Hey Everyone, Thanks for all the comments and feedback! I'm back soo soo sorry for the delay. I have been so busy between work and the Holidays I did want to get this Chapter out before Christmas. I am working on Chapter Six and am hoping to get that out by the end of the year since I have several days off after the holiday. This chapter is pretty short but has a turning point between Christian and Ana. I hope you enjoy and have a safe and Happy Christmas. As always comments are all appreciated!

-Tori

Chapter five

Ana POV

"Hello" I answered the unknown number on my phone.

"Ana? Hi. Its Max."

"Hi Max, how are you?"

"Not so good, an emergency came up and I need to cancel our plans I'm really sorry maybe we can reschedule?" I tried not to be disappointed.

"Sure, no problem. I have to head home anyways get some things ready for tomorrow, we'll figure it out another day is fine with me."

"I'm sorry Ana." Max sounded truly disappointed, I knew I would need to ask Jose about that later.

"Max its fine, we'll figure it out."

"Ok, I'll give you a call when I get back in town." Max hung up the phone. I started to gather my items and head home. I managed to lock up my parent house and get all my crap outside in one trip. The Chevelle was out on the Grey's driveway and Christian was busy drying it off.

"Anastasia" He called after me, I waved and started to walk over the next thing I knew , I was face first in the grass between our yards.

"Ana!" Christian ran up you ok?"

"Owww" I rolled over and sat up. Christian had a concerned look on his face but my eyes wandered to his shirt clung to his body losing all thought of speech. Christian grinned.

"Come on, lets get you up" Christian pulled me out of the grass, and right into his arms and I swear something. passed between us but I put that notion in the back of my head for now.

"Thanks" I finally managed out of my mouth.

"Anytime, come on lets go for a ride before your date, shows up. I want to show you something " he smiled and pulled me towards the car.

"Theres no date"

"Oh well then no rush, then you can explain this" Christian pulled an envelope out of his back pocket.

"Found it in the glove box, any idea where it came from?" He asked and I immediately froze.

"No idea" I chewed on my bottom lip

"Liar, get in." He held the door open while I slid into the passenger seat he ran around the car getting in and handing me the envelope.

"Where are we going?"

"I haven't decided yet but read while I drive" I placed the letter into the chevelle glove box a year after he moved overseas.

"Christian..you already read it why make me relive this." I whined at him.

Because I want to hear it from you." We turned on the interstate heading North I hesitated and opened the envelope, four years later I'm nervous of what crap i sputtered into that letter.

I took a deep breath and began

"Christian, Not sure if this letter will ever find you, but I figured I'd stick it here in hopes maybe one day it will. I'm home for the summer and survived my first year of college at Northwestern, but I'm not going back. I was taking additional classes at a pastry school and now will be going full time in the fall, needless to say my parents are pissed. I hope Europe has been magical. Grace mentioned to me that I had just missed you when you were home last but you brought a girl with you, that seems pretty serious. I hope she sees what an amazing person you are. Christian you deserve nothing but all the happiness in the world. I on the other had have decided boys are evil, and just want one thing. Funny you lose a couple pounds, stop wearing nerdy clothes and bright colored hair and you're noticed in a whole different light, I think I rather go back to being unnoticed but Kate says I need to get out there and be an adult not the nerd that I am. I dated one guy this year, but no one will ever hold a flame to you. I know I shouldn't say that, and be sorry about it but I'm not, I'm writing it and with my odds you'll never see this. Hopefully when you finally do you'll probably be married with a house full of kids and flattered the neighbor kid holds all her standards to you. Oh well. I'm not sure when I will be home next I probably won't until after college, looking at a school in France, maybe I'll make it to your doorstep for a visit, we can get lunch and catch up. -Ana" I folded the letter up and placed it back in the envelope

"You we're never unnoticed Ana" Christian broke the silence that was way too thick for my liking I just wanted to escape the car even at 75 miles per hour on the highway.

"What?"

"You were never unnoticed I quite vividly remember the crazy hair colored, glasses wearing girl. Your collection of old rock band shirts always made me smile, tell me Anastasia do you still have that old doors shirt? That was my favorite." Christian smirked and I blushed hiding behind my hair.

"No, I left it here, and when I came home it was gone, I'm guessing Kate tossed it out." Christian laughed. We slowly pulled off the interstate and down a side road that wasn't paved and arrived at an open field.

"Where are we?" I asked looking around

"Well this, would be some land I purchased, I thought we could take a walk and have some lunch I owe you a meal, and if you're nice you can drive home" Christian didn't let me answer he got out of the car and made his way around to the passenger side opening the door for me.

"Thank you." he grabbed my hand and pulled me down the gravel path. "Wait, you're going to let me drive the beast?"

"Sure why not, I would have let you when you were younger, except when I asked your dad he said no way in hell?"

"Where was I? ugh Son of a bitch" Christian halted me to a stop when I finally looked back out at our surrounding we we facing the ocean. "Wow this is gorgeous"

"Ya, I'm thinking about building a house out here, I haven't decided yet, Elliot and I have been working on blueprints for awhile, I bought this right when I moved back to the States. but I've been eyeing it years before that, I always love coming out here"

"Its absolutely breathtaking; whatever you decide to do with the land I'm sure it will be great, a house sitting on the water with open fields would be absolutely stunning"

"Come" Christian pulled on my hand that was still tucked in his and headed towards the water we sat on ground and watched the ocean, I'm not sure if it was minutes or hours that passed but he finally opened his mouth.

"So, I'm sorry for whatever happened when you came to visit several years ago, I have no idea what happened but I am truly sorry." I looked over at Christian he looked torn over something he didnt even do, and let alone knew about yet I still felt angry years later about it, when he was never mine to begin with.

"Its ok, what ever happened between the two of you that you ended up back home and not married?" I know it was none of my business but I couldn't help but ask. He exhaled a deep breath.

"That's exactly what happened, I didn't want to live in NY anymore. I wanted to come home, get married start Grey Enterprises, she knew all about that and was behind the plan, and then one night I came home and the bags were packed, she said she couldn't stand sharing me with my family, work was one thing but being back here with my family she wasn't having any of it. To add insult to injury she was sleeping with a coworker of her's for months and decided that was a better "investment" for her."

I didn't know what to say I wrapped my arm around Christian's and placed my head on his shoulder. "That's absolutely horrible, I'm gonna kick her ass if I ever see her." I whispered, I could feel his lips on many head

"Everything happens for a reason Anastasia. I've learned that now more than ever. Come lets go have lunch, you can drive." He tossed the keys in my direction. I squealed and made my way to the drivers side of the car.

"You do know how to drive a stick right?" Christian was all of the sudden worried.

"Please, I got this, just tell me where you want to go" I put the keys in the ignition and put the car into first, and peeled off the dirt road.

"ANASTASIA!" Christian yelled and I just laughed

"Oh please, I've seen you do much worse, and I've been dying to do that for years I grinned making Christian laugh he reached across and placed his hand on my knee,.

"You might be the death of me Ana"

"Well you've been killing me for years" I smiled at Christian and we rode in silence.