Chapter 17

EDITED BY SMILEYLOVES

CPOV

" Ray Taylor will show you the guest room, please make yourself comfortable."

I thought this night could not get any worse. It started out with me being blissfully happy, to being made to look like a wife beater or some kind of devious woman trapper. Ana looks as rough as I do but she still is a vision to look at. I am unsure where we go from here? Do we go to bed together or will she leave I am so confused? I can run a billion-dollar company and dealing with my secret second life bullshit, but when it comes to this woman I have no control. This relationship stuff is very new for me and I know I am sucking at it. I guess now I have quit my side business I can just be Christian the CEO. I want to try to be the loving boyfriend, and I want to be who Ana deserves.

Ana tells me that she is tired and we should get some sleep and start fresh tomorrow and I couldn't agree more. She takes my hand and walks with me to our bedroom. Ours has a nice ring to it and we both head into the room. In this room I feel like I am the Christian I want to be rather than the one I am forced to be.

" Christian thank you for not allowing your dad to force marriage on us. I really appreciate you defending us. I know that you want to get me down the aisle and knock me up; but I am happy that you agree that we need time for all that to happen."

" Baby I would take you in my jet right now and go to Vegas and marry you but I understand where you're coming from. I promise baby we will get to that point. Hopefully not Vegas as I want to give you the wedding of your dreams." She smiles at me but I know we are still not in the best place after what has happened this evening.

Ana tells me she is going to take a quick shower and normally I would be undressing to join her but I think she needs privacy right now. While Ana is showering I send a text to Elliot saying I want his whore taken care of. To make sure it's in a way that is deemed fit for the trouble she has caused. I know he has no feelings for her so it shouldn't be an issue.

Ana comes out of the bathroom wearing my old T-Shirt that she has took a liking too. I have to say she looks irresistible in it. I have to tell my cock to quit with the twitching as I don't expect to get any tonight or any night for that matter. I would not take this shit from anyone else, but Ana will be my wife and the mother to my child one day so I refuse to disrespect her so I can get laid.

" Christian can I come to work with you tomorrow at GEH to see you in CEO mode. I will have to ask Elliot for the day off do you think he would be ok with that."

" Sure baby anything you want and Elliot was not expecting you back at work so its sorted." Shit why did I bring that up right now. Luckily for me Ana is falling asleep so hopefully I won't hear anything more on the subject well tonight anyway. I hold Ana close and go over the events of the evening over and over in my head until exhaustion finds me.

Carrick POV

As I leave my sons apartment I am greeted by my wife and she looks pissed this will not be pleasant.

" CARRICK GREY what have you just done to our son."

" I have done nothing to him, he is not a child he is a grown man. He doesn't need to be smothered by his mummy."
" What did you just say to me."

" I have given him the test you know like my father gave to me."

" Are you serious Carrick you did that to our baby what your dad did to you."

"Its tradition Gracie you know this; it has to be done. I needed to know where is loyalty lies and now I know."

"Did he choose the life or did he choose Ana."

"He failed miserably darling he choose love and I couldn't be prouder of him. He stood up to me and put me in my place and acted like a
boss for the first time."

"I know my baby Carry and I know he told you to shove your business in a not so polite way."

" He did and he was very Christian about it. I am happy he did as I want my son to be the CEO with a wife and kids. I don't want him to be the criminal who risks his life for bullshit all the time."

My wife looks shocked but I wanted Christian and Elliot out of this life, and I knew Christian would be the one to make it happen. I know he loves control and power but he can get his kicks from the office or whatever he does in his romantic life. I just had to play the part and be the bad guy for a while. I just hope my sons can forgive me and see that I was pushing them for the right reasons. I have made arrangements for the three of us to meet with another family based here in Seattle who will take over the business at a cost. We still have the respect and power, but none of the heavy lifting and can lead normal lives. Me and my beautiful will be going on a well deserved vacation. I can't wait to see her in a bikini even after 3 kids and 20 years, since we last went on a couple vacation she still looks hot in a bikini.

Elliot POV

I hate when my brother is right. I am now on my way to Kate's house to deal with her. She has gone too far this time. She has been going around town saying she was about to be wifed up by me. Its laughable, all she ever could be is a good fuck. I don't know how she could think she could be my wife or the mother of my kids. Now Ana on the other hand is what a wife and mother should be, and I am happy for my little bro. Reading the text Christian sent me made me rattled. The thought of some whore trying to ruin his relationship will be met by serious consequences. I just hope Kate is ready for what is about to come.
I am inside her apartment and I think she has another episode as there is stuff smashed and thrown everywhere. I see the lights on in the bathroom and I hear running water. I head into the bathroom to deal with her.

I realize pretty quickly that she has already been dealt with. She is face down in the tub dead and pale. I leave the house and call Taylor and Sawyer to get me any information they can. I am glad I didn't touch anything and no one saw me here. It makes me start to think of who else she has fucked with. Obviously she has pissed someone of to the extreme for that shit to happen.
I text Christian to let him now she was already taken care of. He is just as suspicious as I am but says the blood is not on our hands so let's leave it the hell alone. I head home and decide for once not to call one of my many whores to come and help me relax. I think I am not going to deal with those kind of women anymore it's far too messy.

APOV

I wake up to see Christian putting his suit on for the office. He does look hot in a suit, and I like the look on him. I sit up and drool over him for a while until he notices me.

" See something you like baby"

" You look hot in a suit I would say you should wear one everyday but you already do."

" That I do my love do you still want to come to my office today."

" Yes let me get beautified and we can have breakfast and go."

" Baby you are already perfection I will wait for you in the kitchen." He kisses my head and I start to feel that given a bit of time and understanding, I am positive that we will be in such an amazing place. I put on one of the cute dresses Christian bought for me and I am ready to go.

I walk into the kitchen and I totally forgot that my dad spent the night here. Before I even ask Christian where my dad is he passes me a note that has my name on the front, and I know it's my dad's writing.
His letter basically said that he has headed home as there has been some sort of issue. He will see me soon and he will try to explain things to me. I put that to the back of my mind for the time being as I am ready to play office with Christian today. I feel like a celebrity at GEH as I am getting all kinds of VIP treatment. I guess being the boss's girlfriend has perks around here. I am uncomfortable with how lavish everything is. I feel like I am being smothered even though people are just being nice. Christian senses my discomfort and tells his staff to not bother me any longer.

I am shocked with how abrupt he is to his staff. As the day goes on I am less shocked about his outbursts, his use of language, and the way he flies of the handles. I really feel bad for his assistant as he can't be an easy man to work for. Then again making a billion before 30 I guess he has to be this way when it comes to business.
We have lunch together in his office as he didn't have time to take us out. I was fine with as I am rather comfortable sitting in his office on his sofa barefoot while my man is rubbing my feet. Seeing Christian this way is so hot and It makes me understand the way he is a
little more.

Even though Christian has been yelling and losing his temper all morning, I have not seen him smile like this since I met him I think this is where he is meant to be. I don't know what possess me to do it but I get up and lock his office door and sit on his lap. I start to leave soft kisses onto his lips before it becomes frenzied and before I realize it I am underneath him while he stripped me out of my dress and his head heading for my panties. I feel his nose brush past my panties and I hear him moan and before I know it his tongue is driving me insane. I start begging for him to be inside me and he is only too willing to oblige. After a very hot and sexy office sex session Andrea's voice is heard on the intercom telling Christian that his next appointment is ready in the conference room. He tells her to cancel it as he is taking the rest of the day.
We end up walking around the water front holding hands and just talking about our childhoods. Christian is really trying to open up and be real with me. I think if we can continue this way we will have a real shot at making this relationship work and I really want it to work.

2 weeks later

CPOV

I am sitting in the hospital waiting on news about Ana. I don't think I have yelled or threatened this many people in my life but I am frantic. My parents were having a party at the house and I was reluctant to go as Carrick would be there. We have not spoken since the day he was trying to force Ana into marrying me. Ana, my mother, and Mia all convinced me to go. So we went and Ana looked beautiful all night. I even was ok with Elliot cracking jokes with her and acting like a brother to her, which hopefully soon he will be. Ana had been complaining with stomach pains over the last few days. She said her period was due and we thought no more about it. She was walking towards me when I see her keeled over grabbing her stomach and she was screaming in pain. That's how we ended up here in the hospital. I haven't seen Ana since we got here and no one will tell me what's going on.

I sent my mother to see what's going on and that was over an hour ago. The entire Grey family is here Carrick, Elliot, and Mia and my gramps and Grandma who are my mother's parents. Theo is my Gramps and he has taken quite the shines to Ana. He told her she makes me less off a douche, which I guess was a compliment. They have all sat in silence where I have been loud and obnoxious. I think even Taylor and Sawyer are worried as they keep glancing around to see what is going on. Ana is loved by everyone in my life, but most of all me. I have her engagement ring in my pocket and I was going to propose tonight. I see my mother coming out of the double doors and I run at her.

" Mother where is Ana, where is my baby?"

" Christian Ana is fine she is resting. She had a blood clot which was caused by her birth control pill." My mother whispered that part to me. She is really respectful like that.

" Can I see her; I need to see her."

" Yes you can she is in the private room upstairs." I signal Taylor and Sawyer to head up there as I want someone at her door at all times.

" Hey baby." I say as I walk into the room to see her on the bed.

" Hey baby." She says back to me. I have grown to love her calling me that.

" How are you feeling? " I get as close as I physically can to her, as I think I need the comfort more than she does.

" I am fine the blood clot was not life threatening it was really small. This is all just a precaution. I won't be able to be on any form of birth control for a while. Our options are condoms or abstinence it's your decision." She giggles a little when she says this because she knows I hate both options.

" Christian do you think that you could use your power of persuasion and get me the hell out of here tonight and take me home."

" Baby what did the doctors say."

" They said they want me to stay overnight for observation to be on the safe side."

" Well just this once I am putting my foot down and telling you no. I will stay here with you I want to know you are fine to leave when a medical professional tells me so."

" So if I call mamma Grace up here to put you straight we can leave." My girl is so cheeky at times and I love it like I love her.

" Baby I would even say no to my mother that's how serious I am. I love you and your health is the most important thing right now to me." I see tears building up in her eyes oh fuck now what's happening is she ok.

" Christian that's the first time you have told me that you love me." Is it really I am sure I have said it before.

" I love you to Christian." Now I know I have never heard Ana say that to me before so maybe this was our first time saying it and in the least romantic place possible.