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I really don't like this chapter. But, I really needed to write SOMETHING! I was kinda stuck, and feeling very strange about writing, but hopefully my little trip will boost my writing skills and awesome ideas! I will be visiting Howard Payne University all week next week, so I won't be able to update for a while. So here you go. PLEASE review and tell me some suggestions, or how much you hate this chapter like me.

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Maddie opened her eyes to the familiar white ceiling of her bedroom. Her father must've brought her in here, after sobbing herself to sleep. She looked out at the rainy Washington sky. Seattle was home to her, but she longed for somewhere happier and sunnier where she could forget all the shit with Jennifer, knowing that she's locked up somewhere in the state, and the thought that her father was hiding this big secret. She wanted to know so badly. He said he screwed up. Could it really be his fault? She shook her head. Her father would never do anything that would put her in harm. He was her knight in shining armor, protecting her from everything, though Maddie knew he was a little over-protective. It wasn't a selfish protectiveness like it was with Jen. Don't go outside, come home before eight, don't use the phone. It was almost like she was Rapunzel, stuck in her tower and not allowed to leave. Jen was the evil step-mother. And her daddy was the prince that saved her. But was the prince's armor a darker shade of grey than she expected?

She forced her limbs to move and got out of her bed. She pulled her messy bed-hair up into a bun and made her way downstairs. At the bottom of the staircase stood her whole family; her parents, and Phoebe and teddy. Suitcases surrounded each one of them, and Ana and Christian were on the phone.

"Yes, I'll be out all week. Please cancel all important meetings that I'm needed in. Post-pone them. Yes, all of them, Hannah. Thank you. We'll be in touch about Thursday's meetings okay? Have a good week."

"I'll be out a week, Ros. Yes. Cancel all appointments. I'll need to be briefed Monday morning. Good."

Maddie smiled at how different her parents talked to their staff. They both seemed to run the world, but it looked like Ana was still too new at it to be so demanding and short with her employee's like the glamorous Christian Grey.

"Morning, darling. Come sit." Ana kissed her daughter's forehead and led her to the soft white couch in the middle of the living room.

"We decided we need a family trip, all of us together. We have four different options. We own a townhouse in London, an apartment in Paris, a villa in Italy, and I own a hotel in Tokyo. You get to pick." Christian gave the reigns to his daughter.

Maddie thought for a moment, astonished and surprised about how wealthy her family really was. "Which place would you want to go to?" Maddie turned to her siblings.

"You get to choose, Little Bug. Phoebe and I have been everywhere." Teddy had a smirk on his face.

"Well. I lived in London and France. Do you have a place in the States?" Maddie looked up to her parents, shrugging slightly, her eyes hopeful.

Christian smiled. "I have a wonderful place in Aspen Colorado."

"That's perfect! I would love to stay in America, if you don't mind. I've been out of it for some time. Is that okay?" Colorado! She had never been before, and she knew the Grey residence would be spectacular.

Christian looked at Ana, who was grinning widely. Christian smiled in return, knowing what she was thinking. My twenty-four thousand dollar donation will come in handy again. "Aspen it is."

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A couple of hours later, the family of five pulled up to the launch pad for Christian Grey's private jet. Luckily, Mrs. Jones had packed Maddie's suitcase ahead of time. She had a pretty good sense of style, and Maddie approved of the outfits that were available. It was the middle of June, so the sun would be shining down on the Colorado land, but it wouldn't be too bad. Upper seventies, low eighties. It would almost be perfect. Not too cold, not too hot.

When Maddie saw the jet, her jaw dropped. "You have a jet?"

Christian nodded and laughed at her reaction. "Maddie, you've actually been to Colorado in this jet. You were too little to remember maybe, but this wouldn't be your first ride." He laughed again and kissed her hair.

"Oh." Maddie was still shocked. See! You're used to this kind of life! You were born into wealth.

The Grey's boarded the jet one at a time, shaking hands with the captain and flight attendant. When they were seated and buckled, they all got comfortable. Ana curled up next to her husband, flipping through a worn edition of Robinson Crusoe, Christian was reading through a large packet for work, Teddy opened the paper to read the latest Mariners score, Phoebe had a sketch pad out, lightly dragging her pencil along the paper. Maddie watched all of them. The interests of each person are so different, yet they were all alike. Phoebe and Ana were much alike, dark hair and blue eyes; pale skin and rounder noses, full lips. Teddy was almost a clone of his father. Though he was born with dark, dark hair, the color turned into the copper color of his father. Grey eyes and a thinner nose. If you looked close enough, they had small freckles on their cheeks that made them look more youthful. And then there was Maddie. Maddie never really compared herself to her parents, she never was interested in that when she was younger, and it was too painful to think of her parents while living with Jen and Eric. But now, she could see why she looked like a Grey. Her hair was a perfect in-between shade of Ana's dark brown and Christian's copper. Her eyes were a deep blue and her body type was small and petite, like her mother, but her facial features were more like her fathers. She did have her mother's full lips, but her nose was thinner and her smile was the classic Christian Grey grin. Her stubborn personality came from both of her parents, and she radiated her mother's innocence. But her temper and self-loathing blossomed within her like the fifty shades within her father. Maddie hated herself, though not as extreme as her fathers' deep hatred. Madeline had never done anything wrong, but the years of being told you're not good enough wore down on her. She put her headphones in and closed her eyes. She pressed her new playlist she made, filled with some of her new favorite musical discoveries: Grace Potter and The Nocturnals, The Lumineers, Mumford & Sons, The Civil Wars, and her new favorite singer-songwriter, Ed Sheeran. She let her mind drift and relax as they flew farther away from all her troubles.

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I'm sorry that was so short and pretty much pointless, but I needed to give you guys something. Toodles for about a week! Hopefully I'll type some notes/ideas on my phone! Have a great week everyone! xxxx