*Disclaimer: I do not own Vampire Academy, Richelle Mead does!*

I looked up at the girl expectantly. "I'm Amy," she told me, holding her hand out for me. I was surprised to see a large diamond ring on her hand.

"I'm Rose," I said shaking her hand. My eyes darted back to the baby. He was so cute. I wonder if she was engaged to the father. Oksana and Mark got married, so maybe they were more accepting of that in Siberia.

"He's Benjamin. Named after his father," she told me before I had a chance to ask. "Little Venya."

"Venya?" I asked curiously.

"It's the Russian nickname for Benjamin," she explained.

"That might just beat Dimka," I muttered to myself. I would never understand Russian nicknames. "How are you feeling?" I asked her loud enough for her to hear, but low enough it didn't wake up the baby.

"I feel fine. You interfered before that asshole could do anything," she explained. An uncomfortable look came across her face. "I need to thank you."

I shook my head. "There's nothing to thank me for. I wasn't going to let that moroi take advantage of you," I told her.

She shook her head. "Not for that, but for protecting my baby. He's the only thing in this world that matters to me. I don't know what I would do if I lost him," she told me sadly.

I looked at her surprised. I couldn't help it when my eyes drifted to what I had assumed was an engagement ring. She followed my gaze and she looked very sad. "I can't bear to take it off," she said sadly.

"Did you… uh… did you break of the engagement?" I asked her. I didn't want to pry, but I was curious.

She shook her head. "I was in love," she told me softly. "He loved me too. When we found out I was pregnant, he proposed to me. It was the happiest day of my life." She had a small smile on her face. "A couple of days after he proposed to me, he was k… he died." Her eyes had a far off look and a few tears escaped. "I guess the ring is all I have left of him."

"I'm sorry," I told her softly. I glanced at Dimitri. I knew he was thinking the same thing I was. I couldn't imagine something like that happening to me. I don't know if I would be able to find the will to live. I don't know how he died, but something told me it wasn't good.

She shook her head slightly. "It's fine. That was well over a year ago. Seven months after he died, I was blessed with a beautiful baby. I see so much of him in Benjamin. He's all I have left. I just needed you to understand the magnitude of what you had done. He means the world to me and you kept him safe," she told me seriously.

"I'm happy I could help," I told her. And really, I was. I was even happier I was able to interfere when I heard her story. I'm glad I was able to save her from more heartbreak.

She smiled at me. "We really should get going," she told me. "I have a few things I need to do before I get home."

I nodded in understanding. We both stood up and I gently passed the baby over to her without waking him up. She gave me a small hug then left. Before I had a chance to look for him, Dimitri wrapped his arms around my waist. I turned to him and he pressed his lips to mine. I looked after Amy's retreating form.

"That was sad," I whispered to him. I could feel my eyes watering up and I internally cursed my hormones.

"It certainly was. I wonder what happened to him. She started to say he was killed," Dimitri murmured to me.

"I know. I thought that was odd too, but I figured it wasn't my business," I told him with a small frown. "I feel like she wouldn't cover up like that if he was attacked by Strigoi or something. It must be something bad."

Dimitri nodded. I knew he agreed with me. "Like you said though. It's none of our business," he told me gently. I nodded. I didn't want to keep lingering on this. "Are you hungry?"

My stomach growled loudly as an answer. "Does that answer your question?" I asked him with a big smile.

"Come on. I know my mom finished making breakfast," he said. He helped me walk into the kitchen and we took the only two remaining seats.

I was surprised to see that Viktoria was staring at her plate. She looked like she was ready to explode with questions. "Everything alright Viktoria?" I asked after Olena put a plate in front of me.

She looked up at me and her control broke. "What is going on? Dimka refused to tell us about the two babies upstairs. And the girl and the baby that just left? He wouldn't tell us anything, insisting he wanted you to be there when he told us," she told me. I could detect a hint of annoyance mixed in with her curiosity.

I looked at Dimitri and raised my eyebrows. He shrugged at me. I rolled my eyes and turned back to Viktoria. I noticed Sonya and Karolina were listening in too.

"One question at a time please," I said to her.

"Who are the babies upstairs?" Viktoria asked eagerly.

"Lera and Mila," I told her. "Dimitri and I adopted them."

Her jaw dropped. "What?" She asked.

I sighed. "I'm going to tell you what happened, but I need to talk without interruptions," I said.

Karolina, Viktoria, and Sonya eagerly nodded their heads. So I began my story. They looked very interested in what had happened. All of them looked horrified when I got to the part about the Strigoi attacking Samantha, they looked horrified.

Then it became time to drop the biggest bombshell on them. I took a deep breath. "I'm pregnant," I told them, waiting for their reactions.