Author's note: Thank you to everyone for reading my story and your kind words. I'm still working on my grammar, but I know how hard it is to read something with errors; I went back to chapters 1 and 2 and fix my mistakes (hopefully I got them all). I'm planning to update every thursday night/ friday morning. Hope you enjoy this chapter. I'm planning on changing the years, this story it's going to be in 2018 and 2019. Ana is 23 years old and Christian is 29.

Chapter 3

"Anastasia?", I repeat.

"Yeah, I know, it's an uncommon name. Sounds like a princess, but you won't hear me say that again. Last time I'd say it, I'd had a bruise for weeks".

Elliot it's talking to me, but he's still looking at Taylor. He doesn't see the surprise and pain in my face.

He is having a baby whit Anastasia? whit my angel? Lest than a year was all it took for my brother to switch from blondes to brunets… Did he already fuck all the blondes in Seattle?

"You can find her right, Taylor? I'm mean, 'lil bro pays a lot for security, you must have eyes all over de city, right?".

Elliot finally looks at me.

"Yes, Taylor can find her", I turn around and see all the pieces of the puzzle on the floor. A thousand pieces on the floor, just exactly how I feel. But how the fuck this happen? I need answers.

"Sir, Welch just trace Miss Steele phone number. Looks like she's at the marina".

"Of course! how I didn't think of that? She loves to see the stupid boats. Thank you, Taylor. Do you know where exactly is she? can you keep tracking her? just in case she moves while I'm on my way?".

"Welsh can do that, sir. We could call you in case she…".

"No. We won't call him", I interrupt Taylor's plan.

"What the fuck bro? Please. I really need to find her. I'm so fucking worry".

"We'll go whit you", I say and turn to look at my brother, who's looking at me like he doesn't know me.

"You'll go?".

"Yes. You want to find her, right? This way, if you need help, we'll be there. Let's go".

I start to walk to the elevator while my brother and Taylor just look at each other.

"Are you two coming or what?".

Bout of them run to the elevator.

I'm in the back of my SUV while Taylor is driving and Elliot is following us in his jeep. I don't know what the fuck I'm doing. Maybe Flynn it's wrong and I'm really a sadist, what other explanation can there be? I'm going to look for the woman who's been in my dreams for the past year.

A woman who I swore I would see again only when I was good, when the purpose of my life was clear. Now, the only thing that's clear it's that she is going to have a baby. My brother's baby.

Well, in the end, she was meant to be in my life, just not the way I'd imagine.

We arrive at the marina and we park next to an old VW Beetle. I think I'd hear my brother said that she drives this car. It's doesn't look very safe. Fuck no, she can have my niece or nephew travel in that shit. I'll buy her a new car, a safer one.

Wait… can I do that? is it appropriate? If I where my brother, I wouldn't like for another man to buy my woman a car, that will be my job. Maybe I can persuade my brother to do that or maybe I can say it's a baby gif?

I'm thinking about stupid cars when I see my brother running from his car to the Beetle.

"Banana?". He yells.

Banana? who the fuck it's Banana?

"Where are you, Banana?".

I get out of the SUV when I hear the most beautiful voice in the world.

"Elliot?"

"Oh, thank fuck".

There she is. Confused like the day at my office. Looking at my brother and ignoring that I'm standing right here. Just like that day.

"Why haven't you answered your phone? I have been calling you, I'd been looking for you". Elliot it's now hugging her.

"I'm sorry, I didn't know what to do. I need time to think".

"And you couldn't think at my house? I'd been so fucking worry".

"Stop yelling at me, Elliot".

"Stop doing stupid things".

"Says the king of stupid things. How did you find me?".

"My brother help me. Well, his minions did", Elliot points.

I walk close to them and she turns to look at me.

Man, my memory didn't do her justice. Her eyes just trap me, there are so blue and big, but I can tell she's been crying.

"Hi, I'm Christian", I extend my hand.

"Hello. I'm Ana. Well, Anastasia, but please, call me Ana". It looks like she's nervous.

She lets go of my hand and turns to look at my brother.

"You didn't have to bother your brother, I was going to call you in the morning".

"In the morning? where were you planning to spend the night?".

"In Wanda".

Wanda? Who the fuck is Wanda? is she with someone else? I don't see anyone else around.

"The car? Come on Ana, it's really dangerous for you to spend the night in your car, alone, in the marina. Especially when you could go to my house".

"I didn't want to bother your, Elliot. Besides, I didn't knew what Kate told you".

"Banana, first of all, we are friends. No matter what. Bro's before ho's".

Ana giggles at that. Come on! there must be something about her that not attractive. Why can't she snore or something?

"You do realize that I'm a woman, right?".

"And do you realize that we're in 2019, gender it's just a label society puts to control us".

"You know that's a stupid argument. Like you say, it's 2019, it's fine if you admit I'm your best friend".

"No! That sounds so lame. I'm a man, Banana. I don't have best friends, I don't pinky promise shit. I have bros. And you're one of them".

"Whit that, you just kill you're 'gender it's a label' comment".

Am I still drunk? I'm standing right next to them, but it feels like I'm no longer here. They are ignoring me. I turn to look at Taylor, just to make sure he's near and can see me.

"Sir, I just inform Welsh we found Miss Steele, and that we won't be needing his service for the rest of the night. Unless there's something you need?".

I am here!

"Thank's Taylor. Tell Welsh that be all for the night".

Taylor just nods and walks to the SUV.

"… so I got to the apartment and I couldn't open the door. I was so tired. I knock but nobody opened. I call Kate, but she didn't answer. I didn't know if she was whit you. But then she just texts me. She says that I will be able to come back to the apartment when I came to my senses and do what I agreed. But I can't do that, El".

Anastasia is crying again. Damn it! I want to comfort her, but I don't think my brother will appreciate that thought.

"Fucking Kate! what was she thinking? of course you can't keep your word. I mean, you never really agreed to do it, and even if you did, no one can force you to do something you don't want to".

Elliot it's pacing all over the place while the angel cries. What an idiot. He can have her in his arms, but no.

I approach Anastasia slowly and hand her my handkerchief.

"Thank you", she looks surprised that I'm still here. To be honest, I am too. Flynn and I will have to talk about the whole sadist thing again.

"I'm sorry your brother drag you at this hour to look for me".

"Don't mention it. At least this time was for a good reason. One time, when we were kids, he convinces me to wake up in the middle of the night to go to the kitchen and steal some brownies my mom had bake, but we weren't the only ones to think about it. We caught my dad whit a brownie in his mouth and another one in his hand. He told my mom we were the ones who took the two missing brownies. That day I stopped trusting Elliot".

She starts to giggle and I think like I can feel some kind of hate towards my brother.

"I don't trust your brother either when it comes to food".

I smile at her and she smiles back. Elliot breaks the peace when he approaches us with his phone in the hand.

"Kate isn't answering his phone. But she will hear me in the morning".

"Who's Kate?".

"My roommate".

"My girlfriend".

Anastasia and Elliot say at the same time.

"What?".

"Well, she'll be my ex-girlfriend if she doesn't explain herself tomorrow".

"And considering that she'd kick me out, I guess she is now like my ex-roommate".

I am pretty sure I'm looking more confused now. Girlfriend? Aren't Anastasia and Elliot together? I mean, their having a baby… unless they were having an affair. That will explain why that girl it's mad.

"We should go. It's super late and we need to talk. Bro, thank you so much for your help. Please, thank Welsh and Taylor for me. I'll give you a call tomorrow to talk about your castle, ok?". He then turns to Anastasia. "Let's go, Banana. You're staying at my house.

"Thank you, Elliot. And you too, Mr. Grey".

"Please, call me Christian. After all, we are going to be a family".

"Excuse me?".

"What? Bro, what are you talking about?".

"I was referring to the baby… Congratulations, by the way".

Anastasia looks at me like I grow another head.

"Bro, the baby it's not mine.