when he pulls his pants back up and unties her hands. He picks up his belt and puts it back on.
"You've displeased me, Ms. Morgan. You're not allowed to cum without my permission."
"Yes, sir."
He fists his hand into her hair, pulling her to him, causing her to raise both of her hands to his but she doesn't stop him.
"You better not displease me again, Elizabeth." He sneers. "If you don't want to please my needs you better find me someone who will."
"Yes, sir."
He tosses her against the wall, moves the copy machine and walks out, leaving Ms. Morgan in the room alone. I pause the video on her evil smirk.
..
"Well, that was interesting." I say to Taylor.
I didn't expect to see what we saw after Ms. Jackson left the room, that's for sure.
"Sir, you said Hyde went through multiple assistants. So Ms. Jackson isn't the first one Hyde tried blackmailing for sex. Perhaps, he's done worse to the other assistants."
"I agree with you, but the other assistants wont talk. I've tried. You've tried. They aren't talking. There's nothing we can do if they aren't talking. I understand your frustration, Taylor, I'm just as upset that this asshole is free to prey upon women and hasn't been caught. We're lucky I suspected something was going on and spoke to Ms. Jackson so she knew to tell me if anything like this happened. I'd beat the shit out of him if he cornered Ana in a staff lounge, copy room, or kitchen."
"I'd fucking kill him." Taylor growls, unprofessionally interrupting me, showing his avuncular side that he shows towards Ana.
"You and me both. Since nothing illegal happened in the video and he didn't actually force himself on either co-worker, we can't do anything about it except terminate him. We can let the police know what we suspect and give them a copy of this video then they can proceed with the legal side of this situation."
"Sir, pardon me for speaking out of turn but did you not see him hit that women, beating her then having his way with her and not allowing her to release?"
"I did, Taylor. It was a scene." I let him know.
"I'm not following, sir."
"When Ana and I were younger, a women named Elena Lincoln and a man named Stephen Morton tried getting Ana and I into this BDSM shit." I tell Taylor the story of Elena and Morton for the first time ever. "When I was younger I had haphephobia. I worked for the Lincoln's and Mrs. Lincoln tried to proposition me into being her sex slave. I later found out the term is called a Submissive because I looked up BDSM. And she wanted to be my Domme, also known as Dominant. She was a friend of my parents for many years and was a very manipulative woman so nobody suspected her of this dark shit. When I turned her offer down, she wouldn't take no for an answer. She became angry when I showed interest in Ana. I'm not sure how exactly Morton became involved with Mrs. Lincoln, but he took Ana to the Lincoln's home where Mrs. Lincoln had a BDSM dungeon that they shared without Mr. Lincoln's knowledge. Long story short I showed up and ruined his plan to rape my Ana. I basically bet him to death because he needed life support to survive and Ana's mother had the right to pull the plug, and she did, of course. Mrs. Lincoln is still serving time in the Washington State Penitentiary. As fucked up as this shit is, these people are practicing it wrong. BDSM is supposed to be Safe, Sane and Consensual. The submissive is given safe-words to use when they reach their limit to stop their Dom from continuing. When Morton tried this shit with Ana she was underage, but he didn't just talk her into it like Elena did me. He tried to rape Ana. I saw red and attacked him, unable to stop until Ana pulled me from my thoughts of committing murder. So while we may not understand this, there are people in this BDSM community that practice it safely and correctly. Hyde has done nothing illegal in the video."
Taylor opens his mouth then closes it, glancing up then back to me. I know he's curious about our Playroom that Ana and I have but wont speak out of turn.
"The room Ana and I have upstairs is nothing like a BDSM sex room." I assure him.
I type in BDSM dungeons on my computer and show Taylor what the BDSM rooms look like compared to the room Ana and I have upstairs.
"Ana and I do not participate in the BDSM lifestyle." I let him know, not that it's any of his business what we do.
"I'm not here to judge you, sir. I'm just here to protect you and Mrs. Grey."
"I appreciate that, Taylor."
~PING!~
I click on my email and see an email Barney sent me. I assume it's everything on Hyde's personal files in his SIP and GP computer hard drives. That was fucking fast. I guess it helps that I own the company. The subject title says URGENT but I've been away from my wife long enough and I don't like to work on the weekends so I'm calling it a night.
"I'll need you in my office at Grey House first thing Monday morning." I remind Taylor. "That'll be all." He nods his leave.
How fucked up is this BDSM shit. First Elena Lincoln and Stephen Morton, now Jack Hyde. I fucking killed Morton for touching my Ana 3 years ago, if Ana had been the one Hyde cornered in the copy room of GP, I don't know what I would have done. Thank fuck she has Sawyer with her to protect her when I'm not there. I'm glad I bought a publishing company for her and moved it to GP so she can be surrounded in security when she starts working. I smile. Part-time. I can't wait to have our own little Grey and I'm excited we agreed on when.
I get up to be with my wife. Walking into the media room where I left her and Ava, I find it empty and dark. Hmm. Where did she go? I search the apartment, looking for my love and Ava, finding them in our bed, fast asleep. Fuck! How long was I gone? This is why I don't like working on the weekends, time seems to get away from me. I didn't even realize it was this late.
I shower and change into my pajamas then climb into bed with Ana and Ava, watching them sleep peacefully and safe. I wont sleep because Kate and Elliot are coming back to get Ava tonight when they are finished with their date so I lay here, starring at Ana and Ava.
~..~..~
I must have fallen asleep because I'm awoken by a soft timid knock on our bedroom door. I blink open my eyes and sit up, rubbing my face with my hand, yawning. I notice my phone blinking with a new missed call and a text.
I grab my phone, reading the message as I make my way to the door to answer it.
Sorry it's late. We lost track of time. We're on our way to pick up Ava. -E
His message confuses me. There's no winking face and it sounds suggestive but it's serious at the same time. Hmm. Maybe Elliot was serious about really liking Kate for her and not wanting to involve sex yet. Good for him. I'm happy for them.
I open the door revealing Taylor. He must of known Ava was sleeping because that's not his usual knock.
"Mr. Elliot Grey and Ms. Kavanagh, requested access to the apartment, sir." He says quietly, yet professionally. "I've allowed them access and they are waiting in the main room for Miss Ava, sir."
"Thank you, Taylor. Will you let them know I'll be out there in a moment."
"Sir." Taylor nods, then leaves.
I walk back to the bed where Ana and Ava are sleeping and pick up Ava, who stirs but falls back to sleep in my arms. I kiss her tiny head, walking out of my room and into the great room where Elliot and Kate are waiting, looking just as fresh as they did when they left. Seems sex really was off the table tonight. I'm proud of Elliot. He seems to be changing and maturing. I wonder what they were doing all this time. I only know he took her to the Mile High for dinner.
"Did you two have a good night?" I ask them as I hand Ava to Kate. They both agree that they did. "It's late guys, I'm going back to bed." I whisper so I don't wake Ava. "Taylor will show you out." I let them know.
"Thanks again for watching her, Christian." Kate says. "Thank Ana for me as well, please. I seriously don't know what I would do without you two."
"Goodnight." Is all I say because I'm too exhausted to say more.
I pat Elliot on his back and walk back to my room to sleep.
"I'll follow you home so I know you two make it safely." I hear Elliot say before I leave the room completely.
I'm happy for him. I guess having a baby really does change you.
I walk back into the bedroom and climb back onto the bed but this time, I pull Ana toward me since Ava is no longer between us and drift back to sleep with my love after I kiss her head and inhale her still calming, intoxicating scent.
Christian 20
Anastasia 18
A/N: Just to let you know, Hannah Jackson was not blowing up Christian's phone. He had other business calls calling throughout the night & when Anastasia answers Hannah's call it's the first time Hannah called.
Until laters. ;)