5 months later…..

Kate's Babyshower

Ana's POV

"Thank you for all your presents, Kate and I really appreciate them." Elliot said as he raised his champagne flute while giving his toast.

Everybody clapped and saluted to the happy parents to be.

A few months ago, Kate and Elliot found out the gender of their baby and it was going to be a boy. Both Elliot and Kate were overjoyed for they did not care who the baby was, they will love him with all of their hearts.

I lightly clapped my hands along with everyone else and smiled as Elliot gave Kate a kiss on the cheek. What a long way have we come. None of us would have imagined being at this point: married and in a state of pure bliss.

I love married life. I wake up every morning with a handsome man by my side, that loves me unconditionally. He showers me with love and presents, although he knows that he doesn't really have to do all that. It's been 5 months since we were married, but it feels like all of that happened yesterday.

There is no rush to start a family although we both want a family. During our honeymoon in England, which was simply blissful by the way, we had discussed what we want in terms of our future and have decided to take the next step: moving into a house. Ever since we came back from our honeymoon, Christian has been contacting real estate agents, looking at properties, but we have yet to find the one. Christian's patience is on edge and last night, he decided that he's going to have Elliot build it. Apparently, Elliot has seen some locations where he is for certain that we will like. Christian likes this better for we can have it customized to our liking.

I must have been lost in my thoughts for I didn't realize Kate was standing right next to me.

"What are you thinking about, Ana?" Kate asks me, her right hand rests on her pregnant belly, while her other hand has a flute with apple cider in it.

"Just how our lives have changed." I say with a smile.

"Oh I think about that too." Kate says. "I could never have imagined being so happy like I am right now." Tears started streaming down her face. Kate grabs a nearby tissue box. "Sorry, its these damn hormones."

"It's okay, Kate." I say, giggling.

"I was actually just heading to the kitchen to see if there are any of those tasty chocolate macaroons left. "She says. "Do you need anything?"

"No, Im fine." I say. Kate disappears into the kitchen. A month after their honeymoon, Kate and Elliot moved into a house, not far from my in laws. It needed some fixing, which wasn't a problem for Elliot's team. They were finished working in a matter of only a month.

Kate walks into the kitchen.

I mingle with the others at the baby shower. Soon I was enveloped with a hug from the back and a squeal. That could only be one person…Mia.

I turn around and give the girl a proper hug. It's been a few months since I saw Mia. From what I've been hearing, she's been doing great. Her catering business has blossomed into a huge success. She isn't just catering events on a small scale; she's been catering events to the celebrities! And she did all of that without help from Christian or any other Grey.

Mia was in England for two months, teaching at a culinary school in London. One of Grace's registered nurses has a sister who is the one in charge at the school. She came to our wedding and was in awe of how delicious the food was. She invited Mia to teach a few classes at her school. Mia was overjoyed. From what I hear, it was a great experience for her and she is willing to do it again.

"Ana, I haven't seen you in what feels like ages." Mia says, in an excited manner.

"Yes, I know. I missed you." I say.

"I missed you and everyone else." She says. "We need to get together and do something."

"That would be great. "I tell her with a smile. "How's everything with you?"

"Wonderful, Ana." She says. "Im truly in a good place right now." She clasps her hands together and smiles.

"What about in your personal life?" I ask her. Mia smiles bigger and I can literally see stars in her eyes. Gone was the dark time in her life where she was heartbroken. Luke Sawyer managed to pick up the pieces and restore that smile back on her face.

"Amazing. I couldn't be happier." She says. "I think the two months Luke and I spent a part, it made our relationship a lot stronger."

"Im happy for you two." I say.

"I am overjoyed." She says. "So overjoyed that I decided that I will move in with the guy."

"And what brought this on?" I ask her.

"Well, Luke's been asking for a while now and I've been saying that I will think about it. When I was in London, I gave it some thought and I realized that the only reason I have been holding back was that the last time I moved in with someone that I had strong feelings for, he ended up cheating on me. This won't happen with Luke because when I look into his eyes, I see love. When I think about it, Ethan never really gave me that look. I have someone special in my life now and I think it's time to take the next step and move in with him." Mia explains.

"Mia, I have to say: I like that you are finally letting your guard down. Making this happen shows that you have finally let go of the past and can see a future with Luke. Believe me, everytime I see you two together, it seems as though you two are made for one another. And I think that your decision to move in with him, is a wonderful idea." I tell her. "What you have is special."

"Oh Ana, he is just perfect." She says, her eyes twinkling.

"And who is this perfect person?" I hear a familiar voice say behind me.

I turn and see Christian. Speaking of perfection….

"She's talking about her boyfriend Luke." I tell him after giving him a quick kiss on the lips.

"Well he better be treating you right or else he will have to deal with me." Christian says.

"Don't worry, Christian." I say. "Mia is completely happy with their relationship."

"So happy that Im moving in with him." She says, in a giddy manner.

I look at Christian, trying to read him. Usually, he's so against Mia and the men that are in her life.

Come on, Christian. She's happy, isn't that what you want for her?

"Mia, you're a grown woman. Whatever your decision may be, I support it."

Say what?!

I look at my husband.

"Whats with that look, Ana?" He asks. "Mia has her mind made up. Who am I to stand in her way?"

"You're usually overprotective." Mia says. "And as much as your response is slightly surprising to me, I appreciate it nonetheless." She walks up to her brother and gives him a hug before walking off to mingle with everyone else.

Christian's eyes meet mine. I raise an eyebrow.

"What Ana? Mia is in a happy place right now. She deserves everything that is coming her way." Christian says. "I for one have never seen her this, like, ever. She's been in many relationships and this is the best one yet."

"Well I'm glad that you like the fact that she is moving in with Sawyer." I tell him, wrapping my arms around his waist. "I thought you were going to say otherwise."

"I trust him with your life and he is great with Mia, so I don't see why it's a bad idea." He says, pulling me close. "Let's get out of here. I have a great idea for what I want to do to you."

"Oh really?" I ask him in seductive tone.

"Yes Mrs. Grey, I actually have a surprise for you, but I think it would be best if we take a pit stop by our place first." Christian says, kissing my neck.

"Fine by me."I say, trying not to moan out loud.

We depart Kate's babyshower and make a beeline to Escala.

Christian's POV

After our heated love making session, we were back on the road. It was driving Ana crazy since she didn't know where we were going. And because I blindfolded her before we left, so now she can't look out the window and figure out where we are headed.

"Are we there yet?" Ana asked, sounding anxious.

"Not yet." I tell her, putting my hand on her yoga pant cladded leg.

"Can I at least get a hint as to where were are going?" She asks for the thousandth time since we started driving. "You know that I don't like surprises."

"I know, love, but it's more fun this way. You're going to find out real soon what it is." I tell her in a reassuring manner. In reality it was more fun for me to hold the surprise over Ana like that. I know how much it drives her crazy when there is a surprise for her.

"Its not fun for me, Christian." She says, sounding like a child, who is clearly bored with her surroundings.

I laugh. Ana punches me in the arm.

"Hey, what was that for?" I say.

"For being mean." She says.

"Im not mean. I can assure you that you will like the surprise and you will thank me for it." I tell her.

She lets out an "ugh." and then leans back on the passenger seat.

"Okay, we are here."I say.

"Thank God."Ana says.

I walk on over to the passenger side door, and open it. Ana starts to take off her blindfold.

"Not yet."I say. "We are going to walk first."

"This better be good, Christian." She says. I take her by the arm and carefully lead her to the perfect spot.

"Alrighty, now you can take the blindfold off." I tell her.

Quickly, Ana takes off her blindfold and gasps. Yes baby, I know.

We were on a patch of land that was surrounded by a wilderness. Not far there were mountains. It was totally peaceful and quiet, which completely contrasted the loudness and the rush of the city.

"Where are we?" She asks me.

"We are far away from Escala." I tell her. "In a place that we would soon call home."

Ana looks around in pure amazement. "So you want Elliot to build us a house here?" She asks me.

"Yes." I tell her. I didn't have to say anything. Ana came up with all of that by herself. Like minds think alike.

"This is just so perfect." Ana says. "I honestly couldn't have imagined a better spot for our home."

"I fell in love with this space the minute I saw it." I tell her as we walk a little bit further. "The pictures that Elliot showed me were so beautiful that I thought all of this was too good to be true, until I came here myself."

Leaves rustled on the ground as we walked up to the tall trees not far from the patch of land.

"As long as these glorious trees don't get chopped off, I will be perfectly fine with having a home here." Ana says.

"They won't be." I tell her. "We would get fined if they do."

"Then, I give this my stamp of approval." Ana says and smiles.

"Perfect." I say smiling back at my beautiful wife. " I will let Elliot know about our decision. He and I will go over the blueprint, so that our house becomes the home of our dreams."

"I would love a bigger library." Ana says. "And I would like for it to have a homier feel to it."

"Alright, I will add that to the list." I say to her. "I was thinking we can have a home movie theatre and Im not sure about a pool. Maybe we can have one that is indoor."

"Oooo an indoor pool sounds great." Ana says, excitedly.

"Great. We can discuss more on the drive back." I tell her. "I got us reservations at the Mile High, so we are going to drop by Escala to change. Wear something nice."

"Okay." She says.

We link arms as we walk back to the car. I am so happy that we have found a spot for our future home. I can't wait to let Elliot know, so he can have his crew start building. After we jot down a blueprint, of course.

As we are driving back to Escala, I turn to look at the beautiful woman beside me. I cannot imagine having someone so caring, so understand, and so incredibly gorgeous in my life. She makes me a better person. I love her to the moon and back. Ana turns and looks at me, giving me a big smile.

I am madly in love with this woman and she knows that very well.

Please review! Sorry for the holdup, I was experiencing writers block, but now Im back with an update on the story. I hope you all enjoy. :D