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I exited the app and quickly dialed.

"Kiz? What's wrong?" Abe answered on the third ring.

"What's wrong?" I repeated. "What's wrong? What's wrong is apparently you're my fucking father and neglected to tell me!"

"How'd you figure it out?"

"You've been calling me daughter for months, did you think I would never google it?"

"I hoped you would," he admitted. "I've wanted to tell you for a long time but, when we met you didn't even know asshole wasn't your father. I wasn't sure how to."

"Why did you hide it to begin with?" I asked.

"Trust me, it was the absolute last thing I wanted. Tell you what, give me the morning to finish up some things, I'll fly out and we can talk about this in person. I'll answer any questions you have."

"I guess. Fair warning, I have a lot."

"I would expect nothing less. I'll be there no later than 2. We have a lot to talk about," he said. About then I started to get nauseous. I jumped up and ran to the bathroom, phone with me.

"Sounds good. See you later," I said into the phone. I clicked end right as I started puking. I'm sure he loved hearing that as a goodbye. I heaved everything out and when I was done, I sat on the floor against the wall. When I regained my strength, I stood up and brushed my teeth heading out to the bedroom. I looked at the bedside table and saw a cold bottle of water and crackers sitting there. I smiled. For such an intimidating man, I'm learning that there's a caring heart in Butch. It makes me even more excited to prove him wrong in my bet. A man like that deserves a lot of love. I tried to lay there and go back to sleep but I couldn't my mind was racing. I fought it but eventually I caved and called Dimitri as I opened the crackers hoping to settle my stomach.

"Roza?" he asked groggy. I instantly felt bad.

"Dang it I shouldn't have called. I'm sorry. Go back to sleep," I rambled.

"I'm up. How bad?" he questioned.

"Honestly not as bad as it could have been. That's not really why I'm calling. Well that's part of the reason. It started all of this. Well I guess my conversation with Butch started it but then the nightmare brought it back up. The worst part in it was you got killed, I got shot in the shoulder but I was more upset that they shot you," I said still rambling but not able to stop. I hadn't realized I had gotten so anxious.

"Babe, pause for a second. Take a few deep breaths. You're rambling and not making sense," he said. I could hear him opening up some cabinets.

"Are you in the kitchen?" I asked in between breaths.

"Making coffee, deep breaths. In, hold it for 4…3…2…1 and release. Do it again," he instructed. I did as he said and was able to calm down as he started singing 'Back Home' softly in the background. I smiled. Man this man really loved me. Instead of getting mad that I woke him up at 5 in the morning, he's making coffee and singing to me to calm me down.

"I love you," I told him softly.

"Ditto. You ok?"

"Physically? Yes. Mentally? Hardly. Why are you making coffee? You should go back to sleep when you hang up."

"I'll be fine, I can get a workout in before I go to the studio."

"My muscle man," I teased.

"Sometimes. I've been slacking being out on the road. Now, what's up?"

"First of all, you haven't been slacking at all, you're still buff as hell. Secondly, I found out who my father is."

"Abe?" he asked.

"You knew?" I gasped.

"No but I had a suspicion. I was trying to get more information before I told you my suspicions because I didn't want to upset you or get your hopes up."

"You should have told me!" I said getting upset.

"Babe, as soon as I had anything other than a curiosity, I was going to tell you. It intrigued me in the interest he took to you and how much he favored you. Then add in he knew your mom before you were born. I've been trying to figure out how to ask him about it because he's still my boss also. How did you find out?"

"When Butch and I were hanging out he mentioned he knows 6 languages so I asked him if he knew Turkish and what Kizim meant. He told me that I should look it up and refused to tell me. now I get its because he didn't want to be the one to reveal Abe's secret. Anyway I got distracted and never looked it up but in the nightmare, a masked intruder came in the studio, shot and killed you. Then they shot me in the shoulder and dragged me out. As they were pulling me away I saw Abe and begged him to help and he said "Sorry Kizim I tried, you didn't listen" or something like that. When I woke up I replayed it while I calmed down. When I got to that part it reminded me so I googled it and I found out Kizim means daughter. I called and woke his ass up and he admitted it. He said he's going to fly out and we'll talk about it in person."

"You've had an eventful night," he sighed.

"That doesn't include the mad rush to the bathroom where Abe probably heard me throw up before I hung up."

"Morning sickness? You feeling better?"

"A little. I'm still nauseous. I guess I wasn't exactly quiet and Butch heard me because he left a water and crackers on my nightstand. He's a really nice guy."

"Do I have some competition?" he teased trying to lighten the mood.

"I mean maybe," I teased back. "Depends on if he can cook."

"Always knew the way to your heart was through your stomach," he replied.

"Ugh maybe I shouldn't talk about food…though black bread sounds amazing right now. everything else makes me want to puke again," I sighed.

"I'm sorry Roza. I wish I could help."

"I know but even if you were here, there's nothing you could do. It's just part of pregnancy."

"Are you going to call your mom?"

"About the baby? No."

"About Abe."

"Oh, sorry. I'm like everywhere right now," before I could say anything else he sent a facetime invite.

"Sorry I needed to see you," he said when I accepted it. Tears popped into my eyes when I saw him and I wanted to roll my eyes. I didn't because I didn't want him to think it was because of him. I propped the phone up against a pillow as I cuddled Dimitris pillow, wrapping my arms around it and laying my head on it.

"Don't be sorry. I didn't even think about facetime," he was sitting in the living room, laying on the couch. He propped the phone up on the coffee table and rolled on his side to face it. "I'm glad you did."

"Me too," he smiled softly.

"Just hearing your voice and seeing your face calms me down by like 40%. I hate admitting that, but it's true," I admitted. Before he could say anything I sighed and answered his previous question. "I don't know what I'm going to do about my mom. I'm going to talk to Abe first and go from there. I asked him why he didn't say anything and he said when he first met me, I didn't even know Stan wasn't my father so, he didn't really know what to do. When I asked why he didn't just stick around when I was born, he said not telling me was the last thing he wanted to do but that he would explain later."

"Didn't she say it was dangerous for your real father to be in your life? Maybe, they had a legitimate reason. Abe isn't exactly into all things legal. The record label is one of his legit businesses but, there's been rumors for years that he has some not so legit ones also. That's where he gets most of his money. I'm sure he's made some enemy's over the years."

"Why'd you never tell me this before?"

"Because we were barely talking when you signed on, then I was giving him the benefit of the doubt because he seems to really care about you. Now I know why."

"I mean I guess I get it. If harm could come to our baby I would do whatever I could to stop it but, I don't know if it was us in that situation, if I could just take them from you and lie to them for years. Actually, that's a lie. I know I couldn't. and I would hope like hell you wouldn't let me."

"I don't know Roza. You and I are different people that would never be in that situation to begin with. If I was Abe and I knew I had enemy's that would go after our baby, I might force myself to let you two go. Then you would stay alive. Maybe at the time he didn't have the full resources to protect you. I think before you go making any judgements, wait and talk to him. He seems upset by the things he's learned about your past and he seems to be wanting to try and make up for it."

"He can't make up for 18 years of neglect and down right abuse comrade."

"I know that and he knows that. Just hear him out and see what he has to say. Then see how you feel."

"You're right. It just hurts. Then to find out he's been right in front of my face for the past few months. I do need to give him a chance to explain though."

"I know babe. This sucks and I'm sorry."

"On the plus side, my bio dad is some master mafia dude not an alcoholic child abuser like I thought. Sad day when I'd prefer a mafia kingpin."

"It is sad but from what I've seen from watching Abe he seems to care about you."

"He did seem upset when I'd tell him things. Ok, I'll wait and see what he says then we'll go from there."

"Maybe this is the beginning of something good."

"Maybe you're right."

We stayed up talking for a little while longer until I finally faded back to sleep. A little while later I felt the bus stop and woke up. I quickly threw some clothes on and went out to the living room. Butch was there on the couch.

"I'm going to go take a small walk, get some air."

"Alright let's go," he said standing. He led the way to make sure the coast was clear. I grabbed a jacket that I had by the door. I slipped it on as we walked out.

"Is Chuck going to join us?"

"Yes, I texted him," he said as I looked around. We had finally arrived in Spokane, Washington which is where our next show is tomorrow. I had planned for Dimitri and I to go sightseeing today but since he isn't here, I'm not sure what my plans are. Currently we're parked in a hotel parking lot. We're staying there tonight instead of the buses. The hotel was about a quarter mile away from a big river, it was beautiful. Some of the trees had started turning fall colors while others stayed green.

"Can we go walk down to the river and back?"

"Yea. Let's just wait for Chuck."

"Got it. Thanks for the crackers and water last night. They helped a lot. Sorry I woke you up."

"I was already awake but you're welcome. My best friends wife was pregnant not too long ago. He said they kept crackers and water by her bed for the first 4 months. I was hoping it'd help you."

"You're pregnant?" came a gasp from behind me. I turned to see Stephanie and Amanda behind me.

"Amanda?" I asked confused.

"I planned a surprise visit. Wanted to come see the show tomorrow and I have family here in Spokane, seemed fitting," she smiled. "That wasn't an answer though."

"No, I was just super nauseous last night and Butch was telling me that crackers and water helped a friend when she was pregnant and nauseous so he was hoping it would help. I think I had some bad chicken yesterday or something. I was nauseous all night but I'm ok now," I lied. Butch looked at me curiously but didn't say anything. I wished I could tell them but that phone call yesterday was playing on repeat in my head.

"Oh that stinks. I'm sorry. Glad you're better now. Maybe it was motion sickness," Stephanie said.

"Yea, that could have been it. You've been on the bus for a while now," Amanda agreed.

"Maybe. Where's Chuck? It shouldn't take this long to get here," I said getting worried and looking around. I went to grab my phone but realized I had left it on the bus. "Oh crap, I don't have my phone. Let me go grab it."

"We'll be here," Butch said also pulling out his phone. I went back inside and as I grabbed it, I heard a thunk outside and jumped.

"What the hell?" I mumbled. I heard steps up into the bus and turned.

"I think it's time we had a chat."


DPOV:

After getting off the phone with Rose, I went to our gym and did a quick workout before heading into the studio. As I entered, I saw Abe sitting at the sound board.

"I'm sure you've talked to Rosemarie by now," he stated.

"Yes sir. She called me after she got off the phone with you last night."

"You mean after she got done throwing up?" he asked.

"She wondered if you heard her," I admitted.

"I was going to call her back and see if she was ok but, if she was sick, I didn't want to bother her more. Plus, I'm not her favorite person right now. Is she ok?"

"Well sir, she's uh pregnant. We haven't told anyone yet. My mom suspects it and her best friend Lissa knows, Butch went with us to her appointment so he knows but no one else. We've been waiting until the second trimester to make sure she doesn't miscarry."

"She's pregnant?" he questioned in shock. "I thought…?"

"That's what we thought too. It was a shock to us and the Dr. she said everything looks perfect right now though. She's cautiously optimistic."

"That's amazing," he said excitedly. His face changed quickly though as he looked at me.

"My daughter is pregnant, out of wedlock. What are your intentions with that?" he asked looking deadly.

"Sir with all due respect, you don't have a leg to stand on right now. you've never been a father to her and she just now found out you were her father last night. You can't come in and try to threaten me when I've been here protecting and taking care of her most of our lives. I know I messed up for a few years but, I learned from those mistakes. That being said, I would marry her today if she'd let me but she's not ready yet. She's terrified that things are going too well and the floor is about to fall out beneath us. She's trying to stay positive but, it's a work in progress."

"So, you intend to marry her? To stay and be a father to this baby?"

"Yes sir. She's the love of my life and I will never willingly leave her side again. Whether we're married or not, Rose and this baby are my life and my family and I will take care of them." Abe stood up and stood in front of me.

"You're a good man Dimitri. You've made some mistakes but haven't we all. Agreeing to go along with this plan of not telling Rose about me was my mistake. Luckily for you, you realized it before it was too late. Thank you for always being there and protecting her over the years. I know you probably don't understand my actions and I'm not going to explain them to you. I'll let Rose tell you what she wants after I talk to her but, I have always loved her and wanted whats best for her. After learning more about the reality of her childhood, I'm glad she's had you and your family watching out for her over the years."

"I'm glad she's had my family too. They've been by her side even better than I have over the years. I'm just lucky she chose me."

"Yes you are son," Abe laughed slapping a hand on my shoulder.

"Report?" Came a voice from the corner, I turned to see Pavel standing in the corner holding a cell phone to his ear. "She's WHAT?" he yelled. "I need all the information now."

"Whats wrong?" I asked, my stomach sinking. He put the phone on speaker and walked over. Butch's voice came through over the speaker.

"Rose and I were standing in the doorway of the bus waiting for Chuck to show up because Rose wanted to walk to the river. Amanda and Stephanie Came over. They talked for a minute before Rose pointed out that it was taking Chuck too long to get there. That's when she realized she'd left her phone on the bus. She went back to get it as I pulled my phone out to call Chuck. One of the girls asked me a question and as I turned to answer something smashed against the back of my head and knocked me out. When I came to, Rose, Stephanie and, Amanda were all gone and no one has seen them."

"Who the hell is Chuck?" Abe asked. "Why is Amanda there? She's supposed to be here today?"

"That's Charles. Rose has nicknamed him Chuck," I explained trying not to freak out. "Are there any signs of a struggle? Any video?"

"I'm talking to the hotel manager now to see what outside video they have, I've already called local authorities, they're on their way."

"We'll be on a plane in thirty minutes there within 3 hours. For now, you're running point. I'll see what we can get done from our end," Abe spoke up.

"Got it boss. We'll find her soon," Butch said. Hopefully he's right.