A/N
Firstly, I'm going to explain why Rose hasn't told Dimitri the truth yet. I personally agree that Rose should have told Dimitri the truth because it was the perfect moment! But if we think about it in Rose's POV I believe that she is subconsciously thinking that she has Dimitri now and that deep down inside she is really scared that Dimitri won't forgive her. So maybe she's hoping that she can have Dimitri now because she's really scared that she'll lose him in the future.
However, we know as the readers that Rose is just digging herself into a deeper hole by not telling the truth. Dimitri has made his mistake and now it is time for Rose to make her - even bigger - mistake by keeping this a secret.
From the moment I started writing this story I had it in my head on how Dimitri would find out the truth and around the time he finds out the truth something else major and unexpected will be happening too! I hope that keeps everyone intrigued =)
I promise that the wait will be worth it. In the meantime there are so many other sub plots I need to develop: Adrian's new romance is coming soon, Abe's relationship with Rose, Lissa&Christian's wedding…
It will all tie together in the end to create a great climax and I'm just as impatient as a lot of you guys to get to that moment! Grrr…
Before we start the next chapter…You guys were AMAZING with your suggestions on Adrian's girl. Honestly, you guys gave me loads to think about! I will be making Adrian's girl a moroi…I'm really sorry to those who wanted her to be dhampir but I didn't want to take the light away from Rose and Dimitri's relationship, so if Adrian hooked up with a dhampir it would be extremely controversial in the moroi world so I thought better of it.
Also, please understand that everyone has such differing opinions of how Adrian's girl should be like and I can't please everyone…but I do hope that this new girl can win all you guys over as she wins over Adrian's heart too =)
There's a mention of this new girl in this chapter and I think she'll make an appearance in Chapter 12. I haven't completed her look or personality yet but I'm just gonna go with the flow when it comes to that point - obviously using everyone's ideas to help develop her character=) and suggestions are still welcome!
Sorry for long A/N…
Back to the story…Read, Review and Enjoy!
Kady's Story - Chapter 10
Last night had been…
Well let me replay it for you and you can make up your own mind…
Dimitri led us back to my apartment and as soon as the door closed he pressed me against it and his soft lips found mine. His tongue lightly touched my lip. I opened up and our wet tongues swirled around each other. I grabbed onto his shoulders and forced myself up so that I could wrap my legs around him. Dimitri's hands came to my rear to accommodate this new and arousing position. I could feel his want for me and we both groaned at the contact. Our kisses were becoming more intense and I had to pull away to breathe. Dimitri didn't break contact from my skin as he attacked my neck with wet kisses. My legs tightened around him causing us to moan again.
With Dimitri's hand safely holding me in position he made his way to the bedroom. Despite his aggressive attack on my neck with his heavenly kisses, he placed me gently as a feather onto the bed. My head found the pillow and Dimitri pulled away so we were a breath apart. His brown eyes were smouldering as he looked into my eyes. His thumb came to trace my lips gently.
"I love you, Roza." His voice had become deep and husky, which did amazing things to my body.
He placed the softest kiss on my lips. I wanted more but he pulled away to kiss me just as softly on the side of my lip. He trailed these light kisses down my jaw and to my neck. His mouth found the curve between my neck and shoulder. He started sucking and licking gently on the skin. I moaned again. I hadn't had this type of contact in so long, I had almost forgotten the pleasure I could experience.
"Dimitri," I moaned.
Dimitri started placing wet sensual kisses up my neck and jaw until he found my lips, this time going slow with the kiss. His hands traced down my waist and then under my shirt, his warm hands leaving a trail of goosebumps. He started tracing the lace of my bra and I could feel him harden for me even more. I grasped onto his hips to pull him closer. His head came to my ear and I could feel his hot breath there.
"I need you, Roza," he whispered shakily, his sexy Russian accent becoming more pronounced.
He pulled away and our eyes locked. My lust filled eyes told him that I needed him too. He slowly started to unbutton my shirt, his eyes never wavering from mine. He was on the third button, my cleavage in full view.
"Wait," I strained to say and my hands covered his on my shirt.
"Roza?" he asked unsurely.
"Maybe…" I gulped not wanting the words to come out, but they eventually tumbled out anyway, "Maybe we should wait?" I sensed the tinniest of disappointment radiating off of him, before his eyes went back to pure love and understanding. I cupped his face and brought him closer. "I want Kady to know about us before we go any further," I whispered.
Dimitri pecked me lightly on the lips and then smiled the beautiful smile that warmed my heart. "I'm sorry. Of course," he agreed, "I want Kady to know about us too." There was a certain twinkle in his eyes and I could now feel excitement radiating off of him. I smiled back at him.
"Thank you," I said and kissed him.
"No need to thank me, beautiful," he mumbled against my lips. He kissed my forehead and then pulled away from me completely and was out of the bed.
My eyes widened in alarm.
"What are you doing?" I asked, almost horrified.
Dimitri smiled this sly grin and folded his arms against his chest, his muscles straining against his tight shirt. "I don't want you to be sleeping in your uniform, beautiful. I know if we stay in bed then you'd just sleep in it. So out," he pointed to the bathroom. "Get changed and I'll be waiting here for you."
My mouth was slightly open in astonishment. Dimitri quirked an eyebrow, the sides of his mouth twitching and holding back laughter. I rolled my eyes, huffed and then got off the bed to make my way to the bathroom. As soon as my back was to him he smacked me roughly on the ass causing me to gasp. I looked back at him and he winked back before chuckling lightly. I shook my head, smiling, fighting back my own laughter.
I came back from the bathroom a few minutes later dressed in a red tank top and sleep shorts. Dimitri was spread lazily across my bed with a photo frame in his hand. A small smile on his lips. He was stripped right down to his boxers - my body immediately reacted to the sight. I bit my lip to prevent the moan from escaping. His body was absolutely perfect - the perks from being in the guardian business. He was all toned and muscled…and had a natural sexy tan to top it all off.
When he heard me walk in his head snapped up and his eyes roamed my body so slowly that I felt my cheeks heat up. Damn it, he was the only man that could make me blush. I mean, I was Rose Hathaway! I never felt self conscious or embarrassed. Yet whenever I was in the presence of this sexy ass Russian all my confidence flew out the window.
Dimitri smiled a crooked smile and he tapped the bed beside him. "Come here, beautiful."
I sat beside him crossing my legs. My head rested on his shoulder to see what he was looking at and his arms naturally wrapped around my shoulders. He was looking at my bedside picture of Kady and me on her first birthday. We were sat at the head of the table with her birthday cake and a sole candle alight. Kady sat on my lap and was looking up at me with a smile that resembled Dimitri perfectly, unknown to him. I was kissing her forehead with my arms encompassing her.
"I'd love to see more photos of her as a baby," he whispered.
"Good, cause I've got a tonne to show you," I smiled sadly. The guilt was seeping back and I forcefully pushed it away to enjoy this moment.
Dimitri placed the photo back on the bedside table, still looking at it longingly. He sighed and then looked back at me. "How about some sleep?" he smiled.
I nodded my head and kissed his cheek. Then I scrambled to get under the covers with my man. When we were under the covers we cuddled up to each other. His hand roamed up and down my back soothingly.
"I love you, beautiful," he said and nuzzled my neck.
"I love you too, Comrade." I felt him smile against my neck.
…and that was last night for you.
In the here and now…
Dimitri and I had just woken up and we were cuddled close, our legs tangled under the covers. It had been the best nights sleep I had in, well, ever. I sighed in contentment.
"I love you, Comrade."
Dimitri tightened his hold on me and kissed me loudly on the forehead with a big 'Mwah'. It was so similar to the way Kady would kiss me sometimes.
"Can't wait to see our little angel," I blurted out. My eyes snapped open and I berated myself internally for the slip up. My heart started racing. There was a moment of silence and then…
"Me too," Dimitri whispered. I let out a silent shaky breath and closed my eyes. "I'm just gonna go back to my apartment, get showered and dressed. I'll meet you back here in a few minutes and then we can go together to see…her." I nodded my head, not able to say anything. Dimitri kissed me on the forehead again. "See you soon, beautiful." I smiled up at him hoping that he didn't sense my nerves.
Once he was dressed and gone I grabbed a pillow to scream into it. What the fuck is wrong with me? Ugh, I should have told him last night! It was the perfect moment. And why didn't I tell him? Cause I was scared, scared fucking shitless. Not only that, I was being selfish. God, what am I doing? I could feel the tears, but refused to let them fall.
Dimitri arrived right on time to meet me. We were both fresh and ready for the day, although I knew we would be hot and sweaty in a couple of hours. My heart fluttered. We went to Lissa's for breakfast and I knew that Adrian would have brought my little angel here too. As soon as I entered the apartment, with Dimitri very close behind me, my eyes searched for my little angel. There was no need because Kady immediately ran up to me, screaming, "Mommy!" I grabbed her and brought her up to me, kissing both her cheeks and forehead. I hugged her to me.
"I missed you so much, angel," I said. Although I had seen her yesterday, it wasn't often that I wasn't there to tuck her in at night.
"Missed you too, mommy," she mumbled.
"Did you have fun at Uncle Adrian's?"
Kady pulled away and looked around for Adrian who winked at her. Kady grinned mischievously and looked back at me. Her mouth was forcefully shut and she nodded her head enthusiastically. I narrowed my eyes at Adrian. He simply held the same mischievous grin as Kady. I sighed. I wasn't gonna ask. I knew not to ask.
"Dimitri!" Kady yelled excitedly. She opened her arms up to him so he could take her.
"Good morning, angel," he whispered and kissed her soft curls. The sight before me warmed my heart.
There was a certain silence in the room and I looked around at the others. Lissa and Tasha sat beside Christian on the sofa with mugs of coffee and they looked at me, or should I say 'us', with their eyebrows raised. It was then that I had become aware that Dimitri had his arms laced protectively around my waist. We looked like a cute little family at this moment. I could feel a very light blush tint my cheeks, unsure of what their reaction would be.
"Beeeeep," said Christian in a disbelieving tone.
My confidence rushed back to me. "Beep off, fire boy." With that I went to the kitchen area to grab breakfast, not allowing their opinions faze me.
I heard Lissa clear her throat. "Talking of fire boy and hence fire girl." I looked at her with my eyes narrowed. What the beep was she going on about? Everyone else appeared to have the same reaction because she rushed on, "Anyway, Christian's cousin should be here later tonight."
I raised my eyebrows and looked at Christian, "You have cousins…that…accept you?" It was a serious question. Ever since Christian's parents decided to turn Strigoi all royal families, including the Ozeras, had distanced themselves from him - accept Tasha, of course.
"We were close when we were younger and well…it was her parents who opposed. Now that she's older her parents can't exactly keep her away from me. She heard that I was getting married so she got in contact," Christian explained quickly. I smiled sadly at him. It must have been so hard for him, not only had he lost his parents, he had also lost other family members who he loved.
"What's her name?" I asked, changing the subject.
Christian smiled at me gratefully. "Scarlett."
"She's a fire user, hence the…um…you know…with before…" Lissa mumbled into silence.
"Anyway," I said loudly, "love to sit and chat but me and Dimitri have work, so we'll be leaving," I informed.
"Mhmm," said Christian.
"Shut your trap," I snapped.
Christian just smiled slyly.
I looked at Dimitri, who was still with our little angel. He looked back at me amused. "We should go. Oh and I've already got us some doughnuts." Dimitri nodded and then whispered something to Kady who giggled and nodded her head. I walked over to Adrian. He smiled lazily at me and opened his arms out for me. I walked into his awaiting arms and he hugged me close. "Thank you, Adrian. For everything," I whispered.
Adrian kissed my forehead lightly. "Anytime, little dhampir."
I walked back to my little angel. "Have you eaten, angel?"
She nodded her head, "Chrissie gave me cereal." I could see Christian roll his eyes from the corner of my eyes.
I grinned and looked at him. "Thanks for feeding my baby, Chrissie."
"Yeah, yeah," he sighed, exasperatedly. I knew he loved it secretly.
"Come on, lets get you to nursery, angel."
Kady nodded her head and ran up to hug Adrian. "Thank you, Uncle Adrian. The food f-"
Adrian quickly covered her mouth with his hand. "Remember what I told you, princess?" Kady's eyes went wide in understanding and she nodded her head apologetically. "That's a good girl. Have a lovely day, princess, and I'll see you at dinner," he smiled and hugged her tightly to him and kissed her forehead before releasing her.
Kady hugged and kissed Lissa and Christian too - waved bye to Tasha - before she came to grab both mine and Dimitri's hands. We walked out the apartment and out the building, heading towards the nursery. Dimitri and I started swinging Kady up into the air and back down. She giggled and kept asking for more. Dimitri and I laughed along with her.
"Okay, no more, angel. You have to go now," I said.
"Ohhh," Kady whined.
"Lissa's gonna pick you up in a couple of hours, angel, and then you can meet Chrissie's cousin, Scarlett."
Kady's eyes lit up. She loved meeting new people and never ceased to win people over with her natural charm.
"Your mommy and I will see you at dinner, angel. We have some exciting news," Dimitri said, clearly excited himself. I smiled up at him.
Kady gasped. "Am I getting a baby brother?"
My head snapped to my daughter and both mine and Dimitri's eyebrows raised in shock. Where the hell did she hear something like that? I recovered just slightly and said slowly so she could understand, "Nooo." Kady's face fell. "Where did you hear that, angel?" I asked softly, not wanting to upset her even more.
"Uncle Adrian."
What. The. Fuck. Why would he put something like that in her head? Dimitri's eyes narrowed and he looked at me, dare I say, suspiciously.
"I'm sure Uncle Adrian was winding you up, baby. Now go on, me and Dimitri need to get going."
"Okay," she said sadly and hugged both Dimitri and I before she left. I was still staring at the door in shock.
"Why would Adrian say something like that?" asked Dimitri.
"Don't ask me, but I'll be sure to beat it out of him," I said angrily. We walked in silence to the meeting and took our seats beside each other. Nothing interesting or out of the ordinary happened in the meeting. The same applied to the day - boring old guarding and standing around looking lifeless. Half the time I wished there was a Strigoi attack to liven up my day. I kept thinking in my head 'just a couple of hours and we'll have our fun'. That kept me going.
Finally it was the end of my shift. I got changed into ¾ bottoms and a blue tank top. When I came out I could hear Katy Perry's 'California Gurls' being blasted through the speakers. I rolled my eyes. Then I caught Dimitri's amused look from across the gym. Like me, he wore black bottoms and a blue T-shirt. I could see the T-shirt straining against his muscles. I bit my lip. He winked back at me. I shook my head to snap out of it. "Alright, come on guys," I yelled to get everyone's attention. "Playtime!" There was a lot of whooping and hollering. We all gathered around to create a circle.
"If no one minds, I'd like another crack at my…student."
I quirked my eyebrows. "I can take you, Comrade."
"That's not what it looked like the other day," he smiled. My fists clenched. "Maybe you need some more of my training."
I bit my lip again. I took in a deep breath. "No need. Today…the student surpasses the mentor."
Dimitri curled his fingers towards himself. "Bring it on, beautiful." A few of the guardians quirked their eyebrows at that, while others whistled. I vaguely heard Drake's 'Best I Ever Had' come on. Like the other day, I drowned out all other noise. It was just Dimitri and me.
We circled each other with our fists up to our chins. We eyed each other waiting for the other to make the first move. After circling round twice I made the first move. My fist shot out towards his ribs. Dimitri had it covered and blocked my attack with his arm. He kicked his leg towards my legs to trip me over. I saw it coming the moment he thought it and jumped up and quickly kicked him on the shoulder. Dimitri stumbled back. He recovered immediately, grabbed my arm and tried punching me in the sides. I grabbed his other arm to prevent his fist making contact. I twisted him around and kicked him painfully on his lower back. He didn't fall on his knees like I'd been hoping. Instead his right arm shot out and connected with my neck. Fuck that hurt! We went back to circling each other and then we both took some lethal blows and kicks.
I needed to do something drastic and without even thinking I ran like the speed of a bullet and jumped onto him. My legs wrapped tightly around his waist. He stumbled back quite a few steps - out of shock - but luckily stayed standing. His hands automatically came to my ass to hold me up. I wanted to laugh, but held back. I looked into his eyes, winked and then punched him beautifully in the jaw. His head shot back and he looked at me with wide eyes, clearly conveying 'What the fuck?' Suddenly he grinned - this couldn't be good. He squeezed my ass and then shoved me violently onto the floor. I gasped. His hands had snaked up to my back, protecting me from feeling the full force of the impact. I looked at him. His brown eyes had glazed over in pure lust. I smiled a sexy smile, using my femininity to full advantage. I licked my bottom lip and his eyes wondered over to them. He groaned. I prevented a giggle from escaping and instead grabbed his shoulder, pushed him and then rolled us over so I was straddling him. I went to his neck, to his pulse point and nipped it. I felt a sudden wave of déjà vu.
"The student surpasses the mentor," I repeated huskily, against his neck. His breathing hitched and I smiled again at my power. I looked into his lust filled eyes again. I recalled the last time we had been in this position with an audience surrounding us. It was back at the academy during field experience. Dimitri was playing Strigoi and I had defeated him. I ended up straddling him then too and I remembered how much I had wanted to kiss him then. I had felt the same emotions and feelings waving off of Dimitri too. The only difference between then and now was that now there was nothing holding me back from kissing my man.
And without a second thought I grabbed his face and kissed him - I vaguely heard a few gasps and a "Whoa". Dimitri's hands came to my hips in a tight grip and he groaned into my mouth. There was silence in the background. Our kiss grew more and more frantic. I could now hear the catcalls and whooping from our fellow guardians. Neither Dimitri nor I had a care in the world and continued to kiss with that same intensity. That was until the chorus of throat clearing surrounded the gym. I finally, and reluctantly, pulled away. We were both breathing heavily and Dimitri had a sly grin on his face, one which I had never seen before. I gave him one last peck on the lips before standing up and tugged Dimitri along with me.
Dimitri bent close to my ear and whispered throatily, "I have always wanted to do that." I knew what he meant. It was a relief not having to worry about what others thought about our relationship, seeing as it was no longer illegal.
Dimitri kissed my forehead sweetly and then wrapped his arm around my shoulder. He started walking us to the gym doors. I glanced up to see more than a few gaping mouths. Meanwhile others had huge grins on their faces, including Eddie. When we reached the crowd of guardians they leapt apart, making way for us. I stifled a giggle.
We walked off to Lissa's after we had each taken a shower - separately, unfortunately. We ended up laughing at the different reactions of the guardians.
"No guardian is ever gonna look at me the same way," I laughed.
"Why's that?" Dimitri asked, curiously.
I looked at him pointedly, urging him to think it through. He still looked confused. I shook my head in mock disappointment.
"I know when they look at me their thoughts aren't exactly pure," Dimitri growled at that, "but now they know I am officially off the market. Not that that would've stopped them looking at me the wrong way," I laughed.
"Then what would?" Dimitri smiled down at me. I was sure he knew the answer and just wanted to hear me say it.
"You," I said seductively.
Dimitri's eyes glazed over. And suddenly I was up against the wall with a Russian attacking my neck with the most mouth-watering kisses. I grabbed his hair and breathed out, "Dimitri," pulling his head towards my face. He understood all too well and captured my lips with his fiercely. I was breathing so hard by the time he pulled away, even more so than I would have from running 3 miles.
As I tried catching my breath Dimitri started to gently curl my locks around his fingers. I smiled remembering how much he loved my hair. His hand then grazed down my arm slowly and held my hand, caressing it with his thumb. He looked up at me with the utmost love and care.
"I love you, Roza, and I will do absolutely anything for you and…our little angel." I felt the tears prick my eyes. He then brought my hand up to his lips and placed a very soft kiss on my knuckles.
By the time we had arrived at Lissa's it had gotten pretty late and I looked pretty damn flustered too. Dimitri and I agreed not to do anything out of the ordinary seeing as Kady still didn't know yet. He gave me one last peck at the door before he let go of my hand, which was almost painful. Now that I had him I just wanted to be wrapped up in my Dimitri all the time. This was unhealthy and I chastised myself for my immature and very well teenage thoughts.
Kady looked as lively as ever when we entered the apartment, despite the fact that it was nearly her bedtime. She dragged Dimitri to the living area so she could go on about her day and tell him about her new friend, Scarlett. I looked around and noticed there were no new faces.
"Where's Scarlett?" I asked Lissa.
"She was pretty tired from her journey so decided to have an early night," Lissa informed. "Sooo…"
I sighed. "Yes, Dimitri and I are now together."
Lissa literally squealed and I could feel the waves of excitement and joy rippling from her. I couldn't contain the grin that escaped. Lissa had gotten worried over the past year or so. She really wanted me to find a boyfriend. She thought I'd find it in Adrian and was disappointed when nothing but friendship came out of it. Lissa hugged me tightly, "I am so happy for you, Rose. You deserve this," she whispered. I shut my mouth before I could reply with 'I don't know about that'. I sighed internally. If only she knew the truth, I doubt she'd be saying this.
"Yeah, Rose, you deserve this," said Christian honestly, standing directly behind Lissa. He bent over and kissed my cheek. I was touched. Christian rarely showed signs of affection other than with Lissa and Kady. "Now step away from my woman," he continued seriously, wrapping a protective arm around Lissa's shoulders. I rolled my eyes. And he's back, I thought.
"I wonder where Adrian is. He's never late," I said to no one in particular.
"Oh yeah," said Christian. "He told me to tell you and Kady that he was sorry and that he couldn't make it to dinner cause the queen wanted him for some reason or other."
"Oh," I said sadly, disappointed at this news.
"I know, right. How comes he never apologised to me or Lissa? Or even Dimitri?" Christian inquired in mock outrage. "Bastard," he muttered under his breath.
Once dinner was over and I helped Lissa clear away; Dimitri, Kady and I went back to the opposite apartment. It was time to tell Kady and I felt just as excited as Dimitri. I knew Kady loved Dimitri and knew in my heart that she would love the idea of me being with him. Dimitri sat Kady on the sofa and then we both sat on either side of her.
"Do you remember that your mommy and I have something to tell you, angel?" Dimitri asked Kady, lovingly.
"Yep," she replied, looking at us with big wondering eyes. I resisted the urge to kiss her and hug her close to me. She was so unbelievable adorable!
"Well," I started and then wasn't too sure how to continue. "Um, well Dimitri and I are now together." Kady looked at me curiously, not understanding what I was going on about. Of course she didn't understand. What three year old would understand what 'we are together' meant?
"Like glue?" she asked, crinkling her nose. Dimitri chuckled and I smiled.
"No angel, not 'stuck together'. We're together like…like you're Aunty Lissa and Chrissie," I explained.
"Mommy, are you marrying Dimitri?" Kady started bouncing on the sofa excitedly.
"No," I quickly rushed. I think I heard Dimitri say 'not yet' but I couldn't be too sure. First a baby and now marriage - what is wrong with this child?
"You're mommy is my girlfriend, angel," Dimitri piped in calmly. I looked at Kady's face and understanding lit her face. Why couldn't I have just started with that?
"Does that mean you can be my daddy?" Kady asked eagerly. My eyes widened. Dimitri, on the other hand, remained as calm as ever.
"We'll talk about that another time, angel. It's time for bed." Kady frowned, but Dimitri proceeded to hold her in his arms, making his way to her bedroom to get her dressed and ready for bed.
I still sat there shocked. As I thought about it more the more I just wanted to burst out and yell 'Dimitri is your daddy!'. The same thoughts from the morning ran through my head: What the fuck am I doing?
I don't know how long I sat there for. It must have been a couple of minutes because Dimitri came back to sit next to me and wrapped his arm around my shoulders.
"That was interesting," I started.
"You could say that," Dimitri chuckled lightly, making my heart flutter from the very sound. "She likes commitment, huh?" and he chuckled again. I allowed myself to smile, seeing the humour.
I sighed and then Dimitri pulled me to his chest and rubbed my back soothingly. It felt nice after the aches and pains from our fight. I closed my eyes in contentment and hugged him closer. I breathed in his intoxicating scent, let it wash all over me and enrapture all my senses so all I felt and thought about was my sexy Russian. "I love you, Comrade," I mumbled against his muscled chest. I felt his heart accelerate and I smiled to myself, knowing the effect I had on him.
"I will never tire of hearing you say that." He pulled my chin up with his forefinger and thumb and kissed my lips lightly. I didn't want him to pull away so I grabbed his head urging him on and we deepened the kiss. I felt Dimitri smile against my lips in approval and opened his mouth allowing our tongues to swirl together.
Suddenly I heard the door open and we pulled apart, although our arms remained safely wrapped around each other. Adrian was at the door, holding Kady's brown teddy.
"Kady left her-" and then he stopped abruptly seeing Dimitri and I. He looked straight into my eyes with his emerald green ones, that seemed to harden under my gaze, and said stiffly, "I apologize for the interruption." With that he closed the door - a little more loudly then was necessary.
I closed my eyes. I knew that Adrian was in love with me and despite the fact that he appeared to accept mine and Dimitri's relationship I knew it must have hurt him immensely to see us wrapped up together on the sofa. I didn't want to hurt my best friend and knowing that he was in this pain brought a wave of pain through me as well.
I sighed and pulled away from Dimitri. Just as I got off the sofa he grabbed my hand. "What are you doing?"
"I'll be right back," I assured and kissed his cheek before going after Adrian.
Adrian hadn't gotten far. He had only reached a few yards away from the building and was walking towards his own apartment. I touched his shoulder gently and saw his back stiffen. I blinked back the tears. He had never reacted this way to my touch. He stopped in his tracks with his head bent down. I walked over so I was in front of him and touched his cheek lightly waiting for him to look at me. When he did I saw only sadness in his eyes and my heart broke out for him.
"Meet me tonight?" I whispered hesitantly.
Adrian nodded his head imperceptibly. He touched my hand that was on his cheek and brought it down and squeezed it ever so lightly. He took one last look at me before he let go of my hand and walked back to his apartment.
A/N
I know that Dimitri said, "…our little angel." This does not mean that he knows that Kady is his. Remember in a previous chapter: Adrian told Rose that Dimitri already sees Kady as his own, so that's why he didn't say anything when Rose said, "…our little angel."
Also, next chapter will be focussed on Rose and Adrian =)
What do you guys think of the name Scarlett and the fact that she's Christian's cousin?
What was your favourite Rose and Dimitri moment in this chapter?
Let me know any/all your opinions cause I love hearing them!
One last thing: Should Lissa find out the truth before Dimitri or after Dimitri? When I first started this story I wanted Lissa to find out before, BUT there is one more character other than Adrian who will definitely find out that Dimitri is the father before Dimitri. So now I'm thinking that if Lissa finds out there may be too many people finding out before Dimitri K
Please let me know if you want Lissa to find out before or not - your views are much appreciated and influence this story in more ways than you can imagine ;-)
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