I'm back! I had a splendid time at Howard Payne, but I'm glad to be home! And I'm sure you guys are glad I'm back to the story. Thanks for the reviews everyone. I'm glad you are enjoying this story! And please, tell your online friends, friends who read 50 shades and fanfic to check this one out. I'm still trying to think of a good ending, but I'm hoping that's about….. 15 chapters away! I just love writing this story! Well, get to it!

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When the Grey's landed in Aspen Colorado, Maddie could almost smell the fresh, open air. It was just what she needed: The sunshine keeping her warm (no Seattle rain), fresh air, and a scenery to kill for. They were all led to a car that would take them the family's vacation house. Magically, the super-professional Taylor was there to open Maddie's door to the car.

"Good afternoon, Taylor." Maddie gave him a cheeky smile as he held the door.

"Good afternoon, Miss Madeline." Taylor grinned back. Taylor was a quiet, old soul, but he always seemed to be on top of things back at the Grey Security Headquarters, despite his growing age. Maddie loved him like an uncle and always remembered the one time she stayed in his house.

Taylor, Gail, and Sophie all lived together in a smaller house on the Grey property. Christian and Ana had packed their bags for Christian's business trip to Taiwan. Ana decided to go after Christian had begged her for the millionth time. Teddy and Phoebe were both spending the weekend with friends. Maddie had wanted to go have a sleep over at Brooklyn's house, but Stacy, Brooklyn's mom, said they had a wedding to go to that Friday, but would pick her up Saturday morning and return her Sunday.

"Sweetie, Daddy and I will be back home Sunday. You'll go to Brooklyn's tomorrow, but tonight, you'll sleep at Ms. Gail and Taylor's house, okay?" Ana stroked her daughter's cheek.

"Okay mommy." Maddie smiled and hugged her parents.

That night, Taylor ordered pizza for everyone. Then they built a tent in the living room out of sheets and "camped" inside. They even had ice cream. The next morning, Gail had made Maddie's favorite breakfast, pancakes, eggs, and bacon. Taylor sat across from the small Grey and started preparing his meal. Maddie watched him curiously. "What are you doin', Taylor?" She asked while chewing on a piece of bacon.

"I'm putting peanut butter and syrup on my pancakes. Do you like peanut butter?"

Maddie nodded enthusiastically.

Taylor grinned at her, "do you like syrup?'

Maddie nodded again.

"Do you want to try it?" Taylor slid the syrup and peanut butter towards her.

Maddie applied the ingredients and took a bite. Her eyes widened at the taste and she smiled really wide while eating her pancakes.

She never ate them any other way again.

They finally pulled up through a gateway made of stone the colors of gray, red, and beige. After driving down a long driveway, Maddie looks upon the gorgeous house. It is a huge, dark wooden house. Waiting at the doorway is a very old couple, with graying hair. They wave at the car, and everyone waves back but Maddie, who has no idea who they are. As Taylor and Sawyer retrieve their luggage, the family goes and gives hugs to the older couple at the door. Christian shakes hands with the older man while Ana gives the woman a sweet hug. "Hello Carmela. It's so nice to see you again."

The gray-haired woman smiles brightly, wrinkles around her eyes. "It's nice to see you as well, Mrs. Grey. It's been too long." Then she gives big hugs to Christian, Teddy, and Phoebe. Her eyes widened in shock when she sees Maddie. "Are my old eye's deceiving me? Is it true?" She reached out a withered old hand and touched Madeline's face.

"Hi. I'm Madeline Grey." She stuck her hand out for a polite shake, but the woman yanked her forcefully into her arms, hugging her tightly.

"Of course I know who you are. You don't know how many bottles I fed you when you all visited. I'm so glad you are home." She wiped a stray tear. Then she frowned, realizing the young girl didn't remember her. "I'm Mrs. Bentley, and he's Mr. Bentley. But you can call me Carmela." She pinched Madeline's full cheek.

Mr. Bentley opened the door. "Welcome home." The inside of the house was very clean looking. There was no tile anywhere, besides the granite countertop. Everything was a dark- reddish wood color, with white walls that brightened up the place. To the right stood a wooden staircase with a built-in entertainment center, complete with a huge wide-screen television. There were white couches facing towards the television. Straight ahead were all French doors, leading out to a small deck. That's when she realized why the walls were white. The breathtaking view though the windows made the room fill with color. Different shades of green gleamed through the glass, the sun shining though the tall trees and overlapping limbs. To the left was a kitchen any culinary chef would kill for, filled with tons of cooking supplies and room to cook. It too had the dark wood style going. And even though the new sight was breathtaking, it hurt Maddie that she didn't remember any of it.

"I'm going to go see if Mr. Bentley needs any help. You go ahead and go up." Christian said, walking out the door after giving Maddie an encouraging squeeze.

"Would you like a tour?" Ana wrapped her arm around her daughter and led her upstairs. She saw room after room, including the one she would be staying in. Luckily there was a balcony out of every room, which Phoebe gushed about before the even stepped through the front door. "I can't wait to set up my easel and paint! The view is just perfect."

They looked through the rest of the house, a small, built in library that was in the hallway. "It's really handy when you can't go to sleep at night. You just step out into the hallway and pick something out." Ana chimed. There was also a small office for Christian. Maddie giggled and raised her eyebrow. Ana shrugged, "When your father pretty much runs the world, he has to always be ready to do work." Ana smiled.

Returning downstairs, Maddie sighed. 'I want to go walk around. Is that okay, mom?"

Ana nodded. "Take someone with you though. Teddy?"

Teddy nodded. "Sure. Phoebe, you wanna come?"

Phoebe smiled. "Yeah sure."

The three Grey's walked out of the house and into the woods. Christian came and put his arm around Ana. He looked down at her and noticed there were tears rolling down her face.

"What is it, Ana?"

She wiped them away and leaned into his chest. "I'm just so happy, that's all."

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"And that's how I got really good at painting wrinkles."

"Aww, that's disgusting!" Maddie was laughing so hard, she was feeling cramps. Teddy was half smiling, half scowling in disgust, shaking his head.

Phoebe was giggling to. "I even wore my cutest dress! I was so grossed out!"

"Wait, so your professor didn't tell you that you would be painting a naked old man?" Teddy asked, incredulous.

"No, just that we would be painting someone nude. I assumed it would be like a real male model. But no, it turned out to be just an old man!"

Maddie threw her head back, laughing hard, trying to catch her breath. Once she did, she took in her surroundings. It was so beautiful around her. "How many times did you guys come up here?"

"We tried to come once a year, whether it was summer, spring break, or Christmas time. It's turned into our home away from home, really." Phoebe drew a deep breath in from her nose.

"And the bars are real close by." Teddy added, receiving an elbow to the ribs from Phoebe.

At of the corner of Maddie's eye, she saw small movement coming from the bushes. She clutched Teddy's arm, and pointed. "What is that?"

Teddy laughed at Maddie, "it's probably some deer or something."

But when the thing emerged it wasn't a deer, it was a person.

"Hello there. Are you lost?" He asked. He was dressed in coveralls and had a rifle in his right hand.

"No sir. We were just hiking from our house."

"Hmm. You must've gone a bit too far. This is my wife's land. I use it for hunting." He shrugged, not really concerned. "Oh well, it's just land." He stuck out his hand.

"Oh, hello sir, I'm Teddy Grey." The man flinched slightly and frowned at the name, but remained quiet shaking the other girls' hands.

He swallowed down his moment of fear, and turned right back into the smiley man they first talked to. "My name is Jack Hyde, pleasure to meet you."

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Boom. I bet you weren't expecting that one. Christian I about to have a melt down! So you're probably wondering how he even got out of jail. Well, you'll have to wait for the next chapter. Please review and tell me what you thought about this shocking addition to my lovely story!