3 weeks later….
I finally received my new R8 but I've been afraid to drive it. I know Elena is in jail but I'm still scared.
Christian and I have lunch on occasion and it's been going well. He hasn't tried anything again so I am thankful he is finally being respectful of my marriage.
I'm now 7 weeks pregnant with baby number 5. I've been journaling the last couple of years and I was looking through the journals the other day and decided to work the rest of this pregnancy from home and write book 3 and spend time with my family. It had been years since I released my last book. Today I briefed my COO on his temporary CEO responsibilities. He knows to contact me in emergencies and that otherwise I trust him.
My previous 2 books both made the best seller's list. It's my goal for this book. Luke is such a supportive husband and amazing father. Christian was right about one thing for sure. I am happy and my kids is less complicated with Luke. With Christian, I'd always be in danger because of his wealth and social status.
After my last day helping prepare my COO, I come home and there 2 dozen white roses waiting for me on the breakfast bar. I read the card with them.
Wife,
This is my way of letting you know how I appreciate you. You have grown so much as a woman, wife, mother, business woman and author, exponentially over the last several years and I couldn't be more proud if I tried. You've overcome an incredibly difficult time in your life and become unbelievably strong and I am incredibly lucky that I got to be there for the beautiful journey.
Thank you for being my wife and mother of my children. I couldn't imagine my life without you if I tried. And I don't want to try. I will see you after work and we can celebrate you and your many accomplishments properly.
I love you with my heart, soul and every fiber of my being.
I will see you soon love.
Love your husband. Xx
Just when I think my husband can't get any better he proves me wrong. I smile to myself as I think of our celebrating later.
I'm smiling like a loon when my phone starts ringing and I realize it's Ella.
"Ella?"
"Ana. I need you. Can you please come to me as soon as possible it's urgent and I really don't want to bother Christian with this. If he has his father's temper, this would end badly."
"Slow down. Can you tell me what's going on?"
"No. Trust me. I want to tell you but I can't. I need you to help me get out of here."
"Okay. I will make arrangements. I will call when I'm at my place but then I want an explanation."
"Of course. It's just not something I can discuss over the phone."
"I will get there as soon as possible. Please stay safe until I get there."
"I will. Fly safe. See you soon Ana. Thank you."
I better call my husband and let him know.
"Sawyer."
"Hey baby."
"Ana. Is everything alright?"
"Yes. It's fine. Ella called though and needs my help with some urgent matter so I'm going to fly out to help her if that's okay. Will you be fine with the kids until I get back?"
"Are you going alone? I would like you to take your CPO with you in case it's something dangerous."
"Tom will come with me."
"Good. I will be fine with the kids. Please drop by and say goodbye to me in person."
"Okay. I've got to make arrangements and I will stop on my way to the airport."
"Okay baby. I will miss you. Be safe. I love you."
"I love you also baby. Thank you for the roses baby. It really made my day."
"Anything for you baby. I will see you soon."
I hang up and start to reserve my ticket. The next flight doesn't leave until morning. That's not soon enough. I decide to call and ask Christian to use his jet so I can get there sooner.
"Grey"
"Christian, I have a favor to ask. I need to go to Paris ASAP. The next commercial flight doesn't leave until morning. I was wondering if I could use your jet?"
"Of course. I actually need to go to London to visit my office there so I can go there while you take care of your business."
"That's fine. I will most likely be there a few days."
"I will make arrangements. I will contact you with a time. How many will be accompanying you?"
"Just me and my CPO."
"I will sort it. See you soon."
"Okay thanks Christian."
I hang up and go pack. I kiss all my kids goodbye and pump for Piper.
Christian contacted me and we're heading out in an hour. First, I stop by at SPI to see my husband.
I approach him and see his loving smile. I give him as big a hug as my tiny body can manage.
"Come to my office. I want to say goodbye to you in private. I have about 30 minutes before I have to head to the airport."
I grab his hand and we walk to my office and I close and lock the door. I immediately jump on my husband wrapping my arms around his neck with my hand in his hair. And my legs around his waist, kissing him ferociously. He pushes me up against the wall to support us. He rips my panties off and I hear the sound of his zipper going down and the next thing I know he is deep inside me.
He begins to thrust hard and fast kissing, nipping and sucking on my neck. I lean my head to the side giving him better access. I grab his face and kiss him again, pouring all my love and devotion into the kiss. I feel myself getting close. "cum with me Ana." He whispers against my lips and it causes me to come undone bringing him with me. After a few more draining thrusts we are panting. He carries me to the couch and lays down on top of me without leaving my body. We hold each other while we come down from our highs.
He lifts his head and gives me a kiss on the nose and pulls out but continues to hold me. "I'm gonna miss you Ana."
"I should only be there a few days tops but I will miss you too. I'm going on Christian's jet and he is coming because he has business in London while I'm there."
"Okay baby. Just be safe. Stay with Tom."
Luke isn't nearly as possessive and controlling as Christian is. He wouldn't have allowed me to fly with another man, especially an ex, and he would've most likely forbid me to go into an unknown situation. My husband trusts me to make wise choices.
"Of course. I will keep safe. I love you so much. I will call, text, email and/or Skype often as possible."
"I look forward to it." I kiss his nose and we get up. I pull a pair of panties out of my purse and put them on. He laughs. "foregone conclusion?"
"Um yeah. You're my irresistible husband and I need a proper sendoff." I wink and kiss him again. "God, if it wasn't for the kids I'd ask you to come but one of us needs to be here and I'd rather not have to travel with 4 small children." I look at my watch. "shit. I got to go." I grab my purse and take Luke's hand and we leave my office and I drop him back off at his post and kiss him with all the love and passion I can convey with a kiss. "I will see you soon baby. Take care. I love you."
"I love you too and will miss you. See you soon." I give him a final peck on the lips and nose and leave.
At the jet, I am greeted by Christian who kisses my cheek and helps me on board. I have my seat and Christian sits across from me. We buckle up.
Natalia brings us champagne and tea and we sit in awkward silence. Him drinking his champagne and me drinking tea for a few moments I avoid eye contact at first.
He breaks the silence, "So are you going to Paris for personal or business matters."
"Personal mostly. A friend needs my help. I'm going to stop in and check on business while I'm there though." I finally look him in the eyes and he looks concerned. I can't tell him it's about Ella or he would freak out and she specifically asked that he not know.
"I hope everything is okay with your friend."
"Me too. She wouldn't go into specifics over the phone."
"I see." He says still with concern etched on his face.
When the pilot announces we can roam the cabin, I unbuckle. "I'm going to take a nap if that's okay with you. I'm exhausted."
"Sure. Do whatever you like."
I nod and walk back to the cabin and lay down and take a long nap. I wake up and look at my watch and realize I slept 6 hours. I get up and roam back into the seating area wiping the sleep from my eyes.
I find Christian asleep on the small couch. I decide to wake him and send him to bed because he looks uncomfortable. I nudge his shoulder, "Christian." He opens his eyes and smiles. "You should go lay in bed. I've slept 6 hours so I'm going to stay up."
"I think I will stay up and keep you company."
"Okay." I sit back down in my seat and Natalia brings us something to eat and more refreshments. I eat about half my food when the urge to vomit takes over me and I rush to the restroom to empty my stomach and in a flash I feel someone holding my hair. I finally sit up and flush and he helps me to my feet. As soon as I stand we hit a bit of turbulence and he grabs me and holds me flush against his chest, bracing himself against the door.
After the turbulence passes I look up and see lust in his eyes and pull back and he moves out of the way and I go back to my seat. He's still got a thing for me. Ugh. At least he didn't try to kiss me this time. I'll give him credit for that.
After a few minutes, he joins me. I don't finish eating because I don't want to vomit again. I continue being silent looking out the window. I can't look at Christian. I can tell he is staring at me though.
After a while I start engaging in small talk because we have to kill the remainder of the flight somehow. We play a few rounds of cards and just talk like the new situation never happened.
After we finally arrive at our destination, we all get in a town car and I sit as far away from Christian as possible. Smashing myself up against the opposite door.
"I won't bite. I'm sorry I looked at you like that. Old habits die hard."
"I just want to prevent you from putting us into that situation again. It is always so awkward."
"I'm sorry."
We arrive at my house and Christian and Tom help me inside.
"Thank you Christian for everything." I go ahead and give him an innocent hug and back away.
"It's my pleasure Mrs. Sawyer."
"I'll see you later."
"Laters." He says as he leaves.
I unpack and shower and change and call Ella.
"Hello."
"Ella, I'm here now. You can come over."
"I will be right over."
I hang up and wait until I hear the doorbell.
"Ella." I give her a hug and invite her in.
After we are inside, I get us some tea and we sit on the couch.
"So Ella, what's going on. You had me worried."
"it's my husband. He's started to become… rough with me. It started out verbal and I could handle that but then after you moved it escalated to pushes and gripping me so hard that it left bruises. He then started to slap and then hit me. A couple of days after hitting me in my stomach, he raped me. I know it sounds weird saying your husband raped you but he did."
"I believe you. Even our husbands are capable of raping us. No means no."
"Anyway, I threatened to leave and he said he would kill me. All of this reminds me of my pimp all those years ago. I need out but I need help."
"I can take you to Seattle with me and protect you. I will get extra security."
"I am afraid to go back to the states but in this situation, I'm willing to do it. I can also spend time with Christian."
"He would like that. He has security also so you would be safe with us. He came with me here but he is in London on business."
"So how do we get me out of here without him knowing until I'm out of the country?"
"Well, we can wait until he leaves for work and leave right after he is gone. We can have the jet on standby for that time and be gone before he notices."
She sighs. "You know, after 20 years they took me out of witness protection since I was seemingly safe and then my own husband starts. This is ridiculous and humiliating."
"I will gladly help. If you can hang in there a few more days, we can get you out of here. You only need to being the essentials and I will help you get some new clothes and stuff when we get to my house. You can stay in my guest room. Our house is secure with CCTV. The pimp, Mack, won't find you easily and even if he does, we will protect you like family because you basically are."
"Thank you Ana. You're the best friend I could ask for." She says and hugs me tight.
"Now let's drink tea and talk about what's been going on this last year."
She nods.
We talk and laugh for hours. I show her pictures of the kids and she dotes on them.
"We will just tell Christian you decided to move to Seattle but you're staying with me. You can spend time with the kids."
"Yes, if he knows details he will panic and take extreme and violent measures if he is like his father."
"He is just like that. Spend as much time here as you can get away with until I leave. Even if I'm not here, you're welcome to come in. Jean will let you in."
"Thank you Ana. You're the best but I need to get home or he is more likely to be violent."
"okay. Be safe." I say as I hug her tight.
She leaves and I call my husband and we talk for hours and I drift off to sleep.
2 days later we set our plan into motion. Ella's husband leaves for work and she quickly packs essentials and we leave and meet Christian at the jet. "Ella? What are you doing here?"
"Christian she is staying with me a while. She wants to spend some time with you too. I'm putting extra security on her in case Mack starts looking for her again." I say.
I think I sold my edited version. "Okay." He gives her a hug. "let's get home."
Our flight home is relatively the same back home although Ella and I both take time to sleep. When we arrive, my husband is there to pick us up with Kirsten. I run up and hug them tight, give Kirsten a kiss and give my husband a deep kiss and whisper, "I missed you. I will show you how much when we get home" against his lips. He grins like a Cheshire cat.
"Let's get home then." He says and he drives us. I sit in the back with Kirsten and Ella.
When we get home I show Ella to her room and help her get settled in.
"I will take you shopping tomorrow. Make yourself at home Ella. This is a safe place. Heather is downstairs and can cook anything you like if you're hungry."
"Can I cook myself. I'd like to make a meal and show you and your husband my gratitude for allowing me to stay with you."
"That's fine. Heather will show you where everything is. I will check on you later. I need to update my husband on some important matters but I will be out later."
She grin at me knowingly and winks. "Don't worry dear. I will see you when you come out." I give her a hug and go to my room and find my husband waiting for me. As soon as I walk in the door, he pins me against it and we strip each other's clothes off and make our way to the bed and he lays me down in the middle of it and makes love to me for an hour.
As we lay there in post coital bliss and discuss our plans. "I want to take you to a private dinner tomorrow night at the Mile high club. Just the two of us." He says.
"Of course baby. I'd love that. We better join our guest. She is cooking for us."
He nods and we get dressed and go downstairs and enjoy a delicious meal made by Ella.
I meet with some new prospective security members the next day and invite Ella to pick someone she is comfortable with. She chooses a buff former marine woman, Beth Helman.
After, we go out shopping and out to lunch at a local café with Beth and Tom in tow. While we are waiting for our order and talking, Christian comes in wearing his business attire. He spots us and smiles and comes over. "Hello ladies. I didn't know you would be here." Seems unlikely considering he works 20 minutes from here and Christian Grey always knows where people he cares about are.
"Please, join us." I offer.
"I don't want to impose."
"Nonsense. Join us."
He nods and sits next to Ella. We eat our meal with casual small talk and she leaves the bathroom.
"Ana, you want to tell me the real reason she is here?"
"I can't. It's not my story to tell. It's taken care of. Just be supportive. She needs it right now."
"Are you okay with her at your house? I have room."
"Please. She is a great guest and a phenomenal cook. She helps with the kids. She's pretty great."
He sighs. "Fine, but I trust that you will tell me if something happens."
"I've got it under control Christian but you should spend some time with her. She would like that. Her CPO is that woman over there." I point at Beth. "Her name is Beth Helman. Anywhere Ella goes, she will be with her. She is trained in special ops and is perfectly capable of protecting Ella."
"Okay but I also have someone following her."
"I knew it. You didn't accidentally run into us." I sigh. "At least tell her and introduce her. She would want to know or it will scare her if she finds out herself. I know from experience although mine didn't scare me because I know you and expected it."
"I will let her know. Sorry about that. I knew something else was going on. It amazes me how everyone seems to love you Ana. You truly do bring light to a dark world."
I blush and look down. "Thanks. I just try to be kind to everyone."
"You're so trusting. I couldn't do it."
Ella returns and we return to casual conversation. I inform them how I'm staying home working on book 3. Christian informs her how he has extra security following her and she is appreciative.
After lunch we finish shopping and head back home. When we arrive home I find my husband there and the rest of the day, we spend in the back yard with the children until it's time for our special date.
Ella offers to help with the kids and we accept.
I dress in some of my lingerie that fits yet. My stomach has started to protrude slightly but I'm satisfied when my favorite lingerie still fits. I decide against panties because in all likelihood it will be destroyed later. I wear my thigh highs and choose a blue dress that accentuates my eyes.
I go downstairs to my husband and he stares at me with love and adoration. He's the best husband ever, I swear. He makes me feel beautiful. "You're gorgeous Ana."
"Thank you baby" I kiss him. I take his arm. "shall we?"
We take my R8 to the club and Tom follows behind in the SUV. We arrive at Mile High club and can't keep our hands off each other and spend the majority of the ride up making out in the corner like teenagers. We don't even notice people coming in until someone clears their throat and I look up and see Christian there with a date.
"Ana, Luke, this is my date Sidney. Sidney, this is my ex-wife and her husband Luke." I extend my hand.
"Pleasure to meet you. I'm Anastasia or Ana." She takes my hand and shakes it. I also smile at Christian as he has finally decided to try and move on, although it didn't go unnoticed that she looks exactly like me aside from the hazel eyes.
"You came here for dinner as well?" he asks.
"Yes, we had a date tonight… alone." Luke says, adding the alone part as if insinuating not to even try to join us. As the elevator comes to stop we exit the elevator and find our reserved private booth.
Luke allows me to scoot in first and slide in beside me with a naughty smirk on his face. He's up to something. After we order our meals I look around and notice Christian and Sidney. She has her back to me and he is obviously flirting but keeps glancing at me. Is he putting on a show? Hoping I will get jealous and run back to him? His games will never end. I draw my attention back to my husband as he slides his hand up my leg and smiles at me as he journeys past my thigh highs and meets my pantiless core. He rubs and kisses me.
"Always so wet and ready Mrs. Sawyer." He whispers against my lips. Our meals arrive and he stops what he is doing enough to pour himself a glass of wine.
He slides his left hand up my leg again as he eats with his right. "And I approve of the lack of panties Mrs. Sawyer. "he whispers.
I try to control my breathing as he starts to play with my clit, puts his fork down and puts his hand aside my face and gives me a deep kiss and I lightly moan into his mouth. "Keep quiet okay?"
I can only nod. He kisses me again and goes back to eating. I'm trying to eat while trying to hold off an orgasm. It's not an easy task. When I least expect it, he switches to his right hand and plunges 2 fingers into me and I gasp loudly drawing attention to us. "shhh." He whispers into my ear. "Let go, Ana." And I do grasping the lapels of his coat and burying my face into the crook of his neck.
"Jesus Luke that was erotic." I whisper into his neck."
"I know. That's the point. I love you."
I lean back and give him a sweet kiss. "I love you too."
"Let's take this party home." I nod and smile big and we leave hurriedly paying on our way out.
Christian's POV
I received word from my security personnel that Ana and Luke were going to the Mile High Club so I decided to put another plan into place for project 'get Ana back'. I call up one of my former subs that looks the most like her to have her play my date for the night. I explained to Sidney what was going on and that she's to treat me like a boyfriend all night and she agreed. I've never even had sex with Sidney. I just used her to whip.
I'm very strategic with my plan. We entered the elevator as they were inside. I didn't expect to find them making out though.
I introduced Sidney as my date and she played her role perfectly yet respected my boundaries. She knows not to touch my chest. Only Ana touches my chest.
As we are eating dinner I sit so I can watch them but flirt shamelessly with Sidney to which she reciprocates. I notice Ana looking only once and shortly after I hear her gasp and look over.
She has that blissful look on her face. He is fingering her under the table! I'm starting to see red. As soon as I see her clearly having an orgasm because I know that face well, I've seen enough and we get up and leave. My plan failed. I'd hoped she would get jealous and come back to me.
I have to come up with a new plan. After I bring Sidney home I sit down to come up with a new strategy. I will win Ana back. I won't give up.