Dimitri righted the car immediately.
I didn't want to know where he learned to do that.
So telling him something so big in the middle of the highway while he was driving wasn't the most intelligent thing.
I gave him a sheepish looks as his phone went off.
"Hello?" Dimitri sounded stunned. "No, everything is fine, I just got distracted." His toned changed, becoming more formal. "Of course, sir. Her safety is my number one priority." Dimitri paled slightly. "Of course. I understand. I'll keep that in mind. Thank you. I will. Bye."
We were silent once more.
I became aware of my rapidly beating heart, "Well that was exciting," I joked, pressing a hand to my chest.
"Mm, a little to exciting, I think," Dimitri muttering, focusing on the road and driving with extra care.
"What did Baba say?" I wondered.
"Oh, nothing. Just to keep you safe," Dimitri rubbed the back of his neck nervously.
I rolled my eyes. "Whatever he threatened you with, don't worry about it, okay? I'll keep you safe." Despite my confident words, my breathing sped up as fear spread through me. What if Abe really wanted to hurt Dimitri? What could I to to stop him? What if he turned on me and started acting like Victor? I panicked at the thought. No, no, no!
"Roza," Dimitri's voice brought me back to reality. Or maybe it was his strong grip on my hand. "Roza, calm down. Nothing will happen, okay? Everything is fine, love. Deep breaths now."
Slowly, I calmed down. "Sorry," I gave him a small smile.
"Nothing to apologize for," Dimitri replied lightly.
We lapsed back to silence. This time, it was slightly awkward. The mood from before was lost but the conversation wasn't over. I wasn't sure where to go from here.
"So..."
"So..." Dimitri mimicked me. "You love me, huh?"
A blush blossomed on my cheeks. "Yes. It's not like you didn't know that before."
"Well, I didn't, not really, anyway. You're hard to read." Dimitri flashed me a smile. "So we're in a relationship?" Dimitri asked, sounding hopeful.
I chuckled. "Yes, of course." I paused. "But you should know what you're getting into." Before I could continue, Dimitri spoke up.
"I don't care, Roza," he said. "Whatever you have in your past, whatever you need to get through, I'll be there for you every step of the way, I promise."
My heart swelled with love for him then. He knew about my past, knew about my shortcomings and still wanted to be with me. Pure joy filled me.
Joy I hadn't felt in years.
Joy that trumped any feelings of freedom I got from being away from Victor.
Joy that mixed with my love until I felt like I would float away.
It felt like I was being healed, all of my scars disappearing, fading away, nonexistent, because they were, as long as I was with Dimitri.
"Thank you," I whispered. I knew then that I could tell him everything. "I want to tell you everything."
Dimitri flashed me his smile. "I'm not going anywhere."
A/N: Sorry, sorry! I had to do a lot of stuff yesterday and didn't really get the chance to finish this completely and I just got home a few minutes ago and finished it! But...you'll get the next update in a bit. I have to do stuff again, so it'll be later or maybe even tomorrow. No promises! But you will get it, tomorrow the latest! Then the one after that is really long :P
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