SORRY. I have been so long updating! I have been at my dads and I literally haven't had any time to do anything! I hope this chapter is okay, but it isn't as long as some of the others. I hope you enjoy it and review anyway :) Do you think Lissa should find Dimitri and Rose? Or should Rose tell her? I would love your opinions guys!
Chapter Eleven…
I woke up to the sound of knocking on my door. I groaned and tried to move, but I was being held down by Dimitri's arm wrapped around my waist. No matter how much I wanted to, I didn't have time to rejoice in the fact he was here. I nudged him, and his eyes fluttered open. "Morning Roza." He mumbled.
"Quick, into the bathroom." I whispered, pulling him up. I shoved him, along with his clothes into the bathroom. After putting a baggy t-shirt and some underwear on, I went to open the door.
Christian was on the other side. "God, what took you so long." He asked. I blushed and walked into the room. I sat down on the bed and pulled Christian onto it with me. Christian regarded me again, "So, why did you take so long?" He asked.
I smiled, "Well, I was putting on some clothes. I am sure you wouldn't appreciate my body as much as some other people." I smirked at him.
He smirked back, "Well, I am sure whoever is hidden in the bathroom appreciated it."
I gaped at him. "How did you-" I began. "You know what, I don't even care how you knew." I said. Instead, I got up to go and get Dimitri. I opened the door, to reveal that he was now fully dressed. I smiled and pulled him out.
He smiled back, until he saw Christian. He gave me a puzzled look. "He knows." I said simply, pulling him onto the bed, and plonking myself on his lap. His arms automatically cradled my stomach.
Dimitri laughed. "I wondered why he was glaring at me yesterday."
Christian laughed. "It was an understandable glare though."
Dimitri's face hardened slightly. "Yes. It was."
I looked up at him. "It doesn't matter anymore." I said. He nodded, but I could tell it still pained him.
"When did you make up then?" Asked Christian, trying to break the obvious tension in the room.
"Last night." I said, blushing slightly. Christian quirked an eyebrow at me. My blush deepened and he smirked. "He knows about the baby as well." I said, gesturing to the his arms.
"Already?" Christian asked. "I didn't think to would tell him straight away." I blushed slightly. "How exactly did he find out?" Christian asked me curiously.
My blush deepened. "Well…he kind of took my top off and saw my bump." I said laughing.
Christian laughed with me. "I guess that's one way to find out. Anyway, I have to go meet Lissa. I only came to make sure you were okay." He said.
Before he got out of the door, I ran and hugged him. He hugged me back awkwardly. "Thanks Christian. You've been a really good friend." He smiled at me, then left.
I went back to Dimitri. "Come on, we had better go and get some breakfast. Why don't you head back to your room and get changed, and I will meet you down there?"
He nodded his agreement. After giving me a soft kiss, he turned to leave. "See you in a minute Roza." I smiled.
I went to have a shower, then pulled on some clothes. After fixing my hair, I walked down to breakfast. Adrian caught up with me halfway. "Hello Little Dhampir." He greeted me, grinning widely. "Why so happy? You are practically glowing."
I was about to tell him, when his smile faltered. "You made up with the cradle robber didn't you?" He suggested, but he already knew it was the truth.
My smile faltered also then and the guilt set in. "Look Adrian, I'm sorry. I know how you feel about me, but you know I can't feel that back. I love you Adrian, but as a brother, and a good friend." I had a few tears running down my face, but I am pretty sure it was being made worse by my terrible hormones.
Adrian pulled me into a hug. "It's okay Little Dhampir. I know you love him, and I know you always will. You can't help who you love." He assured me.
"I know, but I still feel guilty." I said.
"You have nothing to feel guilty about." He said sincerely.
I smiled into his chest, and hugged him a few minutes longer. Soon, there was a cough, and I spun around to see Eddie looking at us with a raised eyebrow. His expression quickly changed when he saw I had been crying. "What the hell has he done to you?" He asked, gesturing at Adrian. "Has he broken up with you?"
I laughed. "God, how many times do I have to tell you guys I was never going out with him."
"Hey, I was just checking okay!" He defended himself. Then he turned serious. "What is wrong anyway?" He asked me.
"Oh nothing really. I think it must just be my hormones." I said, trying to avoid the topic. I knew Eddie could see right through it, but he didn't pressure me into talking about it, which I was grateful for. "So, shall we go get some breakfast then?" I asked, then began walking towards the commons.
We sat down at our normal table, where everyone else was already sat. I grinned and took my seat next to Dimitri. I had piled my plate high, with weird foods I wouldn't normally eat. Everyone laughed, knowing it was because I was pregnant, while Tasha gave me some weird looks. "How do you eat so much, and have such a nice figure!" She exclaimed.
"I'm eating for two." I answered without thinking. Tasha gaped at me, and I laughed.
"You're pregnant?" She asked in a disbelieving tone.
I nodded. "Keep it down though, only the people at our table, Kirova, Alberta and the Guardians know."
Lissa looked shocked that Dimitri didn't seem surprised. She looked at Dimitri. "Aren't you a little bit surprised?" Lissa asked incredulously.
Dimitri shook his head. "No. She told me last night." He said laughing.
"Oh." She said.
Tasha still continued to gape at me. "How far along?"
"Three months." I said.
"Shouldn't you have a bump?" She asked.
"I do. That's why I have been wearing baggy t-shirts." I said, laughing.
"Oh. That explains a lot. Who is the father then?" She asked.
"Nobody important." I said.
She looked at me, then at Adrian. "Is it Adrian?" She asked.
I shook my head, exasperated. "Why does everyone seem to think that I am having some kind of affair with Adrian!" I exclaimed. "No, I am not with Adrian. No it is not Adrian's child!" My voice was quiet, so no one on the surrounding tables could hear, but it had a cold edge to it. I could see Dimitri, Adrian and Christian all smirking seen as though they knew the truth. I glared at each one in turn.
The others seemed slightly shocked by my rant, and veered away from Adrian. Instead Tasha continued to ask me about the father. "Are they at the school?" She asked. I hesitated. Lissa had never asked me if they were at the school and I didn't know what to say. Unfortunately, I had hesitated to long. "They are! Rose why didn't you tell me." Lissa whined.
"Its not important." I said, hoping to kill the conversation. I shot Dimitri a look, and he quickly moved onto a new topic.
"Oh, everyone, I just thought I would let you know that I have been offered a job at the Academy, so I will be staying with you here after graduation." He said. Everyone soon forgot.
Tasha didn't look surprised, he must have already told her. Adrian was grimacing. He might say that he didn't mind me being with Dimitri, but it didn't mean he had started liking him. Christian looked happy, but I could tell it was for me more than Dimitri. Lissa and Eddie just looked happy, but they had no reason to feel either way about it.
I was ecstatic. I don't think anyone could miss how happy I was. Dimitri grinned at me, and I grinned back. The conversation carried on, about how Dimitri was staying, and everyone steered clear of talking about my child's father.
When I had finished, I decided to go back and see Alberta. I wanted to thank her for offering Dimitri the job. "I will see you later guys. I want to go and see Alberta." I waved at them all. Dimitri knew why I was going, but the rest all looked confused.
I knocked on the door to Alberta's office, and she opened it. She looked a bit wary of me. She must think I was annoyed at her for offering Dimitri the job. "Hello Rose." She greeted me, then beckoned me inside.
I sat down opposite her desk. She looked at me, and I said the only thing I could think of. "Thank you Alberta."
She looked genuinely shocked. "What for?" She asked me.
"For everything. You kept my pregnancy a secret from Dimitri, and never told anyone he was the dad. That really helped me." She didn't look surprised at that. She also looked uncomfortable. She must think that I hadn't found out about her job offer to Dimitri.
"It was no problem honestly Rose." Alberta said sincerely.
"Then you offered Dimitri the job." I couldn't quite read Alberta's expression now. "He came and asked me if he should take it last night. He said it was my decision because the only reason he would come back was to be with me, but if it was just going to hurt me more then he would leave again."
Alberta nodded, agreeing with what Dimitri had said. I carried on. "Basically, I told him he should get lost because he broke my heart when he left. Then I was all up in his face after I ranted at him, and I kissed him, and err, stuff…" I trailed off, blushing.
Alberta's eyes widened at me. "You slept with him?" She asked me. I blushed even deeper and nodded. "Well that didn't take long." She muttered. I couldn't help but laugh at her. "He knows your pregnant now then?" She asked.
I nodded. "Well when he took my top off, he saw my stomach." I blushed again slightly. "Then he stormed off and I told him it was his, and then he came back and…" I didn't finish the sentence knowing Alberta would get the gist.
She looked at me. "I'm glad you finally made up. I could see how much being away from each other hurt you both. I'm just glad you didn't take my offer the wrong way." She said laughing.
"Oh, I did at first." I said, grinning. "But I got over it by the morning." I said winking. Alberta blushed slightly. "Anyway, I have to go, everyone will wonder why I have been here so long." I said smiling. I waved and left.
Now I had to find something else to do.
