A/N: Thank you for the wonderful reviews. It's truly appreciated.

It's been a while since we've done light and fluffy, so here ya go…a little something while I work on the next chapter. I want to thank my facebook friends on my Netzel Fanfiction page and some PMs on for throwing out ideas to me. I think I covered a few in this chapter.

Another, less fluffy, Late Nights will be up soon.

I own nothing. This is just for fun.

The Unthinkable Happens

"Mia, you didn't want to meet me at work in hopes of bumping into Cash Stone, did you?" I joke as I elbow Mia's side.

"Of course I did. Is he here?" Mia gushes.

"I don't know. I'm not his editor. But judging by the fact that all the women are still seated at their desks and not on the third floor by his editor's office, I think it's safe to say that he's not here"

"That's a shame. Oh well, maybe next time. Ready for lunch?"

"Sure I'm glad I took the rest of the day off. It's been a while since you and I had a day out without the kids or husbands in tow. Do you want to drive...or Luke can take us"

"I'll drive. Tell your guard dog he can relax" she says sarcastically.

"Oh stop it, Luke's a good guy. You know he's going to follow us."

"That's fine, I like having men chase me"

We both giggle. It's always fun going out to lunch with Mia. She has such a zest for life and I love hearing stories about her kids. It reminds me of when Teddy and Phoebe were that age. Seems like eons ago. Sometimes I miss it, then I hear some more stories and I'm glad that part of our lives is over.

We're immediately seated at a table in a small café near Grey Publishing. It's strange when I come here…I spot some employees I recognize from work and can tell my presence unnerves them. I guess no one wants to relax and eat lunch with the big boss within earshot. I suppose I can't blame them, I'd probably feel the same.

"So, I hear our Miss Phoebe has a boyfriend"

"Word travels fast. Who told you?"

"Ava" she smiles.

Another thing I love about Mia…she's the 'Cool Aunt'. Ava and Phoebe have a special bond with her. I know if Phoebe ever needed an adult to talk to, she'd be comfortable turning to Mia. And for as off the wall as Mia can be, she loves those girls and wouldn't steer them wrong.

"Well, yes. Phoebe has a boyfriend. Kyle Roberts. He seems like a nice boy"

"How did her overbearing father take to this development?" she asks with a smirk. She knows exactly how Christian would react to his only daughter dating.

"About as well as you'd expect him to" I sigh.

"Poor Phoebe. Is he giving her a hard time?"

"I've been the buffer, trying to keep the peace in the house. So far, so good, We had a few close calls, but I managed to talk some sense into him before he…well, before he acted like himself" I laugh.

"Ana, you know I love my brother to death, but he can be such a pain in the ass. You should get an award, a holiday, noble peace prize…something for how you keep him in line"

"Oh, he's not that bad"

She smirks and raises her eyebrow at me. We both know that he is that bad, but I will always defend Christian…and his craziness…until the day I die. I love all of him, even the crazy parts.

"Ava tells me that Kyle gave Phoebe his school ring. That's so adorable."

"She's so happy right now. It's so cute to watch. Needless to say, Christian is less than thrilled about it."

"Has he said anything to Kyle?"

"Small jabs here and there, but he's been holding it in. I just hope this boy doesn't do anything to give Christian any reason to dislike him. He's automatically skating on thin ice for the mere fact that he's dating Phoebe. One wrong move and I don't think I would be able to hold him back"

"Poor Phoebe." Mia shakes her head.

We finish up our lunch and do a little shopping at a few of the boutiques in the area. Mia rolls her eyes as she catches Luke standing in front of each store.

"Honestly Ana, how do you deal with him?" Her eyes shift in Luke's direction.

"I'm so used to it; I hardly notice he's here. Anyway, he's just doing his job and I like Luke."

I feel my blackberry vibrate. I check and see there's a text from Phoebe letting me know that she's home. And Kyle is there. Fortunately, I know that Gail and Roger will be in the house too. I shudder to think what would happen if Christian ever found out Phoebe was home alone with a boy.

I quickly send her a text and ask her to take Baxter for a quick walk.

"Phoebe is home and Kyle is there with her"

"Really? You know Ana. I really need to borrow that cookbook Gail got from her great Aunt. The handwritten book with her family's passed down recipes."

"You just want to check out Kyle don't you?" I glance at her skeptically.

"Moi? Never. " She laughs.

"Ok, we'll go so you can check him out, but don't be obvious about it"

"I can assure you; my performance will be Oscar worthy" She smiles.

As Mia and I casually walk into the big house, we're stopped dead in our tracks by the four people standing in the kitchen.

Phoebe is glassy eyed and it looks like she may have been crying. Gail is white as a ghost, her hand over her mouth and her eyes widen when I walk in the room. Kyle looks completely panicked. Even Roger, who always looks cool, calm and collected, looks like he's in a frenzy.

Something is wrong. Something is terribly wrong. My first thought is something happened to Teddy or Christian. My heart start beating so fast, I'm afraid I'm going to have a heart attack.

"What happened?" I shift my eyes between the four of them, my lips begin to quiver and tears begin to well.

"Oh Mom" Phoebe sobs.

"Will someone please tell us what the hell is going on before Ana has a fucking coronary?" Mia shouts.

"Baxter got loose. We can't find him" Gail blurts out.

Relief washes over me that Teddy and Christian are ok. Then it occurs to me…Christian, Oh My God, Christian. No wonder why they're all in a panic. He's going to go ballistic if we don't find his precious dog. Mount St. Helens eruption will be nothing compared to the Christian Grey thermo nuclear breakdown. Seattle is not prepared for this catastrophic disaster and Lord knows I'm not either.

"Ok. Let's stay calm…Phoebe tell me what happened" I try to calmly access the situation.

"Kyle and I were walking Baxter, like you asked. Baxter must have seen something and he darted off, his leash came right out of Kyle's hands. We called him but he just kept running. Kyle ran after him, but we couldn't catch up. Oh Mom, Dad's going to kill us" She sobs.

"Your father is not going to kill you" I roll my eyes.

Of course, I've already figure the 'we were making out and not paying attention to the dog' part of this tale that Phoebe surely left out. There are hundreds of thoughts going through my mind…most of them end with Christian planning Kyle's demise once he finds out he was the one who let go of the leash. He'll kill Kyle, that's for certain. Of all people to be holding the damn leash, it had to be the boyfriend.

"How long ago did he run away?" I ask.

"I don't know. Maybe a half hour?" she shrugs.

Luke walks in the house while we're accessing the situation and comes to a halt, noticing the obvious distress in the room. I see his hand instinctively reach to his side, where he keeps his gun.

"What's happening?" he snaps.

"Baxter is missing" Gail calmly tells him. She knows more than anyone how to handle a man with one hand on his gun.

His hand drops from his side, but the look of alarm is still evident in his expression. Even Luke knows that there will be no rest in Grey-ville until that dog is home, safe and sound.

I take charge and bark out orders. We have to get that dog back before Christian gets wind of this.

"Let's split up. Gail, can you call Jason and ask him to try and delay Christian from coming home? Maybe he can tell Christian there's road work, so he has to take a long detour, anything to buy us some time. Then stay here, in case Baxter shows up at the front door. Phoebe and Kyle search out the yard, look in the meadow, he may be hiding there. Luke, can you go to the shelter and see if he's been picked up? Roger and Mia, can you drive around the neighborhood and just look for him? If he won't come to you, call me on my cell. I'll take out my car and drive in the opposite direction. If Christian finds out his dog is missing…" I place my hand on my forehead, closing my eyes and shaking my head. I feel a massive migraine coming on.

The entire house is panic mode, we're running in circles, like chickens with their heads cut off. It would be funny, if I wasn't sure the reaction of the Master of the house will be bad… very ,very bad. We have to find the dog.

"I'm really sorry, Mrs. Grey. " Kyle looks so sad with his head hung low. Poor kid is trying to win points and this is going to be a deal breaker if Christian finds out.

"I know Kyle. We just need to find him. It'll be ok. Don't worry" I try to assure him but I have my doubts.

Everyone disperses, moving at lightning speed. Gail grabs the phone and calls Taylor. I can already hear Phoebe and Kyle calling Baxter in the backyard.

"Don't worry Ana. He can't be that far. He's got that leg issue. How far can he go? We'll find him before Christian gets home" Mia tries to console me.

'Thanks Mia. His leg is pretty much healed. He's got some speed on him. Let's not think about that. We don't have long. Call me if you spot him."

"Will do" She playfully salutes me. Leave it to Mia to put a silly spin on a dire situation. Sure, even if we don't find the dog, she gets to go home to a calm husband. I'm going to have to deal with a man who will probably unravel before my eyes and spit fire.

With the three of us out on the road, someone is bound to find the dog.

I'm driving around, looking for Baxter. I never thought he would run away. He's usually so timid and docile. All I know is we have to find him…soon. Taylor is not going to be able to hold off Christian for long.

It's been twenty minutes and nothing. I press the Bluetooth button and call Mia to see if she's having any luck.

"Hey Mia, have you spotted him?"

"Not yet, Ana. I parked my car and I'm at the park about three miles away. I'm walking around now looking for him. There's a ton of people walking their dogs here. Maybe Baxter is looking for a girlfriend"

"Mia he was fixed. He's not looking for a female"

"I've seen the way my brother claws at you, maybe Baxter's out looking to see what he's missing. Like father, like son." She jokes.

"Oh Mia!" I know we have a lot of sex, but it still makes me blush when it's brought to my attention.

"Oh Ana, wait…wait…I think I see him. I'll call you right back"

Mia POV:

I see a Jack Russell Terrier mix with a leash trailing behind him and no one holding the leash. That has to be Baxter.

"Baxter, Baxter…come here boy" I crouch down and hold out my arms to him. Looking ladylike in this position is not an easy task in a dress and high heels. At least my coat is long enough to keep me looking somewhat respectable. My brother better appreciate this.

Baxter stops and looks at me, he's panting with a stupid dog grin and his tongue hanging out.

It's obvious he's not going to come to me. I stand up and walk toward him. He wags his tail and runs away.

"No, Baxter! Stay!" I command.

The little shit ignores me. Ugh, Christian is lucky I love him…and I don't want to see him in jail for the attempted murder of Phoebe's boyfriend.

I see some guy in a hooded sweatshirt on rollerblades, rolling close to Baxter.

"Excuse me, can you grab my dog's leash please"

He stops rolling and points at himself, shrugging his shoulders.

"Yes, you. Can you grab my dog please?" I plead.

He rolls up behind Baxter while Baxter is still looking at me and grabs his leash.

Thank God.

"Oh thank you, thank you" I gush.

"Not a problem" He hands me the leash.

"He ran away and we've been looking for him for the past twenty five minutes. Thanks again"

"Happy I could help, pretty lady"

"Oh, I, err…" I blush

"I used to have a dog myself, but my girlfriend Vicki took him back to New Jersey when she dumped me…Err…I mean , accepted a job transfer on the East Coast. "

"I'm sorry to hear that"

"It's cool, pretty lady. There's lots of fish in the sea. I'm an excellent fisherman" he arches his brow.

"Well, I should get going. Thank you again"

"Maybe we could go out for drinks. You can thank me properly. "

"Oh, I'm married"

"Doesn't matter to me. Married, single…I'm a man who lives in the moment. Come on, pretty lady, we can have a good time. Come back to my place. Tell your husband you're visiting your parents overnight. I'll cook you dinner, if you cook me breakfast. "

"Are you fucking serious?"

"Where do you hide your wings, Angel?"

"Listen Buddy. I'm not your Angel. Look, we both know you're an ass…"

"You're so hot, you make the sun jealous"

Holy crap, this guy just drones on and on. I just called him an ass and he just keeping slinging out the lines.

"Dude, what's your name?"

"Jake. Your knight in shining armor"

"Jake. I am not interested in the least in you, nor will I ever be. I understand why your Vicki felt the need to live three thousand miles away from you"

"Her loss is your gain, pretty lady"

Holy Cow, this guy is unbelievable. I roll my eyes and ignore his last line.

"My sister in law is looking for her dog. I'm sure she'd like to thank you in person"

"Ahh…a threesome, huh?"

"A threesome with Ana Grey? Never in a million years" I laugh out loud at the thought of that.

Jake suddenly looks pale, all the color from his face is gone.

"Hey, are you alright?" I frown.

"This dog belongs to the Grey family, the GEH Grey family?

"Yes, Ana is my sister in law. I'm sure she'd like to personally thank you, despite the fact that you're a moron"

"No, I…uh, uh, just remembered I have a previous engagement. I have to get rolling." And with that, he rolls away like he's in the middle of an Olympic race. Wow, he fast.

"Come on Baxter" I tug on his leash and walk him back to my car.

APOV:

I see Mia's name pop up on my cell and turn on the Bluetooth.

"Ana, I have your dog. You owe me big time; I had to deal with a Class A idiot to get him"

"Oh thank you, thank you. I'll see you back at the house. We have to beat Christian home. "

I pull up into the driveway. No SUV. As I get out of the car, the SUV pulls up right behind me.

Shit. I know Mia has to be a minute behind me. I have to stall him. If Baxter doesn't greet him at the door, he'll know something is off. Baxter always greets him. Christian lives for his nightly greeting.

Think, Ana, think.

I pull myself together and casually walk over to the SUV. Christian opens his door to exit the car and I jump him until he falls back into his seat.

"What the fuck Ana?" he asks, as I kiss him.

"Can't a wife miss her husband?" I spot Mia's car pulling up the driveway. She turns off her headlights as soon as she sees the SUV. Talk about a covert operation. I hear Taylor's window open and out of the corner of my eye, see him put his arm out the window and motion to Mia to bring the dog back into house.

"You stood out in the cold to kiss me hello?" he asks.

"Yes. I did" I smile, as I lay on top of him

"Are you sure there's nothing more to this greeting" He looks at me skeptically.

"Do you doubt my sincerity?" I pout. I know he loves my pouty lips.

"Never" he smiles as he traces my bottom lip with his thumb.

When I see the coast is clear, I peel myself off of him.

"Come on, Mr. Grey. Let's get you inside." I stand and grab his hand.

We walk hand in hand together, opening the front door.

Baxter greets Christian with a loud bark and his tail wagging furiously.

"Hush now, Baxter" Christian pats his head.

I don't know how we pulled this off, but major crisis diverted.

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