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Stop Being a Coward!
Chapter 25
Three and half movies later and an endless supply of popcorn from the authentic movie popcorn maker Lissa had purchased to complete the movie going experience Rose stretched her arms over her head. The black leather recliners were very comfortable but she had been halfway over the armrest and in Dimitri's arms for the past 2 hours and that was starting to hurt her back.
Being the great guardian that she was, her eyes scanned the room again. They were in the middle of court in a basement so Rose knew they were safe but this time, she was using her abilities for a different reason.
Eddie and Mia had moved to the floor so they could cuddle and had fallen asleep almost before the first movie was half over. Their training had really taken a toll on both of them and Rose noticed they were still sound asleep.
Abby had also fallen asleep sometime though the second movie with her body angled towards Adrian. They weren't touching but you could tell Adrian had wanted to at least hold her hand with the way his was just beside hers on the armrest of the chair. He had angled his body towards hers after she had fallen asleep and then managed to doze off himself. Rose could hear the slight snore coming from his lips. If sound was annoying to her, she could only imagine how Abby would feel with her superior Moroi hearing.
Lissa had been the last to visit the sandman as she had not only stayed awake because we were watching her favorite movies, Twilight, New Moon, and Eclipse, but was trying to make sure that Dimitri and I didn't sneak off before the night was over. Once Christian had passed out on her though, she settled down and fell into a cozy dreamless sleep alongside him.
This left her and Dimitri, neither of whom had a even come close to falling asleep. Dimitri had whispered in her ear that they should sneak out the moment Lissa had gone under about 30 minutes before but Rose had promised her they would watch all three movies. So that was what she had done.
Now that the credits of Eclipse were scrolling by and the other of the room's occupants were soundly sleeping, Rose slid to her feet and signaled for Dimitri to head out just ahead of her.
Using his stealthy guardian abilities, the two exited the room. Rose paused momentarily when Lissa's thoughts echoed through her mind Night Rose. She smiled, knowing that Lissa wouldn't be mad at her in the morning and followed Dimitri back up the winding staircase.
Once they were on the main floor, stealth flew out the window and the pair raced up to the wing Rose's room held as fast as they could, attempting to keep the laughter at bay as to not wake everyone up again.
Rose had never seen Dimitri so carefree or happy and she loved it. As soon as they reached her room, Dimitri pulled her towards him, spinning her around and pinning her to the now closed door. His mouth began to assault hers as he took everything she was willing to give and then some.
"I missed you." Rose noticed the emotion Dimitri's voice held as he whispered exotic phrases in her ear.
Still not knowing Russian, Rose could only smile. "Ditto," was her reply and Dimitri laughed. "I love you."
"I love you too." And with that, only actions were left to communicate the love and longing held between them. Dimitri easily turned her towards the welcoming bed and continued to show her just how true his words were.
His mouth ran from her chin down her neck to the cleavage he had seen twice and never forgotten. His hands raked up her back as he pulled her shirt from her body.
Her hands did some exploring as well as she ran them up his chest under the t-shirt he was wearing and felt his perfectly muscled abs. They hadn't worked out together in a while but Rose could tell he hadn't been slacking a bit.
The thought that they should go for a run together the next morning briefly came into her mind but was forced out of it when Dimitri's mouth covered her now bear chest.
She vaguely wondered once again where her bra had gone but this time no one was charging into her room so she didn't care. She tugged at Dimitri's shirt, saddened when his warm mouth left her body to allow it to be tugged over his head.
Dimitri had backed Rose into the bed and as the mattress pressed against the back of her knees, she quickly slid down her pants and sat, going immediately to work on the belt still holding up her lover's jeans as she kicked her pants and socks off her long legs.
Dimitri hurriedly helped her remove his last articles of clothing then pressed her back into the bed, using his body to cover her own.
What they did then, as they came together for the second time ever, confirmed for Rose just how glad she was that she was with Dimitri. He was gentle and loving and having this experience with any other man at any other time would have been wrong.
Dimitri knew and was glad that she was still inexperienced and took his time, making their second time together magical. He knew Rose was usually hard and rough and that eventually they would have sex that reflected that animal instinct that lived inside of both of them but for right now he was content and happy to just make love to her; to finally be with her again.
When they were finished, Rose rolled into Dimitri's side and sighed in contentment. "That was…." She trailed off, unsure of what to say after a life-altering experience like she had just had. The nerves she had felt at the edge of her consciousness the first time were gone and while it had still felt a little uncomfortable at first, she was glad that the pain she had experienced did not reoccur.
"Amazing!" Dimitri finished for her, his accent so much heavier when emotion was involved. He pulled her to his chest and she felt his heart still racing in his body.
Rose laughed, "if that's all we had to do to get in shape, we shoulda been doing that back at the academy."
Dimitri tried to admonish her but just couldn't put himself back in that role after everything they had been though. He actually ended up laughing, "I hate to say this but I'm glad I wasn't your teacher after that night because there was no way I could have kept up the façade. You would have gone back to being in trouble all the time because we both know you couldn't keep your hands off me." Dimitri ran his hands up her bare back.
"Oh yeah? And what about you? No way you could have resisted my charms, Comrade. I would have had you sneaking into my dorm room." She told him with a cocky grin on her face. "You so would have gotten fired." It was nice she thought, to be able to lie beside Dimitri and talk about the past. Even the hard parts weren't so bad while he was there. They would finally be okay.
"I doubt that, Roza." Dimitri chuckled and kissed the top of her head. She was the one person who could make him lose his control in seconds. She was also the one person he didn't mind losing control in front of and to.
Rose yawned then and shivered, the room was cool on her naked skin. She had finally overcome the heat of her lovemaking and actually felt the cold air from the vent overhead.
Dimitri pulled the covers back so they could scoot under. Once Rose was tucked in he stood up from the bed and walked towards the light switch. While they were dimmed, Dimitri wanted to turn them completely out to go to sleep. He stretched, feeling exhausted. He had to admit that it was a great work out though.
Just before he reached the switch, Rose laughed and clapped twice, causing darkness to fall over the room.
"What the hell?" Dimitri replied and heard Rose clap again, bring the lights right back on.
"It's on a clapper….Lissa goes overboard on the luxuries." Rose said, sitting up and smiling. The sheet was just covering her curves and Dimitri narrowed his eyes at her.
"If I could have clapped and turned the lights off, why didn't you tell me that before I got out of bed?" Dimitri sounded a tad bit annoyed but Rose just laughed.
"I was enjoying the view."
Dimitri looked down at his naked body. He had never been ashamed of his form but somehow with Rose staring at him from across the room, he felt mildly embarrassed.
Dimitri grunted a sound of disapproval then clapped twice, sending the room into darkness once again as he ran towards the bed. He leaped in what Rose was sure was an elegant dive onto the covers and tackling her. His fingers immediately went to work tickling her through the sheets.
Having enough, Rose grabbed his face and brought his lips down on her own. Suddenly she wasn't tired anymore and couldn't get enough of the god before her.
They spent the rest of the night making up for lost time. They both knew that time was precious and didn't want to waste even a minute.
In a very unDimitri-like move, the next morning, he and Rose spent in bed. There would be time to go talk to the guardians to see about being re-instated. Dimitri figured that both he and Rose were going to be stuck in a basement somewhere in Court filing for a long time before they even had a shot at protecting a Moroi again; and that was if they were lucky.
With this thought in mind, Dimitri had suggested he and Rose take a few days off to just be together without the watchful eyes of both dhampirs and Moroi that lived within the walls of the Royal Court.
Rose had had what seemed like eternity without work so she had suggested that they at least do some training in the gym that was the other half of the basement.
No one had messed with the couple that morning and Lissa had let her know though the bond it was because she wanted her to have some time with Dimitri. The boys on the other hand were just all too scared of him to even attempt waking them up.
Christian, Lissa, Eddie and Mia had been somewhere in the house during breakfast but had left soon after. Eddie and Mia had to get to training and Lissa and Christian were going shopping for a few more things Lissa thought the house needed.
A note on the kitchen island told Rose that a full breakfast was warming in the oven. Rose opened it to see bacon, eggs, toast, biscuits and gravy, as well as two Denver Omelets. The note also said fresh orange juice, milk, and fruit was in the refrigerator as well as cereal in the pantry and that Rose and Dimitri could have whatever they wanted.
Rose immediately went for the sugary cereal and piled a plate high with bacon. Dimitri rolled his eyes as he got some fruit and poured himself a class of orange juice. "You should eat better than that Roza."
"This?" Rose smiled, "I'm just getting started. You seemed to make me ravenous."
Dimitri heard the underlying subtext in her statement but chose to ignore it. They had kept each other busy all night. Dimitri took his time in reacquainting himself with her body. While she had gained most of the weight she had lost back, she could still stand to put on a few more pounds.
He sat mesmerized as he watched her eat two bowls of cereal, one of the omelets, a handful of red grapes, and some biscuits and gravy. It never seemed to amaze him just how much food Rose could fit into her athletic body.
"Something wrong?" he asked, finishing the other omelet that Rose had graciously left him.
"Just wishing there had been pancakes. I could have sworn Lissa was making some this morning." A look of confusion washed over her face and she made a mental note to ask Sparky what he had done with them. He knew they were her favorite. "I think I need to let this settle before I start working out." Rose pointed towards her belly.
Dimitri laughed and nodded, "we can clean up this mess and then go downstairs."
Rose pouted, "that wasn't what I meant."
"I know." Dimitri gathered up the plates and walked towards the sink. He had lived alone most of his life but his mother had taught him to always clean up after himself.
Fifteen minutes later, the dishes were washed and the few leftovers that Rose had left were packed into the fridge. "Let's start with stretches then do some laps."
Rose rolled her eyes, happy though because she really felt like she had just travelled back in time to happier days of being at the academy and Dimitri being her mentor.
"Alright Comrade, you are going to do this with me aren't you?" She stood in front of a wall mirror on one side of the gym and bent over to begin stretching her back.
Dimitri groaned as he watched her bend. "Of course." He stayed behind her but began stretching out as well.
She turned just slightly with her right arm tucking under her boobs to push them up just a bit. Wearing only a sports bra as a top, this made them bulge even more than normal.
Dimitri turned quickly in an attempt to make it look like he was not watching her and fell.
Rose burst into laughter, "you okay there?"
"Yes, I was just going to stretch out my legs." Dimitri tried to play it off as nothing and began working on stretching out his leg muscles. They had gotten a decent workout the night before and were a little sore. It had been a long time since he had had that kind of physical activity.
"Uh-huh." Rose turned towards him then walked up and kneeled between his scissored legs. She leaned forward and gave him a chased kiss. "It's okay, you are allowed to do that now." She then sat in front of him, both helping each other stretch and loosen up sore muscles.
The rest of the workout went pretty much the same. They stole innocent kisses here and there and at one point, Rose had attempted to seduce Dimitri but he had refused as they were in "the Princess' home" and anyone could walk down there at any given time.
Rose had rolled her eyes but didn't stop. She knew Dimitri had the will-power to keep his hands off of her as he had done it for months back at the academy. She had hoped that now he could touch her, he would lose control but being the man he was, it seemed as though he could contain his control now that he had relieved some of the need the previous night.
There was only so much a man could take though. After Rose's sports bra accidentally slipped up for the third time, Dimitri had had enough. The work out was wrapping up anyway and he couldn't contain himself. He picked her up over his shoulder and carried her back up the many stairways to the bedroom they had shared the night before.
He then proceeded to help her remove the bra that had not wanted to stay in place as well so their other articles of clothing before pushing her into the shower.
Shower sex had been wet and tricky as Rose had nearly slipped on the soap twice. Dimitri had been able to support her weight as he held her against the side of the wall though. They had each made it out of the shower clean, sexually sated for the moment, and with no injuries to speak of.
This was how the next few days went. Everyone seemed to stay out of their way and let them do as they wished. They had gone out to dinner one night and they knew they were now the topic of conversation but they didn't care. They were happy to finally be back together.
Lissa had actually pulled a few strings and got Rose assigned as one of her bodyguards. She had three which was unheard of but since she was the last of her line, they allowed it. She had also gotten Dimitri assigned to be Christian's guardian, a job he graciously accepted as he had not thought he would be guarding anyone anytime soon.
Their days and nights turned into months and soon the couple was no longer the hot topic of the evening.
Dimitri would come and go with Christian while Lissa had made arrangements to finally start attending Lehigh so Dimitri and Rose settled into a normal routine. She would leave court to go with Lissa and come home every night to Dimitri.
Abby and Adrian were officially a couple and Eddie and Mia had brought Dimitri and Rose into their combat training group for Moroi.
Rose really thought that life couldn't get any better. As she and Lissa were driven from campus as they usually were every day after classes let out, Rose noticed that the driver of the town car they were in was taking a different route than normal.
"What the hell? Where are we going?"
"Relax Rose, I have a surprise for you." Lissa calmed her friend as they pulled up outside of a trendy boutique. "We are going to do a little shopping."
"What for? What is it you need?" There had been one day when Rose would have been overjoyed at the news they were going shopping but lately she just wanted to be at home with Dimitri.
"Not for me, for you." Lissa smiled and pulled Rose into the shop. They were immediately brought glasses of Champaign and ushered into a private dressing room.
"What's going on Lissa?" Rose didn't like how Lissa was learning to keep more and more from her. While it was nice that she didn't have to be a third will to her and Sparky's amorous times, she didn't like that Lissa could plan a shopping trip like this without her.
"You have a date tonight and I am going to make sure you look your best. We don't have much time so you have a choice, red, white, or black?" Rose turned to see three women come out of a back room. Each was dressed in an amazing dress. Once wore white, one black, and the last red.
Rose looked closer, noticing that each of the women were dhampirs so they fit the dressed much better than they would have had they been Moroi.
"Well that depends, what are we doing tonight?"
"It's a surprise is all I can say. Black, Red, or white? All of which will be appropriate, you just have to pick what color you want to wear."
Rose looked at the dresses again before deciding on the black one. It was strapless with a sweetheart neckline. The slightly shimmering material reminded Rose of the dress she had worn the night of the Lust Charm but this dress was floor length with just a hint of a train behind it. A slit ran up the side of the gown to the woman's thigh and Rose knew she would look amazing in it.
Lissa smiled, "I figured you would pick that one, go change." She then ushered Rose towards a dressing room where another black dress hung along with a lace corset and matching black panties. Black heals sat in a box on the bench beside the layout and Rose started to drool remembering the days she was a girly girl and would kill for heels like the ones in front of her now.
Rose smiled and began to change. Once she was decent, a team of makeup and hair people stormed the dressing room and began curing her hair and adding eye shadow. She had to admit she had missed being a girl and wearing mascara.
Less than an hour later, Rose emerged from the boutique a different woman only to find Dimitri waiting by a limo that had taken the town car's place. He was wearing a black tuxedo and Rose was momentarily speechless.
Rose smiled "You did all this for me?"
He shrugged, "Lissa helped." Rose was glad he was finally calling her by the correct name. He ushered her into the car after handing her a single red rose. "You look amazing."
"Thank you. Where are we going?"
"That is the surprise." Dimitri kissed her cheek and pulled her body into his side as the limo pulled out of the massive gates .
"We're leaving Court?"
"Yes." was all that Dimitri would say.
About ten minutes later, the limo stopped. The driver opened the door and Dimitri got out, helping Rose out after him. He had been blocking her view of where they were going while in the car.
All Rose knew was that they were in the middle of nowhere as they hadn't gone far enough outside of the Court walls to actually reach a town.
"Ready?" Dimitri asked; a slight smile on his face. This secretive smile reminded her once again of the past but she noticed it also held a hint of the future.
She nodded just as Dimitri stepped away; finally giving her a full view of what he had been shielding her from. She looked up in confusion at what lay before her before turning to Dimitri for answers. "What is that?"
Ideas? Where does Dimitri take Rose? Please review if there are any readers left... thank you for sticking with me! Next chapter will really be up much quicker than this one took...