When I woke up the next morning, I moved, rolling over, expecting to be in Dimitri's bed, but I wasn't. I realized that when I hit the floor.

"Ouch, god dammit." I snapped, as I looked around. Dimitri was on the couch, rubbing his eyes.

"Roza?"

"Yeah?" I muttered, from the ground. He opened his eyes, and looked down at me.

"What happened?"

"I fell. I forgot, we were on the couch." I said. He chuckled. I crossed my arms, and frowned.

"It's not funny." I snapped. He reached down, and helped me up, pulling me back into his arms on the couch.

"Your right. It's not funny. I'm so sorry for laughing." He said, pulling me against his chest, and kissing my forehead. I sighed I'd never get used to the feel of his lips on my skin was something I'd never fully get used to.

"I have to go home and get dressed so I can get to Lissa."

"Lissa can wait." He said, trailing kisses down my face to finally find my lips with his. I reached up, knotting my fingers into his hair, but pulling away and jumping up.

"No… she can't." I snapped, smirking. He growled.

"That wasn't fair." He complained, standing. I shook my head.

"It was very fair." I told him. He rolled his eyes.

"Alright, go to Lissa." He said. I smiled.

"Not before you come give me a good-bye kiss." He sighed and got up, walking over to me. He wrapped his arms around my waist, pulling me against his body. He leaned down, and pressed a sweet and sensuous kiss to my lips, of course making me want more. When he pulled away, he stepped back out of my grasp.

"Go to Lissa." He said. I rolled my eyes.

"We meeting up for lunch?"

"Of course." He told me. I nodded.

"Okay. I'll see you at lunch then."

"Okay." He said, before I turned and walked out. I went straight to my room, showering and making myself presentable. I then headed downstairs to the conference room, where I knew I'd find her. There was a huge white box on the table, in front of where she sat. Mrs. Jessika Zeklos sat to the right of her, Jesse sat at the end of the table, smiling up at me as I walked in. I grimaced and looked to Lissa.

"Good morning."

"Hey, Rose." Lissa said. I could feel her excitement through the bond. "I have something for you." She pushed the large white box towards me.

"What did you do?"

"I didn't do anything. I just got you something… you know, for all the trouble I cause you and stuff. It's a gift." I opened the box to pull out this gorgeous blood red dress. It was definitely the most beautiful dress I'd ever seen.

"Lissa… it's gorgeous." I whispered.

"I know. I knew you'd like it."

"I don't like it. I love it. Where'd you get it?" I asked. She smiled.

"Princesses secret." I rolled my eyes.

"Of course." I muttered. I hugged her. "Thank you. I love it."

"You're welcome. I know you've been going through a rough time and all, and with everything you do for me, I wanted to get you something nice." She told me. I smiled. I really truly did love my best friend. I sat down, and listened as they went on with plans. After all, it was only two days away. They were finalizing everything and making phone calls to everyone to make sure everything was final and a done deal. At lunch time, I hugged Lissa and headed down to the Café to meet Dimitri. He wasn't outside waiting, like he normally was. I stood there for a second, when I felt a set of arms wrap around my waist.

"Hello Beautiful." He murmured, the sweet Russian accent lacing his words.

"Hi." I whispered. I turned in his arms, and smiled, wrapping my arms around his waist. He leaned down and kissed me. We went inside, and sat down at our normal booth, as he went and got out food. When he sat down, he looked at me, and smiled.

"You seem to be in a good mood."

"I'm always in a good mood." I told him. He snorted. "Okay, well not always… but when I'm with you, I am."

"Okay. That's true." He said, smiling. I chuckled.

"So… tell me, do you look good in a tux?"

"Damn good." He told me. I smirked.

"Good, because I'm going to need someone as hott as me to accompany me to this ball." He chuckled, and shook his head at me.

"Your something else, Roza."

"I know, and that's why you love me." I said, smirking at him.

"That's not the only reason." He said. I felt my face get hot, and I shook my head, suddenly interested in my food. He laughed. We finished our food, and I headed back to Lissa. We sat and talked for awhile, before Jesse came over to me.

"Rose, can I talk to your outside for a minute?"He asked.

"Is it important?"

"Kind of." He said. I sighed, and got up, walking outside with him.

"What?" I snapped.

"Look, I just wanted to apologize for the things I said. I shouldn't have said them. They were rude. You're grown, and make your own choices and I shouldn't have said the things I did. I'm sorry."

"Good. You should be sorry. The shit you said was uncalled for." I snapped.

"You grabbing my throat wasn't exactly called for either."

"Bull shit it wasn't. You deserved it, you were being a dick." I told him, smirking.

"You supposed to protect moroi, not harass them."

"You're not my moroi." I growled.

"You've changed."

"You're wrong. I'm still just as much of a bitch as I was before." I snapped. He rolled his eyes, and walked away from me.

"Asshole." I muttered under my breath. The door opened, and Lissa and Jessika came out. I smiled. Lissa handed me my dress, and smiled.

"I expect you to wear that to the ball."

"Of course." I assured her. She smiled.

"Walk me home?" I nodded.

"See you tomorrow, Jessika." Lissa assured her, before we started back towards Christian and her room.

"So how are things? I feel like I've been so wrapped up in the ball thing, I haven't asked that lately."

"Things are really good actually." I told her. It was good that I wasn't lying anymore. Things were actually pretty fantastic.

"That's good. Any recollection of Dimitri?"

"None." I told her, honestly. She frowned.

"You'll get it back soon."

"I hope so. I really do. I keep hoping." I admitted. When we reached her room, Christian was sitting on the couch, reading a book.

"Do you ever do anything other than sit on your ass?" I asked.

"Do you ever do anything other than give me a hard time?"

"Yes, I protect your girlfriend, smart ass." He growled.

"Whatever." He muttered, putting a bookmark between the pages, and kissing Lissa.

"You okay?" I asked. She nodded, wrapping her arms around Christian.

"He'll take care of me." She said. I snorted.

"Pshhh… the boy can barely take care of himself." I told her.

"Rose, be nice."

"Yeah, be nice." He repeated. I rolled my eyes.

"You two have fun. I'm going to find my Russian." I told them. Lissa giggled.

"See you tomorrow." Liss said, as I walked out. When I walked into my room, Dimitri was sitting on my couch. I jumped.

"Holy shit. You scared me, what are you doing here?"

"Waiting on you. I saw Jesse and Jessika, so I came here to wait on you." I smiled. I sat my box and my keys on the counter.

"What's in the box?" He asked, walking over to it, and trying to open it.

"Surprise. You can't see it." I said, batting his hand away.

"That's not fair."

"It's very fair." I told him, laughing. I took the box into my room, putting it in my closet. As I turned, to walk back out, Dimitri tackled me to the bed. I chuckled as he smirked down at me.

"What was that for?" I asked.

"Just cause." He murmured, before bringing his mouth to mine. I giggled against his lips, as I reached up and knotted my fingers into his hair. He pulled away from me, and grinned.

"I love you, Roza."

"I love you too." I murmured. He rolled us over, putting me on top of him. I smiled down at him.

"Have I told you how beautiful you are?" I asked.

"You might have said something like that, but I wouldn't mind hearing it again." He told me. I ran my finger tips lightly across his face. He grabbed my hand, and kissed it.

"You're the most beautiful thing in my world." I promised him. He chuckled.

"Good, and it better stay that way… forever."

"And if it doesn't?" I asked, teasing.

"Psh…like you have a choice." He told me, poking me. I rolled my eyes.

"Please… I'm a Hathaway. I do what I want… and you of course know that." I said, touching his nose. He smiled.

"I do." I leaned down and kissed him gently. He smiled up at me. I stripped my uniform and put on something more comfortable, curling up in bed with him. I laid my head on his chest, and sighed.

"Dimitri, in all honesty… do you think I'll ever get my memory back?" I whispered.

"I honestly don't know Roza. I like to believe you will, but if you don't I guess there's nothing we can do." He said. I could tell it hurt him, thinking about me never remembering everything that happened between us before the attack. I looked up at him.

"Whether I get my memory back or not… It's not going to change anything. I'm still going to be yours." I told him. He smiled down at me.

"I know." He whispered.

A/N: Alright, here's the link to the dress Lissa gave Rose. I love it. It's gorgeous.

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