DarthSpitz717
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Sometimes fan art distracts from the content, but in this case, it does open a good topic of Grant and Anna.
Grooming is a harsh word, but somehow applies, though not so much in the conventional way I suspect. So how might have Anna and Grant's relation got started?
How I see it Grant was always Uncle Grant to Anna. Going as far back as Anna can really remember. Now, it's unlikely with the rather terse relationship between Grant and Anna's father, but it would seem reasonable on rare holidays Grant would have been invited to celebrate--perhaps Christmas. But more likely Anna was around her father a lot, visiting him at the office and perhaps some father-daughter bonding. How it's been described so far about Anna's relationship with her father those office visits and father-daughter bonding was more mentorship and her father's disciplining Anna to succeed.
Plausible that when Anna's father's back was turned Grant gave Anna true affection and positive attention. As a little girl, innocent little kisses on the forehead would have been normal. Perhaps, even Anna's father granted a little latitude for Grant to spoil a young Anna. I can envision Grant walking into the office and giving Anna an ice-cream cone or keeping a stash of candy.
As Anna grew up and started changing, considering the leacher Grant is likely he would have taken notice of Anna in a different light. Considering how no-nonsense Anna's father was, it wouldn't surprise me Grant upped the ante with the kinds of gifts. And likely Anna and Grant's conversations became less playful and more serious but yet not disturbing. Since Anna likely having to study and be the success her father demanded of Anna, Uncle Grant also became trusted friend Grant.
What I find hard to understand is about were might their relationship take a serious turn. Logic would say somewhere around high school. The stress of growing up and dealing with the drama and stress of high school and having few real friends likely made Anna a loner of a sorts. Somehow likely Grant would have helped with some of Anna's loneliness. Along the way schools always marked achievements with ceremonies of one kind or another and likely Grant would have been there to cheer.
Graduation would have marked the first real mile post achievement for Anna and just as likely Anna would have won several scholarships. Sure, it would seem reasonable Anna's parent would throw her a graduation party (most likely friends of Anna's father and business partners would be the main attendees at that party.) A crafty Grant would likely wait till he got Anna alone and when he and Anna were out of view, I wager Grant would have given Anna an expensive and special graduation gift--jewelry maybe? I can see where the harmless kiss on the cheek got have morphed to a kiss on the lips for the first time.
It's the after high school and college years that would seem to be the biggest mystery. Grant being old school, I doubt he would use emails to write Anna, but took the time to write nice messages on greeting cards and other stationary. Perhaps every now and then Grant and Anna would talk over the phone. I suspect Chris wasn't the first to get a compromising cellphone pix from Anna--but I don't think those picks Anna might have sent would have been nowhere near what Anna sent to Chris. Whatever the case was somehow Anna and Grant maintained communication.
It wouldn't surprise me if Anna called Grant if she was having some difficulty in college... and with law school Grant's help would have been a huge bonus having Grant's help--Hell he might have even helped her write a few briefs for class.
My biggest hole in how Grant and Anna might entered into a relationship, is Anna herself. As Anna grew up and matured physically and emotionally, what were Anna's interests? What kind of boys did she take interest in. How or did Anna seek out answers to questions about her own body, love, and relationships. What were Anna's inner most secrets--what she liked to think about. How did she experiment, like teasing boys, or pleasing herself.
What bothers me the most just off the face of it, why would Grant get her that particular wedding gift since he knew Anna better than most? I suspect a story is behind it. Certainly, Grant would have been jealous of David and really wouldn't want David to benefit from it seeing Anna wear them--perhaps some kind of code Grant and Anna relating from some past experience?
