So school has started again for me so writing time is hard to find so I am going to try to update at least once a week, probably on Sundays. If I get more than one chapter up a week then that is the way it goes! Anyway I hope you enjoy this chapter, you are going to see a lot more of Ana and Christian putting their feet down when it comes to Phoebe.

Phoebe's POV:

I was excited to go to school today. I mean it was the one time that I was able to get away from my family and see Adam, even if I did miss a day with him yesterday by going to talk to his mom. I was thrilled to see him as I walked into class but he seemed less than thrilled to see me. In fact as soon as he saw me he shot out of his seat, grabbed my arm, and nearly dragged me into the hallway.

"Um, ouch." I said as I pulled my arm away from him and Adam just ran a hand through his hair.

"Why in the world did you go to see my mother yesterday?" He barked in a hushed tone as soon as we stopped and I shrugged.

"I needed to talk to someone and she was the first person I thought of..."

"What about me?" He asked.

"Adam if I came to you that would mean getting Ava involved and possibly Teddy, all I wanted was a break."

"I could have talked to you and sent them away. Phoebe I'm your boyfriend, you are suppose to come to me when you are feeling over whelmed. I need you to promise me that you won't do something like you did yesterday again." Adam said and I sighed seeing the desperation in his eyes.

"I promise you will be the first person I come to next time." I said and he gave me a weak smile. "Why does it matter so much to you?"

"Because Phoebe, I want to be the person who you lean on when you are having problems, I want you to trust me to be there for you, and I honestly just don't want you around my mom without me there." He said and I nodded.

"I'm sorry I didn't know you felt that way." I said as I gave him a hug and he kissed the top of my head.

"I do feel that way. God Phoebe, when you didn't show up yesterday I was so scared." Adam said and I buried my face against his chest.

"I'm so sorry. Is there any way that I can make it up to you?" I asked as I looked up at him and he smiled.

"Give me some time to think about it, but for right now we need to get to class. Come on we have a presentation to make." Adam said as he pulled away from our embrace and grabbed my hand lightly as we walked into class.

Classroom presentations were boring. Even while we were presenting our project I couldn't help but loathe our teacher for making us present our report to the class. I mean seriously, you hear an overview of the book once you've learned everything you are going to about that book.

I was just happy that the class ended before the last presentation was finished and there was no mention of picking up where we left off on Monday. I made it through the rest of my classes and when lunch came around Adam was waiting outside of my classroom in order to walk with me to lunch.

"Shall I escort you to lunch?" Adam asked and I rolled my eyes.

"Is this your way to make sure that I don't run off again?" I asked and he smirked.

"You know my game very well." He said as he took my hand and we walked down the hallway.

"So where are we eating lunch?" I asked and he shrugged.

"I don't really know. I was just thinking that where ever you were was exactly where I want to be." Adam said giving my hand a gentle squeeze.

"You are really super sweet. How about we go eat outside, it seems like a nice day." I said and he nodded.

"That sounds great to me."

Christian's POV:

I was worried about Phoebe and Teddy. Them fighting was not normal and I knew that this was only the tip of the ice berg with them. I had to get to the bottom of what was bothering them or I knew Ana and I were going to have a hellish few weeks on our hands.

I made the best of work that I could. I mean there was only so much that I could do while worrying about my wife who was on the verge of a mental breakdown, my kids who were at each other's throats, and then Elena who had weaseled her way back into my life. I was about to call it a day when Adam made his way into my office.

"Sir we tried to stop him but he insisted on seeing you." Taylor said from the doorway where he was perched right behind Adam who seemed to have forced his way through my security.

"Give us five minutes." I told Taylor and he nodded as he exited the room leaving me alone with Adam. "I suppose you have a good reason to intrude on my work time." I said and Adam nodded not moving from where he was currently planted by the door.

"I came to talk to you about Phoebe." He said and I rolled my eyes.

"I figured that much. She is not to see you, it's nothing personal it's just-"

"Elena, I know. That's not what I am here about, I'm worried about Phoebe."

"And why is that? What is there to be concerned about?" I asked and Adam sighed.

"I know what Elena did to you, she does the same things to me and while I deserve everything she gives me I don't feel right about the sudden interest she has taken in Phoebe."

It when then that I felt like I was hit with a ton of bricks. Before me stood a man far better than myself, thinking that he deserved the way he was being treated. When I was Elena's there would have been no way that I would have defied her for anyone and yet here Adam was in my office trying to protect my daughter. In my book that showed me a kid that could be saved, that deserved a better life than what Elena was promising.

"Adam-"

"Don't, don't feel sorry for me. Just keep Phoebe away from Elena at all costs, she is going to hate you for it because it means she can't see me but it is for the best. Elena is planning something sir, I have no idea what exactly, but from what I do know it isn't going to end well for Phoebe."

"I already told her that she isn't to see you or Elena..."

"Well that isn't stopping her, she went to see Elena yesterday."

"SHE WHAT?" I bellowed and Adam cowered a little but quickly recovered.

"She skipped school yesterday and went to see Elena instead. I don't know what happened but from what Elena was bragging about she has gained Phoebe's trust. You need to keep them away from each other."

"Did you have any idea about this?" I asked and he shook his head.

"No sir. All I knew up until I went home yesterday was that she was not in school, I think that was why Theodore and her fought last night." Adam said and I clenched my eyes shut for a moment and sighed.

"Why are you telling me this?" I asked as I opened my eyes.

"Because I care about Phoebe and I know you do too which is why you are taking the time to listen to what I have to say..."

"No I am listening to what you have to say because you barged into my office-"

"Because I love Phoebe okay? Is that what you want to hear? I love your daughter sir and to be honest I had no idea that Elena knew she was your daughter until I mentioned her name to her the night I asked Elena to allow me to stop being her submissive. Phoebe is the first girl I have ever cared about and I would do anything for her, even go against Elena's wishes, that was why Elena stopped telling me about her plan. But had I of known that this would happen I would have kept Phoebe's name to myself."

"Well I appreciate your concern but I've got it covered." I said and Adam nodded.

"Yeah well apparently your covered isn't cutting it being as Phoebe was with Elena yesterday when she was suppose to be in school." Adam snapped and I was about to lose it. How dare he say that I was not doing a good job at keeping my children safe.

"I think it would be best that you left now." I stated and he turned and walked out of the room.

When he was gone Taylor walked in and apologized about letting Adam in my office as well as in the building. After I assured him that it wasn't a big deal as long as he didn't let it happen again I grabbed my phone so I could give Ana a call and see if she knew anything about Phoebe not being as school yesterday.

"Hello Mr. Grey, I am on the way to a meeting right now can I call you back?" Ana asked as soon as she answered her phone.

"No, we need to take care of this now. Did you know Phoebe was not at school yesterday?" I asked not sure what her answer was going to be.

"Are you sure she wasn't at school? Usually when she is not at school we get a phone call." Ana said and I sighed.

"Adam came and told me she wasn't at school, he has no reason to lie Ana."

"I'm going to kill that girl, where was she?" Ana asked and I knew that if I told her right now I would push her over her limit.

"We can talk about it when you get home tonight, go ahead and get to your meeting." I said and I could sense Ana's irritation through the phone. She always hated it when I kept things from her but I didn't need her stressing out over this when I wasn't even sure she had missed school in the first place to go and see Elena.

"This is not over Christian." Ana said and I smirked.

"Trust me I know. Now get back to work, I love you."

"I love you too, even though you keep things from me."

"I only keep things from you because I love you Ana, now get to that meeting." I said and I could almost see her roll her eyes at me before she let out a small laugh.

"I'll see you in a few hours Mr. Grey." Ana said before she hung up the phone and I quickly called Taylor into my office.

"Sir?" Taylor asked as he walked in the door.

"I need you to check the tracking devices on Phoebe's phone and car, I need to know where she was yesterday."

"I'll let you know as soon as I check." Taylor said before he slipped out of the room.

There was no work that was one between the time that Taylor left to check and the time that he came back with her whereabouts, I was far too busy pacing and trying to find a way to increase security without letting Phoebe know.

"Sir, Miss Phoebe was not at school yesterday."

"Where was she?" I asked and Taylor sighed.

"Seattle. Her car and phone stayed in the same place but I think that she knew we had the tracking on her."

"So there was a good chance that she was with Elena?" I asked and Taylor nodded.

"I have Sawyer getting footage from Elena's salon as we speak. What are we going to do about this?" Taylor asked and I ran a hand through my hair.

"I need you to start looking for more security personal, but they have to be people that can blend in and will not tip Phoebe off. She does not need to know that I have a ton of people following her but I need them to be around her so I know if she varies from path I have set for her."

"I'll get right on it."

"Oh and Taylor-"

"As soon as Sawyer gets the footage he will forward it to you." Taylor said and I nodded as I sat back down in my chair.

Ana's POV:

I was anxious through out my meeting. I mean where could Phoebe of gone that Christian didn't want to tell me? I could only think of a handful of places and none of them were making me feel any better.

I was so distracted that I didn't even know how I ended up at home. One moment I was sitting in the meeting and the next moment I was being ushered into Christian's office at our house.

"Ana what are you doing home?" Christian asked and I sighed.

"It's been a long day Christian." I said and he nodded.

"That it has been. Look Ana you can't go to Phoebe and chastise her about not being in school, I have a plan but you have to go along with it." Christian said and as much as I wanted to fight him on this one I decided to let it go.

"Alright." I said and he pulled me into a hug where I quickly melted into his chest. "So where was she?" I asked as he placed a kiss on the top of my head.

"What is your stress level like right now?" Christian asked and I moved away from him and looked into his eyes.

"Tell me." I stated and Christian sighed.

"She went to Elena's." He said and with that I was halfway out the door as he grabbed my arm and pulled me back into his office. "And that was why I didn't want to tell you. Let me go through with my plan and then you can light into her, alright?" He asked and I nodded as he gave my hand a gentle squeeze as we walked out of the room towards the kitchen where Gail was frantically going about getting dinner prepared.

"Where are the kids?" I asked as Gail took a moment to breathe.

"Ryan and Blake are with Sawyer and Teddy and Phoebe are in their rooms."

"I'll go get them." Christian said as he left me alone in the kitchen with Gail while he went up to grab Phoebe and Teddy so he could move forward with whatever plan he had devised.

"Do you need any help?" I asked after a silent moment had passed and Mrs. Jones shook her head.

"I'm fine, I am just trying to get everything done in time for dinner." She said and I moved into the kitchen with her.

"Just let me help you for a moment." I said and she shook her head and laughed as she allowed me to help out for a moment.

"Mr. Grey will not be happy with me if he sees you helping out." Mrs. Jones said and I rolled my eyes as I started to wash some of the dishes that were waiting by the sink.

"Yes well he can deal with me if he is unhappy because he has done a lot of things just today that have made me unhappy." I said and Mrs. Jones quickly took over washing the pot that I was cleaning as my two unhappy children came stomping into the kitchen with their father hot on their tail.

"Ana will you join us in the living room?" Christian asked and I nodded as I left Gail and followed them into the living room where Phoebe and Teddy were seated on two different couches staring at the wall.

"What is this all about?" Teddy finally asked looking at Christian who had his arms crossed in front of his chest.

"Your mother and I just wanted to get you both down here and talk to you guys. Since last night your mother and I have decided that the four of us don't talk very often and we want to change that. Maybe this change will help you two communicate better and we won't end up with a huge brawl like there was last night." Christian said and the two kids sighed.

"Last night was just a mistake." Phoebe said as Christian walked over and took a seat next to her while I took a seat next to our son.

"Well this is to make sure there are no more mistakes. So how was school this week?" Christian asked and we watched and Teddy and Fee immediately exchanged looks.

"Fine." They both said at the same time.

"So there was nothing interesting that happened at school?" He asked and Fee shook her head as Teddy paused for a moment.

"Well-"

"Theodore!" Phoebe snapped leaning forward but Christian held her back.

"Let him speak." I said and Phoebe glared at her brother.

"Mom, dad there is something I have to tell you."

"Teddy I swear I will tell them." Phoebe threatened but Teddy shook his head.

"I don't care Phoebe, go ahead and tell them." Teddy said and Phoebe clenched her eyes shut.

"I skipped school yesterday." Phoebe blurted out and even Teddy was shocked by her admission to her crime.

"Thank you Teddy, you can go back upstairs until dinner." Christian said as he stood up and started to pace in front of Phoebe.

"How long have you known?" Phoebe asked and Christian stopped pacing as he smirked.

"Long enough. Do you want to tell us where you went?" He asked and she sighed.

"I went to see Adam's mom."

"Why?" I asked and she shrugged.

"I don't know why, I just did. I was upset and then I was driving."

"Well there are a few things wrong with that. First of all you should never drive when you are upset, that was one of the first rules that I gave to you." Christian said and Phoebe nodded as she wiped away a few rogue tears.

"I know." She choked out before she was interrupted by Christian.

"And as if that wasn't reason enough for us to be upset with you, there was the skipping school and then I clearly remember telling you to stay away from Elena and Adam."

"But-"

"No buts Phoebe. I don't know how to get it through to you that your mother and I have these rules in place for your safety-"

"Mom and you? No dad, you put these rules in place not mom!" Phoebe snapped and I stood up and went to stand next to Christian.

"I fully support your father and he and I both put these rules in place to keep you safe Phoebe. Now I know that you don't like the rules that we have in place for you-"

"Don't like them? They are unfair and overbearing." Phoebe stated and I sighed.

"You might think so but your father and I know what is best for you and we are just trying to make sure that you are protected. I will not stand for you breaking our rules any more."

"You two are unbelievable!" Phoebe yelled as she stood up and I squeezed Christian's hand so he wouldn't lose it.

"Phoebe we are not discussing this anymore. Sawyer is taking you to and from school until I think we can trust you again. You are not to leave the house without someone going with you, this is my rule, not your dads, mine. Do you understand me?" I asked and Phoebe nodded.

"Yes."

"Yes what?"

"Yes ma'am." Phoebe said and I sighed.

"Any thing you want to add?" I asked looking up at Christian and he nodded.

"I'm glad that you were honest with us, but you need to understand that these rules we have are for your safety because there are a ton of people in this world who do wish to cause you harm just because of who you are related to."

"I'm sorry daddy." Phoebe said and Christian sighed.

"I know, now just go up to your room and we will get you when dinner is ready. And put your phone, laptop, and other devices on your desk I will be up in a minute to get them from you." Christian said as Phoebe walked out of the room and I went and sat back down on the couch.

"I can't keep doing this. There has to be some sort of end to this behavior with her."

"I know the feeling Ana, but you are handling her wonderfully."

"I need to call and make sure everything is set up for our dress shopping trip tomorrow."

"I've already taken care of it. Ana what about a vacation?" Christian asked and I looked at him.

"What do you mean?" I asked and he smiled.

"Spring break is coming up for the kids and I was thinking that maybe we could pull them out for an extra week and take Grace out, sail around for a week or so. What do you think?" Christian asked and I just smiled.

"I think that is exactly what this family needs, it's perfect Christian, absolutely perfect."