Authors note: Hey guys, I have a day off today so I thought I would write a chapter. I've got my notebook by my side keeping track of this story so I don't go off plan! But hey, I am so happy so many of you have followed this story – I'm nearly at 100 of you all. So, thank you. It's nice to know little stories in my head get attention!
It has taken me ages to write this chapter but I hope it's okay. I'm trying to not rush each danger element of this story cause I want this story to have a lot of chapters. I mean we are only on baby week 12, we have 28 to go yet!

Chapter 13 – I solemnly swear

Christian P.O.V

Morton. Steve Morton. I know very little about this man. I've tried in the past to get Ana to tell me why her and 'husband number three' did not get along but she clams up and shuts down. I got Welch to do a background search but nothing abnormal stands out.
I look at Ana with a face full of tears and I feel my heart break. I want to know what happened and it's got to be something fucking atrocious for her to be this upset.
"Ana, tell me. What happened between you and Morton?" I ask quietly. I need to know so then I can go hunt this asshole down and kill him with my bare hands.
Her big blue eyes stare into mine and they are full of sadness and worry. I will protect her. I will do everything to keep our family safe.
I put my hand on her face to give her comfort. All this waiting makes me wonder, in fact do I want to know what he did to Ana?

Ana takes a deep breathe and closes her eyes. The fear makes my scalp tickle.
"I remember the first time I met him. He had dark brown hair – almost black and this hideous little mustache. I remember having this feeling that he was creepy almost, but my mom was absolutely smitten. She would laugh and batter her eyelashes and I knew I had to push this feeling aside for her". I notice Ana is playing with her fingers – she's nervous. I grab one of her knotted hands and place mine on them instead. I rub my thumb over her knuckles, showing her I am listening.
"I remember we were sat around the dining table once and I couldn't finish my dinner. I was really full but he wasn't having any of it. He was shouting that my mom had slaved over it all day and that I would be an ungrateful little shit if I didn't eat it all. Even though I couldn't manage another mouthful I was scared so I just kept eating. I remember looking at my mom and she was just smiling at him. I felt sad and disappointed that she let him speak to me like that. I had to run to bathroom once I was aloud to be excused and I threw up. I was full to the brim and I couldn't take it. I remember cleaning my face and he was stood in the doorway laughing at me. I didn't know what to do, I was just a kid. Then he said those stupid words that make my skin crawl - ' You're my little princess, Anastasia. You know that?' and I didn't understand what he meant but I knew I didn't like it".

I look down and realised my left hand is bawled into a fist. I feel sick, sick with rage. I know I haven't heard the worst of this yet but my mind was set. Steve Morton was going to fucking pay. I remained silent just watching her face intently. Her facial expressions change from anger to sadness every so often. I can see how hard this is for her but I am so grateful that she has finally let me in.

"It was a few days later and my mom said I could go swimming with some friends at another friends house and I remember being so excited cause I got to wear my new swimsuit".
My breathing stops. I don't like where this is going.
"I was in the bathroom and I was putting my hair into a pony tail when he walked in and shut the door behind me. I didn't turn around but our eyes had met in the mirror. He didn't do anything but I felt every hair on my body stand up. I was scared shitless but I was froze and I knew he'd grab me before I could run out of the door.
I wanted to just fade away at that moment but he started to call me names. Out of the blue and I didn't know why. He kept saying 'Oh little Princess, I think we need to watch your weight' and I remember feeling so confused cause I was small kid" Ana starts to cry and I wipe away what tears I can with my fingers.
"It basically carried on like that. I was called worthless, a piece of shit, fat – anything you could think off. I tried telling my mom one night but she didn't believe me – she was just so in love that even her own daughter couldn't pull her from the storm that was Morton. I demanded to go back and live with Ray, my mom was shocked and didn't really understand why but I was terrified and kept pushing. I shouted at her a lot but only when he wasn't around. Finally Ray came to get me and I stayed with him ever since. I can't ever forgive my mom for that part in my life but I still love her".

I feel like the wind has been knocked out of my chest. My blood is boiling with rage but I try to remain calm for Ana.
I knew there was something I didn't like about Carla fucking Adams and this was it. I always got the sense that she was also, a shitty mother to her child and here we are. I am crushed. Ana never deserved this, she is the most angelic woman on this planet, who deserves nothing but love and happiness.
I don't know how to process this information she has just given me. I want to call Bastille and hit the boxing bag a hundred times.
"Listen to me Ana. I will protect you, for forever and a day. No one is getting to you. I won't allow it. That man can rot in hell once I am done with him" I didn't say his name. I notice that she says it as little as possible. I agree to do that too, his name leaves a poison on my tongue.
"But he has" she sniffs out. I am confused? I've been here everyday, as well as security. We have every nurse and Dr that are working on Ana, looked through and I could probably tell you everything about each one of them. They have all signed NDA's and have passes to show my team that they have been checked and certified by Taylor.
"Earlier. A nurse wheeled me back but I hadn't seen her before. I recognized her voice but I didn't know who she was. She said I was an attraction to danger- which was weird. Once she brought me back here she called me Little Princess and I knew it then that she was to do with him" and Ana starts to cry again.
Angry? I was angry but now – now I am pulsating with fire. I kiss Ana and tell her I will be one moment. She tells me she doesn't want to be alone but I need to grab my security team by their balls and rip them a new one.
"I'll be back. Go to sleep baby. I'll be here when you wake" and I shut the door behind me.
I look at Sawyer with nothing but venom.
I pick up my phone and call Taylor.
"Get Bolton to cover Ana's door. You, Reynolds, Sawyer and Ryan need to be in the waiting room now" I say surprisingly calm but I know Ana is trying to listen as carefully as she can.
I march my way to the empty waiting room and close the door. They all look at me confused and worried. You should be worried, your assholes are going to bleed.
"DID I" I start to shout. "OR DID I NOT EXPLAIN TO YOU ALL TO CERTIFY EACH MEMBER OF STAFF THAT GOES NEAR ANA?" Taylor looks at me and his eyebrows are furrowed.
"Sir, we have checked everyone. No one here has not been checked. I can assure you". I snort and throw my hands in the air.
"THEN HOW TAYLOR, CAN A NURSE WHO HAS NOT BEEN CHECKED, WORM HER WAY INTO THIS SECTOR OF THE HOSPITAL AND ACCOST MY WIFE?"
Sawyer looks at Reynolds who looks at Ryan. I can sense they are scared cause Sawyer has taken about 7 gulps in a 3 minute period.
"I want the CCTV checked. I want to know who this woman is. I want to know her every move. I will not have any of you come back to me with nothing, YOU UNDERSTAND ME?" They nod their heads and go to leave.
"TAYLOR" I shout and he remains in the room.
"I want you to get on the phone to Welch and Barney I want them both to search for anything about Steve Morton. I want his whereabouts, his every fucking move – even when he takes a shit if I have too. Also, I want 4 new security members. Top notch you hear me? We are upping Ana's safety. I will not have any repeats of these events". I take a deep breath to calm myself. I know Taylor is the best and I know he's going to beat himself now knowing that some little woman got past he defense system.
"any news on the other car yet?" I ask.
"The car seems to have been tipped off at a scrap yard. Crushed to pieces. Whoever is doing this, is one clever son of a bitch sir. When I looked into the CCTV at the scrap yard I couldn't even make out the guys face other than a shitty mustache. We did the face recognizer but nothing. This guy is eluding every aspect at finding him out".
A shitty mustache. My fucking body shakes. That fucking child manipulating asshole did this. I can fucking feel it.
"I want this fucking Morton found. I don't care how Taylor but I want his fucking disgusting ass dragged to me, so I can fucking stomp on his fucking ugly face". Taylor coughs and straightens his tie.
"Yes Sir, is that all?"
"Yes. Just find that fucker and that woman". Taylor nods and leaves. I sit down on one of the empty chairs and bawl my fists and close my eyes.
I head back to Ana where she is sound asleep. Her pillow is tear stained and I'm a broken man.

-x-

Ana's P.O.V

"Today is the day Mrs Grey. Home time. But please, you are still on bed rest so I know it will be hard but no returning to work. I'll see you in a few weeks for your next scan" Dr Crowe explains and I am relieved I can go home. I'm so fed up with staring at these magnolia walls each day. I'm placed in a wheelchair and nurse Abigail leads me to the back door. Once outside I am placed into the awaiting car. Apparently someone has got wind that I were leaving hospital today so the paparazzi are going crazy at the front of the hospital.
Christian slides in to the seat besides me and puts his hand on my thigh.
I don't know why I always get this nervous feeling when returning to Escala but I am glad to be going home.
"Oh, Elliott called earlier. The new house is officially ready to move into" I am so excited. If I were not a black and blue patch work, I would jump up and down.
"When do we move in?" I ask hoping that is where he is taking me now.
"Once you are all healed Mrs Grey, you are on bed rest. So the rest of the world can wait". I frown. I want to be in our house. Our Family home. That's when it will all come real.
I am sent straight to the bedroom with water and fruit. I've been cleared to have sex but I know for a fact it will be a long time before we will have that.
Since revealing my emotions to Christian about Morton he has become even more so protective – like I knew that was even possible.
I have 4 more new security details and they are clones of Taylor I swear. Jenkins, Rolf, James and Smith all take their turns hovering around me. I roll my eyes. I am one woman with 9 men around her acting as bodyguards, I feel indestructible.
I sigh, but I'm not. I focus on the thought of who was that nurse? How did she get in? I've asked Christian a lot but his answers are so vague. He either has no idea or just doesn't want to tell me – lets me honest, it's probably the latter.
I try to wonder what I did in my past life to deserve everything I have been given as of late? That shitty nurse what right, I am an attraction to danger. Morton, Hyde, Car accidents – losing blip. I am a fucking hall mark card for accidents.
My thoughts are disrupted by that familiar pressure to pee, I carefully swing my legs around the bed and hobble my way to the bathroom. My leg is wrapped in bandages that make it hard to walk but I continue on.
"ANA?" I hear Christian shout. I roll my eyes. I'm still here!
"In the bathroom" and of course Mr intrusive waltzes in and ignores that fact that I am currently sat on the toilet seat. I flush red embarrassed.
"Why didn't you call me. I can help you"
"I can go to the bathroom without an entourage Christian" I roll my eyes and pull up my underwear. He steers me to the sink where I wash my hands.
I am placed back into bed with the covered forced to my neck.

"I want to tell Ray about the baby" Christian smiles at me.
"I nearly did, in the hospital. But I knew you'd chew me out if I said anything" I look at my fifty in shock.
"Chew you out?" and he laughs. I think sir has got us mixed up.
"When would you like to tell him?"
"Soon as possible. I mean, I want him to know" and I already know he's going to be absolutely smitten with the idea of being grandpa Ray!
"and your mom?" I felt a surge of pain. Since expressing about Morton, Christian has said to me over and over again – how can you be so forgiving? I haven't forgiven her, trust me. But she is my mom. We are not that close and probably never will be, that side to my life will always block our relationship. She will always be the woman who chose a man over me and let me live with an ex-husband. Don't get me wrong, I love Ray and will always love him, he is my dad but it hurts to know that she didn't even care about me as much as I thought she did and let me live with an ex partner she wasn't in great contact with anymore.
I've always had to make the effort with my mother, she has never once flown to see me since I went to college. She never had enough money, or Bob has fucked his ankle or knee or whatever bullshit excuse she makes up.
She came to my birthday cause Christian flew her here. She came to my wedding cause Christian flew her here and paid for everything. I think that's why I love Grace extra, she is the mom I have always wanted and hope to be.
"I'll think about it. I mean she should know but lets me honest, unless we pay for her – she isn't going to make any effort with our baby" and I know that's the truth and I'm sure by now Christian does too.

Christian's phone starts to ring and I watch him like a hawk as he goes to grab it off of the chest of draws. I see his eyes peek over at me, yes dear – I am keeping my eyes on you. I know there's information that is being fed into his eyes right now, that I am sure I would like to know about.
"yes. Where? Oh. With who? Oh. Yes, thanks. Keep on him. Yes okay" and he ends the call.
"Anything important?" I ask with my sweetest smile.
"Nothing to worry about Ana" I huff. I want to know.
"I guess whatever you're being secret about is involving the information I gave you the other day? And you think I don't but I do know you incredibly well Mr Grey and I know for a fact that you are probably going to do everything to destroy said man".
"I don't want to worry you Ana"
"But it's about me Christian! Don't you think it's hard for me to relive this part of my life? Im scared, I am absolutely terrified that he will find me and if he find me- he gets our baby and you".
I see the pain on Christian's face. I need him to understand how much this effects me.
"Ana, I won't let him or her or whoever. I won't"
"Of course Christian, but I need to know. It's me that he is targeting. Please baby, please let me be kept in the loop". I can see him toying with all his mixed emotions in his head. Do I? Do I not? Come on fifty.
He sighs and I know I have won this battle. I'm a little smug.
"There is a connection to Morton and your hit and run driver. That's all I know at the moment. I'm waiting for Welch to contact me further".
My heart stops. He… he was the cause of my car accident? Of course he was! But how did he know what car was mine? How did he know where I would be and at exactly what time?
"How?" was all I could manage to say.
"I don't know Ana, but my guesses he's been very clever in how he knew what car you'd be in and your whereabouts". I crawl over and sit on his lap and ignore every ounce of pain my body radiates. I nuzzle my head in his neck and let the tears flow.
"I'm sorry" I cry and realise that word should become my fucking catch phrase.
"Don't be. I'm sorry Ana. Sorry that you had to deal with that asshole, Sorry that you got hurt again and I'm sorry that I couldn't stop it". I kiss his cheeks. I would never blame fifty for anything. He's the hero to me in every situation. My knight is shiny gray armor.
"Please keep me in the loop" I whisper against his neck. I feel him shiver slightly at my warm breath.
"I will. I solemnly swear" And he holds me until I fall back asleep where I can escape the shit storm that is my past.

Authors note: This has take me like 3 hours to write cause I've been really unfocused. Standard me. I have tried to check for grammar errors but lets me honest, I am human and there will be some.
Next update should be Monday. Bye little Princess' ..