Chapter 14:

The New Year's Eve kiss and declaration of love and more moved Christian and Ana into a newer relationship. They were dating on the quiet! Christian, if anyone was paying attention, spent most of his free time with Ana and their daughter. Even, spending the night at Ana's home, of course, in the guest room. He learned that having breakfast with these two extraordinary ladies was what his troubled soul needed. Trista charmed him and Ana soothed him. He was amazed that he slept so well at Ana's home. He didn't have nightmares or spend most of his nights at the piano. He never felt so rested … and so sexually frustrated! He wanted to have sex with Ana, no … he wanted to make love to Ana and have her make love to him. However, their relationship had not progressed to sex. They kissed, they hugged, and they snuggled on the sofa after Trista went to bed.

He was examining his thoughts when Ana slid into his lap. Trista had gone to bed leaving them the evening to be together.

"Penny for your thoughts." She said with a gentle smile.

"I was thinking how beautiful you are." He said lowly. He kissed her neck and nuzzled her throat. "Ana, I love you. I love you more than anything in this world and the next."

"Oh, Christian, that is the sweetest thing."

"You know my history and you know how dark my soul is. Can you truly love me, Ana? Can your goodness see beyond my past and love me?" They looked deeply into each other's eyes. Christian knew she had feelings for him. She had not been vocal about her feelings. He felt she was holding back to protect herself and Trista. He couldn't blame her. He was after all, a dark bastard who did dark things to women.

"Christian, I do have deep feelings for you. You are the father of my child. You are a wonderful son, a savvy businessman, a philanthropic giver, and you're not bad looking." She smiled gently at him. "I do love you and I want you like I've never wanted another man, but…"

"Damn, I hate buts!"

"I'm scared. What if we do this. We fall in love…"

"We are already in love." He declared.

"What if we get married and … say five, ten years down the road you decide you want that lifestyle back. What if we have more children? What happens Christian if you decide you don't want what I have to offer?"

"I could ask you the same, Miss Steele. What if you decide that you don't want to deal with my issues and bolt?"

"Christian the only way I would bolt if you cheated on me. I will not tolerate infidelity, it's my hard limit."

"I don't cheat, not even when I had subs. It was part of the contract."

"What if I can't satisfy your needs?"

"Ana, my love, I can't see that ever happening." He shifted a bit because he was getting hard. "You are all that I want."

"I look like them."

He nodded in agreement. "I'm like most men, I have a type that I am attracted to." He pulled her around, so she was sitting split-legged over him, giving his cock some much needed relief. He kissed her softly. "But you my love, are extraordinary. You are far above those women… in every way." He kissed her again and again, not realizing that she was unbuttoning his shirt. When he felt her fingers trace over his collar bone and start down his sternum, he began to smile. Her lips followed those magic fingers, every kiss being felt deep in his heart and soul. "Ana." He breathed. "Oh, my sweet Ana."

"I love you, Christian. I want you as my husband, my lover, and my friend. I want you to be the father of Trista legally and I want a few more babies, that is if you like that idea."

"I love that idea."

Ana pulled back and looked deeply into those grey eyes. "Tale me to bed, Christian."

Somehow, they were in her bedroom, and she was flat on her back, and he was pulling off her jeans. He had picked her up quickly, gently and carried her bridal style to her bedroom without any effort. She had felt every bulging muscle of his well-defined body.

"Christian." She breathed as her panties were discarded over his shoulder. He pulled her blouse apart sending buttons all over the bed making her laugh in delight. "Oh, well, I can buy another blouse."

"I'll buy you thousands of blouses." He growled in his way. He took a moment to look her over. She was pure perfection with high breasts with rosey nipples. He knew she would be more than delicious. His head bent to take a nipple in between his lips then suck. She threw back her head and moaned as electric shock waves raced through her body. One touch and she was his. He kissed over to the other breast and nuzzled it and then sucked the nipple into his mouth. His soft lips trailed over her belly, tasting, and nipping the soft skin. "God, Ana, you are too much for me. I won't last a minute inside you."

"Thank goodness we have the rest of the night, Mr. Grey." She giggled in happiness. Her legs relaxed and moved of their own accord so he could settle in between them. He kissed along her hipline savoring every inch of her skin. His head disappeared between her legs to softly nibble on her clitoris. The warmth of his mouth made her groan even more as he began to lick and suck. "Christian."

"Shhh, baby…I got you." He said then his tongue slid through her folds. He was drunk with joy. He could drink from her all night and never get enough. Ana was all he ever needed; all he ever would need again. He took her to heights that she never knew existed. The pleasure that washed over her kept her from noticing that he had undressed himself. "Ana, are you sure?"

Ana opened those magnificent blue eyes full of love, need, and want. She looked over him standing on his knees between her legs in all his splendor. He was more than perfect. He was a Greek god on earth! Every muscle was defined with broad shoulders, a deep chest, a trim waist that trailed to a giant cock that was rigid and pulsating with desire. "Oh, yes, Christian…please? I can't wait any longer." Her legs went around and pulled him down and over her. "Please."

Using his hand, he slid her moisture through her folds. She was hot. Slick. Her little moans drove him mad, and he was nearly ready to explode. With a deep kiss, he plunged into her then settled into her warmth. He had found home! He knew this would be his most favored place in heaven or on earth. He didn't move. He soaked in the pleasure of Ana. He could feel her heart beating with his. All he could feel was Ana! "I love you." He whispered softly into her neck as he began to move inside her.

"Christian…please." She moaned. "So, good."

"So damn good!" He pushed deeper into her. He kissed her softly, then ravished her mouth as her legs grasped about his hips. "Fuck, Ana!" She was pushing up against him. He couldn't control himself as she climaxed, and he followed her into bliss.

They lay on their backs trying to catch their breath. The silence of the room was broken when Ana began to laugh. Christian rolled onto his side to see that a tear was rolling down her cheek.

"Did I hurt you?"

"Tears of joy, Christian." She turned to her side to face him. Her free hand gently caressed his handsome face. "That was spectacular!" She couldn't stop smiling. "I never…it was like…I can't explain it."

"Like you made love for the first time?"

"Something like that." She stared at his full mouth. He had such a pretty mouth with full lips. "My first time was horrible. You know the usual high school nightmare in the backseat of some boy's car. He fumbled about and it was over in less than a minute. I just remembered how much it hurt. I didn't have sex again until I was out of college. My roommate made up for it though. She had a turn stall on her bed."

Christian had to laugh. "Maybe you should introduce her to Elliot. He's slept with half of Seattle." He leaned forward and kissed her softly. "I hope I exceeded all your expectations."

"And, then some." She declared kissing him softly. They snuggled close and fell asleep not minding all the buttons that were scattered all over the bed.

"Wakey, wakey…time to get up." A male voice declared from behind Ana's shut bedroom door. "C'mon, Ana get up. You said I could take Trista to the zoo today to see the penguins."

Ana bolted up from the bed scaring the hell out of Christian. He jumped from the bed.

"Who is that?"

"Your idiot brother." She replied as she flew to her dresser to find a shirt and a pair of sweats. She looked at the clock. It was past eight in the morning. She never slept this late, and Trista never let her sleep in. For a slight moment she was worried that her daughter was sick or something until she heard her small voice in the hallway.

"Uncle Ellliot…shh…mommy is asleep." Trista whispered but loud enough for Ana to hear through the door.

"It's morning."

"Uncle…shh…let Mommy and Uncle Christian sleep."

Ana fell to her knees. Her daughter had outed her. How in the hell did she know that Christian was in her bed? She could feel her face burn red. Elliot would never let this go. He lived to tease her, just like an older, irritating brother! She sat there listening to her daughter chastise Elliot until he finally walked away from her door. "Oh, my god…Elliot knows you spent the night with me…and Trista knows you … she knows that we slept together."

"Maybe we should call the Seattle Times and let them know also." Christian joked. He picked her up off the floor and seated them both on the bed. "Ana, calm down. She will adjust to us being together … well, I don't know about Elliot. I think he has a crush on you."

"Oh, stop it." She gave him a swat on his arm.

"Last night you asked about more children and well…I didn't use any protection. I lost my head."

"I'm on the pill, Christian and take it like clockwork." She gave him a smile. "But, before we start having kids, I think we should talk about making us a more permanent item." She took a deep breath. "I mean, where is this going?"

"Woman, you damn well know that this is heading down an aisle of the church of your choice." He held her close. "I am going to marry you."

Ana didn't say a thing, but her heart and soul yelled "deal!".