A/N: Thanks for the reviews again. Much appreciated. I hope you like this chapter.
It's New Years Eve and I still have the flu. It's not as bad as it was when it first made an appearance. Christian has constantly been by my side bringing me food and drink and my medication. He hasn't let me work at all and he's even stayed home from work himself. There was day I refused to eat anything and he threatened to tie me up and force feed me, which I would oh so happily gone along with but I had no energy to fight with him.
Today is Mia's party, and from what Kate and Grace have told me she has gone all out. Christian said we can go only if I feel up to it. Which of course I am. I miss my family. I haven't left this bed once, only to use the bathroom and that's it. Christian even called Dr. Greene round to check on Blip, and thankfully he is fine. Little Theodore Raymond Grey. I can't wait to finally meet him.
"Ana. Time to go." Christian shouts from the hallway. We have dressed casually and warmly, with the festivities being outside most of the night and obviously my flu.
"Just coming." I call out to him. I slowly rise from the bed and just take my time to let the dizziness settle. First time out of bed for so long, I'm wouldn't be surprised if I have forgotten how to walk long distances. I eventually reach the top of the stairs and the height gets to my head, making my sway a little.
"Ana? Need a hand?" Taylor offers. Christian must be on the phone to Grace to let her know we will be arriving earlier than expected.
"If you don't mind?" I reply, as he walks up the stairs to me.
"Not a problem. Here." He crouches down and lifts me into his arms and slowly walks down the stairs.
"Thank you, Taylor."
"You're welcome, Ana." He replies, setting me back onto my feet.
"Where's Christian?"
"In his office. Just talking to his mother."
"Thought so."
"Shall I take you to the car?"
"Um..actually I'm going to get something to eat first."
"Very good, Ana. I'll let Mr Grey know." He says then heads off to find Christian. Walking into the kitchen I find Gail cooking something that smells wonderful.
"What are you cooking, Gail?" I ask, making her jump. I don't think she noticed me.
"Oh, Ana. You made me jump. Just making some cheesecake. Mr Grey told me how much liked Mr Grey's fathers one. So he got the recipe for me."
"Sorry. Yes it was delicious. I can't wait to dig into yours now." I smile at her, as I go sit on a bar stool.
"It will be ready for you when you get home."
"Thank you. You have taken care of me so well these last few days."
"It's been a pleasure looking after you, Ana." She smiles at me and her eyes meet something just above my head line. "Good evening, Mr Grey."
"Evening, Gail. Ready to go, baby?" He asks, kissing the top of my head.
"Yeah. I just want to grab something eat on the way over." I tell him.
"Oh. Here you go, Ana. I made this for you earlier." Gail says, handing over a packed sandwich box.
"Chicken caesar salad sub."
"I can't wait to start eating it." I tell her.
"Thanks, Gail. Right let's go. The overnight bags are in the car." Christian tells me. He leads me out to the waiting SUV and helps me strap in.
"You love strapping me in don't you?" I whisper in his ear as he buckles me in.
"Always." He replies then kisses my cheek. He's been very good at controlling his sexual need for me; it's been just as difficult for me with these pregnancy hormones. Christian quickly rushes to the other side and slides in next to me, taking my hand in his.
The drive to Bellevue is quiet, not that I mind. Taylor is driving at a slower pace for me. I think Christian is just getting more and more worried with me having this flu. I wouldn't surprised if he followed me everywhere in case I fall or something. It is sweet though.
When we arrive Carrick is at the door waiting for us. As we walk further up the steps I can hear Mia shouting from inside the house.
"Hello Carrick. What's going on in there?" I ask and greet him with a hug.
"Oh, Mia is just going overboard as usual. How are you two?" He says. Christian shakes his hand.
"We're doing good, dad. Ana on the other hand..." He tilts his head down to look at me.
"I'm fine. I am feeling a lot better than before." I explain.
"That's good to hear. Come inside. We're just setting up the last of the decorations. Mia phoned Kate and Elliot round to help."
"Is there anything we can help with?" I ask.
"Oh no. You are going to sit on the sofa and rest." Christian orders.
"Christian..."
"Come on Christian. She can at least..."
"No!" Christian snaps. "Taylor had to carry her down the stairs earlier. I don't want you doing anything. Please Ana?"
I just stare at him. Oh fifty. As much as I love him... I can't be bothered to fight him.
"Fine. I'll be in the lounge." I say then stroll past them both and walk to the family lounge. I can feel Christian's eyes follow me along the hallway, but I don't look back.
"Hi Ana!" Mia chimes as I walk in.
"Hi Mia. How are you?"
"I'm good. Stressed out but ok. What about you?"
"I'm good."
"Still got the flu?"
"Just a little."
"Sit down. Relax. I'll tell Kate you're here." She says as she helps me sit down.
"Thanks Mia." She rushes off into another room ordering more people around. I settle into the sofa and tuck into my sub. Delicious as always. I watch everyone busy at work, rushing around all over the place. Christian has yet to show his face. I think he might be helping out a bit.
I feel useless sitting here doing nothing. I think walking around and offering should be fine. I push myself off the sofa and head to the kitchen. Everyone is rushing around and I can tell they all fear Mia at this moment in time. The party is due to start in an hour. Luckily Christian and I got ready at home so we have one less thing to worry about.
"Ok. That's it. We just need the food laying out on the dining room table, drinks ready at the bar then we're done." Mia chimes, just as I enter the kitchen.
"Hello Ana, darling." Grace greets me.
"Hi Grace."
"How are you feeling sweetheart?"
"I'm ok. Christian won't let me help out."
"That's understandable."
"I know."
"Right! We better get ready. Come on ladies." Mia says, dragging Grace and Kate out of the kitchen. I give them both a sympathetic smile. At least this time I don't have to go through all that with Mia.
I am left alone in the kitchen, so I decide to make a cup of tea. I stare out the kitchen window and watch the waiters and waitresses setting the lights up in the tents. It looks magical.
"Hey baby." Christian says, snacking his arms around my bump and kisses my neck.
"Hi." I reply, placing my hands on his and rubbing his arms.
"You feeling ok?"
"Yes, I'm fine. I wish you'd all stop asking."
"We worry that's all." He says against my skin.
"I know and I love you all for it but every time I go into a room it's the same question over and over again."
"Ok baby. We'll back off." He says. I turn into his hold and wrap my arms over his shoulders. I lean up to kiss him on the lips but he pulls away.
"What?"
"Ana..."
"What? Christian, I don't have a disease!" I snap.
"It's not that..."
"What is it then? You don't want me?" He never pulls away.
"No. God no! I want you more than anything in the world, Ana. It's just I know that if I kiss you I will want to fuck you. And I am so desperate to make love to you."
"Then do."
"Baby, I don't want to hurt you. I fear that if we go too far that you'll..."
"Christian. I have a flu. I won't pass out at every move we make. Please, stop worrying. The worst is over. I'll be fine."
"You know how I worry about you, Ana."
"I know and I love you for it but please...?"
"Ok. I'll try."
"Good." I tell him, he stares at me for a moment then I smile to reassure him. I reach up to cup his face and kiss his cheek. "I won't push you."
"Thank you." He smiles then kisses my forehead. "Shall we go join the others?"
"Yes. Let's enjoy this evening."
The party is in full swing in the garden. Music is playing and everyone is either drinking, dancing or chatting. Mia invited some her friends who are not my biggest fans. They occasionally glare at me but I just ignore them. There is no battle because I have already won. I know they want Christian, it's plain as day, the way they all drool over him. Luckily he just ignores them. I don't think he realises that they are staring at him half the time.
Christian was kind enough to give Taylor the night off to be with Gail, so Sawyer is in charge tonight. It might just be me but I have this nagging feeling again coming from Lily. I don't like it one bit.
Mia and Kate have dragged me onto the dance floor. Oh they know how to have a good time. We are dancing like crazy, more them than me. Once the song finishes we head back to our table. Kate sits next to me and Elliot.
"Kate."
"Yeah?" She takes a sip of her wine.
"I am getting this nagging feeling from Lily again."
"You too? It's her and those other girls too. Something doesn't sit right." She explains. I start to fidget in my seat. Why am I so nervous? They can't do anything, can they?
"Hey." Kate places her hands on my knotted fingers. "Relax. Nothing is going to happen. If any one of them tries something they will have to answer to me." She grins at me. Trust her to be over protective as well. They only way I can think of relaxing right now is to have a glass of wine or something pleasurable with my husband.
"Here. Take a sip." Kate offers me some of her wine. Is she a mind reader too?
"Kate!" Oh no. Busted. Christian starts marching over to the table with drinks in his hands. "You know she isn't aloud alcohol." Christian scolds her. Christian has been trying to stay by my side all evening but his grandparents always get to him and he can't refuse them.
"Oh come on! Can't you see she needs to relax!" Kate snaps back at him.
"You are not giving my pregnant wife alcohol!"
"A sip won't hurt!"
"Like hell it wouldn't!" By this point I have my head in my hands trying to hide the embarrassment on my face. I look up to see that Lily and those girls are chatting to each other and occasionally looking at me. Ok, so I am definitely not going anywhere near them. They're up to something and I bet they are hearing the argument between Kate and Christian.
"She is not yours to control!" Kate yells.
"Enough!" I shout, and everyone stares at me. Kate and Christian sit down in their seats next to me, hanging there in heads in shame. Just as I am about to give them hell Blip decides to do a summersault.
"Oo..that's funny." I say, rubbing my bump.
"Baby?"
"I'm fine. Blip is trying to move around I think." I tell him and grab his hand and place it on my bump. His frown softens when he feels Blip moving about, then smiles. I notice Grace standing at the opposite side of the table to me and she has tears in her eyes and a smile on her face. I look to Christian and he is grinning ear to ear. I can't help but smile as well. Next thing you know everyone is smiling until I burst out laughing at the thought of how we look ridiculous right now.
"I'm going to go get some food." I announce.
"Want me to come with you?" Christian asks, his eyes following me as I stand.
"No. You relax. I'll be fine." I smile to him and stroke his face, which he leans into, smiling contently at me.
I make my way to the house and head for the dining room. Everything looks and smells wonderful. Mia really has gone all out. I grab a small bowl and start piling up the fruit. I'll have some of Gail's cheesecake when we get home. I pop a few grapes into my mouth as I reach for the pineapple.
I can feel someone staring at me. Their eyes burning into the back of my head. I turn my head a little and I can see Lily watching me from the far corner of the room. I ignore her and head back outside. As I walk through the french doors I notice Mia's other friends hanging around. All their eyes are on me, glaring, but I try to ignore them.
As I head for the steps I notice Christian walking across the lawn towards me. My fifty looks so hot with his shirt open at the top, revealing some chest hair. I think he notices me biting my lip because he is smiling that sexy, hot smile. Then for some reason his eyes widen in fear. What's wrong? Just as I make my way down the stairs I can feel myself falling. Christian is sprinting over to me, calling my name. Blip! Oh god Blip! My arms are out in front of me preparing to brace the impact.
"Ana!" Christian yells. He catches me just in time. Literally. My breathing is sharp and quick.
"Ana. Look at me." He orders. Christian is on his kneels on the grass, holding me close to his chest. He's staring into my eyes searching for a sign if I'm ok.
"Breathe. Ana. Breathe." He says softly.
"Oh my god! Ana!" I hear Kate shout from a distance. The next thing I know there is a crowd of people round us. My breathing still hasn't calmed. Blip! Did I hurt him?! Is he ok?! My hands automatically find their way to my bump.
"Ana. Say something. Come on, Baby?" Christian pleads. I can't find my voice. Blip! Tears spring from my eyes and are falling freely.
"Mom!" He shouts out. "Mom!"
"I'm here. Bring her inside." Grace tells him softly. I can tell she is trying to keep calm for us. I don't care about me. Is Blip ok? I have no idea how I landed.
"How did she land?" Grace asks, while we go inside the house.
"I caught her in time, but the only contact she had to the ground were her knees." Christian explains.
"Sawyer!"
"Yes, Sir?"
"Get everyone out of here."
"Sir."
"Christian lay her here." Grace says. I don't know where he lays me as my eyes haven't broken contact at looking at his face. I think I'm near the fire because I can feel warmth on my left side.
"Ana, darling?" Grace says softly, her hand on my face, trying to bring my gaze to her but my eyes are fixed on Christian. He can make this pain go away. This fear for Blip. He makes me feel safe.
"Ana." Christian says my name so softly, so calm. "My mom needs to check you over, baby." He tells me.
"Blip." I say though my tears, my voice horse and weak.
"Mom?" Christian lifts his gaze to his mom in panic, looking for reassurance. I can feel Grace checking my knees.
"Bring her into the back. I have some equipment in there so I can check the baby."
Christian lifts me again. All I see are the lights passing over his head.
"It's going to be ok, baby." He reassures me. We enter another room and I am laid on a bed or table. Whatever it is it's cold.
"I doubt that there are any problem with the baby but I'll make sure." Grace says and she gets to work checking on Blip. The gel is freezing cold on my skin. My eye lids becoming heavy from the constant tears.
"It's ok, baby. Everything will be fine." Christian's eyes lock with mine the entire time Grace is watching the monitor.
"Like I said. There are no problems." Grace smiles and brings the monitor round for us to see. For the first time I break my gaze from Christian to the image of Blip on the screen.
"He's ok." I murmur. Fresh tears start falling again. "He's ok."
"Seeing as you landed on your knees, they may be sore for a little while. I take it you had no idea what was happening, Ana?" Grace asks. I turn my eyes to her and shake my head. I was taken over by the fear of losing Blip. The fact that I landed on my knees and Christian caught me makes me feel like I was over reacting.
"Thank you, Grace. I guess I was over reacting." I say, trying to cover my face as a blush creeps over.
"Oh don't be silly, Ana. Any woman put in your situation would have acted the same. Christian did you see what caused Ana to fall?"
"I have a pretty good guess." I look up to him confused. "Mia's group of 'friends' were hanging around the steps." I can sense the tension coming from him. How dare they! Just because they want Christian for themselves they almost put my babies life in danger!
"Help me up." I ask Christian. He offers me his hand to help me to my feet. Grace was right, my knees are sore. I walk past Christian head out of the room.
"Where do you think you're going?" He asks.
"I'm going to go have a word with those girls."
"Oh no you don't. I will speak to them." He rushes to my side and stops me from moving any further. "No one, and I mean no one puts my wife and unborn child at risk." He snarls. "Come. I'll take you to the lounge so you can put your feet up." Christian leads me to the family lounge and sits me on the sofa near the burning fire.
"Don't do anything stupid." I grab Christian's arm before he heads off.
"Ana, after what they did to you..."
"Please?" I stop him.
"I'll try." He kisses my forehead and leaves the room.
I can't help but fidget. It's only been a couple of minutes and I am nervous as to what Christian is doing. I can't take this anymore. I get up and head for the patio. The closer I get the louder I hear him.
"If you fucking dare go near my wife again I will make yours lives miserable." As I reach the french doors, clinging to the frame for support, I am faced with Christian's back. The girls at standing with their heads down in shame I think. As I look around I notice Kate is standing next to him having a go at them as well, Mia too. Grace, Carrick, Elliot and Ethan are not far from them. I have never seen any of them this angry before. It's heart warming and frightening at the same time. As I zone back into the present Kate is about to lunge herself at Lily, luckily Elliot grabs her at the last minute.
"Ladies. I think it's best that you leave." Grace says politely.
"And don't you dare come back again. Don't even bother contacting me either." Mia adds. I feel so bad now. Mia has lost her friends because of me. I know Mia has more friends than anyone else but it still hurts to even just lose one. Christian fists loosen as they leave the grounds, walking round the side of the house. He turns and his eyes lock with mine. I can see the anger and fear being replaced with love and affection.
"You should be inside." He tells me, which gains everyone else's attention. My face falls.
"Hey. What's wrong?" He asks. In two strides he has me in his arms, holding me close.
"I am so sorry Mia." I whisper, turning my gaze to Mia.
"What for?" she asks. She's doing what Christian does. Head tilted to the side and a confused expression.
"You've lost friends because of me." I tell her. Christian holds me tighter and kisses the top of my head.
"Hey. It's not your fault. It's fine. Every time we hung out all they would do is bitch and moan about you. I'm glad they're out of my life." She smiles sweetly at me. Oh Mia! She walks over to me and opens her arms for me to go to. Christian reluctantly lets me go to her. Out of nowhere I start crying and laughing at the same time. Everyone else starts giggling at me. Mia just continues to rub my back but I can feel her chest moving as she laughs too.
"Come on everyone. Inside." Carrick tells us. "Everyone has gone home so it's just us."
"Come here." Christian tells me, offering me his hand to take.
We all head into the house and drink hot chocolate, just enjoying each other's company. I still feel guilty about this evening with Mia's friends but I'll try not to dwell on it. I'm ok and so is Blip.
It's getting close to midnight and Elliot has turned the TV onto the news channel for the New Years countdown. A yawn I've been fighting escapes my lips.
"Tired, Mrs Grey?" Christian whispers in my ear.
"Getting there." I reply.
"How about we head up to bed then?" He says that in such a sexy way, holding so much promise.
"Sure."
"We're going to head up to bed." Christian announces. Another yawn escapes my lips which basically says it all.
"Good night you two."
"Night."
As we reach the stairs Christian lifts me into his arms and carries me to his childhood bedroom. As we enter the room he kicks the door shut, only to then walk to the end of the bed. He captures my lips with his, slipping his tongue into my mouth. Tasting me, owning me. He slowly slides me down his body so I feel every inch of him. He slowly starts to remove my clothes at the same time I do to him.
"I love you so much Ana." He whispers against my lips. We are just in our underwear and he slowly lays me on the bed, then lifts me further up so we are in the middle, never breaking contact. His hands reach round to my back and he unclasps my bra then hooks his thumbs into my panties, pulling them off me completely. I reach for his boxers and tug at them. He pulls away and quickly takes them off and is back on me. His hands roaming my body. One slowly sliding up my leg to my inner thigh and the other caressing my breast. His fingers find my sex and he...
"Always ready for me, baby." He murmurs.
"Always." I whisper. He hovers over me, resting his weight onto his forearms. He aligns himself, ready to enter me. I lift my hips giving him easy access.
He slowly enters me, going in deep, and I feel every inch of him as he feels me. A groan escapes his throat. He looks deep into my eyes and stills once fully inside me.
"We're going to take this slow, baby." He tells me. I only nod. I cup his face and pull his lips mine. Savouring his touch as he slowly thrusts in and out, in and out, over and over again. His lips move from mine down my neck to my breasts and he takes a nipple between his lips, while one hand massages the other. A moan escapes me as his thrust become harder, but still slow. This is what we do. This our way of showing our love for one another. His eyes are back on mine. Piercing Gray to Blue.
"I love you so much Ana."
"I love you too." Our breathing becomes deeper; raged as we are both close to our high.
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His pace slowly picks up.
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His lips capture mine.
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My hands feel every muscle on his fine, toned back.
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His tongue taking over my mouth
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His thrusting firmer and faster.
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His fingers curl into my hair, holding me in place.
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My fingers curl in his hair as well, never wanting to let him go.
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Our lips part as we fight for air.
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"Ana.." he whispers.
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"Christian!" I moan out
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We find out releases together.
"Happy New Year, baby." He whispers to me, capturing my lips quickly.
"Happy New Year Christian." I smile to him and this time I capture his lips.
A/N: I'm sorry that it wasn't great drama but my mind was going to explode with all the ideas popping into my head. So I just went for the first/second one. I hope you liked this chapter though. Reviews much loved!