This is a two-shot about Rose and Dimitri's life together, they have two kids and they live in a small town in Montana. Dimitri is in the army and he is being deployed so this two-shot is about how Dimitri is missing his family. This was also inspired by the song I'm already there by Lonestar. It really is a great song soo that's where this idea came from.
Disclaimer: I don't own VA or the song/lyrics to I'm already there but the story is all mine!
Dimitri POV
It's been a year and four months since I've seen my Roza and my beautiful children. I can't wait until I get to come home, It'll be the first time I'm going to be able to meet Dessa. Roza gave birth to her 3 months after I was deployed in May; I was distraught over the fact that I missed the birth of my little girl but my Roza made sure I was filled in, she sent me a bunch of pictures of our new baby, of Nikolai trying to hold Dessa and Roza right next to them to make sure Nikolai doesn't drop Dessa, of my family holding Dessa, of my best friend Ivan freaking out because Roza was trying to get him to hold Dessa. God I miss them all…
"Next!" shouts the soldier who just got off the phone. I walk up to the booth and use my last calling card to call my Roza. The phone rings until I finally hear her beautiful voice pick up.
"Hello?" She says
"Roza…" I say and sigh in contentment
"Comrade! Baby how are you?! Are you okay!?" she says in a rush and I can't help but chuckle
"Yes I'm alright Roza… I miss you. All of you guys… I miss all of you guys so much."
"We miss you too Comrade…" she's cut off by the kids' laughter in the background. And I had to wipe away a tear that came to my eyes, I'm missing so much of their lives.
"Daddy?" I hear Nikolai say
"Hey buddy I'm here"
"Daddy when are you coming home?" a few more tears fell from my eyes and I said the first thing that came to my mind.
"I'm already there… take a look around I'm the sunshine in your hair. I'm the shadow in the ground. I'm the whisper in the wind, I'm your imaginary friend and I know I'm in your prayers. So you see I'm already there. And I always will be."
"I love you daddy… and so does Dess but she just can't say it yet." I laugh and say that I love him and Dessa too and that I'll be home soon.
"Comrade? You still there?" Roza gets back on the phone
"I'm here…" I say
"You know I really miss you Comrade… don't worry about the kids they'll be alright they just really miss you. I wish I was in your arms laying right there beside you… but I know I'll be in your dreams tonight." She says in her usual Rose bravado. I can practically hear the smirk in her voice.
"I can't wait to get home… where I can softly kiss your lips and touch with my finger tips." I say
"God I miss you Dimitri…when are you coming home?"
"Roza I'm already there… I'm in the beat of your heart and I'll be there till the end. You can feel the love that we share; it's as constant as the moon in the sky. We may be thousands of miles apart but I'll always be with you where ever you are." I hear Roza sniffle "I'll be home soon just one more month Roza and then I'm done, I'll have served my four years and I won't re-enlist again."
"I'll be counting down the days… I love you." She murmurs
"I…" I'm cut off by another soldier waiting to talk to his loved ones
"Hurry up man… please I haven't heard my wife's voice in so long…" I nod in understanding.
"Roza I have to go but I love you too and I'll see you soon."
"Bye Comrade…"
"Goodbye Roza…" I hear the phone hang up and I get up and leave the booth. I start to walk back to my barracks when my friend and fellow soldier Mikhail stops me.
"Dimitri! Did you hear the news?!" he says excitedly
"No what is it what's happening?" Immediately my mind goes to the worst possible situation and I'm on high alert.
"They moved the return date up! We leave in a week! Dimitri we're almost done! We're going home!" I let out a breathy laugh of pure shock.
Thank you for reading! I'll post the final chapter soon I hope you enjoyed this chapter! Review please it always makes my day!