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Ana

Grace helps me bathe the twins with me having dismissed Gail to be with Taylor for the evening. It's nice to spend some time with my mother-in-law away from her husband and my own.

"How do you think the kids will handle the changes?" She asks as we crouch at opposite ends of the bath just watching the girls playing with their toys.

"I don't know. Teddy and Phoebe will take it harder than these two." I sigh, I know they're not going to be at all pleased.

"Are you going to tell them what's going on?" Grace asks, I know what she's referring to, she wants to know if we'll tell them about what happened ten years ago.

"I don't think so. Christian and I haven't really had the chance to go into detail about this properly. Now he's done hiring the new security team it's something we're going to have to do. It's bad enough that my kids have to be used to having a member of security with them wherever they are at a distance always of course but now they're going to have two, one of which will be as close as is suitable at all times." I sigh and rub my hand over my forehead. I can't begin to try and comprehend how the kids are going to take this.

"What about you?"

"Security is nothing new to me Grace. I didn't ever get the choice about it and we were having issues with a psycho with an obsession with Christian at the start of our relationship, security for my safety was thrust upon me with me having no say on the matter, the kids will adjust. Now let's get you girls all washed up and in your jammies." My voice changes to a happy light tone when I talk to my kids, they're not too young that they wouldn't work out that there is something serious going on.

Christian

My father and I sit in the living room waiting for our wives to join us. Phoebe and Teddy have both retreated down to the basement to play for an hour and a half before its bed time which will give us plenty of time to talk when the women make an appearance.

My father appears tense. I know he blames himself some for what happened with Jack Hyde's parole but I don't blame him, he did everything he could within the law and still he failed, which of course my father is not used to, he's a damn good lawyer and gets good results in most cases.

"Mia's furious with you." He eventually says.

"I'm not surprised but she should be staying as distressed as possible." I reply, Mia's eight months pregnant with her first daughter and the last thing she needs is stress.

"Well that's not easy for her with how terrified she is and always has been of Jack Hyde. He put Ana and Mia through hell."

"You don't need to remind me." I grunt through gritted teeth, Jack Hyde put us all through hell.

"Well you need to talk to her Christian, calm her fears some because you know she's always listened to you." Dad sighs, it's true. Mia has always listened to me even though she's thirty two and married with a family of her own now.

"As long as she doesn't fight me on the security of the boys we should be ok." I reply quietly. "They all need to be safe."

"You should talk to the boys too, they won't understand." Dad points out, Mia's two children are only four, of course they won't understand I don't know how the hell he expects me to make them understand when I'm going to have a hard enough time trying to make Teddy and Phoebe understand who are a little older and are used to security around them.

We both fall quiet as Mom and Ana come in. I instantly pour them both a glass of wine and they settle on alternate couches, Ana with me and Mom with Dad. Ana cuddles up into my side and I wrap my arm around her gently, she is my world, my reason for living and the small thought of something threatening her brings my worst fears alive.

"So Christian, how much of a threat do you think Hyde is?" Mom wastes no time in asking.

"I have no idea, he's made no direct threats but he's a dangerous man." I reply. "I would just prefer not to take any risks and that's why the added security. We don't any repeats of last time." Ana shivers beneath my hand and I give her a small squeeze hoping to bring her semblance of comfort.

"So he could do us all a favour and leave the state?" Dad asks.

"Yes." I admit that's a possibility, one I hope will become a reality but I'm not holding out for much. "I have a team already on him, tracking his every movements, I'll know where he is every minute of every hour."

"So you'll know if he decides ten years in prison was more than his fair share and decides to become a law abiding citizen?" Mom asks quietly, I know she's terrified, she can't hide it like Dad can, heck, even Ana is better at hiding it than Mom.

"Yeah Mom, I'll know and if that's the case then we'll loosen the security and go back to our lives properly but until then security is going to be tight, that means no charity functions no galas nothing until we know what his plan is if anything." Mom just nods her head in a small agreement with me, I know the Coping Together gala is in a couple of weeks but it will have to be cancelled for the first time ever and I hate doing that to Mom it's just that we can't take any risks.

Ana

After Teddy and Phoebe have said goodbye to their grandparents I say my own goodbye and head upstairs with them. I check in on the twins in their pink, violet and mint green fairy bedroom and find them both fast asleep in their toddler beds before heading to make sure my other two are in their respected rooms getting ready for bed.

They both have their own en suites. The independence they have is sometimes shocking but while Phoebe will have a night time bath Teddy prefers a shower and while Phoebe will cuddle down in bed with a story book Teddy will get out one of his textbooks and do some studying before going to sleep. They truly are their own unique persons and I have loved every minute of watching their personalities grow. Once I know they'll be in bed I slip in to say goodnight to each of them before going to get on with my own night time routine.

Christian and I seriously need to talk. He kept me in the dark about having a team on Hyde and he has to understand he can't keep me in the dark about any of this as it concerns not only me but our children too. How many new security personnel has he hired and what exactly will they be doing? We have a really long day tomorrow with our usual Sunday playing out so what does that mean for me? Will Teddy still be allowed to go over to the Harrison's? Is Phoebe still having her father all to herself this morning like planned? Am I allowed to go and meet Hannah and her three year old James in town or do I have to change everything in order to suit into his new scheme?

I finish off in the shower and head off to find him. It doesn't take long to track him down in the study and I knock on the door like I would if he was the principal and I was in trouble.

"Ana?" He asks when I open the door cautiously, I know he isn't in a great mood after answering all of his parents questions.

"I was just wondering if you're coming to bed any time soon." I explain my reasons for bothering him, I can see he's stressed and tired but I also know by the laptop and papers strewn everywhere that he's got a lot of work to do.

"I'm going to do a little more of this." He explains nodding his head towards the computer. "You go up though."

"Ok, just don't forget you're having Phoebe to yourself all morning and you promised she was allowed to teach you how to make butterfly cupcakes." I reply, sometimes he has a memory like a sieve.

"You're going ahead with all your plans tomorrow?" He asks looking particularly disgruntled.

"Until I know Jack Hyde is a genuine threat I'm going to keep our lives as normal as I can. When and if you have proof Jack Hyde is coming for us I'll tighten up the kids activities but until then I'm keeping their lives as normal as I possibly can. I'm allowing the additional security, even on our kids when they're on their play dates but can you imagine having to tell Teddy that he's not allowed to the Harrison's tomorrow to play with Jake? Or telling Phoebe that you can't help her make butterfly cupcakes?" His face alone tells me that answer. "And I'm not doing that to them, not when they have to adjust to other changes in their lives."

"Ok." He sighs though he looks more like he wants to argue. "You're taking the girls with you to meet Hannah?"

"Yes, then I'll collect Teddy from the Harrison's and take him to soccer practise you'll meet me there with Phoebe and while you watch Teddy play I'm taking Phoebe to dance then we'll have a late dinner." Our weeks are planned every Sunday usually, we have a damn board in the kitchen with everyone's schedules in marker pen from week to week but of course with everything going on I'm truly not surprised at Christian forgetting what all the kids were doing.

"Ok, I'll be up in a little while."

"Don't work too hard." I reply before leaving.

As I trudge up to bed I know Christian won't be up any time soon and that I'll fall asleep without him by my side which is even now a rare occurrence, he's never let work be more important than me or the kids ever but of course I know he's not working on anything from GEH in the study right now, he's working on our Jack Hyde issue.