A/N: Thanks for reading. Enjoy!
A POV
"Interesting", I mumur as Mia cocks her head. "Sawyer bought his girlfriend a scarf just like that one." The tiny gasp she releases along with the widening of her eyes confirms my suspicion.
"Please don't tell Christian.", she pleads softly. "We've been wanting to tell everyone for a while, but we've been trying to figure the best way possible. My family especially Christian and Elliot are protective and have the habit of scaring guys I date. We thought about telling my family at the fundraiser, but Christian decided to assign Luke as your security which further complicated things."
"I'm not going to tell Christian." Her shoulders relax. "You are." Christian and I have been good with being honest with each other, yet I feel the news of her relationship with Sawyer should come from her and not me. "Mia, the sooner you tell him and the rest of your family the better. Your brothers might have a difficult time at first, but they love you and want the best for you."
"You're right.", she says as Christian rejoins us. Mia and I try to act as normal as possible.
"I'm sorry it took me so long. I was about to walk out of the bedroom when I got a call from Gil Hanson. He's the guy in London that I had working to close a deal with."
"The one you were supposed to go to London for until his mother died.", I nod.
"Yeah. He wants us to get the deal going again, but he wants to come to Seattle instead of me going there. He thinks getting away from London for a while might do him so good. Anyway, he's going to in town on Tuesday which means I'm going to have to do some work this weekend."
"You'll both be at Sunday brunch, right?", Mia asks.
"Christian's already invited me, and we'll be there."
"Great. I should get going, but I'll see you guys tomorrow." She hugs Christian and then me, leaning in to my ear. "I'll tell them soon." She steps back and waves before padding out of the room.
"I can do some work on my advertising campaign if you want to go ahead and get started with your work.", I tell Christian who's refilling his coffee.
"I can do some of the work this afternoon or tonight." He sets his cup down and strides over to me. "I want to spend some time with you."
"I've got an idea. Let's go on that." I point to the Timberhawk Ride of Prey, a rollercoaster in Wild Rides Amusement Park. With Christian's hand wrapped in mine, I start pulling us towards the ride, but he freezes.
"Let's go on something else. How about the bumper cars? Those are usually fun."
"Oh, I know bumper cars are fun, but the Timberhawk Ride of Prey looks even better." He continues to not move. "You're not scared, are you?"
"Me scared? No.", he scoffs. "I just think rides such as that one are overrated. Rides such as bumper cars don't get enough attention."
"Uh huh.", I giggle. "There's nothing wrong with being scared of rollercoasters. I was scared when I was younger, but I got over my fear."
"Fine. Although I won't deem what I am as scared, I'm a little apprehensive about going on rollercoasters. Can we please keep our feet on the ground?" I stand on my tiptoes and kiss him.
"We'll keep our feet on the ground." Happy with my answer, he kisses me gently. Once we come up for air, we start walking towards the bumper cars. Halfway there, I see a face I haven't seen in a while. It's Owen Martin, my ex. He sees me and heads in my direction.
"Ana, hey.", Owen says, pushing his sunglasses up and exposing his green eyes.
"Hi, Owen.", I reply as I see Christian's eyes locked on Owen. "Um..Owen, Martin, this is my boyfriend Christian Grey. Christian, this is Owen Martin." I've told Christian about my past relationship, but I didn't tell the name of the guy. The look on his face indicates he's figured it out though.
"Ana and I used to date.", Owen tells Christian.
"Ah. Well, it's nice to meet you.", Christian says in a calm voice.
"It's nice to meet you too. Ana, how's life been treating you?"
"It's been great. I'm still at Nelson Advertising and really enjoy it. As you now know, I'm dating Christian who makes me very happy."
"Ditto.", Christian adds.
"Owen, what's new with you?", I ask.
"I'm still teaching math at West Seattle High School. I'm also dating someone. Her name's Kim, and she's in law school. She's meeting me here, but her study group's run over so she's going to be a little late."
"I'm happy for you." My comment is true. Owen and I didn't a messy breakup, and we wish each other well.
"Thanks. I'm happy for you too. I'm going to grab something to drink and wait for Kim. Ana, it was good to see you, and Christian, it was nice to meet you."
"It was nice to meet you as well.", Christian replies, extending his hand to Owen who shakes it.
"Bye.", I say as Owen heads off. "That went well."
"It did. Owen seems like a nice guy."
"He is a nice guy. He's also a guy who is no longer part of my life. He and I are in the past." Christian nods slowly.
"You dated for three years. That's a long time.", he murmurs.
"We officially dated for three years, but things changed well before then. Both of us kept trying to make it work even though you can only try for so long.", I sigh.
"It might be an asshole thing for me to say, but I'm glad things didn't work out between the two of you."
"It's not an asshole comment. It's sweet."
C POV
"Ana, Kate, we're so glad you could be here with us today.", my dad says. We're standing in the kitchen while the food is being prepared for our usual Sunday brunch.
"Thank you for inviting us.", Ana smiles.
"Yes, thank you very much.", Kate adds. Elliot pulls her into him and tries to kiss her, but she swats him away. "Elliot, you promised to keep your hands to yourself while we're with your parents."
"Let him kiss you. We don't mind.", my mom giggles as she sprinkles powdered sugar on top of the french toast she just finished cooking.
"Don't mind if I do.", Elliot chuckles. He dips Kate and plants a kiss on her lips.
I raise a brow at Ana who simply shrugs to answer my unspoken question. I then take her in my arms and crash my lips feverishly onto hers.
"This brunch is off to an entertaining start.", I smirk after Ana and I end our kiss. I pick up a piece of bacon, an act which Elliot catches.
"Dude, if you're going to start eating, I'm going to as well.", he says. He grabs a handful of bacon and starts chomping while everyone stares at him. "What? I'm hungry."
"The food will be ready soon, but we're still waiting on your sister.", my dad tells Elliot. "She called earlier and asked if it would be ok for her to invite someone."
"Like a friend?", I ask as I swipe a piece of Elliot's bacon out of his hand.
"She didn't say. She only said there was someone she wanted to invite to brunch, and I told her it was fine."
"I'm guessing I'm the "she" you're talking about.", Mia says. She stands in the kitchen doorway but looks over her shoulder. "I've got some news I want to share with everyone, and I'd like for you to not get upset or anything until I've had a chance to explain things." She steps aside and in walks Sawyer. He smiles and then puts his arm around Mia.
"Hi.", he murmurs. Luke Sawyer's always been confident and strong, yet he appears to be terrified.
"Maybe Ana and I should go to another room so you all can talk.", Kate says.
"That might be best.", Ana replies. She's about to leave my side, but I tug her back towards me.
"Stay.", I tell Ana and Kate. "Mia, Sawyer, what's going on?"
"What's going on is Luke and I are dating.", Mia answers.
"Dating?"
"Yes, dating. I'm sure this is a shock, but it's a good one."
"It's more than a fucking shock.", I snarl. "We didn't know you had a boyfriend let alone that it's Luke Sawyer."
"Why don't we do as Mia asked and let her explain things?", my mom suggests.
"Go ahead and explain why the hell you didn't tell us.", Elliot demads.
"Maybe because of the way you're acting now.", Mia snaps back at him. "Mom, Dad, the food looks and smells amazing. Why don't we go and sit down in the dining room, and then we can talk?"
"Great idea.", my dad says.
The food is soon placed on the dining room table while everyone sits in utter silence. Ana and I are seated directly across from Mia and Sawyer, and I'm not taking my eyes off them. Elliot's doing the same although he's also eating his food while staring.
"Grace, this omelet is the best.", Ana says as she enjoys her ham and cheese omelet. I take a small bite of mine and shift my eyes back to my sister and Sawyer.
"Ana's right. It's delicious.", I add.
"All of the food is outstanding.", Sawyer grins. He takes a drink of his orange juice and sighs before reaching for Mia's hand. "I'm sure all of you have a lot of questions."
"I have a mile long list of questions. How long have you been dating?"
"Two months. I've known Mia as long as I've known the rest of you, and I've always thought of her as friend. About two months ago I decided to go to a movie. I was alone, yet I didn't care. Halfway through the movie I heard a woman giggling at the same scene I was laughing at. We were the only ones who found that part funny. I turned around and saw it was Mia."
"I was relieved someone shared my sense of humor.", Mia says. "I went to get popcorn, and when I came back, I saw someone sitting in my seat. There was an empty seat next to Luke so I went and sat beside him. The movie ended, and I was going to leave."
"But I asked Mia if she wanted to join me for dinner. We talked and laughed and talked some more. I went home and couldn't stop thinking about her. I was already working for Christian, and I realized dating Mia might complicate things. Still...I couldn't get her out of my mind. I called and asked her out on a date."
"I was also aware of the potential complications, but I was also giddy with excitement when he asked me out. One date led to another and then another." Mia's eyes bounce back and forth from my parents to Elliot and then to me. "You all have always wanted the best for me, and I appreciate that very much. It's also the same thing that makes some of you at times a little too overprotective." Her focus is now solely on Elliot and me.
"Christian and I aren't overprotective.", Elliot mutters.
"Remember when I went on my first date when I was sixteen? You and Christian both claimed you wanted to be there to share the experience. You took my date's car keys and threw them in the swimming pool." Elliot snickers at the memory.
"I didn't throw the keys in the pool. They fell out of my hand when I was looking for a good place to hid them. The swimming pool ended up being a good spot."
"The guy was a loser anyway.", I shrug. "He ended up admitting the only reason he went out with you was because another girl turned him down. You should never be anyone's second choice." Mia actually smiles a little.
"She's not my second choice.", Sawyer states as I take a few more bites of my food. "I want to be with Mia because she's caring and sweet. She makes me laugh, and I feel like I can talk to her about anything."
"We were going to tell everyone at the Botanical Society event, but then Christian assigned Luke as Ana's security, yet another potential roadblock. Even so, Luke and I want to be together. We don't want to sneak around anymore."
"I think it's great.", my mom says happily.
"Me too.", my dad adds.
"I guess it's not the end of the world.", Elliot jokes.
"Christian, I promise that my relationship with Mia's not going to interfere with my job.", Sawyer tells me.
"Ok.", I reply. "If being together is what makes you happy then be together."
"Really?", Mia asks.
"Yeah. Your happiness is all I've ever wanted."
"Christian.", Ana moans as I'm licking her clit. Her sweet juices are intoxicating. We've been holed up in my bedroom since returning from my parents' about two hours ago. "I need to tell you something."
"So tell me.", I mumur. I move my mouth back onto her, but Ana pushes me away.
"It's difficult telling you something when you're giving me an orgasm." I crawl beside her in the bed and growl.
"Tell me so I can go back to my tongue magic."
"It's about Mia and Sawyer."
"You're really wanting to discuss my sister and her boyfriend now?", I scoff. "It better good."
"I'm only telling you because I want to keep the honesty going in our relationship. I found out about Mia and Sawyer yesterday and not today like everyone else. Mia had on a pink scarf yesterday. Coincidentally, Sawyer bought the same scarf the other day when we were at the Clothing Palette. He said it was for his girlfriend. When I mentioned it to Mia, she admitted they were dating."
"So you knew and didn't say anything? Why?"
"Because it wasn't my place to tell. I felt it should come from Mia and Sawyer instead." I lay my head back on the pillow. "I'm sorry."
"Don't be.", I say. "I understand why you didn't say anything, and I'm not mad."