Chapter 7

I entered my house, walked up the steps to my room and threw myself on the bed, exhaling. I took my phone out of my back pocket and stared at it.

"Don't call her" I thought to myself.

I hit call. Within seconds she answered.

"I told you not to call, Dimitri."

"I'm not a good listener."

Silence.

"Rose, I'm sorry. I just…"

"You just what?"

"I like you."

"And that's exactly why I'm upset. We both like each other so why not just do it?"

"Because I don't want sex to be the reason we're friends."

"Neither do I. But if we like each other I don't understand why waiting is a big deal."

"You've known me not even a week."

"Yea…you're right. I don't know what's going on with me. I'm not like this usually…obviously. That's why I'm still a virgin. I don't do this shit."

We talked like this for a while.

"Will you please come back over? I promise not to push anything this time. Besides, you did promise to stay with me tonight."

I laughed.

"Yes I did. You're right. I'll be there within an hour."

"The fuck? An hour? Why so long?"

"I have to shower."

"Or you can just bring a change of clothes and shower here….with me."

"I could."

"You will."

I stood up and began shoving clothes into a gym bag.

"Ok. Give me five minutes."

"Gotcha. The door will be unlocked. See you soon."

"Bye."

I hung up and couldn't help but grin. I threw the bag on my shoulder and walked out of my room. Ten minutes later I put my car in park and walked across campus to the dorms. Again walking right in by showing my student I.D. I ran into Natalie while walking down the hall to the elevator.

"Hello, Dimitri!"

"Oh, hey. What's up?"

"You ran out of here not even two hours ago after the entire hall saw you and Rose making out. Now you're back. So, I'll ask you. What's up?"

I laughed.

"No, Natalie. was not making out. I had to go home and grab some stuff. I had to get in and out before my dad got home…hence the running."

"I can't believe you and Rose are a thing already."

"You probably can't believe it because we aren't. Just friends. As we've said multiple times already."

I began to walk away and yelled bye back to Natalie. I took the elevator up to Rose's floor and knocked on the door before opening and walking in.

"Seventeen minutes. That's how long it took you to get here."

"Sorry. Natalie stopped me downstairs."

"Ugh. What'd she want this time?"

"Details on us. We are the most popular conversation topic anymore don't you know."

"More like you are. Everyone talks about you. It's really annoying actually. Freshman girls have been making bets on how long it'll take for one of them to hook up with you. Sickening."

"Well we both know that wont be happening."

I walked over to the bed where she was lying watching T.V. and sat beside her.

"I really am sorry for earlier, Dimitri."

"Forget it, Rosa."

"Do you drink?"

"Yea, why?"

She hopped up from the bed and walked over to her tiny closet and returned with a half empty bottle of jack.

"Let's have a party for two!"

I laughed and she uncapped the bottle and took a gulp then handed me the bottle. I did the same. Passing the bottle back and forth we finished it off.

"Hahaha, Dimitri, oh my god."

"What?"

I asked confused.

"I don't know. Alcohol makes me giggly. Even when not wasted."

"I probably should have eaten before that. I'm starving."

"So lets go eat. It's only seven o'clock. The dining hall is still serving dinner for another hour."

"Are you hungry?"

"Yes, but you don't want to know what for."

She winked and jumped up from the bed.

"Come on lets go." She said as she took my wrists and pulled me up to join her.

"Rose, if I kiss you.."

She cut me off.

"Just a kiss. I won't push."

I smiled, grabbed her hips and pressed my lips to hers. I could feel her rising up on her tiptoes. I enjoyed this so much. It'd been so long since I had kissed anyone like this. I pulled away eventually and she grabbed my face and pulled me back to her lips. I didn't resist. She broke away this time only to wrap her arms around my torso.

"I want you. I know it's only been a week but I want you."

"Rose."

"Not sex wise…well yes sex wise. But that's not how I mean it."

"I'm here. You have me, Rosa."

She unwrapped herself from me and I took her hand.

"You're going to walk to the cafeteria holding my hand?"

"Unless you don't want me to."

"I guess we did kiss in front of people earlier, this isn't unexpected I suppose."

We left the room, exited the building and walked to the cafeteria. As soon as we entered people started yelling.

"WOO! Get it, Russia!

It seemed that the given nickname from Rose had spread across school.

We looked at each other and grinned. We went and got food from the line. Noticing Natalie and Mason sitting with others at a table in the back of the room we made our way over and joined them.

"Just friends, huh, Dimitri?"

"Just friends, Nat."

"You wouldn't get with me yet you end up with this dude in less than a week, Rose? Does no one else see the problem with this?"

We all laughed. And Rose finally spoke.

"We really are just friends. For now at least."

"Fuck, guys. Just screw already. The sexual tension between you two is making me contemplate suicide!"

"Jesus Christ, Mason!"

"Come on, Natalie! It's so obvious they want to!"

I spoke up.

"I like to charm a lady before ravishing them, unlike some people."

I smirked and looked at Mason.

"I charm them too. Cook them some nice chicken flavored ramen and provide some wine. What else could they possibly want? I mean they get to sleep with me. That should be enough."

Natalie burst out in laughter.

"Dude, speaking from experience, you suck in bed."

"You slept with him?"

She continued to laugh.

"Yes, Dimitri. Ninety-nine percent of the girls in the school have. Then there's Rose."

"She thinks she's too good for me."

"That's because I am and I'd love to actually eat sometime tonight. So if you could stop talking about my sex life, or lack there of, that'd be great."

We all finished eating and walked out of the dining hall in a group.

Natalie pulled Rose back and whispered to her the rest of the walk back to the dorms. We walked in and went our separate ways. When we got back to the room I asked Rose what Natalie was telling her.

"Nothing really. She thought giving me advice for 'my first time' was a good idea."

"Oh."

"So I told her I wasn't nervous because you were a virgin too."

"Well, gee. Thanks a lot."

"Why is that a bad thing?"

"Really? You know she'll tell Mason!"

"I didn't think it was something I was to keep secret. I'm sorry. "

She hung her head and turned away from me. Fuck, what had I done.

"No, Rose. I'm not mad. It's whatever, ok?.

She spoke after what felt like hours of silence.

"I didn't know it was something you were hiding. I'm sorry."

"I'm not hiding it, Rose."

I wrapped my arms around her and kissed the nape of her neck. She moaned.

"How about that shower now?"

I laughed.

"Sure."

We walked to her tiny bathroom and she turned to face me. I leaned down and pressed my lips to hers. After several minutes I picked her up and sat her on the counter. She moved her lips to my neck and continued to kiss.

"Mmmmm, Rosa."

"We won't have sex."

She moved back to my lips, her hands working to unbutton my jeans. She succeeded and pulled them off my ass. Her hand made its way under my shirt.

"Take it off."

I did as I was instructed and then moved to her blouse. Pulling it off while she pulled her jeans off. I picked her back up from the sink counter and held her against me while keeping my lips on hers. She removed her bra. God damn. I was hard as fuck.

"Turn the shower on, Russia."

I held onto her with one arm and turned the knob for the water with my other, never removing my lips from hers.

"You ready?"

She nodded and I put her down. She stayed close to me and put her hands on my waist. Slowly pulling my boxers off. They fell to the floor. I smiled.

"You're turn, Rose."

She blushed while taking off her panties, joining my underwear on the floor. She was stunning. We stepped into the shower and our lips met again. We stayed under the water, lips locked together for a while before she spoke.

"We should probably actually wash, haha."

I leaned down and kissed her once more before stepping aside and allowing her to wash. She kept her back toward me. I did the same when I washed myself. We finished up and stepped out of the shower together, wrapped in towels and walked back into the main room.

She sat down on the bed and picked up her phone while I walked to my gym bag and began hunting for my underwear. There was a knock at the door.

"Will you get that, Dimitri?"

I walked to the door and opened.

"Oh my God!"

Rose walked over to the door.

"What do you want, Nat?"

"You two are moving awful quick for virgins don't you think?"

I exhaled loudly before speaking.

"Goodnight, Natalie. Leave us be, please."

I shut the door and walked back to my bag to continue to get clothes on. Before I knew it my towel was pulled off and Rose was beside me.

"You didn't expect me to not notice you were hard did you?"

"I wasn't trying to hide it from you."

"Let me help."

"So generous tonight aren't you?"

She looked down.

I pulled my boxer out of my bag and put them on.

"I'll pass. Not because I wouldn't love for those lips to be on me, but because…just not now, love."

I wrapped my arms around her towel-covered body and kissed her forehead. I removed my arms and walked to the bed and lied down. Rose put on her panties and a bra and joined me. She snuggled down her head on my chest and my arm around her.

"I'll be a nervous wreck when we do decide to do it."

"So will I."

"What? Why?"

"You're beautiful. You could have slept with anyone here already but you haven't. That tells me you haven't settled for less than you deserve, and while I think you can still do better, I'm honored to have met you this week and have had such a good time with you. It's like I'm not afraid to tell you anything…like I've known you for forever."

She picked her head up from my chest and her lips met mine. I broke the kiss and looked into her eyes.

"What's wrong, Dimitri?"

"What? Nothing."

"So this Tasha girl, is she the only person you've dated?"

"She's the only girl I've ever been in a serious relationship with. Why?"

"So you've dated other girls?"

"Temporarily, yes."

"I've never dated anyone…"

"Really?"

"Yea…well."

"I don't find that too surprising actually."

"I've wanted to be in a relationship there just hasn't ever been anyone I actually wanted that with. So I don't know. It's complicated I guess."

"I understand. It's not worth settling just because you want the feeling of being with someone."

My phone rang from across the room and Rose got up and tossed it to me.

"Hello?"

"Dimika?"

"Who is this?"

"You've only been gone a month and you've already forgotten all about me?"

My heart sank.

"Why did you call me?"

"Dimika, I…"

"No. I'd rather not speak with you."

I hung up and stood from the bed.

"What's wrong? Who was that?"

"Someone I want nothing to do with."

"Dimitri, obviously whoever it was made you upset."

"Upset? No. Pissed? Yes."

I sat back down and sighed placing my hands over my face and swearing under my breath. Rose placed her hand over one of mine and spoke.

"It's ok. I'm sure their intention wasn't to make you mad."

"I wouldn't doubt that it was her sole intention to do so actually."

"Her?"

"Natasha."

"Wait…how did she get your number?"

"I don't know. I don't care."

I removed my hands from my face and pulled Rose close to me, kissing her. She didn't resist and kissed back.

"I hated moving here. I didn't understand why my dad had to move across the world for a job her could get at any hospital in Russia. But I'm so glad we moved here. I'm so glad I got to meet you, Rose."

"I'm glad you moved here and met me too."

There was a knock on the door and Natalie spoke.

"Listen I know you said to leave you guys alone but I reeeeaaallly need to talk to you, Rose!"

Rose rolled her eyes and got up from the bed and opened the door for Natalie.

"Come on in, but make it quick."

"No promises, love. Ok so you remember Adrian right?

"Adrian as in Adrian Ivashkov, incredibly rich, spoiled, dick?

"Incredibly rich, spoiled, dick that is also insanely smokin'!"

"Ok yea. What about him?"

"He's back!"

"Uh….that's cool?"

"He's already asking about you, Rose! Better jump on board real quick with Rose, Dimitri, you're gonna have to fight for her with Ivashkov back."

"When do I get to meet this guy, Rose?"

"I'd like to say never but seeing that he's back I don't think I can avoid it. So."

"So now then? Natalie?"

"Sure, I'll introduce you."

"Nat! No!"

"Rose, if he's my competition then I need to know what I'm up against, duh."

"Jesus Christ."

"So are we going or what?"

"Are you coming, Rose?"

"Are you seriously going to meet him?"

"You bet your ass I am."

"Then yes I'm going too."

We got dressed and I spoke again.

"Alright. Natalie, lead the way, ma'am."

"I don't like this at all guys. Dimitri will meet him whenever their paths cross."

"Rose, Ivashkov was in love with you last time he was here, and now he's back and asking all about you…. I guarantee he's still in love with you."

"For God's sake no he isn't!"

"Rose, I just want to meet the guy."

"Fine."

I reached to take her hand but she jerked it away. The three of us got on the elevator, got off and walked down the hall to the last dorm room on the left.

"Ivashkov?" Natalie yelled, "Open up!"

Rose ran and stood behind the corner of the hall and seconds later the door opened and I laughed at what I saw.

"I'm sorry, have we met?"

"Dimitri….why are you laughing?" Natalie sounded concerned.

"No,no, god no. I'm sorry. Natalie came to introduce me. Adrian I assume?"

"Ivashkov. And you are?"

"Dimitri Belikov. I just moved here." I reached my hand out for him to shake but he just turned his head and started talking to Natalie.

"Does Rose usually eat with you in the mornings? I need to plan my schedule for next week."

I started laughing again. This time rose popped out from hiding and walked over to me.

"Sometimes I eat breakfast with Nat. Not always."

"Ah, Rose! How are you?" Ivashkov wrapped his arms around her, hugging a little too long.

"I've been well. Yourself?"

"Glad to be back here in this god awful state that just so happens to have the most beautiful woman alive."

He finally let go of her.

"I told you, Dimitri." Natalie said.

"Told him what?"

"I told him you were in love with Rose before and he'd have a hell of a competition since you've returned."

"Competition? Wait….?"

I smiled and reached for Rose's hand again, this time she allowed it. I looked at Adrian and spoke.

"I look forward to seeing you around. It was nice meeting you." I turned around and started walking back down the hall to the elevator, still holding her hand. When we got to her room she let go and started yelling.

"What the fuck was that, huh?!"

I started laughing "What was what? I was nice to the guy!"

"Ugh!"she flopped down on her bed and put her hands on her face. "I don't like this at all."

"Rose, it isn't a big deal. I don't understand why you're freaking?"

"Because I know Adrian! He's….he's a charming guy. I have no interest in him but he is definitely a flirt and he makes you think you like him even when you really honestly just want to vomit when you hang out with him because he's such a douche."

"He knows it too. I could tell. He knows he has what it takes to get whatever he wants. Unfortunately for him I've always been up to a good challenge."

Rose sighed and I walked over to the bed and laid down next to her, wrapping my arm around her, kissing the nape of her neck. She rolled out of my hold and stood up from the bed.

"Don't do that! Don't say shit like that. This isn't a fucking game and I am not some fucking prize!"

"I never said you were. What is wrong?"

" 'I've always been up to a good challenge', really Russia? There isn't going to be a challenge. I don't like Adrian like that, I never have. I want you, but if you're going to be a dick, just like Ivashkov I might as well say see ya later now."

"Come here."

She stood still. I sighed and got up and walked over to her. I took her face in my hands and raised it to where I could look in her eyes.

"No competition."

"No competition."

She rose up on her toes and kissed my lips quick. I smiled and turned back toward the bed. She joined me. We kissed. A long, deep kiss. Not like any kiss I had ever had. I could feel myself growing in my pants. And then my phone rang.

"Ugh. Of course." I reached for my phone in my back pocket and answered.

"Hello?"

"Hey, yea, I'm on campus staying with a friend. Did you need something?"

"Next weekend? Yea, yea…ok I'll see what I can do. Bye."

"So?"

"My dad. Um, any chance you even have the slightest desire to go to a black tie event for the hospital next weekend?"

"Oh… uh…."

I laughed. "You can say no. They're usually awful, the only thing that gets me through them is alcohol."

"No, I would love to go with you, I just don't own any 'black tie event' attire."

"No big deal, I get it."

"Dimitiri!"

"No it's fine, Rose."

I kissed her forehead and yawned.

"Shit. It's already midnight." Rose reached for the remote and turned the t.v. on and got up and turned off the lights. She crawled back into the bed and snuggled up with her back toward me. After a couple of minutes she started laughing.

"What on earth is so funny?"

"Your dick is pressed against my ass."

"Ok, I'll just turn the other way."

"No, I'm just laughing because if I don't I'm going to try to take your pants off."

Now I was laughing.

"Please do, I hate sleeping in jeans."

"You think you're funny, huh?"

I was still laughing when I stood up and removed my pants.

"Now you don't have to. " I winked.

"Dude you told me no sex! You said no sex anytime soon."

"And I meant it."

"And now you're pantless."

"I'm about to be shirtless too." I removed my shirt and got back in bed.

"Fine then."

She stood up and took of her pants and her top and crawled on top of me, smiling.

"You're teasing me, Rose." I laughed.

"You're just so tempting."

She kissed my lips and her hand made its way to my crotch. I inhaled deeply.

"You said no."

"I know what I said." I continued to kiss her as her hand rubbed my cock through my boxers. I wanted her so bad. I broke the kiss.

"Rose."

"You can change your mind."

I looked at her, really looked at her. Then I flipped us over to where I was on top of her. She giggled and rose to kiss me once again. Before I knew it she was pushing my head down. I looked up at her with a smile and she nodded. Then I stopped.

"Wh…Dimitiri…?"

"Yea I know, you don't have to say anything."

"But I do. That isn't sex. You said no sex. As in you aren't going to stick your dick in me. "

"Rose."

"No! You say you want me but you won't do shit!"

"BECAUSE I WON'T BE ABLE TO STOP MYSELF!"

"So don't! Until we do it things are going to be awkward. If we cant even touch each other without it leading to sex then why are you even here!?"

I didn't respond.

"Dimitri!"

I gave in. I got back on top of her and kissed her before moving south. I pulled off her underwear and spread her legs open. I kissed her thighs before moving to her clit. She moaned and pushed into my tongue.

"Jesus Christ!"

I kept going. I stuck a finger in her tight hole and slowly moved it around. She continued to moan. She pulled away from me and pushed me back and pulled down my boxers. She wrapped her mouth around me and I let out a moan of my own. I couldn't do this much longer I was already about to blow. I always carried a condom just in case. I reached to the floor and pulled my wallet out of my pants, removed the condom and sighed. Rose looked at me, saw the condom and smiled.

"You changed your mind."

I said nothing. I put the condom on and got back on top of her. I went slow listening to every noise she made but ignoring what was happening at the same time.

I slowed down and finished letting out another moan. I rolled off of her and sighed once again. I removed the cum filled condom and laid it on my jeans. Rose rolled toward me and kissed my lips. I let her, I returned the kiss and then she turned around, her back against me and she fell asleep.

I hope you guys enjoy this chapter. Much more to come.

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