I was about to walk out of the front door when it opened and Yeva walked in "hello grandmother" I smiled and kissed her check
"oh, angel are you going out ?" she muttered with a smile of her own
"and so are you we are having lunch with everyone and I promised we would be there" I couldn't help but smirked, Yeva was very stubborn when it came to keeping promises that have been made.
She agreed and I waited for her to change and grab her bag then we made our way to the cafe.
Something seemed wrong with Yeva, she would usually be talking but she has been quite since we left, not so much as a how are you
"Yeva, will you talk to me" I sighed and turned to face her
"I'm sorry Roza, I am just feeling a little tired after the trip and the battle" she smiled but I could see that she was tired but she was also hiding something from me, I simply smiled and pattered her hand she would tell me when she felt it was time to do so, and we resumed walking.
I saw Eddie and Mia sitting at the table waiting for the others and myself, Mia looked different yet I knew it was her, she turned and had a huge smile on her face, he hair was thicker and longer, she put on weight not a lot but a healthy amount, she also had a lovely glow to her skin, when she stood up I learned the reason behind it all with her huge rounded stomach.
They must have seen my surprise as they both broke into a laugh I was pulled into a hug by Eddie but I couldn't take my eyes of Mia, when I tried to hug her it didn't go so well, I couldn't reach around her with the table being in the way
"wow, Mia when did this happen ?" I whispered I was kinda at a loss for words, and that has to be a first for me, I always have some come back for everything but I was truly gob smacked
"well I'm 8 months, and it happened when Eddie here purposed to me" she smiled at him with eyes filled with nothing but love
Eddie and Mia, together, getting married, having a baby "fucking hell I have missed a lot haven't I" I laughed, I introduced them to Yeva and sat talking to Eddie whilst Mia was telling Yeva about the pregnancy, in return Yeva told her about the 2 babies we were expecting at home
"oh, the little girl is Christians baby" I smiled to them and then it was their turn to look shocked, but they told me to congratulate him when we returned.
It reminded me that I had promised to phone Christian once we got here but I didn't want to do that here so I would wait till I returned to the house tonight.
Everyone started to arrive after sometime, my mother, Adrian, Tasha I hadn't known she was at court but it was nice to see her, she hadn't been to Russia in a few months I know she will want an update about the baby, I smiled as everyone took their seats and got chatting.
However I had not intended to be joined by two others, they very two people I wish had not come, Lisa and Dimitri, they came and said their hello's to everyone but then their eyes fell on myself and Yeva, Lisa looked the same she was still very tale with long blonde hair reaching down her back, but there was a un-healthy shadow under her eyes that did not suit her face. She was wearing a long black coat with a dress suit under. Then their was Dimitri.
He was more beautiful then I remembered, his brown eyes felt as if they could see my soul. He had his hair tired back with a leather cord, his long duster jacket still around his shoulders.
They were surprised to see us sitting here, Lisa was starring at me with no emotion on her face whilst Dimitri was looking back and forth between myself and Yeva.
I turned to Yeva and she was smiling at me, but instead of a sweat smile you expect from some one her age, hers had a tint of humour in, I pulled my face and sighed
"Мой маленький ангел, не хандрите пришла пора для улыбок и смеха"
("My Little Angel, do not mope it it the time for smiles and laughter")
She started laughing at my expense I did not find anything about this situation funny but apparently she did. I pulled my face again, the others were looking at us, none understood what had been said apart from Dimitri who had a smirk on his lips, he looked sexy as hell but I would not allow myself to think like that.
"Бабушка, Вы будете смертью меня, я сказал Вам это прежде
Вы знаете меня, когда делают я слушаю whats пользу для меня"
("Grandmother, you will be the death of me, I have told you this before
you know me, when do I listen to what's good for me")
I smiled and sipped my tea, I could see her smiling from the corner of my eye, she always found the funny side of things it was her way of reminding me that life is made for love and laughter.
Dimitri was sitting starring at me, my eyes met his and he looked full of hope, hope for what I didn't know but hope never the less. I had not 5 seconds ago placed my tea down when my phone rang, it was a good thing also or I would have scalded myself, I pulled my phone from my pocket and flipped it open
"Hathaway" I answered, god I sounded so much like my mother it was scary
"Hello, Flower" his voice was so refreshing I smiled
"hi flower Pot" I laughed and looked at Yeva who was laughing
"I assume I know who that is" she muttered getting a smile and a nod in reply
"hey have you seen any monsters yet ?" he whispered his mother must be near by she hated me telling him stories about 'monsters'
"yeah, I had a battle with some when we got here" I laughed and looked down at my tear-filled
"wow, I wish I could have seen that, I bet you kicked butt, hey have you seen your friends yet" he was telling someone to hush and let him talk, I smiled and laughed
"yeah, I'm with them now …. who you talking to Pot" I was curious
"Uncle Christian wants to talk but I keep bopping him on the nose" he laughed and I could hear Christian yelp in the background, I smirked and tried hard to stop from laughing
"hey can I talk to Grandmother" he gasped, I handed the phone to Yeva where she sat and talked to Paul in Russian, my mother smiled
"Pot, I take it you got him back for calling you flower all these years" she smirked, I nodded and sipped some more of my tea
"he hates it, chased me round the garden last time I called him it" I smiled remembering that day like it was yesterday
(flashback)
"Flower, Flower, Flower, Flower" Paul sang while running around me , i grabbed him and lifted him up "Pot" I whispered in his ear and placed him on his feet, he had chased me round and round until he grew tired and fell to his knees
(end flashback)
I hadn't realised anyone was talking to me until my mother patted my shoulder "honey are you ok ?" I nodded and looked at Eddie who had been talking before
"I said I can not believe you let some one get away with calling you flower" he laughed I smiled and nodded
I was not in the mood for talking much, I missed home, I missed Christian we hadn't been far apart in the full 3 years we have been gone, it was hard to leave my family back in Russia even if I did have Yeva here with me.
I didn't join in the conversations much, I just couldn't find the will to be happy with my ex best friend and ex lover sitting at the table I was sitting at. To many thoughts were running through my mind
"how have you been Rose ?" Lisa's voice broke me out of my thoughts
"I have been very well Princess, thank you" I nodded in guardian mode than anything else, there was a flicker of pain on her face when I called her princess but she wasn't my best friend any more so I did not feel comfortable calling her Lisa, as a guardian I was to address them with respect.
Yeva handed me the phone back and smiled, I held it to my ear "Pot ?" I muttered and was replied with a very loud
"FLOWER YOU SUCK !" I burst out laughing and so did everyone else ta the table
"I'm sorry, please continue" I muttered and pulled my guardian mask on which was a very good thing with what his next words were
"Grandmother says that uncle Dimitri is there, I am sorry flower" I could hear the love he has for me in his voice and I felt as if I could cry
"Христианин "Пут"а по Телефону"
("put Christian on the phone")
I waited a few minutes then was greeted with the very familiar voice and smiled to myself, yes I so much missed him
"hello sexy" he purred down the phone, causing my smile to widen
"hey babe" I laughed, I was fully aware of everyone looking at me but I just did not carelessly
"how you doing over there ?" I could hear the curiosity in his voice, he wanted to know how I was dealing being around them, he hated more than anything that he couldn't be hear with me, and help me through this
"I'm good, how id everything at home ? The babies ?" I asked and I saw Lisa's head snap up to look at me form the corner of my eye
"Everyone is good here, the doc came this morning both babies are healthy and strong, will you be home before the births, you can not leave me hear alone with to very hormonal women for ever" he sighed, such a man I thought to myself
"We'll be home before the births, don't worry I wouldn't leave you with two pregnant women they would eat you alive, especially Viki when you don't have any choco ice-cream for her" I laughed and herd him tut
"oh Rosie, Viki is calling I have to go, give my love to everyone, and phone me tonight I love you" I took a deep breath "I love you too" I smiled and hung up
Yeva looked at me and I nodded "both doing good, the doc came for the check up but I think he is getting worried that we are going to leave him to deal with it alone" I smiled and my mother laughed
"oh, how is Christian and Viki ?" she asked and I didn't understand why I bothered speaking Russian when I asked for him, if my mother was just going to blurt it out, I don't really know why I did it in the first place it just seemed like the right thing to do at the time
"Their both good, the wedding is a month after the baby is born, you and dad are coming right ?" I smiled "of course as if we would miss it, you know we love him like a son" she smiled and it was true my father and her had become very attached to Christian since we ran away, they saw him as the son they never had she went back to talking to Tasha about the wedding and the baby.
Eddie and Mia left not long after, Mia was tried and was going tot take a nap, I kissed her and hugged Eddie they promised to come see me before I had to leave again.
"arw you feeling ok Roza ?" Yeva smiled and patted my hand
"yeah just a little tired after the battle" I smiled
"I should say so you were truly amazing, not that I haven't seen you do better" she laughed and it was true Yeva had seen me killing many times and she was always there to make sure I was ok afterwards
"that's true, but I didn't expect to have to fight so soon after travelling all that time" is sighed
"maybe if you took that heavy belt from around your waist, you would feel a little better" she laughed
"I was going to ask about that, is that a new stake you have ?" my mother spoke up, I nodded and handed it to her
"messages from the family, that's is such a good idea, I take it, it was a gift from Christian ?"
"yeah, he told them all to write a message for me and then got them engraved on it" I couldn't help but have a smile on my face I was so happy with it
"what else did you get ?" she muttered whilst examining my new stake
"a new journal from Pot, its became a tradition now, a dress and shoes, my necklace, a framed photo of when we all went camping, you know the one with Tasha, you and dad, and then Yeva got me the best thing ever possible" I looked over to Yeva and smiled
"oh and what would that be ?" she could help but show her curiosity on her face
"we had her name changed, she is still Hathaway but we felt she needed to have an extension to her name" Yeva smiled whilst holding my hand
"you finally added you name onto her" my mother smiled and kissed my check, I was really honoured to carry Yeva's and my mothers names
"they changed Christian's as well, at least not when he marries Viki she doesn't have to change her name just add a little bit on the end" I smiled
Adrian had not said much to me during lunch he stood kissed my forehead and walked away, I didn't understand the reason he was being weird with me after all it was I that should be upset that he didn't once try to contact me in 3 years when I had asked him to. My mother had to leave to pick up my father from the airport, I hugged her and told her to ring me once they arrived back at court it had been a good 7 months since I had seen my father and would like to see him.
When we had first meet it didn't go well, I felt some form of love towards him after all he is my father but at times love was not as strong as the hate I felt towards him. We were not like a proper father and daughter, we were so much alike it was strange to see.
We sat in silence, I was to uncomfortable to have a conversation and was just looking for a reason to leave when I saw Yeva smiling at me and I saw the look in her eyes, she was planning on taking her departure and leaving me alone with the two of them, we who ever said old women were sweet had never met Yeva
I smiled my best smile at her and stood up, I turned to Lisa and Dimitri and bowed my head a little
"If you will excuse me I have business to attend, Guardian Belikov, Princess" I turned back to Yeva to see the scowl on her face, I lend down and kissed her check
"I will see you at home Grandmother, we shall talk" I smiled and left but not before I heard Yeva mutter something under her breath that sounded like 'smart girl' but I continued to walk.