Ana's POV:
I am in the "Red Room of Pain." I have asked Christian to show me how bad the worst punishment and the pain can be, and he agrees. As he starts to administer the whacks with the belt, I can feel the pleasure he gets from my pain. After it's over, he takes care of me and then lays me down in my "room." He kisses me and leaves me by myself. Slowly, I recover from the shock of what just happened to me.
A ton of questions are going through my mind as I look around my room. How can he find pleasure in treating women like this? How can he think this is right? How can he expect me to be okay with being treated this way? There is no way I can be what Christian wants me to be. I can't have a relationship like this. My heart is breaking, but I must protect it. I pack up everything without saying a word to Christian.
That was six weeks ago. Today, I am in my bathroom at home looking at a positive pregnancy test in my hands. What am I going to do? Christian and I are over. The shot must have failed, and all I can think is, "Great, just great." Well, that explains the weird symptoms I've been having. I decide to make a doctor's appointment to confirm the pregnancy first, then plan the rest of my life.
I grab my phone and quickly call Dr. Greene's office. She can squeeze me in today, so I head over to her office. My mind is spinning. What am I going to do? Christian is not going to be happy. I arrive at Dr. Greene's office, check-in, and wait to be called back. I sit nervously, waiting to find out what my future will hold.
I look at the expectant mothers around me and just think about what I am going to do if the pregnancy test was right. I can't tell Christian. I just can't. I sit in my seat, thinking when I hear my name called by the nurse.
"Anastasia Steele."
"I'm right here."
I get up and follow her to an exam room where the nurse takes vitals and leaves me in the room, sitting on the exam table. As I'm waiting for Dr. Greene, I keep thinking, "Am I ready to be a mother?" Dr. Greene finally comes in.
"Hello, Ana. What can I help you with today?"
"Well, I haven't been feeling well these last few weeks, and then I realized that I had missed my period this month, so I took a pregnancy test and it came back positive. I just need that confirmed."
"Sure, that would be my pleasure. I would also like to do your physical while you're here. Is that okay?"
"Sure."
"Okay, I'm going to draw some blood. We'll need about three vials and a urine sample. This will confirm the pregnancy."
I nod, and as she takes my blood, I let my mind wander to happier times with Christian. I don't even notice that Dr. Greene has left the room. When Dr. Greene returns, I'm still staring off into space, so she touches my shoulder, bringing me back to the present and getting my attention.
"Yes, Dr. Greene?"
"Ana, I might be able to rush your test results, but I can confirm you are pregnant and about six weeks along. The sonogram we did shows the baby looks good and is on track growth-wise. The rest of your blood work will not be back for 24 to 48 hours, so I will call you back with those results."
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Grace's POV:
Unbeknownst to Ana, Grace had seen the whole exchange between her and Dr. Grey. All Grace could think about was what was going on with Ana, and if she was here alone, where is her son? She couldn't believe Christian wouldn't be with Ana here at the hospital. There is no way Christian wouldn't be here if there was something wrong with Ana.
She knew something had happened between them recently because Christian was back to shutting everyone out again. But she knew not to pry into her children's personal lives. If they truly needed her, they would come to her, she hoped, and if she got a chance to speak to Ana, she hoped she could help her as well.