Hello, my lovely readers, please don't be mad at me :( I have had some very busy weeks! I know I haven't posted to this story for a few weeks. I actually feel guilty. But I am glad you are reading my M collection. I am working on Birth to Badass now. So it should post soon too.
This story is my 'baby' I only have a handful of chapters left so it's going to get exciting. Victors going to make his appearance soon. So be patient. I am taking my time with this story so I wrap it all up for you all questions will be answered.
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Chapter 14: Weird and Wonderful
Previously at St Vladimir Academy
"I love you,"" I whispered, and again to my amazement, she replied.
"I take that back-that's the sweetest thing I have ever heard, because I think I love you too," she giggled.
My heart exploded-not literally, of course. I couldn't help the huge smile that spread across my face. God, I needed to hear that so much. I missed her telling me she loves me. I couldn't help myself; I kissed her slowly and tenderly in a loving, warm, and deep kiss. To my excitement, she kissed me back! If I didn't know better, I would say she was definitely awake. But when I looked into her eyes, I could see that she definitely was not. I pulled her into me for a hug and just held her close to me for a long moment.
Right then I made a decision. When she wakes up I'm popping the question.
Currently at St. Vladimir DPOV
It's been a week and my beautiful Roza still hasn't woken up. It's so strange to watch her. I don't know what she's dreaming about, but it must be very real to her. She cries, laughs, moans; her moaning just about drives me insane. She sounds like she's having sex! All I can think is that I hope she's dreaming about me.
Yesterday was very interesting.
Flashback
I was laying next to her in bed with my arms around her, caressing her soft skin. I could tell she was dreaming something intense because her breathing had picked up.
She mumbled something and it sounded a little like 'make love to me'. I wasn't sure I heard her correctly. I moved so my ear was closer to her mouth. Her hand reached out and touched my face brushing away a clump of hair. She whispered again "I love you."
My heart leaped when I heard those sweet quiet words. "As I love you, my Roza," I said and leaned in to her lips kissing her with passion and love.
She had calmed down for a few minutes, but suddenly her heart monitor alarm went off. It freaked me out and I pushed the nurse's button. They must have been already heading my direction because then the door burst open and about six people poured into the room.
Her breathing was ragged and she was moaning; her heart rate going crazy. I stood back, feeling terrified as I watched as they tried to figure out what was wrong. Dr. Olendzki was calling out orders and checking her over.
But then… Roza moaned loudly. "Oh god Dimitri!" and suddenly gasped for air. The sound was so erotic, there was no way that anyone could misinterpret the meaning.
Everyone around her froze. The room was silent except Roza's heart monitor and her erotic moaning. Dr. Olendzki seemed to recover first. She just stepped back and pushed the button on the heart monitor to turn it off. She just looked at me. Quietly, she spoke directed to me. "I think she's just very excited in her dream."
I heard snickering all around the room. I didn't know how Dr. Olendzki kept a straight face. I just stood there in complete shock. Part of me was thrilled. Part of me totally embarrassed. The doctor didn't say another word; she just walked out of the room with a small smirk, ushering everyone else out with her.
Roza's face was flush, and her breathing was still slightly labored. I wasn't sure what to do... After sex cuddling? I wished I could have been there. I couldn't help the goofy-ass grin that came to my face. Well, at least it's me in her dream... Right?
End Flashback
Previously in the Wild, Wild West
He reached into his jeans pocket for a second and looked into my eyes. He held something up in front of me it sparkled in the light and drew my attention. I focused my eyes and saw a beautiful silver ring a single glittering diamond, I gasped as he said…
"Roza, will you marry me?"
Currently in the Wild, Wild West RPOV
My trembling hand shot to my mouth. I couldn't believe what I just heard as I couldn't take my eyes off the ring in front of me. Dimitri was silently waiting for my answer. I was already so emotional from giving myself to him and then he sang that beautiful song to me and now... a proposal!
Finally, I was able to tear my eyes away from the gorgeous ring and look at him. When our eyes met I could see all of his love; that he had meant every word he has said to me today. He wants to spend the rest of his life with me. But with my silence I could see the fear in his eyes. He must've thought I might reject him.
I reached out with my shaky hand to grasp his beautiful face. Staring into his bottomless eyes, I impishly began to speak. "Dimitri, do you really mean it? You want to spend the rest of your life with me?" I asked in awe as I felt a smile tugging at my lips.
His chocolate brown eyes sparkled in the sunlight. "Yes, Roza. Being with you here, today, like this;" there was a longing look in his eyes. "It told me everything I needed to know," he said, smiling like an idiot. "I knew the moment I met you, that you were special. I have never loved anyone or anything like I love you. I really am amazed by you. I want to spend the rest of my life with you by my side," Dimitri said, repeating the words in his song.
"Roza, please say yes; say you will become my wife. Tell me you love me too," his eyes were suddenly panicked. "We don't have to rush if you don't want too. I just want to know you will be mine, forever," he quickly added, hope shining in his eyes as he spoke.
"Dimitri, I love you more the anything, I just didn't think…" I shook my head trying to find the right words. A smile broke out on my lips. "I mean… YES! YES! YES! A million times yes! I love you; I want to be your wife!" I said excitedly and wrapped myself around him in a tight bear hug.
"Roza…! Can't... breathe…" Dimitri said breathlessly. I really was squeezing him in a death grip. I let go, slightly laughing.
We just gazed into each other's eyes for a while, the silence was golden.
"Roza, you really mean it? You'll marry me?" he asked in shock or disbelief.
I laughed aloud, "Yes! I really mean it!" I said half laughing, half squealing and crying at the same time. My emotions were a train-wreck mess. He grabbed my hand and slid the ring on my finger. I couldn't help but admire the ring on my third finger. Looking up to him, we locked eyes again. Our lips crashed together in perfect harmony.
Kissing him like this was pure bliss. Our tongues mixed together in an erotic dual. Heat and passion coursed through every movement and I melted into him. His lips tasted so sweet. My body was raging with desire; I wanted to be with him, make love to him again and again. The kisses were slow, deep, and so intense.
In between our heavy breathing and passionate kisses, I smiled and whispered to him, "If you keep kissing me like this we will never make it back to town." Dimitri hummed in agreement. "You're making me want to rip your clothes off that sexy body again," I breathed on his lips. At this, he chuckled but kept kissing me.
"Oh God, what have I done? I've created a monster," Dimitri said, then kissed me hard and deep again. Sliding his hand under my shirt, his big warm hand left a trail of fire on my skin. I moaned as he rubbed his palm across my bare, hard nipple. "Mmm, Roza, you feel so good." He groaned and made his way down my neck with spine tingling bites. Goose bumps rapidly spread across my skin and my desire intensified. His voice was so low and sexy, thick with his Russian accent. He pinched and rolled my nipple between his fingers.
"Ohhmm, Dimitri... I want you to touch me everywhere..." I sighed in one breath, feeling his teeth graze my skin and his hand still massaging my breast. My mind was jumbled with pure blazing delirium. I was completely consumed by want, and lust. My hands intertwined with his sexy hair as his hot mouth takes hold sucking hard on my neck. I hiss as he brands me with his bite.
Dimitri's bite turned up the heat. Our kisses became more frantic after that. Dimitri laid me down with out even breaking the kiss. I pawed at his clothes, trying to rid his body of the annoying barrier.
He suddenly grabbed my hands and trapped them over my head. As he laid on top of me, he crashed his mouth down to mine. But slowly he backed off. "Roza, I don't want to hurt you, if we make love again right now it will be painful for you," he whispered on my lips.
He was right, of course; I was already feeling quite sore, but damn he felt good. He kissed me softly and looked deep into my eyes. Letting my hands go, he brought his hand down to caress my cheek. "I love you and I want you, but I don't want to hurt you in any way. As much as we don't want to, we need to give it a few days," Dimitri continued to say softly. I sighed and brought my hand down to his cheek.
"I know. You're right, but I guess I never knew what I was missing," I said with a crooked grin. He smiled that breathtaking smile of his as he stroked my cheek.
"God you are so beautiful Roza, my wife." His eyes sparkled with joy at the last part.
I giggled at this; it warmed my heart to a large extent. "And you are so handsome Dimitri, my husband." The word felt foreign slipping from my lips but oh so good. We both laid there, grinning like fools.
"That sounds so wonderful coming from your lips," Dimitri said, the look of awe in his eyes. "Some of the sweetest words I've ever heard, besides hearing you say you love me." He got a cheeky grin and quickly added: "That, and hearing you moaning of my name."
I laughed, an embarrassing blush forming on my cheeks. "I can't wait to be your wife," I cheered, suddenly all the more giddy and silly inside. Dimitri laughed at my exuberance.
"And I can't wait to be your husband," he said with the biggest smile I have ever seen adorning his face.
"Lissa is going to have a conniption fit when I tell her," I said, suddenly getting serious, though a nervous laugh escapes my lips. Dimitri just shakes his head and rolls his eyes.
"Oh dear lord, what have I done?" I giggle at his comment and he gives me one more kiss.
"We should be heading back soon, it's getting late," he said quietly, though we still laid there, wrapped up in each other.
"Yes, we should. Food is a priority," I said with another little giggle.
"We wouldn't want Mr. Hungry to come out to play," Dimitri said sarcastically, tickling my tummy. I barked out a big laugh.
"Okay, let's go Miss Giggles," he joked as he stood up, quick to pull me with him. Together we cleaned up our stuff and packed it on the horses. A few stolen kisses in between. Minutes later, we were back in the saddle racing for home.
We had spent all afternoon out there in our private little paradise.
As we rode into town at dusk, shock coursed through me at the sight. I knew this was going to happen, but it almost made me feel like we had been gone for weeks and everything had changed. I gaped at all the things in view.
The carnival, gypsies, and rodeo had arrived. The town looked totally extraordinary with all the festively bright colors, tents, and a multitude of people everywhere. The place was buzzing with exuberant activity. While we were gone, our whole world had a massive make over. It was almost dream-like.
I laughed aloud when I looked over at Dimitri who was staring with his mouth open in awe, just as I was sure I had been doing only a moment ago. He looked at me to smile and laugh as he closed his mouth with a snap, realizing how funny he must have looked. He just shook his head and rolled his eyes at me.
Loud lively music was playing off in the distance and people were rushing around. There were tents everywhere amongst covered wagons and little camp fires. The carnival people were hurriedly working to set up the games and activities in one area. The rodeo was being set up at the other end of town by the stable and corral. An outdoor stage had been created for the gypsies. A huge banner above the stage read Gypsy Jane.
I had heard of the act, she was supposedly amazing. Abe told me about her when we had decided on all the entertainment for the week. He said she was a spitfire redhead with amazing pipes like me. I was really excited to see her show. Abe also said that he wanted me to meet her. I thought that was a little strange but whatever, it would probably be fun.
Looking all around as we rode towards the saloon I noticed many more things that had changed. The whole town had been decorated in bright colored ribbons and streamers. Beautiful fresh flowering baskets had been placed in strategic locations all down Main Street. The glowing lanterns hung all the way down the street lit it up like Christmas. It was incredible, enchanting and fantastic. The towns' people sure went all out.
Climbing off Jezebel, I was suddenly wrapped in a warm loving embrace. Dimtiri spun me around and kissed me. I giggled at his silliness. "What was that for?"
"You have been out of my arms too long." Kissing me once again, he said.
"You are silly; I have been in your arms all afternoon." I raised an eyebrow at him and smirked.
"Yes, I know, but that just wasn't enough for me," he said with a big smile. "I want you in my arms every minute of every day." I laughed, but it made my heart soar because, really, that would be a dream come true for me too.
"Come on, you can help me get this picnic stuff put away. I still have to get Jez to the stable, eat dinner, bathe and change. The Saloon will be busy tonight."
"Ah, yes this should be a good night for you. I will help with the picnic supplies and with Jez, I have to take Shadow down to the stable too so I'll take her with me. Maybe you can make dinner while I deal with the horses?" He proposed.
"This day just can't get any better," I said with a big smile, shaking my head. "But that would work really well, when you get back I will have dinner ready for the both of us." I pecked him on the lips, and in return, Dimitri smiled and nodded.
We unloaded the items from the picnic earlier today and Dimitri headed off to the stable. I rushed into the kitchen and put things away, then figured out what to make for dinner. It needed to be quick and easy so I decided to make hamburger. I hurried around, cutting up lettuce and tomato. I remembered I had a big watermelon, so I went to get it and cut it up too. Satisfied with the meal, I prepared so far, I grabbed plates for us and loaded them up with food. I set them on the table in the saloon and went to get us something to drink.
Only minutes later, Dimitri came back. I couldn't help the smile forming on my lips when he walked in through the door. He smiled back and strolled right up to me and wrapped me in his arms, planting a big kiss on my lips. I giggled, but kissed him right back.
"You keep that up and the food is going to get cold," I said, laughing.
"The only hot thing I need is you," Dimitri said seductively, winking at me. I smiled as I rolled my eyes at him and looked up at the ceiling, shaking my head for the second time in the past hour.
"You're so cheesy!" I giggled again as he devoured my neck. "Come on, let's eat." Taking his hand, I led him to our little table. He pulled out my chair for me and we sat down to eat. Something as simple as eating together was so fun. We were already so comfortable with each other. I was happier than I honestly have ever been in my whole life. We talked and laughed, but soon I had to go get myself together.
"I'm going to go get washed up too while you do your thing, but I'll come back when I'm done," Dimitri said as we walked toward the door.
"Okay, I'll see you later." He leaned in and gave me a slow, mind blowing kiss, one that left me flushed and in a dreamy daze as he walked out the door with a little parting wave.
My night was crazy. We were so busy; I was on the run constantly. I didn't even have a second to spare for Dimitri. About half way through the night, Lissa and Christian came in the door. I was excited to see her because I absolutely couldn't wait to tell her my amazing news. She gave me a strange look as I grinned from ear to ear from across the room. They spotted Dimitri and went to sit with him.
I hurried with my drink order and rushed to their table. Lissa jumped up and hugged me. Then she immediately drilled me for answers. "What's going on? I know something up and I want to know right now!" I smiled at her and I did a very much exaggerated move. I put my ring hand up to my cheek and rolled my eyes.
Sarcastically, I said; "Why Lissa, what ever do you mean? What on earth could I have to tell you? Hmm…?" I was patting my cheek, making the ring flash in the light as she stared at me puzzled for a few seconds. I was stalling, waiting for her to catch sight of it. I chanced a glance at Dimitri, he was trying to hold back his smile, too, waiting for the scream of recognition. He didn't have to wait long a few seconds later…
"OH MY GOD IS THAT A RING!" she screamed louder then I thought possible. I cringed from the screech, but then it was all silent. The whole saloon was staring at us. She had effectively hushed the entire room. She grabbed my hand, oblivious to the room's attention. "Oh my god, it is a ring, an ENGAGEMENT RING!" she wailed again.
My face flushed with embarrassment because of the spectacle she was making, but not from the ring. A huge smile spread across my face, I couldn't seem to find my voice so I just nodded as she looked me in the eye.
"Oh my god!" she screamed again. Only this time she pounced on me, jumping up and down like a crazy woman. She had officially hugged me and freaking out beyond control.
I was laughing as she went totally crazy. Dimitri stood up and stepped to my side. She froze for a second and then screeched again. "Oh my god!" and pounced on Dimitri now. She was hugging him like a mad woman. He looked a little taken aback, but still had a huge grin on his face too.
She let him go looked at both of us and asked in a really, really loud high pitched voice: "You guys are getting married?" We laughed and smiled and nodded our heads in unison as Dimitri put his arm around me. Cheers went around the room. Everyone started clapping and whistling.
Lissa was in her own little world just jumping up and down screaming. I couldn't help but laugh at her extreme display of happiness. I smiled up at Dimitri and he leaned in and gave me a big kiss. Loud cheers rang through the room once again. I giggled in the middle of the kiss. This was definitely not what I had been expecting. I knew she would be happy, but was not expecting her to announce it to half the town in one shot.
A jubilant buzz filled the air. People were coming to us from every direction offering us their congratulations. Everyone was hugging me and shaking Dimitri's hand while patting him on the back. Half the people in there probably didn't even know us, but were happy for us just the same. It was actually pretty sweet.
Dimitri looked so happy and proud. He literally looked like he was glowing with excitement and joy. I will never forget the happiness that was shining from him in that moment. He was absolutely beautiful. I couldn't take my eyes off him. He then turned to look at me like I was his whole world.
Finally the buzz in the room died down a bit, but Lissa was still on high. She was talking so fast she almost didn't take a breath. All I could do is smile and nod my head because I couldn't get a word in edgewise. She was already planning the wedding. I wondered why Christian wasn't containing her.
Dimitri whispered in my ear. "Oh dear lord, what have I done?" I giggled and his warm breath on my neck made me shiver. Dimitri pushed my hair back over my shoulder and kissed my neck, I was only paying attention to him until I heard a gasp.
I looked up and Lissa was staring at my neck. Her eyes got as big as saucers. I looked at her, very puzzled, not understanding what she was seeing. I looked to Dimitri for clarification and he glanced at my neck. His eyes widened now in shock, too. Now I was really confused. I started to ask… "What?"
Dimitri leaned into my ear and whispered. "You have a very large bite mark on your neck." He then cleared his throat awkwardly, though there was still a slightly proud look on his face that told him he definitely was not sorry for leaving that there, marking me as his and only his.
My eyes widened with understanding. I flushed beet red. My hand flew to cover the mark. Lissa was staring at me with shock. "What!" I whispered loudly at her. "Like you've never gotten one before!" I continued, annoyed why she was making such a big deal of this. I mean seriously, it's only a hickey, what's so wrong with that? I'm sure all sorts of people have gotten them before!
Lissa's knowing eyes burned though the back of my hand. Suddenly she stood up, grabbed me by the arm and started dragging me to the back room. I stumbled behind her until we got to the back in a private area.
At first she stared at me. She opened and closed her mouth a few times. I wasn't sure what her emotions were. They were bouncing all over the place. Finally she just said one word. "Spill."
I took a deep breath. "Okay, but let's go up stairs for a minute." I took her by the hand and we went to my bedroom. I quickly did a recap of my afternoon delight with Dimitri. I avoided the details, slightly embarrassed, revealing my first sexual experience. But yet not ashamed what so ever, actually I was really thrilled and... proud. I saw Lissa's eyes light up as I excitedly spilled my guts.
She was worried about me, however. "Are you sure you're okay? He didn't hurt you did he?" she asked, her over protective side coming out.
I chuckled. "Lissa, no, Dimitri would never hurt me. He actually... let me be the one in control," I said shyly.
"Oh my god; was it good?" she asked excitedly wagging her eyebrows at me.
"Lissa!" I said shocked, but then grinned and nodded as I felt my cheeks heat up for the hundredth time.
She squealed again, "I'm sooo happy for you Rose! I can't believe you lost your virginity! But, are you sure you're okay, because I remember my first time. It hurt. A lot."
"I'm fine, sore-sure, but fine. He even told me that he didn't want to hurt me in any way so we will have to wait a few days before… you know..." I said awkwardly, the blush stinging on my cheeks.
"I can't believe you didn't tell me this right away!" she grumbled, looking a bit putout.
I laughed. "And when was I supposed to tell you that? While you were screaming my engagement to half the town? Were you going to announce my deflowering to the general public too?"
Now she flushed with embarrassment. "Okay, okay, you're right. I really hadn't given you the chance, but you having sex for the first time is just as big of news as you getting married!" Lissa conceded with a smirk, looking at me pointedly. "Tell me how he proposed to you, was it romantic, and sweet?" she added quickly with a delighted dreamy tone.
I told her about the song he wrote for me and how he sang it to me, making me cry, and then he held me in his arms. Last but not least, when he pulled out the ring and popped the question. I told her how I totally freaked out, shaking and speechless the whole time. She laughed at that saying that would be amazing.
I playfully pushed her. "Okay, I want to go be with my Fiancé now," I said smiling, as that word fell from my lips.
She giggled and said "Fiancé" all hoity-toity like. And we headed down the stairs saying "Fiancé" ten more times in different ways as we giggled over the silliness. We were laughing and I felt light as a feather as we walked into the saloon. The crowd had thinned out slightly, but there were a few new people at our table. As Lissa and I approached I saw the back of a woman with long auburn hair.
Dimitri looked up to me and smiled. I walked straight to him and sat on his lap, giving him a little kiss before turning to face the new person. Dimitri wrapped his arms around me and held me tight. I heard someone clear their throat so I turned toward the sound.
"Oh, Abe, I didn't see you there. How are you?" I asked cheerily.
"Kiz, I hear congratulations are in order?" Abe said, slightly uptight.
Smiling and glancing at Dimitri, he was smiling too. I caught his eye and he gave me a little nod. Turning back to Abe I replied, "Yep, we're getting married!" My happiness seemed to shine through because Abe hesitated but then smiled back.
"Well, congratulations then," he said, a little smile in his voice. I could see his uneasiness, but I couldn't put my finger on what was going on there. That reminded me to ask Dimitri about the 'talk' that he and Abe supposedly had this morning.
The woman with the auburn hair sat quietly next to Abe, she was staring at me intently. I decided to see who she is, so I reached out with my hand as if asking for a handshake. "Hi, I'm Rose Hathaway," I said sweetly as if she were a child.
She looked rather hesitant for a moment and then reached to shake my hand. "Hello, I'm Janine…" she replied reluctantly.
Abe cut her off by interjecting, "Rose, this is the woman I told you about, Gypsy Jane." He looked at her with a strange look. Something unspoken passed between them and she blushed. I thought that was weird, huh, I wonder what's going on there. I raised an eyebrow at Abe and he just brushed it off like a fly.
"She is an awesome singer and guitarist, just like you," Abe said tentatively. I nodded my head slowly and furrowed my eyebrows. What was I supposed to say to that? Cool? I was definitely confused as to why he was being so mysterious with this woman. Looking at her, something did seem strangely familiar.
Studying her face, my eyes focused on her features: long red hair, big hazel eyes, and freckles on her small button nose. I noticed that she was about my size, maybe slightly shorter. Something nagged at me in the back of my mind, but I couldn't quite place the feeling.
There was an uncomfortable silence, and being the icebreaker I was, I decided to talk first. "It's nice to meet you. I was planning to go to your show while you're here; I've heard great things about you from Abe." I smiled at her, trying desperately to break the tension. I didn't understand what was happening, why was there so much strain in this little conversation?
Suddenly remembering Lissa and Christian's presence, I looked over to Lissa and she seemed to be puzzled about it too. She was staring at Jane, also studying her closely, just as I had been doing just a minute earlier. Catching my eye, I could see the thoughts running through her mind; it was as if she seemed to say: 'I don't know Rose. This is definitely weird; we'll talk about her when they're gone.' I gave a small nod and she shrugged at me.
Lissa spoke up then. "Hi, I'm Lissa Dragomir, I'm Rose's best friend!" Lissa said cheerfully, sticking her hand out to shake. Janine took it and smiled politely in return.
"So Abe, have you introduced everyone else?" I asked looking to him once again. He was so anxious, that really wasn't like him at all. I knew something was surely off here.
"Yes, I had just done that before you arrived. We had just heard the news of your engagement as we were headed over here," Abe replied almost stiffly. What the hell was going on here? Abe was known to be a bit of a hard-ass, but this was something different all together.
"Wow, news travels fast. Lissa just screamed it to everyone not more than twenty minutes ago," I told him with a chuckle. I suppose Dimitri thought it was funny as well, so he smiled and chuckled along with me. I guess anything related to our new relationship was lovely; I couldn't seem to stop being so happy now that we both had our feelings out in the open with each other. I looked at him and leaned down for a kiss.
Jane looked like she was shooting daggers from her eyes at Dimitri for kissing me. Abe wasn't much better. So the tension got worse...
Lissa was, as I had been, trying to loosen everyone up. "So, um, how long will you be in St. Vladimir?" she asked Jane.
After looking a bit awkward for a second, Jane finally spoke up and replied. "Well, umm… I'm not sure." She looked at Abe for help.
"She's thinking about staying around for awhile," Abe said with a small smile. He looked at her with an adoring smile, and I couldn't miss the love that passed between their gaze.
Interesting! I thought. I realized that I honestly had never seen Abe with anyone-ever. Maybe she was his girlfriend...? He does travel a lot. Maybe he has always gone to where she is, since she's a performer. Maybe... she's on the road all the time. Silence fell again in the midst of our little group.
I think Abe decided that he had had enough for tonight. He stood up. "Well, Jane and I are going to go now, I just wanted to introduce you." Abe stepped forward and gave me a small hug. "See you tomorrow, Kiz," he said and gave a nod to everyone else.
Jane had stood up too. She looked at me for a long moment, and to my, and probably everyone else's surprise, she smiled. "It was very nice to meet you Rose," she said almost shyly. I replied with a nice to meet you too and shortly after, they walked away close enough to be holding hands, but I couldn't quite tell for sure.
I turned to everyone at the table. They all had puzzled looks on their faces.
"What the hell was that about?" I asked to no one in particular, slightly annoyed. They all shook their heads or shrugged their shoulders at me, not knowing anything more than I do. Dimitri was the only one who really didn't show confusion. He just kept his face blank; and this made me wonder what he knew. Ah, another reminder about the conversation from earlier this morning.
I waved to Lissa and Christian and grabbed Dimitri by the arm. We began to walk away from the other two at the table, and into the midst of an even larger group of people. They were all cheering and laughing, so Dimitri and I quickly sidestepped the whole area.
I wondered when the right time to speak would be. I didn't want to bombard him with questions, nor bother him, and then I wondered if I should be prying into his personal business at all. Well geez!
"So Dimitri..." I started, clearing my voice, trying to get his attention. He looked down at me, the corners of his lips turned up into a cute, boyish smile. This made me return the smile. I decided it would be okay to proceed. "Um, what did Abe want to talk to you about this morning?" I asked with curiosity.
"Umm…" he began, as if unsure what to say. So... does that mean that what they were talking about was secretive? I mentally asked myself. "Well… Uhh…" Dimitri was stalling, I could see it.
I sighed and leaned into his shoulder, and a second later, he wrapped his arm around my shoulders, bringing me closer, I suppose if that is even possible. "Don't lie to me, Dimitri. I can tell you're stalling," I said sternly.
He smiled sheepishly. "Sorry, he just warned me about treating you right. And... that I better take good care of you."
I cocked an eyebrow and glanced up at him. He was looking off into the distance. Definitely lying, I concluded from his actions. I knew for a fact that if he were telling the truth that he would have looked me in the eye and told me the truth. "Something just seems off; are you sure? I mean, is there anything I should know? Did he say something to you about me?" I asked, concerned.
"He did... say a few things to me, but he also said I wasn't allowed to tell you. That he would be talking to you soon. I'm sorry Roza, but it's honestly not my place to tell you his information," Dimitri said apologetically. "Please don't be mad at me, I promise you that I would tell you right now if I could," he added, looking down at my head.
I was beginning to get sort of mad; I mean, what the hell is going on! I decided right then that I would be hunting Abe down tomorrow first thing.
Lissa poked through the crowd with Christian in tail. Dimitri and I both glanced at her in question. She caught her breath, but spoke up then. "Rose, are you going to sing at Mason's funeral tomorrow?"
Ah crap. Tomorrow is going to be a rotten day. How the hell am I going to deal with that shit? I let out a breath of air and Dimitri hugged me tighter. Sadness threatened to overwhelm me, but with Dimitri there, I pulled myself together.
"Well, um, I truthfully hadn't thought about it, but yes, I suppose so. I just finished my new song the other day. And... I guess Mason would have liked me to sing." I mumbled not really talking to anyone specific, but a small smile formed on my lips at the thought of Mason clapping after one of my previous performances, one of those crazy huge smiles on his lips.
"Sorry Rose, I didn't mean to bring you down," Lissa said sadly, placing a reassuring hand on my shoulder in comfort.
I smiled at her. "No Liss, its okay. It's totally not your fault. I'm actually glad that you reminded me. Maybe I should head for bed; tomorrow is going to be a really long day." I looked around and almost everyone was beginning to file out the door, or was already gone, so I stood up and walked to the people still there.
"I will be closing up the Saloon in ten minutes," I said loudly. The rest of the people in the Saloon all nodded and drank up. Everyone but my friends had left. Even Eddie had called it a night.
"Rose, I'm staying at Christian's tonight. I will see you in the morning," Lissa said in a dead serious tone as she hugged me good-bye.
"Okay, see you then." I hugged her tight. "And thanks for being such a good friend, Liss."
She smiled at me and waved as she and Christian walked out. That left it to just Dimitri and me. He hugged me and kissed me passionately. He wiped away my sad mood in a mere second.
"I can't stay here with you tonight, I have to go stay at the Sheriff's office incase something happens. There are a lot of people out there," he said. "I really wish that I could stay, though, you know," a devious smile formed on his lips. "Maybe a repeat of earlier today could be requested some time soon?" he asked, and I playfully slapped his arm, yet I was just as excited as him on the inside.
I then pouted pushing my bottom lip out. He smiled and grabbed my bottom lip in his teeth playfully. It turned into a really hot kiss though, effectively erasing my little pout and making me moan. We kissed for a little while, only wrapped up in each others arms. But all too soon he broke the kiss.
"Go get some rest, I'll come here for breakfast. I'll even bring you donuts," Dimitri offered, smiling at my happy face. I was doing a little excited bounce and squealing.
"Donuts! You really do love me!" At this, he laughed a rich deep sound, and god it was beautiful.
"Yes, I do!" Dimitri said, kissing me all over my face.
I giggled. "I love you, too."
"Okaaay! Good night, I love you; my fiancé," he said with one last sweet kiss.
"Mmm, I love you, too, my fiancé. Good night." With that he turned and left.
I crawled into my warm comfy bed that night, only a mere ten minutes later with thoughts of my weird and wonderful day replaying in my head.
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