Well, this is the end! I hope you liked the story and also the ending ! Only epilogue left now :)

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And since that day the only thing she had heard from him was him asking her to leave. To leave his apartment, and his life, this weekend. If she wanted, she could visit Ted whenever he was not at home, she just had to call before she came.

And now three days had passed and it was Sunday evening, and she was still there, not being able to say goodbye.

She kept staring at Ted as he slept; sometimes moving his foot or hand in his sleep.

She didn't know how she could leave him. But of course Christian had been right – he always was – she couldn't give him the life he deserved. She could give him nothing compared to the life Christian could offer their son.

She just had to accept this. And be happy for Theodore who would have a loving dad, a great home, a mom who loved him more than anything, she just couldn't be there for him.

She would get the strength and say goodbye. And leave, like Christian had wanted.

She was still there; he knew it. And even though he wanted her leave his life, he couldn't ask her to do it again. It had been tough enough to tell her that a few days ago when he had realized he couldn't resist her.

After that kiss, he just couldn't see her and not love her.

He decided he just had to sleep and wake up to their son's cries. And find out she has left.

He turned on the baby monitor, climbed into bed and tried to fall asleep, but how could he when her voice filled the room?

"Dear Ted, you can't imagine how hard this is for me. How hard it is to leave you now. To miss your first steps, miss your first words, I'll miss so many firsts… I love you so much. Even though you might not understand it now, I promise to tell you that whenever I can. And no matter what your father thinks, I don't lie when I say it. You two are the first and only ones I have ever told I loved them besides my mom and dad. And when you get older, keep telling your dad you love him. Tell him you love him for me, too. Maybe he will believe you. Oh, Ted..." She stopped talking and Christian could hear the sound of her sobbing. "I am so sorry for not being able to give you a family you deserve. I am so sorry for making your dad leave me. Oh God, Ted. But if I hadn't accepted the plan David suggested, maybe I would still be the same person I was then. If I hadn't agreed on making your dad fall for me and then leave him with half of his money."

Just when Christian thought he didn't want to hear more, he heard some things he had not known, and he couldn't press the off button.

"I had to just to act like I was pregnant. I had to make him feel sorry. I had to leave him a few weeks after I told him about you, but how could I? When I no longer was interested in how much money he had in him. For the first time in my life I was in love, Teddy. And I cried so hard that night when he confessed his secrets but I just couldn't confess mine. I was so afraid, so afraid he would leave me…and look what happened – I got left a few months later. I hope you never have friends like I had. My so-called friend just wanted to break us apart and get his part of the deal. And he did it in the worst way possible – telling your dad that you weren't even his, telling him all the stuff I am telling you now. Only making me be the worse, making me be a gold digger and complete bitch. Oh, never repeat that word."

Ana smiled as she said it. She took a breath and continued; it felt good to finally open up. Especially to someone who couldn't judge her or tell her she is lying. "How many times I hoped he would forgive me, for your sake at least. But as I spent my lonely days I realized that day would never come. But I knew it was my fault, and I did everything in my power not to cause him any more problems. I dyed my hair and used makeup that would never make someone think I am the wife of Christian Grey, but what did that do? I got called ugly and stupid for such choices. Your dad hurt me so badly that day; I wonder how he didn't call me fat just because I was pregnant. He tried to insult me, to hurt me. And I kinda understand why, he was hurt by what I did.. I tried not to listen to him, to ignore him. To live my life. I wanted to hate him, stop loving him. But how could I when he saved me from David just minutes later? When he got me to hospital and let me hold his hand, even though he still hated me. And then I felt so happy when you were born, you can't even imagine. And when I saw him... When I learned he knew you were his son, it felt actually good. But when he took you away from me, Ted, I couldn't even think about my life without you. I couldn't let him take away the last thing I had. I played by his rules, I tried to enjoy my time with you so hard… And when Grace came here. It hurt me so much to act like a happy wife, remember that time when I had been one. And that night… When I woke up with your dad's arm around me, do you know how I felt? As if I was dreaming. It felt like a dream when he asked me to have breakfast with you two and then he offered me to accompany you on that walk. And I was a stupid woman to really live that dream. And right when I said something that was probably the most honest thing to ever come from my mouth, he doesn't believe me. Still no regrets, Teddy. I won't try again. Even though I believed we were meant to be together, I guess I was wrong."

Ana wiped the few tears away and continued. She needed this. She needed to at least know for herself that she had explained her son the reasons why he wouldn't see her as much as his dad. Why she wouldn't be there all the time.

"We all are wrong sometimes. I was when I thought I would leave your dad after two months of marriage with half his fortune. Your dad when he thinks that I don't love him and have only wanted him for his money… I have to move on, don't I? I hope Christian, too, tells his family the truth, even though they would hate me. I hope he finds a new woman. I hope he finds a woman that loves him and loves you. That makes him happy. He deserves happiness. And you deserve a family. I love you so, so much." Ana said as she thought of taking Ted in her arms, but then decided against it.

She didn't need to cry once again, and Kate would be waiting for her if she continued her goodbye and couldn't stop holding him.

So Ana just glanced at Theodore and left the room, silently going to the elevator.

But then she was somehow aware she was not alone.

And of course, as she turned around she saw him. Christian.

After all he had heard, he couldn't let her go.

He couldn't let go of this woman. Not today, not in a year, not in a hundred years.

He loved her. And he was no longer a fool; he had been the real fool when he rejected her.

Everyone made mistakes. Everyone had their pluses and minuses.

But she actually had learned from her mistakes before she could do any harm to someone.

She had lived with him for so much more than two months.

And even when they divorced, she insisted on not having a cent from him, and she didn't do it to make him feel sorry.

She was not a bad woman like he had thought.

For God's sake, if she had been, she would have spoken to paparazzi! She would have sent some gossip magazine the story how billionaire Christian Grey left her pregnant!

She wouldn't have lived in a flat like she had been living in. She wouldn't have worked as a waitress in a place like that.

She wouldn't have fought for their kid.

She hadn't lied about Ted being his.

"I am sorry. I am leaving now, please, forgive me," Ana said as she looked at Christian, probably for the last time.

"You are forgiven." But not for leaving only then, for everything.

"Then.. I will call Gail to know when can I visit Ted," Ana said as she pressed the elevator's button, waiting for it to come up, looking at the ground to hide her tears.

"Do you love me?"

What could she tell him when he wouldn't believe her? She loved him so, so much.

She wanted to show him how much she loved him by coming to him, kissing him, wrapping her arms around him, but instead of all that she just simply shook her head.

"No."

"I hope this is your last lie ever." Christian said as he came to her and lowered his lips down to hers. He kissed her with all the love he held inside for her, he held her close to his body, never wanting her to leave.

But she pulled away; she couldn't let herself get hurt again.

"Stop!" She tried to fight his arms, but he held her closer and looked in her eyes.

"Ana, I won't stop. When I said you were forgiven, I meant it. I don't care about the past. I don't care why the two of us married; I know why will we marry the next time. Because we love each other. And now it is my turn to beg your forgiveness, and I will do it even on my knees if you want. Please forgive me for leaving you, for not believing anything you said. I was so hurt and I just didn't want to get hurt again. I didn't want to believe in love again, because the last time I had… But that night Ana, and when we kissed. I thought I would've been a fool again if I believed you loved me. I wanted you out of my life if I couldn't have you properly in my life. But tonight, when I heard you from that baby monitor, my eyes opened wider than they had ever been open. And if I let you go now, I would be an idiot."

"You heard what?"

"I heard everything you said to our son. And I am glad I did, because it made me finally realize that you…you are probably the best thing that has ever happened to me. And please, don't go."

She couldn't believe what she was hearing. She wanted to say how much she loved him, how much she wanted to be with him, too. But how could she after what she had experienced?

"Kate is waiting for me, I need to go, Christian. You don't believe me. You don't trust me, you think of me as a…I don't even know what you think anymore. I can't live my life like this."

"Ana, I know that you love me. I know that you want us to be together. I want the same, Ana. I want to be with you until death tears us apart. I want to raise our son together, our future children. Ana, I trust you, I believe you. I love you. Tell me you love me too, please, Ana."

"I can't. I can't," she sobbed in his shirt, as she repeated the words. "What's the point of me saying this when you don't believe me?"

"I believe you, Ana, I believe you more than anyone else. Forgive me, Ana. Let's not waste any more time of our lives apart, please. Tell me you love me. Tell me you love me as much as I love you."

And then she took a risk because as she looked in his eyes, she saw that man who had loved her once. He was back. And she wanted to believe this time they would last.

"I can't."

"Why can't you, Ana? I know you love me."

"I can't tell you I love you as much as you love me, because I love you more," she said as she gave him a smile and wiped away her tears.

"Liar." He laughed and brought his lips down to hers. "I love you more. Now I just want to ask you just one more thing."

"If it is what I want to hear, then my answer is yes, Christian."

"That too." He laughed. "But that question I am going to ask you properly and in a more romantic way. Now I just wanted to ask if you would stay here and spend the night with me?"

"Kate's waiting," Ana said as she bit her lip.

"And how long have we waited for this?" Christian asked as he lowered his hands to her ass.

"Then, I will call her and tell her she can take me later?" Ana questioned, knowing that later would be...

"Never." Christian said as she took Anastasia in his arms and carried her to their bedroom.