Previously;

Before turning around I gave Dimitri a quick kiss to which he lengthened a bit before pulling around. Unconsciously his hands were on my stomach when I turned around. The twins moved with happiness and I smiled broadly at them reacting to their father.

Then I opened my eyes to be met with a fuming face covered in fiery red hair. Someone I knew all too well.

"Rosemarie."

RPOV

To say I was shocked would be an understatement. I shouldn't have thought that because she's one of the acclaimed guardians in this world and of course she would be called as backup.

Our relationship was on the mend from winter break at the ski lodge but it was still on the rocks. And this might have just made the boat tip even further.

Her face was tight and her lips were straight almost not visible. Her arms were crossed and her foot was tapping lightly but loudly. Her fiery red hair had been let loosed from its tight braid and her eyes were narrowed but not at me. She was sending looks to Dimitri and if they could kill, he would surely be dead.

Sensing her stare Dimitri started to unwind his arms from my waist but I grabbed them and wrapped them tighter around me if that was even possible. I leaned back into his chest even further and sighed contentedly. I looked up to Dimitri and saw the ever small smile he only kept for me. Other than that no one would even guess that his guard was fake and he was a tiny bit nervous of what was going to go down. I patted his hand reassuringly.

"Mother." I addressed the woman who gave birth to me. It was the only way I could think of her.

"What the he-" she had to stop because she started to sputter out what sounded like curses in her thick Scottish accent that only came out when she was really mad. Her face turned red and her fists were now clenched beside her. She pointed at Dimitri who I believe did pale a bit but not noticeable to anyone but me.

"Belikov! Outside now!" She barked out to him, as if he was some bad puppy. Janine marched up to him but halted at the door to yell at him again. This time it was in Russian.

This time his face certainly paled to a noticeable shade and guessing by the way Lissa gasped and even Sparky looked shocked, I'm taking my best guess that it was bad. I looked over to Alberta for any kind of indication but her face gave nothing away. I could barely breath what was going to happen?

Dimitri took my momentary lapse to release his arms from my waist and sidestep away from me. Desperately I grabbed onto his arm, "No I don't want you to go." I stomped my foot.

"Roza-"

"No! I said no! I won't let her hurt you!" My mother was not going to ruin this. She had no right to come in and demand things from either Dimitri or I.

"Oh Roza," he encased me in a hug and I sobbed in his chest. I just blamed it on the hormones. "It's ok. I love you."

I mumbled out an I love you back into his chest and let him go involuntarily.

"Wait!" I yelled. He turned around at the foot of the door and I ran into his arms one more time to press a searing kiss to his lips. "Ok you can go now. Be careful!"

I walked over to Lissa and Christian, "What did she say?" I asked both of them. They just shook their heads and Lissa gave me an apologetic smile.

"Sorry Rose, you should ask Dimitri. It's between you two."

I snorted. "Yeah right, if it was between just us mother dearest wouldn't have yelled it out across the room."

DPOV

I quickly followed Janine outside dreading what was coming next but at least I was prepared to face her, Alberta did. I had never been a man who was fearful, but the small woman was a spit fire. Even more so than Rose.

I had hoped that she would find out on our terms. Meaning having Rose and I tell her calmly instead of seeing our relationship out in the open firsthand. She was going to jump to conclusions, and I was more than certain I would lose my head. It just seemed like anything that could go wrong would.

Janine was standing with her back to me no doubt fuming. I would be the same if I had just seen my teenage daughter getting it on with her mentor who was seven years her senior. It was bad enough that she thought Rose was a rebel, now I was going to be thought of as a horrible instructor. She just did not understand.

"What the hell is wrong with you Belikov?!" Janine yelled turning around to face me, her face was red and her voice high pitched.

"It's not that it looks like." I tried to pacify her. I spoke to her in my native tongue as she yelled at me. I knew Roza would be listening at every window of opportunity.

"Really Belikov?" She raised her fists up and readied her fighting stance. On impulse I mimicked her position. "It looks like a man seven years my daughter's elder is taking advantage of her!"

Her fist swung and I quickly put my own arm up to block her attack. "It's not like that! I love Rose with everything in me and who am I!" I tried to reason with her, I had to get her to see that I would never harm or do anything Rose would not want..

I put my arms down backing out. I didn't want to fight Janine. I wanted her blessing. I held my hands up in defeat but apparently she didn't see it that way because her fist came flying at my face. I wasn't going to lie, it hurt like hell. I was pretty sure I was going to have a black eye tomorrow. But I could not fight back that would just make this entire situation worse.

Janine was about to deliberately land a roundhouse kick to my stomach but in mid stance Rose jumped in front of me blocking her mother.

"Stop!" She yelled at her mother. "Do not hurt him anymore than you have to."

"Rose...it's okay," I said resting a hand on her shoulder which she promptly shrugged off. I took that as a sign that she was now pissed and not to get in her way. Like mother like daughter, the saying about how the apple does not far from the tree crossed my mind, though I knew neither woman would agree to it.

"Rose get out of the way before you get hurt." Janine told her harshly, moving slightly so she could see me. Rose just held her ground and said no.

"I will not get out the way and you've already hurt me by hurting him. I will not tolerate it anymore." Rose clenched her fist and stood firm.

"Give me one damn good reason." Janine retorted.

"I love him damn it!" Rose yelled stopping her foot. "Why else would I be doing all of this!" I stepped forward ready to comfort Rose but as soon as Janine saw me take one step closer to her daughter she cut her eyes at me.

"Roza...calm down. Everything is going to be fine, isn't it Guardian Hathaway?" I shot her a look, if anything the woman would work with me to calm Rose. She knew how she could get.

"No it isn't!" Rose stomped her foot again and madly launched herself in my arms. It was unexpected but instinct kicked in and I caught her, holding on tightly while her face was buried in my neck ,her tears dampening my skin. "It wouldn't be, I don't want to lose you again." She cried.

"Ssh Roza, I promise that I will not go anywhere and I'll always be with you. I love you Milaya. Always." I told her, needing her to understand that not even her mother could keep me away. She nodded furiously into my neck.

Janine didn't give up her glare at me but softened a tiny bit upon hearing my declaration of love for Rose. She gave next a quick nod which I instantly knew was to let me know that she wanted to have a talk later. I nodded back and gave Rose a kiss to the top of her head. I knew I could not avoid Janine, and I did not want to. I would be a man and talk to her, hopefully without the violence.

Rose unhooked her legs from around my waist and lowered herself to the ground. I laughed not remembering her clinging to me like this. She turned to face her mother still in my arms.

"Rose, I would like to speak to you later if' that's alright." I was surprised to see Janine collecting herself, but then again she was a great guardian, and the best always were able to hide emotions.

"Of course it is mom." Janine smiled at Rose and left saying she'd see Rose soon.

Just lazing around with Roza is how I wanted to spend the rest of my days. Holding her in my arms, just feeling relaxed. I could imagine making her dinner, going on long walks. It was a dream, and a wonderful one at that. But unfortunately that could not happen because of what we do. Because like always someone else had to come first.

Alberta had given us the okay to spend the day together since it really was the first time to just reconnect since all the craziness has was well needed, but we had other things to tend to. There was always something else, sadly. The sadness around the campus was one of the main reasons I tried to understand why we could not.

Kirova had cancelled all classes for two weeks because of the attack. Some had been lost but not a lot thankfully. It was still more than there should have been. The attack should have never happened. But there was nothing we could do about it now. The ceremony for those who had fallen in battle was at the end of the week and the molnija ceremony was after the funeral.

We were in my room currently; I was sitting with my back against my headboard with Roza's body between my legs and her head on my chest. My arms were wrapped around her and her hands were behind her head. It was one of those moments where nothing else mattered. It was just us and we could ignore the harsh world just outside the bedroom door.

I felt content. No more than content. Even when Roza sat up and crossed her legs.

"Dimitri," she began. She had a sort of a wairy tone to her voice, like she was worried. I gave her a reassuring smile and waited for her to pick up where she left off. "I have something to tell you."

She raised her top high enough that it rested underneath her breasts. I raised an eyebrow in question and she blushed. Rose grabbed my hands and placed them on her stomach. I left them there and drummed my fingers along her smooth skin. Her petite hands draped over my larger ones and her lips upturned into the biggest smile that could only be described of utter joy. Her eyes sparkled and she looked down at her stomach then me again. And did this about two more times until I finally made the connection. My eyes started watering of their own accord and upon seeing my tears Rose started to leak herself.

"I'm pregnant." I just nodded and pulled her into my body, engulfing her in my arms.

It was like my body was on auto function, just like it had been when she had told me we were able to have a child. I pulled her away from me cupping her face in my hands taking a moment just to study her. Her own expression mirrored my own. Both of us had the largest smiles of mankind and tears streaming down our faces. Tears of joy. This was something I never thought I could have, and with her I had been able to have it all.

Without another second to waste, my lips were pressed to hers immediately asking for entrance to which she granted me. I lifted Rose until she was straddling my upper chest while I lay down. I slowly took her top off letting my fingertips brush the undersides and sides of her breasts. I smiled when she shivered underneath my touch and closed her eyes, the slight upturn of her lips indicating that she was enjoying my agonizingly slow movements. I continued this motion until I had stripped the offensive piece of clothing off and threw it onto the floor.

My fingertips ghosted over her stomach, swirling patterns around her belly button and smooth skin. She shuddered and I leant forwards placing my lips on her skin. Rose moaned and threw her head back. I began to trail my lips, making sure that they captured every inch of skin. My hands rested on her hips, rubbing in circular motions. I just could not get enough of her. When I got closer to her barely noticeable swell, I nipped around the edges and trailed my tongue over to bites to soothe the sting. Rose's hands grabbed my hair and she knotted her fingers through the strands, slightly tugging at the roots.

My lips started moving again, but a different kind of movement. My mouth was placed right above her belly button and I whispered to my children. Geez, that sounds so weird already I thought, but loving all the same.

"Hi deti, I'm your otets. I love you and your mat' so much she can't even comprehend. I'll spend the rest of my life loving you as well and teaching you all sorts of things. I hope I'll be a good otets because mine wasn't a very good one. But I'll make sure that you or your mat' never ever have to experience that." I could not help but speak the words; I feared being a bad father because I had never known what it was like to have a good one.

I looked up at Roza to see slight empathy in her eyes. "Dimitri, it's not your fault and it never will be. you will be the best father to the children and I know that you'll never lay a hand on either me or your children."

I stared at her in awe. "Children?"

She nodded shyly and our earlier activities picked up, well up until the point of me whispering. I was elated. I was not only blessed with one little miracle but two. "I love you so so much." I mumbled against her lips.

"I know and so do I."

RPOV

After spending almost the whole day with Dimitri, I walked to guest housing where my mother was staying. I guess it was time for our talk. Whoppe! Cue the sarcasm. I was not looking forward to it, but I had to talk to her before she went overboard. Dimitri had to work a late shift and since Lissa was with Christian I decided it was finally time to go see and talk with my mom, maybe it would be best if we were alone.

She answered midknock and opened the door to reveal not her but a man dressed in a suit with a flashing red scarf and handkerchief. He had deep brown almost black hair and a goatee with features that looked familiar but could not place at the moment. He had two gold hoops in both ear and a knowing smirk written on his face. Judging by his complexion he was Moroi but had a little bit of a tan which was unheard of for vampires. Overall he looked ridiculous.

I narrowed my eyes at him and crossed my arms over my chest. "Who are you?"

"No one of your importance kiz," he said, the smirk still in place.

I tapped my foot impatiently when I heard my mother's voice call out from inside. "Ibrahim who is at the door?"

"I believe it is your lovely daughter," he said smiling at me. What was up with this guy was weird. I intended to figure who and what he was here for, especially why he was visiting my mother, no less in her room.

"Old man let me in." I said getting annoyed, who the hell did he think he was.

"Now now no need for name calling little girl," he said. I snorted but walked in when he moved away from the doorframe.

"Oh Rose," my mother said, she looked a bit flustered and I almost laughed when her cheeks grew red.

"Is this a bad time for you?" I asked quite seriously.

"No no Ibrahim was just leaving. Weren't you Abe?" She said giving him a pointed look.

"Yes apparently I was," he said stroking his goatee. "By the way Rose, your mother is a wonderful woman." He winked at my mother to which she blushed at and he walked out closing the door behind him. I raised my eyebrows at her in question but she directed the attention back to me. I decided to leave it alone. For now.

I took a seat making myself comfortable on the couch. My mother took the seat opposite me. There was a long awkward silence and I could not help but sigh deeply. That broken the spell.

"How long has this been going on for Rose?" Ah she was back. Straight to the point and not beating around the bush.

"Um, a couple weeks ago?" I said not sure of myself. I mean if you counted the stolen kisses, hugs and moments we'd shared before the cabin then I guess you could say it's been going on for quite a while.

"Is that a question of a statement?" She narrowed her eyes annoyance clear in them.

"I don't know," I admitted.

"Well why don't you start from the beginning?"

"Ok but you have to promise not to go and immediately do something rash to Dimitri whatsoever." I begged.

She was quiet for a few moments before she nodded her consent. I began with telling her about my minuscule crush I had on him when he had brought Lissa and I back to academy. Eventually it had developed more, he had slowly worked his way into my heart. Then came the part about the lipgloss and the Missoula trip. She still hadn't tried anything so I decided to take the lust charm slowly and gauge her reaction.

"You know about the kidnapping with Lissa by Victor?" She nodded. "Well to effectively get rid of me and Dimitri, the biggest threats, Victor had charmed my necklace to make us attack each other."

"Yes I know, you slowed Guardian Belikov down by fighting him." She said it like it was common knowledge, which I suppose it was, it had all been written down somewhere in a file. A file she no doubt had access to.

I shook my head ever so slowly. "Mom, it wasn't that kind of attack. Victor had already guessed that we were both attracted to each other and used that against us."

"What are you saying Rose?" Her teeth were gritted together and I prepared myself.

"I'm saying that it was a lust charm…" before I could finish what I wanted to say I saw her storm up and rip open the door. "Mom you promised! Get back here!"

"But but how can I when-" I had never seen my mother so lost.

"It's okay mom." My mother turned back to look at me. "Please mom, just listen." I pleaded with her.

I needed her to listen to understand. I willed her with my eyes and her shoulders slumped some. She sighed and reluctantly walked back to her place she was occupying. She motioned with her hand to continue and I did. Again I took a deep breath, wondering how this was all going to end.

"Nothing happened. Well in that way," I peeked out from one eye to gauge her reaction. For now she was ok hearing that we hadn't gone all the way.

I proceeded to tell her about the ski lodge and Tasha. I told her how I felt about losing him, how I had given him the OK to leave. I watched as my mom's face expressed sympathy as she heard about Dimitri and I's talk about him taking Tasha's offer. It was as if she was finally able to see how serious this had all been for us.

Finally after what seemed like forever I reached the part where the cabin took place. Janine's face morphed into rage as I told her about Victor and the trial. Everyone hated that man.

"Now after Lissa experienced her dark magic and I took the brunt of it Dimitri took me over to one of the old guardian posts. He calmed me down and...and...it happened. Mom it was the best and us showing each other that we finally loved each other, it couldn't get any better. I love this man with all my heart."

"Rose, I am happy for you even though this is not the best of situations we deal. I am glad this happened to you because god knows what you've been through and back." My mother smiled and I froze in shock. Ok so that reaction was completely off from what I expected but I would take it any day, especially since she wanted to kill him after I had mentioned the lust charm.

"Wait so...so you're okay with this?" Janine nodded. "And you're not going to turn Dimitri in?" Another nod but this time to confirm she was not going to report him or our relationship.

I sighed in relief. Pushing my luck I asked her, "Are you going to hurt him?"

My mother smirked, "Can't promise that Rose."

I laughed realizing my mother was back to herself. And deciding she was still on the sympathy train I chose now to reveal my little secrets.

"Mom," I said nervously. I didn't know how she would react to this but I had a pretty good idea. Although I thought I had a pretty good idea of how she would've reacted to the events of Dimitri's and I's relationship but that was a complete 180.

"Yes Rose?" She looked at me in question.

Breathing out deeply again, I then delivered the news. "You're going to be a grandma." I watched as her face fell slack and then...

A/N- So I'm back sooner than you guys expected right? ;)

Translations:

Deti means children

Otets mean father

Met' means mother

School is only 13 more days then I have exams!

So studying all weekend for me! And I've got to go to my dragonboating regatta! So wish me luck on that!

The answer to last chapter's question was Rose pushed Dimitri into the Ob River! This chapter's question is, in BP, what is the name of the human who wanted to turn Strigoi willingly and worked at the estate Dimitri was living in when he was a strigoi as a servant to Nathan?

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