Chapter 2: Yes, No, and Manhoods

Dimitri Belikov walked backed to Alberta's house after dropping off the basket of black bread. He smiled at himself when he thought of Roza's expression as she picked up the basket of bread.

"Dimka! Come on in!" Alberta called from the door. The pleasing aroma of delicious pelmeni and gnocchi went to greet Dimitri when he opened the door.

"Dude! I thought you had better plans to 'win Rose's heart back' than making black bread. I mean I could have made her black bread too. She would've liked it better than yours." Ivan teased.

"No she wouldn't have." Dimitri retorted.

"Yes she would."

"No."

"Yes."

"No."

"Enough bantering boys. I made Russian food for breakfast. Help me set the table." Alberta called from the kitchen.

"Alberta! You didn't have to make Russian for breakfast. We would have been fine with Turkish." Ivan said.

"No worries. Without any Russian eaters in this house, I found myself not making any Russian food. Dimitri can you go into town to buy some wood for the fireplace? We're running low on some and I hear that this winter season is going to be cold. I set the money on the counter."

"Of course, Alberta. Anything else I should buy?"

"Nope."

The three ate their scrumptious meal and afterwards, the men headed for the city.


"Rose! I have delightful news. Father said I could stay in Turkey for awhile because Christian's coming here for business." Lissa gushed while holding up a letter.

"That's great but do we need to see Chrissy?"

Lissa pouted. "Rose, he's my fiancée. You two should start getting along with each other."

"Sure we will; when the sky turns mint green."

"Christian's bringing his friend Adrian Ivashkov."

"Not another royal. That man has more stories with he and his women than Dimitri Belikov." Rose said curtly.

"I know but it's not like you got to like him or anything. Where's Blini by the way? I haven't see him today."

"Mom's bringing him to the vet. Blini needs his monthly checkup and shots because he was food in the woods."

"Poor dog." Liss sympathized.

"Yeah."

"Don't we need to go into town to see Doctor Olendzki?"

"Yes." The two women hurriedly got ready.

When Rose went downstairs, she feasted on some of the remaining black bread.

"Kiz, Lissa, we need to talk." Abe appeared with a young man beside him.

"Yeah?" They both looked up at Abe.

"Eric Dragomir required a solider to guard Lissa during her stay here and Eddie Castile will assist Lissa everywhere she will go." He informed.

"Father did no such thing!" Lissa exclaimed angrily.

"Lissa, no need to fret. Eric is taking precautions for your safety. I would have done the same with Rose. Take Eddie out with you into town."

The girls nodded and went to sit in the carriage. Eddie sat in front where he drew the carriage forward on his horse.

"At town do you mind stopping by some baby stores? I would love to buy some clothes for the baby." Lissa asked.

"We could stop by. Oh, we should go to the new dress shop that opened. I heard Mia telling me that the silk from the dresses there were so soft." Rose chided.

Liss nodded. "When are you getting the pictures for the baby? Make sure I get one."

"I think today. Liss you can come in the appointment with me rather than staying outside."

"I can? You should be going there with Dimitri instead of me."

"Lissa, I know I should tell him the truth but I'm not ready to. You can substitute for Dimitri instead."

Lissa gave her a look. "I'll never be able to substitute Dimitri. You definitely know that."

"Whatever. He left me and now he doesn't concern me. I even sent letters Liss. Sometimes to Ivan too. Ivan replied while Dimitri never did" The carriage stopped and Eddie opened the doors. Lissa and Rose got out of the carriage and halted when they saw Ivan and Dimitri walking by.

Dimitri's eyes briefly met Rose's but the moment was short-lived since she swiftly turned away to avert her beautiful hazel eyes. Her hand rested on her baby bump and she walked inside the hospital with Lissa.

"Dude, you're screwed. She won't even look at you right now." Ivan chimed.

"I know, but someday, she'll come to me."


Inside the hospital, Rose laid on the cotton bed while Dr. Olendzki gave her five printed copies of the picture of her baby. Rose and Lissa couldn't help but look wonderstruck as they stared at the growing child. For Rose, it was amazing how two people could create something so beautiful in life. Although she and Dimitri weren't at speaking terms yet, she was thankful that they had made an innocent, precious child.

"Wonderful isn't it? Having a child brings so much joy that there are no words known to humankind to describe the feel." Dr. Olendzki said.

Rose nodded and gave a picture to Lissa. "For me? I was kidding earlier about the picture."

"Liss, You've been there for me in many ways. It's only fair for you to be the godmother."

"ME?"

"Of course!"

"Thank you. Thank you. Thank you." Lissa chanted. "I'll swear I'll protect this baby with my life. Let's get going to the plaza! I need to get clothes for my godson!"

Dr. Olendzki chuckled at Lissa's exuberance and Rose put on her coat to leave. Outside, they met with Eddie and planned to walk around the shops until sunset. Eddie agreed to be near them with the carriage but far away enough so that he would blend in with the townspeople.

"Oh! Let's go into the shop Mia has spoken about. I hear that the royal ball in Turkey is approaching soon. We should find dresses." Lissa squealed.

"Lissa, I won't be able to fit most of the dresses there. It will be so embarrassing, I might not even come to the ball at all. I will be big as a cow while other snobby royals talk shit about me."

"Rose. No one will say such a thing! In four months, you'll have a dashing baby boy who'd look a lot like Dimitri."

"I know. I just wish the baby could come sooner. Or better yet, I wish we were seahorses. Male seahorses carry the child. Dimitri would look handsome with a five month old baby bump." Rose joked.

"God Rose! I would puke if Dimitri had a baby bump. If Christian was the one to get pregnant-" Lissa shuddered audibly without finishing the sentence.

The girls entered the shop and they were greeted by a saleswoman."Good afternoon ladies. Are you looking for anything in particular today?"

"Yes, we're searching for ball gowns for the upcoming Turkish ball." Lissa answered.

"Of course, we set aside many dresses for royals to try on." Having the first of everything was an unquestionable perk of being a royal. In some countries, rulers set up a national slogan of: They come first.

The lady brought a rack of extravagant dresses and Lissa jumped for joy. "The silk dresses are made from the finest of silk worms imported from China. It took months and for some, even years to complete such a masterpiece."

While Lissa rifted through the racks, the salesperson came with another rack. "These are dresses for pregnant women. It's a relief we decided to sell these. We got numerous amounts of complaints from pregnant queens who couldn't find dresses." She informed.

Rose nodded. "I appreciate the thoughtfulness but I might not attend the ball."

The lady frowned. "Don't be foolish. Although you are pregnant, you're young. Do me a favor and try on at least one of these gorgeous dresses." Lissa nodded in agreement.

"Okay, but I'm only trying it on."

Half an hour later, Lissa found a beautiful green silk dress with flower beadings on the corset. The silk of the bottom half flowed down freely. Rose had found a flamboyant red one-shoulder silk dress that held enough space for her baby bump. The rest of the red silk tumbled in waves till it reached the ground.

Rose fell in love with the dress at the moment she saw it hanging on its velvet hanger. However, she cherished it more when she had tried it on. "Now you've got to go to the ball." Lissa said in a singsong voice. "Every man will fall in love with you at the ball. Including Dimitri."

"As I said before, I have no concern of Dimitri's opinions think, say, or do. We're over and we're never going back together."

"Rose, I know he hurt you so much to an extent that cannot be forgiven but he is the father of your son." Lissa whispered so the gossipers wouldn't here.

"Yes, but he decided to abandon us."

"He doesn't know even know about his son."

"Lissa, he lost the right to know about his son when he abandoned me. If he can't love me then he can't love his son. I'm not going to force him to stay here because he feels that he is responsible for getting me pregnant." Rose defended.

"Dimitri does love you. That's why he's staying here. He wants to fix his past mistakes. Maybe there is a good reason why he abandoned you. You should talk to him about it."

"Lissa! We did talk and all he said was that he was sorry. If he was truly sorry, he would have written back to my letters. I sent 257 of them to him and 78 of them to Ivan. All Ivan replied was that Dimitri was saving Queen Tatiana or he was off finding a kidnapped girl. In my fourth month with him gone, I just gave up hope and stopped sending the letters."

"I understand but one day you have to tell him."

"I know."

"Let's go pay for these dresses and eat at the diner, shall we?" Lissa asked trying to lighten up the mood.

Rose hesitantly smiled but gasped as she looked at the price tag of her red dress.

"What's wrong?"

"This dress costs 6,300 liras (3,000 dollars and 1,830 pounds)."

"Seriously? My dress only costs a fourth of that money. Maybe it's a mishap. Let's talk to the lady."

Lissa brang the dress to the lady and she just shrugged. "This dress is a fortune because the inside is made of velvet but the outside looks carefree with silk. The velvet makes it comfortable for the pregnant woman's wearing. It took years for the designer just to design it."

Rose groaned. "Abe will never let me buy such an expensive dress. After all, I'm going to wear it only once at the ball."

"Rose, we'll find another dress for you, I promise." Lissa assured after purchasing her silk gown.

The girls went to the diner where Mia worked at. "What does my favorite pregnant lady crave today?" Mia winked.

"I would like a double cheeseburger, cranberry sauce, cheese pizza with anchovies, tomato basil soup, and a PB&J sandwich." Rose ordered as the customers around her stared.

"I'm pregnant, people!" Rose admonished as people averted their gazes.

"What about you Liss?" Mia smiled.

"Some corn chowder and chicken salad please."


Dimitri remembered when he first met Rose. Although it had been two years since they had met, it felt as if it was yesterday.

Flashback

"Dimitri, come into my home. I hope your father, Andros is doing well?" Abe asked. Dimitri was impressed by Abe's home. Many people had referred it to a 'cottage.' But, the cottage was more like a manor. There was a stable for horses and the two story building was wide enough to fit a circus. In the backyard, fountains spurted water and many exotic plants Dimitri never had seen before grew.

Dimitri stepped into Abe's manor and walked into his office. "Yes, my father has been in excellent condition. In fact, he was thrilled to hear about Turkey's alliance with Russia." Both Abe and Andros had the same job but they worked for different countries.

"Yes, I was also ecstatic to seal the deal with Russia. Our countries has been foes for too long I'm glad King Ozera has-"

Just then, the door slammed open with a horrified expression on a beautiful girl's face. She was covered in water and Dimitri longed to see a smile on the her face. "Abe! Chrissy almost set the room on fire again because of his little 'how powerful is fire?' experiments and I was yelling 'fire, fire' and the maids started throwing buckets of water in my room."

Abe smiled at his sixteen year old daughter. "Belikov, please excuse me for a moment. Tell Christian to clean up the mess he had made in your room. Tell the maids to replace the bedding too."

Rose nodded. "Thanks, dad. Who's he?" She asked staring at the mysterious brown orbs.

"Ah. This is Dimitri Belikov. He came from Russia with Christian and he'll be staying here for a while with us in one of the guest rooms.

Dimitri couldn't speak because he was enhanced by this beautiful creature. Instead, he pulled on his emotionless mask he had practiced to put on during times like these.

"Isn't it an arctic wasteland in Russia? Why is he tan? Isn't he supposed to be paler like Christian?" Rose asked curiously.

"Rose!" Her father scolded as Dimitri cracked a small smile.

"What! I'm just telling the truth. Have you heard the expression 'honesty is golden?' Does this guy even know English? He doesn't talk much."

"I believe the correct term for that expression is 'silence is golden' and I do speak perfect English." Dimitri smirked.

Rose rolled her eyes. "Whatever you say."

Present

Dimitri looked at the letters his father had sent. Andros was demanding his presence in Russia so that he could be the "lucky man" who won Tasha's marriage. Dimitri had never acted up against his father except for the time when he was thirteen. Andros had been heavily intoxicated with whiskey and he started beating his mother. Dimitri took a stand by beating up his father. After that night, things were never the same again. Dimitri hated himself for acting up and no one in the Belikov household ever trusted Andros. Dimitri swore he would listen to his father's wishes unless it came to harming his family. However, going back to Russia was a promise Dimitri wasn't going to keep.


"God, that was an amazing dinner."Rose said while getting off of the carriage.

"Well, you did have an interesting choice of menu." Lissa confided as she opened the door to the Mazur cottage. "Christian!" Lissa squealed as she saw her beloved fiancée. The twosome had been apart for months but they had sent countless amounts of letters back and forth."

"Hey, baby." Christian smiled while Lissa threw herself into his arms. They kissed passionately. Three minutes later, their passion grew to a point where clothes were about to be ripped off.

Rose intervened and grabbed Christian by the ear. "Try to keep your dick in your pants during your stay at our home."

Christian felt relieved after Rose let go of his ear. "This is coming from the girl who couldn't stop guys with dicks hanging out of their pants." Liss gave Christian a warning look.

"At least their dicks are five feet longer than yours." Rose scoffed.

"You would know. Your whoring resulted that bundle of joy." Christian pointed to her stomach. Rose, being a hormonal pregnant women burst into tears and ran upstairs to cry. Lissa threw a deadly glare at Christian and ran upstairs to find Rose.

"Rose? Rose, where are you?" Lissa called. She couldn't find Rose in her room.

"In here, " a small whisper sniffled from one of the many guest rooms.

Lissa sighed and went inside. She found Rose staring intently at the baby picture Dr. Olendzki gave her. "Rose! You know Christian was joking. I'm sorry if he was kidding."

"You don't have to be sorry. However, that son of a bitch has to be!" She exclaimed.

"Rose, you said his penis was tiny."

"It is."

"No. It's not."

"Yes."

"No."

"Yes. Dimitri would win the 'Longer Manhood Competition' if there was one held between he and Christian."

"Maybe he would because he is a god but Christian's isn't tiny."

"Yes it is. In fact, it's so tiny that you guys will never have any babies."

"Are you saying that you got pregnant quicker because Dimitri's huge?"

"Maybe..."

Lissa rolled her eyes. "Exactly how big is Dimitri?"

Rose shrugged. "I'm not going to praise his ego in times when I'm angry at him. Maybe you should ask Dimitri himself."


Christian made his way into Abe's office. His father couldn't make it because he had matters with his women. Christian knocked and a maid opened the door.

"Ah Christian! What a nice surprise. The last time you visited, I remember you were trying to burn down my cottage."

Christian flushed. "I'm sorry about Rose's old room. However, I came to Turkey for a proposal."

"Yes?" Abe asked.

"Well, my sister Princess Natasha Ozera would like to hold the quest for her hand in Turkey. May we borrow bits of land to hold this occasion?"

"May I ask why she would want to come here? Is it because it's too cold in Russia. Rose always says it's an arctic wasteland up there." Abe chuckled.

"Well Tasha said that someone special isn't coming to join the fight but he is rather staying here in Turkey. Tasha wants to move the place in order to woo this man's attempts to compete again.

"Is this man Dimitri Belikov?" Abe and half of Europe knew Tasha was obsessing over this warrior.

"Tasha never told me but I honestly assume the man is Belikov."

"How does Turkey benefit from this trade? The upcoming ball is drawing near and the king doesn't want complications during the royal's travel through the city. If warriors run around frightening the royals, the king would be displeased." Abe knew that Rose wouldn't want to give Dimitri up to Tasha despite his abandonment. If Tasha got her way, Dimitri would surely "win" her hand in marriage.

"My father is proposing 500 blocks of gold. He also assured that Tasha would clear the fighting stadium out within weeks before the ball."

Abe was still unsure about his daughter's feelings. "Christian, you will have to ask the king, himself. I will call in a meeting on your behalf tomorrow at the castle.

"Thank you, Abe." Christian got up to leave.

"Oh, Christian. Don't try to burn down my cottage again. Janine will be very displeased." Abe smiled.

"I guarantee there will be no fire sir." Christian confirmed as he made his way to the guest room. There, he found a smiling Lissa and a laughing Rose. Rose sprang into action when her eyes landed on Christian and punched his jaw.

"Shit, Rose!" He yelled.

"You deserved it. No one messes with mama bear and her cub"

"Lissa! Do something!" Christian frantically said.

"I hate to say this, but you did deserve it. You insulted my godson." Lissa held up a picture of Rose's baby.

Christian forgot about his bruised jaw and looked at the picture. "Rose, I'm really sorry but never make fun of my manhood."

"Why Sparky? Are you sensitive about its shortness?" Rose grinned while Lissa nudged her.

Christian growled but didn't say anything. "Whatever, but people say you don't believe until you see." With that, Christian pulled down his pants.

Rose's jaw dropped.


Through the shop window, Dimitri saw the dress Rose wore. He stared speechlessly as he watched the goddess turn swiftly to meet Lissa's gaze.

"Dude, you're whipped. Isn't it quite stalker-ish to stare through the window?" Ivan piped in.

"It's Rose."

"She would have minded if she knew."

"That's why I'm not yelling 'Hey Roza! It's me, Dimitri. I know our gazes met when you were going to the hospital but I wanted to ask how the baby's doing.'" He said.

"Maybe I'll yell that."

"Don't you dare Ivan. If you do, I swear I'll chop of your dick. Then, you won't be able to fuck any girl again."

"Belikov, it's tempting to see you in pain but I value my manhood much more. I'll let you go this once." Ivan winked.

The two hid behind the store when they saw Lissa and Rose emerging from the store.

"Why didn't she buy the dress?" Ivan whispered.

"I have no clue. Let's go inside."

After the coast was clear, Dimitri and Ivan went inside and was greeted by a salesperson.

"How may I help you gentlemen today? Would you like to buy a dress for a sweetheart?" She asked.

Dimitri answered first. "Yes, well the red dress the lady wore a few moments ago was beautiful. I was wondering why she hadn't bought it."

"Ah. This dress is a fortune as you can see. The silk is crafted uniquely. It was much too expensive for that pregnant woman. She seemed royal to me but I guess she wasn't."

Dimitri glared. "How much is the dress?"

"6,300 liras." The lady said while holding up the fortune. Ivan's eyes grew wide as boiled eggs.

Dimitri never have seen a dress so expensive. Not even her posh sisters would buy a dress so pricy. However, he thought it was worth it as he pictured Roza wearing it. "I'll take it."

Ivan scoffed uncontrollably while Dimitri paid the woman. "Dude. Are you crazy? Rose is never going to accept that."

"Ivan, she looked so beautiful. I need to see her in it at the ball."

"I warned you but if she doesn't accept it, that 6,300 liras are going to waste."

"She'll wear it. Believe me."


"Prince Adrian Ivashkov, come in our manor." A maid greeted. Rose had totally forgotten that Christian was coming with his friend Adrian. Why didn't Adrian come earlier. Was he too busy being drunk or being around women? Rose's suspicions were confirmed when she smelled the reek of alcohol from Prince Ivashkov.

"God Liss. Why does he have to stay?" She snickered.

"You know the prince came with Christian. Abe can't refuse either. Queen Tatiana will look down on Turkey if he does."

"Yeah well, I can't believe Christian actually showed his dick. That picture is going to scar me for life."

Liss just laughed. "C'mon let's go to sleep. It's really late and it's not good for the baby to stay up late."

"Okay Lissa," Rose said while entering her room. "Goodnight."

"Goodnight."


Rose entered Alberta's house. Inside, it was deadly silent and she went up to a room that was so similar. She had come upstairs many times before and knew exactly whose room it was. It was Dimitri's. She opened the door and affectionately rubbed her swollen tummy. Inside slept a peaceful Dimitri who looked ages younger. Rose brushed her hand against his familiar hair out of Dimitri's closed lids.

"What are you doing here?" Dimitri asked groggily.

"Sorry... I didn't mean to wake you. I missed you."

Dimitri smiled and pulled his lips on hers. The two kissed passionately while Dimitri stroked her hair lovingly. "Roza, I've been waiting a millennia to hear you say those words. I missed you so much. I love you."

"I love you too." They started removing their clothes. Once Rose was fully naked, Dimitri carcassed her bump lovingly and whispered in Russian to the baby. He put one hand on her breast and another in his mouth. Rose moaned in pleasure. Rose stroked his manhood as Dimitri groaned. He positioned himself to enter Rose. Then, the warmth was stripped.

Rose woke up.

She looked for Dimitri but she couldn't find him.

It was a dream.

I don't love him anymore. I don't love him anymore. He left me. He left me. Rose chanted that mantra in her head.

She ran downstairs and threw the front door open for some fresh air. It felt like she couldn't breathe. Rose puked last night's dinner near the bushes but something caught her eye. The was a shopping bag from the store she and Liss had visited. She took that bag and went inside her home only to find the red dress she desired to wear. She was going to kill Dimitri Belikov.


Dimitri watched in pure satisfaction as Rose took the shopping back inside her house. However, he was concerned as he watched Roza puke her guts out behind the bushes. Dimitri knew it was morning sickness that Karolina had gotten many times when she was pregnant with Paul. Maybe he should make the lemon tea Mama had made for Karo to when she was pregnant. This lemon tea would surely help Rose's morning sickness.

He went inside Alberta's home but his blood ran cold when he saw who was in front of him. There was his father, Andros and Tasha Ozera sitting down in Alberta's dining room while sipping tea.

"Nice of us to join us Dimka. The competition is going to be held in Turkey. Christian even got King Voda's approval." Tasha smirked.

"Yes. Dimitri I expect you to join this quest." Andros added.

"DIMITRI!" Yelled a familiar voice. "CARE TO EXPLAIN THIS!" Rose charged in with an angered expression. She stopped abruptly when she saw Andros Belikov and Tasha Ozera.

Where was Ivan when Dimitri needed him the most?

I know it's late but I updated! Thanks for all the reviews, favorites, and follows out there! Every notification sent to my e-mail was a warm welcome to . I know I promised a long chapter but this was only longer by a few hundred words. I'll try to write some longer ones. As i said before, I'd like to get to know ya'll readers so I'll ask the second question. "What book series are your absolute favorites?" While I'm making a VA Fanfic, I feel obliged to say that Vampire Academy is one of my favorites. It is but to all readers out there, read the Covenant Series by Jennifer L. Armentrout and Shatter Me by Taherah Mafi. I adore these books. Has anyone read these series? Anyways please review anything in mind. Do you think Dimitri is going to enter the quest for Tasha's hand in marriage? What will Rose's reaction be when she sees Tasha Ozera? How is Dimitri going to deal with this dilemma?