Here I am. I know I took my time with this, but I just writing Dimitri is such a challenge to me, don't know why. Also, I know a lot of people have huge expectations on his reaction, so I hope it's not disappointing. I really did my best.

Last but not least, I know I said in the last chapter that this one would include both Lissa and Dimitri but I thought it was better to focus this chapter right here to Dimitri.

Hope you like it

Spirit Baby

Chapter 4

Dimitri knew his wife really well. He knew her even better than he knew himself. Since they had first met, when he was just her instructor, Dimitri had always been capable of reading her like an open book. It was an ability he always felt proud of having; after all, understanding how Rose Hathaway's mind worked is a really rare talent among both dhampirs and Morois. It made Rose crazy fifty percent of the time.

That's why Dimitri didn't buy it for a second when his wife came rambling off about the call she had received from Sydney and how she needed to go help her. Actually, the dhampir was surprised that Lissa had bought it. But then again, the queen was so full of work; she barely heard her friend's excuse. Plus, Rose was a really good liar. Dimitri just knew better. Her wife was lying, he just didn't know what about. And honestly, it concerned him. Rose rarely kept secrets from him. After all they have been through; they completely trusted each other with everything. So the only reason Rose was keeping stuff from her husband was because the secret was about him. And Dimitri didn't like that one bit.

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Rose Hathaway arrived back at Court the next day at nightfall. And because vampire schedule is upside down, people were just starting to wake up. The dhampir walked to her apartment, only encountering a few unlucky guardians in their night shifts and some hangover Moroi that hadn't gone to bed yet. Tired of all the driving, she barely said hi to some of the dhampirs that greeted her excitedly (she was, after all, a celebrity or something like that) on her way home. She was already dreaming with her comfy bed, her favorite pillow and maybe even her husband's warmth next to her. Maybe not the last one. Rose had promised Sydney and the other she would break the news to Dimitri as soon as she came back, but she still wasn't sure how to do it. She needed some time to think things through, make a plan (funny, how she had never needed a plan for anything in her life before) and, until then, it was a hundred percent necessary that she avoided her husband. He would figure out something was up the minute they talked, that if he hadn't yet.

That's why Rose was hoping Dimitri would be either asleep or working when she arrived. Then, she could just go to sleep and her husband wouldn't bother her when he came from work/woke up. Unfortunately, that wasn't the case. As soon as she introduced her key and opened the door, she saw a very awake Dimitri reading one of his Western novels, wearing just his pajama pants. He smiled lazily at her and tapped the spot next to him in the bed, inviting her to sit.

"Hey, I missed you. How was Sydney?"

"Hello to you too, comrade. She was fine, just some trouble with Declan and Adrian" Rose kissed his lips softly

"Trouble about what?" asked Dimitri curiously

"Nothing big. Adrian wanted to take Declan on a bonding father-son trip to…"

"Roza, stop. We both know you're lying. What really happened?"

"Don't know what you're talking about, that's all I know. Nothing happened, Grandpa"

"Rose, I know you. Don't shut me out. What's going on?" Dimitri was getting tired of the secrets; the last time his wife had kept an important secret from him was when she had started seeing ghosts. The dhampir just begged it wasn't something like that again; seeing her scream and fight the invisible creatures on that plane was one of the scariest moments of his life, "you know you can tell me everything."

"Yeah, I know. It's just… it's complicated"

He cupped her face with his hand "we've been through complicated and back. There's nothing that could scare me off or be that problematic. Just tell me"

She took a deep breath "I'm pregnant Dimitri"

Dimitri didn't know what to say; he was completely speechless. It wasn't possible; two Dhampirs couldn't have a baby. It was the first thing he had learned as a kid.

But, then again, he had also been taught that Strigoi couldn't come back to life. And he was the exception to that rule, so why not to this one too. It made sense, kind of.

"Comrade?" Asked Rose softly. He had zoned out for a long time

That's when he reacted and gave his wife a bear hug and a kiss in her temple "oh Roza"

Rose enjoyed his embrace for a few minutes before freeing herself from his arms and saying, incredulously "Don't 'Roza' me. I just told you life-changing information and all you say is that?!"

And then Dimitri did the most unexpected thing: he started to laugh. And not just a nervous little laugh, but full peals of laughter; which made Rose even more uneasy. She already felt anxious of telling him the news and when she finally pulls through, he starts laughing like she had said a joke. It made her want to cry.

Tears formed in her eyes as she stood up from the bed and reached for the apartment's door. It wasn't until then that her husband reacted and grabbed her wrist, turning her around and pulling her to him. He muttered a curse in Russian before he started speaking "that's not what I meant, Roza. Is not that I don't care. You just caught me by surprise; I was speechless. And about the laughter, I don't really know what happened to me. I guess I just imagined us as parents: you changing his diapers and me feeding him. Even you have to admit it sounds crazy. But that doesn't mean I'm not happy. The opposite actually, I'm thrilled. I love you, Roza, and there is nothing I would like most than forming a family with you. And even though it's scary, thinking I have to raise a child, considering my own father was a monster but, I already love this baby and I swear to you I'll protect and care for him the best I can."

Rose was crying by the time he finished his monologue and when she talked, it was between sobs "But people will doubt this is even your baby" honestly, it hadn't crossed his mind, not even once, that this child wasn't his. He had no doubt of his wife's love or her fidelity. "Besides, we will have to explain this to everyone. We are fucking celebrities carrying a fucking miracle baby! People will ask how it happened and, for everything to make sense, we'll have to talk about how you became a dhampir again; and, with that, about your Strigoi time. I know it hurts to even think about those months. Don't try to deny it"

"I don't care about that. I love you…I love both of you" he posed a hand in her stomach "we will figure out the rest along the way. This is all that matters now"

"Since when am I the responsible of this relationship; worrying about the future and stuff?" joked Rose "I'm not sure if I'm entirely comfortable with this switch"

"All the time spent with me has finally made an effect." He smiled warmly at her and kissed her softly "I love you, so much"

"I love you too. And thank you, comrade, for reacting just the way you should have. I don't know what I was worried about" then she remembered something "You said HIM. Why are you so sure it's going to be a boy and not a baby Rose?"

"I must possess some of Yeva's powers"

"Yeah, that must be it" she answered sarcastically and hugged him tightly "I don't care what it is; boy or girl. I'll love him or her no matter what"

"You know I'll do too. We are going to be great parents, you know"

"Yes, I think I do"

"There are so many things we need to figure out though. Starting on how to tell Lissa and Christian. They don't know about this, right? Nor about Declan?" Rose nodded "but that's something to worry about later. Right now, we should go to sleep; you look exhausted. Besides, pregnant woman need to rest properly"

And with that said, Dimitri placed one hand on her back and the other one on her legs, lifted his wife, bridal style, and carried her back to bed. He lied her down swiftly under the covers and joined her; Rose's head in his chest and his and in her waist.

"I can't believe it" he whispered. He had turned off the lights, so they lied in the dark "we are actually having a baby"

She smiled, even though Dimitri couldn't see her "yes we are"

Sorry for all the mushy romantic dialogs, it's not really my style, IDK what happened to me ;) Tell me, did you like it? Is Dimitri too OOC? Reviews, favorites, follows please! Los amo, byee