I definitely should be writing my essay or I'll fail my University course. But instead I wrote this little chapter. Oh dear!

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It was nearly a month later when Harry properly moved back into Escala, he's seen Jess several times but everyone wanted to make sure that she was physically and mentally healed enough to look after him again.

Christian looked over at Jess, who was holding Harry on her lap and reading a book to him.

Ana saw the expression Christian had from the other side of the main room, placing a hand on his back, gently resting her head on his shoulder

'What are you thinking?'.

He swallowed, not looking away from the mother and son

'Just...I wasn't much older than Harry when my mother died. It's strange to think...she could have been my mother, given a few years and a few more wrong turns...would Harry have been me?'.

Ana blinked 'you haven't turned out badly Christian'.

He sighed, kissing her lightly on her hair 'the life I lead isn't one I want for him though'.

Ana knew exactly what he meant. Christian had paid an incredibly high price for success and wealth, a price that he wouldn't wish on anyone.

'Yes...I guess so'.

Ana zoned out again, looking at Jess happily showing Harry the book and wondering if Christian's mother had been saved, would she have been like Jess? Could she have made something of herself?

Would she have made sure her son hadn't grown up a dominant? She probably wouldn't have had to worry, without her death it was unlikely that would have ever even happened...

'Ana?'. She glanced up at Christian, who was looking at her closely 'Is everything okay?'.

She nodded slightly 'I was just thinking...Jess is lucky she has you'.

Christian nodded 'well, I couldn't just leave her-'.

'Yes you could, but you chose not to, that's the point. Whatever you might think about yourself, you don't need John Flynn to tell you that what you did makes you a good person'.

'I'm not a good person Ana, not at all- are you rolling your eyes at me?'.

Ana sighed

'Christian, you've got a few...bad...tendencies, but you took a troubled kid in, protected her and her son from a really bad guy, and you've laid the world at her feet. She would probably be dead if you hadn't helped her, so yes, that makes you a good person'.

Ana patted his back slightly and moved off to make herself a sandwich, leaving Christian deep in thought.

She was right of course. If he and Elliot weren't there for her, Jess would be dead by now.

The men from the club and Marcus would have found her easily, she'd have had no where else to go except back.

Maybe that's what had happened to his mother, maybe she'd simply had no where to turn except back to the very people who ha dragged her down.

Christian felt an unfamiliar feeling in his chest, and realized it was a mixture of pride and contentment.

He had broken the chain, given Harry a chance of a normal childhood.

Christian smiled slightly to himself and went to sit with Harry and Jess, the little boy immediately climbing out of Jess's lap and onto Christian's.

Ana glanced up from her sandwich and blinked in surprise. Harry was sitting on Christian's leg, playing with his rabbit toy from Alex.

Not only that, but he was completely not bothered by the physical contact with the boy, looking the happiest he had in days.

Ana shook her head in amazement, not really sure what was going on but wanting to keep it like it was.

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