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"3...2...1 hello Belikov family!" I shout and Dimitri's eyes go wider than the time he held me captive and I kissed/punched him to get away.

"Hello sweetheart how are you?" Olena asked in russian after we all introduced ourselves.

I had been learning from Lissa and Dimitri how to carry a steady conversation for the trip.

"Very good , how about you and the girls? Does Paul still look like me when I was younger?" Dimitri asked His mother so rapidly in russian I had to ask Lissa if I only got it all. I still don't think I did.

We talked for about an hour then Yeva came in and started playing witch/psychic/crazy old bat on me again.

She was saying a wedding would be coming sooner than you think and that Dimka will look very handsome in his bowtie.

If only she knew Lissa is making all the of the wedding party where some type of bow.

Dimitri's was on his neck and mine would be in this little origami necklace thingy she had got me as a 'I'll let you have this if you don't put really bad things in your speech for the wedding' type ordeal.

I was going to wear an actual bow tie but she didn't like it and I refuse to wear a bow anywhere in my hair or on my dress.

We talked some more then I had an emergency to take care of down at the office . Some guy was waiting outside the door when I got there. I had told my secretary Scott not to let anyone near me on Saturdays because that was my day for family.

Well he is really bad at his Job. Maybe I should demote him to 'errand boy'.

It has a nice ring to it, doesn't it.

"Hello my name is Head Guardian Hathaway, please come in and take a seat. Im sorry I didn't catch your name what was it?" I asked the tale, slim, black haired moroi man in front of me.

"Oh sorry Its George Badica, but you can call me George if you want. I really dont care." He stated. He must be around 32 or really close to it.

"Well what can I do for you today George?"

"I was hoping to talk to you about getting another guardian from December 12 till January 5 ?"

"May I ask why?"

"Yes , I have had the same guardian since I was 19 and he has only taken one vacation, and only as long as I stayed here and he was only 2 hours away. I was hoping he could go see his family in California for the holidays this year. He would only agree to it if I had a 24/7 watch at the time he is gone."

He had looked so sad for this man, George had been so kind to fly all the way to court so he could ask me that. He was the kind of royal I like to talk to.

"George I think I can move some of the people at court around so that I can send one your way, But I will need to schedule some meetings with you and your guardian so that he can help pick someone to take up his hours. I might not be able to go through all of them but he will definitely get that time off."

"Thank you Head Guardian Hathaway." He said back.

"Please, call me Rose. I dont mean to be rude but today is my day off for a month or so. Unless there is something else I really should be leaving." I said as kindly as I could even though I was still slightly annoyed that I was called in.

"No. No, nothing else have a nice day Rose."He said Holding his hand out and standing.

"You to. I will have Scott get you number then we will set up interviews. Good Bye. See you in a week or so." With that he left, I locked up, talked with Scott about what 'My day off' means and left.

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