This world and some of the characters in this story belong to the wonderful Richelle Mead. I own nothing except the storyline and the other characters that are not in Richelle's books.

**Lemon alert**

"Hey my friend, you wanna help me pull this out." I asked while pulling the cushions off the section of the couch that directly faced the tv to expose the hide-a-bed. "If we're going to watch all of his westerns, we're gonna be here a while. We might as well get comfy."

DDPOV

I'm not sure how late that last movie was but I obviously fell asleep. We both did, on the couch hide-a-bed. I'm waking up next to CC with the smell of vanilla frosting swimming in the air as my face is buried in her hair. I could get used to this. While we were sleeping, our bodies moved closer together, as if they were drawn to one another. My arm is wrapped around her waist and the full length of our bodies is touching from our shoulders all the way down our legs. I can feel the hardness of my erection pushed up against her and as heavenly as it feels I can't stay this way while she is sleeping. It would not be fair to her. I shifted my weight ever so slightly so as to not wake her. Still, I couldn't help the fantasies that came to me while watching her sleep. Listening to the sound of her breathing, I let my mind take me to a place where CC and I were together. Where we were already intimate and knew each other so well. Loved each other so deeply. How we could be.

****Fantasy Lemon Dimitri has about CC****

CC wakes up in my arms smiling at me and loving the warmth that my body is giving her. She brings her lips to mine softly and passionately and I return the kiss with as much love as I can fill it with, deepening the kiss and enjoying her taste. She starts sucking and nipping on my chest eliciting soft moans from me while she makes her way down over my abs and back up again finishing with a teasing bite on my left nipple. I pull her on top of me with my arms tightly holding her body to mine kissing her lips and cascading down her neck. As she straddles me with our hips slowly grinding together we start to increase the speed to match our level of passion. CC sits up taking off her shirt while using all of her strength on her hips to bring her body closer to mine as I am rock hard just waiting to enter her. She removes my boxers and swiftly slips off her shorts so we are now completely naked and burning from where our skin touches. CC lays her body back down on mine so that her breasts are pressed into my chest and I wrap my arms around her again. She looks in my eyes and I see that hers are filled with all of the love and warmth I could ever dream of, hoping that she can see the same in mine. As she lifts her hips and easily slides herself onto my shaft I find she is already so wet for me. Even though I am more than a foot taller than her, our bodies move together in sync as though we were made for each other. I hold her hips tight to keep her snug to me then slam myself deeper into her knowing exactly how she likes it. We're breathing heavy and moving fast, both of us enjoying the deep intimacy of being one with each other as we edge closer to our climaxes. She is moaning and calling my name so I know she is getting close. I roll us over to put me on top to be sure that she gets the most pleasure that I can give her. I can see that she is close as am I. I slide almost all the way out just to slam back into her again pushing harder and holding myself deep in her longer. She screams my name and I love you and a whole string of moans and groans which lets me know that I've pleased her. Just hearing her scream my name in this way and feeling her milk me with every muscle she has brings me to my release and I am in heaven.

Oh god, I wish. I'm finding it more difficult than I expected, keeping my feelings from CC. I still don't know if she is ready or even wants anything more than friendship with me. UGH! I want to stay here and watch her sleep but I am really in need of a cold shower. Regrettably, I leave CC on the couch/bed hopping she will not mind if I use her shower.

CCPOV

Mmm. That was the best dream ever. Dimitri was laying with me and holding me close to him. I could feel his entire body behind me running the length of mine. His chest was against my back and I could feel his warm breath on my neck. His arm was wrapped around my waist and he had a hard on pressed up against my bum throbbing with each breath he took. Wow, I wish.

I look around and notice that Dimitri is already gone. That's twice now where he leaves before I wake up. I don't see a note this time though. Bummer. Maybe I'll call him later and see if he wants to go for a run or something. Right now I am in desperate need of a shower. As I'm walking over to the bathroom my mind drifts to next weekend when I will meet Dimitri's family.

I walk into the bathroom and I was so not ready for what came next. Standing right in front of me, in all his glory, is the Russian God himself. His tanned chiseled chest and separated abs are glistened with water and oh my god he is huge. How could that ever fit, into anyone. Uh oh, I'm staring. Oh no, I can't breath! My heart is racing. Oh shit! I walked into the bathroom as he was getting out of the shower.

"I am so sorry. You were sleeping so I thought it would be ok if I used your shower before making breakfast. I'm sorry I should have waited until you were awake and asked you." He said as he was putting a towel around his waist and sounding nervous like he thought I would be mad or something.

"Oh my god, no, Dimitri I'm the one who is sorry. I am so very sorry for walking in on you. I had no idea you were in there. I just thought it was like the last time. You woke up before me and left. This time you didn't leave me a note though and I was bummed. But you didn't leave AND I WALKED IN ON YOU IN THE STINKING SHOWER! Please, please forgive me I am so very sorry."

"CC, calm down. I know it was an accident. Ok? No harm done. Really." He said as he ran his hand through his hair. Oh man, when he raised his arm I noticed where his muscles wrapped around his ribs on his sides. It reminded me of Patrick Swayze in Roadhouse. Wow, the number of chin ups Dimitri must have done every day for the last gazillion years to shape his body like that.

"Ok, thank you. You know, you're here almost as much as I am. You don't need my permission to use my shower. You're welcome to anything in my home Dimitri. Seriously. If you're here and you feel like taking a shower, it's fine. We can even take a shower at the same time. Wait that didn't come out right. I didn't mean together. I meant that the guest room has a bathroom with a shower." Oh man, open mouth, insert foot.

"Um, did you say you were going to make breakfast?" I quickly asked.

"Yes. Is that ok?" He seemed nervous again. Why on earth would he be nervous?

"Of course. I was just wondering...are you going to cook in that towel? You might want to use my apron or something. I don't know. It's just a thought" I said laughing.

He looked down and remembered what just happened and started laughing too. "Uh, yeah. I'm going to go get dressed." He said sounding a little shy and if I didn't know any better I would say he was blushing. With his golden tan, it's hard to tell. Either way, it's very cute.

"Hey, Dimitri, you know what?"

"What?"

"This makes us even. You know that right?" I said laughing and thinking about how now we each saw the other one naked. Oh how I wish it were under different circumstances.

He laughed too and said, "Yeah, I guess it does."

Dimitri got dressed and started making breakfast while I took a shower. I couldn't stop thinking about him. Sometimes when Dimitri is looking at me, I catch a glimpse in his eyes that if I had to guess, looks almost longing. I wish I could read his mind. I want so very much to know what he is thinking. What he thinks about me. We spend almost every waking moment together when he is not working. We see each other in the morning to work out and then right after school he comes over. We cook, we eat, we watch TV, we laugh, and sometimes we go up to the roof and do nothing. Just sit in comfortable silence. I love every minute of it but I can't help but wonder if he is wishing that he was with someone else. Sometimes he seems so deep in thought I wonder if he is thinking of Rose. She was the last woman he loved and now that he is feeling and exploring his emotions again I wonder if he is still in love with her. When he talked about her he said everything in past tense and he knows that she's married but, I don't know. I want to ask him if he plans to start dating or going out or anything but I'm not sure I can do that without my own emotions betraying me. Still, I need to try.

After getting dressed I walked out into the kitchen area and Dimitri was just putting breakfast on the table.

"Oh man, that smells good." He looked over at me and smiled brightly.

"Well then I hope it tastes as good as it smells." He laughed.

"I'm sure it will. So far, nothing you have cooked has sucked." I said causing us both to laugh.

DPOV

We're eating breakfast and CC asks me, "So, now that you've decided to take your life off hold, what are your plans? I mean, are you going start dating or hanging out with the other teachers or guardians? I know that bar over by the spa is usually pretty busy."

Why would she ask me this? Does she not want me over here so much? Maybe she is tired of me always being here. I just love being in her presence. It hadn't occurred to me to not come over. I don't want to spend time with anyone else.

"I guess I hadn't really thought of it much. Are you getting tired of seeing so much of me? "I asked hoping to hear her say no.

"What? Don't be ridiculous. I meant what I said before. You could be here 24/7 if you wanted. I enjoy your company. I would never get tired of you." She said with the most beautiful smile.

"Well I'm glad to hear that because I like being here and I enjoy your company as well."

"I just meant that you're a good looking guy. You should, I don't know, live a little. Go out. Have fun."

"You think I'm good looking?" I asked with a smirk and a raised eyebrow. I can feel my heart swell. She never said that before. I wonder…

"Well, yeah. Just because we are friends doesn't mean that I don't notice things. I'm not blind and I am a woman in case you hadn't noticed." Oh trust me, I noticed. "I mean from a strictly observational point of view, let's see…ok, you're tall. Chicks dig that. It makes them feel secure. You have beautiful hair. Not all men can have long hair. It doesn't always look good but you pull it off." She is sounding all detached now. Like she is just making a list. "You work hard on keeping fit and it shows in the definition of your muscles. Chicks did that too." She is blushing though. She must really mean what she is saying, right? "You have the most beautiful smile. That smile, if used properly on the right woman, could melt her all the way to her toes. Ahem, and ah, don't forget your eyes." She will not look me in the eyes. "You have mesmerizing chocolate brown eyes. You know when you melt chocolate and dip strawberries in it? Yeah, that kind of chocolate brown. The right woman could get lost in your eyes. So, um, yeah. That would all add up to good looking. Sure. I admit it, you are a very handsome man Dimitri Belikov. Deal with it." I can't help but smile at what she has said. It warms my heart to know that she thinks those things about me. That still doesn't tell me though if she would be open to a relationship with me beyond friendship. I may have to just ask her. I just don't want to push her though. If she isn't ready to even think about dating I could turn her off to the idea of having a relationship with me altogether. No, I can't tell her how I feel. I need to know for sure if she is ready to even date yet. Then I will find out if dating me is even a possibility.

"But what about dating?" She surprised me with that one. Is she reading my mind? "I mean, are you planning on dating or...are you still in love with Rose?"

I know it may seem like they have fallen in love quickly but after the huge crush she has had on him for months now and an overwhelming outpouring of emotions in him that were suppressed for so long they both feel kind of giddy about it. Like teenagers. Of course at the rate they are going, who knows. Besides, is he still in love with Rose? Let me know what you think.