Elliot's POV

Well, last night was an enjoyable night, I will have to thank little bro for acquainting me with Miss Kavanagh as he calls her, I grin down at her as we walk into the hospital, her answering smile is enough for me, I enjoyed last night and this morning and from her hand in my pocket and how she's grabbing my ass, I'd say she enjoyed it too.

"Woah, get a room, little bro" I say and I hear a gasp from Kate as she covers her mouth with her hand

"Ana, oooh…." And she has a huge grin on her face too "Way to go, lucky it was just us huh?" she laughs as Christian untangles himself from Ana and lays her back down without looking at us, running his fingers through her hair to try and straighten it. I swear he stands turned away from us long enough for little CG to calm down given how hot that kiss was, I'd have to cool down if it was me.

"Move Grey, I'll fix Ana's hair" says Kate going in for a hug and a whisper into Ana's ear and still Ana hasn't said a word.

Ana looks happy but so embarrassed and then she says in a small but much stronger voice than yesterday, "Hi Kate. Hi Elliot, do knock next time you come to visit."

I laugh and say, "Well if he can hug you today, I can too. I promise to be gentle and a total gentleman unlike my brother here" and she giggles and it is a glorious sound. I hazard a look at my brother and can't help but see how happy he is, his eyes just lit up at the sound, like she flicked a switch deep inside. I haven't ever seen Christian look like that and it gladdens me right to my core. We can't let this girl go and I give her a typical Elliot hug although I keep it as gentle as possible, I want her to know she is welcome in our family.

The girls start talking while Kate brushes Ana's hair so I haul Christian out the door to congratulate him but before I am able to speak, he floors me with "Fuck, can no-one in the family knock. Mom & Dad caught us this morning and now you and Kate."

I laugh, he was busted by Mom & Dad, how funny is that? "Hey just be thankful it wasn't Ray and Carla" I say and he actually calms down. "So you've got it bad little bro? Need any tips? Although from what I could see, none are really needed."

And he responds with a "Fuck off Elliot" and then I remind him we have dinner with the parents tonight and he looks seriously pained and like he wants to ditch. I say that he can't skip it and this way Kate and Ana can catch up while we go and have dinner, I am hoping that we all find out some more about Ana from Christian and what on earth is going on in his head but somehow I think it will be more like an eat and run for him, even standing outside the room seems too far for him.

We go in to say our goodbyes to the girls and Christian just gives Ana a quick peck on the lips and she smiles shyly at him as he hands her a teddy bear and whispers something in her ear that makes her blush and then with another quick kiss on the forehead he turns and is heading for the door. I on the other hand need to give Ana another hug despite the annoyed look from Christian, and give Kate as long a kiss as I can, dipping her to the floor and making them both giggle and then with a small slap on her bottom, I sweep theatrically out the door and Christian just shakes his head and follows.

I'm thinking this could be fun, us two with Ana and Kate and I hope neither of us screws it up too soon, I'd like to see Christian happy, god knows what's gone on in his head all these years but I can still remember when he came to us and then those teenage years….he's someone that deserves to be happy.

Kate's POV

Oh I am so happy for Ana, out of this crappy situation, she looks like she has gained something so much more. For some reason I can't fathom, I don't like Christian for me but if Ana likes him, I am so glad, she deserves some good things in her life and if The Christian Grey is as interested in her as that kiss implied, she will finally have someone worthy of her.

Not only that, this crappy situation has brought me together with Elliot and I can't take that smile off my face, it was a very enjoyable night, oh and morning.

"God Ana, he really likes you doesn't he? I saw what he was doing when we walked in and look at this stuff, this is the top of the range iPad and I doubt you can even buy that iPhone yet." I say and unbelievably she says "Maybe he just feels sorry for me."

"Oh for God's sake Ana, he had his tongue halfway down your throat, that wasn't a "I feel sorry for you" looking kind of kiss, is that how it felt to you."

She blushes and hides her face behind her hair and says quietly "No it didn't feel like that but really, why would he be interested in me?" and

I say what I have said so many times "Because you're a real babe that's why. Now let me make you look like one so that you look extra gorgeous when he comes back in" and I proceed to play Barbie with her and do her makeup and hair.
"Have a look at the songs he put on the iPad, here, let me pick just a few:
Keith Urban- Making memories of us
Adele – Hiding my heart
Hunter Hayes – Wanted
Chris Isaak – I want you to want me
Billy Joel – I don't want to be alone
Jason Mraz – I won't give up
Eclectic taste granted but do you see a theme? I don't think it is a "I feel sorry for you" theme somehow" and I grin at her, I like his style but she just smiles sweetly and starts scrolling through the other songs. I bet she's going to find a heap of songs that don't mean anything but I am pretty sure he didn't just put those songs I saw on there for no reason. He looks like he is head over heels and so he should be, Ana is a super special girl.

I know what would be worrying her though and it is the finals so I ask what she would like me to do about her study stuff and she stuns me by saying that Christian has already organised it that she will be able to graduate and then do her finals when she has recovered enough and I know there has to be something going on that I have completely missed. If it is all under control though, it means one less thing for me to worry about. "By the way, I have written up the article for the magazine, do you want to see it? You know, he was intrigued by you in the interview, I could hear it in his voice and the questions he was asking you and OMG why didn't you take up his offer to intern at GEH, so many grads would kill to do that? Or at least have a look around?"

Ana blushes and says "I was fascinated by him, he was a bit scary but so charismatic, I could barely think straight. Not only that but all the women that work there looked like Stepford wives, you know blonde and beautiful and well put together, none of which describes me but you'd fit in beautifully. Oh, I haven't told you but I fell into his office, like, I literally fell over and he had to help me up, so can you imagine clumsy me around all those perfect women, I thought no thank you, I wouldn't fit in. To be honest I don't see how he would be even a bit interested in me but he has been just gorgeous, I know how busy he is from the interview yet he has spent all his time with me since I have been here." She then drops her voice and says "I don't know if it will go anywhere and I don't want to get hurt."

"Oh Ana, he looks like he wants to devour you and god forbid one of us get too close that we might breathe on you and break you. Give the man a chance."

Ana just gives me a less than confident smile, I don't know what happened to Ana before she came to live with me because she has never shared it but it must have been bad for her not to trust anyone. It wasn't with Ray as she is really close to him and he is so loving with her, it must have been earlier with air-head Carla.

"Anyhow, we have to work out what you want me to bring back so that you can study, how long did they say you are going to be stuck in here? I am going home tonight to hand the article in and finish up at the newspaper, it would have been good to have some original stills. I wish Jose was here, he could have taken some great photos.."

Oh shit, I mentioned Jose, I should not have mentioned Jose and cue…..

"Where is Jose? I thought you said that he brought you down." Ana says looking at me and I don't know what to tell her, I have been trying to work out a lie so that she never has to know what he said, I couldn't believe it when I heard him say "What if Ana isn't beautiful anymore, …., I couldn't be around her without being repulsed every time I look at her." Repulsed, for god's sake, I never realised he was so shallow and it hurt because Ana thinks of him like a brother and a brother would never say something like that. Worse, for years it's been an open secret that Jose has held a candle for her but was it all just because of her looks? Surely he understood that she is way deeper than her looks.

And then I think of a way around it "Oh he had to go back before they would let us in to see you because he had just been told that he had been selected to exhibit at the Portland Place Gallery and had to go back and show them his pictures."

And bless Ana but she breaks out into a glorious smile and says "Oh I am so glad for him, that's what he has always wanted, hopefully I'll be moving around enough to be able to go see his exhibition. I'll have to ring him and congratulate him, can you find my phone if it is my bag so that I can put my numbers in this new phone, I don't even know how to use it" and all I want to do is throttle him.

I have an idea, perhaps if Jose can see that she looks fine, he might come and visit her. She isn't shallow and doesn't deserve to lose a friend although I think she'd be better off without him, he won't be welcome back to my life but she has so few friends, I don't want her to lose him. "Why don't I take a short video on my phone of you congratulating him – that way he can see that you are doing ok, well the bits of you not covered in casts and bandages, and you can say how happy you are for him?" and she agrees happily and we make the video.

Ana is just saying "Hey Jose, I am so happy for you and can't wait to see your exhibition, congratulations!" and being Ana when Elliot and Christian walk back into the room.

I am a little frightened to see the change go across Christian face when he hears what Ana is saying and I almost shiver but thankfully he doesn't say anything until Ana finishes and before he says anything to her, he tersely says "A word with you Miss Kavanagh…Outside"

"What was that about Miss Kavanagh? Elliot told me what Jose said to you and I don't want him anywhere near Ana" he growls at me.

I don't take too well to being growled at by anybody and while I technically agree with him, I am not giving him the satisfaction of bossing me around so I say "Jose is a dear friend of Ana's" hmm, interesting flash across his eyes, he's got it bad! "and she has so few friends that I don't want her to lose one over some misguided statement that he made. She thinks of him as a brother and she doesn't know what he said and I'd rather keep it that way. He has just been selected to do a photographic exhibition and Ana is really proud of him, so she's sending him a message, that's all, don't get your knickers in a twist! This really has nothing to do with you, you can't dictate who Ana sees." and I flounce back into the room, I really am not dealing too well with his intimidating stare and while I agree with him, I hope he isn't going to stop Ana from seeing the few friends she has because then she is moving into a relationship with a potential for abuse and I have a feeling she's seen enough of that.

I hear a thump against the wall outside and Elliot looks at me with a "What did you say?" look and quickly goes out.

Ana says "What was that about?"

Damn, she keeps asking all the questions I don't want to answer, so I go dig in her bag for her phone while I think of what to say and end up saying pathetically, "Um, he wanted to talk to me about my new car" I say as Elliot and Christian walk back into the room.

For that I am rewarded by a twitch of Christian's eyebrow and a lightening of the anger in his eyes and he manages to play along by saying "Here are the keys, it is in parking lot K9, for Elliot's sake, please drive carefully on the way home." In other words, I could go to hell for his own sake but he cares for his brother, I don't care, he has to understand, that I am going to stand in Ana's corner whether he likes it or not.

"Thank you, I intend to enjoy the drive." I say truthfully as I really liked driving my old car and I can only imagine that the updated version is better and then because I can't help needling him "I can't wait to take you out for a drive in it Ana" and watch him tense back up again. Oh I am going to have fun with him, winding him up is as easy as shooting fish in a barrel.

Ana then pipes up with "Christian, do you mind if Kate takes some photos of you for the magazine article?" and that diffuses the situation because while I am sure he would refuse if I had asked, it seems that whatever Ana asks for, she will get and she doesn't even realise it.

He smiles at her and then looks at me coolly and says "What sort of photos do you want Miss Kavanagh as I can have some sent from the office?"

While that would probably be fine, I want him to sweat a bit more, "Oh I'd love to have some original casual ones, I am sure I could take one now on my iPhone and it would be fine, you look a bit scruffy which is an original look on you" and he actually laughs.

It's good to see that he does have a sense of humour under that intense exterior. "Fine, no you can't take a photo now but I'll pop back in to pick up Elliot on the way to Mom and Dad's when I've had a chance to tidy up so I don't look like such a scruff, I do need to maintain some sort of image."

As he and Elliot decide on their movements for the rest of the day, I move back to Ana's side with her phone and we start adding phone numbers into the iPhone, it takes less than five minutes as she has so few contacts and then Christian says he is going to get changed and gives Ana a another quick chaste kiss on the lips and is gone. Even that makes Ana blush and I punch her gently on her arm… get used to it sister!