Wow that's two updates in one night for two different stories, go me! I seriously hope you like this chapter, I told you it wasn't the end... although it sounded like one! Just to let you know I will be doing some updates with the story, nothing to dramatic! Just mooshing some of the shorter chapters together because this story is nowhere near the end and already become very long with short chapters, so just to let you all know. Enjoy! :D


Unfortunately all we could do now was play the waiting game, which in a way was good for me I felt like the world had already started to lift off my shoulders but at the same time I was feeling the nerves for the response. I quietly sat around the outside table as all of my closest friends sat joking and laughing with each other, it made me so happy to see Carla and Eddie together. After Mason he had really deserved someone else in his life to help make him whole again and I think she did just that.

The site of seeing Jace cook food on the outside grill looked so ridiculously domestic I giggled at the site, we had a few other dhampirs from base that we had all grown close to they were all here to there was Nic, Seth and a few others we were a nice intimate group and we all had a lot of fun together. I stood up grabbing another beer to take upstairs with me. I would begin to make desert for everyone, fortunately bring on my own I was forced to learn how to cook I took a liking to baking more than cooking. And surprisingly enough I was a confident baker it was just cooking I was still a little uneasy with I mean I still cook don't get me wrong just the dishes on the simple side though.

I made my way up the stairs happy to hear the laughing and joking in the background I smiled to myself and walked into the kitchen, from there I could still sort of see everyone so I could easily talk to them if I needed to. As I turned around to get some ingredients out of the cupboard I was met with a tall handsome Russian I let out a small startled noise. Having had some drinks my senses hadn't been the sharpest of things at the moment "I'm sorry I didn't mean to startle you." He spoke

Dimitri had become a lot more confident with approaching me it reminded me of when we were still together at the academy before things went pear shaped we were often like this together he would let his walls down. I still always felt jealous sometimes that he didn't treat me like he treated Tasha but I had also realized that he would never treat her the way he treated me. Dimitri was a special person, so special that he treated everyone differently the way they all deserved to be treated I never saw him with his family but I could imagine.

"That's okay, it's just because I've had a bit to drink. Not your fault." I spoke
I could tell that we were both thinking about the last time I was drunk by the way he gravitated towards me but things were different now I wasn't as drunk, I refused to be effected by Lissa's darkness and I was happy with life at the moment.
"Do you need any help?" he asked
he smiled a knowing smile "I'll have you know that I can cook just fine now!" I laughed slightly. He held his hands up smiling
"I just asked if you needed help." He mocked innocence but I knew better
"It was your smile that gave you away, I know you Dimitri Alexander Belikova." I teased.

His face turned serious for a moment not the sad kind of serious but the happy, considerate kind of happiness. But lit up again within a second he was smiling happily. He moved next to me taking his duster off so it didn't get food on it as I got out the ingredients. Dimitri and I were lightly mucking around in the kitchen together cooking and if thought I was doing something wrong he would tell me and I would challenge him about it saying that it was my way. I fed him one of the cookies I baked and I could tell he enjoyed the taste "See, I told you, you didn't need that much sugar the condensed milk is enough!" I said smiling at his reaction. That was one of the many things that he challenged me about.

But we had also made some of his Russian recipes, the ones that his mother taught him so he would stop eating all the food in the house I smiled at him fondly as he showed me and told me the stories behind them. It was easy for me to fall in love with Dimitri again and I could tell he wasn't even completely intending to win me over that's just how it was when we were together easy it always had been until we both realized there was a world out there and that's exactly what came crashing back into our world "Rose the dinner is almost ready are you sure you still want to make the salads as well?" he asked clearly taking notice of the baked items all over the kitchen. "It looks like you've both done a lot of work already." He gave us both a knowing grin.

I purposely moved myself away from Dimitri as I wasn't meant to be succumbing to his sex god tastiness "You've done a lot to its okay I will do this." I smiled at him as he walked off leaving Dimitri and I alone again I was beginning to think that being left alone wasn't the best thing to do right now.
"What would you like me to do?" Dimitri asked politely again.
"Drink more." I said sliding another beer down the bench to him.

I started to busy myself with the salads and extras for dinner "are you trying to get me drunk Rose?" he was looking at me seriously
I didn't know what to say to him because that's exactly what I was trying to do. And I felt a little guilty because it was for my own guilty pleasure more than anything; I had never seen him drunk he had always been that strong person ready to jump into action at any time. The more he stared at me with that serious expression the more I could see it coming undone.

Eventually a big smile spread across his face and I pushed him lightly he knew what I was thinking and again it was almost foreign to see him relaxing so much as it was.
"You should get ready for dinner outside, you're a distraction and at this rate we won't be eating." I spoke in a light way but in actual fact I was feeling quite flustered.

I had finally got all the last minute dinner items together and began to walk them downstairs, Nicole and Carla had come up to help as well. Walking down the stairs I saw the most magnificent site Dimitri naturally blending in with everyone else laughing and joking along with all "he's been like this all night, everyone gets along with him." Nicole leaned in whispering to me as we walked down the stairs Carla nodded in agreement and they both bumped the hips against mind laughing while wiggling their eyebrows. I laughed at the site causing Dimitri to look up at me smiling.

Every time we had these dinners together I never understood why we got through so much food, but as we all demolished the items on the table I sat back and looked at everyone in awe as we weren't even near the puking stage after you'd eaten to much I was impressed every time.

Dinner was finished and we all sat around the table and continued to drink and talk we all shared embarrassing stories and jokes but we mostly just all hung out "Do you remember that time we played spot light drunk Rose?" Jace asked me I smiled remembering one of the many school offences we had committed that night.
"How could I forget." I smirked

Seth joined in "Maybe we should do that now? I mean we're all pretty smashed." I laughed slightly. Jace and my smile grew
"Okay, but one rule, there are no rules! Plus those who don't feel they want to get injured I suggest not, there is a lot of injuries in this game," I said standing up grinning "and if anyone gets blood on my nice carpet you'll be wishing you died receiving that cut of over my wrath. Shot not!" I said before running off into the wild bush that lay ahead.

It was tradition that we blasted the music up as high as it would go while playing and I felt like fist pumping with pride as Jace turned on 'Eye of the Tiger' it was the official jam for ultimate spot light. I giggled as I continued to run through the forest behind me I could hear the shouts and other laughs as we all ran in different directions to the music. More often than not we also didn't use a torch even though that was the point of the game. It was more like hide and seek in the pitch black completely added to the effect of it all.

Hours went on and there were constant noises of joy all throughout the landscape around me but eventually we all grew tired and sober so we all called it in. people began to pour out after helping me with the dishes. It was quiet and I decided to quickly wash up the small amount of dishes than wouldn't fit into the dishwasher. I was peacefully doing it by myself as I knew that Dimitri was in the shower which is exactly why I had to distract myself by doing the dishwasher.

Eventually he walked into the kitchen and without saying a word began to help me, as I pulled out the plug and placed the last plate in the drying rack I heard Dimitri laugh and felt his hand on my face wiping something off. When I looked at up at him he spoke "Sorry, you had a soap bubble on your cheek."
He just looked at me and I know that I couldn't resist him anymore that I already had; a woman could only be so strong in the presence of a tall sexy Russian.

With three years of my built up aggression towards him I pulled him closer and forced his lips on mine. Straight away Dimitri reacted fighting for dominance, but right now I wasn't allowing that to happen I teased him by grabbing his hair and kissing so close to his mouth but never actually on his mouth, when I heard a groan of frustration I smirked and allowed him the entrance he was begging for.

As I felt his tongue glide along mine I felt home, I never wanted to stop this. He hoisted me onto the bench that I had just cleaned and his hands began to roam. After a little bit more of fighting for dominance Dimitri finally kept me on the bench by moved me closer so both our crotches we touching each other. He continued to kiss up and down my neck and at some stages dared to kiss down lower.

I lifted his shirt off wanting to see his bared chest, I drunk it in as I started kissing and touching it myself seeing Dimitri dropping his head back with enjoyment and watching me when I stopped. He removed my shirt and made his way for my lips again before he started playing with the hemline of my pants.

He saw me hesitate briefly and I saw something click in his lust filled gaze taking the tiniest step back to be respectful although I could see that he didn't want to move "I'm so sorry, I know that you wanted to wait for things to settle down, but around you I can't help myself." He spoke with a gruff voice
"Oh no, no, no it's not that!" I spoke quietly trying to reassure him.
Oh god I wanted this just as much as him the distance between us now was killing me.

Looking at me thinking I think something finally clicked in his head "Are you still a virgin?" he asked
I felt like an idiot I mean I was a twenty one year old virgin I mean I had done other things since high school, a lot of other things but when it actually came to the sex part it just never happened it was usually me that bailed before that and I didn't know why I liked to blame it on the fact that I was so busy all the time especially with this but I think a large part had to do with my constant unrequited love.

I looked up at him timidly and silently gave him the tiniest nod before I saw a spark in his eyes the next thing I knew he roughly picked me up from the bench grunting as he pushed me against the wall, I couldn't help but let out a giggle as I saw the power I had over him and the fact that something so small had made the side of Dimitri I only I knew to come out, the side that still lost control. The side that provoked him to punch his dad and the side that reminded me so much of myself.

I was broken out of my thoughts as a sexy Russian pressed his lips against mind fighting for my attention. I instantly gave him back the attention he deserved as he tightened his hold around my legs and walked up to my room. I could tell he was past waiting now as he laid me down on the bed he started to work his way up my body "you're beautiful" he said making his way towards my neck and kissing that one extremely sensitive spot just behind my ear that only he knew about.

He made sure I was okay at first and honestly I was more than okay I think the fact that the amount of pleasure he had given me completely over-ridded any pain. But as time went on everything Dimitri did was slow and with a purpose, each thrust, each kiss and I couldn't help but pick it all up naturally with him. I knew he was doing everything in his power to put myself first and as we both ended together I used every ounce of strength I had left to push him off me while taking myself with him so I cuddled up to his chest.

We both laid there with starry expressions on our faces he began to play with my hair "I love you so much Roza." He said kissing my head
so long ago I would have been scared of those words because protecting moroi that wasn't allowed to happen but now it only sent thrills through my body.
"I love you to comrade." I told him affectionately using his old nick name. And that was when I knew that this meant something to him and I couldn't deny that this wasn't going anywhere that wasn't just sex, he loved me, and he had made love to me.


Okay so what do you think?! I need serious input what do we all think of the half lemons? It's not an intense, detailed sex scene and I'm sorry if that's what you wanted but I couldn't do it so I hope the subtle sex scene will suffice. BUT I SERIOUSLY NEED OPINIONS ON WHAT YA'LL THINK ABOUT IT, EVERYTHING AND ANYTHING. Were you all surprised that they got dirty? Also I know you probably think it's all really lame that Rose is still a virgin at 21 but honestly who else could do it other than Dimitri I didn't have the heart to not write it! So sorry if that disappointed you, but if it didn't let me know!