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Dimitri's POV

Roza held on to her belly as I laid her on her side on the bed. Viktoria went and got a feeder for Victor while the rest of us rushed around the room finding things that could help. Janine had taken Danialla to the jail cells and the only person allowed to enter was Mikhail. Janine would relieve him once the babies were born. I did not trust the doctor in the room so he was also brought down to the cells. I have seen and helped deliver babies before but I never thought it would be my own. I had no idea how to deliver twins, I didn't know if there were any differences but I didn't want to find out.

Roza cried out again and I rushed to her side. "Roza your going to have to start pushing soon." I wiped the hair off her face. "Roza darling what can I do?" she searched for my hand so I put it in hers. She squeezed hard while the other hand held her belly. She screamed out again as another contraction took over her. When her belly started to glow I knew my little ones were coming. I used my other hand to rub her belly hoping to help her with the pain. My hand started glowing and I could feel the energy move from my one hand to the one that was holding Roza's hand. She arched her back just slightly and I pulled my hand away from hers. When she relaxed back down on the bed she opened her eyes and looked directly into my eyes.

A tear ran down her face that lit up. "Hi brown eyes, god how I've missed you." She said to me. It took me a few seconds to understand she was talking to my eyes. She could see my eyes.

"Roza can you see me with your eyes?" I know the question sounded almost stupid but I needed to ask. She nodded her head and then screamed out again when another contraction hit.

"Damn it! This hurts like hell." She yelled. I hated seeing her in such pain but I had no idea how to help her.

"Of course dear, what did you expect?" everyone whirled around to see Yeva standing in the doorway. My savior! My mother and Abe were standing behind her.

My mom came over to me and kissed my forehead. Yeva was moving faster than I had ever seen the old women move in my life. She had Roza undressed with a white sheet wrapped around her upper chest another sheet was covering the rest of her. Yeva moved so she was between Roza's legs and checked her.

"Dimitri I need a tub of warm water, a pair scissors, and a rubber band. Someone get some towels and blankets." She moved so she was in a sitting position at Roza's legs. "Roza I need you to start pushing." She told her.

I moved so I was next to Roza holding her hand as she bore down and pushed with all she could. Yeva was watching between her legs as my mother pulled her hair into a bun so she could see properly. Roza relaxed for only twenty seconds when another contraction hit. She pushed harder crying out when she did. "Dimitri sit behind her and help her push." Yeva told me. I kicked off my shoes and climbed into the bed. My legs were pushed up against hers, her body now supported by me.

"Dimitri when she pushes I want you to push her into almost a sitting position." It didn't take long for another contraction and I did as my grandmother told me. "Oh, a heads crowning." I pulled my Roza's hair off her soaked forehead.

"Come on Roza. You're doing great." I told her as I kissed her cheek. Her hand reached up and cupped the side of my face. She started crying out again, "Push Roza, push hard." She did and Yeva's hands disappeared under the sheet.

Lissa and Christian were both on Roza's right side standing towards her chest area. Bailey was sitting with her mother on the small couch that had been moved to the other side of the room. Janine, Adrian and Viktoria were on Roza's left side. My mother came over to give me a damp washcloth and then stood behind Yeva.

"One more push Roza and the first baby will be out." Yeva told her. When the contraction came I sat up a little so Roza was almost in crouch. She pushed with all her might, yelling at the top of her lungs.

"I can't give anymore." She said out of breath. She relaxed into me exhausted. I pulled her hair out of her face as I wiped the sweat running down the side of her face. It was then that I heard the sweetest cry I had ever heard. One of my babies was born.

Rose's POV

That last push was so painful but I forgot all about it when I heard my little miracle cry. Yeva was suctioning the baby's nose and mouth out before she wrapped it in a white blanket and set it on my chest. Dimitri's head was next to mine as we both looked down on our son. With my other hand I reached up and put my hand on Dimitri's cheek. He kissed my cheek and reached out to touch his son's cheek. The little boy had hair on his head that was almost black. I was sure after it was all cleaned up it would be dark brown. His eyes were a soft warm brown just like his dads.

My mother looked at me and smile lightly. "Good job Rose. Now what's his name?" she asked me. Dimitri and I had already come up with the names months ago but refused to tell anyone.

Dimitri smiled at my mom before answering, "Nicolai, but we'll be calling him Nick for short." I handed Nick over to Viktoria who took him over to the couch and sat down with him. Adrian followed her and they both made baby noises.

Lissa grabbed my hand, "He's so cute Rose." I knew Lissa was waiting for the little girl. She planned on spoil them rotten, but she wanted to play dress up with my little girl. It wasn't but a few moments later that I started having another huge contraction. Yeva checked me again and smiled at me when she was done. "Child you need to push again."

"No kidding." I bore down and pushed hard. Leaning into Dimitri helped and just having him that close felt like he was an actual part of delivering the baby.

"Now there's no need to get smart." Yeva said making everyone laugh. "I see the top of her head Roza, push hard." I did as she asked me, her head was out now all I needed to do was to push her shoulders out and the hard part would be done. Yeva suctioned her nose and mouth before I could push again.

"Come on Roza only one more push and our daughter will be here." Dimitri whispered in my ear sending a shiver down my spine. I laughed lightly. After all I was going through at that moment he still made me want him by just whispering. Damn was I in trouble. "What are you laughing at love?" he asked me.

"Nothing." I said as another contraction pulled me under. I pushed and then heard the cry of my baby girl. Yeva cleaned her up and handed her to me. Her eyes were a little lighter than her brothers and the small about of brown hair had small little curls in it.

"So what's her name?" Olena asked. She looked at her with love and reached out for her. I handed her to Olena, she tucked her into her arms rocking her. Olena was cleaning her and wrapped a blanket around her.

"Her name is Tyrla." I answered. (pronounced tear-la). Dimitri pulled himself out from behind me and took Nick from Lissa. She had just gotten him and was pretty reluctant to give him up. He held Nick, his head in his hand, his body across his forearm. He reached out his other hand to his mother, she put Tyrla in the same position his brother was in. The tears running down Dimitri's face touched my heart. He looked at his children before looking at me.

"Marry me Roza." More silent tears fell down his face. He began to glow as well as our little ones.

Olena spoke before I could answer, "boy I know I taught you better than that. Do you even have a ring?" he shook his head without looking away from me. I know why it suddenly came to mind, it was love. Neither one of us had thought about marriage because guardians don't get married. Dhampirs seldom get married, dhampirs don't have children with other dhampirs. His mother might have thought it to be the wrong timing but I didn't. Everything that has ever happened between us has been a little unorthodox. Why not go all the way?

He walked over to me setting the twins in each of my arms. We never looked away from each other, he bent over and kissed my lips so softly, so loving. The both of us covered in sweat, blood, and fluid but it didn't matter. He pulled away from me never looking away.

"Yes." I said keeping eye contact. He reached out his hand to cup my face and then he closed his eyes and smiled.

Dimitri held the twins while Lissa helped me to the bathroom to wash up. She was washing my hair when I felt the warmth flow through my body. "Lissa you didn't have to do that." I told her.

"Oh, I know but I heard that the recovery time takes so long and it's not very fun. Besides you don't have to worry about it harming the babies now and your glow thing changes it to something else. No more darkness, well maybe not no more but you know what I mean."

"Thanks." I said. And I was thankful. She healed the things that would cause me pain for the next few weeks. Lissa left so I could put on a dark purple v-neck night shirt. When I was done and was back into the room to see everyone had gone, Dimitri had taken a shower somewhere else and was lying on the cleaned bed with the twins lying next to him. He looked up when I came into the room and smiled at me. He was wearing a pair of black pajama pants and a thin white tank top. I lay down on the opposite side so we were looking at each other with the twins between us.

"They are so beautiful, just like their mother." Dimitri said.

"Ahh, sweet but I think they look more like you." I told him. Someone had cleaned and dressed the two in a white onezee. Tyrla's hair was lighter than Nick's and so were her eyes.

"So Yeva weighed and measured them. Nicolai weighs six pounds and two ounces. He's twenty-two inches long. Tyrla weighs five pounds and twelve ounces and is twenty inches long. They both have all ten fingers and ten toes each. Yeva said they are healthy little bundles of joy. Those were her words exactly. She also said they are rather long for twins but assured me that was normal for babies." his hand went down to Nick. My little boy wrapped his tiny hand around Dimitri's finger. "Did Lissa heal you?" he asked me.

"Yeah, how did you know?" most women after having a baby bleed for awhile after and are really sore, from what I heard.

"I take it you haven't looked down. You look like you were never pregnant. And that shirt is showing off your sexy curves." He wagged his eyebrows at me before laughing at my horrified face.

"You are not getting any until we have protection. Did you really want to marry me?" I asked.

"More than I've ever wanted anything. You gave me a family now I want you to be my wife. I can't see my life without you in it. Roza I'll always adore you, love you and need you. So why not make you my wife?" I leaned over and kissed his soft lips.

"Dimitri I never thought I would or could love someone so much and I can't wait to be Mrs. Belikov." I know it sounds sappy but that's the way that he has always made me feel.

"Can I ask you something without you getting all worked up?" I gave him a questionable look and then nodded my head. "Why did you love me still after what I did to you when I was a strigoi? How could you still love me?" never would I have thought this was where our conversation would lead to.

"Dimitri did you stop loving me?" he shook his head. "Then you understand why I didn't. You mean a lot to me. When you were gone I felt like I was missing a piece of myself. I went to find you for my own selfish reasons. I left Lissa because I would be a mess if I didn't know your soul was at peace. The love I have for you sent me into the unknown. When I found out I might be able to save you the only thought was to try. It was only after I had broken Victor out of jail when I found out it would have to be Lissa that staked you." I let my eyes fall to my little ones between us hoping he wouldn't see how close I came to allowing her to do it. She loved me enough to know how much he meant to me to make the final decision for herself.

"You know I always thought myself lucky for loving someone so much the way I love you but to hear that you love me the same way is amazing. I'm sorry I ever pushed you away. It started at the academy and then when I was back to a dhampir. I will never push you away again Roza."

"You better not. That wasn't a very good time for me." The moment that came out of my mouth I wished I could take it back. Dimitri's face was covered in pain and sadness. I didn't mean it the way he was taking it so I reached my hand out and traced it down the side of his face. "Comrade don't be upset. All that matters is we are together now" I could just kick myself in the ass.

"Roza I am sorry I hurt you. You know I thought you had forgiven me while you were in jail just to put my mind at ease. When I thought you were dead I couldn't believe what an ass I had been to deny my love for you."

"You said ass." I started laughing. He joined me as we let all the crap from the past dissolve with the fresh beginning of our little family. I couldn't wait to get back to the mansion. The space, the privacy, the pool and if anything went wrong there was always the compound under the ground.

"Get some sleep Roza, we're going to need it. I can't believe I'm a father to the children of my beloved." I rolled my eyes at his cheesy comment and kissed both of my babies then kissed Dimitri before I closed my eyes.

Sorry for the wait. This was one of those sweet chapters. Now right around the corner is the battle to set things right. Hope you all are enjoying the story. Please review.