A/N: Hey everyone :) I got another story to share! So just head's up, it's going to start of really really sad (lik starting the chapter after this, they're going to pull at your heart) I just hope you guys like it and stick with it :)

Knock knock. "Come in," I said without looking up from my paperwork.

"Roza, do you have a minute?" Dimitri said with his thick Russian accent.

"Of course! What is it, Comrade? Do we need to have the birds and bees talk?" I said playfully as I reclined back in my chair and motioned for him to take a seat. He shook his head and leaned against my doorframe.

"No we don't. But I was hoping you could do me a favor, two really," he said slowly. "Um, could you see someone for me?"

I gave him a quizzical look and he just nodded his head toward me. A second later Natasha Ozera came walking into my office, a balloon in front of her belly.

"Tasha! Oh wow, I wasn't aware you guys got back together."

"We didn't," Dimitri growled. "I just...I'm helping her out."

"Oh," I said, feeling awkward for saying something in the first place. Clearing my throat, I got up and walked up to them. "Well, how far along are you?"

"Five months. I'm due for a checkup next month but my doctor left and I need a new one."

"Do you think you could see her?" Dimitri asked again. I sighed as I thought about it. Tasha and I have never been friends, we were just polite and amicable with each other. I put up with her because Dimitri went out with her for a while and he's always seen the good in her.

"Well, I could," I drew out, the obvious "but" hanging in the air. "I'll have one of my residents take you on and I'll supervise. I don't deal with friends or family."

"That's fine," Tasha said. "I'll just go make an appointment then."

"Ok. Tell her to make it with Jill," I said as she started walking back down the hall. When she was out of hearing range I turned towards Dimitri, who had taken a seat, and raised both my eyebrows. "Wanna explain that to me? I thought you said you'd never wanted to deal with her again?"

"She's pregnant, Rose."

"Yea with the baby of the guy she cheated on you with. If I remember correctly, that shit happened about five or six months ago, right?"

"Yeah," he grumbled. "Rose she came to my door crying. I guess she's been trying to hide it, and Christian found out and blew a gasket. And Ethan left her. What was I suppose to do."

"Slam the door on her face."

"Rose..."

"Dimitri she broke your heart. Pulled it out and crushed it to ashes. You would drink yourself to sleep. Remember all the times I had to cover your ass because you had a hangover? I had to get Lissa and Eddie to help me. It wasn't until I chewed your ass out after two months and threatened to tell Stan that you broke out of your hole. Why are you letting her back into your life?"

"She made a mistake, Rose. We all make them. Remember Mason?"

"Ok one, it's only a mistake if she did it once. Her and Ethan had been going at it for over a year. Secondly, Mason doesn't count. I was drunk and it was a Christmas party. We were under a mistletoe."

"Fine. Look. I just told her I'd help her get a new doctor. And I did."

"Yea and then you're just going to help her set up the nursery and go to Mommy and Me classes."

"Rose, I'm—"

"No Dimitri listen. You are. You so fucking are. You still love her. And everyone knows you want nothing more than to be a father. And she's using that baby to trap you in again. And I swear on my license I won't let her. I meant what I said, she's Jill patient, so I'm going to make sure you are nowhere near her for the next four months. And the next eighteen years after that. I'll move in with you if I have to."

He let out a laugh and pulled me to him, kissing my head as he murmured, "Oh Roza." I was still a little pissed, but being in his arms my anger started dissipating. Her pulled back a bit and looked me in the eyes. "You're wrong about one thing. I don't love her. Not anymore. And I have you to thank for that."

I felt a blush coming along and looked away, clearing my throat again, before changing the subject. "You said you had two favors. What's the second."

"Oh right! Can you be Sonya's obstetrician? And not like with Tasha, I want you to personally care for her. For some reason this pregnancy is scaring her and she listens to you."

"Fine," I jokingly whined. "Your lucky your such a bad ass orthopedic surgeon or I wouldn't gotten to know you."

He gave a whole hearted laugh. "Roza, I highly doubt it's the magic I make with tools that's kept you around," he said as he walked out of my office.

"Paging Dr. Sexy," said a deep, rich voice filled with humor. I could see the smile on his face and twinkle in his emerald green eyes. "Dr. Sexy you're being paged to the reception desk."

Laughing, I stopped what I was doing and went up to the nurse's desk.

"Where is he, Liss?" I asked my best friend, aka head nurse of this department.

"Who?" she asked innocently, but I could see in her pale jade green eyes that she knew. I slit my eyes as I kept my eyes locked with hers. I saw her slightly shift uncomfortably, meaning if I kept my gaze a while longer she might crack and tell me. Except right when I had her, someone wrapped their arms me and kisses my jawline.

"There you are," he said in a deep voice. The whole thing made me jump and slightly scream before turning around and meeting the brightest emerald green eyes. "Hey," he said softly before giving me a soft kiss, which I returned just as softly.

"Hey," I returned after we broke apart. "What are you doing here?"

"A man can't come and surprise his girlfriend just cause?" Adrian asked with mock hurt. We had been dating for about two years now and still hearing him call me his girlfriend sent butterflies flying in my stomach. I raised my eyebrow, a trick I had finally mastered thanks Dimitri.

"I guess," I said slowly. "But you're not a man that does anything without a reason. So what can I do for you, babe?"

"Hmm you could do me," he said playfully, but I saw the lust in his eyes. I bit my lip, the idea sounding really intruiging right now. "But that's for later. I came to tell you that I'm taking you out tomorrow so you might want to leave work a bit early to get ready."

"Can I know where we're going?"

"Nope. It's a surprise. But you should dress formally. I'll pick you up at 6," he said before giving me a parting kiss. He was about to pull away, but I wasn't ready, so I pulled him back.

"Vasilisa, have you seen Ro-" Dimitri started to say, making Adrian and I break apart. When he saw us, he cut himself off and gave a small smile. "Adrian."

"Belikov, how's surgery?" Adrian asked as he stepped behind me, wrapping his arm around my waist and resting his head on mine.

"Crazy. Apparently there was some rock climbing thing happening so we got a lot of people coming in from accidents. How's the firm?"

"Busy. We just landed a Fortune 500 client, so we're working to finalize everything."

"That's good. Congrats," Dimitri said before turning to me. "Um, could you come by my office when you're free? I need your help on something."

"Lose the tie. I never liked it," I said, my face serious as I shook my head, but my eyes filled with humor.

"Not about the tie," he grumbled as he touched it protectively. "Plus Paul and Zoya picked it out for me for my birthday."

"Oh. Well, I'll stop by in a few minutes then," I said with a big smile. I loved messing with Dimitri since med school, which was about 8 years ago, and yet he still hasn't fully understood my sense of humor. Maybe because when we first met, I'd mess with him in a not so nice way and it wasn't until we got partnered for a project that I started being nice. Nonetheless, it seems that the Russian has yet to grow a funny bone.

"Whenever's fine," he said before saying goodbye and going back to his office.

"What was that about?" Adrian asked.

"I dunno. Maybe about Tasha or Sonya. Don't ask."

"Got it. Well, my little doctor, I got to get back to the office before they chops my balls off for being late."

"No fair, you just got here!" I whined with a pout, that quickly turned into a smile when his goodbye kiss lingered a bit longer than usual.

"I'll make it up to you tomorrow night. I promise."

"Fine. I'm holding you to it."

When he left, I didn't feel like going back to my office, so I stayed with Lissa.

"So Christian's becoming an uncle," I said as I leaned over the counter.

"Yea but he all but said she was dead to him when he found out."

"So I heard," I mumbled. "Can you believe she came to me to be her doctor?"

"You are the best. Plus, didn't you hand her off to Jill?"

"Hand her off sounds so dismissive. I merely seized the opportunity give my resident some hands on experience. She'll learn how to work with patients when you're not there from the beginning. Plus, I rather deal with Sonya than with Tasha."

"I hear you on that one. Can you believe it's been 10 years since we graduated college!"

"Yea. We should do something. You're the head of pediatric nurses. I've already made a name for myself and I haven't even finished fellowship yet. Dimitri's being a badass surgeon. And didn't Christian just make detective?"

"Yes he did. We should all go to dinner. Maybe ask Adrian to bring someone to be Dimitri's plus one."

"No no no. Plus, I tried setting him up someone and you see how that worked out. I just hope he's serious about not getting pulled into Tasha's trap."

"Me too. I like Dimitri, and honestly, if Tasha wasn't Christian's only family member I wouldn't have cared if he gave her the boot. But she's pregnant and alone."

"She looked for it though. She gave up a great guy for Joe the plumber."

"His name was Ethan and he was a mechanic."

"Worse, Liss. That's so much worse. Actually, if he owned a mechanic shop it might be better, but if it's the guy that would fix our cars for a discounted price than I rather it have been the plumber." Lissa laughed and shook her head. "So Liss I know you and Christian have this whole ten year plan that's been planned out since you guys met like five years ago. But he did pop the question last year, so when are you gonna do the do?"

"I dunno. I was actually thinking now that he's detective and things are starting to settle down, now might be a good time to start planning. Why? Do you wanna help?"

"Sure, why not. If you want we can get started tonight. Come to my place with magazines and I'll have wine and pizza."

"Sounds like a plan," she said. I said goodbye and went off to find Dimitri.

"You wanted to see me?" I asked as I knocked on Dimitri's door. His head shot up and he quickly put his bookmark in his book and set it aside. "New western novel?"

"Don't start, Roza."

"Comrade, all I asked is if it was new," I said, holding my hands up in surrender. "I didn't set you up for any jokes or make a comment. I genuinely was curious. Now, if I wanted to make fun I would have asked where's the hat to match your duster."

He groaned in defeat as a wide, victorious smile passed my across my lips.

"Why?" was all he asked, his voice so full of pain.

"You're a 34 year old orthopedic surgeon that people turn to for advise or to ask to do their surgery. You're from Russia. And you have the biggest fascination with cowboys! It just doesn't add up."

"How many times do we have this conversation? Ever since I walked into Anatomy that first day in medical school you have constantly poked fun at my one interest."

"And yet here we are 10 years later the best of friends. Funny how life works huh?" I asked as I sat down. "But I highly doubt you called me over to walk down memory lane."

"Right. I need you to ask me out."

"Um I have a boyfriend. Who, might I remind you, just had a pleasant conversation with you not that long ago."

"The man hates me."

"Do you blame him? You're freaking sex on legs and you work with me. Any man that likes me is jealous of you because aside from Lissa, you're the only close friend I have. But Adrian's jealous is completely ridiculous. I mean if anything was going to happen between us then it would have happened already."

Shit where did that come from? After what happened in med school, I gave up any chances of being with him and moved on. I saw something flash through Dimitri's eyes, but it quickly went away.

"I didn't mean it that. Tasha wants to me to come over tonight, and wouldn't take no for answer. But if I tell her I already have plans with you she'll drop it."

"Lissa and I are going to start planning her wedding. I don't think you want to be there for that."

"No you're right. But I wouldn't mind hanging out with Christian."

"Fine. But you're bringing the pizza and a bottle of wine."

"Sounds good to me," he said as he leaned back in his seat and ran his long fingers over his eyes.

"So that was all?" I asked as I got up.

"I guess. I mean can't we talk and catch up?"

"Oh, well, yeah," I said as I sat back down. "How the family?"

"Good. Vika's moving here to open another club."

"Ah so the great Viktoria Belikova is moving to LA?" He nodded his head. "Is everyone moving with her?"

"Yea. They're letting Vika get her own place, which I think is above the club. But since me, Sonya, and now Vika all live here, mama doesn't see why not."

"You must be happy," I noted, seeing the look and smile that came over him when I mentioned his family. "How many years has it been since you've seen them?"

"About 10. If Sonya hadn't moved here last year for the nursing school Lissa got her into, I wouldn't have known seen her either."

"Wow. How did you make it through?"

"Phone calls and Skype. How are your relationship with your dad?"

"Still on the mend. I'm not mad at him anymore, but we don't see each other enough to actually build a relationship. He's neck deep in his business, side business included, but he stops by time from time."

"So he doesn't know about Adrian."

"He knows. And he approves. I think more because now he's got an attorney he can trust than because he actually got to know him and likes him."

Dimitri threw his head back in laughter and like that I stayed for a bit as we shared patient stories and family (or friends in my case) stories. When five o clock came around, I decided I didn't want to go back to work, so I grabbed my things and headed home to straighten it up before everyone came.

A/N: So there you have it. Wasn't sad, but I wanted you guys to get a feel of the relationships and get a little backstory. If I get enough reviews I might post the second chapter early :)

Oh and no this isn't a Rose/Adrian story...it's definitely Rose/Dimitri, it's just going to take a while to get there.

So please leave a review and tell me what you think :)