It's Sunday and today we are having another family dinner at the Grey's manor. Mia and Gideon are coming into town with baby Carrick. No one here has met him yet. I'm sure that he's a cutie pie.
We're all on our way to the Grey's manor. Whenever we arrive, we unload everyone and Christian carries Penny and I carry Elijah. We go inside and Kate and Elliot are still the only ones here.
We all get our hugs and I go to get us all drinks and Christian helps me. Whenever we get back to the family room, we all sit around and talk casually. Gail is cooking dinner for us again. When Mia finally arrives, she is alone with baby Carrick. "Mia?" Christian asks, curious why she's alone.
She shakes her head. "Not now." She says. She gives the baby to him first and we all dote on the beautiful baby boy. Whenever dinner is called, we get out the baby swing and Mia puts her son into it.
Everyone gathers around the table and has their seats. Christian sits at one end of the table after pulling my chair out for me and Elliot sits at the other end of the table next to Kate. Mia sits on the other side of Christian and our children are seated around either side of the table.
Mia is drinking quite a bit of wine with her meal. We all share casual conversation and Mia just stays silent. After we finish eating, we all head back into the family room. Mia gets Carrick out a bottle whenever he starts to fuss. She starts to feed him. We all continue to talk together. Now everyone is concerned about Mia. After she feeds the baby and changes him, she puts him back into the swing and sits back down and grabs a bottle of wine and starts to drink straight out of it.
"Mia, what's wrong? You can talk to us about anything." Christian says.
She puts the wine bottle back on the table. "Gideon and I are getting a divorce. He said he never was IN love with ME. He said he didn't ask for a baby either and says that he doesn't want to be in his life." Wow. Wasn't expecting all that.
"That's crazy. I will kick his ass, Mia." Christian says.
"Me, too." Elliot says as well.
"NO!" she replies and picks the wine bottle back up and takes a long drink from it. She looks right at me. "This is all your fucking fault. He is in love with you. He used me to get closer to you."
I gasp. "Mia, I don't want him and I've made that perfectly clear to him." I reply.
"It doesn't matter, Ana!! He said he can get to you on his own now so he no longer needs to keep up this 'façade' with me. You cast your fucking spell on him like you've casted your spell on my brother and every other fucking man that you come into contact with! YOU are NOT a true Grey!"
I gasp and the tears start to silently fall. Christian wraps his arm around me. "That's enough, Mia! She is just as much of this family as Kate. She didn't cast a spell on me. I've loved her since the moment I first laid eyes on her." Christian says.
"Christian, he said he will get her and I believe him. Stop covering for this fucking slut!"
I get up and go straight up to Christian's childhood bedroom and I plop down onto his bed and cry into the pillows. I hear the door open. I look up and it's Liam. "Mom?"
"Yes, Liam?" I reply. I wipe away my tears and sit up and he comes and sits beside me and wraps his arms around me.
"Dad is taking care of this. Mia was out of line to say those hateful things to you."
I nod. "Thank you, Liam."
"Mom, I just want you to be happy and I know that you and dad are happy with one another. You were meant to be. I just know it. I've witnessed the 2 of you together for years. I've never seen 2 people more in love than the 2 of you. I can only hope that I find a love even remotely as strong as yours."
"Thank you, Liam. You've always been so sweet. Thank you for comforting me."
"I won't leave your side until you feel better. I don't want to be around Auntie Mia anyways right now."
I nod and he just holds me until the door opens again. "Liam, I've got it from here, buddy." Christian says. Liam kisses my forehead and lets go of me and leaves the room. I look up at my husband and he has a sad smile on his face. He comes and sits beside me. "It will be okay, baby. We had a talk with Mia. Taylor is taking her and Carrick to the penthouse and they are going to stay there until she finds her own place to live."
I nod. "What will be done about Gideon? You heard her. She said that he told her he had his own way to get me now. I'm scared, Christian."
He wraps his arms around me and holds me against his chest. "He will be dealt with. In the meantime, we will have security doubled up on you and the kids."
"What about you, Christian? There's always the possibility that he thinks if he can get rid of you that he will have me. I want you to be safe as well. I need you safe."
"Okay. You make a good point. I will have extra security on me as well." I nod.
"Thank you, Christian. I love you."
"I love you, too, Ana. We've got you and we will keep you safe. I promised I would whenever we got married and I have failed too many times and that will NOT happen again."
I nod. "Thank you."
"Anything for you and our family, Ana. It's the least I can do." He says.
"Just hold me for a little while and then we can go back downstairs." I say.
"Okay, baby." He holds me for a little while longer and then he takes me back downstairs where only Kate, Elliot, my dad and all of our kids are left.
We get hugs and we all head out together after locking up. Whenever we get home, we put the kids to bed and then we head to bed ourselves. My husband loves me and makes me feel better before we fall asleep, safe and sated, in one another's arms.
Over the last 3 months, we have celebrated Teddy's 10th birthday and Lily's 13th. We now have 2 teenagers in the house and it's slightly terrifying, but so far, they have been compliant and all around good kids so all is well at the moment.
The twins also recently turned 3. I still cannot believe how quickly time flies by.
I haven't seen Mia again myself. I'm just not ready to face her yet. Christian told me that their divorce was finalized over a month ago and Mia found herself a home with the copious amounts of money that Gideon left her.
We are having the Gala in August this year. It will be right before Liam and Phoebe's birthdays and before they go back to school.
Today, our whole family, including my daddy and his girlfriend, are going to leave on a family vacation since the kids are out of school for the summer. Yet again, the destination is a surprise. We all load onto the jet and head out.
Whenever we land, I can't figure out where we are. "Where are we, Christian?" I ask.
He smiles down at me. "We are in Bali, Indonesia." I gasp.
"Well, it's beautiful." He leans down and kisses me sweetly.
"Let's get headed to where we will be staying." I nod and everyone loads into our SUVs.
We arrive at the Villa Rama and Sita. It looks beautiful from the outside. We all get out and Christian leads everyone inside.
There are 5 bedrooms, a living room and a sitting area. There are only 2 bathrooms so that could get complicated with 10 people, but we will make it work. There's a pretty great view of the valleys. There's a private pool and a outdoor spa tub. It's perfect. "How long will we be here?" I ask, curiously.
"We will be here for 2 months. Does that work for you, Mrs. Grey?" he asks.
"It most certainly does. Now I understand why you wanted to have the Gala so late."
He smiles. "Let's get everyone settled into their rooms and we can all rest before we go out and enjoy ourselves tomorrow."
I smile seductively. "Can we play, Mr. Grey?"
He smiles back. "We most certainly can."
We get everyone settled into their rooms. Liam is sharing a room with Teddy and Phoebe and Lily are sharing a bedroom as well. We put the twins in a room of their own. My dad and Samantha also have their own room, of course.
Once everyone is settle in, Christian takes me into our room for the duration of our stay. Once the door is locked, he approaches me and his lips crash into mine. He strips me out of my clothes, laying kisses all over my body as he goes. Once I'm naked, I help him out of his clothes while laying kisses on his body like he did mine.
Once we're both standing there naked, his lips crash back into mine and he lifts me by my ass and lays me in the center of the bed and he towers over me. "I want to make love to you first and once we're sure that everyone is asleep, I want to take you out to the spa tub and fuck you there." I smile.
"I'd love that, Mr. Grey." As promised, he makes love to me for an hour before we both come undone together.
"Let's go out and check if the kids are all asleep." I nod and we get up and put on our robes. We go and check on all of the kids and they are all peacefully sleeping.
He leads me out to the spa and it's already turned on. We take off our robes and get in. We sit on the edge together and we just admire the view for a little while before he crawls between my legs. He wraps his arms around me and his lips crash into mine. He kisses me passionately while his hands explore my body as they have so many times before.
He pulls me with him to the far side of the spa tub. "I want you to kneel on the seat facing away from me." He instructs me to do so. He presses his chest up to my back and adjusts the little jet in front of me until it is shooting out directly hitting my clit. I gasp. "Shh, baby. We have to be quiet out here."
I nod. "Okay." He positions himself behind me and he thrusts his full length into me at once. He reaches his arms around me and covers my mouth with his hand.
"Bite me if you need to." I nod and he begins to stroke me from the inside and I feel an orgasm coming on quickly. "Let it go, baby." He says and I bite down on his hand as my orgasm crashes over me. The pressure of the water on my sensitive clit is almost overwhelming, but oh so pleasurable.
He continues to fuck me through 2 more orgasms. "Come with me now, Ana." He says and my most intense orgasm of the night crashes over me and I feel him empty himself in my core as my insides milk him dry.
I finally release his hand from my mouth as my orgasm ends and he takes his hand away and he leans into me. "Would you like to move out of the path of the jet now, baby?"
"Yes, please." He chuckles lightly and kisses my neck as he pulls out. He pulls me away from the jet and turns me around to face him. He sits me down and then he sits between my legs and kisses me sweetly as he holds me firmly up against his body as we come down from our highs. "Thank you, Christian."
"Anytime, baby." He says and his lips crash into mine again. "How about we take this party back to bed, baby?" he whispers against my lips.
"Yes, let's do that." I reply and he gets up and picks me up and carries me out of the tub. He helps me to put my robe back on and he puts his back on as well. He leads me back to our bedroom and we take off our robes and he fucks me again before he says that we need our sleep and we fall asleep, safe and sated, in one another's arms.
The next morning, we get dressed and go out and order room service. We all eat breakfast together before we start our day. I notice that my dad won't make eye contact with me. "What's wrong, Daddy?" I ask.
He shakes his head. "I saw you guys went to the spa tub last night." Oh shit!
"Sorry, Daddy."
He shakes his head and looks up at me. "It will be okay. Some things are just hard to unsee." I giggle.
"I love you, Daddy."
"I love you, too, Annie."
Over the course of the next 2 months. The kids and adults all enjoyed our times in Bali.
There's a perfect mix of beaches and culture, and there's always something fun to do, from attending festivals to visiting water parks. The kids' favorite restaurant in the world is Cuca, near Jimbaran Beach. We visited a monkey forest in Ubud as well. The kids absolutely loved that.
The adults all got massages and it was just an amazing time altogether.
Whenever we land back in Seattle, it is late so we head straight back home. Dad takes Samantha out to the guest house after they thank us for taking them on this amazing vacation. We put the kids to bed and go to bed ourselves.
It's been a couple of weeks since we arrived home from our vacation in Bali. We are having our 3rd Gala tonight and we're currently getting ready.
My dress this year is an Aliyah Gown. The gown is a figure hugging, mermaid fit, strapless gown. The bodice has a V cut and is pointed. It has 3D sequins on a velvet back with a Power mesh lining. It is a deep red color. I'm in love with it. I'm also wearing black strappy 4-inch heels with it and a matching clutch which will hold my mace and phone, as usual.
We also invited Anton to the Gala. We don't know for sure if he will make it, but we haven't seen him in a while so, maybe, he will come.
Whenever I'm dressed, I apply light makeup. My hair is in an up do again this year. I carefully walk down the staircase because walking down stairs isn't exactly simple in this dress. At the bottom of the stairs, I see my husband waiting for me and his eyes widen whenever he sees me.
He approaches me because he sees my struggle and he takes my hand and helps me the rest of the way down the stairs. "You look exquisite, Ana. It seems that you get more beautiful every year." He says and I blush.
This is when I get a look at him in his perfect formfitting tuxedo. "You look quite handsome yourself there, Mr. Grey."
He smirks and we meet with the kids and let them know that we will be home tomorrow at the latest. Dad and Samantha come with us and we pile into the SUV and head to Grey's manor. We give everything one last look over and make a few minor tweaks before our guests arrive.
When guests begin to arrive, we greet everyone. I'm disappointed that Anton isn't here, but I have my husband and that's all that mattered. Mia completely ignored me whenever she went by me and she just hugged Christian.
Once at least most of our guests arrive, Christian and I go and give our speech as usual and we get the usual round of applause afterwards. We make our way back to our seats at the specified Grey's table. I'm sitting between Kate and Christian and Dad is next to Elliot with Samantha and Mia is next to Christian on the other side.
We share casual conversation and, yet again, Mia doesn't acknowledge anything I say. It isn't my fault that her husband left her. It's his fault. I don't now, nor have I ever, wanted to be with him.
We eat a delicious meal before the auction starts. Whenever we get to the first dance auction, it is for women again, married or not. We make our ways up to the stage and, again, I'm the first to be on the auction block. Christian bids a million and some stranger gets him to bid up to 10 million. Then there is the familiar voice of Anton. I smile. "15 million dollars!" he says and I look at my husband he has a smile on his face and winks at me.
Anton wins the bid and he comes up and helps me off the stage. "Thank you, Anton." I tell him.
"It's truly my pleasure Radost Moya." He says.
"So, I see that you like to make an entrance?" I ask.
He chuckles. "I do. How have you been? I heard about the wreck. I hope that you're okay."
"I'm good. I recovered from it nicely." He wraps his arms around me and hugs me.
"Good. I'm glad you're okay. I was so worried, but I couldn't come because of work." He says.
He finally lets go of me as my husband approaches. He claps Anton on the back. "About time you showed up." He tells Anton.
"I wouldn't miss the chance to see Radost moya in this fabulous dress." Anton answers. "You look absolutely stunning, Ana."
"Thank you." I reply. We watch the rest of the women get auctioned off and then whenever the first dance starts, Anton leads me to the dancefloor and he guides me around the dancefloor with graceful movements. "You're quite the dancer, Anton." I tell him.
"It's partly because of my dance partner." He says and I blush.
"Have you gotten yourself a sub yet? A man like you don't need to be lonely." I ask.
"Well, thank you for your kind words, Ana. I have toyed with a few submissives here and there, but I haven't committed to one. None of them can measure up to you."
I blush. "Aw, shucks. You know how to make a girl blush."
"Well, it's true. I mean that. You're a very special woman and Christian is exceedingly lucky to have you as his own."
"I think it's me that's lucky to have him."
"I don't know about that. He's a mess." I giggle.
"Aren't we all?" I ask.
"Fair point."
After the dance, he leads me off of the dancefloor and brings me back to my husband who gives me a sweet kiss. "Let's have a seat. Anton, you're with us again."
We follow Christian to our table and Anton sits on the opposite side of Christian. We catch up on what's happened since the last time that we were all together. That is, until Mia shows up. "You're in my seat." She tells Anton.
"Mia, I invited him to sit next to me. Have a seat on the other side of him." Christian says.
She nods and sits on the other side of Anton. She offers him her hand. "My name is Mia. What's your name?"
He takes her hand and shakes it. "My name is Anton."
"I like that name and I love that accent. What is that? Russian?"
"Yes, Mia. It's Russian."
"Would you like to dance with me?" she asks him.
He looks over at us and we just smile at him. I wonder if this is a tactic because she knows that he spent so much to dance with me. "Sure." He says and stands up and offers her a hand and leads her out to the dancefloor.
They dance together and then a slow song comes on and he wraps his arms around her waist, but keeps her at a distance and she wraps her arms around his neck. They look as though they are having a conversation and then I see his expression shift and he pushes her away after saying something and comes storming back over to us. He sits beside Christian again. "Who is that woman?" he asks.
"She's my sister. Why? What's wrong?" Christian asks.
"She started to say very unflattering things about Ana. She was so disrespectful. I'm sorry, Christian, but I don't want to be around her." Anton says.
Christian nods. "Understood. I was hoping that she was at least starting to get over her vendetta against Ana."
"Can you explain that to me? After we leave here, of course." Anton asks.
"We can explain that to you and we will." Christian says.
He nods. We continue to talk amongst ourselves until Mia comes back to the table. "Excuse me. I need to use the restroom." Anton says, obviously avoiding Mia. We nod as he walks away.
Mia sits down beside Christian. "What the fuck is that guy's problem?"
"You were being disrespectful of Ana and he doesn't want any part of that. You need to get over this vendetta you have against her." Christian says.
Mia scoffs. "Apparently, she has another man under her fucking spell. You really should leave the bitch, Christian."
"Mia, either you show some respect, or you should go home. I don't want to hear any more of your shit." Christian tells her.
"Christian…" she starts, but he cuts her off.
"This isn't up for discussion. Figure out what in the fuck is more important to you. Being here and being respectful to my wife, or going home."
She scoffs again. "Fine, I'm leaving. This cunt is trying to tear us apart, Christian, and apparently it's working."
"Mia, she isn't trying to tear us apart. She respects our relationship. It's you that's creating problems. You should really see Flynn again and get past your dramatic shit." Christian tells her.
Her mouth is open wide at this point. She abruptly stands and storms out of the tent. I take Christian's hand in mine. "It will be okay, Christian. I love you." I tell him.
"I love you, too, baby." He replies and he gives me a sweet kiss. After about 20 minutes, Anton still isn't back. "I'm going to go check on him and let him know that she left." I nod and he gives me another sweet kiss before heading out of the tent himself. I watch everyone enjoying their dances.