Chapter 22

Anna POV

Shit that did not go according to plan now I have pissed my best friend off. I can't sleep might as well go for a run around the block. Nobody will even know I am gone. So I go and put my trainers on and sweats. When I am waiting for the elevator to come I feel people behind me. Its Christian, Luke, Alex, Taylor and Elliot all looking very pissed at me.

"Were the fuck do you think you are going? Does, this fucking women not realize the dangers there are if she goes out on her own? Or is she running? Elliot thought.

Elliot screamed at me making me jump in surprise. I could tell he was still pissed. I also have a feeling he told Christian everything when the next question takes the wind out of my sails causing my eyes to tear up.

"Anna baby are you leaving me?"

Christian asked with the saddest look I have ever seen on his gorgeous face. His voice was so broken. I instantly realized what leaving would cause to this family. So at that very moment I vowed to myself never to leave. But I just kept quiet. I was not going to go easy at Elliot at least not yet.

"Not that it is any of your fucking business Elliot, but I am only going for a run?"

"Not our fucking business? Is that how you feel? Do you really believe that, what you do, don't affect us because it does. Whether you want it to or not. It fucking affects us. We fucking care for you don't you see that or are you to fucking blind? I ignored him completely.

The lift came and I just stepped in with my army of 5 now crammed into the lift next to me no body saying a word. I can hear Elliot's harsh breathing and frustrated grunts.

When it opened on the ground I took off at a steady pace with my security around me. I put my earphones in and forgot the world around me and blocked out the pain. I just ran. 2 hours and 20 km later we eventually made it back to the penthouse with my team looking dead to this world. Only Christian looked like he has not started running yet. Did I go to far for the rest of them? I looked at them and started laughing?

What's the joke care to share? They asked.

You'll are the joke. If you'll plan on jogging with me everyday from now on, you'll better up you'll game because that was a slow run for me today. I took it easy because of my ribs. I can only imagine how the hell you'll are going to keep up with me when I am healed?"

And I leave to shower with them shaking their heads and Christian with a proud look on his face.

Christian and I showered together. We took longer than expected with me having multiple orgasms with Christians magical fingers and mouth, while the hot water soothed my muscles. I wasn't complaining. After that I disappeared into my lab while Christian went to his office to do some work.

First thing, I decided to organize my stuff since I was side tracked this morning. I took all my inventions out and placed them in the glass cases. My electric gloves, my completely plastic glock with plastic bullets (designed to go undetected by metal detectors), a portable x-ray scanner the size of a cell phone, my pack of listening bugs (they look like screws on a door hinge so no one will notice them and they also have video), my click pen bomb (stole the idea from James bond). And a lot of other stuff I was working on. Then I explored looking into ways to improve the lab.

On the one table was a complete forensics lab obviously it was better than and FBI labs I mean, Christian Grey set this up for me and he got only the best. By the time I realized what the time it was I felt him standing next to me. I looked up and smiled at him.

"Hello baby" I said.

"Hello love" so you found it I see.

"Yes, I had a nightmare last night and couldn't go back to sleep. And when I left your room Elliot was already up looking for me, we explored the penthouse and found room."

"Yes I know? We had a chat before we went on a run. I'm a bit sad you didn't wake me up to help you. But I understand, you had to rely on Elliot for six month it's going to take a while for you to get used to me being around. Its ok I can wait. You didn't answer my question this morning? Are you leaving me?

Tears came to my eyes and I said.

"I'm sorry. I was feeling like I was putting you and Elliot in danger so if I were gone it would be better for both of you. But I was wrong. I could never be able to live without both of you and I realized that this morning. I saw how broken you were when you thought I was leaving and it clicked, you love me no matter what. I know you are going to fight for me. I accepted it then and there. I am never going anywhere. You are stuck with me forever."

"And then when Elliot was shouting at me I saw how raw his emotions are and I now know he loves me like no other has loved me. The love he has for me is something so special I can't even explain it. I love him so much too. I want him in my life forever and I am going to have to do a lot of groveling to get him back in my life. I hurt him without even trying to and I feel so bad. I don't know how I a going to say sorry. I was just trying to explain to him how I felt."

As I turn around I gasp because Elliot has been standing there listening to the whole conversation. He walks over to me and takes me in his arms and whispers in my ear for only me to hear.

"Apology accepted butterfly. Please don't ever run from me again. I am sorry for shouting at you. You were confiding in me and I did not give you a chance to process it all. I love you."

And he set me down.

Do you like your new lab? Christian asked

"Taylor, Terry, and I will come in here later with you and show you all the cool stuff."

I got up and held him so tight.

"It's a girls dream come true baby. Thank you with all my heart."

That statement put a huge grin on his face and all was happy again.