A loud knock on the door made me jump. I quickly bounded over to it and swung it right open. Speak of the devil and the devil shall appear. "Dimitri..." I breathed.

"What are you doing here?" I asked, thrilled at seeing him on my doorstep.

He walked in after I stepped aside and murmured, "I can't sleep knowing that you are so close, yet so far away." I closed the door and walked towards him. Dimitri gave me a gentle kiss before smirking, "Besides, sleeping in a room adjacent to Adrian Ivashkov is definitely almost as bad as sleeping in an empty bed."

He wrapped his arms around my waist and pulled me tight against his strong build. We started to kiss, and then one thing led to another. Our clothes disappeared rather quickly and he pushed me backwards until the back of my legs hit the edge of the bed. I fell back, pulling him down after me. We looked at each other briefly, so much love and lust filled the gaze and it made my heart race. Our mouths met in another searing kiss and I scooted back until my head hit the pillows.

Dimitri trailed kisses down my neck and shoulder. Each breath I took, he got closer to my chest. He unclasped my bra and a small moan escaped my lips as the cool air met my warm skin. "Dimitri..."

He kissed back up my neck and nibbled my ear, "I love it when you moan my name." His voice was husky and completely irresistible. I would have done anything for him in that moment. Instead of kissing agonisingly slowly down my body again, he completely skipped my chest and kissed across my stomach. Oh God. His slight stubble tickled my skin and I couldn't help the giggle that escaped my throat.

Dimitri smiled up at me and I meshed his lips back with mine. Using my toes, I managed to pull his boxers off, leaving him completely exposed for my enjoyment. And boy was I ready. I've been waiting for this for so long. I never realised how much I needed Dimitri to make love to me again. Going this slow was like torture and it made me wonder how Dimitri had so much restraint to not just rip off the offending articles of clothing and join our bodies.

In fact, it made me wonder how he's held back for so long. Most guys constantly push their girlfriends for sex daily. But Dimitri... he never mentioned it once. The closest he got to losing his self-control was the other day when I pushed him away. Guilt flooded over me. I've been giving Dimitri a hard time ever since the miscarriage, putting myself first. Not once did I think about his wants or needs. I'm such a bad person.

During my revelry, I hadn't noticed that he finally did take off my underwear. Bare skin brushed against bare skin and we were only seconds away from intimacy when Dimitri stopped. He sighed against my shoulder and rolled off of me. I was stunned, we had gotten so far.

I shot him an inquisitive look and he wrapped his arms around me and pulled the sheet up to cover our naked bodies. "We don't have any protection," he murmured.

I sagged in defeat, trying to slow my heavy breathing. "Damn." Dimitri chuckled but it soon turned into a yawn. "Awe, comrade. Don't yawn; it makes me want to yawn!"

He ignored me, "Goodnight Roza. I love you."

"Wait," I murmured.

"What?"

"Are you... are you going to get some protection? Because I don't plan on staying away from you longer than necessary."

This time he laughed. "I will, Rose."

"When?" I pressured.

"Soon."

"How soon? Because I think—"

"Rose!" he interrupted with another chuckle. "Just soon, okay? I promise."

"Commence operation: get a condom!" I yelled loudly. Dimitri couldn't contain his laughter.

...

Apparently knocking on a door didn't appeal to Lissa. It's the second time this week that she has walked into my room and stopped mid sentence.

"Rose, get up! Breakfast is being..." She shutup for a moment and when she finished her sentence, a hint of embarrassment laced it, "served."

Another voice floated to me and then a scream. I groaned and opened my eyes. "Oh my god! I never wanted to see that much of my brother!" Vika cried, turning around.

Dimitri hugged me and the sheet closer, "Go away."

I smiled at Dimitri's grumpy mood, "yeah. I don't walk in on you and sparky like that."

"You guys aren't even supposed to be together. Dimitri has his own room." Lissa said emphasising the last part.

"Oh well." I mumbled, sleepily.

"Rose, get up!" Lissa said in annoyance. "Breakfast is almost over, you guys over slept. I'll give you ten minutes and if you're not dressed and ready then I'm going to get a guardian to watch Rose's door every night." I opened my eyes and glared at her. She smiled, "that way there will be no more late night hook ups."

Lissa dragged Viktoria out the door and I reluctantly got up. Dimitri whimpered in protest, "Come on, comrade. Remember, today is the first day of operation: find a condom."

He smiled and reluctantly opened his eyes, appraising my naked body. I walked over to my suitcase and searched through, pulling out some casual underwear and a black strapless maxi dress. Dimitri dressed into the same clothes from last night—jeans and a tee. We had just finished when Lissa re-entered the room.

"Good, you're up." She smiled, "let's go."

Lissa lead us both down what seemed like a never ending stair case, before finally reaching the lobby. Dimitri and I walked with our fingers entwined. The lobby was astonishing, with polished concrete floors and—of course—white furniture. We passed through it and were met by a small restaurant. The table cloths were white but the table and chairs were a dark coloured wood. A large table held our party of people. Everyone greeted us as we neared, Viktoria wouldn't meet Dimitri's eyes. She was probably trying to get over the trauma of seeing her brother half naked. The sheet had only covered his modesty.

Dimitri and I sat side by side and ate the food that waiters bought out for us all. Someone had ordered a platter, filled with Greek delicacies. There was calamari, meatballs, lemon coated octopus, potatoes, meat wrapped in spinach, chicken and lamb kebabs, a rice dish, salad and a spinach pastry. I had one of everything; the food was so good that I ate until I thought I would explode. The platters had been huge and whoever ordered had gotten two. Even after everyone eating as much as possible, there was still heaps left over. We got some put into containers for the dhampirs to take back to their hotel rooms if we get peckish. After breakfast, everyone dispersed into different directions and Lissa dragged the girls and I all shopping for the day.

Hooray. I thought sarcastically.

...

Lissa's bachelorette party came around quickly. Operation: find a condom, was a complete fail. I swear that I will explode if I don't have some kind of sexual release soon. Dimitri had gone to the local pharmacy, I had asked at the hotel reception desk, Dimitri had even asked Adrian while I asked Eddie... and yet both of us still turned up empty handed. Dimitri remained optimistic, whereas I was nearing the point where my brain said screw the protection and fuck me! My lover insisted that there should be some at Christian's bachelorette party. I no longer had the hope; somehow I just knew it would turn out as another dead end.

"Be optimistic, Rose." Dimitri had said with an amused smile. I just grumbled about how Rose and optimism don't mix.

Meanwhile, me and the girls were all crammed inside Lissa's hotel room. We were each getting ready for a night on the town and then later on when we get back to the hotel we're going to play a few games. During our shopping trip today, we had each bought dresses. Lissa's was a pretty nude pink colour and flowed over her pregnant belly. It went to about mid thigh. She bought a pair of black gladiator heels and a nude pink clutch with a large bow on it. The colour matched her dress perfectly.

My dress was black lace, skin tight and zipped up at the front. I bought plain black heels and a silver clutch with a large black bow on it. Viktoria had bought a pink skin tight dress with slits on it, underneath the slits was a pretty floral pattern and it went mid thigh. She had matching plain pink pumps and a floral clutch. Tasha's dress was slightly more elegant than everyone else's; she is older, so it makes sense. It was two different colours. Around her bust was a loose teal material and it resembled a t-shirt's sleeves. Below the bust ran a skin tight black material than went now to her knees. She and Mia had bought flats instead of heels, so she wore a pair of studded gladiator flats and a satin teal clutch.

Mia's dress was slightly harder to explain. It looked like she had tucked a denim vest into a blue skirt that reached mid thigh. The vest-type piece was slightly frilly and a lighter blue than the bottom half. She didn't buy a new bag; she just used her usual blue handbag and wore a pair of blue leather ballet flats. After we had all gotten dressed, we saw that it was almost eight-thirty p.m. in human time. We had been running on a human schedule since we arrived in Greece because that's when everything is open. All of us stepped into Lissa's extravagant bathroom and got started on hair and make-up.

Lissa put her hair into tight curls and pinned her bangs back with a few bobby pins. She put on all natural foundation and gave herself smoky grey eyelids which made her green eyes glow. Mia curled her hair into loose spirals. She then tied half of her hair up and leaving the other half down. After that, she applied light makeup, not the heavy stuff that Viktoria, Lissa and I were putting on. Vika and I had bought skin tight dresses because being dhampir meant that we had curves to show off, unlike the Moroi. We also decided to flaunt ourselves tonight because we never really get to dress up.

Tasha had pulled her hair back into a bun and secured it with some diamond hair pins. I wasn't sure if they were real jewels or not though. She didn't put on any makeup, which didn't really surprise me. I've never seen her wear any before. Viktoria wore some pink lip gloss and thick mascara. She looked absolutely beautiful by the time she had finished straightening her hair.

Last of all was me. I made my eyes a dark smoky colour, a few shades darker than Lissa's. After I finished applying mascara, I added some ruby red lipstick to make my eyes pop. Lissa gasped when she walked into the room and saw my makeup. "Whoa, Rose. You look absolutely stunning."

"Thanks Liss," I smiled.

Do you need help with your hair? She asked through the bond

Yeah, thanks. I took it out of the messy bun and she brushed through it with my comb.

Straight, curly or wavy? She asked

Straight.

Lissa took out the hot straightening iron and sectioned my hair, she told me to close my eyes so that when I opened them I would have the full effect. I did as she was told and waited patiently for her to finish. She gently prodded and pulled my hair. As the hot pieces fell fresh from the straightening iron, they burned my back slightly but it was only a dull pain. When Lissa was done she told me to open my eyes. I gasped. She had put product in my hair to make it glossy and silky to the touch. Perfectly straight strands hung around my shoulders and down my chest.

"Wow..." I breathed, "it looks amazing. I swear you should be a beautician or something."

Lissa rolled her eyes, "come on, let's go. The girls are waiting."

I nodded, grabbed my clutch and we all exited the room. Lissa, Vika and I all groaned when we realised that we had to walk down stairs in heels. I slipped mine off to save myself the pain and quickly padded down them with everyone else following close behind. "Oh, I almost forgot!" I said loudly as we reached the lobby.

I pulled a plastic tiara out of my clutch and placed it on top of Lissa's head. It was silver and at a fluffy pink trim along the bottom and in fake diamonds it said, 'let's party'. Lissa laughed, "Of course you would buy me something so stupid, Rose."

I smiled at her, slipped on my heels and started walking again; only this time I had my arm linked with Lissa's. As we walked, we crossed paths with the guys. It appears they had the same idea to leave at nine p.m., or perhaps they just took about an hour to get ready. I smiled at the mental image of Dimitri curling his hair and putting on lip gloss. Speaking of the devil, my eyes met his and I could see the undeniable desire when he appreciatively dragged his eyes along the length of my body. I gave him my man eater smile before looking away and pulling Lissa out the door before Christian saw her. It was bad luck, but pretty much inevitable. He saw her anyway and I couldn't help but laugh when his eyes popped out of his head.

They were going to be tied together in every possible way tomorrow, which meant that they could wait a little longer.

So, the next chapter is going to be the Bachelorette Party.

Does anyone have any ideas on what they could do?

I can't update until I get some because I only have a vague idea on what they were going to do.

Anyway, hope you enjoyed this chapter :)

Please review and give me a suggestion or two! ha, that rhymes B-)