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Chapter 24:

I was starting to emerge into consciousness and couldn't help but smile as I felt Adrian's arm possessively wrapped around my waist.

"A smile as soon as you wake up?" I heard Adrian husky voice to my ear. "Does it mean you are happy?"

I chuckled "Happy is an understatement!" I said slowly turning my face our nose almost touching. "I'm living in a pure bliss…I'm about to become Mrs. Rose Ivashkov," I said in an attempt to joke but I realized almost immediately that if his family disavowed him his name would change. "Or you'll be Mr. Adrian Hathaway."

"Yeah?" He asked really wondering.

"Yeah! Adrian Hathaway…" I pretended to think. "It sounds nice don't you think?"

He propped up on his elbow looking at my face. He gently brushed my bottom lip with the pad of his thumb. "Won't you mind?"

"Mind what?" I asked confused.

"Me not being an Ivashkov with all the advantages it brought me." He asked and I could see that it was slightly worrying him.

I snorted. "Hardly!" I said before biting my bottom lip. "Do I think it's sad you have to choose between me and your family? Extremely! They should love you unconditionally and accept you no matter what. But if you don't mind loosing it all I couldn't care less myself." I smiled and reached up to softly brush his jaw lines with my fingertips making him shiver. "I couldn't care less about you name, money or connection. I love YOU nothing else."

"How did I get so lucky?" He asked leaning down to brush my lips with his.

"It sure helped that you're hot!" I said chuckling, stroking his arm lovingly.

"Ok lover boy," I said smiling. "I wish we could stay like this all day but I've got a boring stuff to do and a little birdie to confront."

He sighed and fell back on the bed.

I stood up and walked to his side, I leaned down to look at him. "Plus, we need to announce them, at least to the 3 musketeers, that we're going to be proud parents soon don't you think?"

He grinned. "I love the idea," he said really pleased with my initiative. "Oh, I'll let you go first in the bathroom and I'll order breakfast."

"Yeah Sir!" I said playfully winking walking in the bathroom.

After the shower and the good breakfast I felt ready to conquer the world. I "felt" Lissa she was awake and getting ready, I could go now.

I wanted to talk to them or, more exactly, Christian first. We decided that Adrian would meet me in their room after his shower.

"I love you always," I said kissing him before going to meet the others.

"I love you forever." He added kissing the tip of my nose.

As soon as I knocked on the door Christian's opened, he was already fully dressed.

"Well, well, Rosemarie Hathaway…" He said with an overplayed seductive tone.

I could hear the shower. I rolled my eyes and moved him out of the way to walk in.

"So…" I started as soon as he turned around. "You went to tell Adrian everything I told you in total confidence?" I asked evenly.

He paled and hurried to me. "I…I know you think I betrayed you Rose but I had to!" He said with urgency. "It was for you and--"

I didn't let him finished and pulled him into a bear hug. "Thank you," I whispered still holding him in my arms. "You saved me...us. Thank you so, so much!"

Christian rubbed my back. "You are really welcome Rose. I love you… I just want you to be happy."

"I'm so, so happy," I said "and you did what I was just too coward to do myself" I added kissing his cheek.

"So, you guys are back together?" He asked trying to sound nonchalant but I could see in his eyes that he was actually marveling.

There was a light knock at the door. "That's an underestimation," I said hurrying to open as it was really not the moment for the guardians to catch Adrian in the corridor.

Adrian took my left hand and intertwined our fingers together it was dissimulating my engagement ring.

"Oh guys…" Said Lissa walking out of the bathroom fully dress with a wide grin on her face. "What are you up to?" She asked walking toward Christian wrapping an arm around his waist.

Adrian and I looked at each other and smiled.

"Let me just get the third musketeer and we'll explain." I said pulling Adrian, as I didn't feel like letting go of his hand as I was going to knock on the connecting doors.

As soon as the three of them were sitting, eyeing us curiously, I let go of Adrian's hand and brought it to my chest.

"We're engaged!" I said with a wide smile as Lissa squealed jumping up to hug me tight.

After huge congratulation Christian furrowed his eyebrows probably over-thinking it as usual.

"Not that I'm not thrilled, but what made you change your mind Rose?" he asked seriously

Adrian exposed the plan to them in every detail and it got some 'oooo' and 'brilliant.' Chris didn't need to be there as I was pretty sure he had been in the plot all along.

Finally, Adrian stepped behind me and wrapped his arms lovingly and protectively around me. He kissed the side of my neck as I brought my hands on top of his.

"Don't forget…" He whispered.

"How could I?" I chuckled pressing his hands on my belly. "Well guys, we have another fantastic piece news" I said finally concentrating my attention back on them. "I…" I cocked my head so it rested on Adrian cheek. "We're pregnant." I said rubbing his hands resting on my belly.

"With a baby"? Blurted Christian before going crimson realizing how stupid he was but I had to burst into laugher.

"You know I get it now why you and I are such good friends!" I said sincerely as I remembered asking the same question to Olendzki.

After discussing a bit longer Adrian and I snuck back into my room, as we would be taking the plane back to the academy in about 3 hours.

"You know it's odd," I said zipping my bag.

"What is?" Asked Adrian with a small smile sitting on the bed.

"Well, yesterday I thought that I would never see you again, never be loved by you again. And now…" I shrugged, "just thinking I won't see you for not even two days is upsetting. Pathetic right?" I asked with a snort.

He reached for my hand to make me sit beside him. As soon as I was sitting he encircled my waist to make us lay on the bed as he hold me tight against his chest.

"It's not pathetic my Rose." He said lovingly resting his chin on top of my head. "I'll spend the week end at home longing for you every single second. You are already my wife for me and it's excruciating to be away from you but I'll see you again on Monday and we can text."

"Oooo dirty texts?" I said chucking reaching up to kiss his chin.

"You bet!" He said chucking too.

I sighed with contempt. "It is only with the heart that one can see rightly. What is essential is invisible to the eye,"

"Look at you" he said chuckling. "Quoting Saint-Exupery."

"I love you," I said reaching for his lips.

Our kiss was gentle, yet passionate but we were interrupted by a light knock on the door.

"Rose, it's time to go." Said Dimitri gently behind the door. "The Dean is waiting for us."

"Be right out!" I said standing up. "Wait like 20 minutes ok?" I asked.

"Of course general!" He said doing a military salute laughing his throaty laugh.

"I'll miss you…" I said in a huff.

He kissed me holding me tight, "Go on Rose, I'll see you Monday, my future wife."

I suddenly realized I was still wearing the ring. I took it off and slide it on the chain around my neck.

"Love you…future husband," I said as it sounded odd just to say but also so nice to hear myself say.

Lissa and Christian decided to go to Dartmouth. The Dean was really complaisant with them, even proposing them a small flat right on campus, I couldn't help but wonder who was Adrian secret help but I was pretty sure I would find out eventually.

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Monday morning I was jumpy. Firstly, because my Lissa and Christian were graduating. Secondly, because everything was going according to plan, as I received my assignation letter on Saturday officially assigning me to Lissa (and Eddie to Christian) and thirdly, I was going to see my Adrian today! Could life get any better? Nope!

Eddie and I were probably going to be the 2 only Dhampirs invited at the moroi graduation but it was fun enough. We'd be sitting with Tasha (awkward right?).

Eddie knocked a bit early but I was ready. However, when I opened the door it was Adrian.

I pulled him quick into the room hoping nobody saw him.

As soon as I closed the door he gently pushed me against the wall to kiss me passionately.

When we finally broke it off to breathe, he rested his forehead against mine.

"I missed you," he whispered as if someone could hear us.

"I missed you too but it's very risky to come here." I whispered back. "The queen is probably around and--."

"We're ok Rose. Don't worry, she won't even imagine I sneaked to see you as I came with my 'date'." He said sticking his tongue out.

"Uh…" I said narrowing my eyes slightly. "The redhead from the ball?" I added, trying to sound nonchalant.

"Yep…Althea." He said like it wasn't anything.

I snorted and crossed my arms on my chest. "Althea…What kind of name is that? Is she half fairy or something?"

Adrian laughed his throaty laugh. "Jealous little dhampir?" He asked kissing the tip of my nose. "It's hot! But no one could ever have grace in my eyes since I met you."

"No, it's not that. It's just that…" I shrugged slightly. "You know it's not nice to play that girl and all that."

"Uh huh… You are so kind." He said with a small smile playing on his lips. He hugged me. "Althea couldn't care less about me, my Rose. She is one of my best friends and she is playing for the other team."

"Playing for the---Oooo!" I said my eyes widening with understanding.

He chuckled. "She knows all about you and she wanted to help us so I pretended to take her out and she helped me figure out the perfect plan for us."

"Oh…" I said as I was so relived that he never even considered touched another woman. "Yeah, actually her name is not that bad."

"Yeah… All things considered," he said with amusement. "You are so funny."

"Mhmmm." I said slightly embarrassed.

"It's all good Rose…" he said rubbing my cheek lovingly. "Tomorrow we'll meet at the Court since my dear, dear Aunt will be at my house for a lunch with my father. And by lunch tomorrow you'll be officially my fiancée," he added kissing my lips.

"I can't wait," I said with a smile before frowning slightly. "But isn't it a bit too convenient that your Aunt will be away."

"Of course!! Daddy helped out," he said with a wink.

"Your… Your dad knows!" I asked completely dumbfounded.

"Who do you think is the influential Dartmouth alumni who helped?" He asked rhetorically. When he saw my eyes widening with understanding he nodded. "Yep, I went to tell him that I loved you and that I was ready to be disavowed in order to be with you." He kissed me softly again and whispered against my lips. "It was you or no one else!"

I encircled his waist. "You really were fighting with dear life."

He hugged me too. "He told me it was fine by him and that all he wanted was for me to be happy. Can you believe it?" He chuckled. "Apparently he was miserable from following the rules and he doesn't want that for me so he gave me his blessing."

"I'm so happy you didn't have to choose!" I said relieved.

"It was an easy choice Rose." He said tenderly.

"Maybe, but I rather you didn't have to make it." I said rubbing his back.

"That's why I love you…" he said kissing my temple.

We heard a light knock on the door and his arms tightened instinctively around me.

"It's ok, it's just Eddie coming to pick me up for the graduation," I said walking to the door. "Well I'll see you tomorrow" I said the hand on the handle.

"Yeah, I'll be waiting for you first thing in the morning. The Academy jet has already been arranged." He said still keeping a hold on my hand. "I can't wait for the whole world to know."

"Me neither." I said kissing his hand. "Ok, you know the drill right? 10 minutes before leaving." I said winking hurrying out to meet Eddie.

As expected we were the two only Dhampirs invited to the ceremony but we didn't care, nobody understood us really, how our little group was functioning but tomorrow things will get even weirder and as for me seeing the beautiful smile on Lissa's face when she picked up her degree I knew for the first time that we all would be ok.

In next chapter Dimitri finds out about the pregnancy and the engagement as well as...Janine Hatahway =D