Rose's POV. Disastrous consequences

I couldn't believe Dimitri thought Caleb wasn't his son. Out of all the things he's done, this definitely takes the cake. I was so mad that night, I just walked for hours. Eventually, I came to a run-down shack. The shack might have been run-down, but it did look descent. Well, until I was finished with it. I smashed the windows that were left, kicked a few (not so small) holes in the walls, and destroyed the two beds that were left. Not my proudest moment, but I can honestly say that I felt much better afterwards. I'd been here ever since. It's quiet peaceful. Peaceful is what I needed right now. I wanted to go home. I put my walls down to see what was going on. Lissa and Dimitri were talking at what looked like the playground.

"I've been trying to make sense of this whole thing. It's such a mess."

"I need you to stop thinking about the impossible. Start believing that he's yours. Do it for yourself." Lissa paused before continuing.

"Why did you choose here of all places?" I hadn't thought of that myself. I'd never seen him there, either.

"You know how you asked if I knew anyone that looks like me? I was looking to see that. I didn't see any other child that even has the slightest resemblance to me. Or even Rose." Was that a good or bad thing? He sighed before going on.

"I really want Caleb to be mine, but my mind keeps telling it's not possible. It's hard to turn off something you've believed your whole life," he finished. He wanted Caleb to be his? This was getting ridiculous! I really wanted to slap him! I got up and walked out of the corner I was sitting in. Screw this, I was going home. Lissa had her walls down, but she was still talking to Dimitri. I wasn't sure if he knew about what I called her 'communicating frown', so I will wait 'till she's alone until I communicated with her. I headed out of the shack and up the road. I got to the petrol station. The young lady smiled at me when I walked in. I smiled back.

"Would I be able to use your phone?" I asked. Mine had gone flat last night. She nods and hands me a land line. I thanked her and dialed Mason's mobiles number. He picked up after a few rings.

"Hello?" I missed his voice, I realised.

"Mase, it's me. I really need you to get Lissa. Don't tell her I called. Book flights for you, her, Sparky and Cabes. Bring them back to my place," I told him. He didn't seem shocked.

"Is that where you are now?" he asked me.

"No, I'm at a petrol station." This shocked him.

"You've spent two days at a petrol station?" I laughed.

"Are you seriously asking me that? No. Get Lissa and my son-" I stopped. Through the bond, I felt a stab of pain hit Lissa.

Fuck, Rose! What was that? Too late to worry about the frown now.

You're going into labor! Go to Mason's room, he'll know what to do! Change of plan.

"Forget the plane tickets, go find Lissa now!" I started to panic. My voice started to stress him out.

"Rose! What is wrong?" he asked.

"Just do it. Organise one of the jets and get her home!" I yelled and hung up. I picked up the phone again and called Eddie.

"Hello?" I really didn't waste any time.

"Eddie, it's me. I'm at the BP petrol station. I really need you to come get me. Lissa's in trouble. Please, please hurry!" I exclaimed.

"Ok, I'm on the way," he told me. God, how could he be so calm? That's what I loved about him. I was almost riping my hair out.

"Don't waste any time!" I told him and hung up. I dipped my hand into my pocket and pulled out the $10 note I had.

"Thank you for that," I told the girl and offered her the money. She shook her head.

"You don't have to-" she started.

"I called mobile numbers, please take it," I said.

"Ok," she said after thinking about it. I gave it to her and headed outside to wait.

Lissa, I'm on my way. Are you with Mason yet? I asked through the bond.

Yes, we're on the jet. Good. Mason was quick.

Is Caleb with you? How long have you been in the air? I replied.

Yeah, Caleb's here and we've been in the air for about two minutes. Good. Great news!

And how are you? Have the pains gone away? I kept asking questions because I really needed the answers. If I hadn't of run off like a child who didn't get her own way, I'd be there with her.

Lissa, I'm so sorry! I wish I was with you. I needed her to blame me. I felt so bad.

Rose! It's ok; you weren't to know. No one was. This baby has a mind if it's own. I'm fine now, anyway. The pains have gone away. It was always the same. It was always her reassuring me and I was sick of it! I would've kept beating myself up, but a familiar black SUV pulled up. I got straight in and Eddie took no time hounding me.

"Why did you make me come get you so quickly? What's wrong? Is everyone ok?" he asked.

"Lissa is in labor. I had to get her out of Court because Tasha Ozera wants Dimitri's baby," I explained, taking a breath. God, it felt like he was driving so slow!

"Can you drive faster?" I asked.

"Rose, I'm going 140ks an hour, I can't go any faster!" he yelled. How was I supposed to know? I was a Guardian, not a mechanic!

After what felt like forever (which was probably only 5 or 10 minutes), we got to Court. Eddie went to book another one of the jets while I got my bag (which was unpacked, of course) out of my room. The door was barely shut when I raced off toward the tarmac. I thanked Eddie over my shoulder as I ran up the stairs. The engines had already been started. Perfect! The sooner we get in the air, the better.

"Put on your seatbelt and we'll lift off," the pilot shouted. I didn't waste any time.

The jet was in the air in no time. I really love this pilot so, so much right now.

Liss, I'm in the air now. Get one of the boys to come get me in about fifteen minutes. I told her.

Ok, see you soon. I'll send Adrian.

How are the contractions, by the way?

Good. I groaned in my head. What kind of answer was that?

Lissa! I'm gonna need a little more detail!

Well, they've calmed down for the time being. Yes! I wanted that baby to hold off for as long as possible. I was going to be there when it is born.

This is great! Try to hold off for as long as possible. I'm not far away.

See you soon. I was confused. Why was Adrian coming? I thought, considering that it was his, that he wouldn't risk being away from her in case the baby changed it's mind about holding off. Funny, I thought. I'd ask him about it.

The jet had barely landed before I had unbuckled my seatbelt, grabbed my bag and was heading towards the door. I thanked the pilot again.

The plane has landed and I see Adrian. I'll be there in about five minutes.

Ok. Don't kill yourself speeding back.

Oh, who's trying to be funny? If she had been standing in front of me, I probably would have poked my tongue at her.

I heard that! I smiled.

Your were supposed to. Oh, burned. I got to my car and threw my bag into the back seat before climbing into the drivers seat. Adrian got in and I started the motor.

"Why did you come and get me instead of Mase or Sparky?" I asked. He frowned.

"Um, because she asked me to," he replied.

"I can't believe you left her. She's in labor!" I said.

"What! She didn't tell me; I had no idea!" he exclaimed. I put my foot down harder on the accelerator. I hoped Mason, Eddie and I were the only other ones who knew about her being in labor. Adrian started clinging onto the handle above the door and went pale. This could be fun. I continued to pick up speed and he continued to be scared. My fun didn't last long, though, because we arrived at my house. How sad. I wasn't even going top speed. I remembered what was going on as soon as the engine stopped. I hurriedly grabbed my bag and went inside. The bond told me that she was in her bedroom. So I dumped my bag in the lounge room and ran upstairs.

"Lissa?" I asked when I walked into her room.

"Rose," she squeaked. I started panicking straight away. I rushed into the adjoining bathroom. I found Lissa doubled over the sink. My jaw dropped.

"Oh, my God!" I exclaimed. That's when I saw it.

"My water broke!" I rushed forward and grabber her.

"Back to the bed!" I told her. She nodded and let me guide her back to the bed. She lay down and I called out for Christian. He appeared a moment later.

"Lissa's water just broke, so I need you to go boil some water. In a pot, not the jug. I swear that thing is a million years old. Anyway, get the water, then, um, towels." Fuck! I chocked. I had no idea what to do now. God, I couldn't believe it. Then I got another idea.

"Forget the towels, Sparky. Lissa, bathroom. Bathtub, more like it," I said. Christian continued to stand there. I think he's choking, too.

"Christian, go get the water!" I yelled, breaking his trance. He went and I got Lissa back up.

"Sorry about moving you, Lissa. I chocked myself. I forgot what was supposed to happen next because I blocked out Caleb's birth," I told her.

"Why?" She said it. As much as I didn't want to say it, I knew I had to.

"Because of Dimitri," I replied, turning on the taps.

"He is a painful subject. Sorry if I upset you." Aw, she's so sweet. I think she would have replied if she didn't have a contraction. They were half an hour apart, so I turned off the taps. The fact that she could still talk properly told me that the baby wasn't quite ready to come out yet. Lissa frowned.

"What's going on?" she asked. I smiled. Bless her. She really had no idea how bad it is.

"Liss, tell me. Did you really think that that was as painful as it got?" I asked her.

"I haven't really thought about the pain. I just want the baby afterwards," she confessed. Duh. Isn't that why people got pregnant?

"You're real funny! So what do we do now?" How could I forget how inexperienced she was?

"Thanks a lot!" I smiled.

"Well, now, if you're want a quick birth, you start to walk around," I told her.

"What do you mean, 'if I want a quick birth'?" she frowned. The memory of Caleb's birth came flooding back into mt head. It was still too painful to think about.

"Caleb's birth was twenty hours long. The midwife Dad hired hated me. She didn't tell me that if I walked around, the labor wouldn't last long," I told her, walking around the second floor with her. She gasped.

"That's horrible! I can't believe she did that to you! How did you pay her back?" Oh perfect. I can't believe she just asked me that.

"It's nice to know what you think of me!" I exclaimed.

"Get over it already," she smiled.