~ROSE POV~

I couldn't help but throw all my focus into loading my gun even though I could feel both Dimitri and Vivienne's eyes on me. Lissa was getting ready in the next room and I was ready to get this over with but every second it got closer, I find myself weighing on what I was actually risking.

I finally had a family. I had Dimitri, Vivienne, Lissa, and even my mom now. Something I never thought I would have. I also thought of Lissa's family and the other assassin's and that outweighed my own selfish needs. I knew that if Dimitri tried hard enough, he could more than likely talk me out of this but instead he stayed quiet, something that I was grateful for.

I shoved my gun into my pocket and Lissa walked in at that time. Her blonde hair was pulled back into a messy bun much like my own and I couldn't see them but I knew that she had at least two guns on her. I'd always carried my gun with me until I'd received my father's gun but now that this was coming up, I wanted another gun to be sure that I would have one of my father's bullets for Robert. I tucked the hunting knife into my boot and we made our way over to our small group.

Lissa wrapped her arms around Christian and he held her close in a hug. There was no sign of sarcasm on his face and I hoped that if I didn't come back that she would. It was her turn to be happy and free with her family. I just hoped that this would end to all of us coming back but fairytales aren't real.

I walked to Vivienne and leaned down to her height before wrapping my arms around her neck. I could feel her tears falling down into my hair and held her tighter. It was weird how life worked out. This had all started because of Dimitri but my path had taken a different road because of Vivienne. As I held her, I realized how much I wanted to see her grow up. I wanted to be there on her first day of school every year, see her graduate, go to college, get married, and have children of her own someday.

I pulled back far enough to look into her beautiful brown eyes and smiled at her. "I love you, kiddo."

Her tears started falling faster and she said "I love you too, mama."

I felt a sting in my heart as she said the words and an unfamiliar pain filled me as I looked at her. I kissed her forehead and stood up again before looking at Dimitri. I didn't really know what to say to him, so instead I just wrapped my arms around his neck.

I felt safe in his arms and I wanted to stay there forever but that was something that wasn't going to happen so instead I held him tighter and enjoyed the feeling of his arms around me. He pulled back just enough to look at me before placing a gentle kiss on my lips.

I'd never been kissed before I met him but I could tell that this wasn't a goodbye kiss. He held so much hope that I was coming back and I desperately wanted to believe it, but it wasn't that simple. I let the taste of his mouth, the smell of his hair, and the feeling of his arms around me engulf my senses, wanting nothing more than to carry them with me when I left.

When he pulled back to soon I put my hand on his cheek. "I love you, comrade."

"I love you, Roza." He said and with another quick peck, we moved away from each other.

I looked to Lissa, who was still in Christian's embrace, and crossed my arms. "You don't have to do this."

"Yes, I do. Someone has to keep you alive." She smiled and I appreciated the humor but I also knew that beneath it, she was serious.

She kissed Christian one last time before walking over to me and we turned on our heels and walked out the door.

Once we walked out into the darkness of the city and began making our way for the woods, I felt a feeling of unease wash over me. Lissa noticed this and turned to me.

"Are you okay?" she asked and I knew that she was worried that I'd changed my mind but I wish that was all that it was.

I shrugged and said "There's probably something that I should tell you before we get there."

"Rose." She said and I knew that I was worrying her and in truth, I was a little scared myself. I wasn't afraid to walk in and face Robert. I hadn't been afraid to kill Victor or anyone else. I hadn't been afraid to face Jesse in an alley without a gun on me. This was different.

I took a deep breath before looking down at my feet and asking "You know how we've been taught to trust our instincts no matter what? Even if it seems impossible, our instincts are rarely wrong."

"Of course I do. That's part of the code we live by Rose. It's what makes us so good at what we do. What does this have to do with right now?" Her voice was unsure and afraid so I decided to ease her worries.

I looked back up at her and gave her a determined look before saying "I haven't changed my mind, Lissa. There's nothing that would make me break this promise to you and to the rest of our organization."

She looked relieved and said "Thank goodness."

"I'm going to ask you not to change your mind though too. I don't want you to try and talk me out of this. I'm going to do this, regardless of what's going on because taking down Robert isn't just for us." I told her and I couldn't help but wish that I wouldn't have brought this up or that I could pass it off as something else.

"Rose." She asked and I waited patiently for her to finish. "What are you talking about?"

I looked straight ahead and put my hands in my pockets, the cold metal of the gun helping me focus on Robert. I stayed silent for a minute as we kept walking down the street.

"My instincts are telling me that I'm pregnant."

***An update finally. I wanted to tell everyone thank you for the reviews on the last chapter and I'm so glad that everyone is still enjoying the story. Things are heating up now for sure. They are going to face Robert, there's a baby on the way, and there are sure to be surprises in the next chapter. R&R and thank you for reading.