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Chapter 19 - Peas, whisky and hot tubs.

CPOV

"Teddy, stop throwing your peas." I am sitting at the dining room table trying to feed Teddy, Gail is bathing Phoebe upstairs and Ana is getting ready to hit the gym with Kate. Fucking Kate, she still gets on my nerves, but I tolerate her. I am in a foul fucking mood. A pea just hit the side of my face. "Teddy." I raise my voice a little louder than usual. Another one hits me on the forehead. "Teddy I will tell you one more time, stop throwing your peas."

"Me no like Dad."

"Okay buddy, well just quit throwing them, I'll tell you what, Dad will cut you a deal okay?

"Ha Dad?"

"A deal, you do something for me, and in return I will do something for you. If you eat the rest of your peas, Dad will get you some ice-cream okay?"

"Yes pwease."

"That's my boy, now eat your Peas."

"NO, me wan ice-ceem" He folds his arms across his chest and pushes his bottom lip out, god he looks like Ana when he does that.

Oh fuck me, I am not in the mood for this tonight. I can get the hardest businessmen in America to eat shit out of my palm, but I can't get a nearly 3 year old to eat his fucking peas. Breathe Christian, breathe. I told Ana they were being to soft, that I could get Teddy to eat his peas and that they just need to be harder on him. She wished me luck and fucked off upstairs. This is not going well, but failure is not an option.

"Okay little man, lets try this a different way, but you can't tell Mommy."

"No Mommy." he smiles

"Stay there, Dad will be back in 2 seconds okay, don't move." I bolt to the kitchen and grab a bottle of chocolate syrup from the pantry then rush back. I pour chocolate syrup over his peas.

"There you go son, eat your chocolate peas, then Dad will get you some ice-cream." I grin as Teddy shovels the peas into his mouth, clearing his plate. "Good boy, now you stay here and Dad will go get you some ice-cream."

I take his plate and rinse it of any chocolate evidence, then place the syrup back in the pantry. Hell yeah I'm the only one who can get Teddy to eat peas, I smile to myself.

I put a couple of scoops of ice-cream into a bowl and take it through to Teddy, Ana is back down talking to Teddy. Fuck me she looks hot in her gym gear. She has her back to me, she is wearing a purple x back tank that's tight as fuck, and her black Nike training capris and purple Nike air max running shoes. She leans over the table and points her sweet ass at me. I can see the faint outline of her thong. She shifts her weight to one side poking her ass out a little more, and I feel my pants tighten. Fuck me, I hate this no sex shit. I have no idea what her and Teddy are talking about, it's nothing but mumble, my attention is being held captive by my wife's perfect derriere.

"Dad, me tell Mommy."

"Huh?" I shake my head back into focus. Fuck, did he just say he told Ana?

"I tell Mommy, me ate peas."

"I'm impressed baby." Ana turns to face me smiling. Fuck I love her smile. Thank fuck for that, obviously didn't tell her about the chocolate part.

"Here you go son, since you were such a good boy eating your peas, here is some ice-cream."

"Tank wo Daddy." Teddy digs into his ice-cream without hesitation.

Ana strolls over and wraps her arms around my neck. Fuck she smells good. I weave my hands around her waist and inhale the vanilla scent lingering in her hair.

"You look mighty fine Mrs Grey." I kiss her neck and work my way around to her mouth, pressing myself into her as I do.

"Christian," she swats my shoulder, "we have little eyes on us." Ugh, I pull away, and head to the kitchen to pour myself a wine. Once I get Teddy to bed I may pour myself something stronger.

I down my glass within seconds. Ana strolls through with Teddy's empty ice-cream bowl.

"Teddy's in the TV room watching cartoons, I told him you will come and get him for his bath, Taylor is in there with him. So spill."

"Spill what Ana?" I play innocent.

"How did you manage to get Teddy to eat his peas. I know you did something, he never eats his peas, so spill."

Saved by Kate, thank fuck. She walks in dumping her bag on the breakfast bar, then heads to Ana and gives her a hug.

"Kate." I acknowledge her.

"Christian." she looks at me politely and smiles. "Elliot's in the TV room, he thought he'd come keep you company, Ava is staying at my parents for a few days." Well this night might not be so bad after all. My relationship with Elliot has never been better, we talk all the time - about heaps of different shit. I am definitely more relaxed around him, and even enjoy his company. Since I married Ana all the relationships with my family members have improved 10 fold, even with my father.

"Ready to go Steele?" Kate says, all fucking chirpy. Pisses me right off, I know she calls her Steele to fuck me off, it works.

"Grey." I snap Kate just looks at me and rolls her eyes, so does Ana.

"I thought we could check out that new women's gym." Now that's more fucking like it Kate, I like you a little bit more now, no sweaty assholes checking out my woman.

"I'm good to go Kate."

Ana walks over to me and kisses me goodbye, it is soft and sweet and she tastes fucking fantastic, like strawberries and cream, must be that lip shit she puts on all the time. I don't give a fuck that Kate is in the room, I grab her ass with my hands and squeeze it while I deepen the kiss and rub up against her. Settle down Christian, not as if you can finish this when she gets home. God, I can never get enough of her, she tries to back off, but I just hold her tighter, I don't care that I'll have a raging hard on after this, well yes I do, but I don't want to stop. I could kiss her all fucking night. We are getting out of breath so I figure I better let her go. She steps back and stares at me panting. I notice Kate has left the room, can't handle seeing what a real kiss looks like obviously.

"Jesus Christian." she's grinning. Yea you know you want me baby, you won't last 5 days.

"Have fun at the gym baby." I grab a bottle of beer from the fridge for Elliot and leave Ana standing in the kitchen. She'll be all over me tonight. I grin.

I leave Elliot in the TV room while I bath Teddy and tuck him in. He's out like a light so I'm back down with Elliot in no time. I stop in the kitchen and grab us another beer.

"So little bro, how you be?"

"Jesus Elliot, talk properly. How am I? Surviving. You?"

"Truthfully Bro, frustrated as hell and horny as fuck." I crack up laughing, fucking Elliot, doesn't give a shit what comes out of that mouth of his.

" I know how you feel brother, I know how you feel." I take a swig of my beer.

"So your little lady is holding out on you to huh?" he chuckles.

"She's on lock down for 5 days."

"Lock down?" he cracks up, "5 days, bro that's nothing."

"What the fuck Elliot, it feels like a fucking lifetime and we are only on day one." I sigh. "Things still not right on the wife front I take it?"

"Fuck me Christian, I don't know where I stand with that woman sometimes. She was fine in Vegas, then we get home and it's back to pulling away when I try to fucking start something. I mean I know she's feeling pretty shit about herself at the moment, I tell her all the time how fucking sexy she is, but there's only so much rejection one can take you know, I'm beginning to think it's me." I don't know what to say to him. I can see where he is coming from, I'd be taking it far worse if I were in his situation.

"Think we need something stronger than this." I down the rest of my beer then walk to the bar and pour us a whisky.

"I'm driving bro."

"Oh fuck off Lelliot, Kate can drive, or worst case scenario Taylor will drop you home. Hell, fucking stay the night." I don't normally drink this much, especially the hard stuff - but fuck it. We both need some fucking cheering up, especially Elliot - he looks like shit. I feel a bit better about my situation now.

"Don't have to ask me twice brother."

I hear Ana and Kate talking in the living room. Fuck they are home. Elliot and I have both drunk quite a bit. It was exactly what Elliot needed, he spent a good hour drowning his sorrows and spilling his guts. We are in the outside hot tub out the back. Elliot is pretty shit faced, there's no way he's driving home. I think I may get into trouble over this, I don't give a shit, I'll take one for Elliot. He needed to get all that shit off his chest, and if whisky helped, so fucking be it.

"There you are babe." Ana walks outside, smiling that gorgeous fucking smile of hers when she sees me in the tub. She takes her training pants off and lifts her tank over her head. Fuck me, she'd standing there in her fucking panties and bra. What the fuck Ana? Elliot's right there, yea he's got his eyes closed, but that's not the fucking point. She climbs in the tub next to me and cuddles up. Fuck I must be getting soft, she smells too fucking good to be mad at.

"You've been drinking?" she looks at me then to the empty glass in the drink holder. I'm expecting a fucking lecture but she just cuddles up and kisses my chest.

"That obvious huh?" I ask her. Elliot and I burst into laughter, I don't even know what we are laughing about, it wasn't even fucking funny.

"I could smell you both before I could see you." she giggles.

"You're not mad baby?" I ask like I'm fucking whipped.

She laughs. "Christian, you're a grown man, if you want to drink, I'm not going to stop you. As long as you drink sensibly, and the kids aren't around. Don't you dare spew in the hot tub though, then I'll be pissed." she giggles. There's that fucking giggle again, she has no idea how much her giggle turns me on.

"Where's Kate?" Elliot slurs.

"She's in the bathroom, she'll be out in a minute." Ana rests her head back in one of the head rests and I can hear her moan slightly. God that sounded hot, must remind myself to take her in the hot tub in 5 days time. Oh Ana, I've got plans for you on Saturday.

"There you all are." Kate walks towards the tub, but stops as soon as she sees the drink in Elliot's hand.

"Are you fucking drinking?" she snaps.

I'm about to say something but my beautiful Ana takes charge.

"Oh quit it Kate, grab us a wine and jump in, it feels heavenly after that work out." Ana opens her eyes and looks at Kate and sees the hesitation in her face. "Go grab one of my swimsuits."

"I need to take a leak." Elliot pulls himself out of the tub, wraps a towel around him and heads inside."

"Soooooo. Mrs Grey, how was the gym."

"Good, not as good as this tub though." She grins. I get an idea, it will make her crazy, she'll be sure to cave after this.

"Come here." I pull her over to me, and when she is close enough I grab her hips and lift her up onto my lap. I shuffle to the left a little, then switch the bottom jets on. I pull her knee up so that she is straddling me with her legs spread wide. She doesn't know there is a jet right underneath her, and should hit her in just the right spot. Right about now. I lower her down and grin.

"Oh fuck." she groans. She grabs my hair and tugs. Christ I'm surprised I have any hair the way she fucking pulls it all the time - I love it.

"Feel good baby?" I grab her ass with my hands and kiss her, a full on tongue wrestling kiss.

"Mmmmm, Christian." she moans into my mouth. Hell yeah baby, that's my name.

"Jesus you two." Fuck it, Kate's back. Nice timing - not. Ana looks embarrassed and climbs off me. She looks over at me and give me a shy smile. Nothing to be shy about baby.

"Is it okay if Elliot and I stay tonight?" she asks. "He's crashed on the sofa in the TV room."

I burst into laughter. "Soft cock." I mumble. "Take the guest room downstairs, I had Gail get it ready just in case. Need some help getting El to bed?"

"He can stay on the sofa." she snaps. Fuck me, how does he puts up with her, my Ana would break her back to get me to bed, she'd never leave me on the sofa. "I'm going to hit the sack, I'll see you both in the morning." I watch as she stomps inside.

"She didn't bring you a wine baby, do you want me to go get you a glass?"

"No, it's okay, maybe we should head inside too, I need a shower. We can have a wine in our room then I think I owe you a discussion on our 'specifics'." She winks at me. Oh fuck yea baby, I knew the hot tub trick would work.

I help Ana out of the tub. I nearly cum in my fucking shorts when she stands up and her perfect ass is in my face. I turn the tub off, put the cover over and then lock it. Got to be careful with children around. I take our glasses to the kitchen while Ana runs up for her shower, she won't let me come with her. I lock the house and set the alarm system, then put a blanket over Elliot and shove a pillow under his face, tilting his head to the side. Fucking Kate should have done this, if she gave a shit about him. I might talk to Ana about getting Kate in to see Flynn.

Finally I drag my ass upstairs. Ana is still in the bathroom, so I shut our door, chuck my boxers on and wait for her on the bed.

ANA'S POV.

I have a quick shower, then chuck one of Christians tees on, followed by a pair of panties. I'm not going to give in on the no sex, but he was so adorable tonight - even though he was drunk - I thought we could just play around. I spray myself with my vanilla body mist, brush my teeth and head out of the bathroom.

I can't help but laugh. Christian is sound asleep on the bed. He's not even under the covers. Oh fifty. I walk to the bed and try to roll him straight, he's lying on a diagonal. He's too heavy. I try to pull the duvet out from under him - nope can't do that either. I walk down to the linen room and grab a spare quilt and take it back to the bedroom. I manage to lift his head and shove a pillow under him. I curl up next to him, my front to his front, and pull the quilt over us. He stinks of whisky, but it actually smells kind of sexy mixed with his sweet breath. I lean forward and gently kiss his lips. "I love you Christian." I whisper against his mouth. He stirs and grabs my waist, pulling me closer to him. I fall asleep listening to his heart beat.