When I got to our room, Bailey and Paul were sitting on the couch watching a movie, and Viktoria was at the table reading a book. Bailey looked up the moment the door closed behind me.

"Momma." She whispered. She bailed off the couch and tackled me.

"Momma's fine. I'm fine." I promised her.

"What happened? Did daddy hurt Adrian?"

"No, baby. We took him to the infirmary to get some medicine, and then took him home to sleep. He'll be okay in a day or so, and he'll be back to our Adrian, I promise." I said.

"Why'd he grab you like that?" I sighed, knowing I'd have a lot to explain, I turned to Viktoria.

"Do you mind if Bailey and I take her room tonight?" I asked, she shook her head.

"Of course not." She said. I smiled.

"Thanks."

"Where's Dimka?" She asked. I shrugged. I wasn't in the mood to discuss her brother right now.

"Uh-oh." She said.

"It's not important right now." I went into my room, and grabbed a pair of sleep shorts, and went back into Bailey's room with her. She curled up in bed, and I sat down next to her.

"Baby, Adrian has darkness in him, and you know that, but since he doesn't have a bond mate, it's eating him up, and it keeps getting worse, and worse. That's why he attacked mommy. He had a short fuse, and mommy kept pushing him. It was my fault. I wish you wouldn't have had to see that." I said.

"I was so scared." She whispered.

"I don't think Uncle Adrian would ever hurt me intentionally." I said.

"Did he do this to you?" She asked, touching my face. I nodded.

"He did, but he didn't mean too. He felt bad after he did it." I said.

"Mommy, I'm scared Uncle Adrian's going to hurt me."

"Baby, that will never happen. Uncle Adrian got some medicine that's going to make the darkness go away."

"Why didn't he want to take it?" She asked. I forgot she'd been standing there when we were discussing it civilly.

"Because he isn't going to be able to use his magic anymore while he's on it. It puts up a barrier between the person taking it, and the magic. He'll be like a dhampir while he's on it. No magic, just Adrian." I explained.

"Now I understand why he didn't want it."

"He's on it though, and everything's going to be fine. You don't have to be scared of Uncle Adrian. I promise. Give it a day or two, and he'll be perfectly back to his old self." I said. She nodded.

"Okay." She whispered. She yawned, and snuggled deeper into the blankets. I laid down next to her, and sighed.

"Goodnight baby." I whispered.

"Night momma." She said, before closing her eyes. I laid there awhile with her, just staring at her beautiful sleeping face. Dimitri was right. I put her in danger taking her there. I shouldn't have. She was scared of him, and I didn't want that. I was dumb, so dumb. He could have went after her instead of me, and then… I would have had to kill him. I shuddered the thought of killing my best friend. I gently eased out of bed, and out her door. Dimitri and my bedroom door was closed, so I knew he was in there. I crept over to it and slid inside, quietly. Dimitri was laying with his back turned to me, but I knew for a fact he wasn't asleep. I could tell by the tension in his body. He didn't move though, so I was really good at sneaking. I tiptoed over to the bed, and crawled into it, wrapping my arms around him. He jumped a little, and rolled over to look at me.

"What are you doing in here?" He asked, like he hadn't expected to see me in here tonight. I hadn't expected to come in here either, but I was wrong, and I needed to fix it.

"I figured you'd still be awake."

"Aren't I always when we fight?" He asked.

"Yes, you are." I said, smiling a little. I sighed.

"Rose, I-" I placed a hand over his mouth. I knew what he was going to say.

"Don't. You were right. I shouldn't have taken her there. I knew it was a bad idea, but I did it anyway. I thought he was stable, but he wasn't. She was afraid of him, and I didn't want that. She doesn't have to be afraid of him, because he wouldn't hurt her. It was stupid on my part to take her, and I'm sorry. I'm sorry I yelled at you. It only took a few minutes of talking to her to realize you were right." I said. He nodded, and pulled my mouth to his, kissing me sweetly.

"And no, I wasn't questioning your ability to take care of her. He's a crazy moroi spirit user. He can do things that you can't control. Fighting and him using his magic are different. I know you protect her. I've seen it, and your right. There was three years I wasn't here, and you protected her alone." He said.

"I didn't mean to bring that up. I know you don't like thinking about it. I was just looking for something to make me seem right." I said. He smiled, and nodded.

"I know. It doesn't bother me as much anymore. I'm here now, and that's all that matters." He said. I smiled.

"Your right. I'm sorry about tonight. I wont take her there anymore until the medicine's kicked in, and I know he's stable. I promise." I said. He nodded, and kissed me.

"Okay." He whispered. I snuggled closer into his chest.

"I love you."

"I love you too Roza." He murmured into my hair. I closed my eyes and slowly fell asleep. As I slept, I felt Adrian's presence in my dreams, almost as if he were trying to come through, but it wasn't working. That meant the medicine was working. I knew as much as he hated it, it was a good thing.

I woke up the next morning to Dimitri burying his face into my hair. I giggled.

"Goodmorning." I said.

"Morning." He murmured.

"Sleep well?"

"Very." He said, chuckling. I sighed, and sat up. He groaned, and pulled me back down, jumping on top of me. "Where do you think your going?" He asked. I giggled.

"We need to get up. Viktoria, and the kids are probably up already." I argued, trying to free myself. He shook his head.

"We'll get there, eventually." He said, pulling my mouth to his. I giggled against his lips, and let myself sort of melt into his kiss.

"Do we have to get out of bed?" I asked, when he pulled away. He nodded.

"Yes, love. We do." He said. I sighed.

"Fine." I said. We both got dressed, and walked out into the living room. Liss, Christian, Viktoria, and the kids were all there.

"Woah. There's a party in my living room." I said. They laughed.

"Duh, I'm here." Christian said. I smiled.

"I've missed you guys. Haven't seen you in forever." I said.

"I know. I've been planning a lot of stuff, and Christian's been busy with his aunt." Liss said. I smiled.

"So, I haven't been by to see Adrian. How is he?" She asked.

"He…We put him on the medicine they had you on at St. Vladimirs."' I said, not going to beat around the bush.

"What? Why?" She demanded.

"He lost it, and attacked me… twice." I said. She took a few steps towards me.

"Are you okay?" She asked. Christian busted out laughing. I looked at him and raised an eyebrow.

"What are you laughing at?" Liss demanded.

"Adrian attacked her, and you asked if she's okay. Rose kill's strigoi. Honey, I don't think he inflicted that much damage." Christian said. I laughed along with him.

"He's right. I'm fine. I'm not going to lie, the kid can throw a punch, but he didn't hurt me." I said. Christian smiled.

"I can't believe he attacked you, of all people." Liss said. I shrugged.

"I was the only one around him the past few days." I told her. She shook her head.

"He couldn't have been happy about being on that medicine." Christian said.

"He attacked me for suggesting it." I said.

"Oh, that happy, huh?" He asked. I smiled.

"Shut up fire boy." I said. He chuckled.

"Have you heard from Adrian since he started the meds?" Liss asked. I shook my head.

"I felt him try to walk my dreams last night, but it was like there was a barrier he couldn't get through. I'm pretty sure they're working." I said.

"Are you going to go check on him later?" She asked.

"She doesn't have too." He said. I looked up to see him peeking in the door.

"Hey Adrian." I said, walking over to the door, and opening it further.

"Hey." He said, almost as if he were ashamed to talk to me.

"How are you doing?"

"I'm not feeling like I'm going to explode anymore." He said. I nodded.

"That's a good thing." I said. He nodded once. The room got really quiet, and I noticed Bailey had walked over to stand by Dimitri. I watched as Adrian's eyes fell on her.

"Hey Bailey." He said, kneeling down.

"Hi." She murmured, meeting his gaze.

"Can you come over here for a second?" He asked, giving her the choice. She met my gaze, and I smiled and nodded once. She took a few slow steps towards him and stopped right in front of him.

"I'm so sorry about what I did to your mommy. I'm so sorry you had to see that. I wasn't myself the other day. The darkness was eating me up, and I didn't mean to attack her the way I did. I didn't mean to hurt her. I know your not happy with me, and you may be a little scared of me, but I promise, that's never going to happen again." He said. She stared at him for a second, and then smiled, wrapping her arms around his neck. He wrapped his arms around his waist, and held her for a second.

"I'm not scared of you, or mad at you. I'm just glad your better." She murmured. That was my girl. I smiled. He released her and looked at me.

"Rose, I-" I put a hand over his mouth.

"You've apologized to me enough. I don't want to hear it anymore." I said. He chuckled.

"Fine." He said. I wrapped my arms around him and held him. He then turned to Dimitri. Dimitri shook his head.

"I get it. No need to apologize to me. If Rose and Bailey forgive you, so do I." He said. He met my gaze, and smiled. Adrian stepped forward and extended a hand. Dimitri shook it, and nodded. I was so proud of him.

"I think I'm going to be sick." Christian said. Liss smacked him. Adrian smiled.

"I've missed you guys." Adrian said, looking at Liss and Christian. Liss hugged him.

"We've missed you too." She said. I smiled. Christian wrinkled his nose.

"I could have went another week without you." He said. He smiled.

"Ouch." Adrian said, grinning.

"Just kidding. I've missed your wit." He said. Adrian nodded.

"That's what I thought." He said. Viktoria and Paul kind of stood in the background, not really saying much. I smiled at her.

"How are you Viktoria? I haven't talked to you much for the past two days. I feel bad. I'm a horrible host." I said. She grinned.

"No. Your fine. You've been busy. I understand." She said. Adrian turned to her.

"I'm sorry I've been keeping Rose. I know you guys were down here for visit them, and I've had her running around like crazy." She shook her head as she met his eyes.

"No. I understand. You've been going through a lot. We're in no hurry to get home, so it was okay. No harm done." She promised him. He smiled and nodded before turning to me.

"Rose, thank you so much. I hate not being able to use my magic, but I love not feeling like I'm going to kill someone."

"Oh, you mean you don't like feeling like Rose?" Christian asked.

"Suck it, fire crotch." I snapped at him. He chuckled.

"I'm glad. I hate that you don't like it, but I'm glad I don't have to worry about you freaking out on me anymore." I said. He nodded. In this moment, everything was great. Liss and Christian were doing well. Dimitri, Bailey, and I were perfect, Viktoria and Paul were still hanging around, and Adrian wasn't loosing his mind anymore. At this moment, everything was right in the world. Atleast, for now. That didn't last long though.