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💚 Fallen Angel💚

How would have Christian Grey's life turned out if the Greys had intervened when Elena tried to sink her claws into him? Would he still be the same man as we know, or someone completely different ...

‼️Rated M - {Out Of Characters/All Human/Alternate Universe}‼️

‼️Romance/Angst/Drama/Lemons‼️

‼️AS/CG/The Greys/The Steeles/Jack Hyde/Elena Lincoln‼️

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Chapter 37: The Tale of Two Brothers (2,8K)

When I leave Martha's office, the sun is already set. I look at my phone, contemplating the idea to go to Ana's, but she did tell me this morning that she was spending the evening with Kate. Though, if I get there with Elliott, none of them can get mad at me, right?

So I call my brother to convince him to go to the girls' with me. Elliott is so pussy whipped anyway that I don't see him refusing this opportunity o spend the evening with Kate, even though he already spent the whole weekend with her. But who am I to judge? I haven't been that far with Ana yet and I'm still trying to spend as much time as possible with her.

At first, Elliott doesn't answer, but I insist, and he finally picks up at the third ring of my third call. "What up?"

I frown, slightly disturbed by his voice. "Why didn't you pick up?"

"I was busy."

"Oh." Well, that's a step back in my plans. I can't show up alone, Ana will make another scene like she did when I went to see her when she was with that idiot. So I try to insist, "Too busy to go see the girls?"

There is a small silence and I use the opportunity to tell Taylor to drive me to his place. There is definitely something off about this.

"I'm not in the mood or state to drive, Christian. Maybe some other time," he says before hanging up. Yes, there is definitely something wrong.

For a brief second, I wonder if Elliott is cheating on Kate. After all, before he met her, he was always jumping from chick to chick. Maybe he got bored of the steadiness of their relationship. But then I quickly shake this idea. Elliott wouldn't do that to Kate. Not after all she has been through with her Dad.

He might be a manwhore, but he's still a good person and there are some things he wouldn't do to people. And anyway, he loves Kate. It's pretty obvious that he does. Why would he cheat on her? I'm pretty sure their sex life is more active than mine and Ana's. And they always seem so connected when I see them together.

When I finally get to his apartment, I don't even bother calling him, I just knock at his door until he answers. Which he quickly does and I immediately see what's wrong. He's drunk. Or at the very least passed the point of tipsy.

I frown, getting in and taking the beer from his hand as I ask, "What's wrong?"

If Kate dumped him, I'm going to have to have an awkward conversation with Ana about how her best friend dumped my brother as if he meant nothing. But Elliott just shrugs, going back to his living room where the news is playing and he tells me, sitting down on the sofa,

"I bumped into Kate's Dad today."

"You met Eamon?"

He snorts, reaching to reclaim the bottle from my hands and he takes a sip, muttering beneath his breath, "More like Deamon."

I turn my head to him, not sure if I understand. I know that Eamon hasn't been the best husband to Kate's Mom, Elliott told me as much. But Elliott never met the guy prior, and Eamon is far from being the worst human being on this planet.

Elliott takes in a deep breath and starts ranting, "I'm not as good-hearted as Kate. She might be able to be civil with him and pretend that he didn't completely break their family, but that's not me. You know me, I hold grudges and I have so much … resentment against this excuse of a man.

It took everything in me to not deck him. It's his fault if Kate is so reluctant to commit to me, and I'm supposed to smile and be polite? Heck no! I'll never get to meet Kate's Mom because of that asshole! She died because of him! Because he couldn't keep it in his pants! Because he's a fucking asshole and he couldn't stick to one person or at least be man enough to divorce Kate's Mom before whoring around! Urgh!"

He angrily takes another sip of his beer and so I try to placate him, reclaiming his bottle, "To be fair, I don't think Kate likes him very much."

"She hates him. But she doesn't sever ties. She said that if she has kids, she doesn't want to be the one who deprives them of the spoiling of a grandfather."

At first, I don't say anything. In all fairness, I do see Kate's point. Parents never act the same toward their grandchildren. We can see it with grace's grandparents. They spoiled us rotten, all three of us, they even helped us sneak out on certain occasions, or throw parties at their place for Elliott and Mia when Grace swore that they had been so strict with her.

So in a way, I do understand Kate. She has this hope, or gut feeling that Eamon will be different with his grandchildren than he had been with his family. But then again,

"Mom and Dad will spoil her kids. She can dump his ass. I'm pretty sure they'll spoil your kids more than Pops spoiled us. Especially Mom."

Elliott looks at me as if I were an idiot and I feel I missed something crucial. "Didn't you hear me when I said that she doesn't want to commit?"

"You proposed?!"

"What?! No! It's too early. Dude, we haven't been together even for a year. And I know her trust issues. I'm not going to put her in this position. It's just …

I suggested over the weekend that we should get an appointment at a doctor or a clinic. You know, so we can stop the condoms. I was ready to take the drugs myself or get the fucking vasectomy for a time being, for fuck's sake. But Kate freaked out. She said that, and I quote, "We shouldn't make it so easy for us to break each other's hearts". Fucking Demon Kavanagh ruining his kids for life!"

He reaches for the bottle, and this time, I don't try to take it back. I think he deserves his drink. It's obvious that he loves Kate with all his heart, and he is getting frustrated with the fact that he has to deal that Eamon Kavanagh is a shitty human being, no matter how much of a good business partner he is.

"If it makes you feel better, I can make his life miserable," I offer and he sadly shakes his head.

"No. I would love nothing more than that, but Kate would be upset. As I said, she's trying to keep it civil at the moment. But I might take you up on that." Then he narrows his eyes at me, "Since when do you want to mix business with personal?"

I shrug, looking away so he doesn't make a big deal out of it. It's true that I never liked missing the two, but I'm not an asshole. I'm not going to live my brother in distress like that.

"Just wait, then. Wait until Kate trusts you more."

He snorts at the hypocrisy of my statement and I have to give him that. After all, I am not known for my patience. Far from it. We stay silent for a while, and then he lets me know what really bothers him.

"I want to ditch the condoms?"

"Why?" Elliott always swore by condoms. He loved the safe feeling they gave him. He was always the first one to say that it was a bunch of bull when guys pretended that they felt nothing with the thing on. Sure, he said it wasn't the same, but he said that it wasn't "a fucking sheath", it was a thin layer of latex.

Elliott squirms on his seat, glancing my way before he says, "Because … And don't you dare fucking laugh at me! It's something linked to how I used to be before. I'd lay with the girl, I'd suit up and get done with it. I … I don't want this reminder when I'm with Kate. It's special what we have. I want to be more … intimate. Not just sexually but … yeah …"

"Tell her, then. Kate isn't an unreasonable person."

"I did. I have no qualms telling the woman I love how I feel, good or bad. But then, the conversation ended with me eventually breaking her heart. Fucking Eamon Kavanagh scarring his kids more than he'll ever realise."

"Well … maybe show her what she means to you. How much you love her."

"I have. I told you, I have no qualms about this. And in a way, I get it. I understand that she's scared and freaking out. I know that Ian the end, I will have to wait. But that doesn't mean that I'm not allowed to bitch about it."

I'm not sure what to tell him. Elliott seems so confident about his couple when I know that I would be freaking out all sorts of ways if Ana pulled something like that on me. I would be questioning her commitment, and her intentions and I would definitely be bitching to Martha about it. But Elliott completely gets Kate and just wants to lament for a moment before going back to his routine, no matter how much this sets back hurts him. Does he love Kate more than I love Ana?

"You know … I used to be pretty cavalière about my future. But for a few months, Kate is in every picture I have of it. I see all of it. The big ass wedding, the 2.5 kids, the white picket fence, the dog. All of it. My future is with her, I know that. For the past couple of months, I was on a fucking cloud every time I think about our future.

But now … I see the hardship to get there. And all of this because of motherfucking Deamon Kavanagh!"

"Is it really worth it then?" I challenge. Isn't love supposed to be simple? I don't recall Carrick or Grace telling us that they struggled in their love story. It is always so sweet and loving and simple. And Elliott and I get the girls complicated. Is it normal? Is it generational? Or am I overthinking this whole thing?

"Fuck yes! The hardship makes you appreciate the good moment even more. And I know that this thing isn't because ofme or 're just the consequences of it. Life isn't all rosy. But mark my word, Christian, you're going to toast to that conversation on our wedding. Just edit the swearing. I want my kids to watch recordings of my wedding day."

We laugh at that, and he closes his eyes before resting his head on the headrest. We stay silent for another moment before he shakes his head and looks at me, "Let's talk about something else so I don't bad trip tonight. How's Mia? She hasn't called me to let me know that I'm a terrible brother for not visiting her, yet again."

I chuckle. Mia always guilt trips us when she's in another country and we haven't visited her there. Even if that country is literally at the other end of the world and that she only stayed there for a couple of weeks. She can be a princess like that sometimes.

"She's doing great. She's loving Canada. I wouldn't be surprised if she decides to settle there at some point."

"She just likes their food better. Mia will settle where the food is great."

I give him that because Mia and food is the only true love story that we've ever known. Fairy tale romances have nothing on her relationship with food.

"Did she like Ana?"

"Of course she did. Ana's very likeable." I mean, he should know. He's liked her even before I knew her. The only thing unlikable about her is her scary father.

"And yet, she's with you," Elliott snickers and I flip him the bird, which of course, makes him laugh like an oaf. When he regains his seriousness, he warns me,

"Kate is very wary of you. She's very protective of Ana too. She did tell me several times that she'd kill you and bury you in the woods if you hurt Ana."

"And you're telling me now?" How many people want to hurt me? The Colonel, Kate, I'm pretty sure the idiot wants to do it too … Do I need to up my security?

"Because it's just a saying. Though pretty sure Ana's Dad would help her. But I did tell her that Ana better not be playing with your heart as well. So, I've got your back, bro," he bumps my shoulder as he says so, and strangely, it does make me feel slightly better. Go figure.

"How long have they been friends?"

"Almost four years. I think September is Ana's birthday and also their anniversary. She's making such a big deal out of it. From what I understand, they want to go clubbing."

I frown, and point out, "Four years and they're that close?"

He shrugs, "You haven't known Ana for that long, and yet you're very close to her. And … Kate said that Ana saved her from depression. So I guess going through some shits together strengthened their relationship."

I nod. Though Ana rarely talks about Kate's relationship with my brother, she often talks about Kate's. I don't think she even realises it comes so naturally to her. How many times did Ana say "Kate this' or "Kate that."

"How are things with Ana, by the way? Did she like you whisking her away for the weekend?"

"She liked it. I'm taking her to France for her birthday, now."

"Awww. To the City of Love. How romantic.l I see you're stepping up your game."

"No. I'm taking her to Lascaux. She's been reading some books about prehistoric cavemen and … I don't know, I thought it was a good idea." I shrug.

"It's a great idea. But dude, you can't take the girl to France and not to Paris. I thought you were stepping up your game! It's not like you don't have the means. Take the jet, take her to Lascaux, and then take her to Paris and woo her good there."

I grimace with a sharp reminder of Ana's arguing for ridiculousness yesterday night. I should have told Martha about it. But I guess Elliott is the one who will have to hear all about Ana's silly hangups,

"I don't know, man. She's complaining that I spend too much money on her. I bought her a few clothes, just a tiny place in my wardrobe, and she made this whole big deal about it as if I bought her mother fucking China!"

He shrugs, clearly not outraged by her ridiculous behaviour, "Let's be fair, Christian, you've always been over the top. I'm pretty sure that what you call a couple of clothes can be a lot for someone like Ana. Plus, nowadays girls feel awkward about deriving expensive gifts when there's a financial imbalance. Some feel like their relationship becomes too … prostitute-y?"

"That's ridiculous! I'd never treat Ana like that. Nor do I see her like that."

"Aren't you supposed to say that you're not even there yet?"

I dint respond, not commuting to this conversation. This is between Ana and me. It's our thing. Elliott knowingly bumps my shoulder,

"Look at you, getting out of the PH13 zone and all that. Well, just a piece of brotherly advice. Always make sure that the lady comes before you so. And several orgasms are always appreciated. She'll be far more impressed by that than by anything you'd buy her. Ana doesn't seem like the materialistic kind of girl."

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💚Okay, I can already hear some people complaining that the story is dragging and that this is a filler. But the truth is, I know where the story is going, you don't. Important things were mentioned here.

💚 Now, how do you feel about Elliott and his views on his relationship?

💚 And what about Kate? Is she commitment, or trauma?

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