We slept all night with her pressed against my chest. My arm draped around her waist. She smells heavenly. I wake up wrapped around her. I slide out of bed and go to take a shower and get dressed. Today I'm helping Ana get her stuff from her house.

After I'm dressed I decide to wake her up. I kiss her forehead. "Wake up sleepyhead."

She slowly opens her eyes and groans. "Why?"

"Got to go pack your stuff remember?"

"Ugh. Let me get dressed."

I go downstairs to wait for her and arrange the moving truck to meet us at Ana's house.

She comes down dressed in a beautiful sun dress. "You look stunning Ana."

"Thank you." And she blushes.

Ana's POV

We arrive at my house and I immediately notice a strange car there. Christian walks me up to the door. "We need to be quiet. I have a feeling I'm gonna find someone Unexpected in here. Wait in the living room. Okay?"

I unlock the door quietly as possible and signal Christian to wait there. I slowly walk through the house towards the bedroom and hear talking inside. My husband and a woman. I listen.

"I'm so glad you finally dropped your wife. This has been the longest 3 years waiting to have you to myself Ethan."

"I had to do it for us baby. I haven't even been intimate with my wife in over a year. I've been saving myself just for you."

Oh this is just fucking ridiculous. I'm going in. I burst through the door.

"3 years huh?! And you left me because of her?! YOU LEFT BECAUSE YOU FOUND OUT IM FUCKING PREGNANT!! SO CLEARLY WE'VE BEEN INTIMATE THE LAST COUPLE MONTHS!! WE'VE HAD SEX DAILY UP UNTIL A FEW DAYS AGO WHEN YOU FOUND OUT I WAS PREGNANT AND FUCKING THREW ME OUT!!! NOW I KNOW THE REAL REASON WHY!!! FUCK YOU ETHAN!! GIVE ME A DIVORCE ASAP!! I'LL HAVE MY LAWYERS CONTACT YOU. I DON'T WANT SHIT FROM YOU EITHER!! I JUST WANT MY STUFF. Which leads me to why I'm here. If you and your whore wouldn't mind getting dressed and getting the Fuck out until I get everything of mine moved out, I'll be out of your hair. I will be waiting for your exit from here in the living room." I turn and storm into the living room and jump into Christian's arms sobbing.

"Shhh.. I heard everything. I got you." He says comforting me. I pull away because the awkward moment my husband and his mistress walk through the room is coming. They come into the living room and my husband stops in front of me.

"Don't take any of my shit. I cheated on you because she gave me what you couldn't, herself 100%. You have always had your heart elsewhere." He glares at Christian. "furthermore, I still want to know Avery but she isn't really my daughter anyways and I never wanted kids. I just wanted you. I don't want this baby. Raise it with Christian. I don't care. I will relinquish all my rights. I'll be back in 3 hours. I expect all your stuff to be gone. The care of yourself."

Him and his mistress walk out the door. I look at Christian, "Well, that takes care of that douche rag. Ugh. If we truly get together and you pull that shit I will rip your balls off. I promise."

"I wouldn't baby. You're safe with me."

"Let's get my shit out of here."

We pack all my stuff into the moving truck with an hour to spare. We make our way back to Escala where the movers move all my stuff to the guest room to store until we find something permanent.

I unpack a few essentials and head back to the bedroom and decide to lay down for a little while because I'm exhausted.

Christian's POV

I'm waiting in the great room for Ana to come back down from unpacking but there's nothing for an hour so I go up to check on her and find her peacefully asleep on the bed. I watch this sleeping beauty and wonder how anyone could ever do her so wrong. I also ponder on what Ethan said about me helping raise this baby and I'd honestly like to do that with her.

I decide to wake her up because she needs to eat. I walk over to her and sit on the edge of the bed and brush the hair off her face and kiss her forehead. "Wake up sleepyhead." Her eyes flutter open.

" Christian, what time is it?"

"Time for lunch, you need to eat and we need to pick up our daughter."

She smiles, "You said OUR daughter. I like that."

"Well it's true. Come." I stand and reach for her hand and pull her up. I pull her close and kiss her softly.

We walk downstairs into the kitchen where Gail has a beautiful dinner prepared.

"My dad is a lawyer who will most likely be able to help with your divorce to rush it along. He has connections."

"That would be great. I'm ready to just close this chapter of my life and move forward."

I grab her hand in mine. "And I'd like to be a part of your future if you will have me?"

"I think I'd like that." She leans over and kisses my lips softly.

"We should go. Avery will probably be wondering where we are. I'd like to spend some time with her today. Maybe we could go do something together today?"

"Lets do it."

We leave Escala headed to Bellevue to pick up my daughter. Our daughter. When we arrive Grace opens the door and envelops me in a kind hug. "It's great to see you again. Thank you for the beautiful granddaughter. She's a delight. She's been waiting for you."

We walk in the door and she runs into the room, "MOM!" and she gives me a big hug and holds on for a few moments. "I missed you but I love my new family!"

"That's great baby girl. Say hi to Daddy. I need to speak with Papa Carrick." I looks at Grace, "I need to speak to Carrick please."

"He should be in his office right through there."

"Thank you. Can you come help me Christian?"

We walk into Carrick's office together after knocking.

"Carrick, I need legal representation for an expedited divorce along with dissolution of parental rights against my husband. He actually requested the dissolution of parental rights. I need this on the grounds of 3 years of infidelity that I was just made aware of today. Also, after that's taken care of, I need to have Avery's name changed to Grey and Christian put on the birth certificate. How quick can we get this done?"

"This isn't going to be cheap." He says.

"I didn't figure it would be. I have savings I can pull money out of. Let me know your retainer fee if you can do this and let's get the ball rolling. I want this over with."

"It can be done by the end of the week as long as he cooperates. Do you think he will?"

"I know he will. Ask Christian. He heard everything he said today." He looks to Christian who nods.

"Okay. I can get started with paperwork now and file in the morning. Money can come after."

"Thank you Carrick you're the best. I need to hug you now." I walk around and give him a hug. I walk out of the office leaving Christian to talk to his Dad.

Christian's POV

I stay in the office to talk to my father after Ana leaves. I sit on the chair across from his desk.

"Do you want to be with her, Christian?" Dad asks.

"More than anything right now Dad. That's my daughter in there. And that's the woman I've been looking for the past 10 years. I slept next to her last night. Just slept but I had no nightmares for the first time since I can remember. She calms me and makes me a better person. The way Ethan talked to her today was awful, Dad. He told her to have me help raise this baby. She caught him in bed with a woman talking about the 3 year affair. He was waiting for an excuse to leave her. Pregnancy was a crappy way to do it but he said he didn't want kids with her."

"I will help her regardless of how you felt. I just wanted to know. She seems quite taken by you as you do her. I just wanted to know where you stood. She has been through what sounds like hell the last 3 days. Take things at her pace. She will probably need time."

"I know Dad. We've discussed this. She doesn't want to do anything until she's divorced because she's strongly opposed to infidelity and even if her husband cheated and put her out, she's still standing by that and I respect it."

"Good to hear son. Where is she living now?"

"Temporarily with me unless she decides to make it permanent but that's completely up to her. If it becomes permanent, I'm already in the market for a home on the sound. I think I'm going to get it either way but she deserves the world and her husband just shit on her."

"Well, treat her right and we look forward to getting to know our first granddaughter. We had a great night with her last night and today."

"I better get back out there with my family. I want to Take Them out on the Grace today."

"Sounds like a good plan. Have fun son. "

I leave the room in search of my family and find them out back in the gardens with everyone else.

I walk up behind her and put my arms around her waist and she jumps. "It's just me baby. You okay?"

"Long day. I'm ready for a bath and bed."

"So let's go get you that baby."

"Avery? Let's go honey. We can have a relaxing night at home."

"Okay Mom. I'm gonna tell everyone goodbye first." I nod.

We all make our rounds and she our goodbyes and head home. Ana falls asleep on the way Back to Escala.

She is still asleep when we get there so I scoop her up and carry her up the elevator and through the penthouse and lay her down on the bed and take her shoes off and cover her up. I spend the rest of the evening getting to know a lot about Avery. She is a very bright young lady as well as beautiful.

I decide to let Ana sleep through supper tonight since she ate some at my parents house so I have supper with Avery. We discuss what she's been doing and about school. Turns out she is intelligent and plays piano and guitar as well as sings. I have her play and sing a few songs for me and she is so incredibly talented for a 9 year old. She agrees to let me help her get stuff to decorate her room and get her school supplies and clothes. I just have to check with Ana and make sure she is okay with it.

We decide to do a few duets together. She gets out her guitar and I play piano. She's amazing. As we're performing I catch a glimpse of Ana watching with a grin on her face.

As we finish up she approaches. " That was amazing you two."

"Thanks Mom." Says Avery as she gives her mother a kiss and hug.

Ana comes over and gives me a hug and kiss on the cheek. We are keeping pda until the divorce because Avery doesn't quite grasp what's going on there yet.

"Ana, there are leftovers in the warmer. We ate without you because you had a hard day and needed sleep. After Avery goes to sleep, I need to discuss some things with you that I feel you need to know about my past. I need to be honest with you about everything."

"Okay I'll go eat." She says with a wink.

After she is done eating, we put Avery to bed. It's time for the talk I've been dreading. I'll start off with the discussion about Avery and the baby.

"Okay, I'm here. Let's talk."

"Okay. First, Avery. I'd like to take her shopping to decorate her room, get her clothes and school supplies. She wants to but I told her it was up to whether you were comfortable with it or not."

"She's your daughter so that's fine. Next?"

"Second, what Ethan said about me helping to raise this baby, I'd love to if you're okay with that."

"I'd like that. Next? You said something that you needed to tell me and it sounded like something you thought I'd have a problem with so please, enlighten me, Mr. Grey."

"You're right. This is the hard one. First I need you to understand what I'm about to tell you is far in my past. I haven't been into it since shortly after our encounter. " she nods.

"Before I met you I was involved in BDSM. Do you know what that is?"

"I do. Kate did an exposè about it before. Tell me more about your involvement and how hardcore you were and why you became involved in it."

"Okay. When I was 15, my mother's friend introduced me to it." She raises her hand to stop me.

"How old was this woman and what general things did she do to you?"

"She was 40 at the time and she beat and fucked me. I consented. She helped me through a hard time in my life and helped me gain control."

"Hold the Fuck up. A 40 year old woman, who also happens to be portraying herself as a friend of your mother, fucks and abuses you at JUST 15 years old and you want to come back with how she helped you? Did she also tell you your family wouldn't love you anymore if they knew and alienate you from family and keep you from having friends?"

"How did you?"

"She's a PEDOPHILE Christian! She didn't helped you. She fucked with your head and abused you. Are you still friends with her?"

"Yes but it wasn't like that I wanted it. I consented. It did help me gain control in my life."

"STOP CHRISTIAN!! Stop defending her and listen to me. Avery will be 15 in 5 years. If what happened to you happened to her but she felt it helped her, how would you see that?" Now that's a hard pill to swallow.

"FUCK!! I would kill someone." I sigh and put my head in my hands. "You're right. It was abuse. Fuck! And all these years she has been convincing me I'm her only friend and that I need her. She's been manipulating me since the day it started. How could I not have realized this? I feel like such a fool."

She puts her hand on my shoulder and brings me in for a hug. "Its not your fault Christian. Not one bit, you were a kid. She somehow knew about your troubles, probably from your mother and used them all to manipulate you. That's how pedophiles get to their prey. It isn't your fault. " She gives me a soft kiss on the lips and sits on my lap and holds me.

"Thank you for setting me straight on that. My parents will hate me if They knew."

"Nonsense. Your parents love you and they will see it like I do. You did nothing wrong. You just trusted the wrong person. That happens to everyone at some point. They will support you. Please believe me because it is true. When I was younger something bad happened to me. My Mom didn't believe me because he was her husband at the time but my father was there for me every step of my emotional healing. I'm not 100% yet but as a victim, I can't forget so it never will be 100%. Now tell me the rest of what I asked earlier please."

"Right. I was mostly into whipping and caning little brown haired girls like you. Not because of you but because they looked like my dead mother who was a crackwhore who ABUSED and neglected me as a child. Then she overdosed and abandoned me in doing so. I can't punish her so I punished them. She also let her pimp abuse me and he also put cigarettes out on my chest and back. This is why I have a fear of being touched on my chest and back."

She looks at me with sadness in her eyes, "Baby, I'm so sorry about your mother, I'm assuming it was your birth mother and you were adopted by the Greys." I nod. "Second, your past is your past. Everyone has one and we cannot change it. Do you have any desire to do it anymore?"

"Not at all since I met you. I did contract two after I met you because I was trying to get you out of my head but I couldn't even beat them because all I could think of was you so immediately terminated their contracts. I had a few one night stands after also but nothing helped. Since I met you, you're all I've been able to think about, Ana."

"Okay then. I don't mind kinky sex, not that I've had much. Ethan was all about missionary, dull as Fuck. But maybe someday we can do the pleasurable stuff you've learned. Nothing painful. Deal?"

"um.. yes. Two more things. One good, and one potentially not. First, I'm buying a house on the sound. If you are interested I'd like you and Avery and baby to live there with me. And if so, I want you to help design and decorate it. It has a meadow. Plenty of room to roam for kids."

"I'd like that. Please continue."

"I have a BDSM playroom upstairs. Don't worry it is locked securely but I'm having everything removed except some toys for us maybe but I'll have it redecorated."

"Thank you for telling me and being thoughtful. Avery doesn't need to stumble upon that. And please do keep some toys." She winks seductively.

"Wait. One more Thing. You will need security now. You and Avery. I have threats that come in on me occasionally because of my money and social status and need to keep you both safe."

"Okay, but out of sight. No need to freak out Avery."

"Deal. Now let's go to bed."

I carry her up to our room where we get dressed for bed and spoon until we fall asleep.