And in that moment I knew. Knew that all of my fears, everything I had always dreaded was happening right before my eyes.

I had always known I woudn't end up with Dimitri, but some part of me always wished that one day we'd run into eachother and it would have been like nothing had ever happened.

It was a naive dream to have, because I knew very well that someone like him would find someone. Women would line up for him, why wouldn't they? He was freaking Dimtri "god" Belikov. And who was I? A silly, sarkastisk 22 year old. With a four year old, who I didn't really know. Engaged to a former drunkie. Yeah I was a real catch. Tasha on the other hand, was perfect. With graicous manners, money, a freaking royal title! She was too god, and even though I knew he didn't. Some part of me wished that he thought so to. That she was too god.

"How have you been Rose?" She smiled.

"Great!" I lied.

"Well I hope it will please you, when I tell you we didn't come alone" Still smiling.

"Oh?"

Please do not tell me, that they have kids and that they're a happy family and that he's here to steal Abbie and make her a part of their familiy. And leave me out of it, all alone again.

"My nephew followed us"

"Christian?" Wow, that wasn't what I'd expected.

"Yes, and he brought his beloved wife."

"Christian is married?"

Poor Lissa. I hadn't spoken to her since I left. I hadn't been able to tell her why I left, and there was no way to talk to her and lie. So I had simply just ignored her.

When I'd left, they were broken up. She was so out of it.

I gulped not knowing if I actually wanted the answer. "To who?"

She grinned. "To her royal majesty Vasalisa Dragomir."

"LISSA?"

Wow.

And before I had the time or chance to say or do anything. She walked up to us.

I was expecting being yelled at. Instead she squealed.

"ROSE!" She shrieked. "Do not leave me!"

"I'm sorry" I choked. "I don't have any choice".

"You promised me! You told me you'd bee her. Becoming a bodyguard remember? Work in my royal guard? Be together even after we get out of here!" Her voice was scared, desperate, sad. "Don't"

"This isn't about you! I'm sorry!"

I wanted to hug her, tell her that it would all be okay. But then, what did I know?

There was so much to say, and there was no way I knew where to begin. All I knew was that I wanted to grab Abbie and run. And so I did.

"We have to go, Dimitri has my number. So um call me?" I hastily got a hold of little Abbie's hand and started walking. "Bye!"

"Bai, Dimka and other people!" Abbie said.

They stood there startled, before sayng some kind of a goodbye. I didn't really hear it all. I was to busy with running.

When we got home, the sight was actually more shocking than everything in the park. Adrian hadn't been kidding, he was standing in the kitchen. Just the fact that he had put his feet into that room was a first, but he didn't just stand there. He was busily stirring something in a pan, as he gazed down at a sheet I guessed was a recipe.

"Who are you, and what did you do to my fiance?" I joked.

"Haha" he grinned. "Funny..."

"You know me!" I smiled. "But seriously! Is this even going to be safe?"

He grinned again. "Of course it is Rose".

He finished the food while I helped Abbie change and spent some time in her room with her.

I knew there was no way she understood what had happened in the park today, but I was afraid that the run in with Nathan would stir up some bad emotions in her. Like always, she seemed fine. So I believed that it was all fine, until we had sat down to eat and she suddenly blurts out.

"I didn't like that mad man in the park today".

I froze, not having decided on how the heck I was going to tell Adrian.

"What mad man?" Adrian asked, concern on his face. I was crossing my fingers under the table. Hoping he would just think we had met some psycho person. Witch wasn't all that easy when Abbie said, "She knew him" pointing at me. "And he yelled something about you".

"Rose?"

Here we go, I thought.

"We just, sort of, ran into some one".

"Who?"

I took a deep breath.

"Your loving father".

The look on his face. It was like he'd seen a ghost.

I really didn't want to tell him how he's father had yelled at me and how he hadn't stopped, until Dimitri showed up.

"He didn't like our situation" I stated. Having a really hard time forming words. "So he yelled at me, and then" I swallowed. It wasn't supposed to be this hard to talk about him, but no matter how hard I tried. Thinking of Dimitri hurt. "And the Dimitri was suddenly there, with his girlfriend. Who's nephew is Christian Ozera, who's freaking married to Lissa!"

"Wow" Adrian said. "Are you okay?"

I grabbed his hand across the table, and squeezed it lightly.

"I'm fine". It wasn't entirely a lie. I hadn't felt okay when I got home, but there was something so soothing and warm about Adrian that always seemed to help me.

I loved him for it.