A Flower For My Grandparents

Charity Begins At Home

Grace
My parents would love the idea that we have included everyone over the age of 18 in the first dance auction. If you are single and willing. Of course we remind people of the rules, it's a dance not an invitation to grope the person that auctioned off a dance. Groping will stop your dance purchase. That means all sexes and ages. We definitely are insisting all three of our children participate in the first dance auction. Plus we have new participants in it. All the friends of Mia's that were at the party she threw had to join in at their parents behest. They are all arriving early and sitting at the more expensive tables. This is going to be a great night for the charity. This is a non alcoholic event. Christian arrived in a wheelchair this time, he hates to dance. His excuse this time was he injured his leg in kick boxing. I told him well then your dance partner can twirl the wheelchair around with you in it.

Elliott
I can't stop laughing as Christian rolls around in a wheelchair towards our table. Mom shakes her head and looks at dad and both laugh. Mom told him he was still going to participate in the first dance auction and sell his and buy one of the young women as well. Mia and I both laugh. Soon we get more young ladies at our table. Kate Kavanagh and Anastasia Steele arrive and mom sits them next to me and Christian. Both are college students and 19 years old. Everyone knows Kate Kavanagh and her family. Anastasia is an enigma and keeps her private life very private. I like the idea that I can win a dance from Kate.

Christian
I might just bid on Anastasia and have her sit on my lap while I spin around in the wheelchair. Mom has made sure that Anastasia and Kate were seated at our table. I know the age difference is something that I have considered. Jason thinks that I went overboard with the wheelchair. Security is really tight around these events because of the number of wealthy individuals attending and all the jewelry being displayed. Mia is acting odd because of Anastasia and I don't know what is going on but I noticed her reaction to her being at the table with the family. She doesn't mind Kate though. Mom and dad have been very active in the Project Freedom Center since the beginning and I think Mia is jealous of Anastasia because of that. Plus Elliott and I got involved and then Mia was forced to volunteer by our parents. She brought that on herself.

Anastasia
I was nervous about being in the dance auctions. The build up to it was too much. I did think the wheelchair was a good idea, but I suspect that nothing was wrong with his legs at all. I am sure his whole family thought that as well because Elliott couldn't stop laughing at Christian. Mia hit his knee and he didn't flinch.

Kate
I found a nice gown but I couldn't afford it so Anastasia paid for it and offered me a nice paying job so I could afford nice clothes. I can work from home on the computers she has in various places in the homes. It helps me get my articles written. We were told we would be sitting with the Grey family as guests. Mia seems a bit hostile towards Anastasia but she barely pays any attention to me, like I am not worthy of her or something. I know these people who have wealthy families and they don't have a clue about how close they are to being o out in their asses without a dime. Went to school with them and they lorded their family's wealth over everyone until one day they had nothing left. The wealth dissipated into thin air and soon they were just barely able to attend public school. Mia only has trust funds and she's treading on quicksand with her parents.

Carrick
Mia is being her snobby bitchy self and targeting our guests. I took her aside after she went to the ladies room and told her to stop her poor behavior. Grace might put up with her nonsense as to not make a scene, but I damn well won't sit here and suck it up. Just as she comes out of the ladies room I drag her away from a conversation with that creep Jeremy. I don't like him at all. I tell her if she doesn't stop her attitude then her spending money will stop. She will no longer have a car to drive. We decided to buy a car she could use but not put it in her name. I also tell her to stay away from Jeremy from now on.

Jeremy
I hope Carrick didn't hear what Mia asked me to do. I disappeared after she was pull away from me by her father. Mia really wants to get me back behind bars again. I hope that her plan works out.

Mia
I get Jeremy to do what I wanted and now to get Anastasia to bid on him. I told him to embarrass Anastasia on the dance floor. Dad comes over and pulls me away from Jeremy and reminds me that he is off limits to me and I better not be up to anything or I will lose more and I know what he means.

Anastasia
I notice a change in Mia and she is being very friendly to both Kate and myself. She is up to something but I can't get a read on her at all. Then we get the Lincoln family with their daughters, you would think they were selling their daughter off to the Grey boys and hoping for marriage. Then they go into trying to get investment money from the Grey family. The Grey family want them to go back to their table.