OK, I admit it, I have serious issues when it comes to writing the last chapter of my stories, which is why you all had to wait so long for this update... but to make you not wait any longer, I have decided to post this as one chapter instead of two...

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Sunny

One year later

Christian

"Baby, we still have a three weeks until Teddy and Phoebe are here with us. You don't need to put everything in its place today." I tell her when I find her putting all the clothes that were delivered yesterday into the chest of drawers in the nursery.

"I just need something do to. I feel restless today; I couldn't really sleep all night... I don't know I just have this odd feeling, so I need to keep myself busy." She says and I can tell that something has her nervous. I don't know what it is about my wife, but when she says she has these odd feelings some shit is about to go down.

It's like eleven months ago, when Ana told me the moment Judy had the in vitro fertilization done that it wouldn't work out. I thought she was just being anxious, but she was right, it didn't work the first time and then Judy was in a car accident and we agreed that she needed to recover and wouldn't be available to help us for at least two years.

To say that we were upset would be putting it mildly, but then the agency called and asked us if we could come in to meet another possible surrogate. She was supposed to carry a child for another couple and had already started to take the required hormones when the wife found out that her husband was cheating and Laura's help was no longer needed. We've met with her and not even a week later, she had the procedure done and is now carrying our twins.

Ana and I are both delighted that this time both embryos made it and that soon we can hold our twins in our arms. The only thing that is still annoying the shit out of me is the fucking press. We couldn't even go out to buy everything we need for the twins, because we don't want them to know.

Laura has two young children herself and she was afraid that the media would camp outside her house once they knew she is carrying our babies, so we agreed to keep everything very low key. And so far, there has not been one article in the news that we are expending our family. Though I have no idea how many NDA's we had to dish out to achieve that goal and I think Taylor is about ready for a looooonnnng vacation once the twins are born. Getting into the doctor's office without anyone seeing us was borderline painful and as much as I love the thought of Ana and I having children that are ours biologically, I have told her I am not going through this again.

Having a woman we barely know carrying our children just doesn't sit right with me. I never in my life felt so much out of control. If it was Ana who was carrying our babies, I could make sure that she rests enough, eats enough and doesn't do anything to put our babies at risk. With a surrogate I can't do that... well at least not in the extend I would love to control her and Ana told me point blank that I had to relax or else Laura would get the impression that I am a nut case. Fuck me; what my wife hasn't taken into account is that when I am not in control I am dangerously closing of being a nut case.

On the plus side, since I felt so out of control for the last couple of months Ana has come up with many ideas to make me feel more in control. Last week she came into my study, dressed as a schoolgirl and handed me a leather paddle to receive her punishment for being a very naughty girl. Fuck that was one hot evening of role-play and could go down as my favorite scene of all time. That short skirt, the white almost see-through blouse she had worn without a bra, pigtails and she even wore those glasses she had worn all those years ago when she worked for me.

"I am not sure what you are thinking about, but don't you think it is a little bit inappropriate for you to be in the nursery with a massive hard on." Ana asks and I shrug.

"Not when it's just you and me, baby. By the way I was thinking about you all dressed up as school girl."

"Oh really, well maybe I need to go to the principals office again." she says and winks at me.

"Go change, my study you have ten minutes" I tell her and she is up and out of the room. I follow her into our bedroom and quickly collect a paddle, some nipple clamps, and a flogger from our playroom. On my way out, I grab a tie from my closet and peek into Mason's room, but he is sleeping peacefully, so get into my study and wait for Ana.

I am in the middle of going through the scene I have planed in my head when the door bursts open and Ana comes completely out of breath.

"What is wrong, baby?"

"Stuart just called, Laura's water broke, he is taking her to the hospital." She gets out in a rush and for a moment, I stare at her not able to comprehend what she just told me.

"Christian! Come on, we have to meet them at the hospital. Oh my gosh, we are going to meet our babies!"

"But... no, that's not right, Ana. We still have three weeks and..."

"Christian, we were told that it is common for women who are carrying twins to go into labor up to three weeks earlier than expected. Now, please we need to leave."

Shit this is really happening. "Okay, I'll call my mom; wait who is here with Mason?"

"Gail will stay here tonight with him. Come, Taylor is already getting the car; I want to see Laura before they get her ready for the c-section."

"Okay, let's go. Wait don't we need to bring like a bag or ..."

"It's all in the car and we won't need the bag today. Teddy and Phoebe will most likely have to stay at the hospital for a couple of days. Oh my gosh, I am so exited." Ana nearly squeals and grabs my hand to drag me with her out of the house and into the waiting car.

I call my Mom and she promises to be there to evaluate Teddy and Phoebe right after they are born. I know they have a team of good pediatricians at the hospital, but these are my children and there is not one person on earth that I trust more when it comes to all the medical stuff then my mother.

Bad enough we can't be in the OR during the c-section, but the hospital has a strict policy that only one person can be with Laura during the surgery. I told Ana I was fine if she wanted to go with Laura, but in the end, we both decided that she needed her husband with her as this is going to be her first c-section and she is a bit scared. A vaginal birth wasn't an option because she had complications during her last delivery and Dr. Greene advised her that a c-section would be the safest option for her and our babies.

Shit, this is really it. We are only an hour or two away from meeting our twins for the first time. With Mason, it all happened so fast, one day it was just Ana and I and the next we were parents, but with Teddy and Phoebe it has been almost so long now, not just the nine months of the pregnancy, but also the time we needed to find the right surrogate for us. But now all the waiting is over and I won't lie, I am fucking nervous. Once our twins are born, I know what to do, how to hold them, feed them and make sure they are safe and sound, but until then there is nothing I can do and I hate it.

"Hey, it's all going to be fine." I hear beside me and she squeezes my hand.

"I know, but man, suddenly it seems so real, when we leave the hospital we will be parents of three children under the age of three. You know that we are crazy, right?" I ask and Ana giggles.

"I know, but it will be amazing, you'll take Mason and Teddy on fishing trips or teach them how to play football and I have tea parties and spa days with Phoebe. We can take them on trips around the world and watch them explore the world and one day we will sit with them in the meadow and watch our grandchildren running around."

"You are going to make one hot grandma one day, Mrs. Grey"

"I better be, you are getting hotter by the second it seems, so I can afford to get old and wrinkly too soon."

"To me you will always be the most beautiful woman on earth baby." I say and lift her hand to my lips to kiss her knuckles.

At the hospital Stuart tells us that they are getting Laura ready for the c-section and that we can wait just outside, so that we can see our babies as soon as the doctors are attending to them.

While we wait, Ana suddenly grabs me and holds me by the shoulders.

"Stop Christian, you are making me nervous with your pacing."

"I'm sorry, baby. God this is driving me insane."

"I know, but... "We both stop when a nurse opens the door.

"Mr. and Mrs. Grey, please follow me there are two perfectly healthy babies who are waiting to meet their mommy and daddy." She says, we can both hear the loud cries of two babies and I almost start to laugh when Ana follows the nurse so fast I can barely keep up with her.

We step into a room next to the OR and there they are, two babies are lying on exam tables with doctors attending to them. Ana who has come to a halt next to me has grabbed my hand and is holding it in a death grip.

"Mr. and Mrs. Grey, please step closer, meet your son and your daughter." One of the doctors says and we both step closer. When I get my first good look of both of them, I feel my eyes water and Ana is sobbing next to me.

"Can we hold them?" She asks and a moment later, we both sit down each of us holding one of our babies. In this moment while holding my daughter in my arms, I know that my life couldn't be anymore perfect even if I tried.

Ten years later

Ana

Stop it Ana, you are not getting old, it's just another year, I tell myself when I find myself staring into the mirror searching for signs of wrinkles, which are not there. Maybe it's because I am married to the hottest man on the planet, who still even in his early forties has women of all ages swooning over him, that I am feeling a bit worried about getting older, but even for a woman who is going to turn 36 tomorrow I am still hot if I do say so myself. I guess eating healthy, exercising and keeping up with my kids really keeps me young.

And of course having a super hot husband with the sex drive of a teenager helps too to make me feel sexy and desired. Thirty-six. Wow, I can't believe that it is going to be exactly twenty years tomorrow. Twenty years ago, I wanted to end my life and by going to that bridge my life really just begun. Of course, the years until Christian and I finally became a couple weren't exactly easy, but to be honest, if anything that happened to be was meant to be to lead me to were I am today it was worth it. Over the last ten years, since our twins were born life has been bliss. Sure there have been some smaller arguments between Christian and I, but what couple doesn't have an argument every once in a while.

Other than that, I would even go so far as to say that our life is perfect. Christian and I are still deeply in love and with our children, we have built our own happy family, something I never even dared to dream of while growing up. Mason is going to turn thirteen soon and he is obsessed with all kind of sports. His favorite sport is baseball and Christian and I make sure to attend all of his games. He is such a great boy and a great big brother. Especially he and Teddy are as thick as thieves and sometimes they get into trouble with Christian and me for playing pranks on their little sisters.

After we had Phoebe and Teddy, Christian and I agreed that our family is complete, but life had other plans for us. It was five years ago when Christian and I went to the usual Sunday brunch when Grace was got a call from the hospital that she needed to come in. When she returned she was very upset. Later we learned that the police had found a teenage girl nearly beaten to death in the streets. She was addicted to drugs and to make things even worse almost nine months pregnant. They had tried everything to save the girls life, but she didn't survive the emergency c-section. Her little girl was born addicted and there were no other living relatives.

The next day I just couldn't help myself, once the kids were all in school, I went to the hospital and it actually didn't surprise me to find Christian there in the NICU looking at the little girl. When I stepped closer, I could see that he had one hand through the hole in the incubator and the little girl was holding on to his finger as if her life was depending on it. We looked at each other and without saying a single word; we just knew that this little girl was meant to be ours. And so after three months we became the parents to our youngest daughter who is now known as Briana Marie Grey.

She is such a beautiful little girl, with her long blond hair and big brown eyes. I know I am biased because they are my children, but I can't help but think that all of my children are the most adorable in this world. Being a mother has changed my life so much, though it made me feel even more anger towards my own mother. She died of cancer in prison and to this day, I have never visited her grave. To me she died the day I met Christian and I so thankful that I have found a mother in Grace, who will forever be my role model when it comes to being a wonderful and loving mother.

"I can tell your birthday is coming up, are you searching for none existing wrinkles again, Mrs. Grey." I hear Christian's amused voice behind me. I turn around and find him only wearing a towel around his waist. Did I mention that my husband is insanely hot?

"Don't tease me, it's your fault. You are getting hotter by the day it feels and I'm just getting old." I pout and he throws his head back laughing.

"Baby, if you would be any hotter than you already are, I wouldn't be able to do anything other than to constantly be inside you. You are the most sexy and attractive woman I have ever met in my life and that hasn't changed a bit since the first time I've laid eyes on you."

His answer makes me smile. "Do you realize that it will be twenty years to the day we've first met tomorrow?"

"Time flies by." He muses and comes closer to kiss my neck.

"It does, can you believe that Mason will turn 13 soon?"

"That's if Teddy and he finally manage to stop playing pranks on their little sisters. After yesterday I am ready to ring his neck." Christian grumbles and I sigh. Yup, our sons have gotten themselves in a whole lot of trouble yesterday evening when they hid in Briana's closet to make her believe that there was a monster in her closet. She got so scared she wet her bet for the first time since she is out of her diapers and in the end, she slept in our bed. I know the boys feel bad about it, but they have to learn that their behavior has consequences, so this weekend, while Christian and I will take the girls out sailing the boys will go to their grandparent's house to work in the backyard. Apart from that, both of them are not allowed to play any kind of videogames for a week.

"Let's check if they kids are all asleep, then I have a surprise for you." He says and I frown when he gets dressed instead of putting his pajamas on.

"What are you doing?" I ask and he just smiles. He is up to something!

I follow him out of our bedroom and we look into Phoebe's room first, she is fast asleep snuggled up against the huge teddy bear that Christian bought for her when she was just a year old. We continue to look into Teddy's room, but his bed is empty, which is not unusual, because the boys often sleep in one of their bedrooms together. So we continue to Mason's bedroom, but it's also empty.

"That does it, Ana. If they are hiding in Briana's room again or are downstairs playing on their x-box they will be grounded until Christmas." Christian hisses and we quickly go to Briana's room. When he opens the door, I can't help but smile. Both boys are in there; Mason is sleeping on the floor in front of the closet while Teddy is sleeping on the foot end of Briana's bed.

I tip toe over to Mason and stroke his cheek. "Mom?" He mumbles sleepily.

"What are you doing here, darling?"

"Briana was scared, we are on monster watch." He yawns and I kiss his forehead.

"Are you comfortable, do you want me to get you an air mattress?" I ask, but he shakes his head.

"Okay, sleep darling. I love you."

"Love you too, mom." He murmurs and goes back to sleep. Quietly we leave the room and Christian leads me back to our bedroom.

"Grab a coat, baby. We are leaving shortly."

"Leaving? It's almost eleven in the evening, Christian."

"I know, that's why we still have a little time." He winks and I raise one eyebrow at him.

"Don't give me that look, Mrs. Grey. I told you it is a surprise, oh and wait, you don't need a coat, I think I have something better for you." He says and disappears into our walk in closet for a moment, when he returns my mouth drops open. He is holding a leather jacket and it looks exactly like the one he gave to me twenty years ago when we first met.

"Yours." He says and wraps it around my shoulders. "Come!" He grabs my hand and leads me downstairs where he tells Taylor that we are leaving now.

"Wait what if about the kids ..."

"They know that we are away for a while." He tells me and I give up, whatever this surprise is, he won't tell me, so I just have to get along.

He drives us into town and at first I think that he is driving us to Escala, but then he takes a different direction and suddenly I know exactly were we are going, but nothing could have prepared me for what I see when we arrive at the bridge. It is covered in candles and rose petals, the most breathtaking sight I have ever seen.

"What... how?" I stutter not able to form a complete sentence, but Christian says nothing, he stops the car, gets out and opens the door for me. I take his hand and he leads me to the middle of the bridge.

"I cashed in some favors and got the bridge closed off for tonight." He says and looks at his watch, smiling as he does.

"Happy birthday, baby." He pulls me close to kiss him and then smiles down at me. "Do you know why we are here?"

"Not exactly."

"Well, twenty years ago, I thought there was no sense in going on with my life. I came here to end my life and then I met a young girl and even though it was the worst day of her life, she saved me. You saved me, Ana. That night changed everything and everything that I have today I owe it to you. You gave me a reason to try harder and I never felt I had achieved enough, that I was worthy of you, but you never gave up on me. I don't have enough words to tell you how much that means to me, baby. Thanks to you, I have a life I didn't even dare to dream of. There are not enough words in this world to describe how much I love you, Ana... and it all started here, that's why I thought I would bring you here tonight, to the place where I feel my life began... the day I first looked into your beautiful eyes. I love you so much, baby; happy birthday."

I can't help it, tears are flowing freely down my cheeks, I throw myself into his arms and kiss him.

"I love you too, Christian... always"...

The End