My hand went to my mouth as the line went dead. I had to do something. I couldn't just sit here. A cloud of emotions rolled over me; fear, regret, confusion but mostly anger. I could feel Christian watching me. I couldn't go explain it to him. He'd just have Sawyer lock me up in one of those black boxes. I went and found Emily. She was at the bar being chatted up by some reporter. He was kind of cute but she wasn't the slightest bit interested.
"Did you find him Ana?" She looked relieved that I interrupted their chat.
"Tell all the reporters that he's had a personal emergency and that I'm going to go be with him."
"But-" She called after me I had no time to explain anything. I found Sawyer and Taylor at the table with Christian. They were just having a grand old time. They had no idea.
"Sawyer I need you to take me home."
"Ana, what-" Christian looked beyond perplexed.
"I don't have time to explain. You can stay if you want to. Sawyer?"
"Yes Mrs. Grey." I gave Christian the option but I knew he wouldn't stay.
On the way out there seemed to be even more paparazzi than there was on the way in but Sawyer and Taylor got us in the car safely.
We were almost home when I got a text:
42 Wallaby Way 45 Minutes
Bring that husband of yours
I immediately started changing my clothes when we got in the house. I've never been warned when something sketchy was going to happen so I didn't really know what the appropriate attire was. I just decided to go 'Kim Possible". Cargo pants, combat boots and a t-shirt.
I emerged from the closet and I could tell Christian was confused and running low on patience. "What is all of this?" He motioned to my quick change.
"We have to go somewhere. Change your clothes."
"Go where? What is all of this about?"
"I'm not sure." Okay I did know but I couldn't tell him. If I told him he'd go all Inspector Gadget and there's no telling what would have happened to Frost. "But we have to go look for Lucas" Fine I lied again. It wasn't as much as a search party as it was we were about to make a deal with the devil.
"Is this because he didn't show at the party? Ana I'm not so sure that calls for an APB."
"Let's just call it woman's intuition."
"I love you. I think you're completely crazy but I love you." This man is perfect and I was afraid. I was about to look insanity in the eyes and I was sure it would do anything in its power to rip me away from Christian. This could be the last time I see him.
"I love you too. More than life itself."
I'm surprised he didn't put up more of a fight when I asked Sawyer and Taylor to stay behind. He let me drive and held my hand the entire way
"We're here."
"What is this place?"
"I'm not exactly sure." It looked like an abandoned warehouse but there were no shipping crates or forklifts anywhere.
"ANA! ANA IS THAT YOU?"
"Lucas!" I screamed back at the top of my lungs.
"What's going on?" Christian stood in front of me.
"We have to find him! We have to make sure he's alright." Then in its truest form, the devil emerged from a dark corner.
"Ana you look well. And my dear dear Christian. You're a vision."
"Leila what are you doing here? Why do you have Frost."
"I'm just doing what you wanted me to do."
My head snapped to Christian and back to her. "What are you talking about? Where's Lucas?"
"Oh Ana you're so naive to believe that he actually loves you." Only then did I realized that she had a gun in her hand. "All those years ago when I had my chance I should have taken it."
"Leila stop." Christian was trying to control her like he did in my apartment.
"Oh I don't answer to you anymore. She doesn't," She waved her gun in my direction. "So neither do I."
"Leila," My eyes were on her gun. "What do you want? Why are you here?"
"Well I'm here to collect." She waved her gun at Christian. "He's mine Anastasia. I'm not just going to let you have him." She said as if it was all obvious. Then it all made sense. Somehow she'd gotten in contact with Hyde and he was planning to hurt Christian so she had him killed. She was the one Lucas thought was following him not the private investigator. She knew I'd come looking for him. She'll do anything to get her claws into Christian. She's going to try to kill me.
"Leila, what we had, you and I were different than Ana and I. You were my sub and she's my wife."
"Well now I'm going to be your wife." And she started to raise her gun.
"Everything happened really quickly after that."
"Explain it as best you can Mrs. Grey."
I looked into the crowd of people and Christian's eyes met mine. It's been a crazy couple of weeks but seeing him and the kids reminds me why I can do it. I will get through with him. I will get through it for them.
"She pointed her gun at my chest. Christian started to charge at her but the sound of Lucas's feet on the rocks made her turn around. He had a crowbar raised but she had a gun so I reached around to the back of my pants and grabbed my, well technically it was hers. I grabbed the gun and shot her three times in the back. She fell to the ground and Christian ran into Lucas."
"What happened next Mrs. Grey?"
"I called 911 and told the dispatcher that someone had been shot. The cops and the ambulance came. The first aid tried to bring Leila back to life but they couldn't."
"Did that make you sad?"
"She's tried to kill me twice now so no. I wasn't exactly sad. If anything I was in shock that I'd just killed someone."
"So you felt no remorse for the life you'd just taken at all?"
"Objection!" Carrick yelled. "Reaching."
"Sustained." The judge muttered.
"That'll be all your honor."
"Court will break for recess. We will resume in three hours."
