Christian
As soon as the door of the jet is open I get up and hurry towards it. Ana had to go back to Seattle on Sunday evening, while I had to stay in Detroit until Wednesday, so I could finally seal the deal. Now, I'm back and I can already see Ana waiting with Sawyer by the car to pick me up.
We had a skype session with Autumn yesterday where I brought up, that I want Ana to move in with me. I just want to spend all of my free time with her, but in the end we had to compromise… well I had. We agreed that once the house at the sound is ready we will move in there together, but until then she will stay at her apartment. I of course didn't like the idea at all, but Ana wanted to live a bit longer with her mom, because this is the first time since she was a kid that they are living together and get along, so she just wanted a bit more time with her mother.
In addition, Autumn pointed out that a move is always stressful and with Ana being pregnant and in need to take things slow, two moves before Liam is born won't be good for her. So, instead of going to Escala, I will stay at Ana's place tonight. I can honestly say that staying over at my girlfriend's place will be first for me, one I'm for some reason really looking forward too.
My Dad called me yesterday to let me know that Rodriguez has to stay at a mental facility for at least six months, before the court will have him evaluated again to see if he has to be permanently admitted. I haven't figured out a plan yet, but I will make sure that he is going to stay there for the rest of his life. That fucker is a danger to Ana and women in general, because even if he doesn't go after Ana again, who is to say that he won't find a new victim for his sick obsession.
Taylor took care of the Elena situation and her trial is scheduled to start in three weeks and the district attorney is one tough mother fucker who is known to get what he wants, so I'm positive that she will end up in jail for the rest her life, which is just what I want.
"Christian!" I hear Ana call out in delight and look up to where she stands, but she is already running towards me and I catch her when she jumps into my arms to kiss me.
"Missed me?" I ask with a smirk and gives me a sweet shy smile.
"Maybe."
"Let's go to your place, there is someone who missed you just as much as I did and he needs a lot of your attention today." I whisper against her lips and hold her closer so she can feel my hard on pressing against her.
"Sounds like a good plan." She says with a smile and we get into the car, where I press the button for the privacy glass and start to make out with her. Damn, I just can't get enough of her!
At her place we get out of the car, desperate to get somewhere where we can lock the door and fuck without anyone interrupting us.
"Miss Steele! Miss Steele, I need to talk to you." We hear a guy call out and turn around to find a young man wearing a cheap suit running towards us. Sawyer and Taylor jump in immediately to stop him.
"Sir, please get Miss Steele upstairs." Taylor says.
"No, please, Miss Steele, I need to talk to you. My name is Jimmy Ingalls, I'm the lawyer of Mrs. Elena Lincoln." He calls out and if it wasn't for Ana clinging to my side, I would have knocked his lights out by now for approaching her.
"You need to fuck off!" I hiss at him.
"Please Ma'am, just give me five minutes." He yells at us and taking my hand Ana steps forward while Sawyer and Taylor both hold the fucker back from getting closer to her.
"Mr. Ingalls, we have nothing to discuss. Your client is a pedophile who tried to murder me and my unborn child. To this day we have no idea if the child I am carrying will be disabled due to drugs I had to be given at the hospital in order to save my life. Elena Lincoln is right where she belongs and she will remain in prison once she has been lawfully punished for her wrong doings. If you want to help her case, then tell her to show some dignity and own up to her wrong doings instead of sending disturbing letters to my boyfriend and having you harass me in public. Now if you'll excuse us, my boyfriend just arrived home from a business trip and we want to be alone." She says and turns around, we head into the building and in the lobby she explodes.
"Can you believe this? What is wrong with her? Does she think sending her lawyer here to harass me is going to win her any sympathies during the trial?" She says and I pull her into my arms.
"She is fucking desperate, baby. She knows that things are not looking well for her, so she is trying to get one of us to speak in her defense." I murmur into her hair, but this has gone too far. Sending me that fucking letter is one thing, but trying to contact Ana is a completely different story. Elena tried to fucking kill her, she ran her over with her car not once, but fucking twice. She can't plea that she was temporarily insane when she did that or that it was an act of passion or whatever fucking excuse some fuckers try in court to get a lower sentence. She knew what she was doing, there are eye witnesses who said that Elena pulled the car back after she had hit her for the first time, then waited for a few seconds to see if she was still moving and when Ana moved she fucking hit her again and nearly ran over an older gentleman who wanted to help Ana too. She wanted her dead and she will fucking pay for it!
"Can we please go upstairs and call your Dad? I really don't want Elena's lawyer to show up again. I just want a few more quiet weeks before I have to face her in court… I can't deal with being reminded of her all the time." She says sounding really upset.
"Yes, I'll call him and ask him to stop by… but Ana in the meantime I want you to call Autumn and talk to her. I know you like to put on a brave face, but it's not a shame to talk to a shrink and especially with Autumn it has helped me a great deal, so maybe it will help you too."
"Yes, I guess that's a good idea… I just… she scares me and I'm afraid that she will somehow manage to weasel her way out of this and then she is free and can come after me again… after Liam." She whispers and I hold her tight.
"Nothing is going to happen to either of you. I won't let that happen and there is no way in hell, that she will get away with what she has done. Now let's get you upstairs, I'm sure your Mom can make some tea for you and you can just relax and talk to Autumn for a while."
Once Ana is sitting in her living room with her mother and has Autumn on the phone, I excuse myself and find Taylor waiting outside the apartment for me with my overnight bag.
"Thanks Taylor, have you asked the fucker why Elena has send him?"
"Yes, Sir. Apparently, the old bitch wants to apologize to Miss Steele and wants her to visit her in jail… if you ask me, it's all part of her plan, trying to make it seem like she feels remorse so she will get away with a lower sentence."
"Fuck, the bitch is delusional. Have you told the bastard to stay away from, Ana?"
"I sure did, Sir. I highly doubt that he will ever even do so much as look at her. The guy is barely out of college, thought a case like that would guarantee him a big career. Kid doesn't have a clue." He says disgusted.
"Make sure he doesn't come anywhere near Ana or my family." I mutter and call my Dad. I know he has friends in all the right places, so after talking to him and him making some phone calls I receive a text with a phone number from him and step back into the apartment where I sit down in Ana's room after telling her that I have an important phone call to make.
I dial the number and wait until the call is answered.
"Christian… oh darling, I'm so glad you've found a way to call me… it's horrible in here… please help me…"
"Shut the fuck up! Now you listen to me you disgusting bitch. You will never and I mean never ever try to contact Anastasia again. I don't care if it's through your lawyer, with a phone call, letter, e-mail or text…you try anything I will make sure that your life in prison will turn a hundred times worse. Understand?"
"But… but you can't do that. I was trying to help you; can't you see how she is manipulating you?"
"Oh please; you haven't helped me, all you ever did was manipulating me and Ana was a threat to you, because she was changing me, she showed me that there is more waiting for me. That I have a heart, that my family loves me and more so, that I am worthy of it! You've never done that, all you've ever done was filling my head with lies, so I would have no one to turn to but you. Guess what, I'm happy now, I'm with the woman I love and soon I am going to be father and you no longer have any hold over me. So this is what is going to happen. You will never contact us again, you will sit through your trial and spend the rest of your pathetic existence in prison, because that is where you belong."
"No! No, you can't do that. I helped you, I gave you the money to start your company, I…"
"Yes, you gave me that money and the audit I had done at your salons showed me that you have stolen more than 20 times of what you have given me in return, so do not even go there or I will let the D.A. have a look at the results of the audit. You are done, Elena. All of your lies and secrets have been exposed. It's over, now to use the words of a true lady, you need to show some dignity, own up to your wrong doings and face what's coming to you." I hiss and with that I hang up and send my Dad a text to let him know that I have called her.
I really fucking hope that this will be the last time I had to deal with her, but seeing Ana upset because of Elena made me so mad, I just I had to tell her myself that this has to stop. She cannot interfere with my life or the life of my loved ones anymore.
After taking a moment to compose myself, I get back to Ana, who has ended the call with Autumn and is now in the kitchen with her mother.
"Do you feel better?" I ask her when I step next to her.
"Yes, Autumn and I have agreed that until the trial is over, we will talk once a week. I just need to get it together." She says a little apologetic and I kiss her.
"Christian, do you like creole food? I found a new recipe." Carla says and I nod. Really, I couldn't care less about food right now, though I don't want to offend Ana's mom by not eating anything and actually, when we sit at the table and eat, the food is so good that I even manage a second helping before I'm so full that I can barely move.
Ana and I decide to watch a movie before we go to bed and I have to smile when about thirty minutes into the movie Ana is fast asleep.
Since it has been a long day, I decide to let her sleep, so I carry her into the bedroom, undress her and myself and get into bed with her.
It is still dark outside when I hear a soft knock on the bedroom door and glance at Ana's alarm. It's just after midnight, maybe Carla needs something. I get up, put my boxers back on and walk to the door to find Carla in her robe.
"I'm sorry darling, I know you two have been sleeping, but your parents are here. Get Ana and come to the living room, something happened." She says and I feel sick, fuck my parents came here at this hour… it has to be something bad.
I get dressed quickly and lean over Ana. "Baby, wake up."
"Is the movie over?" She mumbles into her pillow.
"Yes, something happened, my parents are here to see us, please get up." I whisper into her ear and she sits up straight.
"What happened?"
"I don't know, please get dressed." I murmur and watch as she puts some yoga pants and a hoodie on before we leave the bedroom and find my parents with Taylor and Carla in the living room.
"Mom, Dad what is going on?" I ask and my Dad steps forward.
"Turn the TV on, son." He says and switch it on to a local station were the breaking news are running."
Ladies and Gentlemen, the local police has just released a statement that local socialite and salon owner Elena Lincoln has indeed committed suicide by hanging herself in her prison cell. Lincoln, a fifty-six-year-old Seattle native has been under arrest since last August and was awaiting her trial where she was facing charges for attempt murder amongst other things. Lincoln ran over Anastasia Steele, a twenty-two-year college graduate, and nearly killed the young woman. Miss Steele has since been confirmed to be pregnant with the child of Seattle's well-known billionaire Christian Grey. The couple has been seen out in public quite a few times within the last few weeks and it is rumored that Elena Lincoln tried to murder the young woman out of jealousy. Grey and Lincoln have known each other for years and have been in business together, as he was or is a silent partner in her salon business, the high scale Esclava chain. So far there has been no statement from the Grey camp, but we are sure that highly private young billionaire is happy that with the death of Elena Lincoln there will no public trial against her. This is Lisa Montgomery with the late night news on KCPQ.
I stare at my parents, needing a moment to understand what this means. She is dead, there will be no trial, no chance for her to make what she has done to me public knowledge, no chance for her to make us all miserable… it's over and I'm happy.
"Christian, are you okay?" Ana asks clearly worried because I haven't said a word so far.
"Yes… I'm relieved, it's over, baby. She is gone." I smile and hug Ana.
"Does it make me a terrible person that I am happy that she is gone?" Ana asks and I want to answer, but my Mom beats me to it.
"No it doesn't and now Carla dear, do you have some glasses?" She asks and pulls a bottle of champagne from her purse.
"Mom?!" I utter and she looks at me.
"Christian, that horrible woman seduced and abused my son, nearly murdered my future daughter in law and my unborn grandchild and she pretended to be me friend when all she wanted was to use me to get to one of my children. Call me crazy, but knowing that by now she is burning in the seventh circle of hell makes me happy. Carry, please open the bottle." My mom says and even though it is a bit crazy soon we are all clinking glasses, celebrating the death of the wicked witch of Seattle… may she burn in fucking hell!