A New Beginning Part II

Chapter 2

Good News/Bad News

Christian and Ana went in the backdoor of Grace and Carrick's home and into the kitchen. His parents were seated at the kitchen island having a Happy Hour drink and snacks. "Hi Christian, hi Ana." Grace jumped up and hugged them one at a time. "Good to see you two. Do you want to do dinner with us? We were just trying to decide where to go for dinner, I didn't feel like cooking and it is Gretchen's day off."

"Sure, that sounds great." Christian said excitedly. "We have news! Try to guess first!" Ana laughed at Carrick's stunned expression. Grace clapped her hands.

"You are having a baby!" She was grinning at the pair hoping that was their news. Christian pulled the ultrasound picture out of his pocket and handed it to his mom. She gasped and showed it to Carrick. "Twins! Oh my gosh! That is so exciting! When are you due Ana? I can't wait to be a grandmother! Can I be their obstetrician? I am so happy for you two!" Grace hugged Christian and Ana again and grabbed her phone.

"Who are you calling mom?" Christian asked, he didn't want anybody out of the family to know yet.

"Your brother and sister. We have something special to celebrate. We need to have a family dinner."

"I already called them." Christian smiled at his mom. "They should be here soon." The back door opened, and Elliott and Mia came in. "Hey guys! Good news! Ana and I are having twins!" Mia grabbed Christian in a fierce hug then grabbed Ana. Elliott picked up Ana and twirled her around.

"Awesome! I can't wait! When will they be here? I hope you have two boys! I can't wait to be the fun uncle!"

"You will be their only uncle." Christian said drily. Mia was crying. "What's the matter Mia?" He put his arm around his sister and wiped her tears.

"I am so happy for you two! And, I just broke up with my boyfriend." She sobbed. "Sorry, emotional overload." Ana walked over to her and hugged her sister in law and rubbed her back.

"Since you have extra time on your hands now Mia, maybe you would like to help us decorate the nurseries." Ana said hoping that the fun task would distract her.

"Oh, that sounds great! Yes, I will help. I can call Monique Lhuillier's office and see if she will take you on as a client, especially if you have a girl. She makes the sweetest girls' rooms you have ever seen." Okay now Mia was distracted with a project, she would be fine. At least the tears stopped.

"Hey, let's go out to dinner to celebrate. We need to try that new Italian place downtown." Carrick wanted dinner and wanted his little girl to stop being miserable and he wanted to have dinner with his whole family. He missed his boys since they moved out and had jobs and now Christian had a family on the way. He might not say much but he noticed things, he knew his wife missed having all their kids at home.

"Can I drive your new car Mom?" Elliott asked. "We should all be able to fit in that giant SUV." Carrick had bought Grace a new Cadillac Escalade for her last birthday. They didn't use it very much since Grace preferred her smaller Mercedes to drive to work.

They all piled into Grace's new car and left the house. The restaurant wasn't too far from their home so they made it there in under 20 minutes. They parked and went in the restaurant not realizing the scene they were causing by being all together. The paps didn't get the opportunity to photograph the whole Grey family very often, they weren't out together in public very much.

They were seated in the back of a semi private room and placed their orders. They were munching on the Italian nachos while waiting for their food. "Were you two surprised to find out you were having twins? Do twins run in your family Ana?" Elliott asked. "I think that is so cool!" He was still stoked about being an uncle.

"Twins run in my family on my dad's side." Ana said then took a sip of her sparkling water. "My grandma was a twin."

"Christian have you ever thought about having your DNA tested to see if you have any siblings out in the world? Who knows, you might be a twin." Mia said rather loudly. Grace shushed her.

"Now is not the time to discuss that Mia, I didn't even know you were dating anyone. What is the name of your ex boyfriend?" Christian asked her, wanting to take the spotlight off the DNA testing. He had it done five years ago and knew he where his biological father lived and that he had a half sister. Maybe someday he would contact them, he wasn't ready to cross that bridge yet.

"It doesn't matter. He broke up with me because he was tired of people taking our pictures when we would go out in public together. I'm over it already. Sorry for the drama earlier, I just got my period so I was a little EMO." She shrugged and Elliott stared in astonishment. She smiled a tiny smile. "It's really okay. Now, let's talk baby names."

"Theodore for a boy and Phoebe for a girl. No idea what to name them if they are two girls or two boys. I just have a feeling it is one of each." Ana smiled wistfully. "I had a dream about them last night, before I even knew there were two in there." Ana patted her still flat tummy. "We were playing with them outside and they were running around the yard. They were laughing and having a great time blowing bubbles."

Grace wiped her eyes and Carrick handed her a handkerchief. "I can't hardly wait. When do you go back to the doctor? Can I go with you?"

"Yes you can go. Maybe we can have another ultrasound so you can see the babies." Ana said happily. The waiter came with their food and served them and left to get more drinks for everyone. Christian's phone buzzed with a text message from Taylor.

"Taylor and Sawyer are outside the restaurant. Apparently, word got out we were here as a family having dinner. The paps are waiting for us to come out. The manager won't let them in the restaurant though."

"Damn it!" Ana said softly, "I couldn't get in touch with my mom. Her phone went to voicemail. I wanted to tell her myself not on voicemail. Now she will see it on E!News or on the internet." Ana wiped a tear from her eye and Christian passed her his handkerchief.

"Hey, baby. Maybe we can invite her here to visit once she calls back." Christian rubbed her back and took her hand. He would have Andrea track her down and persuade her to come visit her daughter. Last time he had to pay for their flights, hotel rooms and buy Carla a complete wardrobe before she would spend a week with Ana. No telling what she would ask for this time.

"My dad is driving in tonight to spend a few days with us. He was super excited to be a grandpa. He said he might move closer so he could spend more time with his grandsons." Ana rolled her eyes at the mention of grandsons. He said he was sure there were two boys in there. Ana's phone buzzed and she say that it was Carla's number. "It's my mom, finally calling back," she mumbled the last part. "Hey mom!" Ana said excitedly. "Oh hello Curt. How are you? Where's mom? Did she get my message?" She handed the phone to Christian. "Curt wants to talk to you."

"Christian Grey." He said formally. He didn't like Ana's stepdad very much. He listened to Curt tell him the grave news that he would now have to tell his wife. "Thank you for telling me Curt. I will let Ana know. Text me the details, we will fly down there." He took Ana's hand again. "Baby, the reason Carla didn't answer you was because she was going to surgery. She found a lump in her breast and they were going to remove it today. She was asking for you before the surgery. Curt wanted us to fly down to Georgia if you were up for it." Christian was furious with Carla. Ana hadn't heard from her in almost a year and now she wants Ana there with her when she thought she might die. This was supposed to be a happy time.

Carrick surprised Christian by offering to go with them. Ana called Ray and he said he would like to go too so they went home to pack and went to the private airport to leave for Georgia.

"Hey Ana. I am so happy to be a grandpa, did I tell you that already?" Ray hugged his daughter close to him. "You are going to be a wonderful mother." He said things that only a dad can say to make a daughter feel better. Christian sat there helpless as Ana cried in her dad's arms. "Your mother was always a drama queen. I am sure she will be fine. Don't worry about it, you need to concentrate on those two babies coming. I looked online and ordered two fishing poles and tackle boxes already." He said sheepishly. "I need a bigger fishing boat too. When I move closer, I think I will get one." He was good at distracting Ana and finally had her laughing.

"We're here Ana." Christian kissed Ana lightly on the lips waking her. "Are you sure you are up to this?" He asked again. "We can turn around and go back home." Ana shook her head.

"No, I'm not sure but I will go anyway. We won't stay long. Just long enough to see that she is going to be okay and tell her about the babies. Two days tops." She promised.

They exited the plane and got into the waiting car that Taylor had ordered. They drove to the hospital and went immediately to Carla's room. A nurse was exiting when they got to her door. "How is she?" Ana asked. "I am her daughter Ana. Is she awake? Can we go in?"

"Your mom is out of surgery, you can go in." That is all she would say. Christian opened the door and waited for Ana to go in ahead of him. Grace, Carrick and Ray followed him into the room. Curt was sitting beside Carla's bed.

"Hello Curt. Hello Carla." Ana said walking over to the side of the bed. Carla turned to Ana. She looked like she had dropped 60 pounds at least. Ana didn't hardly recognize her and gasped before she could stop herself. Carla looked terrible.

It was obvious that Carla was not well. Christian wasn't sure why they put her through surgery when she looked like a strong wind could knock her over.

"They couldn't do the surgery. The cancer had spread, it's all over her body. The doctor suggested we call hospice and they will send her home tomorrow."

"What about a second opinion, surely there is something that can be done for her." Grace said from the foot of the bed.

"Waited too long to go to the doctor after she found the lump." Curt explained. "We were always on the road and Carla didn't want to go to a doctor out of town."

Ana sobbed into Christian's chest. He held her close as she cried. This was terrible timing! He had to get her out of the room. "We are going to the waiting room. Ana needs to rest. We found out today she is having twins. You're going to be a grandma Carla."

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