I'm so sorry that it's late, guys, but here's the next chapter. In this chapter Tasha has a little heart-to-heart with Rose and Dimitri. Hope you guys like it :)

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Rose pov

I was sitting next to a sleeping Dimitri. He looked so peaceful sleeping right then. I smiled at the thought of him being able to get out of here soon.

There was a soft knock at the door. I got up and opened the door. It was Tasha.

"Hey, Tasha. What's up?" I whispered, not wanting to wake Dimitri.

"Just wanted to heck on Dimka," she said, looking past me to Dimitri.

"He's doing okay," I told her, walking out the door, closing it so we don't wake Dimitri.

"That's good," she said.

I nodded, not knowing what to say next it was quiet then; neither of us saying anything. We were both left to our own thoughts.

"I'm sorry," Tasha said a little later.

"For?" I asked, confused.

"Everything." She took a deep breath before continuing. "For taking Dimitri away from you. For hating you because of Dimitri's feelings for you. For taking Dimitri to that party. For him being put into this hospital." She paused, looking down. "For being jealous of you."

"There's no need to be jealous of me."

"You have Dimitri's heart," she explained. "I don't.'

"You have his heart…just not in the way I do."

She scoffed. "You have his full heart, though. "His love."

"You have his friendship. That's almost as good."

"True." She smiled.

"Roza?" I heard Dimitri groan.

"Can I talk to him instead?" Tasha asked.

I nodded, moving away from the door, allowing her entrance. I waited outside until they were done talking.

Dimitri pov

"Roza?" I groaned. I had woken up and she wasn't in here. I wonder where she's gone to, I thought.

Just then, the door opened and Tasha walked in.

"Hey, Tash. Where's Rose?" I asked.

"Outside. I wanted to talk to you and she's giving us some privacy," she explained.

"Oh. What did you want to talk about?"

She took a deep breath. "I know that you don't love me like you love Rose, but I just can't help but love you more than just a friend, Dimka. But…I was talking to Rose, and she's a really nice girl. You're lucky to have a girl like her." She closed her eyes as she spoke her next words: "And she's lucky to have a guy like you in her life."

I smiled. "Thanks, Tash." I reached out to hug her. She hugged me back and stepped away.

"I guess you want Rose now," she said with s small smile.

I nodded. "Please."

"Get better soon, Dimka," she said, turning toward the door and leaving.

Life may not work out the way you want it to; but, if you play your cards right, things always work out in the end.