Chapter 10: Oh Rose How Could You do That?

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Here's some OOC Janine!

It was now Saturday evening and we were all getting ready for my parent's rehearsal dinner. My mother had wanted a small intimate affair, but you know Abe and his flashiness wasn't having any of that. He'd enlisted Mia, Lissa, Vivie and I to help plan the entire thing. I'd tried for my mother's sake to keep it as simple as possible, but after Dimitri and I had such a small ceremony Lissa guilted me by saying I'd jipped her on the last one so I owed it to her to let her do it up big this time.

I'd reluctantly agreed and that is why a small rehearsal dinner of 12 became a gala for everyone we'd ever met. Earlier today I'd gone for my final fitting on my Matron of Honor dress and I wasn't at all surprised when they'd had to let it out and inch and a half in the waist and almost two in the chest. My mother was curious to say the least.

Flashback

"You gained weight I can't zip it." Said the clerk. Her name was Allison and she was quite the snob. She was used to fitting rail thin lanky Moroi. When I'd come in a few months ago she'd nearly had a heart attack because nothing in the store was made to fit someone with my curves. She's had to start completely from scratch.

My mother looked at me quizzically and I just shrugged.

"Let it out then." I practically snapped. I did not need a reminder that I was going to soon be losing my beautiful figure that I'd worked so hard to maintain. The doctor had said I could still run and do light strength training, but I would have to quit sparring and lay off some of the other types of workouts Dimitri and I had become accustomed to over the years. I could see myself becoming six hundred pounds before this was over.

"I already let it out the last time. Lay off the donuts." She said in exasperation.

My mother raised her eyebrows in anticipation of my reaction to the seamstress' rude comment. I just sighed and stood there while she made the alterations.

"Rose what's going on?" my mother asked me with concern as we were leaving the shop.

"What do you mean?" I asked playing dumb. I really didn't want to tell her before the wedding. Over the years it had come to be common knowledge among our group of friends that Yeva thought that Dimitri and I could have a baby together so none of them were really surprised when we told them, but talking about something like that with my parents was a whole different story.

"Rosemarie! You will stop avoiding the subject and tell me what's going on right now!" she demanded forcefully. We'd stopped walking and people were beginning to stare.

I pulled her around the corner into a small deserted courtyard.

"Please just leave it alone mom at least until after the wedding." I pleaded.

"Oh my God you're pregnant. I knew it!" she gasped.

Damn she was good. I can't believe she guessed it.

"Yes, I am pregnant mother. I was going to tell you and Dad, but not until after the wedding." I explained.

"Rose how could you do that to your husband? Does he know? Oh and what about poor Viktoria. I assume it is Lord Ivashkov's." she rambled loudly putting her hand to her forehead. I thought she was going to pass out from the shock.

"Mom, shhhhhhhh!" I hissed clamping my hand over her mouth. She pulled away sharply.

"Oh Rose. How could you have let this happen? What will people think?"

"Mom stop. It's not what you think." She just looked at me with wide eyes waiting for a response.

"The baby isn't Adrian's mom." I started. "It's Dimitri's and yes he knows. I would never be unfaithful."

"Rose. I am not stupid Dhampirs cannot procreate together. It's genetically impossible." She said without a doubt of uncertainty in her voice.

"I'm not just a Dhampir mom remember? I've died twice now and have been brought back from the dead by not one but two Spirit users. Dimitri's grandmother told us a long time ago to be careful because she thought it would be possible." I could see her trying hard to swallow what I was feeding her. I think she'd rather believe I was a slut who cheated on my husband instead of her regrettably weird daughter.

"I suppose you aren't normal." She said shaking her head.

"No one is going to believe you."

"That's okay we don't want them to."

"What why would you want them to think you're a tramp?" she asked incredulously.

"Mother please listen to me. We are going to pass the baby off as Adrian's because we think it is too dangerous for our child if people know that he or she is the first and only to be mothered and fathered by a Dhampir."

She thought for a moment. "Is Dimitri okay with this?" she asked.

"No, I am not okay with it, but I will do my best to try. It's what we believe will be best for our child." Said Dimitri who had been sucked into my head at my obvious distress and had come to rescue me from my mother's vices.

He took my hand in his and brought it up to his lips kissing it gently.

"I'm sorry I didn't realize." She stammered.

She had figured that she's upset me because Dimitri had known exactly where to find us.

"Can't we ever have a private conversation?" she muttered as we walked back to our townhouse where we'd be getting ready for the rehearsal dinner.

Dimitri and I just looked at each other and laughed.

End Flashback

The rehearsal went smoothly and after the last minute details had been taken care of we'd all headed our separate directions. Dimitri and I turned in early. I was utterly exhausted and he could feel it.

The next morning was a hustle and bustle around our place. Lissa was on the phone with the caterer, the florist and the harpist she had insisted play at the ceremony and this was all before 8am.

I trudged into the kitchen with Dimitri trailing behind me. Adrian and Viktoria were already awake and dressed sitting at the breakfast bar drinking coffee and eating. Somehow since our house was in the middle everyone always ate here. It wasn't uncommon for me to wake up and find Sparky cooking up a storm in my kitchen. Hey as long as I didn't have to do it. I was fine with it. I plopped down next to my sister- in- law and stole some bacon off her plate. For the first time in weeks I hadn't thrown up my guts upon waking this morning. That was good because I was starving. I chowed down on the bacon as Dimitri joined me and placed a large plate in front of me and a steaming cup of half caff coffee.

He said he didn't like the idea of me drinking coffee but would agree to it if I drank the half caff kind. I agreed reluctantly. Hey it was better than nothing. I wolfed down a donut, two more pieces of bacon and some scrambled eggs.

"Its good to see you've gotten your appetite back Little Dhampir." Said Adrian as I grabbed for the chocolate donut that was on his plate.

He let me have it like I knew he would. He was so good to me.

"Thanks." I replied stuffing the donut into my mouth being as unlady like as possible. Dimitri, Sparky and Viktoria couldn't contain their laughter.

After breakfast we separated into men and women.

The boys went to go get their tuxes. They would meet us at the chapel.

Us girls went upstairs to ready ourselves. My mom arrived shortly after and I'd never seen her more nervous in all my life.

"Sit still will you!" I demanded as I smeared eyeliner all over her cheek for the third time. She kept shifting her head.

"I can't help it. I'm so nervous. I mean should we be doing this? It's crazy." She said her voice shaking.

"Mom listen to me. You and Dad have waited long enough to finally commit your lives to each other. You've already had his child, you're his Guardian and you love him. What more is there in life? You've been living with him for the past four years."

"I know I know it's just so hard to change my way of thinking after all these years. When you were born it would have been a scandal for a Moroi to wed a Dhampir. Now with all that has changed no one would even blink an eye especially after you and Dimitri got married."

She always had to bring that up didn't she?

"That's true mom just try to remember that when you're walking down the aisle. I just might have to the shove her down the aisle.

Okay don't hate me for the short filler chapter. Janine had to find out and next chapter has the wedding and some major drama. Please review.