Dimitri's eyes never left mine as I took my time to gather the strength to tell him that our lives were about to change. My heart pounded in my chest. I had no idea if he would get angry at me. Would he blame this all on me? Would he want me to have this taken care of? I had no clue. I just looked into his eyes and hoped that this would not be the end of us.

"Dimitri back in the infirmary―" I was choking on my words so I took a deep breath in and let it out slowly. His breathtaking eyes still lingered on mine. I slowly reached into my back pocket and pulled out the folded picture. With a shaking hand I handed it to him. He looked down at it and then back to me. His eyes looked confused as he opened it up.

He took a step back from me, and I watched as his face shifted between emotions. I saw shock. Confusion. Anger. Fear. When he looked back at me I could no longer read his expressions.

He opened his mouth as if he were going to say something but the words never came. He started to pace short circles around the room, keeping his eyes on the image in front of him. I was starting to get worried. Maybe this was not the best way to tell him. Maybe I should have waited longer. He stopped to say something again but shook his head and continued walking the same circles.

"Dimitri," My voice was so low and unstable. It got his attention and he moved closer to me once more.

"Is it― Am I―" I knew what he was trying to ask. He knew that he was the only person I had ever been with but I expected him to question this.

I nodded to him, my eyes looking down at the floor. "Yes."

"Roza how is this possible?" I let out a sign. I had no answer for him. Dhampir's were unable to have children with one another. How was I the exception.

"I don't know." I shook my head. My eyes were filling with tears. This was all just so confusing. My head was starting to spin. The pain in my ribs was still there. My legs were shaking. "Dimitri I, I don't know. I can't. I―" My legs gave in and I dropped to the floor and pulled my hands to my face, tears were now streaming down my cheeks as I was starting to panic. Dimitri's arms wrapped around me and he leaned his forehead to mine.

"Oh Roza," There was empathy in his voice now. "My Roza. Everything will be okay. You will be okay."

With his words, I finally got the courage to look at him though my body was still trembling. "Are you mad at me? Do you hate me?" I asked him, not sure if I wanted to hear his answer.

"Hate you? No. I could never hate you." His voice came out soft and assured. "Roza, this is not your fault. We did not know this could happen."

"I'm sorry." I wrapped my arms around his waist and was relieved that he did not push me away. Instead he ran his fingers through my hair and lightly kissed my lips.

"Everything will be okay Roza, I promise." His arms wrapped under me and he swooped me up the ground. I kept my face buried in his chest. Listening to his heartbeat helped calm me down. He carefully rested me down on the bed and lied next to me, pulling me closer into his arms.

My eyes were puffy and red with tears still trailing down my face. With my head still leaning on his chest and his arms wrapped around me, we laid there in silent. I was not sure how long we stayed like that. I was just relieved knowing that Dimitri was not yelling at me or blaming me for what happened. After what seemed like forever he stirred a little and sat up.

"I should go."

"Please don't," I begged. "Please don't go. I don't want to be alone. I can't be alone." I felt so weak, so emotional. I really had no idea how to deal with this. With a sigh he leaned back down and pulled me back into his arms.

"Okay, I won't go anywhere." He ran hand along my hair over and over again until my breaths steadied and I no longer felt his hand anymore.

I was so out of it that I did not even realize that I was in a spirit dream until I heard a familiar voice from behind me.

"Little Dhampir." I turned to see Adrian sanding sheepishly next to a lamp post with his hands in his pockets. We were at Court.

I let out a quiet sigh, "hey." He tilted his head at me.

"Have you been crying?" He asked with worry all over his face. I did not have the energy to lie or argue with him so I just nodded.

"You found out, didn't you?" His eyes were looking down at the ground. In this dream world it was night time and the ground looked wet as thought it had been raining which was unusual since Adrian always took me to bright and cheerful places. I guess neither of us were up to visiting a fancy beach resort or beautiful garden today.

I looked at him, not knowing what he was talking about? "What?" I asked.

He hesitated before he answered, "You found out about your baby."

I looked at him with wide eyes. "H―How did you know?"

"The last time we spoke, the last dream, you had two auras. Just like you do now. That only meant one thing."

My thoughts went back to our last dream. The way he kept looking at me, how he got so upset. It all started to click together. "Was that why you snapped at me?" I asked slowly. He nodded.

"I'm sorry about that. I thought you already knew. You seemed fine and I thought that meant that you were happy about it." He took a deep breath. "I was an idiot."

I took a couple steps closer to him. "This was not planned. We had no idea that this could happen. Dhampir's are not supposed to be able to have children with each other."

"I know that but you are not like most Dhampir. You were brought back from the dead. It makes sense that if Lissa healed you from death, she probably healed other things in you too. Maybe the genetic oddity that you had was cured without either of you knowing?"

I did not know what to say so I just stood there, holding back tears. I felt so stupid being all emotional like this. I was supposed to be brave and fierce.

"Are you happy about this?" He asked, finally breaking the silence. I broke my gaze from the ground and looked into his eyes. I could see pain in them. I knew it was hard for him to ask this question. Being honest with myself I had no idea if I thought being pregnant was a good thing or a bad thing. As I was falling asleep in Dimitri's arms moments ago I thought about a little about it.

On one side, I was way too young for this, and if I were to keep the baby it would mean the end of my career. I was not happy about that one bit. On the other hand, I never thought that Dimitri and I would ever be able to have a family of our own. I knew that he wanted one though. It was really the only reason he considered being with Tasha in the first place. I know that the news was a shock to him but I could not help but think that he would want to keep it. To say I was happy about my situation would be a lie, but to say that I was disappointed was an even bigger lie. I would be able to give Dimitri the one thing that he wanted in life and that was something that could never disappoint me.

"I'm not unhappy about it." I said with hesitation but I could not lie to him. "I know you don't want to hear that but..."

He gave me a nod and looked down at his shoes. "You know, I was really falling in love with you Rose." My eyes slightly widened at his confession and my heart clenched in my chest. Adrian may have always annoyed me and flirted with me too much but I really did care for him. " I wish you would have chose me."

"I love you too Adrian, but my heart will always belong to him." When he looked up at me I felt a tear fall from my face. "I hope you can understand that."

"I can. I do." He said before he stepped forward and wrapped his arms around me. "I will always be here for you Little Dhampir. No matter what happens."

"Thanks Adrian. I really appreciate that."

"Goodnight Rose." He whispered as he kissed my forehead and let the dream dissolve. I returned to my own bed and my own dreams feeling a little better about everything that was going on in my life.

I'm sorry, I know this is a short chapter but I'll try to get another one out within the week to make up for it. I hope you all like this one though. It's a little sad but I hope it brings the feels to you as it did me when writing it! What did you think about Dimitri's reaction? Or Adrian's? Please leave your feedback! I would love to know what you think of it so far. Any suggestions are highly valued!