Anas POV

It isn't often when I get the opportunity to pick the kids up from school. Sure we sometimes carpool all together in the SUV as Taylor or Sawyer is driving me into work in the mornings but rarely does the opportunity appear when I can be a normal mom and pick my children up from school in my car without security. Christian has brought me such beautiful cars over the years but my 'mom' car is definitely the Audi Q7 we have.

It's the last day of school today and school is officially out for the summer. Im glad I've made my decision to take the next three months off from work so I can be around to do things with my kids. I feel like they're growing up much too fast and when I expressed my fears with Christian that im missing out on their childhood by working so much he suggested that I take the summer off. I was a little reluctant at first giving up work completely for three months but the love for my children always wins me over and im excited to spend the summer with the two of them.

Its hard to believe Teddy just turned eight and that Phoebe is going to be six in a few months. I reach Teddy and Phoebes school an exclusive preparatory school in Seattle only a few blocks from Christians work GEH and park the car. As I walk through the gates I get a few stares from faculty members and a few parents with children in other grades on the playground. I know its because they don't see me around the school playground too often because of work and usually when I am here its with Christian as well. Im surprised when I arrive to Phoebes classroom to find Kate their waiting for Ava to come out from school too. Normally Kate works later as well so she has their nanny Marie bring Ava home.

Kate looks the typical stylish working mom in a pant suit with a cream blouse. Shes on the phone but hangs up when she sees me walking towards her. "Hello their stranger" she smiles at me and gives me a hug. "Hey, it has been what two weeks now". I smile back at her. "We really do need to get together this weekend, last week I was away with Christian in New York for business and we weren't home until Tuesday because of the storm. Kate laughs "I went to see Grace on Monday with Ava and saw Teddy and Phoebe there with her. Teddy told me he was convinced your plane had fallen out of the sky". I laugh at her "I know he told me the same thing too when I saw him on Tuesday morning."

We continue our girl chat, catching up on the daily lives of each other from the past two weeks. Elliot's just finished constructing a multimillion dollar development not too far from where we live and Kate couldn't be happier because it'll mean he can stop stressing about the deadlines he has for building the place. I tell Kate how I won't be at work for the summer and that she is more than welcome to drop Ava around to our place during the day while she's at work. We discuss our plans for our family vacation to the south of France in a few weeks' time and how excited we both are.

The school bell rings and out pour children from various classrooms. I spot Phoebe walking out of her classroom with Ava and she runs over to me when she sees that it's me to pick her up today and not sawyer. "Mommy" she squeals. "Hey pheebs, I thought I'd pick you up today seeing as school is out for the summer and you have officially finished Kindergarten". I bend down and hug my baby girl and she shows me a painting she made today in class. Ava has a similar painting to show Kate. I take phoebes hand and we walk out towards Teddy's classroom after saying goodbye to Kate and Ava. Kate and I have set plans to have a family lunch on Sunday afternoon at our place. Teddy is also surprised to find me picking him up from school but is pretty excited to see me as well.

We all get in the car and drive off towards Christians work. I turn the music down in the car so I can talk to my kids. "So teddy how was your last day at school today?" He's started watching the tv installed on the back of the seats in the car with phoebe and seems uninterested with my question. "It was good mommy, im really excited that its summer time now though". "Me too Teddy and were all going to have so much fun this summer aren't we". "Phoebe what did you do today in school?" she pauses for a second and I can tell she's thinking about it. "Umm we read a story and did some paintings and had some lunch and I played with Ava and Emma and then school was finished." I smirk to myself. Teddy has past the age where he wants to tell me everything he did in his day and Phoebe is the total opposite. "That sounds like a good day pheebs" I reply.

I pull into the underground car park at GEH and am let in automatically by the security guard. Phoebe squeals. "MOMMMY! You didn't say we were going to daddy's work!" I laugh. "I know pheebs it was a surprise, daddy wanted to see you and ted this afternoon because he couldn't come with me to pick you two up from school". "YAY!" teddy is just as enthusiastic. They get to visit his office often but they haven't been here in a while. Phoebe is the biggest daddy's girl on the planet and completely has Christian wrapped around her little finger. Teddy is a little bit more of a mommy's boy but is still obsessed with his father.

I get out of the car and practically have to hold my two children back with all my force from running across the car park and running off to the lifts and shooting off to whatever floor they please without me. We get into the lift and excitement is radiating off Teddy and Phoebe. The doors open on the 18th floor of the building, where Christian's office is located.

"Mrs Grey, how lovely to see you again you look so well." Andrea greets me warmly. "Hello Andr… I stop mid-sentence as I watch Teddy and Phoebe shoot straight past her across the foyer towards their father's office door. I run after them and catch them just in time before they barge into the closed door. Thank god, I know Christian wouldn't have the slightest care in the world if his children walked in on him in a business meeting but I'd prefer that they didn't interrupt him. Andrea smiles warmly at me as if she can almost read my mind. "He's not in a meeting Mrs Grey". With her words I lose the grip on my children's hands and they excitedly barge into his office. I turn around and smile at Andrea. "Thank you as you can see I have two excited little kiddies on my hands today who are extremely excited to see their father." With a smile I leave her and turn around to follow my kids and walk into Christian's office.