CPOV

"Can anyone see us?" Ana asked as I dripped water from the sponge over her breast.

"Do you think I would let anyone see your body Ana, it's for my eyes only."

"You and the doctor's," she told me, turning her head to the side to gauge my reaction.

I know the doctors have seen Ana, but I don't class that as really seeing her and I told her that in just one word.

"Mine."

"Don't worry, there's nothing sexy about doctor's tests unless you wanted to grab a white coat and play doctor. That could be sexy, Dr Grey" she teased.

"Ana, please" I groaned, hearing her giggle.

"Sorry, I'll behave."

"Why don't I believe you," I asked, kissing her shoulder while continuing to make sure her breasts were clean, before carefully caressing her stomach.

"Because you know me well."

"I'm very glad of that," I told her, kissing her lips.

We haven't been able to make love in a few days as trying to get Ana comfortable when we did, was becoming increasingly difficult. Positions we had tried before were now out due to her expanding waistline and discomfort. Although I miss being completely joined with Ana, our cuddles together and times like this meant just as much.

...

Our Saturday morning was pretty much like our bath time, relaxing and fun. We were going out later, but for now, we lazed around the apartment, our time being mostly spent in the library.

Ana was sat in one of the comfy chairs, book in hand while I worked for a little while on my laptop. It was quiet at times, easy conversation at others, although my work was often forgotten as I felt my children play.

"Where are we going tonight," Ana asked, placing the book onto her lap.

"It's a surprise. You will have to wait and see," I told her.

"If I told you I didn't like surprises, would you tell me then."

"No," I told her, hearing her laugh before that laughter turned into a groan. "Ana."

My laptop was soon forgotten as I was quickly to her side.

"I'm ok, I think someone just scored a field goal, a second now too," she told me, rubbing the side of her stomach.

Whichever one of our children it was, they were certainly active today. I could feel every kick they gave their mother and I winced, knowing they had to hurt too.

"Is there anything I can do?" I asked, feeling helpless.

"No, I would rather they kick, and I know they're ok, than not move at all."

The laptop and book were forgotten about as we moved into the living room and on to the couch. Ana lay on her side, head raised as I knelt on the floor by her stomach, talking to my children.

"They have to be running out of room in there," I told Ana, lifting the top she wore, revealing her stomach to me.

"Despite them being small, with there being two of them, I think they ran out of room a while ago. I don't know how much more my stomach can stretch before I pop."

"Not long now baby," I told her, placing a kiss on her stomach.

"I know. We have two months until my due date but technically it's only one with them delivering the babies the beginning of October, not the end."

"We're ready Ana. Everything is at home ready and waiting for them, except for their names."

"I've been thinking of that," she told me. "What about Emily. I love traditional names, more than some of the made-up names that are used these days. I don't think when some people, especially celebrity's name their children, they realise that that child will have that name when they become an adult"

"You're a celebrity."

"No, I'm a small-town girl who was able to make a living doing the thing that I love. Book tours are about my limit into the limelight, other than that, I'm happy living my quiet life in Montesano, with my family…..So, Emily."

"Emily Rose Grey," I said aloud a few times, liking it more every time I said it.

"They would have the same initials," she laughed.

"What do you mean."

"Emily Rose Grey and Elliot Raymond Grey."

"Is that it?" I asked, hoping that these were the names we were going with and Ana was agreeing to Elliot. "Are those the names we're choosing."

"I hope so. I love them, I really do," she told me, her beaming smile matching mine.

"You have names little ones," I said, kissing Ana's stomach and earning a kick to my head.

"Either they're telling you they like it or are protesting," Ana giggled.

"You like it don't you babies," I said, gently rubbing Ana's stomach. "Your mum and I can't wait to name you both when you arrive."

…

"Are you still not going to tell me?" Ana asked as Taylor drove us towards the marina.

"You will see soon enough."

Ana was watching every place we passed, obviously having no idea where she was going as she hadn't spent a lot of time in the city.

"Boats," she said, turning to me.

Taylor had managed to park as close to Elliott Bay Marina as possible, and thankfully not too far from The Grace. Ana though would probably think we were eating in one of the restaurants nearby.

"I like boats, I thought we could eat near the marina."

"I'd like that," she said, as I climbed out of the car, going around to her side before taking her hand.

Being a late summer evening, the marina was busy with boats coming in and out, and people sat on the restaurant terraces, enjoying their own meal and the last bits of sun before it went down. Our plans included both, although our meal would be a private one.

"Where are we going," Ana asked me.

"I thought we could enjoy a stroll along the quay before getting something to eat. The smells are not too bad, are they" I asked, knowing how sensitive Ana was to strong scents sometimes.

"No, I'm fine," she told me, brushing the hair back from her face. "It's nice to visit more of the city."

We walked along the quay, paying no attention to the others that were there. If our location was found out today, the press can wait here for our return to their heart's content, but they will be waiting a long time.

"Come with me," I told Ana, leaving the quay behind and led her carefully along the dock to my boat at the end.

"Christian," she said, looking to The Grace and then back to me. "Are we going on board."

"Yes, and staying a while too," I told my excited girlfriend, as I led her on deck.

"You own this," she asked. "I recognised the name."

"I do, come let me show you around."

I led Ana around the boat, showing her above and below deck. I had a small crew on board tonight, both to man the boat, taking us to our destination and also a chef who had been busy all evening no doubt, making our dinner perfect.

"We're leaving," Ana asked, surprised as the boat slowly pulled away from the dock.

"Come, let us sit down before we end up overboard."

"I don't plan on a swim tonight" she laughed. "Although the way my breasts are growing, I feel like I have inbuilt floatation devices, so I doubt I would sink."

"I would rather not test that theory and keep you safe on board."

We ignored the table, for now, opting to sit just outside the main saloon as we watched the marina get smaller until it was out of sight.

Once the sail was up, although there was not a lot of wind about this evening, we were soon underway.

"How fast are we going," Ana asked, as the boat bobbed along on the water.

"About fifteen miles an hour."

"It feels much faster than that" she laughed, brushing the hair from her face, as I held her to me.

It's been too long since I had been out on the water and seeing the smile on Ana's face, I made a vow to bring her out more often, our children one day too.

…

As the boat started to slow and Ana's stomach started to rumble, we made our way to the table. Pulling her chair out, Ana took a seat before I took mine. There were a few little nibbles here to whet our appetite, and although Ana took some, they were mostly left alone as we waited for our meal.

"How far are we going out," Ana asked.

"Not far now. I wanted us to be able to enjoy dinner and be left alone."

"I'm sure the press will be waiting for us when we arrive back."

"They will have a long wait Ana as The Grace won't be taken back until tomorrow."

"What," she asked, surprise in her voice. "Where..."

"I thought we could stay on board, enjoy the peace just like we do at home. I have spent a lot of time on here over the years and each time it gave me the peace and quiet I needed away from my busy life."

"There will be no busy life in Montesano Christian unless the cows or sheep break loose at the farm coming into town. Seeing a cow nibbling at the flowers in someone's garden can be a regular occurrence, although thankfully they haven't found their way into mine."

"They're probably scared of the ducks," I said, making her laugh. "Are you alright, spending the night on board. It's reported to be calm otherwise we wouldn't have left the dock."

"I'm looking forward to it," she told me, giving me one of her beautiful smiles. Our attention was taken then, as our first course was placed in front of us.

…..

The boat had been anchored just off Bainbridge Island and the chef and crew had gone ashore. I wouldn't need the chef any more as I'm adept at making Ana her breakfast in the morning, the crew though would come back when called, ready to take us to our next port of call, my parents for dinner tomorrow.

My boat couldn't take us straight there as it would take us too long. It will take us to Bell Harbor Marina though, where a car will be waiting for us to continue our journey to my parents before The Grace is taken back to its mooring in Elliott Bay.

"How far have you sailed in this" Ana asked as we lay in bed, my fingers running up and down her naked back.

Ana slept in my t-shirt sometimes, just her bra and panties too. Tonight though, all clothes had been pushed aside and I was not going to complain.

"I usually stay around the area, although Elliot and I borrowed my grandfather's boat once, not long after I started at Harvard. We sailed up to Canada, that was fun," I told her, laughing at what happened.

I can laugh now, although we were probably all shitting ourselves at the time.

"I can sense a story there," Ana said, kissing my chest.

"Elliot had this idea for his birthday, to get a group of friends together and go fishing. Not just for the day but for the week after as well. We have been fishing to some great places around here and he decided to have a change. There was a lot of alcohol involved and not a lot of common sense. None of us was really paying attention to our day to day destination, just that we moved to a new spot. We didn't realise how far we had gone until the coast guard sirens alerted us to the fact we were about to enter Canada."

"Oh my god, what did you do" she giggled.

"Luckily, we all had id and once they had searched the boat and realised by the state and smell of us that our story was true, they sent us on our merry way back further into US waters and we could breathe easily. For a time there, I could see my life flash before my eyes. No career, no college but what was probably scarier than anything, would've been facing mum."

"Your mum's tiny" she laughed.

"She is, but the last thing I would ever want to do is disappoint her."

"I can understand that. Thankfully I was a good girl, I never did anything that would warrant a clip around the ear."

"I think being brought home by the police would've given us more than a clip around the ear," I told her.

"Well, I'm glad we haven't floated as far as Canada today, because we left my baby bag in the car," Ana told me.

"Shit, I forgot all about that," I told her, placing my hand onto our sleeping children.

We had an emergency bag in the back of whatever car we were travelling in and like an idiot, I had left it behind.

"Hey, don't worry about it. They're snug and safe where they are."

….

Our night, was quiet and uneventful, our breakfast just as much as Ana classed it as delicious.

"Do you want some?" she asked.

"No, you eat it all, I will stick to toast."

At home, Ana likes to soak some oats in yoghurt overnight, with some fruit. Seeing her enjoying the simple breakfast I had made myself just after she had fallen asleep, brought me a sense of pride that I was feeding my family if just a little bit. I'm the first to admit that I'm the worst cook, and even though there was no cooking involved in this breakfast, I at least try.

"It's lovely out here," Ana said as the gentle breeze toyed with a piece of her hair, blowing it around her face. I leaned in closer, putting it behind her ear before kissing her lips.

I could taste the food that Ana had just eaten, the gentle peck on her lips turning into much more. Ana gripped hold of my t-shirt, refusing to let go as her tongue danced with my own.

"You're making it hard to be a gentleman Ana," I groaned.

"You're always a perfect gentleman Christian. I just like to tease" she laughed as I pulled her closer to me.

"If you were not weeks from giving birth and it wouldn't have been uncomfortable, then the gentleman would have been out of the window last night, and the bed below would've been christened," I said, teasing her now.

"Come with me," she told me, standing to her feet.

"Ana, where are we going," I asked, knowing we had an hour before the crew came back on board.

"There are not many options here Christian, but I would say we're heading for your cabin and the bed we were cuddled up in last night."

I had no idea what Ana was planning but I was more worried about watching she didn't bang herself as she pulled me through the thin passageway at the moment, than what would happen when we reached the cabin.

"Baby what are we doing," I asked, closing the door behind us.

"Christening your bed."

"Ana, I would love nothing more than to make love to you but we both know you get too uncomfortable."

"I will make love to you then," she told me, pushing me down on the bed.

I let Ana take charge, laughing when she told me to do as I was told. She was only in her bra and panties now, her robe tossed aside, along with the shorts I had worn only moments before.

"Ana, you're making it so hard with you dressed like that."

"Would you prefer I remove them then" she teased, climbing onto the bed, as my hands automatically reached out to steady her. I would prefer her clothes were anywhere but on her body but all thoughts of anything else were forgotten when her hand gripped my cock. "I apologise for neglecting you."

"Ana you haven't been neglecting me, never" I groaned.

"Be that as it may, I think some attention to this big guy is in order."

I couldn't reply, I couldn't speak, my words lost in the pleasure Ana was giving as first her hand and then her mouth covered my cock.

"Godddd, Ana" I cried, trying not to buck my hips. The moans that were coming from her were only increasing my own pleasure, knowing she was doing this just for me.

I loved this woman so much and although I couldn't make love to her at the moment, she had found a way to make love to me. It may not be the traditional sense, but it brought me pleasure just the same.

As her hand cupped my balls, I gave a garbled version of a warning, that I hope she heard.

"Baby, I'm close" I repeated.

"I know" she mumbled, before licking the base of my cock. "Let it go, Christian, come for me."

With her words, I came roaring Ana's name.

"Are you alright?" Ana asked, giggling as I lay flat on my back, not wanting to move.

"More than alright Ana,….oh that felt good."

"I will have to do it more often then, although I think my knees have gone dead" she laughed as I helped her to lay by my side.

"I will be sure to return the favour," I told her, placing a kiss on her lips.

"I love you" she whispered, stroking her hand over my cheek.

"I love you, Ana. You and these two so much," I told her, placing my hand onto her stomach.

Our day of going from two to four was fast approaching and although I was nervous, I couldn't wait to meet them.

….

We were dressed and sat up on deck when the crew arrived. I could've taken the boat back easily myself but I wanted to stay with Ana as I didn't want her up and about when it was moving.

We were heading towards Bell Harbour Marina when a call came through from Taylor to inform me the press was still hanging around the marina in Elliott Bay. They will be disappointed when the boat goes back with just the crew on board but I didn't care, I would have Ana safely on the way to Bellevue by then. Her safety and that of our unborn children is all that matters.

"Will you miss this" Ana asked, as Mac brought us closer to shore.

"What do you mean," I asked.

"Nipping out for a sail. The water is a bit further away from Montesano, in fact, the closest body of water is where you and Elliot stayed."

"We can always come sailing Ana, spend the weekend down here. With work, my trips out were few and far between, a bit like soaring. I've loved being out on the water with you" I told her.

"I've loved it too.".

…

Our transfer from boat to car was smooth and easy as no one expected us to be there.

I spent most of the journey to my parents watching Ana. She wasn't as nervous as when I brought her here last and seeing my exuberant sister stood on the step waiting for us, just made her laugh.

"Christian, Ana" we heard before Mia opened Ana's door when the car had barely come to a stop.

"Mia, I don't want Ana falling out" I complained.

"Sorry brother, it's good to see you both."

"Yeah, like you're really interested in seeing me."

"Hey, Mia," Ana said, laughing at the interaction between my sister and me.

I was right about her wanting Ana as she was the first one Mia hugged, well tried to anyway as my children tend to get in the way. Me I was second, an afterthought.

"Hello son" my mum greeted me, kissing my cheek as we approached the house.

"Hi mum, hi dad," I said, greeting him too.

Neither of them could get to Ana until mum practically barged Mia out of the way. I would say it was a rude move but one that was needed before Ana got a headache from my sister's continuous chatter.

"Let the poor woman breathe Mia," dad told her, and I know he would be telling mum the same thing before long as mum started chatting away to Ana now too.

"Have you spoken to your brother?" Dad asked me as we followed everyone into the house.

The girls went into the living room, while I stayed in the kitchen with dad.

"Thursday, at Ana's" I replied. "He's staying in Montesano until today with Sky. Dad if you're worried about him being with Sky, please don't, she makes him happy."

"I know she does and she's perfect for my son. That's not what I'm talking about though. She signed the papers, she didn't want to go to court so she's signed them. It won't be long now until he's rid of her. She will leave that marriage with what she brought into it, a black heart and nothing."

"I'm glad it will be over soon for Elliot. It doesn't seem fair though, that she can skip being paraded through the courts, just by signing the papers she was given months ago."

"I know, I want her to suffer," dad said, a look of complete anger on his face.

"She broke her NDA. I'm sure that grants a court appearance, one she thinks would just go away."

"Son, I would say let it go, she's not worth it. As a parent though, I can only ask that you let me know where and when as I want a front row seat."

I laughed, seeing the smile back on my dad's face as we joined the girls.

…

"When are you going home," Mia asked Ana.

"Have you had enough of us already Mia. We've only been here a couple of hours?" I asked, putting my cutlery down onto my empty plate.

"What, no," Mia said, as I turned to Ana upon hearing her laughter. "Shut up you. I was only asking as mum and I are having lunch at The Georgian tomorrow and if you're still in town, I was going to ask if Ana wanted to join us."

"The Georgian, isn't that in the Fairmont" Ana asked.

"Yes, it is," Mia said excitedly. "Have you eaten there."

"No, I stayed at the Fairmont when I came back to Seattle. I just remember seeing it while I was there."

"Will you come?" Mum asked Ana.

"I'd love to," Ana told them. "Christian is working tomorrow as we're not driving back to Montesano until Tuesday morning."

I loved that my mum and Mia included Ana in their day. It seems a lifetime ago since I visited Ana at the Fairmont, a meeting that completely changed my life. I have everything I could ever want, everything I never thought I would ever need. It's amazing how my life changed with just a few words and seeing the scan photo of my children cemented what I had thought from the very moment that I knew I had a child out there, I could've never walked away.

Thank you for reading and thank you to everyone who follows, favourites and reviews my story.

I know some will not like the names, but I learnt a long time ago, I can't please everyone and those are the names that I like. I have already had guest reviews demanding that their son not be called Charlie and to stick to Teddy and Phoebe.

The thing I love most about writing is picking our favourite characters up and putting them into any situation or life I like. That includes changing their characteristics and sometimes their kid's names too.

Charlie Grey will appear at some point in this story, where and when you will have to wait and see.

Until next time, take care.

Caroline.