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Chapter 12
And the hits just keep on coming...
I am waiting for the answer to my question. He adjusts me in his arms, but doesn't let me down.
"My little dhampir you look amazing. I am sorry I am just trying to burn this image into my mind. It's not everyday you are dressed to the nines. So who is the lucky guy, I mean besides me of course.?" Adrian asks.
"Yeah I would like to know that too?" a familiar voice says. This can't be happening.
"Adrian, let me down please." I ask. I adjust my dress to make it fit perfectly again, before the almost fall." I look up to see Dimitri, and is not trying to hide his feelings at all. He is pissed. As soon as he steps in the room. Someone else knocks on the wall outside.
Alex's smiles. "Rose, when I said undivided attention, I did mean for me."
Dimitri moved towards Alex, when I stepped in his way. I grabbed Alex's hand. Alex didn't even register Dimitri moving towards him. He was still staring at me in my dress. I was trying to diffuse this uncomfortable situation, when Adrian says the most inappropriate thing ever.
"We can always make it a foursome!"
Adrian knew how Dimitri felt about me, and he was ready to move out the way when Dimitri started walking towards him. Dimitri stopped when Alex slapped Adrian in the back of the head.
He rubbed his head. "Man, I was just kidding. I don't like to share."
"Well this has been really interesting, but if you boys would excuse us, Alex and I have reservations for dinner." I say trying to walk out the door.
"Roza, please can I talk to you for a second." Dimitri looks at me with such sadness in his eyes.
I can't help but nod "Sure, Alex can you give me on second. I'll be right out." I say trying to reassure him. Alex has that puzzled look on his face, like he is trying to figure out what is going on between Dimitri and I. He walks out with Adrian.
"See you in your dreams tonight, Little Dhampir." Adrian says. Alex slaps him in the back of the head again.
"Okay, Okay I get it." he says.
They shut the door. I turn around and look at Dimitri.
"Roza, I came to ask you if you wanted to go for a walk with me." He asks.
"Comrade, I already made plans with Alex. I am sorry, but I can't flake out on him." I say.
A look of defeat passes on his face, and quickly changes to anger. "Rose do you really think he wants you for your company?"
I didn't know who he was talking about at first. I assumed Adrian. "Nothing is going on between me and Adrian. We are friends. Just Friends." I tell him now. I look down at my watch trying to make it a point that Alex is waiting for me.
He grabs my arm. "Rose I am not talking about Adrian. Although, I know he only wants you for one thing. I am talking about Alex. I see the way he looks at you. You don't know anything about him, and his past."
I snapped, I try to keep my voice low while showing my anger. "Dimitri you have no right to but into my personal life. You gave up that right. I know how you feel about me now, but I told you I needed time. I need time to figure out things for myself. I can promise making me feel like a slut is not going to make me run back into your arms."
"What are you talking about? I didn't say that." He says.
"NO, but you pretty much make it sound like all that guys would be interested in me for is Sex. You make me feel like I am not good enough. I have to go. I will see you later." I walk out the room distressed. Alex picks up on it.
"Rose, are you okay?" He asks concerned.
"Yes I am fine. Please let's go." I grab his arm.
He stares at Dimitri as Dimitri is staring at me. I know I have to tell him about Dimitri and I but I dont want to think about this moment.
I owe it to myself to have a good time. Alex grabs my hand and kisses it. I realize we haven't left the building. The elevator opens three stories higher than my floor. I know there aren't any restaurants up here. The restaurant is on the first floor.
"Alex, did you forget something in your room." I ask confused.
"No, I didn't. Come on Rose." He says. He is leading me to his room.
Okay so I start to think maybe Dimitri was right. I am about to say something to Alex when he opens his door.
There is a table set up in the middle of the room, with candles and rose petals all over the table. I can't see what we are havin it is still under the silver cover.
"Alex, when did you do all this?" I ask surprised.
"I did it when you were getting all dolled up. By the way I haven't told you how absolutely breathtaking you look this evening. I am sorry, I hope you don't mind just staying in tonight. I really did want your undivided attention, and I would probably not be able to concentrate if I knew other guys were staring at my date all night."
"I don't mind at all. This is great." He leads me to the table and pulls out my chair.
"I hope your hungry." he says.
I was. I hadn't ate anything besides the strawberry's at the spa. "What are we having?" I ask. My curiousity got the best of me.
He lifts the lid. It's one of my favorites Pepperoni Pizza.
"How do you know that this is my favorite?" I asked.
"I told you Rose, I have my ways." He leans over and gives me a tender kiss on the lips.
We ate our pizza and ended up talking all night. He told me so much about himself and what he wanted in life. I knew it was getting late, but I didn't want to go. We were sitting on the sofa in his room. My legs were tucked under me, and I was leaning on his shoulder. He was holding my hand. I started to drift off, when his words julted me out of my drowsiness.
"Rose, Is there anything going on between you and Dimitri?"
I looked up. "Why do you ask?" I say trying not to let him since my anxiety.
"The way you too are around each other, at first I thought it was just because he was your previous mentor, and you were close, but I dont think that's it. It's like there is always a silent conversation between you that I dont understand. Honesty is a big deal breaker for me. So please tell me is there anything I should know about you two? I am not trying to pry, I just can't let myself continue to fall in love with you, if I dont know where your feelings are. "
Fall in love with me. He really did just say that. This night was so perfect. I can't loose him. I tell him the truth.
"Alex, I am really really tired. Is there anyway we can talk about this later. That is a conversation that will take awhile, and tonight we just dont have that kind of time." I know I am wimp. I should tell him the truth, he deserves it. I convince myself I will tell him, just not right now.
"Sure Rose, let me walk you back to your door." He is such a gentlemen. I am starting to think Dimitri is just jealous and is saying those things about Alex to keep me away from him. He walked me to my door.
"Rose, I had a really great time tonight. You are very special." He brushes my hair out of my face, and leans in to kiss me. It's one of those passionate kissed. Slow at first, and then escalating I put my hands around his neck and we he leans his body against me. We are pressed against my door. He pulls away, and then kisses my cheek.
"Sleep well, Roza." he says.
Roza, Roza, Roza...uggh that is not want I want to think about right now, and as I walk in my room I start thinking about Dimitri.
DIMITRI POV
It is taking all the self restraint I have to not walk into this room. I know they are in there. I can only think about what they are doing. I keep telling myself that my Roza would not do that with him. The longer they stay in there, the more I want to kill him. Literally kill him. I have to calm down. I decide I will wait on Roza's floor. While I am waiting for her to get back I notice it is nearly 5am. I have ran different scenario's of their evening in my mind a hundred different way. They are getting worse and worse. I keep tyring to convince myself that she will be back any minute. I can't wait any longer. I get up to go to his room. One way or another I will find out what's going on. That's when I heard the elevator ding. I move back to where I was in the shadow of a doorway. They can't see me. I can hear there conversation clear as a bell.
Alex stops in front of her door. I listen like his every word is oxygen my body can't live without. I have to hear what he is saying to my Roza.
"Rose, I had a really great time tonight. You are very special."
He touches her hair, and then kisses her. It's not a goodnight kiss. It's a passionate long drawn out kiss. She pulls him closer to her and they are now leaning against her door. My heart shatters.
Please dont let him in your room Roza. Please. It's all I can think. Finally the kiss ends, and he gives her a kiss on the cheek.
"Sleep well, Roza." he says.
All of my years of training meant absolutely nothing in that moment.I watched Rose walk into her room. I wait for him to get closer to me. I snap. I punch him as hard as I can. I heard his nose crunch under my fist. Blood started flowing out. I couldn't help my next statement.
"She is mine, She is mine. She is my Roza. If you ever touch her again I will kill you. Do you understand me? " I was screaming in his face. I had him pinned to the wall, much like he had my Roza, but he was not enjoying this.
"Dimitri, what the fuck?" I look up. It's Roza she must have heard me screaming at him. "Let him go, Now!" I just look at her. I am trying to calm down, I am shaking so hard. I can't get control of myself. She grabs me and pushes me against the other wall. I let her. What am I doing. I told her I would fight for her, but I know this is not the way to do it. I screwed up. I run my hands through my hair and try to control myself.
"Roza...pl" her stare tells me to shut the hell up. So I do.
"Alex, are you okay? I am so sorry. Please let's get you cleaned up. Please come to my room."
He looks at me, and then lets her guide him to her room.
I am standing the woman I love take my cousin who loves her into his room. I hear the door lock, and I slide down against the wall.
What have I done? How do I keep screwing this up? All I want is to be with her. I dont know what to do anymore. Any chance I had of getting her back, is gone. I have destroyed any chance with Rose. I feel tears falling down my face as I get up to go back to my room.
ROSE POV
"Here Alex take off your shirt." I ask.
He pulls his shirt off and looks at me.
"What the hell is that about Rose?" he sounded so upset. I know he had the right to be upset. "I asked you to tell me the truth about him. I guess I have my answer."
"Alex, please let me explain." I try and grab his hand, but he pulls away.
"Rose, I need to go get my face checked out. I will talk to you tomorrow." He got up and walked out my door. Living me sitting on my bed.
I go in the bathroom and take out two tylenol pm's. I dont want to think about anything. I dont want to feel anything. I want to be numb. I drift into a dream.
"Adrian, tonight is not the night for this." I say pissed off.
He can tell something is seriously wrong. "Rose, what's wrong? What happened?" He asks with such sincerity.
I just hug him, and cry. I dont want to talk about it, and he obviously understands that. He just holds me. After what seems like forever, he says something so Adrian.
"I am guessing tonight was not picture perfect like you planned huh?" He is rubs my arm while I lean on him.
The only answer I can give him.
"Not by a long shot."
I woke up from my dream to another knock on my door. I contemplated not answering it. I didn't want to see anyone. Eventually the knocking stopped. I heard something being pushed under the door. I drag myself to the door and pick up the envelope. I realize it's addressed to Rose Hathaway and guests. I open it, thinking it can't wait any wose than last night.
I open it, and realize it's a wedding invitation. I start to wonder when Lissa picked out wedding invitations. The thought was cut short when I read the words...
You are cordially
invited to celebrate
the private wedding of
Janine Hathaway
to
Ibrahim Mazur
*Please call 334-943-8938 for further details.
I keep telling myself its a joke, a prank. So I call the number on the invite. It as all a little creepy. Who the hell is Ibrahaim Mazur? What kind of invitation would is that, I know its fake. I dial the number anyway. I hear a recording of a women's voice.
Please join Ibrihaim and Janine in Baia, Russia- 2 days from today for their wedding. All details will be revealed when you arrive. There will be a packet waiting at the airport for you under the name Hathaway. Please feel free to invite anyone you like. Have a good day!
Click...I am still holding the phone to my ear. I did not just hear that correctly. Baia, Russia? Janine Marriage? Two days from now. I hear the familiar bomp, bomp, bomp when a phone is not hung up. I redial the number and it plays the same recording. All I can think is
...and the hits just keep on coming.
I hope you like this chapter. what do you think will happen next between Rose, Alex and Dimitri?
