Chapter One (RPOV)
"Mommy, Mommy! Auntie Lissa is having the baby!" the twins chorused together. I had felt her pain through the bond but had thought it was false labor pains. Jumping up I ran out of my office into the infirmary room.
Christian was there looking panic stricken. Any other time I would have made fun of him but my thoughts was completely focused on Lissa.
"Hey honey," I cooed. "I know this is gonna hurt but as soon as you hold your little baby boy it will be worth all the pain trust me." She looked up and smiled at me "At least they are not twins I would die."
Chuckling I pecked her on her head and headed to get Christian who had stepped out of the room to call his aunt, Tasha, to tell her about little Vlad about to be born. I could hear her high pitched voice squealing as she congratulated Christian.
"Hey Sparky Lissa is about to…aghh!" my legs went from out under me put Christian caught me before I hit the ground. In doing so he dropped the phone which switched to speaker. "Thanks Sparky, I told him. "As I was saying Lissa is pushing now so you might want to get your ass in there to see your son birth."
"You know what Rosemarie you can be so damn bossy. And I would have thought that giving birth to the twins would have changed you." He walked into the room. "Hello? Christian? Is everything ok? Who screamed?"
Sighing I picked up the phone and answered "Hello Miss. Ozera this is Lissa's guardian Rose. Everything is fine Lissa is having the baby right now. So I have to go my charge needs me." "Wait Rosemarie I want to," I didn't want to hear what she wanted because I hung up on her.
At that time Adrian decided to pop out. "Hello little dhampir, how is Lissa doing," he asked. Grimacing I gave him the update. "Well hurry up and get in there she needs you," he commanded. I was about to tell him where his commanding ass could go but at that time Lissa screamed and I bolted out of the room.
When I got in there the baby was halfway out. Rushing to her side I held her other hand that Christian wasn't holding. The look on his face told me he was glad I was there. "Hey Lissa you're almost though and then you will hold your precious baby boy now push when the doctor tells you too."
The time finally came when we all heard the crying of little Vlad the nurses handed him to me to bathe and dipper while Christian looked after Lissa. Washing off all the blood I toweled him and wrapped a warm blanket around him after I but on his little hat and socks.
Going out of the bathroom I was shocked to see four new people in the room—two of them I dreaded. Making sure my guardian mask was on before they saw me. Lissa was the first person to see and she smiled slightly as she held out her arms. Tasha ran over trying to get Vlad but I kept him firmly snuggled in my bosom. Christian cracked smiled I shot my death glare at him which just made him smile even more.
In the corner a 6'7 Russian god—that made my heart hurt—stood staring at me tossing my hair back I ignored him as I gently handed Vlad over to Lissa whose smile let up. "You were right Rose the pain does vanish when you hold your baby for the first time," she whispered. Kissing her forehead I went over to stand by Adrian and Eddie—who was Christian's guardian.
My phone began to ring "Hathaway," I said. "Hey Rose this is Alberta um there are two little kids racing to the room right now!" Laughing "I take it they pulled a fast one on you didn't they?" she just grunted.
"Eddie I'm gonna need your…oomph." I had just reached the door when it came busting open right towards me quickly I jumped to the side only to have three people come falling on me. The room was completely silent except for Alberta's heavy breathing the twins laughing uncontrollably and Vlad crying.
Slowly my senses came back "Damn it that hurt like hell!" Eddie, Adrian, and Christian—of course—fell on the floor laughing their asses off. Even Alberta and Lissa were chuckling. "Mommy," Michel exclaimed. "You cursed!"
At that moment I saw Christian recording the whole thing "Christian you better hope that didn't catch me being taken down by two three year olds." I said in a deadly calm voice and glared at him. He quickly put it make on Lissa and the baby. Eddie and Adrian on the other hand were still gasping for breath as they carried on laughing. Switching my glare to them "And you two shut the…" I looked at Michel and Michele looking at me with their big brown eyes staring at me. "Um… shut up before I make you."
Eddie of course being the gentleman he is shut up immediately but Adrian of course just kept on laughing. "Oh come on little dhampir your not that scary lying on the floor with two little kids on top of you. Even though it does looks very sexy on you.
Within seconds I was up and in Adrian's face "Whose on the ground again I don't think I heard you properly?" He paled a little bit excellent. Michel and Michele ran up to me and grasped onto my legs "Mommy" they cried. "Don't hurt Uncle Adri," they chorused together. Damn it all I hated it when they did that they were just so cute.
Adrian of course just looked smug. An evil idea popped into my mind "Adrian," I purred. "You might want to sleep with both eyes open tonight. I purposely seduced him and of course it worked. "Why little dhampir you finally decided to sleep with me?" "Nope just the ghost you pissed off last week."
That made him pale and shut up. Lissa had finally got Vladimir to go to sleep. Noticing the twins—who had ran to Alberta—were falling asleep on her shoulders. Giving Lissa a hug and kiss goodnight and the Christian and Eddie a hug I bade everybody goodnight and took little Michele out of Alberta's left arm.
"Now little dhampir haven't you forgotten something?" Turning around I looked at Adrian and tried to raise my eyebrow which everyone seemed to be good at except me so instead I cocked my head "I have no idea what you mean Mr. Ivashkov I got my children and my two stakes nothings missing that I can tell of," I said sweetly.
He made a comment about clothes but I tossed over my shoulders "Ghost Mr. Ivashkov, ghost." Alberta and I made our way to my hose a little way away. "How are you doing Rose? She whispered even though we were well away from the room. Sighing I told her the truth "As well as I can be with them here."
"Rose please don't take this the wrong way but I think he should know that the twins are his. He at least deserves to know that much." Looking down I mumbled "Lissa said the same thing but I don't know he hurt me so much. We were in the twin's room by now and laying them down in their beds. I just don't know Alberta.
It was ten p.m. (human time) when a knock came at the down I had just gotten out of the shower and was drying off "So I called hang on I'll be down in just a minute." I quickly pulled on my pajamas and headed towards the door.
Standing in the door was the father of my children. Oh shit. "Hello Roza. Can I talk to you for a little bit?" Damn it all.