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"RISE AND SHINE!" Someone shouts, barrelling into out room. I feel Christian curl around me tighter muttering something under his breath. I lift my head and look to see who it is. No surprise that it's Mia.
"Go away" I groan, dropping my head back into the pillow. Christian nuzzles into my neck and curls tighter around me.
"Up! Now! We can go out today!" She chimes. I hear her footsteps and then she stops at the end of our bed.
"Don't think about it Mia." Christian mumbles angrily, but she doesn't listen. She pulls the cover off of the bed and I shriek in fear. I am not wearing any clothes and neither is Christian, well he's in his boxers, but to Mia he might as well be.
"Now that is something I DO NOT want to see in the morning."
I feel my entire body heat up from embarrassment. Christian covers me over with his arms, hiding what is for his eyes only. Mia has left the room, most likely as embarrassed as much as I am.
"Please tell me that was a dream." I mumble.
"Unfortunately not. Hang on." I feel him lean away from me to then hand over the robe from the floor. He helps me get into it, but still not letting me go.
"There." He looks deep into my eyes. "For my eyes only, Mrs Grey." He says then kisses me.
"I think we better get up." I whisper against his lips.
"If we must. So if we are to go out today I am ordering you to wrap up warm."
"And what if I don't?"
"Oh, Mrs Grey. I think you know." He kisses me again, only this time making it deeper.
We make it just in time for breakfast, even though I did have morning sickness kick in a bit. My nose takes control of my body now as the wonderful smell of pancakes fills the room. I drag Christian into the kitchen where Mia, Grace and Carrick are.
"Good morning you two."
"Morning, Grace. Where are Kate and Elliot?" I ask as I scan the room and notice Mia looking a little...
"Oh...forget I asked." Christian looks down at me confused then I pointed my head to Mia who was avoiding eye contact with anyone. He gets where I'm coming from.
"What would you two like for breakfast?"
"Pancakes, bacon and eggs for both of us, please. Double eggs for Ana." Christian says. Grace nods and gets to work on our breakfast. I turn to Christian on my stool and grab his attention by running my hand up and down his thigh.
"So, Mr Grey. What's this surprise that you have for me?" I smirk at him and bite my lip.
"That, my dear wife." He kisses my lips quickly then pulls away. "Is a surprise."
I pout my lips to him and he just chuckles at me. I love surprises but is there much left to do? He won't let me ski, or maybe he will? I'm intrigued now but I'll let him play it out. He likes control so I'll give it to him.
"Where's Ethan, Mia?" I ask.
"He's just reading up on skiing. Refreshing his memory. He said he hasn't been in ages. You haven't been skiing before have you, Ana?"
"No. And my darling husband refuses to teach me because of our little one." I explain covering Blip.
"You're such a spoil sport, Christian. If he won't teach you then I will." I am now terrified. Mia, teaching me? No way.
"Don't worry. I won't let her." Christian whispers in my ear.
"Um, it's ok Mia. I'll learn another time."
"Aww, ok. Next time." Mia says and then she goes in search of Ethan. "I'll catch you later."
"Here you go. Enjoy." Grace places our food in front of us and we are left alone. The food smells divine. I devour it easily. And I can tell Blip is happy too. Eating really puts me in a good mood.
"I know you love food at the moment, which I'm happy about but can you please stick to your plate?"
"What do you...oh." I have started picking at his food and not even realised it. "Sorry." I look down into my lap where I have knotted my fingers together.
"Hey." He lifts my chin. "It's fine. But maybe bigger meals?"
"Yeah." How embarrassing! Taking food off of my husband's plate! Ground eat me now!
"Honestly, Ana. Don't worry about it. I'm happy to see you eat so much." He smiles reassuringly at me.
"Come on. Get your coat on and we'll head out before everyone else."
I make a dash up stairs to get some warm socks on and my winter boots as well. I am just as quick down the stairs to meet Christian who is holding my coat up for me.
"Lets go." I smile up at him. He takes my hand and we walk down to the car where Taylor is waiting for us.
"Good morning, Taylor."
"Good morning, Mrs...I mean Ana." He smiles and opens the door for me. Oh thank goodness he put the heating on. It's freezing outside! Christian is quick to get in on the other side.
"Shall we go?" he asks, rubbing his hands together, warming them up.
"Yes. I can't wait."
"Good. I hope you will enjoy yet another first."
"I'm sure I will." We sit in silence, our hands entwined together. Christian runs his thumb across my knuckles and each time he stops at my rings then plays with them a little.
It doesn't take long to get to our destination. We arrive at an old cabin with the name 'Ski Resort' on top. Could he be? I doubt it.
"You can get that idea out of your head."
"What?" I groan
"There is no way I am letting you ski down a mountain on your own while pregnant."
"Fine. Let's get this over with." I cross my arms over my chest in a huff.
"Come on." He chuckles and helps me out of the car. Taylor and Christian both help me walk across the thin sheet of snow and ice. I should have bought some boots with rubber on the bottom. It's almost impossible to walk on.
After a few 'almost' slips we enter the building and immediately we are greeted by a tall, brown haired man, who looks to be in his mid twenties.
"Welcome back, Mr Grey. It's been a while."
"Thank you, James. Allow me to introduce with my wife, Anastasia."
"Ah, yes. It's a pleasure." He offers his for me to shake, which I do.
"Like wise. A bit cold out there."
"It is. If you get too cold we do have a private lounge which is wonderfully warm." He informs us.
"I'll keep that in mind, James. Oh, and the rest of our family will be joining us later. About 12pm"
"Yes, sir. Enjoy your day." He leaves us and heads back to the main desk.
"He seems nice." I mutter. "But next time, don't squeeze my hand so hard please."
"Sorry, baby. Still trying not to get jealous. But you know I think every man wants in your panties."
"Oh Christian. They can want all they like."
"Come. Let me show you what we will be doing." He takes my hand, gently this time, and leads me through the back glass doors. Christian nods to Taylor, who then walks off to a small office at the end of the deck.
He returns in under a minute and nods to Christian. I wonder what he's planning. Christian then walks over to a board which is a large map of the grounds. I look over it while he scans it in detail.
"Right lets go."
"Finally! What's the plan?"
"We are going up the mountain." He says, pointing to the mountain closest to us. "But by lift first." Oh good. He must have noticed my slight panic. What do you expect him to do? Make you walk all the way up there carrying his un-born child?
We are the first ones into the large ski lift. This is something I may have to get used too. Christian and I are sitting together while Taylor stands close. I hate the motion of the lift as it swings ever so slightly. It just makes me curl into Christian's arm even more. He notices my discomfort as he holds tight to my hands and with his other pulls me closer. Kissing my head occasionally.
"Maybe I should have brought Charlie Tango with us."
"No." I reply in an instant.
"You still worry about her don't you?" He asks, but I only just nod him my reply. After the accident I have ordered him not fly in her at all. Just for a while.
The lift finally reaches the other building on the mountain and we exit quicker than I expected. Christian then leads me into the cafe.
"Drink? Something hot I think."
"Tea, please."
"Of course. Taylor. Coffee?"
"Sir. You don't have to do that."
"Listen it is freezing out there. If you don't have anything hot inside you, you will freeze so I am ordering you to have a coffee."
"Of course, Sir."
What just happened? This is new. Oh well. At least Christian cares about his staff. He'll make everyone comes in here.
We take our drinks to go so we can wonder around the building. There are various rooms which showcase some photography pieces. We look around all of them. But only a couple catch my eye.
"Which ones, Ana?"
"No, Christian. You are not buying me any more art. Stop wasting your money." I regret that last part immediately.
"Anastasia Rose Grey. How many times do I have to tell you that money is not an object to us. I can never waste money on you. You are priceless to me." He says, tugging a strand of loose hair behind my ear.
"Ok. Well I really like that photography of the sunrise taken from the peak of the mountain and overlooking the others."
"What else?" he smiles.
"The panoramic birds-eye view photo."
"Good. Let me get them?" He asks, snaking his arms around me.
"Ok. But where would we put them?"
"Well, we are moving into our new home soon. So in there I was thinking."
"Good idea. Baby brain kicking in again. Completely forgot about the house."
"I like baby brain Ana. Makes you more adorable." He smiles then kisses my forehead. "I'll go pay for those and we can get going."
"I am very excited now, Mr Grey."
"And so you should be, Mrs Grey. Go wait with Taylor. I'll join you soon."
"Ok." I kiss him quickly and make my way over to Taylor.
"Ana." He nods.
"Taylor. Shall we go out to the deck?"
"After you." He gestures for me to go first but keeps close.
The view is amazing. Nothing like I have ever seen before. I hope we bring Blip here one day when he's old enough. I look up to Taylor who seems to be admiring the view as well.
"It's beautiful isn't it?"
"Yes it is. I will admit it's nice to come up here for once. Mr Grey has rarely come here." Taylor says and I smile to myself. Another first. The sound of a camera flash distracts me from my thoughts and I turn around to see Christian with the Nikon in his hand.
"Perfect shot." He says, walking up to me and wrapping me with one arm. "Let's go." He's been saying that all day now.
Christian leads to way to another office where another young guy greets us.
"Good to see you again, Mr Grey. Your snowmobiles are ready for you, sir." Snowmobile?
"Wonderful. That'll be all."
"Yes, sir." He hands Christian and Taylor a set of keys each and we make our way around the back of the building. Christian quickly stands behind me and covers my eyes.
"Christian?"
"Just hold on for a second." He leads me through a set of doors, which I can only assume Taylor has opened as I feel the chill before we walk through.
"I thought, we could ride on of these like we did on our honeymoon." He murmurs as he un-covers my eyes. In front of me sits waiting, two snow mobiles with the GEH logo on the sides.
"You own these too?" I ask, stunned. I never knew about these before.
"Yes we do. This is my surprise to you. I bought these last time we were here and had the specific modifications done to them before we arrived."
"You had this all planned out didn't you?"
"Of course, Mrs Grey. This way I get to be close to you. Now, let's get you strapped up and into a helmet." He says and kisses my forehead. This is so exciting. He really does think of everything.
Once we are all geared up and Christian has checked me over, we are ready to get going. Christian has me seated in front of him as he snakes his arms under mine and grabs hold of the handles covering my hands. He leads out slowly, with Taylor sticking close by. He stops at the top of a snow bank and I get a glance around us.
"Ready, Mrs Grey?" I hear him say through the head piece in my helmet.
"You know what you're doing?" I ask, slightly panicked by the height.
"Of course. Don't you trust me?" he asks, leaning closer into me.
"Implacably."
"Right then. Taylor will be close behind us. Let's go."
I let Christian take full control. He starts to move us forward and I can see for miles over the mountain tops. It truly is magnificent. And all too soon we are speeding a clear path down the mountain side. This is just as fun as the time on our honeymoon.
We are in an open stretch of a white covered land, no one around but us and Taylor. We were the first ones to arrive. The speed we are going at is so fast I can't keep up. How does he do it? But then again it's all about control for him so this is easy. We come into a large area full of trees and Christian makes easy work of avoiding them and following the path that starts to swerve round a corner. The track goes on for ages and I can just start to see the resort. I see a ramp ahead and I move my body slightly back against Christian's. He senses my worry.
"Don't worry, baby. This is easy." He speaks into the headpiece. And he's right. As we approach the ramp we go high and long and land safely with a few bumps. This is so much fun. I am cheering along and the adrenaline is rushing through me. Somehow I can tell Christian is smiling with me.
We follow the track around more trees and we start to approach the resort. Christian is picking up speed and then I notice his target.
"Christian! Slow down!" I say through the head piece
"Just hold on, baby!" He picks up speed again and we go shooting over a larger ramp. We are higher than before. My heart is in my mouth. As fun as this is, this is too high for my liking, even with Christian.
Luckily we land safely and he starts to slow down. I can only concentrate on trying to bring my breathing down that I don't notice that Christian is now removing my helmet. When did we stop?
"Good?" he asks, with a large smile on his face.
"Yes. But don't do that again on that last ramp!" I playfully punch his arm.
"Ok, I'll remember that. But you had fun?" he asks again, smiling softly at me.
"Yes." I reply, climbing off the speed machine. As soon as both of my feet touch the ground I fall into Christian's arms. "Adrenaline has already worn off." I mutter.
"Shame. I was hoping you could work it off in some kinky fun." He smirks.
"I wish I could have now. But I kind of need some food. Preferably something sweet or Blip will have a tantrum and that never ends well for you."
"True. Come one." He keeps me locked in his arms and walks me over to the cafe inside the resort.
Walking in I take in the warmth. It feels like I'm burning as my skin is so cold. I take a seat over by the fire where the rest of the family is waiting. I sit next to my mom who holds me into a hug as Christian goes and gets us some food and drink.
"Have fun?" my mom asks. I nod then rest my head on her shoulder. Wow, I am so tired. I can feel my eyes drifting off. I always get so tired when all my adrenaline drains away from me.
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