- This chapter is my fave in a really long time. haha R&R ! Tell me your thoughts?! What should happen next?!
Adrian makes his peace.
Rose's POV.
I had just made Dimitri and myself a hot Milo. I picked the cups up and waddled into the lounge room with Dimitri on my heels. I dropped the Milos when I saw him there. Dimitri bumped into me.
"What are you doing here? How did you find us?" I asked him. He looked so different to the last time I had seen him. He looked cleaner and healthier now. The colour had returned to his cheeks, his eyes weren't sunken into his face and were shining again. Noticing this now, I feel a stap of annoyance for not noticing this before 'the incident'. I couldn't help but hope and pray that maybe someone was helping him with Spirit's effects.
"Lil Dhampir. You look fantastic," Adrian told me. Dimitri stood stifly beside me.
"Answer her question and don't step any closer," Dimitri growled at him. Adrian held his hands up as if in defeat. I had the urge to laugh at how silly he looked.
"Cool it, Belikov. I'm only here to apologise. I remember bits of what I did ... and I hate myself." Dimitri looked at me. I tried to ignore his sharp gaze. I had this gut feeling that he was actually being genuine about this and I didn't want Dimitri cutting in at the moment.
"Adrian, you did and said some pretty crazy things. You told me that you wished Cabe was yours and that we were going to get married." Adrian nodded. It kinda pissed me off that he didn't answer. There was a short silence.
"Adrian, can I ask you how you found us?" I asked him. He nodded again.
"I listened to Lissa's thoughts." I gasped. Did he just say what I think he did?
"You can hear what she thinks?" Dimitri asked.
"Isn't that what I just said, Belikov?" Adrian snapped.
"Snap at me again and I'll snap your neck," Dimitri threatened. I wasn't really bothered at his words because I knew he didn't mean them. He was just annoyed that Adrian was being snarky.
"I'm sorry," he said, rolling his eyes. I smiled at that. There's the old Adrian. I missed him. I wouldn't admit that in front of him, though. His head is big enough as it is.
"You two, sit down. I'll get the cleaning stuff," I said as I leaned down. Dimitri quickly squatted down and picked up the cups. I didn't particularly feel like replacing two cups, so I was glad they didn't smash.
"Don't bend. Don't reach up. Got it?" he asked, standing back up. I laughed.
"Sorry, Daddy. I'll try to remember," I said, giving him a kiss. He smacked my ass as I took the cups from him and turned back to the kitchen.
"Yeah, yeah. You don't have to dangle your perfect relationship in front of me," I heard Adrian say. I sighed. Adrians true other half will make her appearance soon. Him being so alone is truly heartbreaking.
I grabbed my phone off the counter and called Liss.
"Hello?" She sounded a tad bit breathless.
"Urgh, Liss. I am not even going to ask," I said, laughing. She started pissing herself laughing straight away.
"Rose, I was running to pick up the phone..." she said. That wasn't really convicing, I must say..
Rose, shut your mouth..
"Mouth or thoughts?" I mentally poked my tongue at her. She laughed again.
"Really mature, Mum. So what's up?" I held the phone against my ear with my shoulder and started poking around the kichen in search of the cleaning stuff.
"I acually called for two reasons. One, I wanna talk to my baby.. And two... Er. Adrian's here.." I told her. There was a pause.
"Here?" I nodded, not realising that she can't actually see it.
"Here here. Like sitting-in-the-lounge-room-lucky-Dimitri-isn't-killing-him-here," I replied. Liss laughed at my over-exaggeration but sobered up when she realised something.
"How did he know where to find you?" she asked. I peeked out to the loungeroom. The boys were sitting there, looking at each other.
"He listened to your thoughts," I replied, turning back into the kitchen and started looking for the cleaning agents again. She gasped.
"I'm worried about how powerful he's becoming, Rose," she said. I stopped what I was doing. Powerful. He's powerful and doesn't fully have control over it.
"I don't wanna say this, but is there a way to numb his powers?" I asked. Lissa sighed.
"That doesn't make you any less of a good person, Rose, but you have a right to worry," she paused for a second, "I'll look into that power thing." I smiled.
"Thanks Liss. Can you put my baby on now?" I asked her. She laughed a lil.
"CABE!" she screamed. I jerked the phone away from my ear.
"Jesus, Lissa. Are you trying to deafen me!" I snapped. Her yelling didn't help my Dhampir hearing at all.
"Sorry Rose," she replied.
"Are you talking to Mum?" I heard my baby ask in the background.
"I am, sweetie. She would like to talk to you," Liss told him.
"Mummy! I miss you! When are you and Dad coming home?" he asked me eagerly. Naw, my son. I missed him, too. Two weeks are going to kill me.
"In two weeks, baby," I answered. He groaned. I smiled. I opened the pantry and found food.
"That's freaking ages away!" he complained. I slammed the cupboard door shut.
"You watch your language, Mister, or I will get Liss and FireFly to ground your ass and damnit, ask Liss where the cleaning stuff is!" I snapped. Freaking?! Who was teaching my kid that kinda laguage? If I find out, I will break their neck.
Cabe found my rant very amusing. Laughing away.
"Aunty, Mum wantsta know where's the cleaning stuff?" he asked. I heard a bit of mumbling. Cabe got a bit mad when he had to repeat himself. I had to hold my breath so I wouldn't burst out laughing. My son was so cute when he was pissed off.
"She said it's in the laundry. What kinda idoit puts cleaning stuff in the laundry?" he asked. It was funny hearing Lissa going off at my son because he called her an idoit.
"You call me that again and you wont be getting ice cream for a week!" she snapped. My son gasped and I couldn't help but laugh. Aww, my son. Like mother, like son. He's just as a sucker for ice cream as I am.
"Nah-uh. I know where you hide it. I'm not stupid, ya know?" he replied. I could just picture his cheeky grin.
"Oh really? I'll have to change it, then," I heard Liss reply.
"Dude, you do that and I will get Mase to take me and buy new ice cream," Cabe retorted. He had her there. Lissa was still thinking of a retort when he changed the subject.
"Bruh, can I talk to the Pa?" he asked.
"Bruh?" I asked, "you've been spending way too much time with Mason," I replied, walking to the lounge.
"Dude, Mase is cool. He met Maci." I shook my head; I could hear the smile in his voice.
"Daddy, someone wants to talk to you," I told Dimitri and handed him the phone. His eyes lit up straight away.
Adrian's face washed over with a really pained look. I could tell he wanted what Dimitri and I had. A family of his own. I sighed again and walked to the laundry to get the cleaning stuff and cleaned up the Milo.
Dimitri held his hand over the phone. "I think Cabe is sweet on that Maci kid," he announced softly. I couldn't help my smile.
"Young love," I muttered, sitting beside Dimitri.
"So, Adrian. Are you sweet on anyone?" I asked him.
