AN: HEY GUYS, I WOULD LIKE TO APOLOGIZE FOR HOW THE WORDING WAS WHEN DIMITRI TOLD ROSE HE SLEPT WITH TASHA IN THE LAST CHAPTER. I WASN'T TRYING TO MAKE HIM SOUND ALL MAN WHORISH, I WAS TRYING TO MAKE HIM BE COMPLETELY HONEST WITH ROSE SO SHE KNEW EVERYTHING.

AND ALSO THE REASON ROSE DIDN'T GET ALL MAD AT HIM WHEN H E SAID THE SEX WITH HER WAS GOOD BECAUSE HE WAS USING IT TO SAY IT WASN'T GREAT LIKE SHE WAS. I MEAN SERIOUSLY, EVERYONE KNOWS THAT ALL GUYS HAVE FUN DURING SEX. IT MAY BE HORRIBLE FOR THE GIRL BUT 99.9% OF THE TIME GUYS ENJOY SEX.

AND THAT IS WHY ROSE WASN'T MAD. SHE KNEW DIMITRI WAS SAYING AS SAFE AS IT FELT TO BE WITH TASHA, HE LOVED ROSE.

SO SHE DIDN'T FEEL WRONG SLEEPING WITH HIM AGAIN AFTER HE TOLD HER EVERYTHING BECAUSE SHE COULD SEE HE LOVED HER ONLY.

ALSO I WOULD LIKE TO THANK THE ONE WHO POINTED THIS OUT TO ME. IT WAS A MESS UP ON MY FAULT WITH THE WORDING, THAT GAVE A BAD IMPRESSION.

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PREVIOUSLY:

My Roza just gave me the best night I've ever had, and now she tells me why she kept my child a secret from me. Tasha. God how could I have forgot about her. And what was I going to do now that I had 2 women pregnant. I. was. Screwed.

Then I thought about something I heard a long time ago. Something about how it was extremely hard for Moroi to get pregnant with Dhampir babies. And it took a long time. That must not be true because Tasha got pregnant in one night, that is if you trust her word. I was going to have to look into this because if it was true, Tasha maybe lying.

Tasha was in the back of my mind right now though. Roza was who was important. I kissed her forehead and leaned down to talk baby talk to her belly. She giggled at me talking Russian to the baby. After a few minutes she pulled me down to lay with her again, wrapping my arms around her and resting them on 'little Rose'. that is too funny. Who calls their unborn child little Rose?

We didn't lay there very long before we had to leave. Liss was looking for rose and I needed to go talk to a Moroi who had a Dhampir baby before I went to see Tasha. I didn't tell Roza of my plan just incase I was wrong. But I had a feeling there was something I was missing, and it had something to do with the night I slept with Tasha. I still didn't remember that night and that was what was fueling me to find the truth. Because right now I almost hated Tasha, resented her was the better word. If this is one of her little games she likes to play so much I might just hurt her. She almost cause me to loose the one girl I love more than life. And indirectly almost caused me to loose little Rose. So yes there is a lot at stake and if its lies I'm going to be one pissed off Russian.

CHAPTER 6

RPOV

Me and Dimitri had just left the cabin but I already missed him. On the walk back to the school we had talked about how we would handle the situation we were in. I, being the impulsive one, wanted to walk in and announce it to everyone that he was MINE. But Dimitri being the voice of reason, pointed out that we had to be discreet until I graduated and he had take care of some things. As much as I bugged him, he wouldn't tell me what those 'things' were. I figured he needed to talk things over with Tasha and find a replacement guardian for her. But what surprised me most was he said he wanted to keep pretending. Keep pretending he was with Tasha and I was just his student. But I understood. He couldn't let HER know that he suspected anything, or that I knew anything.

So for the next 2 and a half weeks we agreed to stay apart. It's going to be hard. I just know it is. Knowing he is here on campus makes me want to go looking for him. It really makes me want to kiss him so everyone, including Tasha will know who he loves. But I cant do that. For the baby and the sake of finding out the truth I cant. UGH.

DPOV

After the talk I had with Roza I headed over to the clinic. I knew that wasn't an OBGYN but surely he could tell me what he thought or tell me who I could ask.

As I walked in the middle aged Moroi looked up, I'm assuming, he was looking for injuries. I smiled and said, "I'm in good health today Doc, but I do have a question for you."

He looked up and nodded, saying, "Go ahead Guardian Belikov."

"Dimitri, call me Dimitri. Its about how our kinds reproduce. I know that normal Dhampirs can not reproduce together, that a Moroi has to reproduce with a Dhampir. And I know it is quite easy for a Dhampir woman to get pregnant with a Moroi and carry a Dhampir. But I've heard its realitivly hard for a female Moroi to get pregnant with a Dhampir baby. Do you know anything about how hard it would be for a Moroi to conceive a Dhampir?"

He looked thoughtful for a minute before saying, "Yes, it is very easy for a Dhampir woman to conceive a Dhampir baby. But a Moroi to conceive a Dhampir baby? It would be somewhat more difficult. You see, its not impossible, by no means. But a Dhampir baby is harder to conceive in a Moroi because they are, well to put it simply, Moroi and Dhampirs are different races. Its harder for a Moroi to conceive with a Dhampir yes. But, it happens a lot. With a Dhampir woman, a one night stand with no sort of contraceptive could very well put her in an unfortunate situation. But a Moroi with a one night stand, and no contraceptive, it would be possible, but not likely to conceive."

I must have had a look on my face, one that said I wasn't so sure he was right, so he pulled out a notepad and wrote down a name and phone number on it. "Here is an associate of mines number. Her name is Dr. Elaine Bloom and is one of the most sought after OBGYN's in our world. She specializes in Moroi reproduction. Tell her you are a friend of mine who needs a second opinion."

My eyes went wide that he would offer to help me so much. He must have sensed my internal confusion. I mean on the one hand, Tasha is pregnant. I was at her last appointment when we found out that the baby was a boy. But if its not my baby, she lied. And she lied for a reason. Maybe she got pregnant by someone else and he turned her away. Or maybe she got pregnant to trap me. After all she has been after me since I graduated!

Sure we did date, for a short time, but I knew she wasn't the one for me. She was too clingy. It was like she was so insecure, that if I was talking to another woman she would come over just to interrupt us and the girl would see I was dating her. Our relationship, needless to say, did not last long. And even after we broke up, we managed to stay close friends. And yes, she was always dropping hints about us getting back together. I'm not totally clueless. I just pretended to be so she would stop. Honestly I felt terrible we couldn't work it out. Tasha used to be beautiful. She still was, but her face was also very scarred on one side. And her being an Ozera doesn't help matters. All the other royals hate her because of her last name. They expect her to break down and turn strigoi any day now. Honestly, for the most part, Tasha is a good person. Until she wants something. Then she goes crazy trying to find a way… Oh God. What if this is one of those occasions. What if she used compulsion on me! Or jut made me think the baby was mine. I need to know what is going on.

2 WEEKS LATER…

RPOV

I. AM. SO. EXCITED! And the 2 main reasons I'M so hyped up is, 1. Graduation is in 3 days! And 2. Tomorrow me and Dimitri get to find out what the baby is! Under normal circumstances he wouldn't get to go, but since Liss and Christian are going he's going as a guardian and, the others will sit in the waiting room while me, Liss, and Dimitri go back… And the best part, no one thinks anything about him going back with me because Liss is going… And since she is the last Dragomir she has CONSTANT supervision outside of wards, but also Alberta arranged it to where her, Dimitri, and Guardian Grey were the guardians going. And they all know Dimitri is the father.

Dimitri, being so soft hearted, wants it to be a girl. But me, I want a boy. None of that dressing em, up and playing Barbie's *shudder* with her. A boy would be so much simpler. Dimitri wanting a girl, is a bad thing. She would have all 6'8 of his Russian butt wrapped around her little finger. And honestly, that is a bad thing. He would be come a softie and she would be the one thing that would distract him from his duties. And being distracted would be a fatal mistake.

I just saw Dimitri for the first time today and boy is he really looking worn out. I wondered what had him so worried. And then I remembered. He was going to ask around on the difficulty for a Moroi to conceive a Dhampir baby. I wondered what he found out, and if it was that bad. Maybe they said it was quite easy to get knocked up with one night, but I hoped not. This may be selfish of me but I really hope that it isn't his baby. And then we could be together with no set backs. We could be a little family.

DPOV

About 4 days after I talked to at the clinic his friend, Dr. Bloom scheduled to meet me. She knew from our short phone call that I had questions about Moroi/Dhampir conception. When I met her at a small coffee shop she asked what I would like to know.

I thought for a minute and said, "Anything you can tell me about the difficulty of a Moroi conceiving a Dhampir baby."

She looked up with a small smile on her face. She was young, about 30 anyway with long platinum blonde hair. She was tall, like all Moroi are, but she also had some curves, which is irregular in Moroi. "I thought you might say that. So I brought you some of my documented findings."

I looked over them as she continued to talk, "My studies show that 9 out of 10 times, Moroi women have to try to get pregnant for at least 3 or 4 weeks. Sometimes months before they conceive. Of course there is that one person that can conceive very quickly, but I have never met one to conceive after only one night."

I was shocked. There was a 99.9% chance that I didn't get Tasha pregnant! I was confused. If it wasn't mine, why would she say it was? And if it wasn't mine, who the hell's was it? This made no sense…

2 weeks later

DPOV

Today is the day I get to see my baby… Today the princess, Christian, Rose, Alberta, Guardian Grey, and myself go to the doctors office. I was a little uneasy going because I knew I would want to be with Roza the whole time, but Alberta managed to take only people who knew I was the father.. And they were going to let me go back with Roza and the Princess.

Two hours later we were in a van heading towards 's office. After waiting for only about 25 minutes they called Roza's name and the 3 of us stood up. Brandie, the nurse seemed to remember Rose and Lissa because they immediately started to chatter until Brandie realized I was there. She turned to Rose and asked if I was the lucky guy. Rose blushed and nodded, but I could see she was proud to say I was hers. They took down her new information, weight, temp, and blood pressure. Brandie said her temp and blood pressure looked great and that my Roza was doing just what the doctor asked. That she had gained 11 pounds. Rose looked horrified she had gained 11 pounds in 4 weeks and I chuckled at her face. Without warning she turned on me.

"Dimitri Belikov, I'm getting fat and you LAUGHED! You know what I have to say to that? When this brat finally makes an entrance, You. Will. Never. Touch. Me. Again. That will ensure we have no more surprises." It was my turn to look horrified then. With one look at my face Brandie, Rose and the Princess started to giggle. This was no laughing matter, but I guess her weight wasn't either.

While still laughing Brandie lead us to a room to wait for the doctor. He was there quickly and took one look at me before he introduced himself. I liked him instantly. He was no nonsense and all business.

"Okay Rose, you know the drill, lay down, shirt up and prepare for the ice cold gel." He said to Rose. She laughed but still gasped when he squirted the gel on her small bump.

took the wand and showed us the baby. He quickly clicked a few buttons and typed a few numbers, saying he was measuring the baby's head and spinal column to see how it was growing.

"Well Rose, Dimitri, Princess…. The baby is growing great, and is now at the normal range for 16 weeks. Its development falls right in the normal range…. Now, do y'all want to know the sex of the baby?"

Rose nodded while I said, "Yes we would if you don't mind.."

He grinned and picked his wand back up…. "It looks like you guys are having a…."

I KNOW A CLIFFY! IM SORRY ITS KINDA SHORT TOO. BUT I WAS GOING TO LET YOU GUYS KNOW, IM GOING OUT OF TOWN UNTIL MONDAY, IM TAKING MY LAPTOP BUT IM NOT SURE IF WE WILL HAVE INTERNET THO. IF NOT, I WILL WRITE THE CHAPTERS AND POST A COUPLE ON MONDAY NIGHT. SOUND GOOD?

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