Chapter Seven: Accusations

After my appointment Adrian and I parted ways. He had to see his Great Aunt, Queen Bitch as I so lovingly refer to her as, and I had to head toward Lissa and Christian's apartment.

Once I got there I opened the door without knocking and waltzed right in. Yup that's me, Rose no manners Hathaway, I found Lissa in her living room and she jumped up when she spotted me.

"So what did the doctor say? Am I painting your nursery pink or blue?" she asked me. Christian, hearing all of the noise no doubt came into the living room as well and leaned against the doorframe.

I also noticed that Tasha was here too. I didn't know she was visiting. I thought as I slowly eased myself onto the couch.

I rolled my eyes as Lissa continued to pester me and her thoughts were chanting that she hoped I was carrying a girl.

Damn did no one agree with me about a boy? I mean don't get me wrong but I was Sooooo not looking forward to this kid's teen years, for some reason I thought a teenaged boy would be easier. Oh well I was never known for going the easy way anyway.

"It's an Aria, Liss." I told her as I felt Aria kick me in my spleen. Ouch! I thought she definitely had her Dimitri's roundhouse kick.

"YAYAYAYAYAYAAYAYAYAYAYAYAYAY!" Lissa squealed so loud that I think it might have scared the baby since the kid started to go crazy in my womb.

"Liss! Not so loud." I whined as I rubbed the spot where I thought her head was…. I think that's her head.

"I'm sorry Rose its just I'm so excited! A little girl I get to dress up yippy!"

I smiled at my best friend's excitement. I had always thought Lissa would make a wonderful mom and I had honestly expected for her to be in my place just a few years older. I had never thought of being a mother and sometimes the thought scared me. What if I wasn't good at it? What if I screwed Aria up so bad she'd never be normal? What if Aria hated me? That last one scared me almost as bad as me screwing her up.

Almost as if she sensed my thoughts I felt Aria nudge my hand that I had placed over the top of my stomach. The books said that she should be able to hear my voice and heartbeat now along with the rest of the outside world and I wondered if she liked to hear my voice.

I tuned back into Lissa's rambling.

"We should go to the mall in the city!" she said and I froze. I hadn't been out of the wards since we got here. I was too scared that Dimitri's spies would see me and run and tell him that I was pregnant. I wasn't sure what scared me more. What Dimitri would do to Aria if he thought she was someone else's child or what he'd do to her if he knew she was his.

"Liss, Can't we just shop here at Court?" I asked her. She looked at me for a minute and then she realized why i was scared. We had talked about this often but sometimes in her excitement she forgot about the possible dangers.

"I could always take Janine with me Rose. She is my second Guardian after all. Then I'll bring all of Aria's new things to your apartment and we can set up your nursery." I smiled at her and rolled my eyes. I was in a pretty good mood today until Tasha spoke up.

"Oh that'll be fun." Christian's aunt gushed and for some reason I could practically taste her sarcasm in the air. Tasha and I had barely gotten along before. She had wanted Dimitri as her Guardian and the father of her children. I smirked at the fact that, though she didn't know it, I would be the mother of Dimitri's only child.

"Oh yeah just wait. We'll barely be doing anything. Lissa will take over and design her dream nursery." I told Tasha as I tried to get up. Stupid belly.

Christian came over and helped me up. I smiled my thanks and made my way to the door.

"I'm heading home. I'm kind of tired so I'll talk to you tomorrow, Kay Liss?" Lissa nodded and had a satisfied look on her face.

"Yup, you go home and make sure you and my niece get plenty of rest. I'll send Christian to check on you in the morning." I waved to show I heard her and went out the door.

I didn't realize until I heard the door open and shut behind me that Tasha had followed me.

"Rose can we talk for a second?"

I eyed her suspiciously. "Uh, sure, I guess." I told her and we went to sit on a bench not too far away.

I sat down and rested a hand on my stomach and rubbed it. Then Tasha spoke.

"Who's baby is she Rose?" She asked me and her voice sounded like it contained unspeakable fury.

I looked at her wide-eyed then my gaze hardened. "Why do you ask that?" I asked as I pulled my self up. I refused to be looked down on while someone is sticking his or her noses where that don't belong.

"I talked to Viktoria before they left for Russia Rose. She said that you told them that Dimka is the father of your child! How could you do that? How could you drag Dimitri's name through the mud! He was your mentor he actually believed in you! If only he knew what a slut you were and that you'd blame him so you wouldn't have to admit that you were just that a slut!" I looked at her with my jaw on the ground. I hadn't wanted to tell her because I honestly hadn't trusted her. She had wanted Dimitri once and I didn't know how she'd treat my baby. Now I knew.

I stared into her eyes and all I said was. "Believe what you want. But don't you dare come anywhere near my baby. I don't ever want to see you anywhere near her."

Then I turned away from her.

"Don't you turn away from me you little blood whore!" she screeched but I ignored her until I got to my apartment then I locked the door changed into Dimitri's old night shirt, it stilled had the scent of his aftershave barely, and laid down in my bed and cried myself to sleep.

Tasha's POV

I watched her walk away. That little bitch, how dare she spread those lies about Dimka. He would never have slept with an underage girl. Hell she probably didn't even know who the real father was.

I had hoped Dimitri would have seen what a lost cause she was sooner or later but he died before he could and now that little tramp was telling people, his family, that he had not only slept with, therefore committing statutory rape, but he'd also gotten the little whore pregnant.

There was no way that baby was Dimka's even if he did screw her he couldn't get her pregnant. Poor Dimka, he'd be so disappointed in her. She'd have broken his heart.

I promise Dimka I want let that blood whore smear your good name.

Then I went back into the apartment with a smile on my face.

I was glade I'd hurt that little bitch.

So what do you guys think? I wanted to give some insight into Tasha's craziness. In For Her she already knows that Rose Told the Belikovs that Aria was Dimitri's but she didn't believe it hence why she asked after Aria's father.

Next up Lissa and Janine go baby shopping… this should be fun.

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