Hey guys, I know I've moved the whole timings around with Ana going out and Hyde in the apartment, but basically it just makes more sense. Next chapter is pretty much done too, then one more to do then we've got the big Chapter 50. Enjoy. It's a half and half chapter with the next one which is coming.
It was becoming more and more difficult for Jade to pretend that everything was okay. Luke was spending a lot of time with his daughter and she was grateful for every moment she had to rest and clear her head; however, she still wasn't speaking to any of the Grey's.
It was too painful, Carrick and Grace had attempted to have a talk with Jade and so had everyone else- she didn't want relationship advice from a group of people who were all doing so well in their own relationships. It was like a slap in the face really, and the last thing Jade wanted from her Aunt and Uncle was 'advice' on what she should be doing.
She'd shouted at them already, pointing out that they weren't married and didn't have children- and shouldn't try and compare situations.
After that Jade had only further burnt the bridges with her Father, shouting at him one afternoon that he should never have gone near Elena, then everything would have been simpler. Christian and the rest of the Grey's weren't going to give up on Jade, but she was making it essentially impossible for any of them to help.
Jade was walking around the grocery store a few days later with Faith asleep in her stroller when she accidentally bumped into a man. 'Oh, sorry' the man smiled and shook his head 'no problem'. Jade smiled back and the man glanced over her 'it can't be easy shopping with a little one'. She shook her head 'it's not, no, but it's got to be done'.
The man was a little older than her but very had grey flecked black hair, a strong square jaw, a physically strong looking body and he was dressed in an impeccably tailored suit.
He held out a hand 'Lincoln Jameson' Jade shook it, the name ringing no bells in her mind. 'Jade Grey' she didn't even register that she had used her maiden name, of course, Lincoln hadn't bumped into her by accident, he knew exactly who she was. They spoke for only a few more seconds before parting ways.
No one ever mentioned Lincoln James, not since he'd nearly killed her mother and divorced her. Lincoln left the market feeling almost bad at the fact the beautiful and sweet girl would have to be the one to bare the brunt of his and Jack Hyde's revenge. It was Christian Grey that he wanted to suffer, but Jade was the best way to get anywhere near that asshole.
He'd make Christian pay, and Jack was dead set on making Jade pay too.
Ryan was meant to be working at Escala in the evening but Luke had volunteered to give him the evening off so he could go on a date.
Jade had sat alone in her apartment for hours, thinking deeply. She wanted things to be how they were, desperately she wanted things to be better, not just for herself but for Faith mostly.
After two hours of sitting deep in thought, Jade picked up the phone, calling the Grey house number. Grace answered 'Jade- is everything okay dear?' she was clearly surprised that her Granddaughter was actually making contact.
'Yeah...Gran, can you look after Faith tonight? Well now? I need to talk to Luke...'. There was a brief surprised pause and then Grace responded 'of course, Carrick and I will be over soon'.
Jade then called Christian, who was even more surprised at the call than Grace had been. 'J...is everything okay' she rolled her eyes a little 'yeah, is it okay if I go over to yours and speak to Luke? I've got things going round and round in my head and I just need to get it out, Gran and Grandad said they'll babysit Faith...'.
She could almost picture the surprise on her Father's face 'yeah, of course, he's there all evening I think, swapped with Ryan or something. I'll be back in about half an hour, Ana's gone out and got drunk...never mind about that, I'll see you later. Stay safe'.
Jade hung up and moved around, getting Faith ready for her grandparents to come over.
Jade was wearing jeggings and a green vest top, not really dressed for the cold weather outside as she hadn't left the apartment much in a long time.
It didn't matter though, she'd parked up and come straight up to the apartment anyway, a little surprised that it was so empty. She assumed Gail was still at her sisters, Ryan was out on his date and Taylor had probably gone with her dad to find Ana.
It was these facts that made her suddenly alert as she heard a bang and a shout from further in the apartment.
Taylor had always worried about Jade's safety, and between the two of them they had a secret.
It was a Walther PPK/S taped to the underside of one of the tables in the entrance area. Jade held it at her side as she heard another loud shout and a bang from within the apartment.
She was taking off the safety on the gun as the elevator doors pinged again and Christian and Ana stood there, gaping at her.
Jade's eyes were cold 'stay here, something's happened. Don't let Ana out of your sight'.
With that she entered the apartment.
Let me know what you think, I always thought that Taylor would go out of his way to protect jade, even if it meant going behind Christian's back a little.
Next chapter is coming tonight/today (depending on where you are in the world)
I've updated both my other fanfictions this week by the way, so take a look if you want :)
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