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Chapter 6:

Mason cried a little longer after Greg and I made sure that he was aware that Alex and Tasha cannot be trusted and then after crying, he fell asleep and me and Greg went downstairs to let him sleep.

"I can't believe that Alex did that..." I whispered, more to myself then to Greg.

"Me either. But as you heard him say, Tasha's baby was really his and we know how he reacted around Mase... maybe he was willing to do anything to be a dad..." Greg replied. Looking down he added, "I know I would do anything to stay Mason's dad and our unborn baby's daddy."

"Still, he's a guardian and he's trained his whole life to protect Moroi and yet he goes out and becomes a Strigoi. Did he really think that that was the only way that he would be able to be a father to his and Tasha's baby?" I asked while I got a bowl down from the cabinet and cereal from another cabinet.

Greg shrugged and looked at me while I got out the milk from the fridge. "Sweetheart, you know Tasha. Obviously Alex does too and he knew that she was really in love with Dimitri. And we all know that Tasha was pretending that that baby was indeed Dimitri's and Alex knew she was. Maybe he made that sacrifice well knowing that he wouldn't have had a part in the baby's life if he hadn't."

It was evident in the look that the two of us shared that this conversation was over. Neither of us wanted to talk about this anymore. We were tired of it and tired of all of the stress that it was causing for everyone involved.

The two of us were sitting in a comfortable silence at the kitchen table right next to eachother until Greg leaned over to kiss my forehead and wrapped his arm around my shoulders. "So I guess our wedding is getting pushed back again?" he asked with a sad smile.

I started tearing up and one small tear escaped my left eye which Greg gently wiped away with the padding of his thumb. "It's alright sweety. Everything will be okay. We can just wait until after our baby is born and until after all of this crazy shit is over and done with." My tears continued. "Hey. There's no need for tears. You are the most beautiful women I have ever met and I will wait forever if I have to as long as I get to marry you and call you my wife. So, until the time comes when I get to watch you walk down the aisle, I am willing to wait." He pulled me in close to his chest and I breathed him in, loving the way he always smelt like a fresh shower and felt like a giant teddy bear.

"Are you sure you are okay with waiting?" I asked, wiping my tears away with my fingertips as he held me so close to his chest that I could hear his heartbeat.

"Of course I am sweety. I love you."

As it so happens, I ended up having to go into work today despite my protests to Hanes. You know, you would think that being the head guardian at Court, I would be able to decide when I went into work, but apparently not. But, thankfully, I didn't have to much work to do. It was mostly all some boring paperwork and approving some people for access to the Court grounds. I finished in about two hours and started packing my stuff up to go home.

"Well Rose, it's been awhile." Came a voice from the door to my office. The voice was familiar but I couldn't place it until I turned around to see the new person in the room.

Someone I was not expecting stood standing in the doorway with her arms crossed and her signature look etched across her guardian face worn out through her years of guarding and teaching. After a look of complete and utter shock crossed my face, I went right over and wrapped my arms around her shoulders. Her hard guardian look sobered as she wrapped her arms around me.

"Alberta." I said, she smiled. "I haven't seen it in forever." I smiled at her.

"Yeah, two years, I believe. And it looks as though I've missed a lot." She said as she pulled away from me and gestured to my barely showing baby bump.

I laughed. "Yeah I guess you have. It's been insane lately."

"Yeah, I've heard. That's actually why I'm here. They called in backup for the Court because of the constant threat that Tasha Ozera and another Guardian turned Strigoi named Austin or something-"

"Alex." I interrupted her softly. She looked at me and put her hand on my shoulder in a motherly way.

"I see you too were close?" she asked softly.

"Yeah… we were really close… Mason and him were even closer. It's been really hard on him since he found out…" I said while tears welled up in my eyes. I was doing way to much of that lately.

Alberta and I sat down on the couch in my office and talked for a while longer. We talked about everything that had happened since Dimitri got to court which she was very interested since she was one of the first people to know I was pregnant, after Greg found me crying. I told her about what happened when we told Dimitri about him being Mason's real dad and everything that went on between Greg and Dimitri. I told her about the huge battle that happened at Court and how everything got a lot more secure after that but not secure enough to keep the newly turned Alex and Tasha out. I also told her about how I heard Tasha talking to Alex about her baby actually being his and not Dimitri's and that's why we suspect Alex turned with her. Lastly, I told her about my pregnancy and how Tasha almost ruined everything. Alberta listened patiently through my long, long story and commented occasionally. When we finished talking, we made plans for her to join Greg, Mase, and me for dinner tomorrow night.

Alberta was around consistently for the first year of Mason's life to help me out. She was around the most when he was a newborn to help me with the breastfeeding and she lived with me for a few months before she had to go back to St. Vlads. I found out that she actually had a son before he was killed in a battle against strigoi so she was more than happy to help out since my mother was unable to leave her guardian duties. I was doubtful that Mason would remember her from his earlier years of life but there was always a chance. After a series of conversations for about two hours, we said our goodbyes and I finally went home.

When I got home, I found all of the lights dimmed and the smell of lavender filling the house. Curious, I made my way through the living room and into the kitchen. I found a handsome looking Gregory standing in front of the table wearing a black suit and tie, smiling at me.

He made his way over to me and wrapped his arms around my waist, drawing me to him and holding me tight. I wrapped my arms around his neck and he kissed me. We kissed lightly at first before our kisses went deeper and I felt his tongue tracing my bottom lip, asking for entrance which I quickly granted. After a few seconds of making out, I gently pulled back for air and he moved to placing kisses up and down my throat and my jawline.

"Where's Mason?" I whispered.

In between kisses, he murmured "With Eddie." Before he pulled back and said in a normal tone of voice, "I thought that we both deserved a stress free night." He said with a smile. Placing one hand on my swollen baby belly he continued, "Stress isn't good for the baby."

I smiled at him and looked behind him at the kitchen table covered with a beautiful blood red table cloth. There was a bottle of Champaign on the table with two glasses. Along with the glasses, there was two plates on each end of the table. I understood what was going on. I told Gregory to give me a few minutes to change before we had dinner and I went upstairs.

When I got upstairs I went into the bathroom in mine and Greg's room, I went into the bathroom and leaned against the sink to look in the mirror.

Okay Rose. Breathe. You and Greg haven't done this in a while but you're still awesome at it. You can be crazy and sexy and awesome even during a pregnancy. I let out a deep breath and pulled the pony tail out of my hair and let it fall long in it's natural wavy curls. After I got dressed, I made my way downstairs to my amazing fiancé.

Greg saw me and seemed to worship my deep purple, strapless dress that fell to my knees. He came over to me and kissed my forehead before leading me over to a chair at one end of the table and went to grab that pots and pans filled with wonderful food. He made his amazing spaghetti and garlic bread. During dinner we had many conversations, mostly straying away from all of the drama that we had recently come to know as our life. We talked about my pregnancy and our plans for it. We talked about Lissa and Christian's upcoming baby and we even talked about how Eddie and Mia had started seeing eachother.

When we finally finished our dinner, Gregory brought our dishes to the sink and came back to me, wrapping his arms around me so we could finish what we started earlier. Gently while we were kissing, I felt Gregory glide his hand from my waist up my back to unzip my dress, unveiling my lacy black underwear and bra. He growled under his breath when the dress fully dropped around my ankles. Picking me up, bridal style, he brought me up to our room where we stayed up all night until sunrise.

AN: Hey guys! I hope you loved that chapter because I did. I personally love Alberta. So I was thinking that the next chapter could be in the points of views of Alex and Tasha switching back and forth, starting from when they decided to turn until now. What do you guys think about that? Let me know. I love you all