After the shock had finally registered with me, I opened my mouth to speak and then closed it again as it had no words form or even come out of my mouth. I was speechless, no I was more than speechless, I was scared. " A...A...Adrian...?" I whispered as my heart started to pound like a drum. " Wh... What are you doing here...?" I was freaking out on the inside. I was trying to play it cool but, the look on his face told me that I looked scared out of my mind, and Adrian being Adrian liked it. Hell he probably love that I was scared of him. " I was here to see if my money bag was doing okay, because if you weren't then we would have some problems." Adrian said with a smirk on his face. I could tell that my face was pale and all the while my body was shaking and my eyes started to water up with the tears that were destined to fall. I slowly lifted my arm and hand and started to point to the door while saying with clenched teeth, "Get out, Now." At the authority in my voice he grew angry. But kept his temper in check as he turned on his heels and swung the door open. Right as he was about to completely walk out the door and shut it he spun around again and looked at me. " Rose, I'm watching you. I'm always watching you." He then did another spin and slammed the door behind him. As the slam of the door lingered in my room I burst into tears as all the memories flooded back into my head.

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I heard a shuffle come from behind the door as the lock opened and the handle jingled and turned. Adrian burst through the door a second later stumbling around and dropping things on the floor as he grabbed whatever he could to keep from falling. He was slurring and cursing his way to the bedroom at the back of the house. When he reached the bedroom he saw me out of the corner of his eye and spun around with such speed that I did not see his fist flying toward my face. The punch landed straight on my left eye. His punch was so unexpected that i stumbled and fell to the ground. That was the day Adrian started the hitting.

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Adrian used to be so good to me. He used to actually talk to me with out the beatings or the yelling. He just grew so accustomed to the drugs. Not the little things but the hardcore drugs. We used to go to the movies or to the park. But when he started the drugs we stayed in. He would only let me go to work and then back home. I was going to college before he wanted me to quite and Start paying for his bills or for his drug use. After almost two years of the beatings and the bills and the drugs, I left. I couldn't take it anymore. When it had started I figured it was just a phase, But then he moved us into a drug house. I was done at that point. I left him. I had too. When I did he had stopped at nothing to get me back. To keep me in his crack house until the day I died. But I wasn't having it, I ended up going to the police and filling for abuse and drug smuggling. He was picked up a few weeks later and was sent to jail, guilty, after he had a trial. He was in there for about 3 years and was let off early for good behavior and was also going to continue his rehab program. But it never lasted, he was still on drugs and never planed to stop. I was scared of him, don't get me wrong. But I was so over him. I didn't want him in my life, and yet here he was again. As I lay in bed thinking about what I could do to keep Adrian out of my life, I fell asleep.

I was awoken by the sound of muffled voices coming from outside. "LET ME IN!" I heard one voice scream. " Sir, We are sorry but you cannot go in there." " Why can't I? That is my Sister!" The man screamed back. The door handle started to turn when another voice said, " Sir! You cannot go in there!" The door handled stopped jiggling and then more voices talking in hushed tones. I lay back down and closed my eyes to try and go back to sleep when the door suddenly slammed open. I jumped up to see who it was but there were already people tackling the person that had burst into my room. "Stop it!" I yelled over and over. Finally stumbling out of my bed and running over to were the man was being wrestled to the floor. I then grabbed someone by the shirt and started dragging them off of the person. I screamed stop it again and the room froze. The people wrestling on the floor stumbled to get back in motion and up off the floor when I was tackled to the floor by my now grinning brother. " Bryce! What are you doing here?" I said with a mocked shocked face. "OH you know. Just getting into trouble!" he laughed out while pointing around the room. " YUP! The usual!" I playfully slapped his forehead. We were laughing at each other when we heard someone clear their throat. We composed ourselves and got up off the floor. " Ma'am? Mr. Hathaway cannot be here at this time." " Well hes my family, and I don't see anyone else here to be by my side, so why can't he stay?" The doctor got red faced and choked out, " Very well Miss Hathaway, Your brother can stay." Me and Bryce started to turn around when the Doctor started again. " But, No more horse play!" The doctor, Mrs. Bailey Berry Hill, said with stern look. " Okay Mom! " I said playfully. She tried to keep her face clear of emotion but she cracked a small smile. After left with her help in hand, me and Bryce sat down on the hospital bed I had been in for all of my hospital stay and started talking. After what seemed like only a little while Bryce left me to go check on Lissa and Christian. I checked the clock to find that almost 4 hours had passed by in that time period.

I pushed the call button before getting up to go to the bathroom. When I returned a nurse that I did not know was standing there waiting for me. " Uh who are you?" I asked the guy kind of rudely. " I'm standing in for your nurse." " Well? whats your name?" I asked with my " ARE YOU STUPID?" Voice. " My name is Dimitri and I am going to be your nurse for a while so you better get used to me now and get rid of that attitude." He said in a stock still voice not even blinking an eye. It took me aback how he talked to me like that. Did he want to keep his job? " Jesh, I was kidding." I said while walking over to my bed and plopping down on it. " Oh, Uh, Well, What can I do for you... Uh Mrs. Hathaway?" He said while checking his clip board. " It's just Miss Hathaway. But you can call me rose." I whispered. " What?" He asked me. " I... I'm not married... You called me Mrs. Hathaway... It's Miss..." I said in a hushed tone. "Oh! Ohhhhhhkay!" He said while cracking a smile finally getting the picture. " Sorry! I just figured you were married." " Yeah well, I'm not." I said very rudely. I was mad that he thought that. I'm not sure why, Maybe because he was very good looking and I hated that he thought that I was taken. I just hoped that he wasn't taken. WHY ARE YOU THINKING LIKE THIS ROSE! YOU CAN'T DATE HIM! I was yelling at myself. I hated that I liked him so fast... I had just met him! When I came out of my daze I realized that he was watching me. Not checking me out but, studying me. " What are you looking at?" I snapped at him. " Oh, sorry... nothing... Uh, so... Uh what did you need?" " Oh yeah. Some food." I barked at him. He walked out the door before I could say anything else.

I had asked Lissa to bring me some clothes as my doctor said I could wear them now since I wasn't hooked up to any machines and would be going home in a few days. I went to the door and locked it and started to undress and change. I wasn't paying any attention when the door opened. I heard a crash and spun around half naked with no shirt on. Dimitri stood in the door way trying to clean up and keep his head down. He looked up for a half second to see if I was okay and saw my state and put his head down again. I ran over to him and helped him with the stuff that was smashed on the floor. After we were done gathering all the stuff off the floor, we both looked at each other. He looked down and turned away to leave my room. I stood up and told him that I was sorry. He spun around and looked at me. He glued his eyes to mine. Not looking down in the process, he walked over to me. My breath caught in my throat because I knew what was about to happen. He whispered in my ear, " You are so beautiful, Roza." Roza? I had heard that name before but his lips crashed to mine before I could think to much longer. I pulled away from him, not because it was a bad kiss, because trust me it wasn't. I pulled away because it wasn't right. We didn't know each other and he was my nurse for god sake! He looked down at me and started to apologize more than needed. I tried stopping him but he just kept going. Explaining to me why he did it and what not. " Dimitri!" I yelled at him. " Stop it! It is okay! It is no big deal." He started apologizing again while turning around and leaving the room. When I heard the door shut behind him quietly, I sat down on my bed. I felt my lips were the kiss still lingered there. He kissed me... He actually kissed me... I thought as I drifter to sleep that night, as I faded into a dream of Dimitri and our kiss.

Author Note: I am so sorry for a late update! I've been in Texas for Thanksgiving and have been very busy! I am not sure if this chapter is good or not so read and let me know! I LOVE WHEN YOU GUYS REVIEW AND PRIVATE MESSAGE ME!