A/N: So here is chapter 13...I hope it kinda helps with Jose's backgound..I did not want to go into full details about his past because it would bring up some really bad memories for me. To the guest JB-I understand where you were coming from in your last review. Please don't feel bad. I could have explained it a lot better than I did. You are right. It is hard for me to write...there will be more chapters in here that will be hard for me to right, but I will give warnings out. But thank you. JB you are very kind in your reviews, even when you don't like when something happens, you are never mean about it. So with that I thank you very much. So I hope you all can do with what I gave you. Some of what Ana goes through is based on what I have been though when I was younger...well when I was 18 at least. So please bare with me while I am writing this. Once book 2 gets here, it will be a bit better. I hope you will all like this chapter. So with that being said...On with the show.

Christian POV:

It's been over 2 hours and Ana has still not woken up yet. The only time I left Ana's room was to talk to Taylor and Sawyer once they found out who this Jose fucker is. Turns out that Ray and Jose's father were in the Army together. The more I read more of his background I start to feel the panic raise up in my chest again. It seems this is not the first time a young women was sent to the hospital because of him. It seems 4 years ago, when he was a Jr in high school, he sent another women to the ER with a broke wrist, a black eye, and a broke check bone. Chargers were not pressed as it seems she took it all back and said that she had fallen down the stairs and he was only trying to help her up. Right like I believe that. I told Sawyer to go talk to this Linda Patterson. I have a feeling that there is more to Jose than what is on this report.

Once Ray got here, man I thought he was going to end up in here with a heart attack. I have never seen him so pissed off and yelling like he was doing over Jose. Not even when he found out Carla was cheating on him and taking money was he this mad. I guess it goes to show you never mess with a daddy's girl. My father finally got him to calm down enough so we can talk to him. It seems Ray knew Jose had a trouble past, but thought he had straighten up his first year of college. Well that is what Jose Sr told Ray. Ray said if he knew he was still like this he would have told Ana to stay away. He feels more responsible than anyone else. When he finally got into see Ana, he broke down in treas. Telling her how sorry he was, and he will make things right. I told Ray that Ana is getting 24/7 protection from now on rather she likes it or not. He agreed with me saying that he thinks its best till Jose is caught and put in jail. If I had it my way, I would just move Ana in with me. I don't think she would go for that right now.

I am sitting in the chair by Ana's bed, reading some e-mails from work, when I hear a soft knock on the door. I look up and see my mom and dad enter the room.

" Christian, sweetheart. How are you doing?" My mother's sweet voice comes in as a whisper.

" I'm fine mom. I am just worried about Ana. It's been 2 hours and she still has not woken up."

" Darling, she is fine. All the test came back ok. The only thing is we have to watch for her windpipe seeing how it is bruised pretty bad. Give it a few days and she will be good as new."

" I know. I just keep thinking, what if Kate didn't come out when she did. Or what if Kate left Ana alone in the apartment and something worse happened to her." I begin to sob as that tough comes back in my head. My poor Ana could have been hurt even more or worse.

" Son," My father walks up and puts his hand on my shoulder with a small sad smile. " She will be ok. I know things could have been worse, but it didn't happen. We will find him and put in where he belongs."

I wipe the tears from my eyes, and lean down to rest my elbows on my knees and my head in my hands. I can't lose Ana. I finally got her where I have always wanted her to be. I will do everything in my power to make sure she is safe. No one will ever hurt my girl again. I look up and smile at my parents. My mom gives me a kiss on the check and my dad pats my shoulder then walks to the door.

" We will check on Ana later Christian. Just try and get some rest." My mom smiles at me as my father is leading her out the door. Rest? How can I rest while Ana is hooked up to monitors, and has wires coming off of her. I can't rest till she is out of here and safely by my said at home. Home. Maybe Ana would move in with me once she graduates from school next week. It's not like we haven't live with each other before. Sure we were kids, and had our own rooms. But living together now would be like that right? Only this time sharing a bed, a bathroom, eating together, and what? I will have to talk to about it, once she's feeling better.

I lean my head down on her bed. I put my hand over hers and i rub her knuckles, and talk to her. Recalling stories of our childhood.

" Remember the time that we had the big 4th of July bbq? It was when you were about 16, and I just turned 23 and I was always busy with getting GEH up and going? You called me and told me if I didn't come to my parents house you were going to walk around GEH in nothing but a string bikini. Man I got so pissed at you. I never told you. But the thought of other guys seeing what you had mad me so mad. So I told you I was on my way. Only to find out you were walking my parents back yard in one. And that inter from my dad's office kept hitting on you? What you didn't know is that I told Elliot what he was doing so we came up with a plan. We told him that you were into some heavy wicca blood sacrifices and you would love for him to be one." I chuckle at that memory.

" Or remember the time that you and Mia were having a sleep over and you guys were in the living room watching horror movies, and me and Elliot put on some ski masks and went outside and was tapping on the windows and walking around the house making all kinds of noises? Mia was scared to death, but you...you found the baseball bat under Elliot's bed and went out back and started shouting " Who ever is out here, I got a bat and I'm not afraid to use it." Then you saw Ell in the bushes, but he didn't see you and you started hitting him the bat? Man I thought I was thought I would going to die laughing so hard. Once you knew it was us, you chased us around the house till mom and dad pulled up and saw what was going on. Mom was so pissed at us, but dad he was laughing at us getting chased and our asses beat by a girl. I think that was the longest time we were ever grounded, but it was worth it just to scared at least Mia that is. Mom said she wish you got us worse then what you did."

" Come Ana, open those beautiful blue eyes for me. I can't lose you Ana. I love you so much. You are my whole world." I brake down once more into sobs laying on head on top of her stomach. I felt Ana's hand squeeze mine and I look up. Her eyes are still closed but I ask her to do it again. Again she squeezed my hands and I saw her opens flutter open and look straight into mine. I jump up excited. I kiss her forehead and tell her I am going to get a nurse, but she tugs on my hand. It's like she scared that I won't come back.

" Baby, I will just go get the nurse. I will be back. I am never going to leave you. I love you so much." Ana gives a little nod and I run out of the room to get a nurse. On my way back to her room I stop at her door, pull out my phone and make one call before I go back in.

" Ray. She's awake."

Ana POV:

I can hear people talking around me. I don't know what they are saying. I hear a beeping noise. I try to open my eyes but they won't open. I try to move my hand anything, but still nothing. What is going on? Where am I? Oh god please let me be ok. The voices are getting clearer. I hear Christian talking to someone, who is that? Grace? Oh no. She's crying. Then I hear Carricks voice telling Christian that he will do ever he can put Jose in jail where he belongs. Jose? What? Then I remember. He had me pinned against the breakfast bar with my hand behind my back and his other hand on my throat squeezing. i remembering how close I was to blacking out till Kate hit in over head with something, but what was it? I most of blacked out not long after that. I thought he was going to kill me for sure. But why can't I move? What else did he do to me? Before I have time to think anymore everything goes black again.

" You got the bat from under Elliot's bed and went out back and started shouting, who's ever out here I have a bat and I know how to use it." Yeah I remember that. Oh god poor Mia was scared to death. I Knew one of use to be brave and I knew it was not going to be her. I love her to death, but Mia wouldn't be able to do much...

" Come on Ana, open those beautiful blue eyes for me. I can't lose you Ana. I love you so much, you are my whole world." I hear Christian sobbing and it is braking my heart. The love this man feels for me, and the love I feel for him is like no other. I will myself to move, move anything. Come on Ana, you can do this. Do this for the man crying over you. With that I am able to squeeze Christian's hand, not much but I hope it's enough for him to feel me.

" Baby? Squeeze my hand again." Christian's voice is full of hope. I squeeze his hand again, and this time I am able to open my eyes. My eyes go straight to his beautiful gray eyes. Eyes that are now red from crying. My poor handsome man. He tells me he is going to get a nurse, but I tug on his hand to pull him back. I don't want to be left alone. What if he comes back? Christian and sense my panic and tells me he will be right back and he will never leave me. I give him a small nod and he kisses my forehead and he's out the door.

I am looking around the room, nothing to special about it, a small table in the corner with two chairs, a small couch that looks like it folds into a bed. A TV that is mounted on the wall, and looks like a wardrobe to hold clothes in it. Then there is another door that I am guessing that leads into the bathroom. As I continue to look around the room, I am trying to move my arms and legs.

I hear the door open and I see Christian walking in with a very young looking nurse behind him. She's about 5"6 slim figure, blonde hair pulled into a high tight ponytail, with bright green eyes. She looks like she could be in a magazine. She walks over to me and introduces herself to me.

" Hello Ana, I'm nurse Vicky." She smiles at me while checking over my vitals. It is good to see you awake. We were all wondering when you would come around. Let me go call the doctor so we can get that tube out of your throat ok." I give her a small smile. As she is walking away she looks over her shoulder to Christian and says " If you need me before the doctor gets here, you know where to find me." She swings her hips more as she walks out the door. Oh good thing I can't talk right now, or I would tell her where she can swing those hips too.

Christian comes over and sits down in the chair he was before he left and takes my hand in his. I feel this jolt of energy shoot through my whole body. My hand is tingling where he is rubbing my knuckles. He brings my hands to his lips and gives me a soft kiss. Oh I want to kiss his lips. I want to hold him right now. My eyes begin to water and fall down my check.

" Oh baby, don't cry. We will get that out of you soon, and then home if the doctors says it's ok." He is wiping my treas away as he is talking to me. He leans down and rubs his nose to mine and gives me a kiss. I close my eyes in his gentleness. " Baby." His voice now is one of consciousness. " Ray is on his way up with my parents. Also there is two detectives to talk to you, if you feel up to it. If not I can have them come to Escala tomorrow sometime."

There is a soft knock on the before it opens. Both Christian and I look over to see the doctor come walking in with nurse hips right behind him. As soon as she gets into the room, her eyes go straight to Christian and I narrow my eyes at her. Christian is not paying her no attention at all. The doctor comes over in and introduces himself to us.

" Hello Ana, I'm Doctor Grant. It's good to see you awake. I am going to be taking your tube out now ok." I nod at him. He walks over to where the sink is washes his hands then puts a pair of blue gloves on. Nurse hips, comes over with the roll away tray with supplies on it. Dr. Grant comes back and takes the breathing part out so there is only the tube left.

" Ok Ana, when I say I want you to take a deep breath then when I say go breath out while I am removing the tube ok." I nod my head again. " Ok ready? Deep breath. 1..2..3.. breath out." As I am breathing out he is pulling out this long tube from my throat. It sounds almost as I am chocking as it is coming out. As soon as it is out, I am coughing. He tells me this is a good thing." Ok Ana, your throat is going to be sore for a few days, and you won't have much of a voice, so try and not talk if you can. Write down if you have too."

" Dr. Grant, there are two detectives here to talk to Ana. Should I tell them they have to wait to talk to her?" Christian asks, talking to the doctor in his CEO voice.

" I would say yes. I can give them my report for now and see if that helps. I know they will want to hear from you Ana to as what happened, but I would suggest to wait a few days, just till your throat is not so sore and you feel well enough to talk to them. I mouth Thank you him and he said he will check on me in a bit. But before he has a chance to leave Christian stops him.

" Dr. Grant? When is Ana able to go home?"

" I would like to keep her here over night to make sure there is no major damage done to her windpipe now that the swelling has gone done. If everything looks good, I say she will be good to go tomorrow morning."

" Thank you doctor."

Doctor Grant just nods his head and walks out the door. Nurse hips is still in the room cleaning away everything that was on the tray, while all looking over at Christian smiling at him. Christian turns towards me and rolls his eyes and leans down and says loud enough for her to hear him. " I missed these lips. I can kiss them again." And kiss me he dose. A soft kiss. His tongue pokes out and touches mine. I moan into his mouth. He pulls away from me and rests his forehead on mine.

" I love you so much Ana. I thought I lost you when Elliot called and told me what happened." I bring my hand up to his face and stoke his check and smile at him.

" Never." My voice is so horsed, and he was not kidding my throat feels like it is on fire.

" Baby, you heard the doctor. No talking got it?" I nod my head at him and smile sweetly. He chuckles and kisses my forehead. We were having a moment when we heard a throat being cleared. We look over and the nurse is still in the room.

" Umm I will be going now, but if you need me just push the call bottom." Her tone is seductive and looking at Christian while talking. I have to roll my eyes at this. Really she is hitting on my boyfriend in my room right in front of me? Dose she have no shame? She walks over to Christian and tries to touch his forearm. Bad move lady... Christian pulls back from her and her face falls. Then he begins to lay into her.

" Nurse Nicky was it?"

" Vicky". She purrs at him.

" Nurse Vicky, do you like your job here?"

" Yes I do."

" Well if you want to keep your job then I suggest you stop flirting with me in front of my girlfriend and the love of my life, and do your job." She huffs and turns around and walks out the door. I giggle at her leaving and wiggle my fingers at her.

I pat the bed next to me letting Christian know I want him to lay next to me. I need to feel his body next to mine. I need to feel his arms wrapped around me. I need to feel and hear his heart beat. He shakes his head at me.

" Ana, I don't think that is a good idea. I don't want to hurt you." His voice is soft while talking to me. I give him my best pout and stick out my bottom lip and give him my puppy dog eyes. He groans and rubs his hands over his face and lets out a sigh. Yes I got him. He kicks off his shoes and socks, I scoot over and lift the covers back so he can get in. Once he is in bed he covers us up, pulls me close to him, I lay my head on his chest, his arm around my shoulder while is other arms is holding onto the hand that is also laying on his chest. He kisses my head and lays his check on top of my head.

" Sleep my sweet Ana. I am not going anywhere. I will always be here. I will never let you go."

And with that I fall back to sleep, but this time, I am safe in the arms of my boyfriend, my forever.

A/N: Hey all I know I said I would do a flashback in this chapter about what made Jose creepy to Ana, and what not, But this chapter is getting long and I feel it is better as a 2 part chapter. I hope you all understand. Also I have 6 kids all under the age of 10. My oldest is 9 then it goes 8 then 6 then 4 then 3 then 2. So along with cleaning house, picking them up from the bus stop and day care, starting dinner, giving baths, I write when I can. I'm sorry. I try and write during the day while they are gone and I get the house work done. So the next chapter will be when Ana talks to Ray, Grace, and Carrick. Also the flashback. I hope you all liked this chapter and are not to upset that I didn't get it all done like I hope I would have. So I am open to ideas about how creepy you want to see Jose go. Leave your comments. Until next time...

Much Love,

Allie