Chapter Four
Ana
I awoke the next morning to soft kisses peppering my face neck and shoulder and I groaned snuggling in deeper feeling exhaustion as I had never felt before. "Wake up beautiful. We have to get ready and go to the hospital." I groaned and pulled the cover over my head wishing I could stay where I was in the arms of the man I love and not have to deal with the world.
Christian chuckled and pulled the cover back, "While I would love to let you sleep, princess, we have to be there in an hour." The mention of how soon we had to be there had me sitting up and the second I did my stomach flipped and nausea hit me so fast that I flung the covers off me and ran to the toilet making it just in time.
As I was being sick Christian walked in and pulled my hair back from my face and rubbed my back and while it was such a sweet gesture, I couldn't help the feeling of embarrassment as I continued to be sick.
Once I finished, I stood on shaky legs and made my way to the sink to brush my teeth and wash my face. "Well, I'm going to take that as a good sign no matter how much it sucks." I smiled at Christian through the mirror as he stood behind me placing a kiss on the top of my head.
"Do you need anything, princess?"
"Just some ginger tea and some toast, please. Mia said that usually settles her stomach." Christian quickly brushed his teeth and washed his face then left to go downstairs while I took a quick shower and dressed in a black maxi dress and black sandals.
With one last quick look in the mirror grimacing at the bruise and cut on my head and lip, hating the reminder of what happened I left the room to make my way downstairs.
Considering how early it was I was shocked to see Jessica sitting in the front room alone staring out of the window with a frown on her face clearly lost in thought until she heard my approach and turned to give me a smile that didn't reach her eyes.
"Morning, sweetie. Are you okay?"
"Yeah, how are you feeling? Christian was in here earlier, he said you were sick. Do you need anything?" Before I could answer Grace's voice interrupted us.
"Ms. Ana, Mr. Grey asked me to make you ginger tea and toast. I have some honey in case you want to add it to the tea it makes it taste a lot better." Grace placed the tray on the table before turning to Jessica.
"Can I get you anything, Ms. Jessica?"
"No thank you, Grace."
"Okay, come find me if you change your mind. Also, Mr. Grey told me to tell you he was taking a shower and will be down shortly so that you can leave for the hospital."
"Thank you, Grace." She gave me another smile as I poured honey into my tea before taking a drink almost instantly feeling better.
When Grace was gone, I turned to face Jessica. So, what had you so lost in thought when I came in here?"
Jessica blushed and looked down at her hands then with a deep breath she looked back up at me. "Arturo and Cillian came to my room last night." I swallowed my bite of toast and watched her waiting for her to say more but she stayed quiet.
"Okay, what happened? Did you guys sort out your relationship dynamics or were they just checking on you?"
"We kind of sorted out our relationship, I guess."
"What do you mean, you guess?" I took the last bite of toast and waited for her to answer me, and the next words out of her mouth had me choking on my toast.
"We had sex."
"Oh, my god. How was it?" I was practically jumping up and down with excitement because let's face it Jessica was officially living the dream. Well, we all were considering how gorgeous our men are but she has two.
Jessica stood up and came to sit closer to me and opened her mouth to speak but we were interrupted by Christian's voice. "Are you ready to go, princess?" I groaned in disappointment because I wanted to know all the details but the hospital was way more important right now so I stood up to join Christian.
"Yeah, I'm ready. Jessica when we get back, we are finishing this conversation." Jessica seemed unsure and Christian looked confused.
"Good luck at the hospital. Are you going to check on Mia?"
"We are actually picking her up. She called earlier and said that the Doctors were finally letting her go home after she promised she would hire a private nurse and stay away from stress. I asked them to come stay here until Isabelle was found because even though Luca is more than capable of looking after her, and his house is very secure I would just feel better having us all under one roof until this is over."
I was so excited that Mia was not only being discharged from the hospital but that she would be staying here with us. In the short time I had been a part of their lives I had grown to love Mia like a sister so having her here would not only be a lot of fun but it would ease my mind as well knowing that she was safe.
"Was Mia okay about staying here?"
"Yes and no. She is happy to get to be around all of us, and she is happy that she will be able to be close to the basement she is determined to make Gino's life Hell until he takes his last breath, but she is pissed that she can't be in her home." Christian held his hand out for me to take before pulling me into his arms and giving me a brief kiss.
"Well, let's go and get her. So we can get her here and settled. Maybe Luca can go to their house and pick up some things that may make her stay here easier for her."
"Good thinking, princess." Before we left, I turned back to Jessica.
"Remember, Jessica, we will be finishing this conversation when I get back. No arguments." Resigned to the fact that I wouldn't let it go until she told me everything. She knew me too well.
Once Christian and I climbed into the car which was being driven by the man that had been driving his car the night we met, Christian grabbed my hand and placed it on his knee rubbing soothing circles on the palm.
"What were you and Jessica talking about?"
While I knew it wasn't my place to say anything I knew it was only a matter of time before he found out anyway. "Well, it would seem that Jessica, Arturo, and Cillian made things official last night. I don't know too much because you came in but I will be getting all the details when we get home."
"Did they have sex?"
"Yeah, but don't tell her I told you. She will be mortified if she knew you know at least before she has had a chance to get used to everything."
"I won't say a word but I can't say I am happy with the thought of you talking about my brother and Cillian and what they do in the bedroom."
"Christian, it's not like that. This is what women do just like I am sure at some point you will talk about it with Cillian and Arturo. I'm not interested in the details of how they look naked or anything like that. I just want to know how Jessica feels." I was telling a little white lie because of course, I was going to be asking how the sex was. I would be crazy not to. These kinds of stories are how I make my living so it's only natural to be curious but I didn't want Christian to know that.
"Fine, I still don't like it though. Nor have I got any interest in talking to my brother about his sex life." I smiled when I saw that he was sulking. Christian being dominant and protective was so sexy but Christian sulking was downright adorable.
I turned to face him and took his face in my hands before leaning in to kiss him before pulling away and speaking over his lips. "I love you and you are the only man I am interested but women are different from men. We talk to our girlfriends about things like this. Well most of us do, but it doesn't mean anything." I could tell by his face that he still wasn't happy but he let it go just as we pulled up at the hospital.
"Come on, princess. Let's get you checked out and pick Mia up. I'm sure she is causing trouble and driving people crazy with her need to leave the hospital." Christian pulled me from the car and wrapped his arm around my shoulder as we walked into the hospital.
The second we walked through the doors the nerves kicked in because while I hoped that the fact that I was sick this morning was a good sign I couldn't be certain. So, I was scared. This was the first time I had really thought about what we were here for and now that we were here it had hit me.
My steps faltered prompting Christian to turn and stop. "Are you alright, princess?"
"Yeah, I think it's just hit me why we are here. I'm scared." Christian placed a finger under my chin and lifted my head so that I was looking into his eyes.
"Ana, everything is going to be fine. I don't want you to worry. Remember the Doctor said that you weren't allowed to be stressed so let's get this done and we will face what comes next together. I love you so much, princess and I truly believe that everything is going to be fine."
"You're right." Christian leaned down and kissed me then took my hand squeezing it reassuringly.
We walked through the hospital in silence and when we reached our destination. We had barely sat down in the waiting room when Doctor Miller walked in smiling brightly. "Hello, Ana. how are you feeling? I wanted to personally do this test. After what you went through the other day I figured you would feel more comfortable with a familiar face. Christian, it's lovely to see you too. I trust Ana has been following my orders and avoiding stress and resting."
"Yes, she has. Trust me I would do anything to keep her rested and keep her away from anything that could upset her."
"He has been the perfect nurse. I have been very well taken care of and I'm feeling a lot better. Although, this morning I was very sick. I'm hoping that's a good sign."
"Well, as much as it isn't fun being sick or feeling nauseous it can be a very good sign that your HCG levels are building." Doctor Miller handed me the sample pot and smiled. "Let's get the tests done, shall we?"
I took the pot and took a deep breath before I left to retrieve my sample. I returned a few minutes later and handed the same to the Doctor who had been chatting with Christian. We followed the Doctor into a private room before she sat us down to talk us through what was going to happen.
"I have just been explaining to your husband that I'm going to do a quick pregnancy test. Then we will do a more in-depth test to find out what your levels are So I need a blood sample from you. Unlike the pregnancy test which you will get the results for straight away the level tests can take a couple of hours so I will call you with them rather than have you waiting around here for hours."
My heart sank because I had thought we would have got the results before we left the hospital but now we would have to wait for hours to know that everything was as it should be. Doctor Miller did the pregnancy test in front of us and I stared at it waiting for the lines to show.
"As expected and as you can see the test is positive."
Doctor Miller took my blood sample and patched up my arm before sitting back down. "I will call you in a couple of hours with the results. You are free to go and relax at home." Christian and I stood up, said goodbye to the doctor, and headed toward Mia's room.
"Well, that was faster than I expected. I don't know why but I thought we would be here for way longer." Christian sounded a lot brighter than I was feeling but his smile didn't reach his eyes telling me he was just as worried and disappointed as I was that we didn't have definitive results yet.
"Let's not think about it anymore until we get the results. Let's pick Mia up and do what the doctor said and go home and relax." Christian squeezed my hand just as we reached Mia's room to find her sitting on the bed dressed and her bag packed and beside her.
"Oh, thank fuck. I need to get out of here. Did I mention I hate hospitals?" Mia jumped up from the bed and practically ran over to us with her bag in hand prompting Luca to run up to her and grab the bag from her.
"Seriously, Mia, slow the fuck down or I swear I will spank the shit out of you and you will not fucking like it." Luca looked like he was close to losing it.
"Hey, come on Luca. Did you have to fucking say that? I don't want that image in my head. That's my little sister... Jesus."
"Sorry, boss but you have no idea how she has been the past couple of days. If I could have I would have tied her to the bed. She has been a fucking nightmare." Despite Luca's harsh words, I couldn't miss the loving tone he used or the way he stared at his wife like the sun rose and set with her.
"Listen, if you want me to stop being a nightmare get me the fuck out of here then I will be a good girl and you can spank me for fun. How's that?" Mia smiled sarcastically at Luca then put her arm through mine and walked us out of the room followed by Christian and Luca.
"Oh god. Fucking read the room. I don't want to hear about my sister getting spanked for punishment or pleasure. Stop it!" I couldn't hold my laughter in any longer. This was exactly what I needed to take my mind off things. God I have missed Mia and her craziness.
Mia, Luca, and Christian bickered back and forth all the way back home, and by the time we arrived, I had tears streaming down my face from laughing so much.
As we all walked into the living room we all stopped dead in our tracks when we saw Jessica straddling Cillian's lap kissing him passionately with her skirt around her thighs and Arturo's hand under her skirt while he kissed her neck. Holy fuck!
"Why is this happening to me today?" I turned around to find Christian throwing his hands in the air shaking his head in disbelief. I almost started laughing again but my attention was pulled from Christian to Jessica who in her horror at being found in such a compromising position had fallen off Cillian's lap and had landed on the floor with her skirt around her waist as she desperately worked to fix her top that I hadn't noticed had been pulled under her breasts.
Cillian was reaching for Jessica while Arturo turned to face us. "Close your fucking eyes."
"Are you fucking high? This is my fucking home. There are a million rooms in this house why do people keep picking my favorite rooms to fuck in?"
"Christian I am so sorry I..."
"You have nothing to be sorry about, Jessica. Trust me I have known Arturo and Cillian long enough to know that they are at fault here." Once Jessica had fixed her appearance she pushed Cillian off her and rushed out of the room with her head down.
I didn't hesitate to run after followed by Mia. "Jessica, wait honey!"
Jessica stopped in her tracks when I grabbed her hand just as Alice came down the stairs smiling. "Oh, Mia, thank god you're out of the hospital how are you feeling?"
"Hey, honey. I'm good, thanks. Glad to be out of that fucking place plus it would seem I have a lot to catch up on, here," Alice frowned as she took in the scene before her.
"What's happened?"
"Come on ladies let's go somewhere we can talk without the guys listening." We walked toward the kitchen where Mia asked Grace who had given her a huge hug when she saw her for some refreshments to be brought to the media room. I had never been in that room since I had been given the house tour but I remembered thinking it was really cosy so it was the perfect place to have our girlie chat in peace.
once we took our seats and had our snacks and drinks Jessica started talking. "In answer to your earlier question, I might as well start from last night." I could see Jessica's nerves about talking about what happened.
"Honey, you don't have to be nervous with us. We are family." I hated seeing her like this what she was doing was perfectly natural.
"It feels weird though."
"Oh my god you had sex with them didn't you?" I was shocked at the excitement in Alice's voice as Mia caught on to what we were talking about.
"Oh thank god for that. Those two have been obsessed with you since they met you. Why did you fight it for so long?" Jessica frowned at Mia.
"You don't think it's weird to be with two guys at once let alone be in a relationship with them both?"
"Hell, no. Why would any of us judge you? You are doing nothing wrong. Do you have any idea how many women would kill to be in your position? Especially the one we just witnessed." Alice whipped her head around in shock at Mia's words.
"Did someone catch you having sex as well?" The second the words left her mouth she looked horrified.
"What do you mean, as well?" Jessica had perked up a little as she waited for Alice's response.
"Oh god, I can't believe I just said that."
"When did you get caught having sex? Seriously is it just a massive fuck fest in this house or something?" I couldn't help but smile when I saw Mia's shocked expression.
"Okay, fine. It was the night Alesso and I went on our date. We came back here and the room we ended up with which wasn't my idea because I was unconscious when we arrived here..."
"Don't worry, Alesso didn't drug her or anything she fell asleep in the car and Alesso carried her in here" I thought I should get that out before anyone got the wrong idea.
"Were you drunk?" Mia still looked a little pissed and I knew why because if she was so drunk that she passed out then that wasn't that great either.
"No, I swear Alesso didn't take advantage of me I promise."
"Then why did you pass out?" Jessica frowned in confusion.
"Oh god, fine. Alesso had given me a very powerful orgasm in the car that's why I passed out. So, can we please leave that part of the story alone?"
"Shit, my brothers got skills. Good for him, and good for you."
"Yes, yes he does. Anyway, the room I woke up in was a very kinky BDSM room. I mean it has everything you could imagine. The bed even has a cage under it..."
"Okay, stop. I just want to say that the second we finish this conversation I want to see that fucking room. Was it Christian that arranged that?"
"Yes, your brother thought it would be a nice surprise for me."
"Well, yeah, that makes sense considering where you met. Okay, Alice carry on."
"The next morning Ana and Christian came in and caught me in a very compromising position."
"Oh come on, Alice. It was a bit more than compromising. I couldn't keep the laughter out of my voice and Alice couldn't keep the smile from her face.
"Fine, I was tied to a bondage bench and Alesso was flogging me."
"Holy fuck!" I laughed at the shock on Jessica's face.
"It was actually really comical. Although Christian wasn't best pleased."
"Why was Christian annoyed they were in a bedroom."
"Come on Mia, you know your brother. he was pissed that I saw your brother naked. though he was more pissed that I stared at his dick for longer than necessary but it's not my fault I have never seen a pierced one before."
"It's pierced?" Mia sounded horrified.
"Yep. Anyway, Christian was pissed and dragged me out of the room. He now wants to redecorate the room.
"I bet he does. Okay, your turn now Jessica how did you get caught?"
"I was in the living room writing and Cillian and Arturo were sitting next to me reading the chapter I was working on, it was a sex scene and they decided that I need more inspiration. They are really hard to say no to."
"It was actually pretty funny. Christian's face was hilarious." I was laughing picturing it over again and after a few seconds, everyone joined in the laughter.
Once the laughter died down we all became once more interested in what happened the night before with Jessica. "So how did last night happen, and more importantly how was it? Please, do not go into detail when it comes to my brother though."
"I was in my room getting changed for bed and they both came in and basically told me they were there to claim me. I was stunned and didn't know what to do or say. I won't go into detail Mia but I will say it was the most mind-blowing sex I have ever had in my life." Jessica dropped her head in her hands and groaned. "I'm so fucked."
"Yeah, ya are." Jessica lifted her head and smiled at Mia.
"Not just like that Mia. Can I ask Alice and Ana something?"
"Hey, why not ask me?" Mia sounded offended.
"Have you ever had sex with any of your brothers?"
"Ew, god no. Okay, ask them." Mia visibly shivered and grimaced making me laugh once more.
"Did you feel as addicted and as in love with your men this fast? I feel like the sex just solidified my feelings for them and now all I think about is them. Even now, even though they are in the next room I miss them. It's driving me nuts."
"Yeah, honey welcome to our world." Alice was nodding her head in agreement.
All of us turned at once when we heard a noise coming from the door to find Arturo and Cillian storming into the room. "All you have to do, killer, when you're feeling like that is come and find us. We don't care what we are doing if you come looking for us we will drop everything." Before Jessica could say anything Cillian lifted her over his shoulder and left the room with Arturo as fast as they had entered.
I was smiling until Christian came in holding the phone in his hand. "It's the Doctor. She has the results." My smile dropped and I suddenly felt sick with nerves.
Christian put the phone on speaker and sat beside me holding my hand tight in his. "Okay, Doctor Miller. Ana's here now."
"Oh good. Well, I'm very pleased that your HCG levels have gone up by over sixty percent which is exactly what we wanted. So, I'm going to book you in for your first scan in a few weeks I will text you the date and time for the scan but at least now you can relax. Congratulation to you both, and I look forward to seeing you in a few weeks. I will also be introducing you to your midwife and we can go over a few more things. For now, though you can both relax and celebrate."
I couldn't speak through the tears that were streaming down my face so Christian was the one to thank the doctor and say goodbye for us both. The second he hung the phone up I found myself wrapped in his arms while Mia and Alice screaming and clapping their hands in excitement prompting Alesso and Luca to come running through the open door. If it had been closed they wouldn't have heard a thing.
"What's happened?" Luca relaxed when he saw the smile on Mia's face as I pulled out of Christians arms and wiped the tears from my eyes.
"The doctor just called to say everything is as it should be with the pregnancy." Christian sounded like he was close to tears and when I looked into his eyes I was shocked to see tears in them.
"Are you okay, baby?"
"I'm so fucking happy. I know I didn't show it but I was so fucking scared."
"Me too."
Fuck it, we are all celebrating tonight. After what we have all been through we deserve some fun. Luca, call Carla and tell her we are having a dinner party tonight that she needs to come to. Alesso, find a chef that can come here tonight." Christian was giving out orders when Grace walked in.
"Ah, Grace good. You're here. We are having a dinner party tonight. Can you please find the staff that we will need it will be all of us and Carla, I also want you to join us, so find people that can serve us then go home get changed, and come back for seven. We have lot's to celebrate. Can you do that?"
"Of course Mr. Grey." Grace winked at me when she saw Christian's hand on my stomach before leaving the room with a huge smile on her face.
I couldn't get over how different things felt compared to the mood even just this morning. Tonight would be a well-deserved celebration that was for sure.