Finally!

Ana's POV

"Do you want to go and grab him and take him home, so you girls can have your weekend?" I offer. Ana looks at me; I can tell she is undecided. She grabs her phone and taps away quickly. She studies it for a moment and then smiles.

"Yes, I want you to go home. Kate is going to send Elliot away. I want you to take your father, and Ted back to Seattle and your mother and Ava will stay. So it will undoubtedly be a girl's weekend. However, since you are here at the moment, there is something you could do for me." I pull the towel off me and take a step closer to Christian, so I am standing right in front of him.

Christian puts his hands on my hips. He has a strong grip on me so that I can't move them.

"You drive me crazy Anastasia."

"I know and I rather enjoy doing so" I smile.

"You are so incorrigible! Though I think I may deny you since you intend to send me home. I can't believe that I am actually probably going to abide by your wishes on this one" Christian lips are thinned. Actually he looks downright frustrated. Actually he is only a few steps below thermonuclear. I bend down and kiss him softly and then with the use of my mouth, open his mouth to possess him. Christian responds kissing me passionately.

"Still want to deny me? I am can call Taylor, and he can organize for your premature departure" I test Christian.

"None of your smart mouth, in fact, I have alternative plans for it" Christian stands in front of me and throws his shoes and socks off. I know exactly what he wants me to do. I tug at his shirt and pull it off him, then proceed to tug off his jeans. Wow, he is massive already.

"Miss me?" I say raising an eyebrow at him.

"I miss you as much as I worry about you. I miss you when we aren't together for minutes at a time." Christian is running his hand through his hair. Oh no, he really is anxious.

"You needn't worry about me Christian"

"Yes I do" Christian cups my backside and practically lifts and starts to kiss me, making up for the last six days apart. In one swift movement, he picks me up and lays me down on the bed.

"You. Are. So. Beautiful." Christian says kissing me from my ear to my neck and to my chest. Christian's hands roam freely over my body, making me tingle. He starts to play with my nipples with his tongue while his fingers roam around my folds. I arch my back in anticipation. Suddenly he stops.

"What? No Christian" I plead him not to stop.

"As I said, I have other plans at the moment." Christian runs a finger along my mouth I move off the bed as Christian sits up. This is the easiest way for me to do this in my condition. I take him into my mouth. I take him deeper and deeper. Christian in pleasure falls back on the bed to absorb the gratification, feeling my tongue play with his tip. I circle my tongue around the head and then stop.

"Ana, what the fuck?" Christian practically cries out. He has such a desperate look on his face.

"I too have other plans" I say blinking a couple of times.

"If you weren't so pregnant Anastasia, I swear," Christian shakes his head. He shuffles down the bed, and I moved to straddle him. I sink him deeply into me, savoring every second. Christian flexes his hips a few times, desperate for me to move, to provide him with the friction he was so desperately seeking. Quickly I start to ride him, hitting all the right spots.

"Oh Ana" Christian groans. "Come for me" he calls out. I move quicker, and I can't hold it any longer. I glorious come and find my release. My muscles squeeze him inside of me until he comes magnificently.

"You have become rather..." Christian stops trying to find the words to say to finish

"Rather what?" I urge him to finish.

"Forthright" Christian looks at me as if he is analyzing a business opponent.

"We have gone over this many a time. You know that I am not the same person. I won't allow someone to walk over me anymore" I restate. How many times am I going to have to tell him before he will listen?

"I know and its surprising... But I find it so hot" I take this as a personal victory.

Christian phone then beeps. I move so he can grab it.

"Who is it?" I question.

"My brother. It appears that he too has been used for sex and is now unceremoniously been sent home packing. He is waiting to know what I intend on doing." I curl up laughing. Damn Kate is brilliant!

"I will need to call my father and see what he proposes to do with himself" I study my husband's backside as he gets up and to call his father. I don't bother listening but notice that Christian himself is looking rather disgusted.

"What's the matter?" I ask

"I think I know now what you heard on the phone with Elliot and Kate, but this was worse" I don't know whether to laugh or be horrified. My muscles stiffen and I can't move. "Fuck we Greys are a bunch rabbits, aren't we?"

"Well there are privileges to being married to one of you rabbits" I grin. Christian smiles back, and after sending a text, he comes over and pins me down and on the bed. He is hovering over me and my baby bump. Christian kisses my forehead, then the tip of my nose, mouth and our baby.

"I am meeting Elliot, my father and Ted, downstairs. I will send the GEH jet back for you all tomorrow mid-afternoon, this way I can have dinner with you tomorrow." Christian informs me, taking a small intermission to kiss me. "Ava and my mother are staying. They believe a girl trip is terribly much in order, even if it is short, and they did just arrive. Horrible to make them get on a plane and head back home straight away"

"True" I agree.

"But before I leave, and you go off to get into whatever mischief, I want you to shower with me." I comply immediately. Christian has turned the water to his preferred hot temperature, and once I am inside with him he pulls me into a tight embrace.

"You are so perfect, so beautiful." He whispers into my ear.

"Even though, I still drive you crazy?" I query

"Yes. In spite of it all" Christian is now sporting his boyish grin that gets me every time. What Christian does not realize is that I am rather proud of the fact that I drive him crazy.

"So since I have to leave after this shower, I want you one more time at least before I leave. Turn around and hold place your hands on the shower wall" Christian asks.

I turn around and follow Christian's instructions to the letter. He places his hands tightly on my hips, partially to keep me still and partially so I won't slip.

"Are you ready" Christians asks.

"Yes" I tilt my head back as he fills, I am unable to move and am all sensation.

Ted's POV:

Damn I feel stiff. No, I don't feel stiff rather I have lost control of every muscle in my body. Maybe working out with my father and his personal trainer isn't such a brilliant idea. Never will I misjudge anyone based on age. Its past 10am when I get up, and the house is quiet. Dad has gone into Grey House even though it is Sunday. He told me last night that he wants to catch up with some work before my mother returns. Gail is away seeing her sick sister, so it is only I and a couple of CPO's around the house.

I pull off my pajama pants and put on a pair of board shorts, intending on getting into the pool or the hot tub downstairs. It always helped at school when I was training. I throw a towel over my shoulder and walk down the stairs, through to the main room. I can't hide my smile when I see who is there, sitting waiting for me.

"Lily, I didn't expect to see you." But I can't imagine anyone else I would want to see.

"Well I got time off for good behavior." She giggles. "I wanted to say thank you for the phone, you didn't need to do that"

"I know, but I wanted to".

"Are you going to the beach?" Lily gives me a shy smile

"Well I was planning on going for a swim in the pool and going in the hot tub, actually." Lily is blushing. "Would you like to join me? Can I get you a towel? I think I should be able to find you a bathing suit" I run my hands through my hair and wonder exactly where and how I would do that. My mother didn't keep any old clothing due to the move from New York. Hell, I will send security out to buy her one if need be.

"You really haven't spent much time in Seattle have you?" Lily says discarding her short lived shyness and regaining her sassiness.

"No, why?"

"Because you would then know that with the high amount of cloudy days and rain, we get here in Seattle that any hot and sunny day means every teenager must don a bathing suit. Are up for the challenge of a swimming race?"

"Follow me, Miss Hughes-Bailey, are you sure you can keep up?" I mock, calling her by her last name, which are both her mother's last names hyphenated.

"Mr. Grey, you should be more concerned about if you can keep up"

"Challenge accepted" I smile at Lily, not sure if it is because I get to race her or if I am eager to see her in a bathing suit.

We enter in the inside pool, and I so wish we were going to the beach now. This way I would maybe have been able to touch her by helping to put sunscreen on her back. I watch by the pool as she removes her shoes and sundress. My lord she is standing there in a two piece, skimpy bathing suit. I try not to make it obvious that I am staring at her, but it's hard.

"Are you ready Mr. Confident?" I nod. "Two laps, freestyle. The person to touch the edge first wins. Agreed?"

"Yes"

"Good. Get ready. I will count down from three and jump on my say. 3...2... " Lily calls out loudly. I dive in, and swim, really swim. But then I wonder if I should let her win? I know she would want to win, but then maybe she would see it as a sign of weakness if I let her win or if I actually do lose. Shit. I decide to just swim. Oh my, she is a fast swimmer. She is keeping up with me, and I seriously need to keep focus. I finally hit the edge of the pool and look next to me, there is Lily smiling at me.

"We both touched the wall at the same time. I guess we both lost" Lily says catching her breath.

"Or we both won" I refute. Lily laughs.

"Okay. Yes, I like that, we both won." Lily agrees, smiling shyly at me. And propping herself up, so she is sitting on the side of the pool.

"Why did you send me the phone? I can afford to buy a new one" she comments.

"I know, but I wanted to. It was my fault that you threw your phone against the wall. I understand that you may not want to see me, and I will respect your wishes. I will stay away if that is what you want" I offer.

"It isn't necessarily what I want," Lily says bashfully. I raise my head to look directly in her eyes. I am full of hope. Six simple words and the world looks different.

"Really?" I ask to have her clarify her position.

"Yes" Lily answers. I smile and so wish I could kiss her, but I don't want to push my luck.

"Will you go out with me tonight?" I hold my breath as she thinks about her answer.

"Sure. Pick me up at say 6:00pm?" Lily stands up and puts her clothes back on.

"I will be there. Would you like to go grab a pizza? I remember you told me about that pizza place you like. Or would you like to do something else?" I ask.

"I don't know you decide. And don't get out of the pool, I will see myself out. See you soon Ted." Lily then turns around and is out of sight. A large smile forms on my face. Finally!

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Just after five, I walk into my father's office. He has been trying to keep himself occupied as Mom's flight got delayed due to poor weather.

"Hi Ted, I just got word that you mom's plane is finally leaving Las Vegas and will arrive in two hours. Your uncle and I are going to go and meet the plane, and then take both ladies to dinner. We should be home by 9:30pm. Do you know what time you will be home?" My Dad asks as if taking notes.

"I don't know what time I will be home, but Sawyer is coming with me." I reason

"Excellent. Sawyer is one of my most trusted CPO's. What have you decided to do?" Dad asks. I did think about asking dad for advice and help, like he did in New York for me when I dated Abigail; however I genuinely wanted to take charge on this one.

"We are going to grab some pizza and then I will see how we feel" I shrug.

"Okay. Well keep your cell phone on you at all times and be courteous as you usually are. Remember she is Ros's daughter" Dad reminds me.

"I know" I can't help rolling my eyes. I am well informed of this fact.

I arrive at Lily's door and take several deep breathes before I ring the bell, even though she would know that I was outside, due to the door man announcing me. I ring the doorbell, and there is she is. She is wearing jeans and a form fitting top, I told her to dress casual as I have done. I didn't want to do any over the top date as I want to differentiate myself from that Zach guy.

"Hi, you look fabulous" I tell her

"Thanks, but I am just in jeans." She looks at me curiously.

"Still you look fabulous. Are you ready?"

"Sure, lead the way." Lily comments. I want to take her hand and hold it tight, but I am not sure if it would be a welcome move. Better not push my luck.

"I should let you know that I have Sawyer with me."

"Worried that I may try something untoward?" Lily raises her eyebrows at me. My mouth pops open in shock, causing her to laugh.

"Relax Ted; I know that your father insists on security at all times. I was only joking."

"I know, maybe I was hoping you weren't" I raise my eyebrows at her then laugh. Two can play at the game.

We sit mainly in silence as Sawyer drives us to a pizza place that Lily likes. Occasionally she would point out something of significance, and recount some memory of being there. I listen carefully as if she is giving me memories of the city I would have grown up in. The city I should have grown up in.

At the crowded pizza shop, we are taken a booth and Sawyer is seated nearby. It is enough to give us some personal space, but enough to be watched. It is a little unnerving actually, but I figure I should just ignore it.

"Any drinks?" Our waitress asks.

"I will have a coke" Lily says politely.

"Me too."

"Have you decided on which pizza you would like?" Our waitress is rather insistent. I look to Lily, and she shrugs telling me to choose. I gulp a little not really knowing what to order. I have never ordered for anyone else before.

"Is there anything that you don't like on a pizza?" I enquire

"No." Lily informs me.

"Good, we will have a pizza with the supreme" Our insistent waitress leaves quickly into the crowd. "This place is extremely busy"

"It has good pizza. I use to come here with my mother Gwen, when my other mother Ros is away for work" Lily informs me. Lily places her right elbow on the table and rests her chin in her hand. It is as if she is analyzing me.

"You take me by surprise Ted" Lily says

"Surprise, how?"

"You seem more comfortable here, in jeans and drinking a coke, than any other time I have seen you. This isn't what I expected from you, you know because of who you are" Lily comments. I genuinely wish she would get over my parentage.

"Lily I have to ask this, why did you finally decide or what made you finally accept to come on this date with me."

"After you sent me flowers, and then when I accidentally told you that I was interested, and then destroyed my phone, I thought I never wanted to ever date you." I raise my eyebrows. She admits in a roundabout way she is interested in me and then decides she never wants to see me. Surely she must be the most confusing woman ever!

"But then within an hour I received a new telephone with your number pre-programmed, nice touch by the way, I thought that if you were insistent and nice enough to do that while still giving me my space, then I ought to give this a try." Lily gives a little shrug.

"This as in, you and I? Us?" I probe.

"If that is what you want to call it" I grin at her comment.

"You know you are desperately trying not to give much away, but when you try so hard, you actually yell out what you are thinking." I tell her.

"Then next time, you will know to wear ear muffs won't you." I can't help but smile.

"I will do so and thank you for agreeing to see me again" I quickly get out.

"Huh? What... Oh man. How do you do that?" Lily queries frustrated at herself.

"I don't do anything. You do. I think you subconsciously just want to be with me."

I am grateful when the pizza comes out distracting our line of conversation. I don't want her to talk herself out of seeing me again. I pass her a plate, and we both start to eat.

"Wow this pizza is even better than the Pizza I use to get in New York!" I comment honestly.

"Do you miss living in New York?"

"I guess so, but I haven't given it that much about thought. I do miss my friends over there; however, a lot of them are away overseas or doing internships with their parents. I think the thing I am going to miss the accessibility of everything. Though, when I add the pros and cons together, Seattle is preferable to New York now."

"Why?" Lily further probes.

"Lily, you ask a lot of questions don't you?" I comment.

"I always have. But I also figure you are going to ask me questions tonight, so I am getting mine in first. So, back to my questions. Why is Seattle more preferable to New York now?" Lily is getting a little insistent now. Maybe she should study Law.

"You are sexy when you are persistent"

"Answer my question, Theodore Grey!"

"My family is here, and most of my friends will be scattering around the country for college, anyway. Plus I have found some unexpected surprises here that make me genuinely like Seattle." I tell her.

"Surprises?" Lily asks mystified.

"You" I point out. Lily looks down and blushes a little.

"I find it unusual that you seem rather close to your father now, but you were away from him for so long. I can't understand it." I cock my head to the side at Lily. Her demeanor right now gives away the fact that she has been thinking about this for some time.

"The key thing is that the only thing I ever wanted, or felt I was missing, was my father to be in my life. I remember having him in my life until the age of five, though not continuously or on a regular basis but he was there. When my mother and I moved, I somehow thought that he would continue to be around. But he wasn't, and then over the years we grew apart, and phone calls became rare and more uncomfortable. I started to resent him, but couldn't ever hate him. So when I got this letter in regards to my trust fund, I knew I had my reasons to come out to Seattle. It was my idea to convince my mother to come to Seattle at the beginning of the year and then let my dad know my mother came with me. I wanted to see my dad, give him a last chance" I inform Lily

"And now your parents are together, going to renew their vows according to my mother, and you're going to get sibling" Lily summarizes.

"Yep. That is an accurate summary of the most recent events"

"But how are you able to forgive your dad? He didn't see you for so long?" I cock my head at Lily, once more. I don't think she is talking about me anymore.

"Because, I love my father, and I forgave him." Isn't it obvious?

"Seems like a hard thing to do, to just forgive." Lily sighs.

"Do you forgive your birth parents?" I ask

"For giving me up? Yeah I don't care about that. I never minded been given up for adoption. My mothers are fantastic."

"Not for that, for no longer receiving information about you. For moving away, getting new families and not letting you or your mothers, know where they are." I spell out.

"It would have been nice if they wanted to know about me these days. You know, what I look like, enjoy, college etc. I don't want them to take on the role of my mother's, I don't want another set of parents, but showing a little bit of interest would have been nice." Lily confesses.

"Well it is their loss. If it means anything I think that they would be extraordinarily proud of the person you are." Lily smiles and relaxes again.

"Thank you. That actually means a lot to me."

"So have you ever been to New York?" I ask Lily

"Yes and I love New York. I went a lot with my mother when she used to go over for work. I would have gone to college there except there aren't any strong environmental engineering programs."

"Well I am glad you have chosen to go into engineering and attend MIT. I have just learnt that MIT and Harvard aren't that far from each other; in fact they are like five minutes away, not forty minutes as I once thought. We can see each other every day!" I stop myself from even telling her that she can move in with me in my new apartment. The sale is going through right now.

"Both my mother's wanted me study business or economics, and then return to Seattle after college and work at Grey Enterprise. In fact, I am a little surprised you're still going to study Law rather than seeking a future Grey Enterprise, considering your Dad and everything.?"

"I have started to consider doing that exact thing. I am still pre-law, but I am going to undertake more economics and business related courses as well. Just keep my options open" I feel so comfortable talking to Lily. I am telling her things I haven't told anyone.

"You know your father is going to love that," Lily says. "When will you tell him?"

"I don't know."

"I use to be scared of your father when I was young. I sometimes went to Grey House once in a while after school or something waiting for my mother. You dad seemed genuinely threatening and intimidating." Lily recounts.

"Yes my dad does tend to get that reaction from people"

"But he is happier now, at last, according to my mother." Lily informs me

"Yes, because my mother in back in his life." I add

"And because of you Ted." I smile shyly. Glad that I am able to make him happier.

"So is that the end of your questions?"

"No, I have one more question. Do you want a sister or brother and if you could, what would you recommend the names to be?" I look at be bemused. That question came so out of left field.

"I don't know. I don't actually get a choice in the matter" I reply.

"But if you could, what would your answer be" Lily has become rather playful now

"I wouldn't mind either way, but I told my dad I think the baby's middle name should be either Carrick or Grace." I do have a preference, but I don't want to tell anyone.

"So have you finished your French inquisition?" I ask

"For now" She comically retorts.

"Great, so now it is my turn"

"You already know more or less everything about me. I know Ava has told you about me, and I bet your father has a done background check on me." Lily declares.

"Background check?" I question.

"Yes. My mother tells me he does them on everyone."

"I am sorry, I never knew" I wonder what it contains.

"Don't worry about it. It is standard procedure in the Grey Corporation." Lily shrugs

"If you knew where your birth parents were would you contact them?" I enquire

"Yes, but only to thank them. To say, thank you for giving me up and to incredible people. However, also to let them know that I am disappointed that weren't interested in me after a while." Lily has maintained her composure, but I know she feels deeply about this.

"You kids want anything else? Our kitchen is going to close in 15 minutes" Our pushy waitress is back.

"No, we are fine" I look at my watch can't believe what I am seeing. We have been sitting and talking for hours.

"It is 10pm." I inform her

"Do you need to be home anytime soon?" Lily asks curiously.

"No, why?

"Because there is somewhere I want to take you. My parents use to take me there when I was young." I pay the bill and once outside the restaurant, Lily takes my hand. I can tell she is excited. She leads me towards the water front. We don't stop until we are standing in front of a large Ferris wheel.

"You want me to go on that?" I ask her.

"Yes. It is fun. Come I will get us tickets since you paid for dinner." We both get into one of the carriages and slowly we ascend.

"The view is rather good up here," I tell lily

"See this is fun" Lily nudges me and then grabs my hand. Calming warmth overtakes us. It is so uncanny, and we both feel it. We both look into each others eyes and instinctively I lean over and kiss her softly on her lips. We both don't say anything, rather Lily touches my face, and we continue to kiss until the unthinkable happens.

Authors Note:

Next chapter will be up in 24 hours. Thanks to Crystal 9034 for editing.

Regards,

Maria Amore.