First, thanks to everyone who to the time to review, and second, sorry I updated this so late. Busy day. I am going to try and update everyday, but if I don't make it, sorry. Now on to the story.

I woke up and looked over at the clock next to my bed. It read 8:30. God I loved Sundays. I crawled out of my bed and looked in my bed and found that I was still in my dress from the night before. I started to wonder how I even got home in the first place, but it was probably Alex, who was by far taller than me, and could easily carry me. Her 5 foot 9 height definitely beat my height of 5 foot 4. I went down stairs and looked in Alexandra's bedroom. She was still sleeping. I walked into the kitchen and started to cook. After I had had Alex, I thought it might be a good idea to learn how to cook. I asked Christian for some tips and he taught me how to not burn water, a taskI had been unable to do before. Now, with a few more lessons, I can cook. I got the eggs out of the fridge and the flour and started to make pancakes.

I loved mornings like these, they were so peaceful. I set the table and got myself some coffee and went to wake Alex up.

"Hey, hun, lets get up." I said and gently shook her. She was not at all like me when it came to sleeping, and was a light sleeper. She slowly rose out of bed and followed me to the table. I loved that I had stayed at the academy, it allowed me to stay with my daughter and give her a childhood, something I lacked.

"What are we going to do today, Mom?" Alex asked as she started piling pancakes onto her plate. That is one thing she got from me, her appetite.

"Probably what we normally do, go to the gym and hang out." I answered with my mouth full of pancakes. She nodded, and we finished eating.

"Hey Alex, do you mind if I take a shower and then we can head to the gym?" I asked after we had finished clearing the table.

"Not at all, I think I'll do the same." She was so mature and reminded me so much of her father. Lissa was right, I did need to tell him. We went upstairs and I got into the shower and then put on my workout clothes. We usually went to the gym and sparred on the weekends. She had asked me to teach her how to fight a while ago, and so I started teaching her. We walked out the door and into the gym.

"Today I think we should spar, but first laps." I said as we set down our stuff and walked back outside. We started to jog. After 15 laps, we went back inside.

"Do you want to be defensive or offensive?" I asked as we got into fighting stances.

"Offensive," She said as she charged at we and tried to punch me in the jaw. I kicked into guardian mode and blocked, but she knew what I was going to do, and went for my unprotected stomach. She punched me with a force I had not expected and sent me flying back, but before I fell, I caught my balance again. I neared towards her and took a punch at her jaw. She had not expected this, and the force sent her body to the side. I went to kick her, but she grabbed my leg. She turned it and flipped me over, and tried to to grab my arms and pin me, but I shoved her up and had her pinned and put a hand over her heart.

"Dead." I announced as I stood up and reached out my hand and pull her up.

"Nice fight." I heard from behind me and turned around to see Dimitri standing against the gym wall.

"Thanks." I heard Alex say.

"Rose, I'd like to fight you to see if your still as good as I remember." He said and walked over. I couldn't refuse an opportunity to kick his ass.

"Come on." He walked into the ring and we got into our stances. He suddenly came at me with I force I had not expected, and I barely blocked. He then tried to punch me and I blocked, the force stinging on my arm. He was coming at me hard, and I knew I had to step up my game. I started to muster up all my feelings of hurt and hate I had kept buried. He left you for Tasha, he doesn't care about you. He doesn't love you anymore. I told myself and felt spirits darkness raise its ugly head. I kicked him in the gut, and he doubled over in pain, but quickly regained form. He tried to punch my stomach, but I caught his hand and and twisted it. I released and punched him in the nose and heard a sickening crack. Good. He had to feel as much pain as I had. I pulled his knee out from behind him with my leg and heard his body slap the mat and kicked him in the side for good measure and walked out of the ring.

I hear him get up and walk over to my place next to Alex on the wall.

"What did I do to deserve that," He asked clutching his side, wiping the blood from his nose on the back of his hand.

"Really Dimitri. Thats what you're asking me? Remember our conversation yesterday? Do I need to remind you?" I snapped at him.

"Look Rose, I'm sorry, but can't you at least try to forgive me." He asked.

"Try to forgive you." I scoffed. "Why would I ever want to try and forgive you. You don't need my opinion, all I ever was was your student."

"Look Rose, I never meant what I said in the church. I have always loved you." He responded, barely above a whisper.

"But never once did you think to call, to apologize?" I asked after a brief pause. Maybe I should let him back in. But would he hurt me again like this? "And Dimitri, how am I supposed to know that you wont take my heart and rip it back up into shreds." He sighed, devoid of an answer. I couldn't take this anymore, all the pressure, the tension.

"Bye Dimitri, I need to lie down." I walked over to my bag and grabbed it, motioning for Alexandra to follow. We walked back towards our house when I asked her, "What do you think I should do?"

"Mom, you should follow your heart." She said, using a poetic voice.

"Wow, thanks Emily Dickinson, great advice." I laughed as I opened the front door and plopped down on the couch.

"Mom, maybe you should let him back in."

"I know, but how I supposed to know he won't take my heart and rip it back up." She rubbed my shoulder.

"You don't, and you have two options. One, you can never trust him again and never love again, or two take a leap of faith."

"Have you been brainwashed or something, because yesterday I remember you saying to Dimitri how much of a douchebag he was. Its Lissa isn't it. She's corrupting my child." I laughed.

I got up and looked over at the clock and sighed. 3:45. The day had gone by pretty fast. I went back into the living room and heard a knock at the door. I opened it to reveal Lissa and the rest of her family unit.

"Oh, right, it is yet again movie night." Alex said from the couch. Christian went to browse through my collection of films, and settled on something and put it in.

"No, not Toy Story," we all groaned.