I feel a little chilly in this hospital gown so my 'chauffeur' picks up a blanket from store to put around my legs. We arrive at Christian's room, Grace is chatting to another doctor but she smiles as I am wheeled past. Elliot is sitting beside Christian who is looking quite pale, sore and grumpy.
"Hey Christian, how are you? You gave me a fright there for a while" I smile a reassuring smile but he looks puzzled.
"Elliot, who is this?" I swear I stop breathing at that moment.
"It's Ana, your fiancée and mother of your unborn children" Elliot looks at me with concern.
"But I am not getting married and certainly never having children" he snaps.
"Ok, I will be right back Christian. Ana come with me please" Elliot turns my chair and we go outside the room.
"What's happened to him Elliot?" I feel extremely insecure right now; he didn't recognise me at all.
"Mom, Christian doesn't recognise Ana" I note a small hint of panic in his voice.
"It's ok Elliot, Ana but we will send him for a CT scan to make sure nothing is bleeding in his brain. It's not uncommon for temporary amnesia after head injuries so don't worry too much" Grace doesn't look too concerned which is once again very reassuring.
"Ana, do you want me to take you back to your room, I think it will be a while until he comes back from the scan and you are looking tired"
"Thanks Elliot, I guess there is not much point in waiting here and this chair is painfully uncomfortable" I admit "but you must promise me that you or Grace will come tell me any news, wake me up if you have to"
"I wouldn't want to wake you Ana, you need rest" I glare at him.
"I fall asleep at the drop of a hat Elliot so wake me" I stress.
"Ok Ok I will" he smiles as we arrive at my room for the night "Is Kate and my Mom ok?" I feel guilty for not asking sooner.
"Your Mom wanted to come down here but Frank managed to stop her and Kate is fine" Thank goodness he stopped her as I certainly couldn't cope with her loudness and demands tonight.
"Thanks Elliot, speak to you soon, right?" I remind him.
He smiles "yes Ana yes, goodnight" I lay back on my pillows and try to get comfortable and I must do because the next thing I am aware of is being gently awoken by Grace.
"Is everything alright? Is Christian going to get his memory back?" I sit up as quickly as I can.
"He's fine Ana, no bleeding or swelling in his brain so the chances are the amnesia is temporary" I sigh in relief and lie back against my pillows.
"Now I suggest you go back to sleep Ana and you may be able to come home tomorrow and Christian too" I obey doctor's orders and fall back asleep in a moment.
The morning starts early with obs, blood and urine tests and blood pressure again but most importantly-breakfast! I am famished now that my nausea has subsided again. Grace checks over my notes and although my blood pressure is down but not normal I can leave hospital as long as I stay with her and Carrick for the time being.
"How's Christian this morning?" I ask quietly.
"He is good, he has eaten breakfast and is as keen to leave as you" we laugh together.
"What about his memory?"
"Why don't we go and see now?" Grace helps me into the wheelchair and off we go again. We pass Alex in the corridor,
"Morning Miss Steele, I see I have been made redundant in my chauffeur job" he laughs as do I when he passes.
"Knock, knock Christian, look who is here to see you" Grace and I beam.
"Hey baby, what a pair eh. Are the babies alright?" I nod and then start to cry "What's the matter pumpkin? Mom! Is something wrong with Ana or the babies?" he is getting frantic and trying to move in bed to comfort me.
"No Christian, calm down, everything is fine; Ana just had a shock when she saw you carried off the boat and into the ambulance and also you didn't recognise her last night when she came to see you" his eyes widen.
"I didn't?" he questions "but why would I not recognise her Mom?"
"The bump on your head caused temporary amnesia, your scan was fine though, no lasting damage but you will feel stiff, have a headache for a few days and you need dressing changes so you are both going to stay with us at home for a few extra days, Ok?" Not that she gave us much choice I chuckle.
"I feel fine Mom, it's really not necessary" Graces face changes and becomes stern looking.
"Christian, I am your Mother and your doctor so I want you at home where I can fuss over you as only a mother can and treat you like a doctor should" Can't argue with that.
"Ok Mom, I won't argue with you" he has a loving look on his face.
"Good, because your security team have been told under no circumstances are they to take you anywhere" Bless Grace, she thinks of everything.
"How's Dad?" he looks sheepish, like he has only just remembered Carrick was injured too.
"Fine, sore but fine, he rested at home last night. It's Ok Christian you were confused and disorientated last night" It's as if Grace can read his thoughts but he visibly relaxes when he knows everyone is good.
"If you eat your breakfast and feel ok in a couple of hours I am happy for you both to come home, now I must go and attend to my smaller patients" With a smile and a wave Grace is gone, leaving us alone to talk to each other for the first time in nearly 24 hours.
"Hey, sorry if I frightened you baby" I am still wiping my eyes when he leans over and kisses me before realising that his head is actually hurting.
"Ow, ok Mom was right, it hurts" I chuckle "Don't laugh" but he is smiling as he said it.
"Oh, sorry I am not laughing but I have never seen you with a headache or anything before" he agrees "but anyways you need to eat breakfast or Grace won't let us come home" A couple of hours pass and we have been chatting about everything and anything when Grace comes in at the end of her shift and completes our discharge paperwork, writes prescriptions and calls a porter to help get us both to the car.
"Ah Miss Steele, you are leaving us I see, well I hope you had a pleasant stay" Alex mutters as we go down the corridor, I dread to think what Christian's face is like. He is being pushed by Grace; Taylor meets us at the exit.
"Good to see you Miss Steele, Mr Grey" he smiles "Mr Grey, I will take you home"
"Ana dear, you can come with me, I think they have something to talk about" she takes my arm and helps me into the car and we set off for home.
Elliot, Mia and Kate come to the cars as we pull up, Elliot and Mia go to Christian first and Kate comes over to me.
"Ana, so glad you are back" as she pulls me into a bear hug. Mia, Elliot and Christian come over and more hugs and words of welcome flow but it feels so good to be missed and given such a nice welcome back. I mouth to Kate, 'where's Mom?' she nods her head in the direction of the house and half rolls her eyes. I am disappointed but not surprised that she hasn't come out to see everyone. Once in the house, Christian settles into a chair and Mia puts a footstool underneath his leg for comfort, Carrick comes into the conservatory, his arm in a sling an very occasionally looking painful. I sit in the lazy boy and my Mom then makes her entrance
"Oh Ana, darling, I have been so worried that I got a migraine and had to lie down in the dark but I am glad you are alright" sniffing and dabbing her nose. Frank looks decidedly embarrassed beside her.
"Christian, I hope you are feeling better too" she says to him in a kind of 'I have to be polite I suppose' way.
"We're fine Carla, thanks for your concern" I think everyone but her picked up on the sarcasm in his voice as she smiles sweetly at him.
"Tea anyone?" Mrs Logan has entered the room with a tray laden with cups, tea and some biscuits which is great timing as breakfast seemed a long time ago and I am gasping for a drink. I practically dive on the tray and Kate is not far behind me, we go for the same biscuit and end up in fits of laughter when Elliot quips about not getting in the way of a pregnant woman when food is around but when there are two pregnant women don't expect anything to be left. Kate looks most indignant and throws a cushion at him in mock annoyance but that succeeds in breaking the tension again.
Mom and Frank decide to leave shortly afterwards and I am a bit relieved to be honest, I mean things could have been worse but I wish she would lighten up a little, she would be a much nicer person if she did. I kiss her goodbye and tell her I will call soon, safe trip home and the same to Frank.
Kate and Elliot also make a move, Kate is getting tired, it's a little way home and they both have work tomorrow. I give Kate a huge squeeze; promise to look after myself and I will call in a day or two to keep them in the loop.
I have called Christian's PA Vicky and my PA Sophia and briefed them on the situation and that neither of us will be at work probably for the next week. Knowing Christian he will want to go to work tomorrow but I am sure Grace and I can persuade him otherwise. Both PA's have promised to keep us informed and documents can be faxed if urgent to Grey Manor for our attention.
The next week passes with relaxation, food, short walks and TLC. Christian as I suspected is getting fidgety and wants to get back to Escala and the office even though Vicky and Sophia have done a wonderful job in keeping up with things. There are and always inevitably be things they can't do so I promise we will try and come in to the office early next week.
His burns are looking good and no sign of infection and my obs have been good so Grace agrees to let us go home. Taylor will drive as usual, Sawyer will be directly behind and Peters surveying the surrounding roads. Much as I am sorry to leave, it will be nice to be home, we have Gail to help us if we need, I have promised to take it easy and make sure Christian has his dressings changed on time.
"Thank you for everything Grace, it's been lovely and sorry for the trouble and hassle we caused" I hug her.
"Don't be silly dear, I have loved looking after you two and I hope we can see each other again soon" Christian comes out on his crutches, he has mastered them quite quickly, he just hates that they slow him down.
"Bye Mom, bye Dad, how about a hug Mia?" Christian says as she tries to gently hug him without toppling him over.
I hug Grace, Carrick gently and wish him a speedy recovery and Mia gets a squeeze as she tells me to look after her nieces, nephews or both as well as myself and Christian.
The journey home is uneventful until Taylor's phone rings.
"This is Taylor" someone is obviously talking on the other end and I watch as his brow furrows.
"Are you sure?" he says
"Thanks I will inform Mr Grey" inform him of what?
"What's that about Taylor?" Christian asks. Yes I want to know too.
"Do you want to do this in private sir?" Taylor gently asks.
"No it's fine, just tell me" he barks
"The Mia was sabotaged Mr Grey" What?!
A/N: Don't worry. Amnesia thing has been done before, no one is going to loose their memory. Hope you are enjoying the story so far and let me know your feedback.