There was a knock on the door. Lissa stood there, smirking. In her hands were so many things: bags and whatnot. The thing that caught my attention the most was the fancy envelope carried carefully by her right hand. "Hey." She said. I could tell she was excited for whatever reason. But what about? I didn't plan on finding out since Lissa got excited for whatever small thing.
I smirked this time. "From that smile, I could tell you and Christian really hit it good last night. How was the reunion?"
She blushed. "Can I come in?"
I stepped aside, laughing. "What's up?" I asked, letting her inside. I felt very depressed right now, though I tried not to show it, since I hadn't seen Adrian in the whole freaking day! I don't know who can go on living with not seeing him.
She eyed me. "You know, you still haven't told me what's up with you and Adrian. And why you were in such a rush to see him yesterday."
I looked away for a second. "Lissa, Adrian has been the most helpful person; he has helped me cope with Dimitri's death." Lissa didn't know that I hadn't killed Dimitri. But I would tell her someday. "It's been hard and he has always been there for me throughout all of it; from the beginning." He had been; he was the one who gave me the money to go find Dimitri. If not for Adrian, I would have never have gone on that failed mission.
"Is that why he rarely leaves your room?" She waggled her eyebrows. "Tell me, have you two gone farther than innocent kisses?"
I shook my head. "Liss, it's not like that." I wish it were, though.
She grinned. "Well, I don't really want to know, otherwise. About your sex life, not that; that is your secret; the rest I can handle. By the rest I mean, if he asked you out or something." She seemed to remember the envelope in her hands. "Oh, here. Talking about lover birdie, he wanted me to give you this." She pointed back to her bags and finally noticed that it was clothes and some makeup.
I took it from her. What did Adrian have to tell me that couldn't be said out loud? I hope he wasn't turning the way Dimitri had turned; sending me maniac like notes all the time. I opened the envelope hesitantly. There was a letter inside written in his illegible handwriting. I went to the other room to read it in private.
Dear Rose,
You asked for this typed because you can't read my handwriting but I thought it would be more "truthful" if it was written by my hand. I know you still feel broken over the Dimitri issue he left you to handle.
As I've mentioned before, there is a lot of things that you don't know about Adrian Ivashkov. Hell, there was a lot of things I didn't even know about myself. When you came into my life you helped me unravel a lot of mysteries; you came into my life and made me realize things and helped me be aware of what I was capable of. One thing was love. I wasn't aware of what "love" was until you came into my life. It was like I hated the rain until you walked through it with me. At first sight, I was falling for you like rain falls; fast and instantly.
You have to realize that what I feel for you isn't fake and I thinkāno, know that it will last forever. I want to help you be aware of things the way you helped me. Over the months I watched you build a wall between you and the world. I've noticed it get bigger over time. But I was the one to keep climbing it. It was me that never gave up. I held on and kept on pushing; I held and pushed myself to know the real you.
I want you to be the one, Rose. Now that I've noticed who you really are.
I want you to realize that no one will ever love you in the way I love you. I want you to be that women that will be there when I wake up. The first thing I want to see in the morning is your beautiful eyes and breathtaking smile. I want to be the one and the only one in your life. And I want you to be the mother of my kids. No messing around this time. I promise that I will be that one that you always sought out for.
I wanted you to know how much I loved you. Now you know. If tomorrow never comes, now you know how much I love you. And will always love you.
Because, baby, tonight is the beginning of a new life. . .
Love You Forever,
Adrian Ivashkov
Tears dripped from my eyes. Now I knew; he really loved me. It surprised me how much he loved me. I walked out of the room and back to where Lissa waited. "Hey, you okay?"
I wiped snot and tears off my face. I nodded. "Yeah."
"Okay then, let's get started." She patted at the chair she had set up in front of the mirror. I sat down automatically, but my mind was still pondering the letter. Especially, that last line. Because, baby, tonight is the beginning of a new life. . . What could he mean by that?
Lissa began her evil make over on me. In about to hours, I looked awesome. I mean, hot. I wore a black mini dress with black heels. My hair was straight and lips were glossed. I found one but it has through your inspection first)
"Why am I getting dressed up for?" I asked. What the hell was up?
"You'll see when we get to the point." She said. She was hiding it really hard through the bond. Her phone rang at exactly when I wanted to ask another question.
She had a small conversation with someone and turned to me. "Okay. You are free to go."
"Where?" I asked.
She pointed to the door. "Go out the door."
I walked to the door and opened it to find my sexy Adrian standing there. His eyes were all over me. He looked gorgeous dressed in his black slacks and dark purple polo shirt. "Hey, sexy." He said, taking me over again. "You ready to go, little dhampir?" Before we left out the door completely, he turned back to Lissa. "Thank you, Lissa. I owe you one, cousin."
She smiled and waved the comment with a wave of her hand. "If you guys want to get a little hot and heavy please remember to use protection. I don't want to see a little miniature Adrian or Rose yet."
Adrian laughed; I blushed. "Just like we don't want to see another Christian in this world. One is hell, imagine two." We heard Lissa laugh as we departed.
Adrian intertwined his hands with mine as we walked. I looked up to Adrian. "Where are you taking me?"
He smiled but didn't look at me. "Didn't you read my letter? I thought you would get a clue reading that."
"It was all secretive. And especially that last line
The car in front of me. It was an awesome black corvette. I had always seen them in magazines and always coveted them. This was the first time I had ever seen one in real life and I wanted to die. "Wow, Adrian. I am loving the car."
He opened the door for me. "And I am loving you." The interior was all black and very luxurious. I imagined it would drive just as neat as it looked. He proved it when he started it and sped away from the academy.
I kept my suspicious gaze on him; he had to know I hated surprises. "Adrian," I said in a pleading childish voice. "Please. . .Where are we going?"
He laughed. "How would it be a surprise if I told you? Just wait and you'll see. I know you'll love it!" He said, grinning.
I became more and more curious as the time passed, even if just seconds and decided to try my pleading eyes on him again but he just laughed. "Come on, Adrian. . ." I laughed.
He kept quiet and driving. I turned on the radio ignoring the rock CDs that were the in the car. I noticed The Saltwater Room by Owl City was playing. . . I paid attention to the lyrics trying to keep myself from wonder what the surprise really was. The song was actually almost half way through.
All the time, yes.
In that moment I knew, I had to tell him how I felt about him. Is that what it would take to make this hint of love? I laughed internally at my quoting of the song. I reconsidered the thought though, what if it really was only time we needed and I was rushing. No, no! I knew I wasn't; we had time, much time but I'd have to tell him, it was too much to keep in. I wanted him, now. I turned to face him to tell him now, as if I couldn't hold it just a bit but the car came to a halt. Adrian rushed out of the car and came over to my door as my hand went to open it, but he opened it instead. I stepped out of the car to find that he had actually brought me to a beach. The sun was just setting and it looked absolutely gorgeous. I gasped at the sight." Wow. . ."
He had just been staring at me the whole time that I looked around the beautiful setting. "I know." I got the feeling it wasn't the sunset he was talking about. "So you like it?"
"Love it." I then went on and hugged him.
He smirked and put his lips against my ear and whispered. "Love you."
I wanted to tell him I loved him too, so much, but I remembered. Time, only time. Instead I pulled back and brought my lips to his, kissing him. He continued to deepen the kiss and I put my hands in his hair pulling him closer to me. We only stopped for air. It was unlike any of our other kisses, it just was. I couldn't stay away any longer, I had to tell him. I thought back but I couldn't give time tight now. I pulled away for a moment breathing heavily. "I love you Adrian. . . I don't even know how to live without you anymore. I can't hold it in any longer. I need you."
He just stood there speechless; I knew how long he had been waiting for me to say that. After a bit he came to saying what I already knew. "You don't know how long I've waited to hear that. . ." I pressed me against his chest, and I closed my eyes. "I love you too, more then you can ever imagine. More than anything. But of course, you already knew that." He laughed. His laugh was so pleasant, gorgeous, and sexy. It made me forget about everything else, why we were here, everything.
His lips went back to my ear. "As much as I want to get lost in you right now, I need you to eat dinner. Because you haven't eaten anything."
My arms went around his neck. "I think this is better than eating; I get to eat your lips, which I will never be full of."
He leaned down to kiss me again. He laughed against my lips. "Come on." He grabbed my hand and led me forward. We both were feeling that hum inside our bodies, that hum that you got when you found your one true love. Our skin burned whenever our bare skin touched. My cheeks were flushed by the intense feeling his kisses had given me.
The beach was empty. That was surprising. Everyone should have been scattered all over. But, not a soul was in sight.
A blanket was set up on a small area near the beach. Food was placed on the side. "Wow, did you do this?"
He smiled. "No, I had people help me."
"Of course." He let go of my hand and sat down on the purple blanket.
He patted his lap. "This is reserved for you, Hathaway." I sat down on his lap.
"So what do we have to eat?" I asked.
He shrugged. "Well, its just chicken sandwiches since you don't like pancreas and liver." He chuckled at the memory. The food was delicious.
When we were done, I slipped off my shoes. I stood up and pulled him up with me. I went to go stand on the shore of the beach. The warm waves hit my feet softly. His arms went around me, I thought it was for a romantic gesture. But he proved me wrong when he pulled me on the ground. I laid there laughing as the warm water wet my feet and parts of my body.
He laid on top of me. His green eyes met mine and there was a message passing through us, a message of love. We said nothing; words weren't required to express love. His lips mingled with mine. This was the part that I couldn't get enough from him, this loving side.
I wanted more than just this simple kiss. My hands went to his shirt but he stopped me. He flipped over so that I was on top of him. "Do you feel that energy between us?"
Who couldn't? "Yes." I said.
"Well that energy can become a lot more."
"How?" I really hoped it was the way I was intending; making love. . .
He deeply into my eyes. "If you agree to marry me." I laid my head against his chest.
I ignored his question. "You know, this is what I dreamt about the other day. Here, we shared our life and love, with our two kids."
His lips went to my ear again. "I told you tonight would be the beginning of a new life between us." He kissed me. When he was done, my head rested against his chest. The first few buttons were opened so I got a peak of his smooth chest. He was right. This was definitely the beginning of a new life. . .
