Eyes shooting open, her breathing uneven, Ana let her eyes adjust to the darkness before she then looked to her sleeping husband next to her, his arm still around her waist, their hands still entwined. Just like when they fell asleep. They hadn't moved all night. She felt hot and sweaty and she could feel a line of sweat on her forehead and her heart was racing. Gently moving away from Christian she climbed out of bed, rubbing her eye a little she looked to the clock on the bedside table. 03.33. Rolling her eyes a little she got to her feet and headed to the kitchen to get a drink. Grabbing a glass from the cupboard she ran the tap for a few seconds before filling up her glass, turning the tap off as she took a large gulp of water. Although she still had a nightmare about Jack, it didn't feel as vivid as the one from the previous night and her breathing had returned to normal already. Turning on a lamp in the kitchen, she sat herself down at the bar, running her fingers through her hair as a soft sigh passed her lips. The last week had felt like a rollercoaster. Up, down, up, down. She still couldn't distinguish how she was feeling, especially after the incidents yesterday. She was so tempted to go and see Elena and give her a piece of her mind for turning her against Christian like that but what would it accomplish? Absolutely nothing and she knew that. Elena would get a kick out of it and she knew Christian wouldn't approve. He had cut all ties with her and she knew they had to leave it at that. They were going to be a family. She wasn't going to let Mrs Robinson get in the way of that. And then there was the incident with Elizabeth. She still didn't know if she had survived or if Prescott actually killed her. Not that she would have minded considering she teamed up with Jack and then tried to kill her in the street. She dreaded to think what would have happened if she did stab her…her baby. Her hand instantly went to her stomach as she blinked back the tears. Their little baby. It was still hard to process that they were going to be parents but the more she saw Christian accepting it…she found it easier to accept, especially when they bought stuff yesterday for their baby.
Feeling peckish, she got to her feet and headed over to the freezer, grabbing the tub of ice cream she closed the door before getting a spoon from the draw as well as her glass of water before she headed over to where the couches were, popping her water on the coffee table before turning on the fire to low as she carefully moved herself down before she tore off the lid of the ice cream and dug into the ice cream.
Eyes fluttering open, Christian frowned not seeing Ana beside him. Leaning up on his elbows he listened to see if he could hear in the bathroom but when he was met with silence he got out of bed and headed into the main room, spotting her on the couch with a tub of ice cream he raised an eyebrow as he headed over to her quietly. "Mrs Grey I wouldn't say this is the most appropriate time to be eating ice cream…" He commented quietly as he moved and sat down next to her. "You okay?" He asked looking to her, moving some hair from her face so he could see her properly, although it did make him happy seeing her eat something. She hardly ate anything yesterday….no correction he don't remember seeing her eat anything at all.
Hearing Christian, Ana looked to him and gave him small smile before shrugging as she had some more ice cream. "I couldn't sleep." She mumbled as she kept her eyes locked on the tub in her hands, digging into it once more. "Then I got hungry."
"Did you have another nightmare?" He asked softly to her. She looked slightly on edge.
Ana gave a small nod but didn't look at him. "Not as bad as last night."
Looking to her, he then moved and sat back properly as he looked to her. "You want to talk about it?"
Ana scrunched her nose and shook her head a little. "It's nothing that you don't already know." She mumbled to him. "Same shit, different day and all that." She commented with a sigh before shrugging. "I'll be fine."
Christian sighed hearing her as he looked to her. "How about we go away for a while?" He suggested looking to her.
Ana looked to him. "We haven't long come back from our honeymoon. I doubt Jerry would be very happy about me taking more time off. I'm supposed to be going back to work next week."
Christian frowned. "What? You can't go back yet…"
Ana looked to him and frowned back to him. "Why not?"
Christian sighed. "Ana you were tortured and beaten…you have broken ribs…surly going back to work isn't a good idea." He shook his head. "No you can't. You should be home resting until you are feeling better and I mean one hundred percent better."
"Christian I sit at a desk all day…I'm perfectly capable of going back to work." She told him looking to him. "I really don't want to argue about this but I'm going back whether you like it or not. You might be my boss's boss's boss but I'm also your wife and you need to respect my decision, not go all domineering on me." She looked to him. "I need things to go back to normal. And that includes work."
"I know you want this to go back to normal and they will." He promised looking to her. "I just don't want you to rush back to work before you're truly ready, especially with what happened with Elizabeth yesterday..."
"I am ready and what happened yesterday is why I need to go back." She whispered to him. "I can't sit around and do nothing Christian and I can't hide away and be afraid of my own shadow for the rest of my life. I need to just…get a grip." She looked to him. "And you need to go back to work as well. I don't need a babysitter. Prescott is here and I'm sure Sawyer will be back on his feet in no time."
Christian looked to her for a few minutes before he gave in and nodded. He knew she wouldn't back down. She was a stubborn one for sure. "Okay…you can go back to work…but right now? Please come back to bed?" He whispered looking to her.
Hearing him, Ana gave a nod as she put the lid back on the ice cream and offered it to him. "Only if you put that back for me."
Christian smiled as he took the ice cream off her and the spoon and headed to the kitchen and popped the ice cream back in the freezer before putting the spoon in the sink, turning the light back off. Heading to the couches he watched as Ana got to her feet, turning the fire off and grabbing her glass of water before moving over to him, following him back to the bedroom. Climbing into bed he let a small yawn pass his lips as he waited for Ana to get in.
Going back into the bedroom, Ana popped her glass of water on the bedside table before she climbed back into the bed, resuming her position in front of Christian, her back to his chest, grabbing his arm and moving it back around her, their hands entwining once more. She felt better being back in his arms. "Christian?" She whispered to him.
"Hmm?" He responded as he gently nuzzled her hair, keeping her close to him as he closed his eyes.
"Can you give me Flynn's number in the morning?" She whispered to him.
Christian opened his eyes as he looked down to her. "You know you can always talk to me…" He whispered to her.
"I know." She whispered back to him. "But I want to talk to him." She mumbled her eyes getting heavy as she drifted off to sleep.
Christian looked down to her. He felt disappointed that she didn't want to talk to him but it also worried him that she wouldn't really open up to him. What could talking to Flynn do that he couldn't? Was he that difficult to talk to? Did Jack do something else to her that he didn't know about? He knew about her injuries and he knew for a fact there was no sign of sexual assault. His mother confirmed that for him. He just didn't understand why she didn't want to talk to him. They were husband and wife. He thought of his vows that he gave on their wedding day.
I solemnly vow that I will safeguard and hold dear and deep in my heart our union and you.
I promise to love you faithfully, forsaking all others, through the good times and the bad, in sickness or in health, regardless of where life takes us.
I will protect you, trust you, and respect you. I will share your joys and sorrows and comfort you in time of need.
I promise to cherish you and uphold your hopes and dreams and keep you safe at my side.
All that is mine is now yours. I give you my hand, my heart, and my love from this moment on for as long as we both shall live
Pressing a kiss to her head he just held her close to him as he let his eyes fall to a shut as he drifted off to sleep. All he wanted was for her to get better and if that meant her seeing Flynn then he had to do what she asked and respect what she wanted. All he wanted was to take her pain away but it seemed that maybe on Flynn could do that for now. He made her promises on his wedding day and how he hated that he had already broken one by not protecting her but he was going to make sure that he kept the others. He wasn't letting her down again.