"Have you decided?" Christian came out of the bathroom with a towel around his waist. Last night was... tiring.

I've spent all day scouring the internet looking for vacation destinations. I want to be on a beach so I've looked into the Caribbean, Australia and almost everything else tropical. A picture caught my eye. "I think I found it." I muttered.

"Progress!" He teased me. It was taking me a while but I wanted this to be perfect.

"Mantamanoa Beach."

"Where's that?" I was slightly taken aback. I just assumed Christian knew about everything I guess.

"Mamanuca Island, Figi."

"I hear Figi is beautiful. I think my parents spent one of their anniversaries there."

"You've never been?" He shook his head. "Look," I pulled up pictures and he walked over "They have these beach houses over the water and the floors are see-through." The water is crystal blue. "Can we go Christian? Can we go pretty pretty pretty please?" I looked up at him through my eyelashes and poked out my lip impersonating Phoebe.

He laughs. "Well since you said please.."

"Thank you thank you thank you!" I threw my arms around his neck. Sure, if I really wanted to, I had more than enough money to go ahead and go by myself but I knew if Christian was going he wouldn't let me pay for a single thing, so thanks was in order.

"Anything to see you smile like that." He kissed me on the forehead. "When do you want to leave?"

"Tomorrow..."

"Anastasia," He smirked. "I have to get an international flight plan approved. I need at least three days and I'm sure you and Kate need a while to shop." I frowned. He was right. I didn't even know if we needed visas to get into Fiji. I was just excited to have him to myself.

"Well if you didn't refuse to just fly commercially like the rest of the world-"

"I've never been too good at being normal Anastasia." I wasn't going to fight him on it. We we're both in such a good mood, it really wasn't worth it.

"Do you really think I need to go shopping? I think I have like 2 bikinis that still fit." God damned pregnancy hips.

"I insist. You and Kate go have a girl's day. Bring Phoebe with you. I'll have Elliot bring the kids over and we'll hang out here. I'll go get Phoebe dressed-"

"No I'll go get her dressed and Aria fed. You call Elliot and I'll tell Mrs. Taylor that they're coming over."

"1,2,3!"

"Team!" We both laughed. Christian and I started that when Aria was born. She never slept for more than a half hour at a time and of course whenever she was fussy Ted or Phoebe needed something. We learned how to multitask really quickly.

"Auntie Katie!" Phoebe runs full speed to Kate who has her arms open.

"Hey Pho-Bo!" She scoops her up and spins her around. Phoebe is the only person Kate ever allowed to call her Katie and I have no idea where Pho-Bo came from.

"We're going shopping with Mommy!"

"Mommy and Daddy are going on a trip and we have to get Mommy some new clothes. And maybe even get you some new pink dresses!"

"I don't want a pink dress." I was talking to Christian and Phoebe's words made both of us stop in our tracks. "I want a blue dress." She said matter-of-factly.

My eyes shot to Christian quickly and he spoke first. "You can get whatever dress you want."

Mentally I was doing a touchdown dance. I was so ready for the pink phase to be over. "Okay you boys have fun." I kissed Christian on the lips, Ted on the forehead and Elliot on the cheek. "Don't get in too much trouble."

We were making our way into the car when Christian came running out of the house. "Did I leave something?"

"Yes actually you did." He reaches into his pocket and pulls out his wallet.

"No Christian. I have-" He shoves his black credit card at me. I know from a very embarrassing experience that this card doesn't have a spending limit. All three of mine have a one hundred thousand dollar limit. It makes me feel more, reserved. Ironic, I know.

"Oh no you don't. Take it. I want you to have a day all about you. Have fun."

His mouth was on mine before I could protest. "Thank you." I got into the back of the Audi truck and Phoebe climbed into my lap so she could wave out the window to Christian.

We we're in Northgate Mall and Phoebe was talking about what she wanted to be for Halloween.

"I want to wear a dress on Ha-ween." She mused while looking through racks of jeans. "I want to be Little Red Riding Hood and Teddy will be the wolf."

"That'll be really nice Pho-Bo." Kate was eyeing a pair of Giani Bernini riding boots.

"Phoebe did you ask Teddy if he wanted to be the Big Bad Wolf." They always dressed up together but this year he had Ameilia and might want to coordinate with her.

"But he's my brudder. Who else is going to be the wolf?" Her eyes went wide and she looked at me like I was crazy.
"Well Teddy might want to dress up with Amelia this year." She furrowed her brow. She didn't understand what was going on but she didn't like it.

"He's my brudder! Amelia can dress up with her brudder." This was not going to end well. Phoebe was no used to having to share Ted with anyone. I didn't know how to explain it to her.

"How about this? Amelia can be Granny and Daddy can be the Lumber jack." Kate intercepted and I shot her a "Thank you" look. She was better at that with me. Her kids, as adorable as they are, we're a handful. I'd never seen kids argue as much as hers. "How are things pos l?" She looked at Phoebe who had found my phone and wasn't paying us a bit of attention. Department stores don't do it for her. It's like she can tell none of this stuff is designer.

"Good. Great actually. Christian and I have been… busy."

"You guys better show down. Aria isn't even one yet!" She chuckled and I bushed. We never go into the details of our sex life but Kate somehow always knows when I've had sex. She say's my face glows. I don't see it.

"Oh no. I'm back on contraception, we just-"

"Mommy what's contacepted?" Phoebe's was looking up at me from the floor.

"It's a magazine sweetie." Kate didn't even look up from the boots she was trying on. How did she do that? She looked up at me because I'd stopped talking.

"How did you-"

"Oh please! You'll get there trust me. Now continue." She looked exasperated.

"Well we're just de-stressing now."

"Good. You two deserve it." She was looking at herself in the boots in the mirror. She still doesn't look like she's had a kid let a long a bunch of them. "I'm getting these."

"Phoebe do you see anything you like?" I asked her. She was going through my purse looking for God know what.

"No." She sounded depressed; like the fact that she was leaving without buying something was a burden on her.

I stuck my hand out for her to grab. "Come on. We're going to Michael Khors." When we got there, Phoebe all but cried from joy. I asked one of the personal shoppers to watch after her and just grab whatever she needed off the racks. I looked around with Kate but couldn't find any clothes I needed but I did get a nice bag. When Phoebe was finished shopping she came running to me with her arms full of dressed and shoes she'd found.

"Mama look! Mama can I get them?"

"What do you say?"

"Please Mama! Puh-lease!" My little drama queen.

"You can get two dressed and two pairs of shoes!" Christian just gives her whatever she wants whenever she wants it and I do my best to balance that out by setting some limits but deep down I know it's a lost cause.

"Thank you thank you thank you!" I followed her to the dressing rooms and after her mini fashion show she got a chiffon a high low a pair of knee high boots and a pair of ballerina flats. When Michael Khor's started making children's clothes about three years ago I didn't even know who he was but Mia bough Phoebe here when she was four and the two of them did some damage.

We hit BCBGMAXAZRIA, Victoria's Secret, J. Crew, Kate Spade, and Burberry. It became a shopping trip for Kate and Phoebe. When it was all over all I got was the bag from Michal Khors and two pair of shoes from BCBG. Kate pointed out in Victoria's Secret that I wasn't going to find swim wear anywhere seeing as how it was early October. I'd have to order everything online and have it express shipped.

We were going to stop and have lunch but I could tell Phoebe was tired so I scooped her up and left poor Sawyer to deal with most of the bags.

"We'll go to Burberry then." It was only twenty minutes away, twenty five if there was traffic on the bridge over Mercer Island.

Kate pointed out in Victoria's Secret that I wasn't going to find swim wear anywhere seeing as how it was early October. I'd have to order everything online and have it express shipped.

"How was your shopping day?" Later that night Christian and I were cuddling in bed watching TV. We never really watch the television even though it's always on in the background.

"Disappointing. Kate found a fair of boots she liked and you know Phoebe had a ball but it's too late in the year to find any swim wear. I'll look online tomorrow."

He kissed my head. "I'm sorry love." I shrugged. It doesn't bother me like it does Mia and Kate. I have way more than enough clothes, well I did before baby number three, to last me quite a while.

"What did you and your brother do all day?"

"Nothing really. He told me about a new contract he's bidding on and we talked about you opening the New York office."

"It's always business with you two." I chuckled and he frowned. "It's okay, I still love you." I looked up and tried to kiss the bottom of his chin when he met my lips with his. "A little over excited tonight, are we, Mr. Grey?"

"I'm always excited to see you." He wrapped his arms around me and a few minutes later I fell asleep there.