To those of y'all who left me reviews last chapter thank you so much. This one is for RoseforDimitri, I hope you like it.
Summary: Rose has been insanely busy this holiday season, and as Christmas Eve rolls around she's simply exhausted and ready for it to be over but she's determined to make the holidays magical for her kids. Will she herself realize exactly how magical this time of year is?
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Ba Humbug.
I groaned and rolled my eyes at what felt like the fifty millionth Christmas movie marathon on the TV. Lissa giggled from beside me and rolled her eyes as well, but it was probably not for the same reason I just had.
"What's your problem Rose?" She asked. "Why are you being such a Scrooge this year?"
"I'm not being a Scrooge," I said and snorted. "This is just over kill. It's getting ridiculous." She laughed as the door swung open.
"Mama!" Three of my girls practically screamed as they flung themselves into my arms. The twins, Vasya Janine Belikova and Alexa Olena Belikova were seven and the oldest. Then there was their sister Lilyana or Lilly who was five and Ivana Who was two.
"Hey loves." I said holding them tightly. In Dimitri's arms, Ivana struggled, trying to join her sisters in the hug. He smiled as he set her down and she came toddling over.
"Mama!" She squealed as we pulled her into our hug and I kissed her cheeks.
"Aren't you coming to our play, mama?" Vasya asked.
"Yeah you're not even ready yet." Alexa chimed in and I strangled a groan. The play…how did I forget the play?
"Mama you got to go get ready." Lilly said and this time I did groan. Lilly was exactly like me. She looked like me. She talked like me. So basically, she was a handful, just like me.
"Ok, ok!" I said when they all started talking at once. "Of course I'm coming to your play girls, I'm going to get ready soon Liss and I just walked in the door."
"Oh aunt Liss! You're coming too right?" Lissa giggled and nodded.
'I wouldn't miss it for the world my loves." That was met with a whole lot of squealing and jeez I loved my kids to death, I swear I did, but Jesus Christ, they were loud and it was all Lissa's fault. Lissa and Christian had yet to have any babies of their own, something about being too busy ruling over the moroi world or something, but I figured they just wanted to spend all their time with my girls, because when the kids weren't with Dimitri and I they were with Lissa and Christian. I was going to have to do something about that if I didn't want to end up with hearing problems.
As they all got settled in front of the TV to watch the exact movie marathon I'd just been complaining about to Lissa, I strangled a sigh. See I loved Christmas, It was one of my absolute favorite holidays, but man I was tired. I was so fucking tired. The court went straight from Thanksgiving Right into Christmas, and seeing as how the Thanksgiving feast Lissa always made sure we had was a pretty huge deal, like the kind of deal that people basically flew in for, we had been preparing weeks before. And of course, the Christmas ball which was equally as huge a deal had been fast approaching after that.
And now it was suddenly Christmas Eve. I had basically spent the whole day both being guardian to her majesty as well as responsible mom, as Lissa and I snuck off to the mall so we could get last minute presents for our family and friends and for each other, but shopping on Christmas Eve was like inviting a hell of a lot of trouble. It was like everyone suddenly became possessed or something, and I guess I was just craving some down time, not that I was going to be getting any of that tonight. Nope, the play was in an hour.
Not only that, but I was mother to four beautiful little angels who still firmly believed in Santa. So, of course, I still had a lot to do when we got back. The sympathetic smile Lissa shot my way told me that she got it. She got up to leave but she pulled me into a quick hug before she did.
"Don't worry so much," She said. "It's the most magical time of the year enjoy it." I rolled my eyes at her as she walked out the door Christian trailing after her. I had no idea how the hell she was still going if I was so tired from just guarding her. Then again, I was a mom, my day didn't end just because I got home.
Sighing softly, I left the kids in the living room and trotted off to mine and Dimitri's bedroom. I opened the closet and groaned at the idea of having to find something to wear, but before I could get too agitated, I felt strong arms wrap around me from behind and pull me back against a firmly muscled chest. He kissed both my cheeks and down my neck, his hands stroking my sides.
"What are you doing?" I asked my breath hitching even as I tilted my head back against his chest and melted into his arms.
"Trying to get you to relax," He said against my skin, his hands trailing down to my hips squeezing them slightly then slowly working back up my sides ringing a groan from my lips as they sneakily brushed my breasts over my clothes. I felt the smirk as he no doubt saw my nipples harden even through the bra and took advantage of that fact by stroking them teasingly.
"Not that I want you to stop," I gasped out arching my back trying to push my breasts into his hands as wetness pooled between my legs. "But kids-p-"my words trailed off into a low moan as he cupped them in earnest. "Play." I gasped out finally. He pulled back and I straight up whined at the loss of his hands and lips.
"Go get in the tub baby girl." He said chuckling. "We do have a play to get to." I did but not before flipping him off.
"You're an ass you know." I grumbled. "Oh but I love you." I said as I walked into the bathroom only to see the tub already full of hot water and fluffy magical bubbles. His laughter met me as I stripped and got in.
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What felt like an eternity later, and really it might as well have been, I climbed into Dimitri's lap. His arms wounded around me and I snuggled up against his chest. He kissed my cheek, his hands running through my hair. "You're beautiful, you know that?"
"What you mean I look like hell." I said but a tired smile slid onto my lips.
"You're beautiful Roza it's not up for debate." I rolled my eyes but kissed his lips gently. He kissed back and pulled me close and in that moment, surrounded by the quiet that only came when the kids were asleep, the presents wrapped and placed beneath the tree, I let myself relax. Dimitri picked me up and took me to bed and I knew no more until hours later.
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"GUYS WAKE UP! WAKE UP! IT'S CHRISTMAST!" I groaned.
"Ok, ok," I said. "Stop sit down stop jumping."
"Then wake up mama come on!" Lilly said, her sisters giggling. "Daddy's already up I want to see what's under the tree."
"Then go outside," I grumbled trying to wrap the blanket tighter around me. Ivana seemed to share my thinking and she laid down next to me but the others weren't having any of that.
"Mama please?" Alexa said sweetly. If Lilly was the splitting image of me, then Alexa was the splitting image of her father, and that included every bit of his charm.
"Ok, ok I'm coming." I said. They squealed and jumped off the bed running out the door talking a mile a minute. Ivana whined and snuggled up to me and it was so very tempting to cuddle her and just go back to sleep, but I sat up and gently scooped her up. "Come on baby, let's go see what Santa's brought you."
Hours later as I sat on the couch, surrounded by squealing kids, my parents and the rest of my friends who had all at some point become family, I could do nothing to quell the warmth that filled my chest. To be quite honest, I wasn't so sure I really wanted to do anything. This was what the holidays were about, and every single day no matter how tiring had been completely worth it. The extra hours Dimitri and I had spent last night wrapping presents and filling stockings, the crowds at the mall, all of it melted away into nothingness as I saw the happiness and love on the faces of all of my friends. I wanted to say that I couldn't wait for next year so I could do it all over again, but I figured I should probably be grateful that I could actually get sleep tonight before I rushed into anything. And I did get sleep, but not until the wee hours of the morning, not until Dimitri had made sure that I was completely sated, not until he'd made sure I knew how much he loved me.
Well there you go guys, just a lot of fluffiness that's just making me want to crawl into bed and get all wrapped up in a blanket with…um…Nothing. Never mind. I hope you liked it. Y'all know what to do, leave me some reviews please and thank you and tell me what else you want to see ok?
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