APOV
I look around at the grand kitchen with sleek appliances and slate countertops. I turn my attention towards the four women standing in the kitchen when I'm nearly knocked backwards: one of the women is the woman I met earlier in the park.
"Oh my dear, I was wondering what would become of you," she says as she steps towards me. I leave Christian's side and step closer into her outstretched arms. If she works along with Christian, then he has to be nice, right? "They got you after I left you didn't they?" I nod and notice tears pooling at the sides of her eyes. "I'm so sorry you had to go through that. If I had known…" she attempts to continue but her tears begin falling down her face. I place my hand gently against her cheeks to wipe them away. She quickly grabs me into a hug and I embrace her back, basking in the most human contact I've had in a year.
"You know Ana, Gail," Christian asks clearly confused.
"I was on the way home and I ran by a deli to pick up a sandwich for Jason, but I saw her sitting on a park bench and I gave her the sandwich. I wanted to bring her here, but I knew what you were going to do tonight."
"We got more evidence on those bastards Gail, one step closer to getting them arrested," he states as he looks back at me with soft eyes.
"Thank you for your kindness, and for that sandwich," I soundlessly tell her. She grins at me and I wipe another tear from her face.
"Well since you've already met Gail Ana, meet the other women I have in my life." Christian puts his hand back on my back and I feel the shock we had in the car again. "This is my mom Dr. Grace Trevelyan Grey." I hold out my hand but she hugs me too and I once again love the feeling of human contact. She has light brown hair with the tiniest bit of blonde in it and has brown eyes. "This is Kate Kavanagh, well now Kate Grey." She has blonde hair and bright green eyes and she quickly embraces me also. The next woman looks a little younger than I and has black hair and bright blue eyes. "This is my sister Mia." She hugs me close too.
"Welcome to Escala," she whispers in my ear. I pull back and look at these wonderful women who I've met.
"Ana, I need to evaluate you now. Is it okay if Mia and Kate help me," Grace asks. I nod and let the three women guide me into a room. Before shutting the door I glance once more at Christian who seems to look worried.
I look around the beige and white-stripped room and see it has two dark wooden bedside tables and a closet. The bed is huge! It's covered in a dark blue comforter that has speckles of white in it.
"Ana," Grace gently taps me on the shoulder. I still flinch on habit but look into her loving eyes. "Would you please follow me into the bathroom so I can examine you?" I nod and step over to the door she has opened for me. I walk onto cool laminate floor and instantly see a large bathtub, well Jacuzzi really. It also has a shower and a sink with a mirror with a marble counter top. "Now I know this isn't going to be the most comfortable thing in the world but it should only take a minute or two okay?"
"Okay." She then examines my hands and arms, followed by my feet and legs. She feels my ribs and hipbones. I bend over and she traces her fingers along my spine.
"Christian told me they usually drug their victims. Did they drug you before they captured you?" I nod sadly. She looks down at the floor sad also and walks over to the door. "Mia we will need it." Need what? "You can put back on your bra but please leave your underwear off." Confused, I do as asked and I see her give me a bed sheet. "You can wrap this around your bottom half honey." Her voice is kind and caring but her eyes look sad. I exit out of the bathroom with Grace and see the girls are standing near the foot of the bed. A white paper looking mat is lying on the comforter. "Ana I need to perform a pelvic exam on you next. Please sit on the tarp." I still have no idea what's going on until I see her pull out a small plastic wrapped kit and see her produce a clear plastic tube that has a handle. Now I'm scared. "This is called a speculum. I'm going to insert it into your vagina to check for signs of rape." My chest becomes tight and I shake my head 'no' madly. "Please Ana, I don't want to do this to you either, but we need to know if they did something to you while you were unconscious. They might have even put pain medication into the drink so you might not feel the effects of trauma until tomorrow then it might be too late to do anything. It will only take a few minutes and I'll only see it. You might experience a little pain, but it will go away quickly. Please." I take a few breaths and finally nod. I lay back and place my butt on the pad. The sheet is placed over my bottom half so the girls won't have to see. "Bring your knees up a little further Ana. Mia, hold her knee please." Mia places her hand against my right knee but I jerk from her touch.
"I know it sucks Ana, but Mom will take care of you. I promise." She gives me a comforting smile as Kate comes and sits by my head and holds my hand.
"We could go shopping Saturday, would you like that? We'll get you casual outfits and fancy once you can wear when you're out with Christian." I feel something wet and cold stretching my vagina painfully and I jerk my head back and feel the tears slide down my face. I grip Kate's hand and I try not to let the gasp escape my lips, but it soon turns into another silent sob. "You're doing such a wonderful job Ana. A nice warm bath after this will help everything," Kate soothes. Soon the pain goes away and Grace pulls that horrible plastic contraption from me.
"You did so well Ana, I'm very proud of you," Grace says as though she's on the verge of tears. I sit up and look at her worried. "You were, thank God, not raped. You'll just feel a little pain when you sit down for the rest of the night. You can go enjoy a nice dip in the tub now." I get up and wrap my arms around Grace's middle, hopefully conveying I knew she had to do it to ensure my well being.
"Thank you." She wipes her hand gently across my face to rid my tears.
"You're welcome. I'm going to go talk to Christian now. Enjoy your bath."
"I'll get you some of Christian's clothes you can wear for the night," Mia chirps as she exits the room with her mother.
"I'll help you into the bathtub," Kate says as she lays her hands on my shoulders and we go into the bathroom.