Just to answer some of the questions that I have seen in the reviews, no Ana is not going to suffer from amnesia when she wakes up and she won't be in a coma for long, next chapter will start with her waking up and we will also find out how she ended up falling down the stairs. Also a lot of questions about John's role in this story... well, in a couple of chapters it will all make sense... until then, enjoy!

„Arielle can go home today, Gail has her room ready and I promise you, I will take good care of her. I won't disappoint you again, Ana. I get it now, I let my fear win and I behaved horribly, but I can do better than that. I'll make it up to you." Christian said as he looked at his wife.

Ana had survived the second surgery, but she was in such critical condition that the doctors had decided to put her in an induced coma for the time being. When he heard the word coma he almost lost it, but his mother explained to him that it was the best for her, so she could heal and not be in pain. For now, the plan was to wake her up after four to seven days, depending on how much progress she was making in terms of healing. Still, Christian hated it, she should be awake and get to know her child, instead she was lying in a hospital bed sedated and had not even seen the child she had wanted so much.

„I'll be back tomorrow, baby." He said and kissed her forehead, before he went to pick up his daughter. For the last three days he had only left her side to visit Ana and go home to take a shower and change. The day after she had been born Arielle had been moved to the normal nursery and he had gotten the family room with her.

At this point he had learned how to bath, change, feed and burp her, so he felt a bit more prepared to take her home and take care of her. Still, he knew it was going to be a challenge to look after a new born on his own. Everyone had offered to stay at the big house with him to help him, but he had refused to take anyone up on their offer because he needed to do this alone. If he wanted to overcome his fear of being a father, he needed to face this alone, so he could prove to himself that he was not going to hurt Arielle or ruin her life just by being in her presence.

At home, he took Arielle out of the car seat and decided to give his daughter a tour of the house, so he walked with her through every room and just talked to her, which was what kept her calm the most. The first night at the hospital she had been crying a lot, so he had just talked to her and it had calmed her down enough to go back to sleep.

„Sir?" He heard Taylor and turned around.

„Yes?"

„There is an issue."

„What kind of issue?"

„Elena Lincoln, she is at the gate demanding to see you." Taylor said clearly displeased and Christian sighed. Since he had been back, he had been avoiding her. He didn't know why, but he felt apprehensive to see her or even call her because she had always been the one to tell him not to have children, still he couldn't ignore her forever.

„Let her in."

„Sir, I know..."

„Taylor, I know how you feel about her and I fully understand. I'm trying to make things right, so I will need to see her in person to let her know that I can no longer be her friend. You can be present for our conversation and escort her out afterwards." Christian said and Taylor nodded.

Elena Lincoln had no idea what was happening and why Christian had returned to Seattle. She had heard about that bitch's accident, but she had thought that at this point Christian didn't care enough to return, yet he was back in Seattle and had not even bothered to contact her.

„Mr. Grey will see you now." Taylor said to her and she gave him a triumphant smirk when she walked into the house, that smirk however died when she found Christian in the great room on the couch holding a baby.

„What is this?" She snapped.

„This is my daughter. Arielle Grey."

„What... but why is she here?"

„Ana is still at the hospital, so I'm taking care of her until Ana is better and hopefully then we can work things out and become a family. Right, little princess, you want mommy and daddy to get back together too... yes you do." He cooed and kissed the baby's cheek making Elena scream on the inside.

„Christian... this is not right... you ... you can't be a father."

„I am a father Elena. I tried to stay away... but I cannot do it. I may not be a perfect dad, but I can try my best and I will have Ana to stop me from making mistakes. You see, I thought you were right, I believed you... but I don't anymore. I can be a good father because I would rather kill myself than ever hurt my daughter."

„You are kidding yourself. Sure, you see her now and think you can do it, but you can't."

Taylor watched the scene in front of him intently. It was like a tug of war between Mr. Grey's new found confidence in being a father and the vile influence that woman had over him for so many years. He wanted to step in and tell her fuck off, but for the first time in a long time, he had trust in his boss to do the right thing. Not because he could actually see how vile Elena Lincoln was and that she had been a terrible influence on him for all these years, but because he knew that the love a father had for his child was greater than anything else in this world.

„You are wrong, Elena. This time, I'm going to trust myself... I should have done that months ago before I told Ana that I couldn't do this, I should have tried... but I'm making things right. Elena, I can no longer be your friend, help you or have any kind of contact with you. I want to start over, earn myself a second chance with Ana and if I want to do that, I can no longer have you in my life."

„What... have you lost your mind? Christian, you cannot do that..."

„I can and I will. Taylor will see you out and I need to change my daughter." Christian said and got up to leave the room.

„You will regret this you are not capa..."

„Mrs. Lincoln, it is time for you to leave." Taylor said and grabbed her by the elbow to lead her outside.

„Get your filthy paws off of me!" She screamed.

„The only thing filthy here is you. And let this be a warning, you stay the hell away from the Grey's because if I ever see you again, I'll find enough dirt in your life to bury you with it, understand?" He asked and didn't wait for an answer before he closed the door in her face.

Elena Lincoln stared at the closed door and took a deep breath. She was not about to let this happen, she had not been waiting patiently to become the new Mrs. Grey for it to be all over now. So, she got her phone out and made one phone call as she got into her car. She still had an ace up her sleeve and she would play it wisely.

A week later Ana was still in a coma, but the doctors wanted to slowly wake her up within the next days. She no longer had any brain swelling, her bruised face was slowly getting better and her wounds had started to heal, so everyone was hoping for her to wake up soon.

At the big house, Christian surprised himself every day with how natural being a father came to him. Yes, he wasn't getting enough sleep, but he was used to the lack of sleep from a very young age on, so it didn't bother him. He had to confess though that his daughter had already managed to wrap him around her itty bitty little finger. The first night the plan had been for her to sleep in the nursery, which did end with him putting the crib into his bedroom and by now Arielle was sleeping in his bed in a makeshift nest he had created out of pillows.

When she didn't want to sleep, she would only stop to cry if he held her and then he had started to show her home videos of Ana, so she wouldn't forget Ana's voice and it was the only other thing next to him holding her that could calm Arielle down.

Before he had a child, he would spend nights researching companies he wanted to buy or the newest technologies and ways to help feed the poor. Now, when his daughter was sleeping, he researched the best brands of formula, baby massage and safe toys for infants.

The other day he had given himself the important task of finding the best diapers available by asking Gail to buy some of each brand and then pouring water into them to see which one could hold the most and felt the driest, so Arielle wouldn't get diaper rash and be comfortable.

He also had already tested most of the available baby food on the market so he knew what to get once Arielle was old enough to start eating it, but it had all been gross. So, instead, he had ordered himself a bunch of baby food cook books and had almost burned down the kitchen, which was why now Gail had taken over the cooking baby food duty.

Like every day, after her nap, Christian got Arielle ready and drove to the hospital with her to visit Ana. He knew that babies usually weren't allowed on the ICU, but he felt it was important for both Arielle and Ana to be in the same room each day. On the first day, he had placed Arielle on her mother's chest and he later found out that all of her vitals had been the best they had been since the accident when he did that, so every time he came to visit Ana he did that just so they could bond a little.

„Look at the little bug, she's been gaining, right?" Ray asked when he held his granddaughter.

„Yes, she is doing great, she has her healthy appetite from me." Christian replied with a smile that even Ray could share, because he too knew that his daughter had been a terrible eater at times and he was glad that so far his granddaughter didn't take after her mother when it came to that.

„They are slowing weaning her of the sedative." Ray said.

„I know, is Carla coming back later, then I wait for her to see Arielle." Christian asked and Ray huffed.

„Carla had to go back to Georgia, apparently Bob needed her back." Ray said in disgust and Christian closed his eyes.

„Can we go outside for a moment?" He asked not wanting to take the risk that Ana would subconsciously pick up on what he was going to say.

„Of course." Ray said and Christian turned to Kate.

„Can you watch Arielle for a moment?" He asked and she nodded, still not willing to even talk to him.

„Thank you." He muttered and went outside with Ray.

„You have to be fucking kidding me, Carla left her severely injured daughter to wipe her husband's ass?" Christian asked furious.

„Pretty much, I told her if she does not tell him to grow a pair and stay she shouldn't bother coming back. She left anyway."

„Un-fucking-believable." He muttered and both men turned around when they heard loud voices.

„Listen, I know I'm not family, but she is my friend and I need to see her." Jose said clearly upset while Adam was standing next to him.

„You know them?" Ray asked and Christian nodded. He did not like Jose Rodriguez one bit, he was convinced if given the chance he would still go after Ana, but he was trying to make amends with Ana and he knew she would want them here to be there for her, so he walked up to the nurse.

„It's fine, they are family friends." He said.

„Grey, what the hell are you doing here?"

„She is still my wife, Rodriguez and I will do whatever I can to earn her forgiveness." Christian replied.

Jose just looked at Grey and was dying to give him some choice words, but he knew deep down Ana still loved him and if there was even the tiniest chance of Grey really being able and willing to change it was none of his business, so he kept quiet and went to see Ana instead.

He and Adam had been to photo trip to Peru with no cell reception or internet for two days, so he had only found out what had happened to Ana last night and they had taken the first flight to Seattle to see her. What he saw made him want to cry, she was attached to so many machines, her skin still bruised and swollen and the only indication that she was still alive was the steady beeping of the heart monitor next to her. He had always loved Ana because she was so full of life, so to see her like this was heart breaking for him, but she was a fighter and would pull through this, she had to and he knew she wouldn't die, not without seeing her daughter grow up.

And so they all sat there and just watched Ana, hoping and praying that soon she would wake up and open her beautiful eyes to finally meet her child.