10 years ago...

Rpov

I could not believe he actually Said that about my best friend. Who does he think he is?

I was about to head over to his place to watch a movie Wien I got those shocking news. Dimitri thought my best friend, more like sister in my only child life, was cheating on his best friend Christian. Luckily he didn't believe him but asked Lissa were Dimitri could have gotten his asumptions from. Now, I know this because I was in on it. Lissa was planning to buy a puppy for Christians 21st birthday. When Lissa told me this over the phone while I got ready to go to his place to have a nice evening, watch a movie or two and snuggle on the couch. As you probably understand, the evening didn't turned out that way. In my taxi on the way over to his place my temper was getton more fired up for every meter we drove closer as I sat there thinking about what he had almost done. It didn't stop there either. If my temper flared up in the taxi it was nothing compared to the elevator ride. Every inch it took me closer to the right floor I thought about what would happen once he opened the door to his penthouse apartment. Yeah the guy was loaded already at the age of 28. He was very buisness smart but i don't know how he became like that. Anyway now I'm standing outside his apartment door thinking of how I will pursue this. He will know the Hathaway wrath when you hurt her friends. Dimitri will pay in one way or another for putting douts in Christians mind, the best thing to ever happen to Lissa. I think I will lure him in, persuade him and then rain down on him.

Taking a minute to compose myself, so I don't blow up in his face, before I knock on the door. Within 30 seconds he has opened the door and given me that panty dropping smile of his. After 6 months of dating, i have learned that the georgeous smile is reserved only for his family and me. I learned that the awkward way one night when his mother called and I lost my temper to jealosy at seeing him give someone else that special smile. I snatched the phone away ready to hand the mysterious bitch a new one before I ripped Dimitri apart when I heard it was his mother speaking in russian. On Any other day that smile would have given me goosebumps and caused my knees to weaken but today it made me completly lose my shit. My plan flew out the window. Immediatly when he saw my change in emotion he locked up his smile and put on his stone mask that washed away any resemblence to efeelings what so ever. This put the final fuel to my already raging temper. I finally exploded.

"Oh no you don't Mr. Dimitri Belikov. Don't you dare put on that face of indiffrence. You're the one at fault here so don't go all 'too good for emotions' on me because it ain't working"
He just looked at me still while I kept rambling on.
"You insensitive mother fucker! Do you realise you could've split them up forever because of your so called assumptions? Christian is the best thing to ever happen to her. And for what? Lissa was trying to give Christian his most wanted wish come true on his birthday and you didn't even consider asking her first? She was getting him a puppy for his birthday!"
"You're lying. I might forgive Vasilisa for stupidly fall for you and and being tricked into one of your schemes."

"Excuse me?"

"You're lying. You and that blonde bimbo scheming to get into the pants of the rich and famous. You know I even saw her kissing some blonde dude that dropped her off a few blocks from Christians apartment, probably so they wouldn't get caught cheating. Well tough luck."

"That's not true, don't you even dare call her anything you don't know shit about! Lisa's is the sweetest girl anyone would have the luck to meet yet alone know. She could never deceive anyone like that. Your mother should be ashamed of you for thinking like that.

Low blow I know but at this point I was both mad and hurt. His words really stung. And then instead of a comeback from me, he delivered the final blow.

"Maybe you're right, I know what I saw but Christian believes he so I guess I do too. When it comes to you on the other hand, the home wrecker with force to be reckoned with. I can't believe I have put up with you for 6 months! All this recklessness and childishness not to mention that you've already made a fool out of yourself, in front of my mother no less. I should have stayed with Tasha at least she wasn't so much high maintenance. Maybe I should give her a call after we're done here or would you like to add something?"

He raises one eyebrow expectantly at my next move. I could feel my whole body vibrate with adrenaline ready to keep on fighting but my mind couldn't stop replay his words. My pride wouldn't allow that he saw me cry.

"I hate you!"

Then I turned around, didn't bother with the elevator. As I climbed down the stairs his last words echoed after me.

"I hate you more, maybe you should leave town so I don't have to see you ever again. Because I promise you it won't be pretty for one of us and I am very pretty."

The tears started pouring down my cheeks. Finally out of the building my clothes were drenched in nano seconds. Not in my right mind I didn't call a cab. I just took off. Away from the penthouse, away from the conversation and away from the man I was prepared to declare my love for an hour ago. Not anymore no, the bright flames in my chest has turned to ashes of hatred instead. I hate Dimitri Belikov.

Dpov

Candles - check

Movies - check

Non western movies - check

I laughed a little at the last one. My woman hasn't understood the appeal, the greatness of of western novels and movies. My woman, it feels good calling her that. I have never done it in her presence but soon I hope that I will. Rose and I have been dating for about 6 months now and I can honestly say that I'm falling hard for this girl... no woman that will be here any minute now. I have prepared a romantic evening with her favorite snack, chocolate glazed donuts. This was going to be amazing and sometime during our evening together I would ask Rose to be my girlfriend officially. No more sneaking around cameras or dress up in sunglasses or pretend to go in a different direction to throw off paparazzi. Like I did tonight, they think I'm in L.A for a business observation but I sent Ivan instead. I owe him a week on my yacht in the carabeans but it was worth it. It knocks on my door. I have to restrain myself not to skip to the door. Opening the door my face feels like it will split in half from my smile that only she can bring forward. When I opened the door she was all smiles and then it was like flipping a switch and her whole face changed. I felt myself enter the safe mode I have developed during the business. Something is wrong and I don't know what. During my years in the business world I've learned that the only way to come out on top is to be levelheaded and never lose your temper. Calculating your next move without your opponent knowing what you fell or think. Something I knew this woman wasn't very good at. But the words she uttered would make my world go black and all I could see was red. I can't believe she said those things! She of all people should know how hard it is for me to stay in control. What she said was uncalled for and childish. Good thing she's gone now. Picking up the phone, scrolling through the contacts. But as my finger hovered over above the old number something in me is holding me back. I toss the phone away and look around in irritation. The more I gaze around the apartment, on the decorations I became consumed with this flaming rage. Everything reminded me of what I lost tonight, of her hurtful words. But the look on her face as I deliver my final words will forever be printed at the back of my eyelids. They fill me with a satisfied sensation because I want her to suffer, to be miserable. I hate her for trying to play games with me. No one played games with me. I hate Rose Hathaway.