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Chapter 9

Dimitri POV

I look around the karate studio and gaze at the life that I have started here with Tasha. I look at the dummy in front of me one last time as I slam my stake into it's "heart". Sweat slowly rolls down my forehead, neck, and back causing chills to cascade through my entire body, I stalk towards the door to the locker rooms and open it to reveal a confused and angry Tasha.

"Dimitri, what in the hell are you doing? You have been in here for over three hours!" she yells showing me with her fingers the number three. "Not right now Tasha" I hiss back sharper than I intend.

"Dimka, what is going on with you? All you do is mope around at the house or train here at the studio. Your always so depressed and angry. I don't even see you smile anymore. What is it? Talk to me!" she yells once again.

I shake my head and slowly walk off towards the showers. She still follows me. "Dimka, I am putting my foot down! Talk to me now or I am going to call your mother! Olena will talk to me and I will be able to get at least some information about what's going on! ONE MORE CHANCE DIMITRI! WHAT IN THE HELL IS WRONG!" I look into her eyes to see if she's serious.

She is, GREAT! "Ok Tasha I will tell you. What I am about to say will disturb you a little bit but please be gentle." She looks into my eyes and then closes hers to calm herself. When she opens her eyes, they are clear of anger and judgment. "Tell me Dimitri." She simply states. So I do. I tell her about Rose and I from the very beginning. Every last little detail.


Rose POV

During the ultra sound I am amazed by the screen. She shows me her feet, hands, head and body. I look at the screen for what seems like hours. Tears slowly start to roll down my cheeks and I don't even bother wiping them away. She is stunning even in the womb. She is my life.

"They come first" doesn't even register in my mind anymore. She is all that matters, but should I tell Dimitri? That is the real question. Would I really want to ruin his guardian career as well as my own? I am already living through the guilt of breaking his heart. Could I live with ruining his career too?

Dr.O asks me tenderly "Rose would you like your friends to come back inside? I can record the video and leave it running for you as well as print off some pictures. That is, if you want me to?" I look to her then quickly back to the screen "I would love that. Thank you so much!" I gush. She smiles and starts to head towards the door but turns back towards me, once she touches the door knob. "Would you like to know the gender?" she asks. I smile and say "She's a girl! I already know that, but thank you." She looks at me astonished "How did you….. I didn't…." she starts then quickly shuts her mouth and laughs quietly "Oh never mind." I smile but keep my eyes on the repeating ultrasound video.

Five minutes later Lissa and Adrian walk in. Lissa starts to tear at the video as well as Adrian . He look to me with teary eyes and smiles blissfully "Oh Rose, it's his isn't it?" he asks delicately. I nod and then start to bawl. I can't control the tears, they keep coming more rapidly and they won't stop. Adrian pulls me into his lap and strokes my hair thoughtfully. "Oh Rose, I am so sorry sweetheart." Adrian whispers. Lissa is just looking at us speechless.

Adrian looks over to her and simple states "Lissa, I'll explain everything later ok, Rose needs you right now." She nods and tries to collect herself for my sake and walks over to the other side of the bed and crawls in behind me, wraps her arms securely around my waist and holds me tight while Adrian sits in the chair opposite of us and just simple holds my hand, kissing and caresses it soothingly.

I cried for a while, but during that entire time Adrian and Lissa never left my side. I don't know how long I cried for but once the tears dried out I slowly drifted off to sleep. Even in my dreams Lissa and Adrian were there for me. We were all at the beach. We talked, caught Lissa up, swam around in the ocean and just spend quality time with each other that I badly needed.

When we woke up, they discharged me from the Clinic and I went back to my dorm and took a nice long hot shower and got dressed for the day. I wore a silk black tank top and a pair of jean Capri's. I also wore one of my new pair of silver sandals. I looked a lot more like myself again. (pics on profile)

I went over to Lissa's dorm to find her just getting on her jacket. "Hey I was just on my way over." She smiles warmly at me and then gives me a light hug. "You ok?" she asks. I nod. "I want to do something tonight. We should see if Kirova will let us go shopping or something." She smiles at the opportunity. "Plus don't we have dresses to get for the ball coming up next month, Oh plus graduation clothes." She smiles even bigger and laughs. "Ok ok …. Let me go talk to her and see what I can do ok? I will text you when we can go" I smile at that. She is so sure of herself.

"Ok Lissa, Good luck but I don't think you need it." I turn to leave when I feel the urge to hug her again. I quickly turn around and grab her into a big hug. "Thanks a lot Lissa for everything." I say kissing her cheek. "No problem Rose, I am just glad that you are back with us and happy." I smile" I love you Liss." She smiles and replies "I love you too Rose." With that I turn to leave and I go back to my dorm and read What to Expect When Expecting that Dr.O gave me when I was being discharged and wait for Lissa's text. After about on hour I received a text from Lissa. That was pretty quick.

Hey Rose, Ok so meet me by the front gates in 5 minutes! OK!

Ok, see you soon!

Bring Adrian with you, I will grab Christian!

Ok!

I arrive with Adrian in three minutes. Lissa shows up a minute later. We take off towards the town mall. All of the clothes that I have are getting really small. The Capri's I'm wearing right now are really tight along the waist. On the trip there we make a list of all the stuff we need to purchase. Ball gowns, graduation dresses, jewelry and shoes for both, Maternity clothes for me, Lissa even wanted to look at some baby stuff. By the time we got there our list was so long. I could see faint hints of regret in Adrian and Christians eyes about coming along. I just laugh at them.

We go through over 50 stores and my feet are swollen. While we go to the food court Adrian offers to massage them for me. During the massage Adrian asks "Do you know the gender yet?" I smile at him and he looks at me confused. I nod and say "Yes, but not by Dr. O. Do you remember my dream I told you about?" He nods and then understanding passes over his face. "Oh ok, so you think it is a girl?" I nod but say "I know that it is a girl." He smiles and continues massaging the same foot.

When he switches he asks "So have you thought about names?" I smile again. "What?" he asks noticing the smile. "I don't know yet, but in the dream we named her Larissa." He grins for ear to ear. "I like the way you say, we." I giggle. "Adrian I am not going to force anything on you but if you want me in your life, your going to have to want her." He laughs too and nods while saying "I know that. I don't mind at all. I love the name Larissa if you do." I nod and say "I love it too. It fits her perfectly."

I was surprised Lissa didn't say anything during that whole conversation with Adrian. I look over at her and notice that her and Christian are in a heated loving conversation. I smile and say "Careful Liss, you don't want to end up like me over here. Pregnant!" She giggles and waves a hand in my direction to dismiss my words while Christian glares daggers at me. I just laugh harder, Adrian joins in.

On our way back to the academy I snuggle up close to Adrian and we talk about the future. Lissa says "Rose I understand if you want to give up being my guardian or any ones, for the little angel. I would do the same." I smile and say " Thanks for understanding Lissa. You'll be the godmother, Right?" she beams and nods "Please….Please….Please!!!!" I laugh and look to Adrian who nods in agreement.

"I know that it is a girl, but what is going to be her name?" I look to Adrian and back to Lissa. "Don't cry ok?" she nods "Why would I cry?" I beam and say "Because Adrian and I have decided to name her Larissa." she fails to hide the tears pooling in her eyes. "Oh Rose, That is so beautiful, Larissa. What about her middle name?" I look to Adrian again and back to her once more. "I really don't know yet. We will have to think of something."

Lissa looks into my eyes and then asks barely above a whisper "Are you going to tell him?" I look down at my fingers and think about that question for a moment. "I honestly don't know yet." After that awkward question, we lapse into a comfortable silence the rest of the drive back to the academy.


I have pictures on my profile for this story. I just added a picture of what her belly looks like. While her tummy grows, I will add pictures of her belly as well as her maternity outfits. Don't work reviewers Dimka is going to discussed more in upcoming chapters. Thanks, PLEASE REVIEW!!!!