Okay I know it has been forever since I updated but I was on vacation for the first time all summer so I was away from my computer for the most part and really did not find the time to update. That being said I am almost done with the next chapter and I hope to have that out soon. Thank you to everyone who reviewed on the last chapter I really appreciate everyone who reads this story and I hope that this chapter is everything you wanted and maybe a little more, I must say I enjoyed writing the ending! Let me know what you think!
Ana's POV:
"She hates me." Christian said as we walked downstairs towards his office and I sighed.
"You're not the only one she hates right now, and she will get over it eventually." I said trying to reassure him but he just shook his head.
"She put her fist through a glass frame that happened to house a picture of her and me Ana, she hates me. Did we even do the right thing? I mean shouldn't we be concerned about Adam as well?" Christian asked and I sighed.
"I don't know, but I do know that as far as Elena is concerned we made the right choice in keeping her from our daughter. And Adam, how did she even adopt him?"
"There was no report filed against her from when I was his age and from what I can tell right now she weaseled her way into his life a few years ago."
"How?" I asked and Christian started to pace back and forth and his hands traced a never ending pattern into his hair.
"He was in a group home and he pulled a knife on a kid so he got sentenced to community service. Somehow he ended up in Elena's salon sweeping up after hours and that was how the two met. Why he wasn't jailed when this happened is beyond me, but that's our legal system for you."
"The situation sounds familiar as to how she catches her prey." I commented trying to calm Christian down, but it wasn't working.
"Too familiar." Christian said coming to a sudden stop.
"So you think that he is her-"
"Ana you forget that Elena and I were cut from the same cloth. She can't live without that aspect of her life, she won't live without that part of her life."
"Christian you may be cut from the same cloth but the portion she was made out of is used to wash cars while you are a beautiful tapestry."
"I have a few calls to make to a few people who run in Elena's circle, I need to see if our assumptions are correct."
"Maybe you should talk to him." I suggested and Christian just gave me a look.
"And say what? Either he knows about her lifestyle or not but I am not outing myself to see when there are other ways to go about doing it." He said and I nodded in agreement.
"You're right..."
"I usually am. Which brings be to my next point, from now on there will be no negotiating on the background check thing. Things will either go my way or you can just forget about them, is that clear?" Christian seethed as his eyes darkened and I nodded.
"Yes, of course, especially after tonight." I relented and he let out a sigh.
"Good, now we need to get something to eat and Phoebe also has to eat being as we interrupted her dinner."
"I'll have Gail bring her something being as I doubt she will eat anything if one of us bring her the food." I said and Christian laughed, his eyes now returning to their normal hue.
"You're probably right. I need to talk to Taylor and Sawyer for a little while so I will meet you in a few moments." He said and I nodded as we walked off in two different directions.
When I reached the kitchen Gail was slaving over the stove and I took a seat at the counter and watched her for a few minutes as I ran my hand over the tiny bump that used to be my flat stomach. I mean the last little girl I had went from this girl who yearned for her father's protection from the make believe monsters in her closet to this teenager who ran from her father's protection into the snares of real life demons. I don't think that there is any way that I can handle another one. With boys it was different, Christian was different.
Once Phoebe was born Christian stopped over protecting Teddy. I mean he was always there for Ted, don't get me wrong, but Theodore got away with a lot more once his sister was on the scene and Fee loved the attention. It was only when Phoebe started high school that she started to revolt against Christian and his ways and tonight just proved to me that there was a reason Christian operated like he did.
"I'm sorry to interrupt your thoughts Mrs. Grey but is there something I can help you with?" Mrs. Jones asked and I nodded my head and offered her a small smile.
"Well I need you to bring some dinner to Phoebe so she can eat." I said and Mrs. Jones smiled.
"I already took care of that after I saw your mother-in-law out, and yours and Christian's dinner will be ready in a few minutes." She said as she took a pot off the stove.
"What would I do without you?" I asked and she laughed.
"You would probably be fine, it's Mr. Grey that I would worry about." She joked and I nodded.
"That is true. So was Phoebe still mad?" I asked and she nodded.
"She was pacing and doing her inherited Grey thing but I think she will come around. She doesn't know it now but you and Mr. Grey are just trying to keep her safe, and one day, probably not in the near future, she will see it that way." Mrs. Jones said and I let out a sigh as I rested my head on my hand.
"Are all teenage girls this way? I mean did Taylor have this problem with his daughter? Or is it just Phoebe that thinks we are out to ruin her life?" I asked and Gail shook her head.
"No it's not just Phoebe, Taylor had the same problem. It seems to come with the territory of saying no to any teenage girl."
"Well that's good to hear, at least I know that we're doing something right-"
"Who is doing what right?" Christian asked as he came up behind me and wrapped his arms around my waist, leaning down to plant a tender series of kisses on my neck.
"I was just asking Mrs. Jones a few questions about parenting." I said as Christian pulled back.
"Is that so?" He asked and I nodded.
"Yes and she brought Phoebe her dinner already-"
"Mom?" I heard Teddy call and I sighed as I got up to go find my son.
"I'll be back." I said and he nodded.
"I'll be waiting." He said and I walked out of the kitchen to the front entry way where Teddy was dropping his soccer bag.
"How was soccer?" I asked and he shrugged.
"Fine. Where is everyone? I was sure that they would all be here before I got home, well except Fee." Teddy said and I sighed.
"Your brothers are at your grandparents and Phoebe is upstairs, things are complicated right now."
"Oh, alright." Teddy said as he turned to walk off.
"Ted." I called and he turned towards me again.
"Yes?" He asked and I pointed to his bag that was sitting by the door.
"Put your soccer bag up and then wash up for dinner." I said and he smirked.
"Yes ma'am." He said as he grabbed his bag and then headed off towards his room. At least one of my children were not being difficult today.
Phoebe's POV:
I ate the meal that Mrs. Jones had brought up for me. It wasn't that I wanted to but I was angry and hungry, a lethal combination if you ask me. I was sitting on my bed trying to open the Advil bottle when Teddy walked in and I chucked the pill bottle at him.
"Open it!" I snapped and he just laughed as he picked up the bottle from where it had landed and opened it with ease.
"What happened to you?" He asked as he handed me two pills and then put the cap back on the bottle.
"I put my hand through a glass table and had to get stitches." I said trying to figure out how to take a sip of water without having to put the pills down.
"Explain please." He said as he took a seat next to me and I sighed.
"I went to dinner with Adam and his mom, like planned, and then like ten minutes into the night mom and dad came bursting through the doors telling me to go home. It was insane, they are insane."
"And when did the whole putting your hand through a table thing happen?" He asked.
"That would be shortly after arriving home."
"You know I think this is part of the reason dad has us enrolled in sports. Did they even give you a reason for crashing your dinner?" Teddy asked and I shook my head.
"No. Apparently dad and Adam's mom knew each other and they had some sort of disagreement ages ago and now I can't date Adam."
"Our parents decision or his mom's?"
"Our parents, his mom was actually cool with us seeing each other. God I wish our parents were normal, any one else's parents would put their differences aside for the sake of their kids, but not our parents. No it's like fricken Romeo and Juliet up in here." I complained and Teddy laughed.
"You are so dramatic sometimes."
"Why does everyone say that? My life is only dramatic because other people keep interfering and making my life miserable. Anyway why are you here bugging me, not that I don't appreciate you opening the Advil." I said lounging back on my bed and he sighed.
"Avoiding the parental unit. I have been requested to join them for dinner."
"Have fun." I said and he rolled his eyes as he got up and headed towards the door.
"What ever."
After Teddy left I just laid back on the bed and the next thing I knew it was morning and my hand was throbbing in pain. I knew that it would useless for me to even attempt to open the Advil bottle so instead of wasting my time trying I grabbed the bottle and headed down to the kitchen in hopes that Mrs. Jones would oblige me and open it so I didn't have to deal with my parents.
"How are you feeling this morning Miss Grey?" Mrs. Jones asked as I took a seat at the bar.
"My hand hurts and I can't get this open." I said as I placed the Advil bottle on the counter.
"Eat something before you take those." My dad said as he came up behind me and grabbed the bottle from the counter.
"How about a piece of toast for now?" Mrs. Jones asked and I nodded.
"Thank you." I said as she put a piece of bread in the toaster and I sighed as I waited for it to finish toasting as my dad went about getting me a glass of water before he extracted two pills from the bottle and placed them in front of me.
"Here you go." Mrs. Jones said a few minutes later as she placed the freshly buttered piece of toast in front of me.
"Eat all of it and then you can take the pills." My dad said and I rolled my eyes.
"Like I want to listen to what you tell me, I mean the last time I listened to you, you didn't mean what you said..."
"Phoebe-"
"Don't even. I'm taking this upstairs, thank you Mrs. Jones." I said as I walked out of the kitchen with my dad hot on my heels.
"Phoebe Ella Grace Grey, don't you dare start with this attitude with me!" My dad bellowed and I whipped around so that I was facing him at the bottom of the stairs.
"You deserve the attitude that I am giving you, not that I should care if you deserve it or not, but I have to get ready for school now fuck off!" I yelled back before I turned and ran up the stairs passing my mother on the way.
I locked my door as soon as I shut it and then slid down the hard wood onto the floor. The toast was still in my hand along with the two pills. I ended up discarding the toast and just popping the pills as I waited for my parents to barge into my room and demand an apology.
I mean I knew what I did was wrong but at the same time I just didn't care. My parents had ruined yet another friendship of mine and I just had to get used to that fact. As long as I let my parents control my life there was no way that I was going to be able to have any sort of relationship outside of my family.
I quickly got dressed ran a brush through my hair slipped on my shoes and then headed down into the living room where Sawyer was waiting for me.
"Teddy already left?" I asked and he nodded.
"About ten minutes ago, your um- your dad asked if I would take you." Sawyer said and I nodded.
"Figures, alright lets go." I said not wanting to start another fight this morning.
"You know your dad is just trying to do what he thinks is best for you." Sawyer said as we pulled out of the driveway and I sighed.
"Yes but what he thinks is best for me and what I know is best for me are two different things." I countered and Sawyer chuckled.
"You have always been a feisty and independent one Miss Grey." Sawyer said and I nodded.
"Yep, too bad my parents think that I need them to constantly hover over me in order for me to be safe."
"Phoebe-"
"If you are going to defend them then I must suggest that you keep your opinions to yourself being as I am not in the mood to hear it." I stated and Sawyer sighed.
"As you wish, is there anything you want to listen to on the radio?" He asked and I nodded as I turned the radio to a favorite station of mine.
The rest of the ride was filled with music but I was just happy to be at school for once. It meant that I was going to be able to explain everything to Adam and let him know that I wasn't as crazy as my parents.
"Hey." I said as I slipped into my seat next to Adam and he gave me a tight smile.
"Hey." He said as he turned back to his notebook and I sighed.
"Look last night was-"
"Eventful? Look I really like you Phoebe but clearly your parents have a problem with you seeing me and-"
"It's not you, it's your mom."
"Maybe we should look at this like a blessing in disguise, I'm not good for you Phoebe and maybe we should just go our separate ways."
"Seriously?" I asked and he sighed.
"I really like you Phoebe, I really do, but I'm not who you think I am-"
"And I won't get to know who you really are until you show me. Please Adam let me get to know you." I pleaded and he sighed.
"Your parents are going to be pissed."
"That never stopped me before." I stated and he smirked.
"Lets talk at lunch." He said and I was about to ask him why when I saw Ava walk into the room and I just let it go.
Time seemed to pass so slowly as I waited for lunch to roll around and when it finally didi it seemed like it took forever to finally find Adam.
"Hey." I said as I sat down next to him at the picnic table and he smiled.
"Hey yourself. Are you eating today?" He asked and I nodded.
"Yeah." I said and he took my bandaged hand into his and gently rubbed the back of it.
"What happened?" He asked and I chewed on my bottom lip trying to make what actually happened sound a little more sophisticated than what actually happened.
"I-I ugh, I punched through a glass table last night as well as a few other things and I had to get stitches." I said and he busted out laughing.
"This didn't have anything to do with that disastrous dinner last night did it?" He asked and I nodded.
"It had a lot to do with that dinner actually." I stated and he just shook his head.
"You really like me don't you?" He asked and I nodded.
"Enough to punch a table in." I joked and he smirked.
"What about your parents?" He asked and I shrugged not knowing what to say about them.
"They aren't going to be happy about it that is for sure, but then again I am not planning on telling them if I can help it." I said and he took a deep breath.
"I think it would be best if we didn't tell anyone about us, it, I mean-"
"I like the sound of that, us. I can get used to that."
"How about we have dinner tomorrow night, just you and me?" He asked and I nodded.
"That sounds great, I just have to work something out with Teddy or Ava."
"Work something out?" He asked and I nodded.
"Yes, but you don't have to worry about that. So what should I wear?" I asked and he laughed.
"It doesn't matter what you wear, you look beautiful in anything." He said and I smiled.
"You are such a boy." I teased and he nodded.
"Yeah but you wouldn't have it any other way."
Elena's POV:
I watched as Adam walked out of school towards where I was waiting in my car. Phoebe was walking a few paces behind him and I could tell that they had just had a passionate goodbye.
"So?" I asked as Adam slipped into the car and he sighed as he slammed the door.
"She put her hand through a glass table last night."
"That wasn't what I asked Adam, it would be in your best interest to answer my question." I snapped and Adam nodded.
"We're going out tomorrow."
"Good, I can take it as her parents don't know?" I asked and he nodded.
"She thought that it would be best if no one knew."
"No one or just her parents?" I asked and Adam tapped his fingers on the driver side door.
"Any one, we knew that if a bunch of people knew it would be harder to keep from her parents."
"Yet you told me." I stated and he nodded.
"I knew you would be the last person to tell her parents being as you were the one that was really pushing me staying with her." He stated and I sighed knowing that he was not thrilled by my sudden interest in his girlfriend.
The thing was I had never planned on going after Phoebe Grey, it was just pure luck that Adam ended up smitten with the young girl. Adam was just another toy, close to my original but not quite what I was looking for, and then he told me the best thing I had heard in a while. He found me a way back into Christian's life, he found me a golden ticket into the Grey wonderland. I felt like a kid on Christmas morning and I was going to milk every last moment I could.
I figured that I was going to bait the girl and see what she was like hoping that I could use her for my benefit. Adam was against that with a passion but it didn't take much to remind him who was in charge.
I was surprised to find that Phoebe had a strong will like her father's, Phoebe somehow found a way to meet with me and Adam for dinner which was not at all what I was expecting. And then she proceeded to challenge her father after he all but dragged her out of the dinner.
I must say that I had hoped that she was more docile like her mother, from there it wouldn't take much to mold her into a submissive for Adam, placing Christian at my mercy for his daughter's free will, but that wasn't turning out to be the case, but I could still work with what I was given.
My plan had to be re-worked after I first met her but it only took a little lie here, an exaggeration there, and I had Christina Grey and his family right where I wanted them. Phoebe was now in a place where she was choosing between my boy and her family, and so far lust seemed to be winning, I guess genetics can be pretty amazing. It didn't feel like so long ago that I had Christian in nearly the same position. He had to choose between my lifestyle, and what soon became his lifestyle, and the lifestyle his parents wanted for him. Everything was going perfectly until that stupid bitch Ana came into the picture, and it was when their first child was born that I vowed to ruin their lives, no matter what it cost me.
I knew that Christian could ruin me financially but with my threat I at least had some time before he realized I was bluffing. I mean if he ruined my business there was at least a way for me to start from square one again but if I were to go public about his lifestyle I would have to go public about my life style and I couldn't, not with having Adam and Christian on my list of subs. It was a weak threat but it was all I had for right now, and I was going to play that card until I couldn't any more, and when that time came I would be sure that their lives were as ruined as mine, or at least their daughter's life would be in shambles, I could settle for that, especially after seeing just how protective Christian and Ana are or their poor innocent baby.
Yes, I never planned on going after Phoebe Grey, but times change.