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I just wanted to touch base and say that I am NOT making any derogatory statements towards anyones sexual orientation.

LOVE is LOVE. No one has said anything to me. But, I just wanted to make you aware.

I would NEVER want to hurt someone's feelings. It is all said in humor.

As always..I Own Nothing.

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Terri =D

Chapter 52

Rose's POV

Hailey was gracious enough to watch Ethan so Adrian and I could enjoy our last night here. I hated to leave, but we would be on our way back home in the morning.

We had agreed to go our separate ways from everyone else and I personally liked the idea of just the two of us, alone. I didn't particularly feel like entertaining tonight.

Adrian took my hand in his, leading us towards a small cabana not far from Abe's main house.

I raised my brow at him. "You do know that I am hungry for food, right? By the way, where are you taking me?"

"Rosemarie! I am appalled with the way your mind is constantly in the gutter. Is that all you see me as…a play thing." He had a mask of mock disbelief. Yeah, right!

"Oh, I know…poor baby! You are suffering from me using you too much. Please forgive me." I playfully bumped into him as we entered the tiny bungalow.

Adrian had the small space set up so beautifully. He had candles lit, music playing, and a dessert with strawberries, blueberries, and lots of whipped cream. It looked positively delicious. My stomach growled just looking at it.

I turned and smiled at him. "I sure hope you don't expect me to share that dessert with you."

He wrapped his arms around my waist from behind and whispered as his lips brushed my cheek. "I wouldn't dream of it."

"Okay..I will share. You don't play fair, Mr. Ivashkov." I groaned.

He kissed my head and then pulled out my chair. "Sit down and eat. I know you're dying too!"

"Ah, you do know me too well."

He studied my face as I ate. I knew he had something that he really wanted to discuss with me and didn't know where to start. "Just ask me, Adrian."

He chuckled lightly. "Promise you won't get mad."

I gave him a straight forward look. "I don't know..if it involves another woman…I don't think your request is possible."

"Jesus Rose! It doesn't involve another woman. It involves another man."

I choked on my dessert. "What?"

He gave me the most disgusted look. "For Christ's sake! Are you serious?" He shook his head. "That's not what I meant."

"Thank god." I started to laugh at the expression that was on his face. But, then it changed to a serious grimace.

"Rose." He took a moment to find some courage, I think. "You still love Dimitri. Don't you?" His eyes never left mine while waiting for my answer.

I suddenly felt nervous. "Why do you ask that?"

He rested his hand under his chin, never breaking eye contact. "Today at the beach. I knew you were thinking of him when I was walking with Ethan. I saw the sadness consume you. You wished he were there with you in that moment. I could feel it."

I knew I couldn't deny it. He knows the truth. "Why are you bringing this up now? What would it matter anyways? Dimitri is gone."

I paused slightly. "Does it bother you that I keep his memory close to my heart? I can't change that Adrian. I won't and I can't lie to you."

I took a cleansing breath to calm my shaking nerves. "Besides, how can you feel it? Can you read my thoughts now?"

"I can't read your thoughts exactly, but I get a sense of what you're thinking and how you are feeling. In order for me to sense your thoughts, I have to be fairly close to you. However, to feel what you're feeling…I don't think it knows any distance.

If I were on the other side of the world and you were in pain. I would feel it. When you hurt, I hurt. And when you were sad today? Well….I felt it too!"

"I am so sorry, Adrian. I don't mean to hurt you." I reached across the table to grasp his hand.

His beautiful green eyes searched mine. 'Rose, if you could bring Dimitri back, would you?"

My pulse started to race as if my heart would escape my chest. I didn't want to answer his question. I knew without a doubt that I would give anything, do anything to bring him back. I just continued to stare into Adrian's eyes.

"Adrian,…. Dimitri is gone. I can't bring him back. I don't believe such a thing is possible." I whispered.

He gave me a small smile and gently squeezed my hand. "You never know. Don't you believe in the unbelievable."

I gazed at him, trying to decipher the meaning of his words. The strange thing was that Yeva had told me the same thing just before I left from Russian.

"No, I don't believe in fairytales. They don't exist. There is life and death. And Dimitri is dead." I stated with finality.

He took a deep breath and released it slowly as if he wasn't completely convinced with my previous statement. "One more thing."

I was not liking the direction our evening was heading in. "Do you love me?"

I was shocked he could ask me such a question. "Of course I do."

He held on to my hand. "Do you still want to be my wife?" There was so much sadness in his voice.

I looked at him with confusion. "Adrian! What is going on?…. Have you… changed your mind?"

He kept the intensity of his stare going with mine. "I just need to know that this is what you want."

"Yes, I want to be your wife and yes, I love you. …. Adrian?"

He gave me a small grin as he pulled me up from my chair and brought me in his arms. He started to slow dance with me. "Rosemarie Hathaway. I want nothing more than for you to be my wife and cherish whatever time I may have with you. I want you to be happy."

"We have our whole lives and I am ha…" Adrian brought his finger to my lips to shoosh me.

"I told you before that I would take any part of your heart you could give me and I still mean it. I know you love me, but I just want you to be sure of your decision. I don't want you to have any regrets…no matter what might happen later on in our lives."

I was so confused. I hated to admit it, but it seemed as though Adrian was having one of his moments.

I took his face in my hands and gazed into his eyes. "I love you and I want you. Nothing is going to change that. We are having a baby and getting married. Let's be happy. I don't want to hear anymore of this talk, okay?"

Adrian kissed me softly and then rested his forehead against mine. He whispered. "I would do anything for you. I would die for you. Always remember that my Little Dhampir."

The was the last thing he said as he lifted me in his arms and carried me to that big, inviting bed.

I was sleeping comfortably in Adrian's arm when I heard Lissa squealing in my brain. I sat up and grabbed my head. "Jesus Lord, Make her stop!"

Adrian sat up with sheer panic. "What? What's wrong? Rose, are you okay?" He grabbed my arms, his face was white with fear and then it vanished.

"I'm sorry. It's Lissa. She is excited about something."

Adrian mumbled. "Well, I guess you can rule out that their having sex."

I smacked him. "Stop it! She is looking for me. We need to put our clothes on..they will be here in a minute."

Adrian rolled his eyes. "I could have told you that. Why do we always have to be interrupted?"

"Why did you ask if I was okay? Couldn't you tell if something was wrong with me?"

"Yeah, After I finally woke up a little. You scared the hell out of me. I sensed it right after the words left my mouth." He looked so aggravated.

"Oh! I see." It was then Lissa came around the corner pulling Chris with her.

"Ivashkov." Christian said as he gave a nod of acknowledgement.

"Ozera." Adrian did the same thing in return.

I couldn't take it anymore. So, I smacked both of them in the head. "Grow up!"

"Oww!" They said in unison.

Christian whined. "Hathaway, I was in drag make-up on youtube. I had fucking pink bows in my hair. The video has had over 100,00 hits in 24 hours. Ahhh!... That's not cool."

Adrian was sitting there laughing. "I think it's great!"

I turned and gave him a death glare and he instantly stopped laughing. "Okay sweetheart. I will take it down. But, I am not saying I am sorry."

"Whatever…just take it down." I scolded him.

I turned to Lissa. "What are you so excited about? I tried to reach you through the bond, but then you blocked me out."

She held out her left hand to show me a beautiful diamond ring. "Oh my god! Liss, you're engaged?" I hugged her as the feeling of happiness engulfed us both.

"Congratulations, man." Adrian said to Chris as they shook hands.

"Thanks." Christian answered. How sweet! They were on their way to kissing and making up.

"Rose, I want you to be my Maid of Honor. Will you?" Lissa was bursting with joy.

"Of course! Who else would do it?" I laughed at her.

We all decided to walk back to the house together. It was right before dawn and our plane would be leaving for home in three hours. None of us had really had any rest and it was going to make for an interesting flight home.

"Have you considered when you'll get married?" I asked.

"Christian and I have decided to wait until I've graduated from college. He will be a St. Vladimir's and I will be at Lehigh University for a while. We will figure it out." She had such a radiant smile on her face.

We were walking into the house at this point. "I am so happy for you." I hugged her again.

"We better get our things rounded up since we will be leaving in less than three hours. We will see you on the plane. And Liss, I am really happy for you. Both of you."

We had arrived safely from the Grand Caymans and have been back at Court for a week. I didn't think I would feel this way, but I was glad to be home. I missed our apartment.

Even though we have been back a while, my mind still won't let me rest. I kept thinking about what Adrian said to me that night at the cabana. He acted as if he had a premonition of sorts, things to come.

The way he acted really concerned me. I tried to talk to him, but he said he didn't want to discuss it. So, I respected his wishes and let the whole thing go."

I walked back into our bedroom to tell Adrian that I had a doctor's appointment, when I saw him writing in a leather bound book. "What are you writing?"

He glanced up, shocked to see me standing there. "It's nothing…I ….occasionally write down thoughts or whatever." He seemed slightly embarrassed that I caught him.

"You keep a journal?" I was caught completely off guard.

"Yeah, just recently. I guess I started to write around the time you were..umm..hurt by Tatiana's guardians." He took a breath. "I guess it helped in a way. Why do you think it strange?"

I really didn't know what to think. I guess it was usual for a guy to keep a journal, but who was I to judge. "No..I am just surprised."

He just smiled at me and put the book away. He changed the subject. "What's on the agenda for today?"

I walked over to our bed and sat beside him. "I have to go to the doctor's, but we have a slight problem."

He raised his brow. "What kind of problem?"

"Hailey is off today and I am going to have to leave Ethan with you. I know you didn't want to miss any appointments. However, we are in a predicament." I ran my fingers through his hair. He had such soft hair and I

couldn't resist touching it. But, it wasn't just that. Adrian seemed troubled by something and he wasn't sharing it with me. I was saddened by that fact that he wouldn't let me share his burdens.

He gave a slight grin. "It's okay. We boys will just hang out here until you get home." He pressed his lips to mine, quickly.

"Adrian? What's wrong? I know something is bothering you and don't try to deny it."

He gave me a genuine smile this time. "I just want to always make you happy. I want you to know that you are everything to me."

"I know that and STOP worrying so much. I have enough to worry about. I still have to write my vows yet. You know me and words."

He laughed. "Yeah…I see your point. I am sorry, maybe I am nervous and don't even realize it. Is that possible?"

I shook my head. "I guess anything is possible, even you being nervous. It's laughable, but possible."

He pulled pulled me into his arms and gave me a squeeze. "Go ahead. I will see you when you get home. Be careful and I love you." He joined his lips to mine one more time.

I arrived at Dr. Novikov's office with 10 minutes to spare. Luckily for me, I was the last appointment of the day. So she took me straight back.

"Hello Rose." The doctor said as she entered the room. "Your husband isn't with you today?"

"No. He had to stay home with our little boy. He is sorry he had to miss it though."

We discussed the normal; if I were having any problems, weight gain, and any questions I may have had.

"I am going to check to see if I can hear a heartbeat today." She put the fetoscope on my stomach.

Dr. Novikov had a look of determined concentration on her face as she moved it around.

She smiled up at me. "Rose, I am hearing something quite interesting. I was wondering if you would be opposed to another sonogram?"

I was confused by the need to do another sonogram since I just had one a couple weeks ago, but it gave me a chance to see my baby again. So, I was all for it. "Sure. There isn't a problem is there?"

"I don't think so…Actually, it may be the opposite." She gave me another strange smile. "Maybe just more work."

I gave her a puzzled glance. "Okay. You would know best." I didn't know if she meant more work for me or her.

I left the doctor's office in shock. I couldn't believe what she just told me. But, I decided it would be best to tell Adrian after the wedding.

Sorry Guys..This chappie is a tad shorter than the others!

But I hoped you liked it all the same…It is a set up chapter for things

to 'possibly' come….Please review me. Terri =D