Fifty Shades Ever After?

Chapter 49

Ana POV

Once Mom gets here, Addy goes to wake up Taylor and Gail, to help as needed. We are trying to keep the kids asleep as long as possible. I groan again feeling like I want to push "Mom this hurts so bad, I don't think I can do this anymore". Mom chuckles over that "Should have thought about that 9 months ago my dear". I glare at her and she remembers how they were conceived. She goes between my legs as Gail and Addy hold my hands and comfort me as much as possible. Mom looks at me "Ana you can push next contraction, I see the crown". I feel the next contraction and I push with all my might, not screaming like I wanted to. Taylor is by the bathroom, here if needed but respecting my privacy. I begin to cry, I am doing this without my husband, he didn't even want these miracles. Even when I gave birth to Teddy, being held captive I never felt this alone. Yes I have mom Gail and Addy, but the person who promised to be there in sickness and health, abandoned me for a felonious whore. I groan as yet another contraction hit and I hear "Push sweetie you can do this". As I hear this I feel the baby leaving my body then I hear "Stop Ana". It hurts to stop but I manage and I hear the most beautiful sound of a crying baby. Mom cries a watery laugh "It's a girl Ana, you have a daughter". I cry hearing my beautiful angel, mom walking her to me and Addy taking her so I could see her. She is absolutely beautiful, I touch her silky skin and can't wait to hold her and love her.

As I look over my baby girl, I feel contractions begin again, I see Gail take the baby and begin cleaning her up. I groan again, knowing that this one could take its time or could be quick. The contractions continue for a couple of hours, this baby torturing mama to no end. Addy has been diligent talking me through the pain, telling me how beautiful I am doing, Gail has been taking care of baby girl, until I am able to feed them and go from there. As this thought enters my mind I hear mom saying "Ana I see the crown, next contraction I want you to push". As she says this I feel the contraction and I push for all my might. As I do this, my mind drifts to if Christian were here with me, comforting me encouraging me. As I push this little body from my body, I begin to sob uncontrollably. I miss my husband, Christian, a real man who would be here for his family, his wife. "Ana dear you have a son". I look at my son, amazed that its over, they are here and healthy. Addy is holding my son, I see tears in her eyes as she looks at both babies. "Ana they are beautiful honey. You did real good". I nod afraid of breaking down too far. Gail takes my son to clean him up as she places my daughter in my arms. Taylor looks on, you can see tears in his eyes also, this man is a softy for children.

After Mom checks me, Taylor carries me out to the truck, the kids long awake and wondering what has been going on, Sawyer put the babies in car seats we are all driven to the hospital to make sure we are all healthy and well. I am checked into a room on the postpartum floor and the babies are checked into the nursery. Dr Greene comes in and checks me out, sad that she wasn't able to deliver the babies but gushing how mom did a wonderful job, and the babies were beautiful. I relax in the room, I tore a bit so I needed stitches and they gave me medication to fix me up and I drifted off. I wake up and see a room full of children, Teddy and Parker looking at their sister and Hailey Ava and Derrick cooing at their brother. I move in the bed, to get more comfortable, Teddy notices and comes to hug me. "Mom they are so amazing. So tiny, I can't imagine being that size". I laugh quietly "All of you my angels were that size at one point in life. But they grow quickly, quicker than you'd like". The nurse comes in and talks about breastfeeding and the boys rush from the room. I take my daughter and begin the process, just like old hat, and she latches on like a pro. She feeds till she's tired and I hand the baby to Parker. The nurse hands me my son, and it takes a but of encouragement to get him to latch on, but when he does he eats like a barracuda. He continues until he's tired and I hand him to Ava. The nurse showed them how to burp the babies and with the boy, how to clean him with a diaper change. Hailey walks to me and hugs me "Mom they are so cool. The girls and I will help you all we can mom. We know Elliot isn't around anymore and you need that extra bit of help. It won't interfere with school or anything, we are family and that's what we do". I start to cry and the girls freak out, but mom walks in and laughs "Don't put too much in your mom crying right now. She is adjusting to not growing humans anymore". I nod in agreement and the girls relax and the boys return.

They kept us over night to make sure we were all OK, and progressing as they should. Got the hearing tests done and beginning vaccines and getting my son circumcised. As the doctor comes in to let me know we're good to go and we can go home, Mom walks in upset. "Mom what's wrong ? What happened"? She looks at me and sits besides the bed. "I got a call from one of the hands at the farm. Mom didn't come down for breakfast or to assign daily chores so they went looking for her. They found her holding the Polaroids from yesterday with a smile on her face, dead. They think she passed in her sleep". Hearing Addy was gone just destroyed me. "Oh mom I am so sorry, what can I do to help you"? She shakes her head "She had everything worked out and taken care of. She knew it was coming, I think like she said, she was waiting to meet the angels before going to be with dad. She really missed him". I nod and hug mom as she cries "I want to help anyway possible mom. She loved the kids and I like her own, she never judged me just listened to my ramblings. She was a damn tough old bird". Mom chuckles "That she was Ana. She loved you and the kids very much. I'm sorry she won't get to know these newest angels, but I imagine she will be watching out for them from above". I nod and she helps me get the babies ready to go home.

The last couple weeks have been surreal. Addy's funeral was beautiful and dignified just like her. The kids were upset, but understood she missed Theo. They helped with the babies while I helped mom with the menu planning and last touches on the funeral. Mia and Ethan came, Eamon and Jillian came as well. I tried contacting Elliot but his number is disconnected and he hasn't been to the job site for a while. I still left a message for him that his grandmother died and when the funeral was, but he didn't show, no surprise there. Mom notices though and after the ceremony she cornered me "Did Elliot tell you if he was coming or not"? I sigh "I called his cell and job site, they haven't seen him for a while and his cell was disconnected. He fired security so I have no real way of contacting him, but I left a message for him at the job site just in case". She shakes her head "What has changed him so much"? I look away "He regrets marrying me, says he feels it was obligation when he initially told me it wasn't. I'm sorry he's distancing himself because of me". Mom grabs my chin and turns me towards her "This is Elliot being how he is. He wasn't always the most responsible boy before you my dear. Don't take blame, this is him". I nod and dad joins us, "Ana Grace mom wanted her will read right after the funeral. So after she's laid to rest, we will gather in my office and go over everything". We both follow dad, agreeing that she needs to be laid in her final rest everything else can wait.

We came back from the cemetery, we left the kids with Sawyer and Ryan, they didn't need to see her buried, at Bellevue where the family came back for the reading of the will. Ethan not wanting to intrude, stayed with the kids as the family joined in dad's office. I tried not to go in,but apparently Addy and Theo left something for the kids. Everyone gathered together and dad opened the wax seal on the will. He goes through the formalities Mia got property in Colorado and Italy as well as some jewelry. Mom got Addy's wedding China as well as her grandmother's jewelry. "To Anastasia,widow to my deceased grandson Christian and wife to Elliot, I leave the farm. You know how Theo and I ran it, you have the care and respect to see the workers and the desire to see it be prosperous". I look at dad in shock as he continues "To my grandson Elliot the amount of 6 million to be invested in Grey construction, although due to current circumstances if Elliot Grey does not attend the funeral of Adeline Trevelyan or Theodore Trevelyan, his inheritance is forfeited to his biological children,distributed evenly with Carrick Grey as conservator until said child/children reach 25 unless going to university, then appropriate funds released as needed for educational purposes only". I look around the table and everyone is stunned, dad cleared his throat after that "Addy was upset with his behaviors so she rewrote this request last month. She was frustrated and didn't want him to benefit when he abandoned his family". Dad continued since she gave everything away, then I left the room, going to the garden to catch my breathe. I can't believe Addy and Theo left the farm to me, not the kids or as a family but me. I feel like it should have gone to the family instead, like I am getting what I shouldn't. Ethan comes out and comes besides me "Hey Ana how are you holding up"? I shake my head "I shouldn't have gotten anything, it should have all gone to family". He chuckles "I thought you were Ana". "You know what I mean, it should have gone to Mia or Elliot, Grace and Carrick". He turns me to look at him "Addy gave it to the person who came and visited her every summer, the person who after her husband died gave her a reason for living. You didn't ask for it nor did you expect it. I know your still hormonal but don't think your greedy. Your taking what was given to you". I nod and hug Ethan "Thanks for the pep talk coach, better get back inside". We go back in and continue to remember an amazing woman.