Chapter 9

Jose POV

I was so pissed at Ana this morning. We have been in the city one night and she has a fucking boyfriend. I have wanted her for 11 years and have come as close as the brother she never had. But talking to Elliot I realized that if I continued to be the asshole I was this morning I am going to lose her all together. I cannot afford that. She is my family. I am going to be the best big brother she ever had. Taylor called to say there was a letter to Ana from Matt. My blood instantly went cold because it ment he has found her. I know it still worries her even if she doesn't talk about it. We rushed back to the condo and walked in on Christian comforting Ana. It looked so natural and I could tell she was feeling safe in his arms. I caught a bit of Taylors phone conversation and heard the name Leila Williams. What does that bitch have to do with anything?

"Ana is Leila harassing you all over again?" Christian whips his head around to me. The look of shock on his face is priceless.

"Jose what did Leila do to Ana?" At this point everyone is looking at me. Elliot and Taylor are angry and Christian wants answers. Ana nods to tell me it's ok to carry on.

"Well when Ana came to live with her father we were in the same school. Ana went through a full year of torture from Leila and her crew. Everyday they picked on her and teased her. Some days they would throw stuff at her to. One lunch break I was on the stands in the back of the school minding my business, when they found her under the stands I was sitting on. I didn't even know anyone was under there in the first place. They started calling her names and throwing their lunch at her. So I stepped in and rescued her. We have been friends ever since." They look like they want to faint then in a tinny voice Ana says.

"There is more to the story than that." She takes a few small trembling breaths and looks at us all. I know it's hard for her to talk about this. But I didn't know there was more. Now I am even angrier with them.

Christian POV

Fuck my baby has been through hell. To hear all the things she has to overcome is heart breaking. I am feeling sick that I ever had that bitch as a sub. Nobody should be put through that. She has tears rolling down her cheeks. What ever she is trying to say is bad. I hold her and her whole body leans into me for comfort. Then she slowly carries in.

"It did start with verbal assaults and pranks with my locker. Then it went on to the occasional slap and shove. When that got boring for them they used to start touching me all over every time they passes me at school. It got bad. Some days they used to get me in the locker room and pin me down. She would instruct her male friends to punch and kick me till I couldn't even walk. Some days it would take me an hour to pull myself together so I could carry on with my day. I got so good at hiding it nobody noticed my pain and bruises. They were so clever they would only hit me were it would not show. The worst was the days they would take me into the boy's locker room and pin me to the lockers and all Leila's boys would have turns kissing and touching me while the rest of them cheered. I also knew Leila was taking pictures at the time. Then Jose stood up for me and it never happened again."

Fuck I can't take this pain I am feeling for her. My anger is spiking so bad I am using all of my control to hold it together. I hold her as tight as I can. "I swear Leila will fucking pay baby."

"Ana why didn't you tell me all this?" Jose asks with sadness in his voice.

"I was to embarrassed and what difference would it have made?"

"Ok but were does she fit in today?" I knew it was coming. I will give them the clipped version.

"Jose, Leila was a girl I saw on occasion. She started to get to hung up on me, so I broke things off with her. She came back today to beg me to have her back. That's when she saw Ana and I are together. I had Taylor escort her out the building. She feels Ana is in her way to get to me. So we have upped the security around here. You and Elliot will also have close details on you'll at the time."

Of course my brother will protest about having to be protected.

"Elliot this Matt character will target the people around Ana to get to her."

"Christian I have nothing to do with Matt. I have not even met the guy."

"Ok Elliot please listen to me. He knows you are in Ana's life. It is in his letter. He even knows she is staying with you. If you or Jose were to be kidnapped? Then offered as the ransom for an exchange for Ana. Would she give herself to him to save one of you?"

The look on their faces says it all. They look at each other than over to Ana. They know that I am right because she is loyal and loves them like family. Taylor puts a newspaper on the table and the headline says.

"ACE TRIANGLE"

Is this a love triangle of Seattle's most eligible bachelors? (ACE-Anastasia, Christian, Elliot)

"Both Grey brothers seen escorting the lovely Anastasia Rose Steele. The picture on the left is a very happy Mr Elliot Grey escorting Ms. Steele away from her graduation earlier this morning. The one on the left is Mr Christian Grey seen cradling Ms. Steele in his arms leaving his club. The couple was later seen going into to his apartment building together. We must say the Grey brothers are very protective of this little lady. Ladies I am sorry to say buy it seems our Billionaire bachelor Christian Grey is no longer on the market. What a powerful couple they make. Are we going to hear wedding bells soon?"

This breaks the ice and we all start to laugh. The darn paparazzi. There are very nice pictures to go with the story. I must get Taylor to get me original prints. Everyone is in agreement with the security. Ana has Luke as her personal guard. We decided to all travel together to check out Ana's gym and to watch this fight that I am still not happy about.