ANAS POV

"Bella! , sweetheart be careful!" I laugh as I watch my husband freak out because our five year old has copied her siblings and jumped off the side of the boat. She has her water wings on and she is a strong swimmer but Christian is very protective of his baby.

We have been married for 14 years and I can honestly say, happiest years of my life.

We may have had an unconventional start, what with him wanting me as a sub and then the whole Jack Hyde thing, but since then, it's been plain sailing.

Christian is still the same over protective CEO of Grey Enterprise Holdings and over the years the man I always knew he was has come out. He is loving, kind, thoughtful and even though he denied it, he is the most hearts and flowers man on the planet. Once a week I get a big arrangement of flowers sent to Grey Publishing with little notes from him which always make me smile.

I am the CEO of Grey Publishing and shortly after Phoebe was born we moved the offices to the floor below Christians office at Grey House. I love my job and even after all these years I still get that buzz when I come across that one story that pulls you into another world. Books were always the big love of my life but since I tripped into Christian Greys arms, they have moved down the ladder of things that bring me joy.

My three children and my husband bring me the most joy one person can have. Christian and I still have the passion that we had when we were first married and we still manage to slip away to Escala once a week. Our kinky fuckery is just as important as our Vanilla.

Our son Teddy has just turned 13 and he looks just like Christian. With his floppy copper hair and strong jaw he could be Christians clone if it were not for his blue eyes which he gets from me. He towers over me at 5 foot 10 and he is sports mad. You name it, he plays it. Football, soccer, tennis, baseball, basketball, lacrosse, and even table tennis. He was on so many teams that he started to get burned out so Christian made him choose just one sport to focus on so he picked football. He told his dad that when he goes to college he will learn business and economics but if he gets the chance to play pro ball then GEH will have to take second place.

Phoebe Grace is our Ten going on 18 year old. She has her father wrapped around her little finger and what princess Phoebe wants, king Christian normally gets. She is going through a fashion stage at the moment where every outfit has to co ordinate. Gone are the days where she would just throw on a pair of jeans and wrestle with Teddy. Now it's all about the nails the hair and the make up, which she puts on in her room and then wipes off because Christian flipped the first time he saw her wearing mascara. I didn't blame him, she's ten! She has years before she will be able to leave the house wearing make up and I want her to enjoy being a little girl before she grows up to fast.

Isobel or as we call her, Bella is our five year old. She came as a bit of a surprise because during giving birth to Phoebe I had major complications and the doctors said it would be almost impossible for me to have more children. I never bothered going on any type of birth control and we decided that if it were meant to be it would just happen. After four years I just about gave up that it was ever going to happen and then one day Christian commented that I had gained a little weight. Boy did that go down like a lead balloon. Once I had calmed down I looked at my body in the mirror and had to admit that I had a bit of a belly on me. I ignored it for a few days but then I started throwing up and I put two and two together. When the pregnancy test said positive Christian and I cried with joy over our little miracle.

Bella is the sweetest little thing on the planet and she adores Christian just like the other two do. She loves spending time at Bellevue with Carrick and Grace, especially when Mia's little girl stays over.

It shocked us all when Mia announced she was pregnant. She was married to Ethan briefly not long after Christian and I got married but within a month they had the marriage annulled. Since then she had a few boyfriends but nothing stable, so when she announced she was three months pregnant the first thing Christian and Elliott asked was who the father was and she said it was a one night stand while she was drunk and she didn't remember. I think she is lying and that she does know who he is but just doesn't want to say. I thought it could have been Ethan but during the time she would have gotten pregnant Ethan was living in London with his girlfriend and Mia was in Seattle. I know one day she will tell us but for now she puts her all into raising her little girl who is called Olivia. She's five and she has the same raven black hair as her mommy.

Elliott and Kate have three kids. Ava, Mackenzie and Elliot Jr. They went through a really rough patch just after Mackenzie was born and they separated for over a six months. Neither of them cheated but during their separation Elliott saw Kate having dinner with another man and it was the kick he needed to get his marriage back on track. Ever since then they have been the perfect couple. It took almost losing each other to realise what they had.

"Ana are you getting in?" Christian hollers from the water. I get up from my sun lounger and look over the side of the boat. It is an unnaturally hot day In Seattle and we came out on the boat to enjoy the sun. Christian has had a number of boats over the years but this one I really like. It's more of a yacht that a sail boat and Christina named it The Steele Rose. He ran through all the female names in the family after having the Grace, The Anastasia, The Phoebe and then The Bella. It told him to come up with something different and this is what he chose.

"Come on momma don't be a scardy cat" Bella tells me as she bobs up and down between her brother and sister who are having a slash fight.

"Ok baby here I come" I yell as I cannon ball over the side of the boat making a big splash.

When I surface Christian dunks me straight back in the water much to the kids delight.

"God you are such a bully Christian!" I splutter and then laugh at his pout.

"I am baby but I'm your bully and you still love me" he grins and I swim over to him. Mindful that the children are close by, I refrain from wrapping my legs around his waist, instead I peck him quickly on the lips and smile.

"I do love you Mr Bully, more than you would ever believe" he smiles his boyish smile and paddles closer for a kiss and right at the last minute I launch out of the water and push him under. The children take this as their chance and they proceed to splash and dunk their father in the water.

This right here, our life with our children is perfect and nothing and no one could mess up our happy little family unit.

Life is good in the land of Grey

2,865 MILES AWAY, MOUNT SINAI HOSPITAL, MANHATTAN, NEW YORK. DR JENSONS POV

"And clear!"

"She's not responding, charge 200, and Clear"

"Nothing"

"I'm calling it, time of death 8:07pm. Does she have any family?"

"Yes doctor, a daughter who is outside"

"I'll go tell her, has the kid got any other family?"

"I doubt it. Judging by the looks of them both when they came in it's like they haven't eaten in a month, I'm not surprised her heart gave out. And she's such a pretty woman"

I hate this part of my job. I have been here a dozen times. A parent from the bad side of the city dies on my watch and I have to call the police and child protection because nine out of ten times the kids have no other people to look after them. If they did they wouldn't be in the conditions they are in. In this day and age, in a city like New York how can there be people going hungry? It baffles me.

I walk out of the room and down the corridor. I see a teenage girl of maybe 15 or 16 pacing on the spot with her hands in her hair. When she sees me coming she takes one look at my face and burst into tears. She backs up against the wall and slides down it wrapping her arms around her knees and starts crying her heart out.

Seeing this young girl like this brings a lump to my throat. I sit down next to her and put an arm around her.

"I'm so sorry sweetheart. I did everything I could but her heart wasn't strong enough" she continues to sob so I hand her my hankie. She takes it and wipes her tears.

"Tan-thank you" she stutters out

"Do you have anyone I can call? Any other family?" She shakes her head sadly and looks down at the ground

"No...it was just me and my mom...I...Jesus what am I going to do?" She breaks down again and I comfort her best I can.

"I have a friend at social services. She is the best in her field and I will make sure she looks after you"

"what's their name?" She sniffles

"Carmella Anderson" she gives a soft laugh when she hears the name.

"she's my case worker. We kinda have a love hate relationship"

"I'll call her and get her to come and get you"

She nods her head and the tears continue to fall. God my heart bleeds for this girl.

"What's your name sweetheart?"

She looks at me with her big silver eyes and I see a mountain of hurt that I know will only get worse for this young beauty.

"My name is Ellie...Ellie Grey"