Disclaimer E L James owns everything fifty, all other characters are my own.

All mistakes are mine.

Our family is back but with a few new additions both human and dogs. I am taking liberties with Hugo's age in this story. I know Neapolitan mastiffs can live until they are ten and Hugo will be 11 at the start of this story but I couldn't write this without him in it. He has a habit of popping into my head. Enjoy.

APOV

I was sat with a beaming smile on my face while my sisters laughed at me. Inside I wanted to jump up and down in joy at the positive pregnancy test that I held.

"We will have to get you in for a scan," Kate said still chucking to herself.

"I will have to find myself a good obstetrician then" I moved quickly out of the way of her finger that tried to poke my side.

We were sat in Grace and Carrick's living room or the madhouse as we had come to know it when we all got together. They loved having the children here, usually kicking us out in the process.

"Are you going to tell the in-laws they are going to be grandparents again?" Mia asked me.

"I want to tell Christian first, and then everyone else can know. I might go and see him at the club after lunch as he is working late today."

Christian had one day a week when he was at the club all day and into the evening as well. He hated it, but he wouldn't show anyone apart from me that.

His main priority is and always will be his family. He likes to be here to put the children to bed and read their bedtime story's and the day after his long day, is boy time. I usually come home from work to chaos but my happy, laughing boys at the centre of it.

Christian stepped into the role of Boss very well. Too well according to some of the older members of the organisation who didn't like the changes he was making and were quickly dealt with. That is all he would say about them and I was fine with that.

"Mommy is daddy in Hugo's house," Theo asked me, as I looked over to the two of them sat together.

I had forgotten he was reading in the corner as he was so quiet. He was using the side of Hugo's head as a book rest while Hugo snored with his head in Theo's lap. If I ever thought Hugo was my shadow, it was nothing like my eldest son and his faithful pup. It is like they are joined at the hip, where ever you find one, the other is not far behind.

"Why would you think daddy is in trouble," I asked him.

"Alex said when Auntie Kate visits Uncle Elliot at work, its because he is in trouble."

I looked to my sister who just shrugged her shoulders with a smirk on her face. More like sneaking off for sex if I know those two.

"No sweetheart daddy is not in trouble, Mommy just wanted to talk to him that's all" nodding he went back to his book before we heard the sound of laughter getting closer.

We all looked up as Carrick came rushing through the living room with three excited children behind him followed by three dogs.

Theo is four and a half now and is a complete double of his daddy. In looks, temperament but more so with his protectiveness over his younger siblings and myself. Although he does tend to jump into any piece of water he can find, which I think he is influenced in that a lot by Hugo. Its a good job he is a very good swimmer.

Theo is a big brother to Luca Antonio Grey and Matteo Eamon Grey who were a complete surprise. Not the getting pregnant part as my husband and I can't keep our hands off each other. It was more because they were twins. Neither Grey, Trevelyan, Mancini or Lambert families have twins in the family line so our little boys were the first.

Christian had walked out of the surgery strutting like a peacock because he had put two babies inside me. You would have thought he had split the atom not my egg and he had done it all by himself.

Walking into my in-law's house they were all waiting for news that the baby was fine.

"Is the baby ok" Grace had asked us and smiled seeing the large one on Christian's face.

Wrapping his arms around me, he rested them on my stomach.

"They are both doing well," he said laughing at his mother's reaction. It had taken her a few minutes to take in what he was telling them before she hugged us both.

Carrick I think was in shock which made my husband laugh more and I still don't think he believed we were having two babies until he went to visit them in the special care baby unit when they arrived 7 weeks early.

That was a hard time, we wanted to be home with Theo but also needed to be at the hospital for the twins. They were both breathing on their own when they were born but just needed to grow. Luca was the smallest at 3lb 1 oz and Matteo was 3lb 11. In the days that followed they showed just how much of a Grey they were. Strong little boys, they went from strength to strength although Luca is still a bit smaller than his twin.

Watching Theo and Hugo follow the noise, Mia turned to me.

"How do you think Christian will take it," she asked.

"He will be ecstatic, we have been trying for the past eighteen months to get pregnant but didn't think it would happen again, so I am over the moon at the moment and I know he will be too."

"Our babies are going to be similar in age," Mia said excitedly rubbing her rounded stomach before she turned to Kate. "You need to get started on another one, tie Elliot down and demand his sperm."

I laughed seeing Kate's face. They had Alex who was 3 just like the twins and having Elliot's personality, it was like she had quads, not just one little boy as he is everywhere and into everything.

"One Elliot offspring is enough for now and if I tied him down he would just think I was being kinky" she laughed.

"Are you going to come to the club, Kate?" I asked her as she nodded.

"I might show up and keep my husband on his toes."

"Elliot is just like his brothers, completely loyal and pays no attention to the women that are there," I told her, knowing that's the truth.

"Mia are you coming," Kate asked her.

"No thank you, my arse is stuck to the couch and I have no energy to roll myself off of it. Unless it is to use the bathroom or where ever the food is, then I am staying put."

Mia has been on rest for most of her pregnancy. They had been trying, pretty much since they had gotten married for a baby but had suffered two miscarriage which devastated them both. With having the twins, I was worried it would upset them but they love all the boys and spend as much time with them as they can. This pregnancy has gone without a hitch so far and she is four weeks off from meeting her little boy.

Lunch was a usual noisy affair and with kisses and hugs off my boys, we headed to the car.

Getting in David asked us where we were going.

"Do I need to call in back up to save your husband if we are going to the club" he laughed when I told him.

"Why does everyone think Christian is in trouble, he's been a very good boy" and got me pregnant.

We pulled up outside the back of the club where the entrance was. The main club downstairs was shut at this time of day but what I wanted was upstairs.

"Sure I don't need back up," David asked again as I raised my eyebrow to him. Ian had followed in his car so he would stay outside while David came into the club with us. I know there are others around but they are not close protection, just there if needed.

"I'll protect you, David, don't worry," I said as we reached the door.

Scanning my thumb, the door opened. Expecting, to hear music we were met with silence. I also expected to see Giovanni here or one of the other doormen but he was nowhere to be found. I looked at Kate as she shrugged her shoulders. It wouldn't be the first time they had left the music off, especially if they were conducting business here but they usually have someone down at the door unless they are on a bathroom break.

Walking up the stairs we came out into the main corridor. I was just about to walk forward when a man walked passed the opening of the main room as if he was going to the bar. He looked like he was armed to the teeth as he started to shout. Feeling my arm being pulled back I turned to look at David. He had his finger to his lips motioning for me to pull my gun out of my purse.

We all had them, our men had made sure we were armed and could defend ourselves so Kate pulled hers out too.

"Ana what are we going to do," Kate asked me taking the safety off her gun.

"Stop wafting your gun in front of my face, will be a start" apologising she put her gun down to her side.

"The storeroom, if we can get into there then you two can use the door on the other side to get behind the bar and cover me. I need to cause a diversion to get all the attention onto me so you can get past."

"Ana if you get shot, Christian will kill everyone who has ever looked at you the wrong way."

"If I don't do something David, then I will be a widow by the end of the day and that is not an option" Agreeing with me, we quietly made a plan. David couldn't set the emergency alarm off on his phone because it would set every one of our guys phones off who was in that room. Kate picked the lock on the storeroom door and they made their way through shutting it quietly behind them.

"I can't believe how easy it was coming in here today, like taking candy from a baby. I take the Greys out and Washington will be mine."

I found my husband tied to a chair and standing over him was Mark one of the barmen who has worked here for years. I thought he was trying to untie him at first but seeing the grimace on Christian's face, he had only done it tighter.

Walking quietly forward I was starting to have déjà vu of when we were in Palermo for Carrick's birthday and the Lupo's burst in. Why do these so-called criminals talk constantly, giving away all their secrets because they think it isn't going to have any effect on the outcome.

I knew the second Christian spotted me as his eyes widened. He had a gag across his mouth as he shouted out to them to take the attention onto him. Walking the last few steps, I cocked the trigger back on my gun, right down his ear.

"Drop it."

"I said fucking drop it" Hitting the back of his head with my gun when he hadn't moved, I think he finally realised that I wasn't messing around as his gun hit the floor.

"Tell everyone else to drop their guns," I told him before he shouted out for everyone to do as I said.

"She's" Mark protested and was just about to tell everyone who I was when Kate's gun was pressed to the back of his neck.

David made his way over to our husbands and started to untie them. I noticed that John was lay on the floor with his eyes closed. I need to check him over but I need Christian first.

"ISAAC, THIS CODE DOESN'T FUCKING WORK" I was startled for a moment, hearing a loud voice coming our way. We all looked to the direction of the office as a man came into view and froze. Immediately he started to pull his gun out but I was quicker, it was a split-second decision as I pulled the trigger.

He went down with the impact of the bullet and groaned on the floor. David kicked his gun away and aimed his own gun down to him.

"YOUR FUCKING WHORE SHOT MY BROTHER" he shouted looking at the man moaning on the floor.

As soon as Christian was released, he was quickly on his way over to us. Reaching my side, Christian punched him in the face as he went down. He moved closer to his head, putting his foot over his throat and pressed down hard.

I was trying to check Christian over for injuries and apart from a cut on the forehead he seemed fine but I would check him over properly when I got him home.

"You dare call my wife a whore" he was so angry. I could see the man was gasping for air, trying to remove my husband's foot from his throat but he couldn't, he wasn't strong enough.

"Christian stop please" I took his hand in mine and kissed his ring, bringing him back to me.

Wrapping his arms around me, Christian buried his face into my hair and just breathed in my scent.

"Take them to the warehouse," he said as everyone started to move.

"Do you only have David with you?" Christian asked me looking around for other security I would have brought with me.

"Hey, don't get mad at me. I didn't realise I was walking into a hostage situation. Ian is outside in the car, we couldn't set the alarm on our phones off as they would know."

"Fuck, I'm sorry princess. Just seeing you there, I think I just died a little."

"That's how I felt seeing you strapped to that chair" I melted into his arms once more as they held me tighter.

"You always have my back" he smiled brushing the hair from my face as he leaned down to kiss my lips.

"You're mine Christian, I tried to call you but you didn't answer" I mumbled around his lips before he pulled back.

"Sorry, it's just been one cock-up after another today. What did you want to talk to me about, Hugo has not been humping Betsy again has he" that made me laughed, who knew my dog was a horn dog literally.

"No, he hasn't, Christian your hand."

I saw the blood dripping from his palm which he told me had been done on the broken glass. Using the first aid kit that was behind the bar, I cleaned and dressed it before kissing his hand better like I do with my boys.

"It's perfectly fine now, all it needed was a kiss," he told me.

Pulling his head down to mine I gave him a proper kiss. Our bodies were flush together as we held each other. I was trying to concentrate on this moment, in his arms as our lips moved together and ignore the mess I had just walked into.

"I have something for you," I told him when we broke apart to take a breath.

Reaching for my purse, I handed him the covered test. He didn't need to know what it is as he has seen enough over the years.

"Yes."

"Yes, yes" I laughed as he spun me around.

"I love you so much Ana, so fucking much."

He kissed my lips and all over my face so he knows I am here, that I am real. I let him do it, it's his confirmation to himself that I am ok and I can never have enough of my husband's kisses.

"Can I borrow a doctor when you have finished?" John asked leaning against David as he helped him take a seat. Giovanni was sat at the bar as Kate checked him over.

"Gio was found knocked out in the cleaners store cupboard downstairs," David told us as I turned to John.

"Sorry, John, where does it hurt," I asked him taking a look at his head where he pointed too.

"You have a lovely egg growing on the back of your head, how's your vision," I asked him, trying to fix him up with the limited supplies I had.

"Fine, I can still shoot perfectly although I have a lovely headache coming on."

"Get something for your headache and if your vision starts getting blurred then I want you to go in."

"You don't have a scanner at the surgery," he asked me as I shook my head.

I took Eamon up on his offer when Theo had just turned one. I only work one day there and two days at the bakery which Hannah still manages. I still love being there as much as I did when I first opened it but my children will always come first and having Christian at home during the day is a bonus as there is always one of us there.

I sometimes take Theo to the bakery with me as he enjoys decorating the cupcakes. The ones he does do either gets eaten while he is there or he brings them home with him. As always when Theo is with me then so is Hugo.

Christian had refused to let go of me, as the clean up started around us.

"What happened," I asked him.

Taking my hand he led me through to his office, stepping over the mess on the way.

There were papers everywhere like the place had been ransacked. He cleared a space on his couch and pulled me onto his knee.

"I'm so happy, we have another little one on the way Ana" nodding I kissed his cheek before resting my head on his shoulder.

"Coming into here this morning, everyone was already on edge. One of our couriers was turned over last night and is in the hospital. He will be fine before you panic" he said knowing me so well.

"He had already made the drop and was on his way back to his car with the money when it happened so they cleared him out and left him beaten."

"Do you know who it was?" I asked him.

"The dealer who he had delivered to was pretty much there straight away and was trying to get him back into the house but one of the neighbours said she had called the cops and an ambulance. From what they have told them, the cops think he had been visiting a friend and was mugged on the way back to the car. As far as who did it, at this point I don't know but I will find out."

He took a deep breath before he took my hand and kissed my rings.

"Here, Tuesday morning is when we have the alcohol delivery for the clubs which is delivered downstairs. Mark was in charge of making sure the delivery was in order. Fuck Ana, I have known this man for years so I don't know why he has done this shit but I will be making sure I find out. He has been on vacation for the past week visiting friends and today was his first shift back. He even came up to me this morning and apologised because he had taken drugs once while he was away. He knows the drug policy while working here but at least he was upfront about it or so I thought. Mark obviously let them in and brought them up from downstairs. I don't know what they were after, they were trying to get into the safe but were also talking about taking over our business. Were they serious or was it just a robbery I don't know because they acted like a bunch of amateurs." he was shaking his head trying to figure out what had happened here.

"How did you end up tied to a chair."

"Our drinks were spiked, I could tell as soon as I took a sip that there was something wrong with it but even though I spat most of it out, I still went down. Although, not for too long. I landed onto the glass that had smashed when I dropped it."

"Spiked, are you ok, have you cut yourself somewhere else" I was panicking, I knew what if felt like to have my drink spiked. I might not remember that night but I remember feeling horrible the next day.

"Ana, Princess I'm fine. I promise."

We didn't move as we held each other, I could feel the kisses on my head and he would hold me tighter before releasing me and then tighter again. I didn't mind, I was happy that he was safe and I was in his arms. We could hear movement all around as the club was put back together but no one approached the door to his office. Christian was playing with a strand of my hair when he bolted upright scaring the crap out of me.

"Shit sorry Princess, Noah."

"Whose Noah," I asked him.

"He only started here last year, he was checking the order with Mark" he was about to reach for his phone when Elliot and Kate came into the office.

"Noah is fine, we found him in the cellar tied up and gagged, Kate checked him over and he said he was ok just pissed. Coward hit him from behind."

"Seems to be Mark's MO, get you to trust him and then hit you from behind because he is too scared to do it face to face."

"I completely agree Princess, Noah isn't the only one who is pissed."

I think there are a few people who are pissed at the moment in this club.

"What are we doing Boss," Elliot asks him.

"Let them stew. Tell Reynolds to have some fun with them and we can go tonight. I am taking my wife home."

Elliot got on his phone giving instructions as Christian helped me up from the couch.

"I thought you had to be here all day today."

"I need to take you home first, well to my parent's house and have dinner with our boys" smiling I kissed his lips before he took my hand and led me from the club.

"What are you going to tell the boys about your head," I asked him, cleaning it up as best as I could with the wipes I had in my purse.

One thing I have learnt with having children is always be prepared for anything. Cuts, bruises my kids have had them and then they get up and continue to play as if nothing has happened. Its the blood that runs through their veins, my boys were bound to be little tough guys. Unless it is time to cuddle with me and then they are complete Mommy's boys.

"I will tell them Mommy beat me up," he said making me laugh.

"You tell Theo that and he will want to know what you have done wrong" he nodded knowing how protective our eldest is.

David pulled up outside of Grace and Carrick's house as Christian got out first before taking my hand to help me out. We waited for Elliot and Kate who had left just after us and then all went in together.

"Hi, mum" Christian said kissing her cheek. "It's quiet, too quiet. Where have you hid my children."

"We haven't hidden them anywhere, they are in the boathouse with their granddad" he kissed me before letting go of my hand and headed for the back door.

"Tea Ana," Grace asked me as I took a seat next to my sister on the couch. I think I will let Ethan tell her about what happened because if I say anything she is going to panic as he is not here yet. He had some blood on his shirt and wanted to go home and change before coming here.

"Please, Grace."

"How did he take it," Mia asked me.

"Well, he made me dizzy" I laughed.

"Ana, he makes you dizzy every time you kiss."

"That's true, but he was so happy Mia" we all turned to look at the doorway when we heard a squeal.

Christian was carrying all three of the boys in his arms, followed by the dogs. They all talked animatedly to him, telling their daddy what they had been up to. I'm sure he was having three conversations at once but he always gave them the attention they needed. Seeing them all together, my husband and the three mini versions of himself we created. I feel like I am completely surrounded by him and I love that.

"Are you staying for dinner?" Grace asked Christian and Elliot.

"Yes please, then I will have to get back to the club" Christian said as Elliot nodded. Taking a seat on the couch next to me now he had put the boys down. Christian pulled me closer kissing my forehead.

"Are you going to be ok, if I go back. I can let someone else deal with it" I placed my finger to his lips.

"Christian if you leave it to someone else you are going to be wearing a hole in the carpet wondering what is going on. Go and then come home to us."

"I will do, wait up for me" nodding, I cuddled closer to him.

"Christian, what did you do to your hand," Mia asked him.

"I cut it on some broken glass at the club and my personal doctor sorted it out."

I was glad she didn't probe further as she started to talk to Kate.

"Hey Mum, you're going to be a grandma again" I couldn't believe he had said it like that. All we heard a shriek followed by a smash as her cup hit the floor.

"You're so mean, couldn't you let her sit down first" he was laughing when Grace practically skidded into the room.

"You're Pregnant Ana" she was practically bouncing around as I nodded.

Grace hugged us before the boys wanted in on the action. They didn't know why we were hugging but a hug was a hug and my boys loved them.

"Hey girl" I stroked Betsy's head before Hugo wanted his ear scratched. It's a good job I have two hands and the others don't want their heads stroking too.

We had four dogs now after Hugo had his way with Betsy. That was a fight and a half that I never thought I would have. It resulted in Betsy ex-owner having a broken nose and two black eyes, me I broke a nail. My husband stood back and watched because he was as pissed as I was, only stopping me when I asked if I could borrow his gun.

There are two types of people I hate in this world, people who hurt children and people who hurt animals. She turned up at the gate, shouting how Hugo had ruined her dog. He had been taking longer in the evening when we had let him out and was coming back wet. We thought he was going for a swim but had managed to get into the garden of the house next door and around to his girlfriends for his evening rendezvous.

Christian thought it was hilarious until he realised that someone could get in the way Hugo had gone out and blocked it off but it was too late. Betsy had 4 pubs but we lost one, she was so undernourished when I took her from that horrible woman and drove her to see our vet, Hugo. He was just as angry as when I had brought my pup into him and he had to do an emergency caesarian on Betsy. She also had some other problem that hadn't been treated.

Hugo prosecuted her for neglect and cruelty and when Betsy was well enough we brought her home, pups included.

Max finally had his Pup, Bella was the only female and she follows him everywhere unless he is at school.

The boys we kept. Vito and Luigi. They were very much the younger boys dogs but they sleep downstairs, unlike Hugo who still sleeps in Theo's room.

"Uncle Ethan" we heard as he came in the room and was soon surrounded by the children as he tried to make his way over to his wife.

Mia knew something had happened as soon as he walked in, so we gave them some space while Ethan explained what had happened. She wasn't mad that we didn't tell her, I would rather have an angry sister than for them to lose another baby through stress.

"Dinner is ready" Franco, came in from the kitchen as the children all ran for the dining room to take their seats.

"Hands washed" I called hearing grumpy replies from my boys.

"Aunt Ana, mine clean" Alex showed me his hands having only been to the bathroom minutes before.

"OK sweetheart, save me some mushroom pizza."

"Yucky, you can have it all," he said grimacing as he took his seat.

There were 12 pizzas on this table when we started and it had all disappeared. The children managed to get tomato sauce on their faces, even my husband had a bit but that was from Luca. He was sat on his daddy's knee and tried to steal his slice, covering them both in the process.

…

Getting the children into their coats, they hugged their daddy goodbye.

"When can we build a den Daddy," Theo asked him as he squatted down in front of the boys.

"Mommy isn't at the surgery until Friday this week so as soon as Mommy goes to work the mischief can begin. Shh, don't tell Mommy though."

"Daddy, Mommy is stood behind you and she heard you" Matteo laughed as Christian looked up to me smiling.

"You all be good for Mommy and enjoy your bath. Luca you have sauce in your hair, I don't know where that came from."

"You, daddy."

They gave kisses to their grandparents, Elliot and Kate had left with Alex about ten minutes ago and the boys tried to hug Mia around her large stomach.

Walking out to the car I waited until Christian had strapped the boys in and let the dogs in the trunk, how they all fit in there I don't know but they sleep on top of each other at home. It's like a doggy pile up.

"Please wait up for me princess," he asked, holding me close.

"I will. Please stay safe."

"I promise." kissing my lips, I held onto him tight not wanting to let him go. I know he had work to do but after today I just want him home with us.

He opened my door as I got in. Closing it, I wound the window down.

"Night boys" he called to the back, hearing Night Daddy back.

"Drive safe" nodding I started the engine.

I waited until Luke drove out in front of us before I followed him down the drive. We may only live down the street but we were still always surrounded by security, especially when I had the boys with me. Seeing the cars pull up behind us, our usual convoy was complete.

Pulling up to the door, I opened the trunk before helping the children out. The dogs ran everywhere, much to the amusement of the boys.

"Hugo, come on" Theo called to him as he quickly came to his side. When one dog comes the others follow.

Gail fed the dogs while I bathed the children. Having the twins in the bath at the same time was a bonus for me, Gail came up and dried and dressed Luca while I made sure Matteo was all clean and ready for bed.

Bathing Theo, he likes to have one on his own. He puts so many of the toys in the bath that it is a struggle to wash his hair but he has fun.

"Mommy look."

Looking at him, I laughed. He had gotten a lot of the bubbles and made a mohican with them on his head.

"You're as daft as your daddy," I told him washing it all out before I picked him up, wrapped him in a towel.

"What story are we reading tonight, it's your turn to choose."

"The Gruffalo."

"Really, you know that word for word."

"I know, it's my favourite" The Gruffalo it is, again.

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I kissed Matteo and Luca before quietly making my way out of their room. For now, the twins shared a room which they preferred but they would have their own rooms when they are older. Walking quietly into Theo's room, he was already asleep. I leaned down and kissed his forehead before stroking Hugo's head as he lay across the bottom of the bed. His own bed was forgotten in the corner, the only occupant is his pink rabbit which Elliot still gets growled at if he tries to come close to it.

Sitting down in the living room, I sipped my tea. It was 9 pm and I was exhausted but I promised I would wait up for Christian. It's was only now, I was sat in the quiet of the room that it hit me what had happened today. We were having another baby and for that, I was so excited, but today could have ended so differently. Maybe it was fate, finding out today. If I hadn't have gone to the club to tell Christian he was going to be a father again, would the outcome have been completely different. I could have been mourning my husband now.

I couldn't think of that, I know danger seems to follow my family whichever side it is. We stick together whatever happens and we always will.

Once Kate has done a scan and confirmed everything, I needed to tell my dad he was going to be a grandfather again. He and Isabella were due to arrive next week so I would rather tell him face to face than over the phone.

They had gotten married just after the twins were born. They had set a date but postponed it for a couple of months with having the boys so premature. My dad has been practically here every couple of months since we had the children, going back home is hard for him as he wants to spend as much time with us as possible and when he isn't here we all Skype.

Listening to the clock ticking on the mantel which held many pictures of our family, the sound was punctuated every now and then by the snoring of the dogs. Betsy doesn't snore, she is a lady but what we call the twins. With them, I have it in stereo.

I smiled rubbing my stomach. We have a mad crazy house here and adding one, maybe more to it will just add to our family, there is enough love here for everyone. One thing I learnt a long time ago was that being a Grey was a hectic and crazy life and there is never a quiet moment. I wouldn't change any part of it for the world.

Thank you for reading, I've missed writing about this family, so it's nice to do it again.

Like with the name Hugo, the other dog's names all came from dogs who had played Fang in Harry Potter too.

Next chapter will be Christian's POV

Until next time, take care

Caroline.