Chapter Thirty-Seven

Elena is in jail for assault and attempted murder and we have gotten word that she did something bad in jail and got an added sentence on her jail time. This news reached us and Grace and Carrick finally came to hear of this and were shocked at Elena's actions and were glad Christian did everything to protect me. Grace looks sad that she lost a friend but to Grace, family always comes first and everything else second even her job in some cases.

Now as for Christian and me we've been working month in and month out for the past six months and we are preparing for our baby's arrival. Yes, Christian is still freaked out about being a father but then again so am I about being a mother. With all the things we've been through in our lives already, I just want to be the best mother to our kids and not be a shitty none engaging mother to any of my kids. It is Friday, afternoon at two PM when were shown into my woman doctor's office for my six almost seven months check up. He asked me a handful of questions and shown me to his examination table. He squirted on some of that ice cold jelly on my stomach and searched and searched looking for anything he'd notice.

'Okay, see over here it shows you that you are having a boy.' Christian smiled kissing my fingers as we kept looking at the screen.

'A boy Mr. Grey. Two Grey men in the house. Heaven help me.' My doctor chuckled as he wipes my belly clean of jelly.

'You better watch out Mrs. Grey, we can team up on you now.'

'Well, you first have to catch me.' I smiled up at him.

'Easily, my sweet Ana.' We had some playful banter as I got dressed again and joined my doctor at his desk. He wrote in my growing folder. Afterward, he sent us on our way. Well, Christian is driving with me back to Grey Publishings.

'So a boy Mr. Grey, what would you like to call him? Raymond Carrick Grey?' I suggested.

'I don't know Mrs. Grey? I've always like the name Teddy or Theodore?'

'Theodore Grey. Like your grandfather Theodore?' I asked testing the name, then nod my head at the nice sound of it.

'In a way yes. If it wasn't for grandpa Grey I would haven't been where I am today if he didn't believe in me. So yes in honor of grandpa Grey.'

'Well, I like it. Okay, mommies little blip daddy just gave you a name and a really pretty one. Theodore Grey.' I rubbed my belly where he kicked me.

'Mr. Grey, Jack Hyde has been spotted at Grey publishings and Grey house in the span of an hour ago.' Taylor let us know while he drove us.

'What?' He looked at me and I tense up. 'Ana, you can't go back to the office now. If you still want to work you can work from home. I don't want you and Teddy in any kind of danger if we can prevent it in any way possible.' He spoke and in the span of a millisecond, he is all tense and on edge.

'Fine. But what about my clients tonight?' I asked.

'Can't you reschedule them with someone else and just take a night for yourself.' He pulled me closer and held me to his side.

'I can see what I can do.' I got on the phone and told Becca the story and she assured me she'll take care of my clients and I take as much time as I need to sort out this threat. She even assured me to get extra security on the property to keep everyone safe at all times. We got home and Sawyer and Ryan came down to help me up to the penthouse. Christian got a few important meetings uptown Seattle at 'Ship Sails' and 'Blossom Tech.' he can't reschedule. So Taylor and Prescott go off with Christian while I get back to work in the library. Gail later came to ask me how the ultrasound had gone. I told her we are going to have a cute little boy. She was thrilled and skipped off to go make me some herbal tea. I start to work on my hoards of emails and got lost in my work.

I was in the middle of a new manuscript when Sawyer and Ryan came running into the library.

'What is going on?' I asked holding my baby.

'Someone just used the service elevator ma'am and he is avoiding the cameras in the elevator. Come with us, please ma'am.' Sawyer took me and Gail to the panic room in the security room and lock us in. We sat down waiting. Hour one and we're still waiting. We can't hear anything that is going on.

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Hour three and the door finally slides open and Christian step in all messy with his shirt and jacket ripped on the pocket and the one sleeve. He is bleeding and look disoriented.

'Ana? Ana, are you okay baby? Gail you?' He asked helping me to my feet.

'We are fine. What happened to you love?' I asked cupping his face.

'Oh, we got here after my meetings and on our way up. We stepped off the elevator while Sawyer and Ryan tie Jack up in a chair by the double glass doors when he jumped up and tackled me tied up, the way you would in football. I pushed him off me and then since he clearly has some kind of a vendetta against me. So I told Sawyer and Taylor to let him loose so I can kick his ass with all the moves Claude taught me over the years and we fought it all out and I came out on top. Taylor and Sawyer tie him back up after I knocked his ass out and the police just took him away to jail. I do think I broke his lift leg in our fight.'

'Good. Someone needed to teach that dick a few lessons. Now come let me take care of you, Mr. Grey.' I took him to the bathroom and got all the cuts on his face disinfected with the first aid kit we have. 'I think the cut above your eye needs some stitches, Mr. Grey.'

'You're the doctor, Mrs. Grey.' He pulled me closer.

'Are you okay, Ana?'

'Sawyer and Ryan worked overtime to protect me. I am more than fine promise. It is you I am more worried about.' I dab some disinfectant on his cuts and he pulled a face when it stung a bit. 'I'm sorry...'

When I got most of the blood stopped I drove Christian with some of our security to the hospital. We got there and Grace was working in the emergency room tonight.
'What happened?' She asked when she saw us.
'Christian defended us with his fists tonight.' I aired while Grace looked from me to Christian.

'What?' She turned his face this way and that to see the damage done.
'Jack Hyde showed up and Christian just got home and they went at it in hand on hand combat and he kicked Jack's ass. But in return, he gave Christian a few blows of his own.'
'It looks more like he wrestled a porcupine, and look at your hand's sweetheart.' Grace took her son's hand to examine it. I took a seat while Grace and a cute nurse work their magic on Christian to stitch him up.

Our boy is kicking me senseless tonight. I rubbed my baby bump.
'Ana honey you okay?' Grace asked while she got the last stitches looped through the cut above his eye.

'I don't know. He is so busy tonight?'

'I'm sorry he?' She asked with a smile.

'Yes, grandma we're having a boy and Christian already picked a name.'

'Oh, what is it?'

'Theodore Grey.' Christian tried to smile as he told his mother our babies name.

'Oh, that is a lovely name. You named him after grandpa?'

'Yes.' I smiled at them. Then out of nowhere the weight of the baby gave me needle-like pains at the bottom of my belly. So bad that it almost took my breath.

'Baby?!' Christian jumped up and were at my side in a heartbeat.

'Oh, darling. Slow easy breaths.' Grace helped me and got my woman's doctor here to look me over. Fifteen minutes later, my OB-gyn showed up just as the needle pain started to let go a little. He did an ultrasound on little Teddy to make sure he was fine. He was perfectly alright. Big relieve there. After Christian and I been cared for, we were driven home by Taylor.

They gave Christian a shot with a cocktail of medicine in it. We barely walked back in at home when Christian was in bed fast asleep. My perfect man, thank you for looking after us so well. I kissed the side of his head then waddle off to the bathroom to take a shower. After my nice shower did I got dressed for bed and walked over to the kitchen in search of something to eat. I found ingredients to make a nice sub sandwich with a tall glass of milk. I sat in the TV room watching something on the movie channel.

Becca later called to give me an update on the things at the club and Milady's. It's all running smoothly now. The nightclub is hoping we have a famous DJ booked for every end of the month for the next up and coming months to get more feet through our doors.

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A month skate by and I was heading home from the nightclub where I made the rounds and greeted a few famous faces. Some of the Seattle's Seahawks players are having a birthday bash here tonight and the girls are crowding all over them. I had a few booked sessions with my high-end clientele Mr. Demengez and then there was a Louise Kingsley who drove all the way up from Portland Milady's so I can work him over for two hours. Being at the end of my eighth month I am so exhausted that I can just curl up here in the car and sleep until tomorrow night. Sawyer woke me when we arrived at Escala and we stood waiting at the elevator when Leila jump out from a hidden spot in the garage, pointing a gun at us.

'Master treats you different. What do you have that I don't?' She spoke while she sways on her feet still keeping the gun on us.

'Leila. It is Leila right?' I spoke up. She nods her head.

'Do you want to see master. He is right upstairs. Come now let's go see master together.' I played her and she looked at me all shocked and lowered her gun to the floor sliding it back in her jacket pocket closes too me. The elevator arrived and we all got inside. I helped her inside. Gosh, she stinks. When was the last time she took a bath? I slip my hand as gentle as I could in her jacket pocket and took the gun from her. I slip the gun into Sawyer's jacket pocket. We arrived at the penthouse and I we all step out and I gave her a karate chop right at the back of her head and knock her out. Sawyer ran and got Taylor and Ryan to help him get her to John Flynn.

'Ana? What is going on?' Christian jogged over when he saw us. I rubbed my sore hand I knock Leila out with.

'We got here and Leila jumps out from somewhere and held a gun on us and so before things could get ugly I invented her up here to see master Grey. Without any argument, she followed us up here. I stole her gun from her jacket and gave it to Sawyer and when we stepped out I knocked her unconscious so Flynn can take her away to a mental facility that can get her the help she needs.' I lay out the story for him. He steps closer and cupped the small of my neck just looking at me.

'Thank you for understanding that Leila needs help. Since we found out last week the real situations around Leila Williams and how sad her life has turned out. Her family I talked to were rather desperate to find her and she just keeps crawling deeper into the dark where no one can find her and now finally after months of searching she finally crawls out of the woodworks.' We sat down on the couch in the great room where Christian got the gas fireplace going. It is really nippy tonight. It started to rain outside and Gail got my dinner heated in the kitchen with a nice cup of tea for me on the side. John Flynn showed up and gave Leila a sedative to keep her in a sleep state till he can get her to the facility that will help her.

Christian came to sit with me while I ate and the last of our threats were taken care of. The relieve on my handsome man's face spoke volumes. I could only manage half my plate of food and store the rest in the fridge. I drank my tea.

'You okay Ana?'

'Yes, I am. I am however relieved that the last of our threats are out of the way and taken care of. Now only bright happy cheerful days ahead for us Mr. Grey.'

'Yes, I fully agree. How was the club tonight?'

'Oh, the music was hopping and the crows outside were pushing and shoving to get in.'

'Goodness, Mrs. Grey my super successful business wife. It is so hot to think about.' He kissed my fingers. I finished my tea and we go off to take a nice bath together. After our bath, we got dressed for bed and climb into bed dead on our feet. My head barely hit my pillow when I was fast asleep.

A powerful pain woke me from my sleep. I switch my nightstand light on and pulled the bedding away and saw that my water has broke in my sleep and I woke Christian up that were lightly snoring in his sleep.

'Christian. Christian, wake up handsome time to become a daddy.' I cooed him awake and still he is sleeping. 'Christian!' He fell out of bed and took in fight stance the second he came to.

'What's going on?' He asked faggy.

'Time to become a daddy.' I breathed through the ton of pain I'm in sweat is dripping from my face.

'Oh, god.' He jumps to attention and ran around our room getting dressed and grabbed my packed hospital bag. I wrap my robe around myself and off Ryan and Taylor raced us to the hospital. At the hospital the pulled my filled out folder and rushed me off to the maternity wards. A doctor Greene came swaying into my room and had a look at me.

'How long have you been in labor Mrs. Grey?'

'I don't know doctor, I was really in a deep sleep when I woke up in labor. So it could be half an hour or two hours I don't really know.'

'Okay. The only reason I am asking is that you only need a couple more contractions since I can already slight see your babies head.' Christian walked in after talking to someone outside my room. He took my hand and kissed my fingers.

'How is things looking here?' He asked rubbing my damp hair back.

'You'll be a daddy before the sun is up today Mr. Grey.'

'How can that be?'

'Doctor Greene here just looked at me and said I only need a few more contractions to start working really hard to have Teddy in our arms.'

'Thank you, Ana, for making everything so much better.'

'You are welcome, love.' Another wave of pain grips me and I held on to Christian's hand as I rode out the pain after pain. It is four-twenty AM and I am working on bearing down bringing out baby into the world with Christian's help. He records Teddy's birth on a video recorder he bought for this occasion. It took me forty minutes to have Teddy in my arms. The second they lay Teddy in my arms did it start to pour down outside. Teddy cried and cried as I held him in my arms. Christian held Teddy and me to him as he kissed me then Teddy's head. I fed Teddy as he found my nipple and started to drink his fill. I looked up at Christian who had tears in his eyes.

'My very own family. I never knew that I would have all this one day.' He breathed.

'It is pretty amazing. On this day of the twentieth day of November, we became a loving lively family.' When Teddy was done drinking from me I burp him over my shoulder and a string of burps just jump out and the nice nurses took Teddy away to clean him up. Christian stuck to Teddy like glue and traveled with him where ever they took him. They rolled Teddy back into my room with Christian in tow. They weight Teddy and he is a whole five pounds and eight ounces. They all finally cleared out and the nurse asked Teddy's full names and Christian said out loud and clear. Theodore Raymond Grey.

'What did you just say Mr. Grey?'

'I thought you would like to honor Ray by adding his name to Teddy's.'

'It is so great of you love. Thank you for doing this for Ray.'

'In a way, I have to honor Ray for all he has done for you over the years taking care of you after your attack and still is a fantastic man to know and have as a father-in-law.' I felt so sticky and sweaty that I slide off my bed and walked to the bathroom while Christian is watching over our sleeping Teddy.

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So this was our journey back to each other after all these years we spend apart. Yes, we still have our firey arguments at certain stages of our marriage, yet nothing to great we can't work through.

Now on Teddy's first birthday, we had the whole family over for a nice barbeque and a Mariners game. Eliot and Kate got married earlier in the year and look more in love now than when they were dating. Ethan and Mia are engaged, yet Christian learned to tolerate Ethan for Mia's sake. Carrick and Grace, they're enjoying being grandparents along with mom, Bob, and Ray.

Christian surprised me on my birthday by giving me a lovely house next to the sound overlooking Seattle in the distance. I loved everything about it and the view from the living room is breathtaking. A few months after Teddy's birthday did Christian want us to try for baby number two. I didn't argue it is really fun making them so we got busy in our new red room in the basement of the great house.

About ten months later we have little Phoebe join our family. Christian is however even a better father then I knew he would be. Yes, he is a tad overprotective but that is how daddies should be with their newborn babies isn't it? I just sit and watch where he and Teddy run playing in the meadows tall grass playing hide and seek.

'Let's go find mommy and give her they nice flowers.' I just kept really quite and gave a slight giggle as I listen to them play.

'Teddy, I hear mommy nearby did you hear her?' He asked him. They part the grass and found me. Luckily I just lay Phoebe in her carry chair when Teddy found me and launch himself into my arms.

'Hello, my sweet boy. Are you having fun with daddy?'

'Yes.' He gave me the flowers as Christian came to sit on the picnic blankets.

'Good. He sat in Christian's lap where he gave Teddy his phone to play with.'

'You do know that will only last a few minutes of quite right?'

'Yeah, a few minutes well spend.' I started to giggle. 'What?' Christian asked me.

'Like father, like son.' I spoke and snap a photo of them together and what a lovely photo it is. I showed Christian the photo.

'Goodness, he really does look like me in his picture.'

'Yip he sure does.' Teddy threw Christian's phone on the blanket and jump up and started to run you only hear his diaper crackle as he runs and Christian is off running after him. I got up and put Phoebe back in her stroller. I fold up the blanket and gather our picnic things and started to walk back to the house. Teddy yells laughing as Christian caught him and threw him in the air and catch him.

Yes, this is my life now and one I wouldn't trade for all the money in the world.

~~~~The End~~~~