I wake up in an empty bed again and sigh. That's not the meaning of sleeping in the same bed, ugh! So I stand up and get dressed in a pair of jeans and a black shirt. My hair is captured in a messy bun. I go to the kids' room and look at them. They are still asleep, so I try to wake them humanely. But that's impossible. In the morning they need to pump up their blood sugar, before you are able to have a proper conversation with them.
Christian stands in the kitchen and makes breakfast. Or should I say he is trying to flip the pancakes. He looks a bit desperate, so I intervene and shoo him away from the stove. I look at the mess and giggle.
"What have you done? I think, it would have been less work, if you hadn't done anything", I say sarcastically.
"You know what? You can love me, hate me or masturbate screaming my name, it's the thought that counts!" he states.
"Hey, you know how I masturbate?" I ask seriously with a straight face.
"You know, I kiss better than I cook", he says and pushes me to the next wall. "Sometimes, I just really want to rip your clothes off" he says and kisses me fiercely. "You're like a drug", he whispers while his lips wander down to my neck and his hands grab the collar of my shirt pulling it down to release my shoulder. "I can't get enough of you …" he kisses his way to my shoulder. „… and still I want more." And with that said, he captures my mouth and lets me forget everything. We break away as we hear the boys coming into the kitchen. These little cock blockers.
"Ugh, what has happened here?" Tommy asks.
"It is called breakfast and it's the most important meal of the day", Christian rationalizes.
"Go! All out of my kitchen!" I yell and they are setting the table. After I made an actual breakfast, we sit and eat. After that, I stand up to go to the office.
At work, I encounter Jack in the elevator.
"Ana, lovely to see you", he greets me cheerfully. "It seems we're always running into each other."
I smile. "Yeah, nice to meet you too", I say.
„Will you remember eating lunch today or should I come and feed you again?" he says jokingly.
I roll my eyes and say: "Sure. See? Here's my lunch box. And there - there is a snack box as well."
"Perfect. I don't want to see you suffering. See you later, Ana", he says goodbye.
"Bye Jack."
And so I go to my desk and try to work.
At home, I go to the kitchen and look for something to eat because I'm famished even though I ate lunch. Obviously, my period will be starting soon, ugh! I discover some leftovers from yesterday and don't bother to heat them up but stuff them right into my mouth. I could be dead by starvation by the time the meal will be hot.
Christian enters the kitchen with the boys. He looks like somebody killed his puppy. I pause and look at him.
"What's the matter? What happened?" I ask him with a mouth full of food.
"Ana, I think we have to talk", he says concerned.
My heart stops beating and I feel dizzy. Does he remember everything? "Tommy, Andy, mommy has to talk to daddy, so you guys stay here and read a book on the couch."
The kids nod their heads and run into the living room. "Slow down guys!" Christian yells. "Ok, dad!" they answer.
Christian takes my hand and guides me upstairs into our bedroom and closes the door behind me. I have to say I'm nervous. I sit down on the bed and he goes to a drawer. He rummages a bit and then he takes something out, turns and hands it to me.
"What is this?" I ask and examine it. Shit, I think I have to throw up. It's his watch, which I got at the hospital. As I look at it, I see an engraving of his initials 'CTG'. This explains Christian's mood, because he thinks, this belongs to someone else. I sigh and bow my head, fidgeting with this exhibit A.
"No, that's my question. The watch was in the car", he murmurs collectedly and tenses.
"This is ... I don't know what this is. I … who … here. I, uh, we …" Damn! I studied English Literature, I'm working as an editor and now I can't get out a straight sentence.
"Oh, stop it!" he yells and I panic.
"This is nothing!" I screech.
"Nothing? This is the number one cause of divorce in this country!" he clarifies.
"You're making a big deal out of a little thing. Wait, what? You want a divorce?" I ask him disbelieving.
"Well, uh … yeah, maybe I do!" he says and folds his arms across his chest.
"Well, you can't have one", I nearly have to laugh.
"Oh really? I can have a divorce if I want to. I don't need your permission ... Do you love him? Do you? Tell me!" he says very hesitant.
"Ok. I'm glad this happened. I've been trying to figure out a way to tell you this some time now. Come here, sit down." I pat the space beside me and he obeys and sits down. "I want to tell you something. Honey, CTG is you. This watch is yours and we're not married." I sigh with relief.
"What's his name? Charlie? Carl? Colin?" he asks sadly.
"Honey, I'm not your wife and you're not my husband", I repeat incredulous. Doesn't he hear me?
"Is he from the publishing house? Or is he from the hardware store? Does he fill up the shelves?" he asks hurt, not even listening.
"Oh please! Forget it! Come here!" I say and take his hand. I pull him after me and drag him to the living room. In the meantime, Kate has arrived and sits with the boys on the couch.
"Boys, we have to talk and this is serious", I announce. "I just told him about him not being your father and I want you to tell him, too. Go ahead, tell him", I command and fold my arms across my chest.
"Mom, tell him what?" Tommy asks confused. What the hell?
"Tell him he's not your father", I pressure.
"But he is our daddy!" Andy insists.
"No. Don't tell him what I told you to tell him. Just tell him the truth now, ok? Tell him about the day he came home!" Now I'm annoyed. What the fuck do they do?
"You went to the sea. We were really worried. I was up all night pacing", Tommy whines.
"You'd never seen him before!" I yell.
"Don't speak to my children that way!" Christian says and takes Andy on his arm, who is crying a little. Christian wipes his tears away and takes him to the kitchen.
Kate intervenes and tries to calm me down. "Ana Copacabana, what's wrong with you? Calm down! Don't give up! What happened?" she asks anxiously.
"Christian found his watch, which has his initials engraved", I say to Kate and turn to Tommy and hiss through gritted teeth: "What do you think you're doing?"
"We won't let you ruin everything. We're keeping him", he says.
"He doesn't belong to you", I explain.
"He didn't belong to you either, but that didn't stop you", he says.
"I had my reasons", I say.
"So do we. We like him, mom!" he says.
"So much you'd rather live with him than your own mother?" I ask incredulously.
Tommy turns around and runs upstairs. Great, now we are all fighting. Kate turns too and goes to the kitchen. I follow, but let myself fall back a bit in order to be able to eavesdrop.
Andy sits on the kitchen counter and big tears are running down his cheeks. Christian gave him a glass of milk which he is drinking now.
"Andy, honey, do you mind going to look for Tommy? Here, take these chocolates and share them with him", Kate says and gives him some chocolates. Andy takes her order and runs upstairs, without looking at me.
"You found a watch in the glove compartment?" Kate asks Christian.
"Yeah. Tell me every sordid detail. Who is this guy and what does he do with Anastasia?" he asks devastated.
"Christian …" Kate starts her explanation. Now she has my attention.
"Tell me everything. Be honest with me", he pleads.
"Christian, uh... That's my lover." Kate says in a low voice.
"What?" he screeches. "What about Phil?"
"I cheated. See, I got lucky the other night and ... You see, I don't have a big back seat in my car so I ... I used yours. Annie doesn't want you to tell Phil, so she's covering for me", she says.
"What are you talking about?" I ask her shocked, coming into the kitchen.
"I confessed. The jig is up", she says.
"The jig is up? I'm finally trying to tell him the truth", I say annoyingly.
"I just did. See, I didn't get the reputation for being Kooky Kate by accident. Christian, I'm sorry. I got horny. Do you hate me?" she says remorseful.
"Oh, no, I don't hate you", he says. "I'm glad you're kooky, Kate Kavanagh" he winks at her.
"Biggest load of bullshit I've seen", I yell. "Honey, honey. You do know Kate's car? She …"
"Stop trying to cover for her, cheeseburger, lets just forget it", Christian suggests and kisses me on my forehead. "I check on the boys", he announces and goes upstairs.
"Pretty good, huh?" Kate asks me proudly.
"Did you do this to protect your ass, because it was your idea?" I ask her uncomprehendingly.
"No, I did it to protect your ass, ok? You belong with him", she says.
"Oh, cute", I murmur and go through the living room and the front door and sit on the porch to take a few moments to collect myself. I sum up what happened just now. The boys see Christian as their daddy and don't want him to go away, that's what is disturbing me the most. He joined our family a fucking week ago. How could that happen so fast?
I hear the front door being opened and closed and right after that, Kate sits next to me and lays an arm around me.
"Ana, I'm sorry, I panicked. I don't want him gone, because he is good for you. You flourish like never since Brad has gone and we all are so grateful for that", she explains.
"Maybe this was a really bad idea", I say. "Tommy and especially Andy are way too attached to Christian. I fear the day he will be gone. What will I do?"
"We will help you through it", she says and squeezes my shoulder. „I'll go home now. The boys are already in bed. Good night!" she says, stands up and walks to her car. I see her driving away and remain seated. I'm exhausted and don't have the energy to move my body.
After quiet a while, Christian comes to me.
"How are you?" he asks compassionately.
"Quite shaken. Maybe it's just a big case of PMS", I say, stand up and go into the house. I'm not able to bear his proximity now and go to the bathroom. I brush my teeth and look at my image in the mirror. I'm torn, because on one hand, I really love that I have someone by my side, but on the other hand, I just want this to be over, because I want someone I can call mine, where I must not be worried about him leaving at any moment. I hate that feeling.
I enter the bedroom and don't bother but just strip out of my clothes. As I choose my nightwear, I hear Christian enter the room. I don't look at him and dress myself in a pajama. I go to the bed while looking at the floor and lay down, my back turned towards him. I don't say a word and close my eyes. Christian switches off the lights and joins me in bed. He stays away from me and lies with his back to me, which is understandable. I lie there a little while, but this pull is irresistible. My body is consumed by an agitation, so it moves on its own and turns around. I glide to him and loop my arms around him. He tolerates it and entwines our fingers. We're lying that way for a little while, when my hands begin to wander around. They slip under his shirt and I snuggle my face into his back. I squeeze him tight and enjoy his warm body and with this feeling, I slowly drift off.
Now I'm really afraid that you won't like this chapter, but I stuck to the movie story line, so it's not my fault ;)
I'm sorry, I'm a bit late today. Ashley . mercer . 16 posted a Twilight story and I had to read it beforehand ;). If you like Twilight check it out - s/11208820/1/Isabella-s-Odyssey
I want to warn you in advance though: It COULD be, that the remaining updates will be late. I try my hardest to be on time!
Guest, floridastategurl03 - Thanks for your review!
Christian618 - So, now Ana tried to tell him the truth. His family doesn't know he went missing, so no, they aren't looking for him.
ashley . mercer . 16 - That's a really good idea actually! If Hyde would stay the good guy, it would be an interesting story, but as I mentioned before: The story ends before we find out ... for now.
emi17 - Only three more chapters before we find out how he'll react ;). Because of the fact, that this story is in Ana's POV, we don't know what Taylor is doing and why there isn't anybody looking for him, but I can say, there is not much time anymore before Taylor will find him (and MAYBE Elena is the reason, his family doesn't know he went missing ;)).
Pielietje - The thing is: Ana isn't married (and she didn't tell anybody at work about Christian), therefore Jack tries his luck. And he knows that she has children, but that's ok with him.
caroline . dunstan . 5 - Thanks for your review! I try to be on time, I really do, so the next update will be uploaded next Sunday hopefully ;)