Holding On & Letting Go

20. Back To Normality

"Teddy" Ana bolted up from where she was sleeping to find Christian and Teddy wrapped in his embrace fast asleep. She smiled at the sleeping pair and got up to fetch a glass of water. In the mean time Christian had awoken due to her absence. He managed to slip Teddy out from the warmth of his shirt and place him upstairs in his nursery, he double checked the windows were locked and the alarm system was on before heading back downstairs to find Ana. She was caught up in her own world when he entered the kitchen and wrapped his arms around her waist, she jumped with the fright "Christian" she breathed out a sigh of relief when he smiled down at her.

"Sorry for scaring you" he nuzzled her neck and rested his head on her shoulder as she leaned back to the comfort of his arms. They stayed like that for a few moments when she spoke "What time is it?"

"Just a little after six" he said yawning. "I think Mr Grey needs more sleep"

"I hav-" he barely got out another sentence when he yawned again. The lack of sleep was getting to him, dark rings had begun to form under his eyes and he was slightly paler than usual "Come on baby we both need the sleep, even the staff do to let them sleep in" Ana held Christian's hand as she pulled him from the kitchen and up the stairs where they were met by three sleepy heads, Sawyer,Taylor and Mrs Jones.

"Oh Mr Grey, Mrs Grey. Good mor-" Gail yawned "Oh excuse me" she half smiled and blushed

"Gail I think it's time you called us Christian and Ana, I am quite tired of the formalities around the house we are friends after all. So why don't you three go back to your rooms and catch up on some well needed sleep. Teddy is fast asleep and he's fed so he will be fine for another few hours" Christian said sleepily with his arm over Ana's shoulders as they began to make their way to their bedroom. They both stripped down to their underwear and plopped on the bed "Oh I forgot how comfy this bed is" Ana smiled over at her husband who was on his way to the land of nod at this point "hmmm it's even better you're here" he said as he pulled Ana close to him as he wrapped his arms around her cuddling his wife as he sighed in contentment. Ana through her free arm over his waist as she laid her head on his chest whispering "I love you Christian" she as "I love you Ana" barely escaped his lips as he fell into a deep sleep with his wife by his side.

"bababa" Teddy was babbling away as he sat at the kitchen counter on Taylor's lap while Gail and Sawyer sipped mugs of coffee laughing at the baby. They had woken around 1pm to hear the little guy fussing so instead of waking his exhausted parents they decided to give a hand considering they were told to go back to bed earlier that morning. "Yeah I did too. No more meanies getting past me aye little fella?" Taylor said straight back to Teddy who grinned

"baba.. da..ma.. ma" Teddy smiled in between his barely recognised baby talk as Sawyer took him from Taylor's arms "Hmm I bet you will be some lady killer huh? Your mommy will be beating the women away from the door for you huh?" Gail and Taylor chuckled as Sawyer bounced Teddy gently on his knee as he head the little laughs erupt from him. As they continued to play and talk to Teddy they didn't hear Christian and Ana who stood just outside the kitchen for the past fifteen minutes listening to them trying to hold in their laughter "Let me hold him" they heard Gail say as she took Teddy into her arms "See you and your cheeky Grey grin, while you smile you had us all so worried little fella" she cooed at the baby as he responded with more baby talk no one could understand.

"Teddy seems to have taken to those three quite well" Christian said as he had an arm wrapped around her waist as she leaned into his touch "Why wouldn't he? He has been around all three since the moment he was born? Plus what's not to like about them?" Ana smiled up at Christian as she pecked him on the lips. They felt well rested and refreshed after that sleep and wanted nothing more than a nice hot meal and to hold their son who was back safe and sound. "We should do something for them"