Drama makes me write faster... lol
Taylor
One second I am listening to my daughter telling me that she is going to build a huge snowman with me the moment we arrive in Aspen and the next moment I see a car run a red light and hit the passenger side of Grey's car with such force that the freaking car flips over three times and finally lands on it's roof on the sidewalk.
I hit the breaks so hard that I nearly get rear ended Sawyer, who also hit the breaks.
"Oh my God, Jason... oh my god!" Gail screams next to me, while Sophie is crying at the top of her lungs.
Fuck, I have to get to Grey and Ana! "Gail, look after Sophie" I damn near scream at her and jump out of the car. By the time I reach them, people have already gathered around Grey's car and Sawyer is trying to get them to step back.
"Back the fuck off, call an ambulance, for fucks sake" I yell at them and punch the fucker who has nothing better to do than to film everything with his phone in the face. Yeah, got the message?
"Luke, get Ana out now!" I hiss at him and bend down to look at them. Fuck, Grey is unconscious and has blood dripping from his head, I can't really see Ana, but what I can tell is that she isn't moving and that has me worried. She took the majority of the blow since the other car hit the passenger side.
"Luke, is Ana breathing?" I yell so he hears me over all the chaos around us.
"Oh fuck T, fuck... fuck no... no, no, no!" he starts to mutter and I run over to her side and shove him out of the way. The passenger door is bend so much there is no way to open it, but just looking through the shattered window brings everything around me to an abrupt halt. No more people screaming, loud noises, car horns... nothing. Just those huge blue eyes staring at me with no life in them.
"Get Grey out Luke... fucking get Grey out of the car" I scream at him, if the boss wakes up and sees her like this, covered in blood and most likely dead he will lose it.
"Oh no, fuck! Taylor what the fuck is going on?" I look up and see Elliot Grey running towards me with Miss Kavanagh right behind him. I want to stop him, but he is already bending down next to me and sees Ana.
"No! No, god damn it, no!" I yells and for as long as I shall live I will never forget how Elliot Grey started to yank at the door of the fucking car until he literally just ripped the whole fucking thing out and with the most gentle care got Ana out of the car and places her on the ground.
"Don't do this to me, little one... fuck ... don't you dare fucking die, Ana Grey... do you hear me... fucking waking up" he yells at her while trying to find a pulse. I leap over to him and we both jump about three feet when Ana suddenly starts to cough and moan curling up on her side.
"Oww... ouch ... my head... Christian? Christian?" she mumbles and I know it would be best not to move her, but Elliot scoops her up in his arms again and starts to rock her gently, while she is mumbling her husbands name over and over. Thank fuck!
Elliot
Holy shit, how the hell did this happen? One second I was happily talking to Kate, then I had to slow down, because of an accident and suddenly Kate started to scream "That's Christian's car... that's Christian's car."
After that we both just jumped out of the car and ran over to where Taylor and Sawyer were trying to get Ana and Christian out of the car. I just about died when I looked into the car and saw Ana. I was sure she is dead... hell just seeing her like this probably cost me years of my life. After that it was all kind of a blur until now I have her in my arms and she is mumbling Christian's name, while Kate is next to me pressing her scarf against the deep cut on the side of Ana's head.
"How is he" I yell at Sawyer who finally managed to get Christian out of the car.
"Breathing" he yells back and I sigh. Thank fuck, they are both alive. I turn around to the other car, ready to pull the other driver out and beat the shit out of him, but I see two people attending to the old man, who looks like he is at least in his eighties and focus back on Ana.
"Christian... Christian..." she mumbles, but I am sure she has no clue what is going on.
"He's fine, little one. All is going to be fine." I murmur and finally the paramedics arrive.
"Kate you ride with Ana, I stay with Christian" I tell her and she holding on to Ana's hand as they get her into the ambulance. I jump into the other ambulance with Christian, while Taylor yells at me that he will be right behind us.
"Is he okay?" I ask one of the paramedics who is checking on him.
"His vital signs are stable." he tells me and I grab my phone. Fuck, I need to tell my parents.
"Elliot? Where are you, Ana and Christian haven't arrived either" my Dad says pissed, because I know he hates it when we are late.
"Dad, Ana and Christian have been in an accident. I'm in the ambulance with Christian and Kate is riding with Ana. No Aspen, get to the hospital."
"What, how are they... what happened?"
"I don't know, Christian is unconscious and Ana... fuck I have no idea at first it looked pretty bad, but she was mumbling his name before they put her in the ambulance."
"Shit, okay, we are on our way." he says and hangs up. Oh man, merry fucking Christmas...
Ana
Oww! My head hurts, my shoulder hurts and my side hurts. I have no idea what happened. I try to remember what I have done last to find out why I am aching all over and come up blank. The last thing I remember is Christian telling me that he has to go to Grey House before we can leave for Aspen.
I think I can hear a beeping sound, like a heart monitor... actually I think I hear two of them... shit am I in the hospital? I try to open my eyes... but they feel so heavy.
"Mom, Dad, she is waking up!" Cooper... was that my brother?
"Ana, darling are you awake?" I hear my mom's voice close to my ear and try to answer, but all that comes out is something unintelligible.
"It's alright, sweetheart. You need to rest. You've been in a car accident, but all is going to be fine.
Car accident? Oh no! Christian! "Christian?" I somehow get out.
"He is going to be fine. He has a nasty concussion and hasn't woken up yet, but other than that he is fine, here..." she takes my hand, moves it a little and even though I am aching all over I smile when I feel Christian's hand and hold on to it tightly.
"Are you in pain, Annie?" I hear my Dad and nod slightly, but wince the second I move my head.
"Don't move, Annie, I'll get the nurse" he says, but I drift back into sleep before I even hear the door open and close.
The next morning - still Ana
I feel like I have aged at least fifty years. I am sore all over and even moving slightly hurts so bad that I was actually grateful to have an catheter, so I don't have to get up to pee... it's gross though.
Still, I have managed to turn a little in my bed so I can watch Christian. He is still out of it, but I was told not to worry. Sometimes after an accident like the one we have been in it just takes a while for people to wake up. I sigh, we could have been in Aspen now happily celebrating Christmas eve, instead we are in the hospital again, but we are both alive and I was told that we both have been more than lucky. Especially me, the other car hit my side of the car, but other than a concussion, a cut on my head, bruised ribs and a dislocated shoulder I am fine. From the looks my family has given me and how Grace was sobbing when I woke up last night and talked to her I know that I could have died from the impact alone.
"Oww... Ana... Ana" I hear Christian mumble and despite the pain in my side I reach over and stroke his cheek.
"I am here, Christian." I whisper and his eyes flutter open.
"Ana?"
"Here" I say again and he turns his head a little wincing as he does.
"Oh god, you are here. Oh fuck... I thought... I..."
"Hey, it's okay, I am fine. I'm here" I quickly reassure him when I see the tears in his eyes. Looks like he saw me too, while I was unconscious. I can't remember any of it, but I know that looking at me has scared the living daylights out of Taylor, Sawyer, Elliot and Kate.
"You are here... thank god" he murmurs and leans into my hand with which I am still stroking his slightly stubbly cheek.
"Yes, are you in pain?" I ask, but he shakes his head and just looks at me. But we are interrupted by Dr. Bowers, whom I met last night.
"Good morning, Mrs. Grey... ah I see you are awake too, Mr. Grey. You had your wife worried for a while." he says kindly and starts to check on Christian first, before he checks on me and tells us that he will send the nurse in with some pain relief.
"What happened Ana, I saw you ... I thought..."
"That I am dead? Yeah, apparently in rare cases people can fall unconscious with their eyes wide open. I'm sorry, I didn't mean to scare you like that. Taylor, Sawyer, Elliot and Kate, saw me like that, too. They all thought I was dead."
"Are you alright, are you injured?"
"Nothing bad, a cut on my head, bruised rips and a dislocated shoulder. Oh and a concussion, but nothing that won't heal quickly."
"The other driver... was it that fucker?" he says, but the nurse comes in and we both take our pain relief that she handed us.
"Kapalski?" he asks once the nurse has left the room.
"No, an old man, he had a heart-attack while driving and floored the gas pedal while he lost control over the car. He is here, too. His wife was here, a sweet old lady, she was terribly sorry. I told her not to worry about us and ... well, they had no insurance, so I asked Grace to tell to the hospital that I would pay for his treatment. It wasn't his fault, Christian. He is over 80 years old." I am not sure if he is going to like this, but I just couldn't help myself.
"It's okay, you are right, it wasn't his fault. I just wish it was the fucker, at least he would be out of the streets by now." he mutters and I smile.
"Well, then I am pleased to inform you, that Roman Kapalski was arrested around three in the morning."
"What?" he asks and tries to sit up, but flops right back onto the mattress looking annoyed.
"Taylor had Ryan and Reynolds watch the bar all night. You know the one he was last seen and he showed up again. They had just called the cops when he got out again and started to drive. They followed him and guess where they caught him?"
"Where?"
"Right here. They let him come as far as the hallway of our room and then Taylor jumped him. They let him come this far to have proof that he wanted to harm us. Taylor, Carrick and my Dad are still at the police station, but they won't let him go. It's over"
"Finally, I don't know about you, baby. But I had enough drama for a lifetime."
"Me too, and I really hope that we never have to see this darn hospital room ever again, but you know what?"
"Tell me."
"I really wanted to drive the R8 just once" I pout and he chuckles.
"Maybe, we can do something about that, Mrs. Grey"
Three days later - Ana
"Oh for heaven's sake! Did you make him do that?" I ask Christian when I see the pillows in the back of the SUV.
"No, but good thinking, Luke" Christian says and helps me to get into the backseat of the car.
Since Christian and I were released from the hospital the day after Christian woke up, not only he, but also the security, Gail and our entire family has been treating me as if I was made out of glass. When Kate stopped by she even demanded to hold my iced tea for me, so all I had to do was sip it through the straw.
I guess I must have looked really scary when I passed out, but I just want them to treat me normal. This morning I woke, because something was tickling my nose and when I opened my eyes I realized it was Christian's hair that was tickling my nose. When I asked him what he was doing he told me, he was just making sure that I am still breathing.
Seeing me like this has really messed with Christian, but then again I know exactly how he feels, so I am trying my best to reassure him that I am fine and not to lose my patience with his over protectiveness, or the over protectiveness of the security and Gail.
At least until new year it's only Sawyer. Christian insisted that Gail and Taylor would go to Aspen with Sophie. She was so looking forward to it and finally, with Kapalski behind bars Taylor agreed and they went this morning.
Roman Kapalski... that guy has serious issues. Actually, the DA is not sure if he will even be put through a trial or if they have to sent him to the looney bin. He insists that his mother told him to kill us. Of course, that alone is not making him crazy, but he is talking to her the entire time, as if she was in the room with him. Carrick said the whole time he, my Dad and Taylor watched him through the two sided mirror at the police station, the hair on the back of his neck was standing up.
To me, it doesn't matter if he ends up in prison or in straight jacket, neatly tucked away in a padded cell, but Christian thinks he is just putting on a show and he wants him behind bars. I guess since the police is convinced that Kapalski was the one who helped Elena shoot the cops at my parent's anniversary, they will do anything within their power to get him locked away for the rest of his life.
Either way, I'm just glad they caught him and we can finally move on with our life. Hopefully into a more peaceful future.
"Were are we going?" I asked confused when Sawyer takes the complete wrong direction. Because Gail is away and Christian won't allow me to cook or do anything other than to lie on the bed or sofa, we have taken my parents up on their offer to stay with them until new year, but now it doesn't look like we are going to Bellevue.
"We are going to your parent's house, but we have to make a detour first, I still have to give you your other Christmas presents."
"But you gave me the locket" I say and caress the heart-shaped locket that holds a miniature of our wedding picture and the picture of my very first Christmas where he is holding me in his arms. One the back it is engraved with just two words Mine ... forever.
I love the locket and I know he loved my presents for him too. I gave him platinum cuff links engraved with our initials, which he loves. But I know my other two gifts mean a lot more to him. I knew that he wasn't happy about me going back to college in May for my masters. Not because he didn't want me to get a further education, but because he now knows how miserable I have been all through college and he couldn't stand the thought of me going through this again, when I didn't have to.
We argued about it a lot and in the end I decided, not only did thinking about starting school again made me super anxious, but now as Christian's wife it would have been also a security nightmare to keep me safe on campus.
So, I gave him the shredded matriculation papers along with a letter from Coping Together, naming me as newest board member of the charity and that made him really happy. I can't imagine staying at home doing nothing for the rest of my life, but we don't need the money of a second income, so I decided to follow in my mother's footsteps and get involved with charities.
My third gift made Christian smile so brightly that I had to laugh. I know there is nothing that makes him happier than my love and absolute trust in him, so I went to the playroom and took some rope and handcuffs out of the drawers and wrapped them as a gift for him. Being tied up, was something I could never imagine, not with my panic attacks, but I wanted to show Christian just how much I trust him and now, I am really looking forward to him cashing in his gift. But I suspect it won't be anytime soon, because I couldn't even convince him to make love to me so far. He is too scared to hurt me and I have to admit with my ribs and shoulder still aching it wouldn't be much fun right now, still I miss it.
"Penny for your thoughts" I hear Christian's voice and I snap out of my thoughts.
"I'm thinking about you... always on my mind, Mr. Grey" I say with a smile and his answering smile is breathtaking.
After what feels like ages Sawyer pulls up at a huge front gate, types in a code and pulls up in a long driveway. At first I don't see it, but then as we pass some huge trees an amazing old mansion-style house comes into view. It's big, that much I can say from looking at it. Ten bedrooms at least would be my guess and on the side is another much smaller house in the same style and beside the smaller house are ten garages lined up. But what has captured my attention the most is a beautiful old fashioned fountain in the middle of the circular driveway, surrounded by a flowerbed and small trees.
I only notice that Sawyer and Christian are out of the car, when Christian opens my door and leans in. "Do you want to see the house?"
"Well, I guess... why didn't you tell me we would go and visit someone?" I whine. I am dressed in an cuddly oversized sweater and some old sweatpants, because it's the most comfortable at the moment, but it's definitely nothing I would wear to meet new people.
"We won't" he says with a smile and helps me out of the car. At the front door he hands me a set of keys.
"Open"
"But... we can't just go in there" I protest and he kisses me. "Open the door, baby. I don't want you to get cold."
I open the door, step in and look around. It's empty... why are we looking at an empty house?
"Welcome home, baby and merry Christmas." I hear Christian behind me and turn around so quickly, that I wince and hold my ribs when they start to hurt.
"Careful, Anastasia!" he admonishes me, but I don't care about my ribs right now.
"What do you mean, welcome home?" I ask confused... I mean I never thought Christian would want to leave Escala...
"This is our new home. I've bought it for us. Escala holds so many memories I would like to forget... and I don't want my wife to live in the same home where I entertained my subs. You deserve better than that."
"Christian, you know I like to live at Escala, I don't care ..."
"Please, Ana, I want this for us. A fresh start. If you don't like the house, I can buy a different house or a plot of land and we can build a new house." he offers and I smile.
"I love the house, Christian... actually, I would be happy to camp outside next to the fountain for the rest of my life." I confess and he smiles brightly.
"I think we can do better than that, do you want a tour?"
"Yes!"
An hour later I have seen every room of our new home and I absolutely love it. We have the most amazing view of the sound from the balcony of the master bedroom and the entire house open and full of light. Still, Christian wants to have some remodeling done. We want a gym in the basement as well as an indoor pool, the roof needs to be fixed and Christian wants to make the house as ecologically sustainable as possible. He thinks we can move in by April, but I am not sure, depending on the weather Elliot's crew might now be able to start with the renovations before February or March.
When we leave the house he leads me to the garages. "One more thing, baby." he says and Sawyer opens one of the garages, revealing a brand new silver Audi R8.
"Do you like your new car, baby?"
"Mine? Oh my gosh, can I drive it to my parent's?" I ask all giddy.
"No!"
"But..."
"No buts, Mrs. Grey, you've been in a major car accident just four days ago and your arm is in a sling. You can drive it, in a couple of weeks." he says giving me his most stern expression. I guess he is right...
"Okay, thank you, Christian. The house, the car... I'm a little overwhelmed right now." I confess.
"I'm happy that you like it. I want us to be happy here."
"We will be, I just know it." I say and kiss him. Yes, we are going to be happy here and one day we might even have kids to share our home with us...
The part about Ana being unconscious with her eyes open is actually something that I have witnessed once. Growing up, I lived in a big house with my parents, siblings and my mother's parents. One day, I was alone at home with my grandma and heard a loud bang. I ran downstairs and found her on the kitchen floor, not moving with her eyes wide open. Needless to say that my first thought was that she is dead. While I called the ambulance I looked at her and all of a sudden she sat up in one swift move scaring the living daylights out of me... I was later told by the doctor in the hospital that sometimes people pass out with their eyes wide open, which looks scary, but is not that unusual... so, I thought why not use that in one of my stories... Oh and I am going to make a little time jump next chapter, maybe a year or so...