"All right Ana, just relax.", Dr. Greene says as I'm laying on the exam table in her office.
Even though I usually enjoy the weekends, I couldn't wait for this past weekend to be over so we could see Dr. Greene. Once we arrived here, I had to fill out the usual mound of paperwork and give a urine sample. One of the nurses also took some blood which made me cringe a bit since I've always had a phobia of needles. I guess now is the time to get over that fear. One of the first things Dr. Greene told us when we arrived was that my depo shot either ran out early or was defective. She said the only full proof way to avoid a pregnancy was to abstain from sex. Christian gave her a "No way in hell is that happening" look.
"I'm going to do a transvaginal ultrasound today since it usually does better at finding the baby. I think we figured that you were about six weeks, but let's see." Christian takes my hand in his and mouths I love you before looking at the screen next to the table. Before I know what's happening, she inserts a gelled wand inside the territory where only Christian Grey has ventured.
"What's that small peanut looking thing on the screen?", Christian asks before he realizes the answer to his own question. "Holy fuck! Is that our baby?"
"That would be your baby Mr. Grey.", Dr. Greene answers. I'm lost in a daze while looking at the tiny miracle on the screen. In such a short period my life has changed, but the biggest change is right in front of me. My emotions overcome me, causing a multitude of tears to fall. Christian leans closer to the exam table and attempts to wipe away the tears, but they're falling faster than they he can catch them.
"Our baby, our baby.", he whispers before moving my hand to his lips. "Are you all right?"
"Yeah, I'm just happy. How far along am I, Dr. Greene?"
"It appears that you're seven weeks." Seven weeks? Looking over at Christian, I can see that he's doing the mental calculation as to when our baby was conceived. A mischievous grin crosses his face which makes me think that he's figured out the exact time. "I'm going to get you a list of things that you'll need to do and avoid. Do you have any questions?"
"No."
After walking out of the hospital, both Christian and I stop and look at our copies of the ultrasound. His face is frozen with a smile as he begins walking to the SUV where Taylor and Sawyer are waiting.
"Ana, are you all right?", he asks as I remain in my spot. Without saying a word, I run to him with a smile that matches his. He catches me in his arms, hugging me tightly while laughing.
"We're having a baby Mr. Grey.", I answer before kissing him.
"A part of you and a part of me. My two babies need food." After my mom's death, Haley told me to take time off all the time I need, but I feel like I'm ready to get back to work.
"I was thinking about going to the bookstore so I could work a few hours." That mischievous grin from earlier reappears, and I know what he's about to say.
"Oh, you mean the bookstore where our child was conceived?"
"Arrogant bastard, I knew that's what you were thinking about in Dr. Greene's office. There is no way in hell that I'm going to tell Haley that I got pregnant against a shelf in the romance section of her bookstore."
"You could tell her that you were so inspired by one of the books that you just had to do something." I give him a brief smile before turning my head towards the window. "What are you thinking about?"
"My dad. I was thinking about how I wish he could be here to meet this baby."
"He'll be watching over the baby, but we'll make sure that he or she knows all about Grandpa Ray."
Taylor drives us to The Dish for lunch before I head to work. When we walk in, we immediately see Mia and Mark sitting at a corner table in the front. Mia called Saturday and said that Mark couldn't come to Seattle until today since Tommy had problems on his farm.
"Christian, Ana,", Mia smiles as we walk over to their table
"Hello Mia, Mark.", Christian says. "Ana and I were just going to have lunch. Mark, I'm glad to see that you made it into town."
"Me too. Uncle Tommy had some horses that got away because one of the fences was damaged. After finally gathering the horses, we repaired the fence. Hopefully this one will last for a while."
"I bet Tommy was frustrated with what happened.", I say.
"He was at first but he shrugged it off. Uncle Tommy is one of those guys who lets things roll off of him." Mia clears her throat, and I sense she's hinting for us to give her and Mark some alone time. Christian shakes his head in amusement at his sister.
"Mia, if you want to be alone with your boyfriend, just tell us." Instead of getting upset with Christian, Mia joins him in laughing. "Ana, are you ready to sit down?"
"Yeah. How long are you in town Mark?", I ask.
"Until Friday.", he answers.
"Maybe we can have dinner before you leave.", Christian says
"That would be great."
"Enjoy your lunch.", I smile just before Christian leads us to a table on the opposite side of the restaurant. "Your sister has it bad."
"Oh, I know. Usually I can't get her to shut up, but just then she practically pushed us away with her Jedi mind tricks. I just want the guy to treat her well because he'll have to answer to me if he doesn't." The waitress comes over and takes our order. Both Christian and I order the hot ham and cheese sandwich and fries.
"It's sweet how you're protective of Mia. She's lucky to have you as her big brother."
"As much as she irritates the hell out of me sometimes, I love her and will do anything for her. It was Mia's arrival at the house that helped me a great deal. Before she arrived, I didn't speak, but her name was the first thing I said." His gray eyes fall down to the water glass in front of him. "It's amazing how one person can change your life.", he whispers before looking up at me.
"I know what you mean. I can't believe just a few months ago I was living in a small town with no idea what the future held. Then this copper headed, gray eyed guy showed up looking for a job and changed the entire dynamic of my life."
"For the better I hope?", he playfully asks.
"Of course."
Once lunch is over, Christian and Taylor drop me and Sawyer off at the bookstore. Haley and Gwen are clearing shelves when we walk in.
"Ana, what are you doing here? I thought you were taking time off.", Haley says while grabbing a stack of books from the counter.
"I need to get back to work so I can get my life back on track. Plus, I've missed you guys."
"We missed you too.", Gwen smiles. "How are you doing?"
"I'm not going to lie and say that everything is ok because it's not, but I'm slowly coming to terms with everything. Having support really helps." My eyes gravitate towards the bookshelf where Christian and I did the deed, and I can't help but giggle.
"What's funny?", Haley asks.
"I was just thinking about something that Christian said earlier." Nice save "All right, what are we doing?"
"Just moving the older books to the back so we can have room for the new ones that are coming tomorrow. I've ordered in some new home decorating books and parenting books." Parenting books? I quickly turn my head at Haley and wonder if she's figured out that I'm pregnant.
"Parenting books?"
"Yeah, we had a couple in here last week who had read all the ones that we have, but they were wanting more. I told them that I would order in some more. Personally, I think a book may help, but parenting is something that you learn as you go."
"Yeah. I think that it comes naturally to you.", I reply while helping move the books.
"How was work?", Christian asks when we arrive at Escala after work.
"Great. It was nice being back. Where you able to get some work done?" Instead of going to GEH after he dropped me off, Christian decided to work from home the rest of the day.
"I managed to get a bit done. The head of HR is retiring so we're going to be looking for his replacement. Ros and I are meeting in the morning to browse over some of the potential people already in mind. More than likely it will be someone in-house. I think Gail is making glazed pork chops for dinner. Is that ok?" We get out of the vehicle and step on to the elevator to the apartment.
"Glazed pork chops sound delicious.", I answer.
Stepping out of the elevator, I inch closer to him, kissing him with full-blown passion. In the corner of my eye, I see Taylor and Sawyer head towards the security room. Christian and I stand still for several minutes while letting out tongues dance together.
"I have a little something to show you in the bedroom.", he grins.
"Mr. Grey, there is nothing little about this." I begin stroking him over his pants as he moans.
"No frisky wife of mine, that's not what I was referring to although I do want to do that later. Come." Putting my hand in his, he guides me to the bedroom and opens the door. At first the room seems to be pitch dark, but it's not. Christian points to the large ceiling where I see literally hundreds of glow in the dark stars.
"Wow, this is incredible."
"This is what I did while you worked."
"It feels like we're back in Logan.", I say through the semi darkness.
"I thought I would bring a little bit of the country to Seattle. Now we can lay under the stars every night. The three of us."
"The three of us.", I whisper.
Photos and music for the chapter are on the pinterest page. Search: sherrybabie/SOTH
