CHAPTER 13

She went back in Christian's office and said, "Baby, you need to get the company nurse up here. I think I need a lot of stitches." Christian ran over to her and saw her forearm was sliced open deep.

He panicked and shouted, "Andrea get the nurse and Taylor, quick!" He ran to his bathroom, turned on the water and Ana followed him. She was profusely bleeding. Ana put her forearm under the faucet and hissed with a little whine behind it.

She said, squeezing her eyes shut, "That bitch must file them to sharp points to cut like this."

Christian said seriously, "She really does so she can scratch her subs to draw blood."

Ana said seriously, "I hope I at least broke her nose." The nurse came into the office with Taylor following

The nurse called out, "Mr Grey?!"

He yelled, "In here!" The nurse came in and Christian stepped out. He started explaining to Taylor what happened and to get the CCTV recording of the incident and they will take Ana to the hospital after she gets checked out. Taylor went to security to get the recording and comeback.

The nurse said frowning, "Miss Steele, you're going to need a lot of stitches. Let's bind your arm together and bandage it up. They will sterilize it well at the hospital. Make sure you tell them to do it. I'm sorry, it's going to hurt tremendously when they do."

Ana kissed the older woman on the cheek and said, "Thank you for helping me, Mrs Klein." The older woman smiled big and patted her cheek affectionately. Christian was smiling at them thinking how Ana made the nurse feel validated and good about her job. The nurse said goodbye after wrapping her arm in gauze. Christian got their coats and Ana grabbed her purse and laptop with one arm. Christian helped her get her injured arm in her coat and took her laptop and purse from her. He buttoned her up and put her laptop and purse on his shoulder.

Ana said smiling, flirting and winking, "You look cute with that little green purse, sugar baby."

Christian laughed at her flirting and said, nudging her in her good arm, "Oh stop it." She giggled at him.

Christian said directly to Andrea, "Reschedule everything, Andrea. I won't be back today."

Roz came around the corner and asked, "What's been going on?"

Christian said seriously, "Elena came and got past the reception desk downstairs and violently attacked Ana in my office. We are going to the hospital for stitches. I won't be back today."

Roz said seriously, "Ok, I'll deal with everything and let you know. Let me know too." Roz smiled and patted Ana who smiled back. Taylor arrived and they all got on the elevator and left for the hospital.

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When they got to the hospital, they took Ana to the back but Christian wouldn't leave her side.

The nurse asked, "You need to go to the waiting room, sir"

Christian said frustrated, "I've been her temporary guardian since last June because she has no family."

The nurse said firmly, "She is conscious and doesn't need a guardian right now."

The doctor came in and said gruffly, "Go to the waiting room, sir." Ana turned to Christian and caressed his face.

Ana kissed Christian and said, "It's ok, baby. Don't worry." He frowned looking at the young good looking doctor warily and reluctantly went out to the waiting room looking back over his shoulder glaring.

The doctor asked, looking at her wrapped arm, "Boyfriend?"

Ana laughed and said, "Not quite yet but will be any day now."

The doctor nodded and said flirting, "I wouldn't have left anyone as beautiful as you alone back here."

Ana said laughing, "That's because you're a doctor and could weasel your way back here." He laughed, cutting the gauze and unwrapping her arm.

He saw the slices in her arm almost an inch to half inch deep and hissed. He asked, concerned, "What did this kind of damage to your arm?"

Ana said seriously, "You mean who at GEH. An irate bitch with purposely filed sharp pointed nails, or should I say talons."

He said, "My brother works at GEH. Wow, it's like deep razorblade slashes. We need to get you sewed up. It doesn't look like any damage to the ligaments and tendons, just muscle and tissue. Can you flex your fingers for me?" Ana did, hissing. He said, "You're gonna need therapy to fully recover though." Grace came in through the curtain of the room.

She said concerned, "Ana, honey, what happened? Christian is a wreck out there worried."

Grace looked at her arm and asked, "Did you get sliced?"

Ana said seriously looking in Grace's kind eyes and said, "Sorry, Grace, but your bitch of a bestie did this to me. She attacked me in Christian's office at GEH. She was mad because Christian decided to run a field audit on all three of her salons because he hasn't done one in over six years. She went crazy and attacked me saying I am the cause. I slammed her into a wall in return for this. I hope I broke her nose in payment." Grace was confused.

Grace said confounded, "She came in a little while ago, bleeding from the nose and lip, but said she fell and broke her nose."

Ana said, "She lied to you. She attacked me first and it's on video."

The doctor said apologetically, "Sorry, but this is going to hurt like hell." Ana braced herself as he poured alcohol into the three furrowed slices three to four inches long in her forearm. Ana screamed and her eyes teared up. Grace cringed. She heard Christian shouting her name from the waiting room. Grace ran out to calm him down.

The doctor said, "Next I'll deaden it with a couple shots." He did a few injections and her forearm and her hand was going numb.

Ana said frowning, "Too bad you couldn't do that before the alcohol bath." When it was dead, he started stitching her up doing tiny stitches.

Ana said watching, "Nice technique and small stitches."

The doctor asked curiously, "You have some medical training?"

Ana said seriously, "My father was a Marine Raider Colonel and had me trained and certified by the time I was twelve in CPR, First Aid and Field Medical Triage under Master Survivalist certifications."

The doctor smiled and said, "Wow, you have a cool dad."

Ana said stoically, "Had. He died in a car accident five years ago when I was twenty. But, yes, he was an amazing genius. The government lost a helluva brilliant consultant."

The doctor said, "And you lost a helluva father." She nodded as he glanced up.

After she was all sewn up, and bandaged up, the doctor handed her papers and two prescriptions. He said, "You're going to need a prescription for therapy when you see your physician as soon as possible. That's a prescription for pain pills and antibiotics it will get you though until you can get in to see your doctor next week. In case things don't work out with your not yet boyfriend, my home phone number is on the back of this page." He showed her. "Call anytime. I would definitely call you back."

Ana laughed and said, "Shame on you Dr Sneaky."

He laughed and said, "It's Dr Ryan Stevens."

Ana said reluctantly, "Not Matt Stevens brother?"

He said surprised, "Yeah, that's him."

She said smiling, "He hit on me the other day and I told him my sex change wasn't complete and I was still a male lesbian." The doctor started laughing his ass off.

He grinned and said, shaking his head, "Good one. I bet you shocked the hell out of him."

Ana said giggling, "He looked pretty bemused."

The doctor said smiling, "Have a good day, Anastasia Steele. Get well soon." She smiled and nodded saying goodbye.

When she got out in the waiting room Christian got up and came quickly to her. He said gently, hugging her to his chest, "Baby, was that you screaming?" She nodded and he started kissing her everywhere and holding her carefully.

He said sympathetically, "I'm so sorry everyone is hurting you today. Let's get your drugs and get you home with me. You have to stay with me and let me take care of you, baby." Ana gave him her paperwork and patted his chest to his mother's shock. He kissed his mother on the cheek and led Ana outside to the SUV.

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Grace went back to the ER and was looking at Elena from a distance. Something was bugging her at the back of her mind. She couldn't figure out why Elena would just outright lie to her and have attacked Ana. She thought, 'Something is going on with Elena to suddenly just blame her salons being checked in an audit after six years. It's not like Christian had bothered her yearly with one. What's the big deal to get violent about? Has Elena been doing something to Christian, like stealing or fudging the books? God I hope that's not the case.'

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When Christian got Ana to his penthouse he had her get dressed in his tshirt and a pair of his gym shorts. She was having trouble with the shorts and had him help her and tighten the drawstring on them for her. He took her to the kitchen to take her pills and eat lunch. He had her lay down on the couch with the TV clicker and a glass of juice. He went into his office and was on the phone and answering emails.

After a while, he was caught up and sat his phone on vibrate on the coffee table. He climbed onto the couch behind Ana and folded her up in his arms. She never woke up and just slept away in his arms. He felt bad that Elena hurt her and that scream from the ER went right through his heart knowing she was in such terrible pain. His mother stopped him from going back there. Christian knew at that moment that everything inside of him had changed and he knew for sure that he was in love with her. He felt helpless and it was hurting him to hear her suffering. He knew he could never cause her pain like he did to his subs.

He had to admit when Elena attacked her it made him jump to try to protect Ana. Ana not only slammed Elena's face and body into the wall, but pulled her off the floor restrained and threw her in the elevator when her arm was hurt. He had no idea she was hurt at all until she said something and he saw the blood. His strong girl has been busy at GEH the last two days with Olivia and now Elena when she was only supposed to be visiting. Christian started drifting off to sleep warm and comfortable.