Woke the next morning to find Dimitri had left and 33 missed phone calls from Lissa. I wasn't keen to call her back. I rolled out of bed and pull a pair of socks on so my tooties wouldn't freeze over.

Making my way to the kitchen so I could grab some coffee. I smashed to buttons that make it work, and listen to the sound of the coffee machine churning out the sweet nectar of life.

"Rose." Eddie called.

"Yeah dude."

"Am I allowed coffee?"

'Eh, why not. Still want sugar?" I called back to my poor friend.

"Yeah Rosemarie. "He laughed.

I brought him his cupper and sat next to his feet grabbing the remote.

"Are they still playing re runs of that cooking show?" I asked Eddie.

"I'm not sure, also Dimitri left. He seemed nice you should ask him out on a real date though."

"Why is my love life the centre of everyone's attention? I swear if hadn't already be stabbed my spoon would be inside your stomach."

"Rose come on, he's coming around again late to check that I'm still living. Ask him out to dinner." Eddie smiled.

"Whatever, how are you feeling though?"

"Better, though can I please get back to work." Eddie asked.

"Nah I recon you should just wait for a while."

"You going to call Lissa back though?"

"How did you know she called me. "

"She called me."

"I guess Ill call her back then."

I pulled out my phone and called Lissa.

"Hello!."

"YOU CALL ME BACK NOW! YOU CALLED DIMITRI!" She screamed into the phone.

I physically hurt my ears to listen to her.

"It's not for the reason you think though. Wait you have talked to Eddie, he was stabbed Lis."

"TELL ME ABOUT YOUR RUSSIAN NURSE!"

"Lis, your friend has been stabbed."

"Eh, Eddies survived worst. But you haven't dated in years!"

"Okay Dimitri is nice and good at helping people."

"OH hes nice is he."

"Liss I will hang up."

"So Dimitri can talk to his Rosemarie."

"I will hang up."

"Though Christian and I are going to a nice diner in the city if you want to drop by with maybe a friend, with a particular accent of the Russian variety."

I just hung up on her laughing. Walking back in to the kitchen to put my now empty coffee cup in the sink. Playing a long running game of chicken with Eddie to see who will do the dishes first.

Opening the fridge in case I could find anything that would pass for a fair breakfast.

"Rose." Eddie called from the living room.

"Yea." I called back.

"Can you grab us some pizza."

"Yeah man."

I stroll back in to the living room next to one of my best mates.

"Oi Dance moms are on."

"Hey just because your taking care of me doesn't mean we have to watch crappy drama."

"No because I paid for the TV were watching a grown women scream at ten year olds."

"Fine dude.

I went for a run around the park in the late afternoon. It was starting to get colder out so I was in the annoying stage where I was both cold and boiling at the same time. My legs were burning but my nose felt like it was about to snap off. It was supering rhythmic, running was always a great way to just check out. My feet knew what was happening where I was going.

Passing the 7/11 that was next to the super market, and was working out if donuts were a good meal.

They were.

Also like some weird twist of face the man standing in front of me was tall, not just tall but crazy tall, standing tall in a duster and an pair of blue scrub underneath, when I realised that he reminded me of someone. When he turned I realised who he was.

"Shit" I whispered.

"Rose, I was just heading to your apartment to see how Eddies handling." He spoke with a professional look.

"Oh yeah."

"You run?" He questioned.

"Yeah, when I can."

"It's good. Well I guess I'll see you at the apartment."

"I guess I will." I smiled. The whole conversation was a weird step of awkwardness and tension. But I just couldn't help but smile at him. Dimitri just made me feel a little better; I couldn't help but smile at him.

I'm fucked; I don't have time for relationships. You could say I have a bit of commitment issues.

Authors Note;

Sorry for the crazy updates. how do you all feel about the awkwardness between Rose and Dimitri?

I think this is starting to be more of a slow burn. To the anon who left the crazy review i want to tell you that I didn't repost or rip this story from anyone or at least I hope not. This crazy story has come from my tiny head.