Ray's Pov
I think being punched in the gut may have been easier to swallow. This guy, who my daughter just started seeing for what seems like less then a minute, is asking to marry her. Motioning to the bartender for another drink, when mine was no where near half empty, I knew I was gonna need it.
"Christian, she is my daughter. The only thing I have in this world. I'm not about to hand her over, just cause your scared or impulsive. " I chugged the remainder of my beer. Annie was my world and I wasn't about to hand her over without a fight to this entitled man, who probably is never told no. My blood boiled that not only was he asking, but at a time like this.
"Ray, " and I was taken abrupt by the cool almost straining control in his voice. And I wonder if her held this much control over Annie. "Let me make myself clear. What I am asking you isn't out of impulse or some sort of mechanism to make myself feel less guilty about this entire fucked up situation. Ana is the person I wanna spend my life with period end of story. I've known that since day 1, I can't let her go believe me I've tried. So I will marry her, if she'll have me. I don't care if I have to wait 6 years to get your blessing, I will get it and I will marry her." I felt a mix of both fury and oddly shock. I was shocked that he felt so passionate about my daughter to fight for her so hard. I knew he had my blessing, but I wasn't about to let him know that.
Christians Pov
Regaining my composure, I drank my whiskey. It stunk and I relished the sensation. That was the first time I have said out loud what Ana meant to me, and a part of me feared I may have pissed Ray off. Suddenly my phone rang snapping me outta my thoughts. Looking at the caller Id I saw it was my mother, as the lump in my throat grew larger I answered quickly.
"Mom?" I said my voice displaying my concern.
"Ana's out of surgery, she coded a few times but she is good she is in the ICU." in that moment I was filled with pure unadulterated bliss. Ana lived, she was alive. A lump formed in my gut at the knowledge that she had coded but I was too happy to acknowledge that right now. My smile hurt my face, Ray must have heard the good news cause he motioned to the bartender to pay our tab and I whipped my car out before he could.
"Can I see her?" I said my voice trembling with excitement.
"Yes but we can't have a lot of people in here." I hung up not needing to hear anymore after the tab was paid, Ray and I power walked to the hospital. I felt him grilling me with his gaze occasionally I knew it was in regards to me asking him to marry Ana. I didn't care. I loved her, I couldn't live with her. To me she was always more then a submissive or a girlfriend. In my heart I knew she was more. Jesus Christ Grey listen to yourself, you've gone all hearts and flowers. What the hell had happened to me, I went from a man who had to control everything around him, business and pleasure. Now I'm asking a man to marry his daughter, while doctors played God with her life. What the hell, what the hell lead me to this point. I was reminded once more of Anastasia, I loved her. More then love, love wasn't a big enough word. But since I met her my life has quiet literally been turned upside down. I was doing things out of character. Needing more time to think I let Ray take the first visit with Ana. Not knowing if she would wanna see me, and Ray didn't seem like a man to argue with, not when it came to Ana.
I seriously contemplated the effect Ana had on me. I was crazy over her and sometimes not in a good way. She was the most important thing in my life and when we had broken up, I was empty. She was everything to me but she was making me something I had never known before. I had always strived on control, but with Ana. I can't help myself I loose all control. As I sit and wait for Ray, I wondered about what the hell I was gonna do.
