CPOV:
I feel something warm slowly moving across my cheek. I open my eyes to see a bright eyed little boy staring back at me. He had his fingers on my cheek and he looks sheepish. Like he was just caught. He breaks out in a smile.
"Morning Will." I roll on my back and he moves closer to me. He settles in my arm with his head on my shoulder. I am in awe. This little boy trusts me so completely that he feels comfortable enough to lay with me. I must say I am more than fond of him...I wish he was my own..I want to call him son. Don't go there, Grey. I push that thought aside and notice Ana isn't in bed anymore. I look over at her alarm clock and see it is almost 9 am.
"Where's mama at Will?" He looks up at me with a serious face.
"She make me panpakes." Ahh, my little lady is in the kitchen making us breakfast.
"Only you?"
"Onwy me." Will responds without missing a beat. He has such quick wit like his mother. He is like her mini me. Besides the blonde hair and his obvious height. He will be taller than Ana before he is 12 probably. Ugh, that makes me think of stupid fucking Ethan.
"Well then let's go see her and ask if she will make me some too." He sits up and allows me to get out of the bed. Before I recognize what he is doing, he runs and jumps off the bed and into my arms. Such a little stinker.
As soon as we leave the bedroom, I smell bacon and pancakes. I hear Will hum his appreciation. I giggle and ruffle his hair. He puts his head in the crook of my neck and holds me tightly to him. He must be tired still. I turn the corner to a see a beautiful sight. My girl, hair messy and my shirt still on, swaying her hips to the radio that is playing. It's like she senses me in the room and turns to look at us. Her luminous smile is on full display when she sees us. Gosh, my girl is breathtaking and she smiles like that for me.
"Morning guys. Did you both sleep well?" Ana says as she sets the plates of food down on her farm style kitchen table.
"I did and if I am not mistaken, this little guy slept longer than normal." I say as I put Will down in his seat. Will is not paying attention to anything we are saying because he is only focusing on the pancakes that are out of his reach. Ana goes to start making his plate, but I tell her I got it. She looks at me strangely. Should I not have offered? The look is gone from her face in the blink of an eye.
"Okay Will. What do you want out of the yummy spread Mama made?"
"Panpakes." He says as if he is negotiating a deal and that was the final answer. He is so serious. He would be a great CEO one day..
"Alright, pancakes coming up. Syrup?"
"Mmhmm." He nods his little head. I cut up his pancakes and pour a little syrup on top. Once I know he is settled, I make my own plate. Ana is an amazing cook. The table is full of cinnamon rolls, bacon, eggs, toast, fruit, pancakes, and glazed ham. My sweet southern girl knows how to cook. Will is mumbling about how much he loves pancakes. Ana is giggling at him and asking him further questions about his love for pancakes. I watch the two interact and I can feel my heart beat against my chest. The same heart I thought was nonexistent my whole life. This all feels so normal, domestic. I wish I could do this every single day for the rest of my life.
"What are we going to do today, guys?" Ana says while looking between Will and I. I look to him and he looks to me. He shrugs his shoulders as if to say he doesn't care. It causes me to smile. That's another thing. I find myself smiling all the time now. Where is that cold, asshole CEO? I look back to Ana.
"How about we go for a hike? We can get dressed quickly and stop by my place for my hiking gear. If we get done in time we might be able to swim a little bit before the sun goes down." I see Ana's eyes light up. She told me she loves to go hiking. Will starts clapping and squeals in delight. Damn, it feels good to know I put those smiles on their faces.
We are walking towards the garage to leave for the day. Ana has packed us a few snacks and water bottles in a small cooler that fits in her hiking bag. She also is prepared with bug spray, sun screen, and extra clothes for Will. Ana is dressed in hiking gear. She makes hiking gear look extremely sexy. If Will wasn't with us I could think of a few things to keep us entertained on the trail. I snap out of that thought before I get a raging hard on. Ana is wearing these cute khaki shorts that show off her long legs. She has on a maroon tank top that shows off her fantastic boobs. She has on these hiking boots with her socks that are sticking out the top. My girl makes hiking look like a fashion statement. Will looks just as adorable in light weight khaki pants, a gray shirt that says Patagonia across it and hiking boots as well.
"Do you want to take my car? I feel bad that you always drive us around in yours." Ana says breaking me out of my thoughts. We make it to the door and I turn on the light to see what she has. A Jeep Grand Cherokee is sitting next to my Q7. It is beautiful and looks to be brand new.
"I pictured you having a sleek car, not an SUV." I turn around and say to her. She giggles and bends to pick up Will.
"Sorry to disappoint you. I'm not a huge fan of small vehicles." She says this with a lost look in her eyes. As usual, it is gone before I have a chance to bring it up.
"So your vehicle or mine?" she says impatiently.
"If we take yours, I'm driving so we can get to my house quicker. Is that okay with you?" She giggles and her giggle causes Will to giggle.
"Sure. You can drive my car Mr. Grey." She all but purrs as she walks by me and hands me the keys. She buckles Will in and I wait to help her in herself. After getting her in the Jeep, I climb in. When I press the button the damn vehicle purrs to life. Fuck, what is this? I start looking at all the gadgets that are installed on this thing. I look over and see Ana looking at me amused.
"What can I say baby? I love your Jeep. How long have you had it? It looks brand new." Her eyes get a little wide. I turn from her and focus on backing out of her garage.
"It is over a year old." She replies while placing her hand on my thigh. She has been in Seattle only a year… did he buy her this vehicle? She would have had it in Nashville. She starts rubbing my thigh, no doubt feeling how tense I am.
"Christian, it is just a vehicle." She says trying to calm me down. Why is Ethan involved in everything we do? It seems I cannot get away from him. Why am I so upset over the fact this was probably their family SUV? Because it reaffirms that she was part of a family. She was married and had a child with her husband. Something you weren't a part of Grey.
I just feel my blood boiling and I can't seem to stop it. I want to be the one that provides for her and buys her a vehicle. I might just do that. Buy her a new vehicle. A safer one. Yup, I'm doing it. Before I know it, we are pulling into the underground garage of Escala. I help her out then get Will out myself. The ride up in the elevator is a quiet one. I am trying to calm myself down, but it just isn't working.
We walk into my penthouse and Will instantly runs to the window. Ana follows him while looking around. I find I am actually nervous what she thinks about it.
"It is a lot bigger than I imagined." Ana says while picking up Will. "The view is amazing." She says almost in a whisper. We hear a clinking nose coming from the kitchen. We make our way towards the noise that I assume is Ms. Jones. It is and she turns around to greet us as we walk in.
"Mr. Grey. I was just prepping some meals for the week." She nods her head at me.
"Hello Ms. Jones, this is Anastasia Steele and her son William." I say keeping the formalities. I turn towards Ana. "This is my housekeeper and personal cook, Ms. Jones."
"So you are the fantastic chief that cooked our meal last night. You will have to share your recipes with me." Ana says as she goes forward to greet Gail. I turn to see Gail blushing. Ah, yes. The Ana effect.
"I would be more than happy to Ms. Steele." Gail says with enthusiasm.
"Mama, cake!" Of course my boy notices the chocolate cake. Nothing sweet gets passed him.
"I am just about to ice it, would you like to help me?" Gail asks. Ana sets Will down on the counter with Gail. She tells him to behave and we will be right back. We walk towards the living room and Ana puts her hand in mine. I give her a brief tour of the apartment. We end up in my room where I tell her to sit on the bed while I grab my hiking gear. I am wearing khaki shorts, with a navy shirt, and hiking boots. I must admit I make hiking look good as well. I walk back out to see Ana sitting on the bed. I have never had a girl in here or in my bed before. Right now, I want her to be the first. She notices me in the room and when she speaks it is clear she is not thinking what I am thinking.
"What happened in the car, Christian?" She says while looking into my soul as usual. I let out a small sigh.
"Ethan is involved in everything we do and it just makes my blood boil…" I trail off not really knowing how to express this.
"Christian.." Ana says as she runs her lips up my neck to my ear. She straddles me on the bed and wraps her arms around my neck. "You have to let that go. Ethan is not involved in everything we do. You make him involved in everything. A vehicle is just a vehicle. It doesn't matter who bought it. It is a material thing. Don't let the little things bother you." She says in my ear with the softest voice as if she is placating me.
"I'll try. I am trying." I say when she pulls back to look me in the eyes. Her petite hands are on both sides of my face. She leans in and gives me the sweetest kiss. It is comforting and soothing. She is my balm.
"Let's go get the cake monster and head out." She says once she pulls away. She smiles her radiant smile that makes me weak in the knees.
It has been the best day. I took Ana and Will to a small trail not too far from her house. It was actually near my parent's house. I knew she was used to big trails, but Will wasn't so I decided on this one. He picked up every stick and jumped over every small log we came across. We made it to a little creek and I taught him how to skip rocks. Of course, his just sunk as soon as they hit the water, but he didn't care. I pulled them both to me and we took a picture with the creek in the back ground. I also got a few pictures of just Ana and Will.
We got back to the house and we were all too tired to swim. So we lounged around in our pjs and have been that way ever since. It is after dinner and we are lying on the couch watching tv. Will is asleep and cuddled up on Ana's chest. Ana is leaning into me and I am half laying/half sitting up on the couch.
"I think our hike completely exhausted us today." She says through a yawn. "Do you have a suit for work tomorrow?" Fuck. I completely forgot about work tomorrow.
"No, I don't. I can run home in the morning and change before work. Let me check my schedule to make sure I don't have anything scheduled really early." I pull out my phone and look at my schedule this week. Just my luck I have a 7 am breakfast meeting with business men from the East coast.
"I have a breakfast meeting at 7. I am going to run home and get my suit. I will be back in a bit." I say getting up to grab my keys.
"Christian, by the time you get there and back it will be around 10:30. Just stay at your house. I don't want you all over the road this late." She says sweetly. I don't want to go. I want to stay with her. One of my new favorite things is waking up next to this blue eyed goddess. I guess I don't really have a choice. I need to be downtown early in the morning.
"Okay." I say resignedly. I shimmy out from under Ana and make my way to her room to get my bag. I walk back out to the living room to see she nor Will are in there. I set my bag down by the garage door and when I turn around I see her coming back to the living room.
"I just put Will down. I didn't want him to hear the garage opening and wake up." She says wrapping her arms around me and when she looks up her eyes are amused.
"Are you pouting?" She asks teetering on the edge of laughter. Am I pouting? Yes, I am. I don't want to leave.
"Is it working?" This gets her to laugh. She leans up and kisses me fully on the lips.
"No, it is not. It is only logical that you stay downtown tonight." She says pulling away and leaning her head on my chest. She is so small in my arms, yet her body is so warm against mine. I run my hands up her arms to her cheeks. I cradle her face in my large hands and pull her in for a kiss. I make this kiss the best one yet. I put all I have into it. I want to leave her with something to hold her over until hopefully tomorrow night. The kiss is actually putting me in an "Ana" headspace. It is all consuming and it is making me needy for her love. I am so lost in this moment with her that when I pull away, I say three important words.
"I love you.." I say so breathy that I am not even sure if that is my voice. I open my eyes just in time to see her eyes grow wide. Ohhhhh fuck. Why did I just do that? We have only been seeing each other a few weeks. I go to explain, but nothing comes out.
"Thank you." She says so kindly. Thank you? She seems flabbergasted by her own words as she zones out in confusion.
"I am going to head out now. I'll text you when I get home." I say right before I kiss her forehead. I turn around and can feel the heat on my cheeks. I climb in the vehicle. I glance at her in the doorway and she still looks so confused at her own words. I back out and once I am in the driveway, I wait until she shuts the garage.
The whole way back to my place I am still so confused. Maybe she doesn't love me yet and that is okay. Do I love her or what is this? It is definitely love. As I am crawling in bed I decide that it doesn't matter if she says it or not. Her actions prove she cares for me a great deal. The small gestures, her words, and the love making are all proof that she more than likes me. My heart swells at this new revelation. I am in love. I love a girl. I giggle to myself like a school girl getting asked to a dance. I, Christian Grey, am in love.
AN:
Thank you? Got to love our Ana. Also, if you can name what tv show that is from I ill mention you in the next Author's Note. So our next chapter will see our lovebirds go to dinner at Grey mansion. I wonder if our lovebirds will see anyone there. Thank you guys for the sweet reviews, once again. They encouraged me to get this chapter out today! I also noticed more than half of my reviews are Guest. Guys, sign in when you review so I know who you are! Also, I still do not own FSOG – shocking. ;)
xoEW