Hey all! You finally get to meet Alexander in this Chapter! I really hope you all like him!

You get to meet someone else really special too, and I hope you like them too! Enjoy1

Disclaimer: The only characters I don't own in this chapter are: Adrian, Sydney, and Dimitri.

Sydney's POV:

I stared out the window as we drove to Alexander's school. I had made this drive so many times over the past seven years. I reached over and took Adrian's hand. I gave it a small squeeze. "I love you."

"I love you too."

"Can we..." I trailed off.

"Can we what?"

I gave Adrian a small smile. "Can we bring him home?"

Adrian leaned over and kissed my lips gently. "We can try okay? I want nothing else then to have him with us, but I don't want him around Tatiana. I don't want to expose your son to this life..."

I smiled at him. "I think Alexander can hold his own."

"I am sure he can, but this is Tatiana we are talking about..."

I ran a hand through his hair. "Just meet him okay?"

Adrian nodded. "Okay."

We pulled up to the school and I unbuckled and jumped out before the the car had made a complete stop. Adrian scrambled out and grabbed me. "LET ME GO!"

Adrian kissed the back of my head. "I need to talk to you before we go in there."

I turned to look at him. "What?"

"This doesn't look the Russia Academy."

I gave him a small smile. "This isn't the Russia Academy that you know... This is the one no one ever talks about..."

"Tell me about it."

"Please... Please don't do this..." Tears started falling.

"What's wrong?"

"He is right inside those doors and you are keeping me from him."

Adrian sighed and let go of me. "Go."

I nodded. "Okay." I turned away and walked into the school as I wiped my eyes. I forced a smile as I walked to the main desk. "Hello."

The woman smiled at me. "Hello Ms. Kohlberg. Here to see Alexander?"

"Yes. And Tara, I would like you to meet Adrian, my fiancee."

Tara stood and extended her hand. "Hello, Lord Ivashkov."

Adrian smiled. "Hello. Today, I am just Adrian and I am here to meet Alexander."

"Of course." Tara looked back at me. "He is in the ballroom."

I laughed. "Of course he is." I looked up at Adrian. "That is his favorite place."

"What is the ballroom?"

"Just a dance studio. Alexander loves to dance."

"I see."

I looked back to Tara. "I would like to speak to Morgan before we leave today."

"Of course. I will let her know."

"Thank you." I looked at Adrian. "Ready to meet Alexander?"

"Of course."

I took his hand and lead him down the hall. "You are going to love him."

"I know I will."

We made it too the ballroom and I just looked into the window for a second catching my breath. My son was beautiful. I looked up at Adrian. "That's my son."

"He is beautiful."

"Thank you."

"What is he doing?"

"Dancing." I slowly opened the door and looked over at Hannah, one of the classroom aides. I made a motion across my throat for her to turn off the music. I knew this was probably a bad idea, but Adrian had to know what he was getting into...

The music cut off and Alexander whirled around towards Hannah. "WHAT DOING? WANT MUSIC!"

Hannah looked over at me waiting for me to do something. I took a deep breath and stepped into the room. "Alexander?"

He spun towards my voice. "Ma?"

"Yes."

That was when my linebacker of a ten year old launched himself at me, pulling me to the ground. "MA!"

"Ow." I hugged him tight. "Hi sweetie."

"Sydney, are you okay?"

Alexander jumped up again and reached out to the new voice. "WHO! WHO?"

I did my best to keep my voice calm. "Alexander..."

He turned towards me again. "Who?"

I smiled at him and ran a hand over his face. "That is my friend Adrian."

"Aydin?"

"Yes." He started to reach his hand towards Adrian and I grabbed it. "Ask."

Alexander took a deep breath and directed it at Adrian. "Touch?"

Adrian looked at me confused. "Touch?"

I smiled. "Since Alexander can't see, he gets a an image in his head by feeling your face."

"Oh." He looked back at Alexander. "Of course you can."

Alexander's hands ran over Adrian's face, taking in every dimple, every freckle... I always wondered what he saw in his head. "Smooth."

Adrian smiled and lifted his arms. "My turn." I looked at Adrian confused, but smiled when I saw Adrian trace his hands over my son's face. He started uttering words that had no meaning to me.

"What are you saying?"

Adrian looked at me and smiled. "I am telling him the different body parts in Romanian."

"He doesn't speak Romanian..."

"I know, but I think he can learn."

I shook my head slightly. "No..."

Adrian looked at Alexander. "I think you can learn this, can't you?"

"Yes."

Adrian nodded. "Okay. Then we can try."

I was about to lose it. Why hadn't anyone ever been this nice to Alexander before? Why hadn't his father?

"Adrian? I am going to escort Sydney out for a moment."

The new voice caught Alexander's attention. "Who?"

Dimitri looked at my son. "I am Dimitri. You can touch in one moment okay? I need to talk to your mom."

"K."

Dimitri's POV:

I helped Sydney out into the hall. "Are you okay?"

She shook her head. "No."

"Just take a couple deep breaths. It is going to be okay."

She slid down the wall. "Why is he a better parent than me?"

I sat down next to her. "I don't think he is."

"I have always focused on the can'ts. He instantly focused on the tries."

"Well, think of it this way. I know Adrian isn't crazy, but his mind works a little differently right?"

She nodded. "Right."

"So, maybe it is just another perspective. Sydney, you have the mindset of a guardian."

"You really think so?"

"I know so, and you know bad things can happen, so your first instinct is to protect him." I smiled at her. "Adrian, on the other hand, just wants to be his friend, so he tries to play with him."

"Dimitri, can I ask you something?"

"Of course."

"You didn't seem shocked."

I laughed. "No, I didn't."

She gave me a small smile. "What's your story?" I was quiet for a second. "Come on, tell me."

"I'll do better than that. I'll show you."

We stood up and I walked her down the hall. "I have a very abusive Moroi father... He wasn't quite as bad as yours, but he was mean. One time, when my mom was pregnant, he tried to choke her."

"Oh Dimitri... How could anyone be mean to your mother? She is so sweet..."

I smiled. "Thank you for that. She is pretty amazing. Anyway, I had a little sister be born, and she had some brain damage from the incident."

"How old is she?"

"Fifteen, so only a couple years younger than Viktoria."

"What is her name?"

"Marina."

I stopped and knocked lightly on a classroom door. The teacher looked up and smiled, motioning us in. I opened the door and she made her way over. "Dimitri. I didn't expect to see you so soon."

"My friend Sydney was here to see her son."

"That is wonderful. You didn't bring Miss Rose this time?"

I laughed. "No, she is at home with our son."

"That's too bad. The class was talking about her for weeks."

"Really?"

She nodded. "She made a huge impression on them."

"I'll have to tell her."

"Have her come visit soon!"

"I will." I took Sydney's hand and walked over to my sister. "Mari?"

My sister's head snapped up. "Dimka?"

"Yes."

"Is Rose here?"

I laughed. "No, she is at home with Little A. I brought another friend to meet you though. "Her name is Sydney."

Marina looked over at Sydney. "You look like Alexander."

Sydney smiled. "That is because I am his mom."

"I like Alexander." I noticed the slight blush in my sister's face.

My eyebrow went up. "Really..."

"DIMKA!"

I laughed. "Your secret is safe with me sis. I promise."

"I know."

Sydney leaned into me. "She seems normal..."

I smiled at her. "She is normal enough, but she is very slow. She can't really do anything for herself, but man can she talk."

"Are you talking about me?"

"Yes."

"Okay."

I looked back at Sydney. "See?"

She nodded and slowly sat down at my sister's table. "Mari, can I ask you some questions?"

"Yes."

"What is your name?"

"Mari."

"Okay, what is your mom's name?"

"Mom."

"Who is standing next to me?"

"My friend."

"What's his name?"

"Dimka."

"Do you remember my name?"

"Syd."

"That's right. You are so smart."

"That's what Dimka says."

"Well, he would know wouldn't he?"

"Yes."

Sydney smiled at my sister. "I need to get back to Alexander, but it was so nice to meet you."

"You too. Will you come back?"

"I will."

"Will you bring Rose?"

I laughed. "I will. I promise."

Sydney stood back up and we walked out of the classroom. "She is so cool!"

"I know right?"

"So, my son and your sister... What do you think about that?"

"I think it is funny."

"I do too, now I am wondering if I should take him from here... From all his friends..."

"Well, Mama and I had a talk about that once. She said, she was sure that Mari would be happy at home, but could we give her the stimuli she needed? Could we work with her like this?"

Sydney looked at the ground and then back at me. "I have an idea that could help all of us I think..."

"What's that?"

"Adrian said he wants to go house hunting..."

"Right..."

"What if we look for a house here in Russia? We would be close to your family, I would be close to Alexander, he could stay at school, but I could see him everyday, and We would still be close to Adrian's family in Romania..."

I smiled at her. "That sounds like a great idea, and I think you should talk to Adrian about it. I bet he would really go for it."

"Do you really think so?"

"I personally think it is the best option for everyone..."

"Okay, I will talk to him tonight then."

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