Disclaimer: I do not own the characters in this story. We have Richelle Mead to thank us for Rose, Dimitri and the others.

Chapter 21

"Holy shit Lissa, do you need to get to the hospital?"

"I can't. I haven't booked a room. Well I have, but at a special maternity hospital about 4 hours away. I don't think I'd make it there."

Dimitri had apologised to guests and told them to enjoy dinner as him and Christian helped escort Lissa to the car. I joined them, reassuring Lissa that she would be ok. They helped her into the car.

"Guys, I'd hurry, the contractions are starting." Lissa cringed with pain.

"Dimitri, you're a doctor." Christian spun around once Lissa was lying on the back seat of their new SUV. "Yeah. But not birthing doctor. I do stitches and broken bones. Not babies."

"Lissa could guide you." I turned to her. "Didn't you specialise in this in college Liss?"

She nodded. She quickly gave us a list of things she would need. Luckily, the reception hall was also a hotel and I was able to quickly book any empty room available. The guys carried Lissa upstairs as I went back to the party to find my parents. They were mingling with guests. Some people started asking questions but I didn't have time. My father responded first, with my mother heading straight for the room.

"Mom, no. I know she's pretty much your daughter, but she only wants Dimitri and Christian in there. She told me to enjoy my wedding, but I can't because my husband is upstairs helping my best friend give birth. Dimitri said he'd call when they were done. Meanwhile they want us to continue, he said we can do the cake cutting when he gets back, he doesn't think it'll take long."

"Are you sure?" she seemed worried.

"Yeah, Dimitri's a great doctor and with Lissa guiding him, that baby is going to come out perfectly." Both my parents drew me in for a hug. It had been a while since either of them hugged me but it felt good. "I'll let you know if I hear anything." Both my parents nodded and headed off to the bar. I took off to find Dimitri's family to explain where he had gone.

When I reached the Belikovs, Karolina had taken Paul and Zoya back to their hotel as it was getting late. I think Yeva must've gone too because she was nowhere in sight.

"Rose, where's Dimitri? Is Lissa ok? Do you need me for anything?"

"Olena, everything is fine. He's gone to help Lissa, they'll be ok. She's in good hands." She hugged me and told me that if I needed anything that she was there.

"Thanks Olena."

She held up her hand.

"I'm mama now, you're my daughter now." I smiled and she kissed me on the cheek.

"Thank you."

We had been back to Russia to visit everyone for Christmas and we told them the good news. Dimitri had rung them after it happened, but we wanted to go see them and tell them. They had been over the moon. Dimitri had asked mama when he rang her not to tell anyone else. They wanted to surprise everyone when we got there. And they were definitely surprised. Viktoria had jumped out of her seat, almost knocking over a glass of wine. It was at that point I asked her to be a bridesmaid. She almost choked me with the hug she gave me.

I was headed back to the table to have something to eat as all the drama had made me forget to eat when the food came out. I couldn't eat very much when I did because I was so worried about Lissa and her baby.

Another hour passed and I heard no news. Some guests had started to leave. It was nearing 11pm so I didn't blame them. Olena and the others had stayed around, plus my parents and Jill and Eddie. Ivan and Viktoria had left about 30 minutes earlier as they had an early flight back to Russia. Olena and the others weren't leaving until Monday so they decided to stay around for support. Mia had been there as we had now become friends and she wanted to be there for Lissa and Christian. They left us one table and the staff had cleared up the rest of the place. They had let us stay due to the circumstances. Adrian brought us a round of drinks and I stuck to the water I hadn't finished earlier. It approached midnight and there was still no word. A few of the others had left, leaving just Dimitri's family and my parents. At 12:30, I received a call. I picked up almost instantly.

"Dimitri? Is she ok?"

"It's a boy. Do you want to come and meet him?" It was Christian, Dimitri would have been cleaning up the baby and preparing him for us to come and see him. He was also likely to be helping Lissa recover and giving her the strongest pain medication he could get his hands on.

"We'd love to." He hung up after he apologised for the night not going as planned and I told him it was ok.

I announced the news to everyone. "That was Christian. She had a boy. They said we could go meet them." I asked the receptionist for the room they were in. They were on the third floor. Lissa had been wrapped up in the covers on the bed and her baby in Christian's tuxedo jacket. They were both lying on the bed next to each other, cooing over the baby. Dimitri was nowhere in sight when I entered the room. I made a bee-line straight for Lissa and her new baby. She handed her little boy to Christian and sat up as best she could. I hugged her gently.

"I'm sorry Rose. I wasn't expecting this to happen tonight. This little guy just wanted to come out earlier. He must've heard the party going on outside." She giggled lightly. I still couldn't see Dimitri. I noticed that there was someone on the balcony. It was Dimitri. He was on the phone. To who, I don't know. I'm sure he would tell me when he came back inside.

"Have you decided on a name yet?"

Christian answered. "Yeah. This is Mason Alexander Ozera."

I smiled. Lissa had always loved that name. I'm sure she managed to convince Christian to name their little boy that. It suited him so well. His eyes were closed but when Lissa handed him to me they opened a tiny bit. They were green, just like Lissa's.

"Lissa, I can't. You should spend this time with him. I can wait."

"Rose, you're his god-mother; you get to hold him now."

"I'm what? Really?"

"I couldn't think of a better person." Christian replied. He smiled at me. "Go on, hold him Rose."

I was handed a towel from the bathroom so I wouldn't ruin my dress. Lissa got up as best she could and Christian handed Mason to her. She carefully placed him in my arms and at that moment, Dimitri walked in. He came and stood beside me and kissed my head.

"I'm sorry Roza. I should've been down there with you."

"No, Lissa needed you. You did a good job. He's perfect."

I looked down to baby Mason and his eyes opened all the way. He looked just like Lissa. I'm sure her parents would be proud of her. I know I was. I handed Mason back to her and Dimitri said that the both of us should probably get going because I plane would leave at 2pm the next day. I didn't know where we were going. Dimitri had picked our stop over spot before we got to our final destination. He wrapped his arms around me and kissed me gently. We said our goodbyes and headed back home. I drove because I could tell Dimitri was tired. When we got back to our apartment it was almost 2am. We stripped off our clothes and got straight into bed. Tonight had been amazing, even with Lissa giving birth in the hotel above the wedding reception.