Chapter 21
Twiddle Dumb and Twiddle Dee
(unedited)
Rose
Rose and Lissa had been sitting bathing in the sun for a little over four hours, they had made it to the resort and we're really enjoying their time together. It had been a while since it had just been the two of them, Rose had almost forgotten how nice it was just to be in each other's company.
Rose realized just then that she had been spending almost her entire time with Dimitri from the moment they started seeing each other. She was a little ashamed of neglecting her friend and her job for that matter. Sure she continued with her cases but she hadn't taken on any new ones and she could almost feel it eating at her insides.
"Rose?" Lissa brought her out of her own confused mind
"Yeah?"
"Are you alright? You seem a little bit distracted"
"Have I been a bad friend to you?" Rose Questioned as she turned towards her friend
"Of Course not, why would you think that?"
"I´ve been spending so much time with Dimitri that I've completely left you out." Rose was so ashamed of herself.
"Rose, I'm a grown woman. It's not like I can´t be by myself for a few weeks. Besides I haven't been by myself the entire time. Christian has been keeping me company." Lissa´s cheeks were flaming red and she was avoiding Rose's eyes.
Rose gave her a big smile "I'm really happy for you Lissa, As long as he's good to you I'm happy."
"He's the best Rose. He's so sweet to me, he might look like a thug but he's anything but. And his cooking is amazing. Maybe you and Dimitri can come over sometime for Dinner, I mean they are like brothers."
"I miss him already Lissa, It's so weird being away from him, even though we haven't been dating that long. Ugh god I sound like such a girl." Rose covered her face with her hands in embarrassment, While Lissa laughed her sweet laugh at her best friend
"I like you like this Rose, I think you're finally going to be happy and it's about time too. You deserve everything good after all you´ve been through."
As Rose thought over Lissa's words she saw something at the corner of her eye, something watching her, or someone, and that someone was very familiar. Vlad. Rose saw the moment Vlad knew he had been spotted, his face was apologetic and he gave a small smile. Rose was caught off guard for a second she didn't think she'd ever seen Vlad smile.
Shaking it off, Rose stood up from her extremely comfortable chair and stomped her way towards Vlad who was now speaking on the phone, most likely warning Dimitri. She was going to kill him.
"Vladimir. What the hell are you doing here?" Rose growled at the man in front of her, who didn't seem to mind her growling.
"Boss's orders little lady, I'm just keeping you safe."
"From what, Vlad?"
"Anything and everything"
"I'm going to kill him" Rose stated seriously, Vlad just chuckled "If anyone could it would be you"
Rose rolled her eyes before stating "Where is twiddle dee, Where you are Boris is. So where is he?"
Another Apologetic smile stretched over Vlad´s face, resulting in Rose giving him one of her death glares "Vlad. Where is he?"
"Checking your room for any dangers." Vlad relented with a sigh "the boss just wants you safe little lady, and so do we. You're one of us now and that's what we do. Just let us keep you safe, pozhaluysta (please)"
Rose loved Vlad like one of her brothers; he was kind to her yet she knew he was capable of so much violence, he had scars covering his hands and his eyes held so much sorrow and for some reason she also saw fear.
"This is just so weird Vlad, I know what you all are but am I really in any danger?"
"You know who the Boss is and so do many other people, the best way to get to him is to harm you. You are his woman and that makes you our sister, and we take care of you. When you are in danger or not." Vlad placed his hand on her shoulder and gave her a soft squeeze.
"I really like you Vlad." Rose gave him a soft smile. "And I you little lady" Vlad smiled a real smile this time, though it didn't reach his eyes.
Dimitri
Dimitri knew sooner or later Rose would spot the brothers watching her, he´d just hoped it wouldn't have been so soon into her vacation. She deserved some peace and quiet before the shitshow of his life drew her in.
"Thank you Vlad I'll call her later and talk to her, just keep her safe for me brother." Dimitri sighed into the phone, his worries about Rose were making him more tired than he had been in years "Of Course boss. She's coming over here, I'll check in later." With that Vlad had hung up the phone and Dimitri rubbed his forehead in agitation.
This job took a toll on most men but it had never been this hard being the boss. Since he met Rose he had been worried he would somehow push her away. After Tasha and Adrian, he wasn't sure Rose would want anything to do with him but Dimitri felt like the luckiest man alive.
Yet his job was dangerous, not for him he felt but for his family and now his Roza. She was his life and he knew there was no way he would survive without her from now on. She had been out of his reach for a day and his fingers were itching to touch her. She kept him sane. Lost in thought Dimitri wasn't even aware of Ivan as he walked into his office.
"Dimka, you all right?" Ivan asked as he reached his brothers desk
"I'm not. For the first time in my life I'm scared to death." Dimitri admitted.
"Vlad and Boris will keep her safe Dimka, they will give their life for hers. She will be fine and back before you know it. Besides I have some news we need to address and a situation we need to handle" Ivan looked worried which was unlike him.
"What is it Ivan?"
"Three of our men have gone missing from the warehouse and we haven't been able to locate them, it makes me uneasy"
"I'll get on it. Where is Christian ?"
"On his way, I called him while I was on my way to you and asked him to meet us here. I have an uncomfortable feeling that this might have something to do with our not so good friends in Italy"
"Great, the italians are not what I want to be dealing with right now." Dimitri was not a fan of the Italians, they were more trouble than they were worth and he wondered for a moment why the hell he had done business with them in the first place. Then he remembered they were really really greedy and the cocaine from Russia was the best in the business, his business.
Dimitri picked up his phone and called one of his brothers and as soon as he picked up Dimtiri spoke in their mother language "Vitaly, I need you to find me everything on everyone who where at the warehouse and send me all the information we have on the Italian idiot brothers that have tried to steal from me before."
After the short but direct phone call Dimtri stood from his desk and put his jacket on. He checked his pockets for everything he needed. Knowing how this night might go, Dimitri opened one of his desk drawers and picked up his favorite gun and placed it in its place on his hip. Now he was ready to take care of this bullshit and get his men back. But first, he had to call his woman and deal with her wrath.
It had taken Vitaly about 45 minutes to do as instructed. Dimitri now knew the location of his men and much to his relief Christian had arrived just in time as Dimitri and enough men to take down a small army were about to head out and find their kidnapped brothers.
Dimitri alway took the driver's seat, he liked being in control and driving brought him some peace of mind for the short span of the car rides he took. Christian was alway beside him and as much as Aleksander got on his nerves most of the time, he was a good man and he always wanted to accompany Dimitri and learn from the best he had said, Ivan and Christian had both snorted at that while Dimitri had just given a low unbothered grunt of recognition. Dimitri would never say it outloud but he had been rather flattered.
Dimitri knew this night might turn into a complete mess and even though the chances were slight, he didn't want to get hurt or godforbid die without speaking to his Roza.
Putting his earpiece in he dialed Rose's number he waited unpatiently for her to pick up.
"Hello Dimitri" Dimitri smiled at her tone
"Hello Roza"
"What´ s wrong ?" Rose's tone went from snarky to worried in a matter of seconds as soon as Dimitri spoke
"Everything is fine Roza"
"Don't you lie to me Dimitri Aleksander Belikov"
"It's just a little trouble at work, nothing to worry about" Dimitri tried to act calm, he didn't want to worry her more than she already was.
"Is it work or Work" she put extra emphasis on the later and Dimitri knew what she meant
"Don't worry Roza. I just wanted to hear your voice, and I thought you might want to talk to me about twiddle dumb and twiddle dee as you called them"
"I'll be annoyed about that later when you´´e back home and call me to tell me you and everybody else is safe. Alright?"
"I promise."
"Alright. Love you Dimitri"
"I love you too Roza" With that they both hung up and Dimitri focused on the task at hand.
As Dimitri and his men reached the closed warehouse Dimitri made sure his gun was loaded and he noticed the rest of his men doing the same as they all stepped out of their vehicles and prepared to get their men and cargo back.
"Alright, you know what to do. Keep the killing to the minimum, but we need to send them a message." Dimitris voice was low. He knew the Italians probably knew they were there but there was no reason to make it easier for those damned Italian thiefs."
With nods and a few ´yes boss´ they all headed in the direction of the warehouse, with their guns raised and enough ammunition to destroy the entire warehouse complex, and they would.
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