Grace's POV

Ok, something is going on here and I really don't care but the girl needs to sleep, I think I'll keep Christian here until John Flynn arrives and send everyone else home.

"I really think everyone should go home now, Ana needs to rest and I am not even sure she will be able to talk tomorrow so if .."

Thankfully Taylor pipes up with "I have booked 2 rooms at the Fairmont, one for you Mr Steele and one for you Mrs Adams and Sawyer here will drop you off".

I notice the look of gratitude that sweeps across Christian's face and I am grateful Taylor is by his side. Ray attempts to say it isn't necessary but Christian says "No, I insist, that way you'll be close tomorrow to come and sit with Ana".

My poor boy, always doing the right thing but never happy, I don't know if the key to his happiness is in this room but I have a strange feeling in my bones.

Ana's POV

He can't leave, I know it's not his fault, it's Kate's if anything but it isn't even her, it's that woman in the red car. Who was that woman in the red car? Why was she so angry with me outside GEH. I wonder if Christian knows. He looks so guilty, I wonder if he knows.

When will they take these tubes out, I just want to ask him one question.

Dr Grace turns to me and says quietly so that only I can hear, "Ana, I need to make sure your lung will cope without assistance and I need to ensure that your blood pressure and breathing stabilise and I know you reacted when Christian was about to leave the room. Will you please squeeze my left hand if you want Christian to stay back or your right if you want him to go" and I put as much pressure as I can into my left hand, even though it is my damaged hand and it hurts to move it, so that she is left in no doubt that I want him to stay. She gives me a smile and shoos everyone out of the room telling them that she will see them tomorrow and it probably won't be until the afternoon before anyone will be allowed back in but leans towards Christian and says "Honey, can you stay with me for a minute".

Once they are all gone Dr Grace calls for the other doctor and they remove the tubes from my mouth which will hopefully allow me to speak but she says "Please don't speak to me unless it is in relation to pain relief, you have at best a couple of sentences and if you overdo it, I will have to reinsert the tubing. Let's keep communicating as we have been for a minute and then I will let you speak, left hand squeeze for yes, right hand squeeze for no, ok?". I am so tired and I really want to just ask one question so I squeeze my left hand. Dr Grace asks me a number of questions about my pain levels and where it is hurting and I squeeze my hands appropriately, desperately wanting to speak but I really only want to ask one question and I can't while Dr Grace is in the room.

When the tube is removed and I attempt to speak, I can barely move my mouth and as Dr Grace offers me a sip of water, I gratefully accept it and say weakly, "A private moment with Christian please?" I really don't know if I should be calling him Mr Grey or Christian but since everyone else is referring to him as Christian and I can't speak much, it's just easier.

Dr Grace looks at him and says "Christian, I am going to trust you to make sure that Ana does not become agitated and only speaks minimally, I will give you 10 minutes while I write up some notes for the next shift doctor and if you need me, press the button and I'll be right back" and she looks at both of us.

Christian's POV

Today has been such a long day and I can't imagine how bad Ana is feeling yet she has a question for me and for once in my life, I am scared what that question will be.

I am completely shocked to the core when she whispers "The car that hit me was outside your building and the girl was glaring at me. Do you know who she was? Why did she do that to me? She ran me off the road Mr Grey, she ran me off the road and left me for dead… she came to the window and laughed at me when she saw I was trapped… Who is she?" and I am horrified to my core – this is so much worse than I thought it was.

I look at Ana, then drop my eyes in shame and say quietly, "Anastasia, I am so sorry but I can't answer all those questions right now, all I can say is that we know who the woman is, she is no longer a threat to you as she has been apprehended and is now in a psychiatric facility. You really need to rest now and heal. I cannot say how sorry I am for this having happened to you and I will explain the situation to you when you are better. In the meantime, I need to speak to Taylor, my security about the extra information you have just given to me but please rest."

Those beautiful big blue eyes look at me, they seem to look right through me and as I am drowning in them, thankfully I see the fear receding and she gives me a small smile, how she is doing that when she must be in a huge amount of pain, I don't understand and it moves me closer to her.

Suddenly I see the tears start to pool in those beautiful eyes and they tear at me deep inside, I never want to see this girl cry and she says quietly "I was going to graduate in a couple of weeks, now I am going to miss my finals, what am I going to do? – this is all because of the interview" and in a moment of clarity, I wonder if that this is why she looked so angrily at me before.

I have to know, if only to assuage the guilt a little "Anastastia, is that why you glared at me earlier?". She gives me a tight smile and nods so I tell her that I will speak to the University and organise something on her behalf so that she doesn't miss out. The talking seems to have taken that last bit of energy out of her and I hold her hand as she thankfully drifts off to sleep. I press the button to call my mom, I want to make sure that it is ok for her to go to sleep without the tubes helping her breathe.

I quickly grab my phone and call Taylor to come back into the room, I don't want to leave as I don't want to cause a blood pressure spike again and really I don't want to be anywhere else but looking at the sleeping beauty in front of me, even with all the tubes and wires trailing from her body.

I am not surprised when Taylor curses when I tell him what Ana said and I can see that he is blaming himself that security did not pick up Cecilia at GEH headquarters although I don't blame him, she wasn't on the list of prescribed persons and no-one would have been looking out for her. I know he will be going back and looking at all security footage to see what he can of Cecilia's movements and we both have to wonder at her mental state to have done what she did at the accident scene – this needs to be communicated to John Flynn so that she is not allowed out of the facility as she is a menace and obviously extremely unstable. On top of that will be the police investigation – I am thinking we will need to pull some favours although I am wondering whether she would be better off in prison, that way she couldn't get to me and anyone close to me.

Grace's POV

I hurry back to the room and am relieved to see Christian sitting next to a sleeping Ana and interestingly, holding her hand.

He quickly drops her hand when I enter and despite me raising my eyebrow, he chooses to ignore my unasked question and asks instead if it will be ok for him to stay in the room, he says it's because he doesn't want to be the cause of a blood pressure spike again.

I tell him no, we are going to increase the pain relief as she sleeps to ensure she stays asleep until the morning so that given it is already well past 1am, he should be heading home now and come back in the morning.

I also tell him that his blood test has come back as compatible which is a bit of a miracle in itself and so tomorrow we'll need him to donate and he asks if he can donate now so that he can give some more tomorrow. Normally we wouldn't allow that but as I know that Taylor will be driving him, I give him the ok and tell him where to go when he leaves the room.

I then suggest he call John Flynn as John hasn't been able to make it to the hospital (something about a late admission of a psychiatric case) I say I feel Christian might need the assistance and he rubs his hand tiredly across his brow and shrugs and says he is ok.

I want to ask, I really do, as to why Ana is so important to him but I respect his boundaries as I always have but I have to make one last statement as he reluctantly heads towards the door – "Love is what will heal her Christian, she is going to need a lot of love and support in her rehabilitation."

I am shocked to hear him say, under his breath as though he is barely admitting it to himself and it's too hard to say out loud "I know". I look at Taylor with raised eyebrows and he, as per normal, remains completely impassive and follows Christian out the door.