This chapter is in four different views Viktoria's, Olena's, Paul's and Yeva's.. Enjoy and remember to review :)

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A Family's View

VIKTORIA'S POV

We all ate dinner in silence. Well, most of us ate. Dimka ate only a few bites and was rearranging the rest of the food on his plate. I didn't like seeing him retreat in on himself. I wish I could do something to help my big brother out.

"Momma, can I be excused?", Dimka said standing up with his plate in hand.

"Dimka, you barely ate a thing." She looked at Dimka with a frown. " Leave your plate and I will wrap it up and put it in the fridge for you for later."

Dimka left his plate and headed up the stairs to his room. Which totally blew me would always clean his dishes off, wash and put them away.

I looked at Rose as she watches Dimka walk away. She has a torn sad look on her face.

"Excuse me, I will go check on him." Rose rises from her seat to go.

"You will do no such thing! You are to sit back down." Yeva interrupts Rose's departure. Rose's eyes go wide in shock,but she obeys Yeva and sits back down. Yeva gets up from her seat and heads to Dimka's bedroom.

I turn my head and cover my mouth to stop myself from laughing. I waited until I knew Yeva would be out of ear shot and turned back to Rose and said, "You should have seen your face...It was pricless..Don't worry, Yeva still scares me sometimes."

MOMMA'S POV

I watched my boy walk up the stairs with a lump in my throat. Dimka didn't like violence, but he would kill for his family. He didn't like to see us harmed in any way and that is why he faced Ivan. Knowing what that man did to this family, it seemed to affect Dimka in tenfolds. He always thought that he had to face that man alone.

I wanted to try and lighten everyone's mood, especially Rose's. She just looked so sad watching Dimka walk away and scared by Yeva's comments.

"Rose, follow me, I want to show you something." Rose followed me into the family room.

She walked around the room looking at some photos that I had hung around. She walked over to the bookshelf and ran her fingers over Dimka's western books. She smiled looking at everything.

"Where did his love for everything western come from?", She turned smiling at me.

"I don't know dear.. I guess every little boy has a fascination with all things cowboy. Mine just never grew out of it." I said with a laugh.

"Rose come and sit with me." I padded the empty spot on the couch beside me.

She tore herself away from a baby picture of Dimka. The picture was of Dimka getting a bath in the kitchen sink. He was laughing and splashing about.

"Rose I know that you and Dimka haven't known each other long, but I know how much you both love and care for each other. Dimka told me about what you have been through and how he helped you through it. My Boy has a heart bigger than this room, but there was something that was always missing, that was until he found you. I want you to read this. This is a letter that he sent me just after the incident at the studio." I handed her the letter and encouraged her to read it.

Hi Momma,

I love and miss you all so very much. How are Sonya and Nathan's wedding plans coming along?Is she gone bridezilla yet?

Momma I found my missing piece. I didn't realize that it was missing until I met her.

Her name is Rose Hathaway. She has the most beautiful smile, big brown eyes and long silky smooth brown hair that I have even seen.

Momma, it hurts how much I love her already. It only been a few weeks that I have known her and even shorter that we have been dating, but I know I want to spend the rest of my life with her.

You will love her Momma, she is more than what you wanted for me in life.

I talk about home in Baia all the time and she wants to come visit. She wants to see for herself that Russia is not a frozen deserted arctic tundra, she thinks I'm lying :)

Momma, it makes me angry that someone could put her through what she has been through. I feel at fault for not meeting her first and keeping her safe. I will do my best to keep her safe and happy.

I have included a picture of Roza and I. I wanted you to see what she looks like, my words don't do her justice, either does the picture, but it comes pretty close. It was taken about a week ago. We were at the county fair, on the carousel .

Well, I better go for now, I can hear Roza starting to wake up. Give my love to the family.

Sending Hugs and Kisses

XOXO

Dimka

Ps. I had made her your famous pasta and black bread for our first date and she loved it :)

Once Rose had finished reading the letter, I could see the smile come back to her face as well as happy tears escape her eyes. She pulled me into a hug and said, "You raised a good man. Your son helped and changed me more than he will ever know. I never really knew how to love someone until Dimitri came into my life. They way I was treated before, I was made to feel like I didn't deserve a love like Dimitri's. Dimitri made me realize that I am worth something and I'm worthy of being loved and taken care of like a woman should be. I want to spend the rest of my life with Dimitri as well. I feel so at home here. It is like I have known you all, all of my life. I already feel apart of this family."

"I love you already like you are one of my own children. You say that Dimka helped and changed you, it goes both ways. I have seen the changes in him. I see the way he lights up around you and when he talks about you. It's like he is finally starting to live, live like how I wanted him to live. Rose I am so happy and grateful that you have come into our lives." We smiled and hugged each other again. "Now with that said, go to my boy..." Her eyes widen."Don't worry about Yeva, she is only testing you to see if you are worthy of Dimka. Don't worry, I know you are."

We both stood up and I shooed her towards the stairs that led to Dimka's room.

PAUL'S POV

I don't like seeing my family upset. I watch as Yeva hobbles up the stairs after Uncle Dimka and Auntie Rose follow Grammy into the living room.

I'm only a little boy, but I will try my best to get everyone happy again.

"Momma, do you think I can sleep out in tent tonight? I promise I won't be scared this time." I give Momma my biggest puppy dog eyes that I could muster up.

"Those eyes are not going to work on me young wouldn't stay with me in the tent last time, what makes you think I will let you stay in there by yourself? You are only six years old."

"Six and almost a half." I said proudly.

"My answer is still going to be no."

An idea popped into my head. I sat up straighter and leaned towards my mother and said, "I won't get scared if two people sleep with me in the tent."

My mother mocked my movements with a smile on her face. "And who are the two people you will get to sleep in the tent with you?"

"Uncle Dimka and Auntie Rose."

She face soften. "Paul, they just got here. I doubt that they want to sleep in a tent after a long flight.. Maybe later on in the week they may want to with you."

Knowing that Uncle Dimka would not say no to me, I said, "If they both agree to sleep in the tent with me tonight, can I then?"

She closed her eyes in thought for a moment, before replying, "Yes Paul...If both Uncle Dimka and Auntie Rose agrees, you can stay in the tent. But you cannot bug or badger them about it. If they say no, it's no..Ok?"

I jumped into her arms and gave her a hug and kiss. "Thank you Momma..I love you.", I said with the biggest smile I had on all week.

YEVA'S POV

I hobbled up the stairs after my grandson. My grandson has let Ivan the asshole (yes I curse) bother him for the last time. I have told Olena (before she had children) not to bother with that man, that he was trouble and was no good. But, being young and in love blinds a person. You want to know what blinds a person? If that Ivan comes near my family again, you will find out. I have no time or patiences for a piece of scum like that.

I walk into Dimitri's room without knocking. I walk right over to him and love tap him on the back of his head.

"Yeva! What was that for?" He said in surprise.

"That was for letting Ivan get to you and...*tap*...this is for not making that man hurt more...And this..." I raised my hand again.

"Ok, ok..I get it" He said moving out of my reach. "You have an odd way of teaching your point." Dimitri rubbed the back of his head.

"I'm old fashion.", I said shrugging my shoulders. This earned me a laugh and smile from my grandson. "There is the Dimka I know." I smiled at him. (Yes, I smiled too.. Geez, the young generations don't get an old bat like me.)

Turning half ways on the bed, so he could fully look at me, Dimitri said, "Yeva...Can I ask you something?"

"Yes Dimka."

"What did you mean when you told Rose at the airport that you were waiting for her? Did you have a vision about her?"

I let out a breath and replied, "Yes Dimka... I did have a vision of Rose."

He was looking at me, waiting for me to elaborate. I let out a breath and said...

Sorry about the cliff hanger, but if I told you what she saw it would ruin the rest of the story. What did you think of the POV'S from the family? I want to hear from you all.