R POV
I woke up. I was wide-awake. Like when you wake up in the middle of the night and really need to go to the bathroom and there's no way in hell you'll ever fall back to sleep until you get up and go to the bathroom. But when you comeback the bed isn't as comfy as it was when you left and your whole night is ruined. I was that awake. Only I didn't need to use the bathroom. I wanted a sandwich and not just any sandwich. A salami and cheese sandwich with some garlic and oh just maybe some cucumber on it?
I sat up in bed. Dimitri was sprawled out next to me. The duvet only covered his lower half and I smiled as he had hair in his face as he silently snored. He's so cute when he's sleeping!
I slowly lifted the duvet off of me and stood up. I put on my slippers trying to walk across the floor hoping it would not creak. I closed my eyes hard praying in my head that nothing would happen. The floor didn't creak but suddenly I walked into something hard and felt a stunning pain in my toes. A large thump and then I was stupid enough to open my mouth.
"Oh what the-" I grabbed my toe jumping around on one foot. "Fucking asshole mother-"
The light went on. I wasn't even close to the light switch so I guess I woke up the sleeping beast…
"Roza?"
I turned around and saw that he was scratching his eyes trying to get the sleep away.
"Roza what are you doing?" He sighed sitting up.
"It's fine, go back to bed I just wanted a sandwich, I'll fix it" I said waving it away. He looked over at his alarm clock, "We ate four hours ago" Dimitri said looking back at me. I shrugged, "So I'm hungry"
He raised a brow, "You ate three large pieces of lasagna"
"So sue me!" I said feeling a little perky since I couldn't have my sandwich. He sighed and removed the duvet.
"No, no stay in bed. Sleep, you've been working your ass off lately! Just sleep"
"You'll never be able to make that night snack on your own. You don't have the patience"
"Patience my ass, it's just a sandwich" I said ludicrous and turned my back on him seeing where I was going this time.
I went down stairs into the dark kitchen. I got some bread and put it on the counter. I opened the fridge and light poured out in the dark.
"Let's see." I said talking to myself while bending over looking for the salami. I was searching, moving things and but I never seemed to find anything. I found the cheese but that was it. I started mumbling curses as I opened a box looking for that goddamn salami. "Where the hell is the mother fucking-"
"Third shelf to the left" Dimitri's voice said behind me. I looked up one shelf up and there it was. Damn him…
I grabbed it and was on my way to put it on the counter but Dimitri took it out of my hands, "What do you want more?"
I just gave up. I might eat a lot of food and some by weird choices but Dimitri knew this kitchen inside out. So I let the man do his work.
"Some cheese, salami, garlic and maybe some cucumber" I said hopping up on the bench. He looked over his shoulder at me and frowned, "Cheese, salami, garlic and cucumber?"
I narrowed my eyes at him giving him my full on 'You do not want to mess with me right now' look. He waved it away, "Sure, anything for you love" was all he said and took out things from the fridge.
He buttered the bread, put on some salami, then garlic and like the tip of the iceberg: cucumber.
He put the both pieces together and then handed it to me sitting next to him, watching.
"Thank you" I said stuffing as much sandwich into my mouth as possible. I moaned as I chewed and swallowed. Dimitri was looking at me with an amused expression. I barely swallowed when I took a new bite.
"Can taste that?" He asked looking at me resting his body against the bench.
"Not sounding that bad anymore huh?" I said smugly talking with my mouth full. I handed it over to him as I ate some pieces that fell into my top. I looked up and saw him frowning as he held the sandwich by his mouth. I saw him swallow before he took a bite. His face wrinkled together in a disgusted way and he handed back the sandwich. "God Rose that's disgusting" he said grabbing a glass filling it with water. I huffed, "You just don't have any good taste in food that's all" I smiled and took another bite. He shivered and emptied his glass putting it down. He put all the ingredients away and closed the fridge.
"I'm going to bed" he yawned. "Turn off the lights" he started walking away but stopped, "And brush your teeth, I don't want you breathing that in my face all night" He smiled and then disappeared up stairs.
I snorted, "He'd want me all over him even if I smelled like tuna and bad tomatoes"
"I really wouldn't!" I heard him from upstairs.
"Do to!" I shouted back still chewing.
"Nu-uh"
"UH-HUH!" We play fought more these days. Not much real fights or me flipping out cause I really tired to keep that down. In worst cases I went out in the garage and screamed and hit the punching bag for a while. It was pretty go for anger management!
I should recommend it to Lissa when she gets pregnant.
I ate the last of my sandwich, turned off the lights and headed down stairs. Our bedroom was dark and I could hear Dimitri breathing slowly. He must be asleep, so there's no chance in hell he'll notice I haven't brushed my teeth. I smirked, not that anyone could see it… But still! I got out of my clothes and started removing the duvet.
"Rose"
I jumped when I heard his voice. "Gosh, you aren't you asleep?"
"I could smell you from downstairs" He teased. Even though I didn't see him, I knew he was smiling. Big time!
"No you can't"
"I can actually, so do me a favor and please brush your teeth. I don't want Salami, Garlic AND cucumber in my face all night. It'll kill me"
"I know other things that might kill you…" I muttered as I headed for the bathroom. I washed my hands and my mouth, then brushed my teeth AND took some mouth wash. If he wanted clean and minty I'll get him clean and so fucking minty he won't even like it.
I went back to bed crawling over to him breathing in his face. He chuckled, "Like fresh mountain air"
I rolled my eyes and curled up next to him, "You're too clean for your own good"
"And you're too sloppy for my own good" He whispered burying his nose in my neck.
"But you love me sloppy" I said closing my eyes.
"Sometimes" he yawned. I smiled and kissed his collar bone, "Night"
"Night love" he mumbled close to falling asleep.
"Jill" I said in my speaker that went to her desk. She didn't answer. I called her again. I tapped my nails against my desk pursing my lips waiting for a respond. Nothing.
So What I ate two hours ago, I need something chocolate, banana and mint right now! And I'm not kidding. It's not funny. Banana, chocolate and mint, NOW!
I groaned loudly getting out of my seat. Stalking over to my door and flung it Open. Jill was not at her desk, neither was Simon Dimitri's assistant. His door was closed and I guess he was with Alberta. I groaned again, what does a pregnant hormone drugged woman have to do to get some fat fucking ice cream around here? I went down the stairs but my heels were impossible to walk fast in. I stopped in the middle of the staircase kicking them off leaving them right where they fell. I knew that there was an ice cream bar just down the same block. There were barely any people in the lobby so I guess I could sneak out with out no one knowing.
Ok going barefoot down a New York street wasn't the healthiest nor clean thing I've done. But you shouldn't play with an ice cream craving! It's one badass need.
D POV
"Ok, so we're moving Sydney in three weeks to Stan and she'll stay there for two weeks before she comes back and then me move her back there three months since that was the agreement" I said going through Sydney's move plan that was going smoothly. Rose had be nagging about coming along on the first move and after a while I had to give in. Otherwise I wouldn't be leaving the home in one piece…
"Ok, now that that's clear you all can return to your offices'" I walked out with Simon in my heel and Christian and Lissa walking along with me. I was signing some papers then Christian and Lissa was going to show me the plan and new communication devices they just programmed.
"I'll check in on Rose" Lissa smiled and went over to Rose door that was opposite to mine. She knocked and went inside. Christian and I went in on my office and Simon followed with the papers.
"Sign here, here and here" Simon pointed. I knew he already read through it for small bugs and I trusted him completely. I started signing men Lissa appeared with a frown upon her face.
"Liss?" Christian asked and by that worried sound in his voice I looked up. "Liss what's wrong?"
"Do you know where Rose is?" She asked looking confused. I frowned, "She isn't in her office?"
"No, and Jill was with us so she knows nothing. She doesn't have any appointments until tomorrow so I don't know where she is"
I straightened up reaching for my office phone speed dialing Rose cell phone. No answer. I felt my stomach turning. I didn't like this feeling, not knowing where she was and with who or if she was alone.
"Maybe she's on the bathroom?" Lissa asked still looking lost. There was a short knock on the door and Eddie and Ivan appeared.
"What is it?" I asked.
"We found these in the staircase" Eddie held up a pair of black high heels with and open toe. Lissa looked at them, "These are Rose Manolo Blahnik I bough for her last Christmas"
I froze as a light panic rose in Lissa's eyes. "She's gone" she whispered.
"Get a small group of people and check all floors for her, Christian Eddie and Ivan take outside and I'll go check with Alberta" I said trying to sound calm. All of them nodded and went out the door moving quickly. I let out a ragged breath. Where the hell are you Rose?
I was walking fast towards Alberta's office knocking once before opening the door.
"Yes Belikov?" She asked looking suspicious.
"Have you seen Rose?" I asked hoping she'd say yes. She frowned. Fuck.
"Is she not in her office?"
I shook my head, "Eddie found her chose in the lobby and I'm getting worried something happened"
She got up looking alarmed. "Have you got people out?"
"Yes, I have people check all the floors and lobby. I sent Ozera, Castile and Zeklos to cover outside"
"Good, I'll help" She said follow me out. "Did the two of you have a fight?"
"No, she's been really good these last few days, so I'm trying not to think of the worst right now" I said feeling anxious. Alberta put a hand on my shoulder, "Pregnant or not, Rose is one hell of a fighter, one of a kind. And if something would've happened someone would've seen it. Let's go check with the recpetionists"
I nodded and we walked fast down stairs.
"Any sign of Mrs. Belikov?" Alberta asked serious.
"Who?"
"Rose" She corrected.
"No" the man said. "Mr. Ozera was here a minute ago asking the same thing, should I call her office?"
"That won't be needed" Alberta said turning to me, "She wouldn't just leave like that leaving her shoes and all"
"That was what I didn't need to hear right now" I said biting the inside of my cheek. My cellphone buzzed. "Lissa?"
"No sign of her, she's not anywhere in this building, I've checked all the security camera's. Rose is not in this building"
"Not even in the bathroom?"
"I have people stationed in every single one and no, nothing" I hung up.
"No show?"
I shook my head sternly. Where the hell is my wife? I mean how am I suppose to take care of a baby if I can't even look out for it's mother? I was starting to panic. And I never panic. Never. Ever!
My phone buzzed again, but this time it was Christian. "Yes?" I fell silent. "She's WHAT?"
R POV
"You know Paulo" I said stuffing more ice cream into my mouth. "I don't know why I don't come here more often. I mean, it's ice cream"
The big man laughed, "If you came here often I'd be rich Rosemarie"
"Rose" I corrected. He smiled warmly.
"I mean I had to run here cause no one of my people were able to get me some ice cream. I mean what does a pregnant woman have to go through these days" I stuffed more ice cream into my mouth.
"It's hard being hungry all the time. For gods sake I have a thing in my stomach! A freaking baby and it's scaring the shit out of me" I drained in all in more chocolate sauce and sprinkled more chocolate on it.
"More banana?" Paulo asked sitting cross form me behind the disk feeding me.
"Yes please" I said and he scooped up more banana's loading my plate. I stuffed my mouth shoveling it all in till I almost couldn't breathe.
"Rose?"
I looked over my shoulder and saw Christian standing there, looking both confused, worried and lost. I turned back to Paulo, "The peace is over"
He chuckled, "You're always welcome here Rose"
I smiled stuffing my mouth again. Christian was standing next to me on the phone. "Yeah she's here. Eating ice cream" he went silent, "Yeah I'll tell her…No shoes so I'll carry her back…No I won't throw her over my shoulder to hurt the baby. C'mon Dimitri I'm not that stupid!" he said glaring at the ground. "Yeah, yeah. She'll be there in ten" He hung up.
"What the fuck Rose?" He asked looking angry, slight worry glinting in his eyes. I didn't say anything I just stuffed my mouth. He sighed deep and sat down next to me. Paulo moved away gone to clean something.
"Just here for the ice cream or anything else?"
"Everyone left so I thought I'd do to"
"We were in a meeting"
"And I just wanted ice cream is that so bad?" I asked digging around in my mountain of ice cream.
"Dimitri thought something had happened to you. With your shoes in the stairs no one knowing where you were? You can't do that to him Rose"
I felt the guilt punch me in the gut. I played with my ice cream feeling like a five year old getting yelled at cause I by accident broke something. "I didn't mean to do that…"
"You scared most of us. With you being pregnant and all, we didn't know what to think"
"You just treat me so differently now a days," I said licking the ice cream off the spoon.
"I's lonely always sitting by my desk when all of you are sitting together at least. Or going somewhere or planning something"
"So ice cream was your solution to everything?" I could hear the small smile in Christian's voice.
I shrugged "Paulo's pretty good at talking too" I smiled looking over at him.
"C'mon let's get back to your worried baby's daddy. Bring the ice cream"
I smiled and turned to Paulo. "Get you make me another one to go?" I asked since my plate was empty. Paulo just smiled and started doing one more I could eat in my office.
A big pack with loads of chocolate, ice cream and banana's later I was walking through the lobby door. Lissa turned around and saw me. Her whole face lit up when she saw me and she just smiled and shook her head when she saw the big box of ice cream in my hands. She hugged me, "You really know how to get this company of its toes. Buying ice cream"
Christian chuckled next to me. "Therapy with the big Paulo to"
"Wow, you can do so much in so little time"
I shrugged, "I'm a natural"
I looked around. I saw Eddie, Meredith even Ivan but no husband Belikov.
"Liss?"
She broke her kiss with Christian that I didn't even realize that she started kissing, "Yeah?"
"Where's Dimitri?"
"In his office" Ivan appeared behind me. I smiled thanks and left the others talking down stairs bringing the ice cream with me.
I ran a hand through my hair hoping Dimitri wouldn't be mad about my little disappearing. I knocked on his door but there was no reply. I opened the door but it was empty. I frowned and closed the door. I went over to my own office opening the door finding Dimitri sitting in my chair holding a picture frame in his hands. He hadn't noticed me so I closed the door a little harder and he looked up. I smiled slightly walking over putting the ice cream down on my desk.
"Hug?" I asked simply. A small smile hit his lips and he pulled out the chair so I could it in his lap. I had my baby bump now and in tight clothes it was very noticeable, but I guess I could hide it if I wanted to. I didn't. I walked around the desk climbing into Dimitri's lap and we embraced each other as I buried my face in his neck. I sighed in delight and we sat there in silence for a while. There was no sound but our steady breathing.
"Sorry I worried you" I murmured tracing patterns on his shirt.
"I guess I overreacted but, I went really worried when they found your shoes in the stairs"
"Yeah, I'm getting sick of walking in heels. You can never run in them"
He chuckled, "Glad I'm not a girl" After he said that his hand moved to my bump. I smiled as he stroked my belly.
"I'm pretty happy you're a girl though"
I snickered, "Yeah me to. And I'm pretty happy you're a guy to!"
"Thanks"
"Want some ice cream?" I asked sitting up a little. He shrugged and I reached for the ice cream. Lucky me Paulo put a spoon into the ice cream box and leaned back into Dimitri.
"You bought all that for yourself?" he asked ludicrous as I put the spoon into my mouth. I blushed and swallowed, "Well yeah. But I've already eat almost as much over at the ice cream bar" I said smiling sheepishly.
He chuckled and grabbed the spoon form my hand digging in. "Damn, our baby is going to be so fat"
I laughed, "Stop, don't say that"
He laughed with me stuffing the ice cream into his mouth. Getting ready for another spoon.
"Seriously our baby is not going to be fat" I smiled grabbing the spoon playing around in the ice cream.
"I like fat babies. Or more like chunky cute babies. I rather have a fat baby then a thin baby" Dimitri said looking at me.
"That's true, aw with big mushy cheeks and chunky arms and" I made a weird noise in happiness just thinking about our cute little fat baby.
He smiled, "It's going to be one hell of a baby"
"Yeah" I said with my mouth full. "I hope he or she is a lot like me"
He laughed out right as I loaded my spoon again. "Maybe just food wise let him or her have my attitude"
"No but- HEY!" I said when he took the spoon out of my hand feeding himself. "That was mine"
"You're my wife, you have to share"
"Well you're my husband and you have to do what ever I say!"
"The priest didn't say anything about that" Dimitri laughed loading a new spoon, "Open up"
I opened my mouth as e fed me.
"It's good practice on you when the baby comes" Dimitri teased loading a new spoon.
"How mature of you" I said ice cream dripping down my chin. He smiled, "I am very mature"
"Not"
He took the next spoon into his mouth teasing me first. I narrowed my eyes at him. I took the spoon and stuffed my mouth and kissed him. He chuckled against my lips as ice cream dripped down his cheek. I swallowed my ice cream deepening the kiss tasting the vanilla in his mouth. I moaned and pulled away. "Some good ice cream you got there" I kissed the spot where there still was some left.
He met my lips twisting his head to catch them. I moved my hand to his cheek kissing him harder. He moved the ice cream box putting it on my desk. I straddled him and moved my arms around his neck. His hands went down my sides and landed on my bump again. I smiled and leaned back so he could reach it.
"Daddy loves you" Dimitri cooed kissing my belly. I smiled, "Mommy more"
Dimitri smiled looking up, "Daddy loves mommy"
My face lit up, "But mommy loves daddy more"
