Just a few more chapters left...
Hope you like this and also the new story! I can tell you that I finished Learning to Love yesterday, so it means you will be able to read the final chapters soon.
And the next one I am writing to end is Never too late - I just chose to finish the stories that had been close to the end when I left them. And don't worry - all my stories are going to be updated , finished! And lots of new stories probably in the next months, too ! :))
As all my stories lately - edited by icalyn ! :))
The first month had passed, Ana realized as she took a look in the calendar.
Only month more to spend with her baby, at least as his full time mother.
Kate had brought over a few of her things and had encouraged her to apologize to Christian and try to be nice. Maybe he would change his mind.
But Ana didn't know who had to apologize now. She had made her mistakes. And Christian had divorced her. He had made her pay the price of living her life as she had lived it for the last months of her pregnancy.
But why was he still trying to make her hurt?
She didn't expect him to love her anymore. That was just a dream that sometimes made her sleep better – dream where they loved each other. And were a happy family.
She didn't expect him to marry her, to make a happy family for Ted.
She just wanted…she just wanted to be with Ted. She would have no problem with Christian seeing him regularly, in fact, she would be very happy if at least Ted could be loved by him, if not her.
Before she could even dream of them having a normal relationship someone knocked on the door.
"Come in," Ana said, trying to put on a smile.
"Ana, Christian sent this for you," Gail said as she placed the huge bag on her bed.
"Why?" Ana asked as she stood up and looked at the Dior bag, not knowing what it meant.
"He said that everything's explained there. But I heard that Dr. Grey is coming over…" As Gail left Ana took out the contents of the bag.
The first thing she was interested in was the letter from Christian.
My mother is coming over for dinner.
I am asking you just a few things, for an actress like you wouldn't be hard.
1. Get yourself look like a normal lady.
2. Get Ted ready for his first meeting with his grandmother.
3. Let her think we are back together and we had just broken up for a few weeks.
CEO of the Grey Enterprises Holdings,
Christian Grey
A printed letter!
She wanted to cry once again as she reread the letter. How could she let herself remember how it felt to be with him?
But she had to do it. For Grace and for him. Because no matter how much he hated her, she still loved that man.
She put the dress on a rack, as she started sorting out what was in that bag.
Black ballerina shoes, matching the dress.
A bag from a cosmetics store with brown haircolour and a few makeup things.
A bag from a lingerie store that she didn't want to open.
No matter who had shopped for her, how could she feel knowing that once Christian had bought her lingerie as presents and she had loved to let him see them later on her.
How would she manage to do this?
"Mom, but now you have to be happy for us." Christian lied as the lift opened and they were at his apartment.
He hoped Anastasia had understood what he wanted from her.
And it seemed she had when he saw her with their son in her hands, walking to him and his mother.
"Ana! Oh God!" Grace exclaimed as she got to Ana and was handed Ted.
"Mom, meet Theodore Raymond Grey," Christian said as he got to the women and stood by Ana's side as he would have done if they were together.
He looked down at Ana and saw that woman she had once been – her brown hair matching her beautiful eyes. Her figure now not as a young girl, but a mature woman after she has given birth.
She looked so good that he even wanted this night to never end.
He didn't want to remember what her true intentions from him had been. He didn't want to remember that she just wanted his money and probably she had never even liked him not to mention loved him.
And he had to remind himself so many times as his mother said how happy she was they were back together. That she loved Anastasia so much for giving her a grandchild.
If only his mom knew... But she didn't deserve to know. She deserved to think she had a son who was happily married and just had his first baby.
And Ana didn't want Grace to think otherwise, either.
She was so happy to see Christian's mom so happy over the fact that Ted looks like mini Christian, she was happy to hear at least someone calling her strong for giving birth to the little boy.
But she felt so sad to know that it was just this one night. Just this one evening, just pretending.
"I am tired. I think I will go to bed," Ana said, starting to realize she better end this sooner rather than later.
"Oh, Ana, I'm so happy for you two. I hope to see you soon again soon." Grace said, kissing both her cheeks before Ana left the room.
Just as she got out and was about to let her tears fall, she heard someone's steps behind her.
Christian grabbed Ana by her wrist and made her turn to him.
"In case my mother wants to say goodbye, I hope you know where you are supposed to sleep."
Of course Ana knew. But how could she...
Did she have any other choice? She thought as she closed the door behind her to Christian's bedroom.
What did she do now? A few months ago, she would have taken a bath, took one of her husband's tee shirts and went to bed, waiting for him to accompany her and make love to her.
But what now? When he would probably kick her out right after his mother leaves…
She tried not to think about it as she decided to really make the impression as Christian's happy wife if Grace comes in.
She undressed herself from the expensive dress and she would sleep like usual.
So she just climbed in the bed, on her side and tried to sleep.
But she felt like drowning.
Drowning in his pillows, drowning in his sheets.
Drowning in his scent.
Drowning in the wonderful memories of her past.