CHAPTER 12

"Rose come on; wake up. Your really heavy." I heard a whinny voice that could only belong to Christian. I opened my eyes to find his face right in front of mine. He was carrying me through the airport in Russia. Russia! We are finally in Russia. I jumped out of his hands. "Thank you." He said while wiping the sweat off of his forehead. Light weight; I thought as I looked around the massive space for Dimitri. "He went to get a car." Lissa answered. Why would he leave them alone? I was about to voice my concerns when I saw him. He stood about ten meters away; half facing us while he talks to the very "friendly" receptionist. Of course he wouldn't leave us defenceless. He was in easy range to reach us if a threat came. Dimitri sent a quick glance our way. He relaxed slightly when he saw that I was awake. When he turned to the fake blond receptionist she smiled at him and toughed his arm in a very inappropriate way. Anger flared up inside of me. How dare she? Doesn't she know he is mine! I hate to admit it but; I am jealous. I took Lissa's hand and stalked over to Dimitri. When we reached him I let Lissa's hand go and took Dimitri's arm. "Hey handsome; how long is this gonna take?" I asked while giving the fake blond a death glare from hell. She didn't back down though. She took this as a challenge. "Is this your little sister? She is so cute." The blond smiled at me. I was so ready to punch her in her make-up plastered face but Dimitri sensed my motives and put a hand around my shoulders. "No this is my girlfriend; Rose. Is the car outside? We are kind of in a hurry." He asked. I would have demanded to have the car pronto instead of asking sweetly like him. Her voice irritated me as she gave him directions in which way the car would be.

"Take a left but don't go to far; we wouldn't want a handsome guy like you disappearing now would we?" I mimicked her slutty voice as we climbed into the car. Dimitri coughed to cover up his laugh but Lissa and Christian were nearly wetting themselves in the back seat. Idiots; I thought as Dimitri put the car in drive and exited the airport. I ignored them for the whole three hours we were on the road. Dimitri eventually reached over and entwined our hands. He gave me a quick glance before focusing on the road again. 'He really loves you; I can finally see it in his aura. Adrian taught me.' Lissa said through the bond. I looked at her reflection in the rear view mirror and nodded with a big smile. Dimitri suddenly squeezed my hand. "I use to spend two hours after school in that park every day until I left for America." Dimitri said. I looked at the small semi open space. There was a jungle gym; two swing sets; a few benches and a small sand pit. I was surprised to see quit a few children playing there. It was seriously cold out side but it wasn't snowing yet. "I can see you sitting on a bench; reading a western while all the girls are swooning over you." Dimitri rolled his eyes at my slightly jealous tone. As we continued down the street I got more nervous after each house we passed. What if his family doesn't like me? What will I do then? How will I convince…

"We are here." Dimitri said with a big smile plastered on his charming face. I griped the sides of the car seat when Dimitri climbed out. All of a sudden it felt as if my stomach moved up into my throat. "Rose; are you coming?" Lissa asked; leaning over the console. I shook my head. "I can't."

"What do you mean 'you can't'?" Lissa asked confused. I turned around to face her. Just seeing my face told her what was wrong. She knew I was afraid. "They will love you Rose. It's kind of hard not to like you." She put a reassuring hand on my shoulder. Just knowing I had her support helped me to relax a bit. "Rose there are people who really want to meet you." I jumped a bit when I heard Dimitri's voice next to me. He was crouched down next to me with my door open. He must have heard me and Lissa talking. I let out a deep breath before I got out of the car. When I looked at the house I smiled. It was a plain double story house; painted a light blue and white. The front door was open. This is it.

Relax Rose; just calm your ass down. They are Dimitri's family. If they are anything like him they will be understanding and kind. As if he could read my mind Dimitri whispered in my ear to calm down. The fact that he knew me so well brought tears to my eyes. I blinked them away before I made a spectacle of myself. When we stepped over the threshold I turned around but Dimitri was behind me; blocking my way. "No Roza; my family is this way." He turned me around and made me walk. We stopped in the family room. There was a fire place in the corner; in the middle of the room was a round coffee table and there were couches around the table. Those couches were all occupied by people who had a strong resemblance to Dimitri. They were the Belikovs.

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