Five years had passed. Dimitri and I were now married and people knew about us. It had been a lot to take in for many and we had to work hard to get accepted by our world. Lissa had become queen and Christian and she had now married and had one Three yer old and one on the way alreddy. I was so happy for them. Lissa had asked me to be their firstborn godparent. Her name was Anna, she was a wonderful kid. She talked non stop and was always so happy. And like every person of the female gender she loved Dimitri.
Tasha had not been happy when she found out and had gone on a rampage. We still did not talk but we atleast did not hate one another. She had started to date a human man but she said it wasnt to serius.
Adrian had finally found someone, a human girl named Sydney, she was really nice. They had a lot of backlash for their choice to marry but now they lived in a inbetween world both in the human world and in the vampire world. Lissa gave them an assignment that got them to live in the human world and be together but still had contact with all of their friends. It worked out for them.
Dimitri and I now lived in court, I guarded Lissa and Dimitri guarded Christian, this has made it possible for us to be together like a semi normal couple. After I had graduated from st valds and been Lissa's guardian for two years Dimitrri had proposed. He and Lissa hand planed it together and Lissa helpt him set it in motion. I had said yes before he had finished his question. We had married a year later with the blessing from the queen.
"Good morning" Dimtri put his arms around me where I stood by our living room window.
"Good morning" I answered him. "Are they still asleep?" I asked him.
"Yes. Paul will go back to school this evening." He said. Paul and Zoya now lived with us. A few years ago Dimitris's family had been attacked by three strigoi and had sadly lost their lives. Yeva had gotten away with Paul and Zoya. Yeva had taken them here to us, not being able to take care of them herself. Yeva still lived here with us but she was for the most part out with her new friend she had found.
So we could not have kids but we were parents now.
"How long have you been up?" Dimitri asked me.
"Not long, you looked so sweet sleeping, I could not wake you." I felt his laugh more then heard it.
"Rose, Dimka. Good morning" It was Paul. He was going to St Vladimir's Academy and was going back from the summer holidays tonight.
"You finished packing" Dimitri asked him-
"Yes. last night" Paul Answered him. The passion of their family had been hard on them and they had grown very close over the years. Zoya had really become like a daughter to us and she had just two weeks ago started calling us mother and father, it had been a fulfilling feeling.
Zoya then stumbled out of her room with her teddy bear in her arms.
"Good morning sweetheart" Dimitri said and picked her up.
"Good morning papa" She said.
I loved mornings like this, calm and loving.
"Is Paul leaving today?" Zoya asked.
"Yes sweetheart, he will be leaving tonight" I answered her. My phone rang,it was Lissa.
"Yes Liss" I said, answering.
"Hey, I was going to tell you that the plan has been changed and we won't be leaving until two days. So you can say a proper goodbye to Paul" Lissa said.
"Can I ask why?" I asked her.
"Sometgin about a meeting with the council" She answered me.
"Ah and you called me to tell me that Guardian Holly will be attending with you so that I can skip" I said. I hated council meetings and she knew.
"Well yes that too." Lissa said laughing. "Take your time and be with your family today" sha continued "We can talk later"
"Okay Liss, thank you" I said. Soon after that we hung up.
Things were different now. We were a family now and I loved it. My mother had been a lite worried if we could do it, be a family, take them in with a job like ours. When we worked Zoya was with Anna and her babysitter so we did not have to worry. Paul being 15 now did not need a babysitter and was eater at school training to be a guardian or out with friends. I had never believed that I could be a mother but being here I was. I had become one before knowing I could.
Dimitri had taken the father role without any question and had been truly wonderful towards both Zoya and Paul, sitting up late when they needed to cry, reading to them, playing with them. I never thought that I could love him more than I did but I fell for him again after how I saw him take in his niece and nephew.
I was watching them Paul and Dimitri talking guardining and Zoya eating a bowl with yogurt. They made a beautiful picture.
"Mama, you coming" Zoya called for me.
"Of Course Love" I said and sat down with them.
This was right, this was how it was supposed to be. I was happy, I was loved and Dimitri and I had a family.